03-10-2020YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 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, Tad Stillwell, Tracey
Wood and Joe DePlnto.
Absent: Terry Kaminski
20-024 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER TERRY
KAMINISKI FROM THE MEETING. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 6-0,
MOTION CARRIED.
2. Agenda Approval
20-025 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY CODY COLT. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
February Student of the Month - Gracie Mathis
4. Public Comment -
Brian Hess, Yelm resident spoke about the upcoming upgrades to the Water
Reclamation Facility and asked for transparency and honesty from the Council.
5. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes: February 11, 2020 & February 25, 2020 Meeting Minutes
b. City Park Request - The Outpost Church will hold an Easter Egg Hunt for the
Community on April 11, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
20-026 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY CODY COLT. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business - None Scheduled
7. Old Business -
a. Ordinance No. 1059, March 2020 Amendment of the 2019-2020 Biennial
Budget for 2020
Mayor Foster reminded everyone that the Public Hearing was continued from the
February 25, 2020. Finance Director Heidi MacDonald gave a presentation on the
proposed amendments and answered questions from the Council.
No public commented on the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Amendment.
Mayor Foster closed the Public Hearing at 6:26 p.m.
20-027 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN
ORDINANCE NO. 1059 AMENDING THE CITY OF YELM 2019-2020
BIENNIAL BUDGET. SECONDED BY JAMES BLAIR. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
8. UPDATES -
City Administrator -
The Boys and Girls Club received an estimate to build the Fire Wall at the
old City Hall and it is about $60,000.
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• Some staff and Council attended a tour at JBLM with 1st Special Forces
Group and Garrison Command on February 27, 2020.
• Water Rights application is being finalized and will be submitted to the
Department of Ecology soon.
• There will be a Capital Projects Update coming soon.
• Chat with the Chief tomorrow at Mr. Doug's Restaurant at 1:00 p.m.
• Court Amnesty Days for District Court and Municipal Court will be April 11,
2020 at the Rochester School District Office Board Room and April 23,
2020 at Olympia Municipal Court. For more information visit
httos://www.coAhurston.wa.us/district/docs/amnesty-faa odf
Public Works Project & Program Manager Pat Hughes provided a more detailed
option packet on the Water Treatment Facility. The next Public Works Committee
meeting will be this Thursday and the Professional Services Agreement will come
before Council on March 24, 2020.
Councilmember Blair attended the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting.
Councllmember Carmody attended the Intercity Transit Authority meeting. The
Yelm Finance Committee meeting and the Yelm Public Works Committee meeting
are scheduled for this coming Thursday.
Councilmember Colt attended the General Government Committee meeting and
stated the Council Retreat is scheduled for March 28th starting at 9:00 a.m. in the
Tacoma area. The Procurement Polity discussed at the General Government
Committee will now go to the Management Team for review.
Councilmember Stillwell attended the General Government Committee and
stated that the Secure Mailbox proposal brought forward from Councllmember
DePinto will now to the Public Safety Committee for their review. The General
Government Committee reviewed the Homelessness Task Force report and had
some questions that will be emailed out to Councllmembers Carmody and DePinto.
Councilmember Stillwell also attended the Grand Opening of Between Sisters in
his role of Mayor Pro -tem.
Councilmember DePinto attended the JBLM Tour, Dollars for Scholars at the
Yelm High School last Saturday night and the Board of Directors of Economic
Development Council meeting. Councilmember DePinto would like to look at an
alternative location for the Yelm Timberland Library to save money. He will be
submitting something to the General Government Committee.
Mayor Foster thanked Mayor Pro -tem Tad Stillwell for taking over his Mayoral
duties while he attended the AGRIP Conference In Orlando, Florida in his role as a
Risk Management Service Agency (RMSA) Board Member. Mayor Foster attended
the Dollars for Scholars event and the Community Investment Partnership (CIP)
meeting.
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Executive Session - none scheduled
20-028 MOTION BY CODY COLT TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 6-0,
MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
- Attest: V K� GlmLCL`.d.9�
JW Foster, 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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