04-28-2020VIRTUAL YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 MINUTES
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, Joe
De Pinto and Terry Kaminski.
20-035 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER TRACEY
WOOD FROM THE MEETING. SECONDED BY TERRY KAMINSKI. 6-0,
MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Tracy Wood joined the meeting via telephone at 6:12 p.m.
2. Agenda Approval
20-036 MOTION BY TERRY KAMINSKI TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
March Student of the Month - George Packard
May Bicycle Commuter month Proclamation
4. Public Comment - no comments
5. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes: March 24, 2020 & April 7, 2020
b. March 2020 Financials $931,610.85.
20-037 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY TERRY KAMINSKI. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business -
a. Capital Projects Status Update - Patrick Hughes, P.E.
It. Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council (IACC) Update
7. Old Business - None scheduled
8. UPDATES -
City Administrator - Michael Grayum
• Seattle to Portland Bike Ride has been cancelled.
• Grocery Outlet Is coming to Yelm and should be open soon.
• Yelm Farmer's Market will open in May.
• Yelm Chamber of Commerce is holding virtual meetings and will hold a
meeting to discuss changes to the Business and Occupation Tax reporting on
the Fats, Oils, & Grease (FOG) Program administered by the City of Yelm.
• Spring Clean -Up is scheduled for May.
• Council presentation on Economic & Financial Impacts of the COVID-19
Pandemic.
Councllmember Blair would like to discuss funding for the Water Reclamation
Facility (WRF) at the upcoming Study Session.
Councilmember Carmody attended "Managing Public Utilities" and "How your
agency can survive fiscally" webinars through Association of Washington Cities,
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Councilmember Colt attended a Zoom meeting put on by Transportation Policy
Board of the Thurston Regional Planning Council and Municipal Research Service
Center (MRSC) webinars.
Councilmember Stillwell attended the South Thurston Economic Development
Initiative meeting.
Councilmember DePinto attended the Board of Directors of Economic
Development Council meeting. Councilmember DePinto reminded everyone of the
Secure Mailbox proposal and he will be bringing a Resolution to an upcoming
Council meeting recognizing athletic teams in the Yelm School District.
Mayor Foster stated local citizens can get some relief from the Yelm Community
Relief Fund and the Economic Development Council have programs available to
help citizens during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Management Team has been
holding virtual meetings weekly and we have all been finding new ways to
communicate. Mayor Foster thanked Interim Public Works Director Steve Clark for
his work with the City. Steve Clark's last day Is April 3V and we wish him well.
9. Executive Session -
At 7:59 p.m., Mayor Foster announced that Council is going into a 20 -minute
executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for Public
Employment. RCW 42.30.110 (g).
At 8:20 p.m., Mayor Foster reconvened the meeting. No announcements made.
20-038 MOTION BY CODY COLT TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 7-
0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Attest:
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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