06 09 2020 Yelm City Council Agenda Packet VIRTUAL YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020 MINUTES
1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
Roll Call Present: Molly Carmody, Tad Stillwell, Tracey Wood, Joe DePinto and
Terry Kaminski.
James Blair attended via telephone.
2. Agenda Approval
20-050 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY JAMES BLAIR. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
May Student of the Month - Samantha Rohwedder
Student of the Year - Montana Halloway
4. Public Comment - no comments
5. Consent Agenda- none scheduled
6. New Business -
a. Resolution No. 605, CARES ACT
20-051 MOTION BY TERRY KAMINSKI APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 605, CARES
ACT. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
7. Old Business -
a. Selection of Position No. 3 Yelm City Council
20-052 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPOINT EJ CURRY TO POSITION NO. 3.
SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. Discussion followed.
20-053 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION TO
INSTEAD USE RANKED CHOICE VOTING TO SELECT A CANDIDATE.
SECONDED BY JAMES BLAIR. Discussion followed.
20-054 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO AMEND MOTION NO. 20-053 TO ELECT
EJ CURRY AND CHOOSE OUR CANDIDATES USING THE RANKED VOTING
METHOD. SECONDED BY JOE DEPINTO. Discussion followed. YES-JAMES
BLAIR, MOLLY CARMODY, JOE DEPINTO. NO-TAD STILLWELL, TRACEY
WOOD, TERRY KAMINSKI. 3-3, MOTION FAILS DUE TO LACK OF
MAJORITY.
20-055 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO CALL FOR THE VOTE ON MOTION NO. 20-
053. SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. Discussion followed. YES-JAMES
BLAIR, TAD STILLWELL, TRACEY WOOD, TERRY KAMINSKI. NO-MOLLY
CARMODY, JOE DEPINTO. 4-2, MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION NO. 20-052 TO APPOINT EJ CURRY TO POSITION NO. 3.
SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. Discussion followed. NO-JAMES BLAIR,
MOLLY CARMODY, JOE DEPINTO. YES-TAD STILLWELL, TRACEY WOOD,
TERRY KAMINSKI. 3-3, MAYOR FOSTER CALLED FOR ANY OTHER
NOMINATIONS FOR COUNCIL POSITION NO. 3.
20-056 MOTION BY JAMES BLAIR TO NOMINATE BRIAN HESS TO COUNCIL
POSITION NO. 3. SECONDED BY JOE DEPINTO. Discussion followed. YES-
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JAMES BLAIR, MOLLY CARMODY, JOE DEPINTO. NO-TAD STILLWELL,
TRACEY WOOD, TERRY KAMINSKI. 3-3.
20-057 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO NOMINATE ALLYN VERBAL TO COUNCIL
POSITION NO. 3. SECONDED BY JOE DEPINTO. Discussion followed. YES-
JAMES BLAIR, MOLLY CARMODY, JOE DEPINTO. NO-TAD STILLWELL,
TRACEY WOOD, TERRY KAMINSKI. 3-3.
20-058 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO TO NOMINATE DAVID HOADLY TO COUNCIL
POSITION NO. 3. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. Discussion followed.
YES-JAMES BLAIR, MOLLY CARMODY, JOE DEPINTO. NO-TAD STILLWELL,
TRACEY WOOD, TERRY KAMINSKI. 3-3.
MAYOR FOSTER ASKED COUNCIL IF ANY OF THEM WOULD LIKE TO
CHANGE THEIR VOTE THUS FAR OR ARE THERE ANY OTHER
NOMINATIONS FOR POSITION NO. 3. HEARING NONE, MAYOR FOSTER
CAST HIS VOTE (20-052) IN FAVOR OF EJ CURRY TO COUNCIL. EJ CURRY
IS APPOINTED TO POSITION NO. 3 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM
(NOVEMBER 2021).
Student of the Year Montana Halloway joined the meeting and thanked Council.
Councilmember EJ Curry joined the other Councilmembers as a Panelist.
8. UPDATES —
City Administrator — Michael Grayum
• Compliments to new Public Works Director Cody Colt who has been busy
creating and implementing new training programs.
• Thurston County has entered Phase 2, which restricts public gatherings so
reservations for the Yelm Community Center are on hold until July.
• Yelm Municipal Court will receive metal detectors and they should be installed
by the time they re-open.
• An overview of the Public Works Projects will be given at the July 7, 2020
Study Session.
• A Financial Update will be given at the June 23, 2020 Council meeting.
Councilmember Blair attended the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting.
Councilmember Carmody attended the Intercity Transit Authority meeting and
will attend the Yelm Finance Committee meeting and the Public Works Committee
meeting on Thursday.
Councilmember Stillwell attended the Yelm Planning & Economic Development
Committee meeting and will attend the Yelm Emergency Operations Board
meeting tomorrow.
Councilmember Wood attended the Administrative Board of Director for TCOMM
911 meeting.
Councilmember DePinto attended the Yelm Planning & Economic Development
Committee meeting, met with the Executive Director for Timberland Regional
Library and the local Branch Manager for the Boys & Girls Club. Councilmember
DePinto congratulated EJ Curry on rejoining Council.
Councilmember Kaminski congratulated EJ Curry for her appointment to
Council. Councilmember Kaminski attended the Yelm Planning & Economic
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Development Committee meeting and will attend the Yelm Finance Committee
meeting on Thursday.
Councilmember Curry stated that the Senior Center would open next Tuesday
with limited seating.
David Hoadly addressed Council and thanked the Mayor and Council for being
considered for Council Position No. 3. Mr. Hoadly congratulated E3 Curry for her
appointment to Council.
Mayor Foster stated that the Yelm Food Bank has so much food that they have
ran out of space at their current location and is working with the Community
Development Department to find additional approved locations. Mayor Foster
thanked the Community for holding respectful protests in honor of George Floyd
and also thanked the Yelm Police Department. Mike Connelly of Yelm was
hospitalized with the coronavirus for seventy-five days. Thirty-six of those days,
Mr. Connelly was on a ventilator. Welcome home Mike Connelly.
9. Executive Session - not needed
20-059 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY.
7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
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3W oster, Mayor 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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