02-11-2020YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 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, Cody Colt, Tad Stillwell, Tracey Wood, Joe
DePinto and Terry Kaminski.
Absent: Molly Carmody
20-014 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO TO EXCUSE MOLLY CARMODY FROM THE
MEETING. SECONDED BY TERRY KAMINSKI. MOTION OPPOSED CODY
COLT AND TRACEY WOOD 4-2, MOTION CARRIED. MOLLY CARMODY
ARRIVED AT 6:04 P.M.
2. Agenda Approval
20-015 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY JOE DEPINTO. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
January Student of the Month
Department of Health Presentation on Vaping
4. Public Comment - None
5. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes: January 28, 2020 & February 4, 2020 Minutes
20-016 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY JOE DEPINTO. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business -
a. Homelessness Task Force Final Report to Council
Review the Homelessness Task Force Final Report
20-017 MOTION BY CODY COLT TO MOVE THE HOMELESSNESS TASK FORCE
REPORT TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE FOR
DISSEMINATION TO THE PROPER COMMITTEES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH.
SECONDED BY JAMES BLAIR. YES - JAMES BLAIR, CODY COLT, TAD
STILLWELL, JOE DEPINTO, TERRY KAMINSKI, NO - MOLLY CARMODY,
TRACEY WOOD. 5-2, MOTION CARRIED.
7. Old Business - none scheduled
8. UPDATES -
City Administrator -
• The City is close to filling a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator position
and Communications Specialist position. We have five qualified applicants
for the Public Works Director position and will start the interview process
soon.
• Finalized the work on the Water Rights and Mitigation Packet and will be
taken up by the Water Reclamation Facility and then the update will be
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brought to Council. We may make application at the same time we brief
the Council.
• A reminder we are looking for ideas from Council for the Port Economic
Development Grant of $10,000 that will be handing out.
• We have been awarded an AWC Grant that will be used for metal detectors
for additional safety in the Court.
• We will be finding out about our WellCity Award in March. This award
shows the commitment the City has for the wellness of our employees and
will provide a 2% discount on our benefits premiums.
• On February 18th the Council has a Special Meeting and that is on the
Water Reclamation Facility which will be delivered in three phases. Phase
1 will be looking at all the options, recommendation and the overall costs.
Phase 2, February 25th, we will be looking at the budget and budget
amendments and a Mutual Aid Agreement. On March 3'd during a Council
Study Session we will revisit Phase 2 of the Water Reclamation Facility
conversation. Phase 3, March 10th we will be discussing budget
adjustments and looking for Council approval for moving forward with the
Water Reclamation Facility process for a professional services agreement.
Councilmember Blair attended a meeting at the Senior Center and reported that
the Senior Center is going to be doing AUD Training. Would like to have an
update added to an upcoming Study Session on the Veteran's Hub in old City Hall.
Councllmember Carmody reported that Intercity Transit Authority had updates
on Village Vans which has been effected by Initiative 976 and they don't know
how many vans they can afford. As of the end of January, the fare less ridership
has Increased by 13.5%.
Councllmember Colt General Government Committee met last week and talked
about the organization of the Council Retreat.
Councilmember, Stillwell attended his first Economic Development Committee
meeting last week and found it very informative. Attended the State of The City.
Councilmember Wood attended the TCOMM Administrative Board were we
approved hiring four new full time employees. Attended the SE Thurston Fire
Authority meeting and the State of the City.
Councilmember DePinto apologized to staff for comments made off the cuff
regarding preparedness of a presentation. Shout out to the Thurston County
Sheriff's department for all their help in the Flooding evacuations that took place
last week. They did an amazing job. Also, the City of Yelm did an amazing job
with their social media page with updates. The Recreational Conservation Office
opened their Grant period opened up this week.
Councilmember Kaminski attended the Yelm Planning & Economic Development
Committee meeting. During this meeting we recommitted to creating more
momentum on the Downtown Corridor Project.
Mayor Foster thanked Councllmembers Blair, Colt, Stillwell, Wood and Kaminski
for attending State of the City. KIRO 7 came down and interviewed Chief Standl
on the Transportation Alternatives. Chief Stancil exemplifies the spirit of The City
of Yelm very well. On February 3'd and 4th attended a couple of ceremonies at
JBLM for changes in command and welcomed new Commanders. February 5th
attended a branding exercise for Thurston County, hosted by the Olympia Visitor
and Convention Bureau. February 7h attended Thurston Regional Planning
Council where he was elected Chair of the Council for a two-year term. Main
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update was Climate Mitigation Plan. Attended the Community Investment
Partnership which was a joint effort between Thurston County and United Way is
now going to be renamed Health and Human Services Council. Was a part of a
two-hour retreat for setting the priorities for what they would fund.
9. Executive Session - none scheduled
20-018 MOTION BY CODY COLT TO AD70URN. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD.
7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Ad'ourned at 7:31 p.m.
Attest: 67ruAed')
IW Foster, Ma or Lori Lucas, City Clerk
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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