09 03 2024 Yelm City Council Study Session Agendaau EST. 1924
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YELM CITY COUNCIL - STUDY SESSION AGENDA
September 3, 2024, 6:00 pm
Study Sessions are held in-person at Yelm City Hall 106 2nd Street SE Yelm, WA 98597
and virtually on Zoom on the first Tuesday of each month.
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1. Discussion Items
a. 2025/2026 Outside Agency Budget Request Presentations
• Yelm Senior Center
• Yelm Chamber of Commerce
• Rebuilding Together Thurston County
• Bounties for Families
• Total Sports Development
• South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity
b. Budget 101 Presentation — Estimates of revenues and property tax YTD projections
c. Ordinance No. 1123 —Creating Chapter 8.32 in the Yelm Municipal Code
d. Ordinance No. 1124 —Amending Title 18 of the Yelm Municipal Code
2. Mayor's Report
3. Councilmember Initiatives
All regular Yelm City Council meetings are recorded. Meetings can be viewed on YouTube, or a copy may be purchased
by contacting the City Clerk's office at 360.458.8816.
It is the City of Yelm's policy to provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you are a person
with a disability and in need of reasonable accommodations to conduct business or participate in government
processes or activities, please contact Kathy Linnemeyer, at 360.458.8816 at least four (4) working days prior to the
scheduled event.
Reader Board
Improvements
Agenda
Number of Yelm
citizens served by our
organization
Community Organization
• Roughly,120 Businesses are
members of the Yelm Chamber
• Monthly events, including
Leads @ Lunch and Forums,
are open to anyone wanting to
network
• Prairie Days Parade had roughly
2,500-3,000 attendees
• BBQ Rally brings in roughly
10,000 guests
• The majority of our events are
open to the community. All of
Yelm is offered a service by our
organization
How are we helping Yelm citizens?
• We strive to facilitate economic
development
• We promote networking for
professionals
• Our sign helps elevate the aesthetics
and value to Yelm
• We foster community involvement
with community -focused events
• We offer marketing in support of
local businesses
• For this project, we would be
partnering with the FFA for
landscaping
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is
progress, and working together is success." - Henry Ford
Our Need
• New paint job for sign
• Funding to update with
new Chamber logo
• Foliage, flowers, and
landscaping
Our Need
ReplacemE
behind the
Our Need
• Adding to the
aesthetic value of
this sign helps
elevate our city,
which affects all of
our citizens.
• It brings more value
to the businesses
marketed through
the reader board as
well.
Would a lesser amount still help your
organization?
• Yes, any amount would help.
• With $5000, we could still paint and landscape the area to beautify that
part of Yelm.
• With $2000, we could still add some landscaping. We would scale back
the project.
Adherence to Guidelines
• Funding will be used for specific programs or services that provide direct
benefit to the City of Yelm in which the funds were appropriated
• Funded agencies will, if requested by the City Council, allow a Council
Member or a Council -appointed representative to be a liaison to its board
of directors
ordinances
• Funded agency will repay any funds that violate the stated purpose for
receiving its appropriation
"Strong communities are built
on the foundation of active
involvement, where
businesses not only thrive but
also contribute to the well-
being and vibrancy of the area
they serve."
Thank you.
Yelm Chamber of Commerce
360-458-6608
director@yelmchamber.com
www.yelmchamber.com