01-28-2020YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020 MINUTES
CITY HALL BUILDING
106 SECOND STREET SE
YELM, WA
1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call Present: James Blair, Molly Carmody, Cody Colt, Tracey Wood, Joe
DePinto and Terry Kaminski.
Absent: Tad Stillwell was representing Yelm as Mayor Pro -tem at the Thurston
County Commissioners meeting.
20-008 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO EXCUSE TAD STILLWELL FROM THE
MEETING. SECONDED BY CODY COLT. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
2. Agenda Approval
20-009 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
December Student of the Month - Kya Ramirez
4. Public Comment -
Amanda Putnam from the Thurston County Coalition against Human Trafficking
explained the "Pathways for Hope" program and invited the Mayor and Council to
attend the "Pathways for Hope" event on January 30, 2020, 6:00 pm at the Lacey
Community Center.
5. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes: January 14, 2020 Minutes
b. Financial Reports for December
o Council Approval for November 2019 Vouchers $1,124,309.00
o Council Approval for December 2019 Vouchers $2,188,877.56
20-010 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business -
a. Interlocal Agreement - Regulation of Transportation Network Companies
20-011 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN
THE UPDATED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF YELM,
OLYMPIA, LACEY AND TUMWATER, REGARDING THE JOINT REGULATION
OF TRANSPORATION NETWORK COMPANIES. SECONDED BY JOE
DEPINTO. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
b. Ordinance No. 1058, Park Use Hours
20-012 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN
ORDINANCE NO. 1058 CHANGING THE PARK USE HOURS. SECONDED BY
TRACEY WOOD. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
7. Old Business - none scheduled
8. UPDATES -
City Administrator -
• City staff is working with Washington State Department of Transportation
on the traffic issues. The Public Works department will now assist with
traffic control during I-5 shutdowns.
• Received our second Government Finance Officers Association Award for
the 2019-2020 Budget.
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• The Homelessness Task Force report was received today and posted to the
City website.
• February 4, 2020 will be a Town Hall/Study Session to discuss the
recommendations and hear from the public on the recommendations.
• The General Government Committee is working on scheduling the Council
Retreat.
• The Public Works Director position and the Communications Specialist
position are still posted and we are still receiving applications.
• The City is eligible to apply for the Small Cities Grant from the Port of
Olympia for Economic Development. If Council would like to discuss an
item for submission, please contact Michael soon.
• Staff is working on 2020 Budget Amendments that will be brought to
Council in the near future for their review and approval.
• Staff will be meeting with local businesses to educate them on the Fats, Oil
and Grease Program.
• Public Works is working on replacing the dugouts at Longmire Park and the
bathrooms will be repaired and opened soon.
Councilmember Blair attended the Yelm Public Safety Committee meeting.
Councilmember Carmody would like to see a Dog Park in Yelm. Councilmember
Carmody will be in Washington DC March 15-17 representing Intercity Transit.
Councilmember Carmody left the meeting at 7:14 p.m.
Councilmember Colt attended the Medic One EMS Council, South County
meeting.
Councilmember Wood attended the Administrative Board of Directors for
TCOMM 911 meeting.
Councilmember DePinto attended his last South Thurston Economic
Development Initiative meeting with Councilmember Stillwell and is attending the
Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Action Days in Olympia this week.
Councilmember Kaminski attended the Thurston Thrives meeting and the
Nisqually River Council meeting.
Mayor Foster attended the Yelm Planning Commission Retreat, the "Great
Kindness Week" at the Lackamas Elementary School, a roundtable with the
Salvation Army, and AWC City Action Days in Olympia. Mayor Foster reported that
the sidewalk project along Yelm Avenue Is looking great In spite of all the raining
that we have had lately.
9. Executive Session - none scheduled
20-013 MOTION BY CODY COLT TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD.
6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned X7:39 p.m
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These minutes record the official actions of the Yelm City Council. Complete recordings are
available on the city website at www.yelmwa.gov.
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