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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON
TUESDAY, October 28, 2025
Call to Order: Mayor Joe DePinto called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Roll Call: Joseph Richardson, Joshua Crossman, Stephanie Kangiser, Brian Hess,
David Johnstone, Terry Kaminski, and Mayor Joe DePinto.
Excused: Tracey Wood
Staff Present: City Clerk Kathy Linnemeyer, City Administrator Todd Stancil, Public
Services Director Cody Colt, Operations Manager Dean Norton, and
Finance Director Stephanie Nanavich.
APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA: Motion by Brian Hess to approve the agenda.
Seconded by Terry Kaminski
Motion carried 6-0
SPECIAL
PRESENTATIONS: Operations Manager Dean Norton gave a presentation on the Public
Services Depa rtment winter preparations and shared the anti -icing,
sanding and snow route map.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Chris Woods and Hannah Hiiva spoke about the school levy.
CONSENTAGENDA: aj October 7, 2025, Study Session Minutes
b) October 14, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes
Motion by Brian Hess to approve the Consent Agenda
Seconded by Stephanie Kangiser
Motion carried 6-0
NEW BUSINESS: Ordinance No. 1136 Municipal Court Change & Imprest Funds
Motion by Joseph Richardson to approve Ordinance No. 1136
amending Yelm Municipal Code 3.60.010, increasing the dollar
amount of the change and imprest funds.
Seconded by Terry Kaminski
Motion carried 6-0
Resolution No. 663 Reserve Fund Balance Policy
Motion by Joseph Richardson to approve Resolution No. 663
adopting a Reserve Fund Balance policy.
Seconded by Brian Hess
Motion carried 6-0
Amendment#1 to the Rhoton Road Reconstruction Professional
Services Agreement with Parametrix for water main engineering
services
Motion by Joseph Richardson to authorize Mayor Joe De Pinto to
approve Amendment #1 to the Rhoton Road Reconstruction
Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix for the addition of
engineering services for water main replacement/upgrades in the
amount of $91,373.36.
Seconded by Brian Hess
Motion carried 6-0
STANDING COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Public Services Committee —Councilmember Crossman gave a summary of the October 28,
2025, Public Services Committee.
General Government Committee — Councilmember Kangiser gave a summary of the
October 28, 2025, General Government Committee meeting.
MAYOR/CITY ADMINISTRATORJSTAFF REPORTS:
City Administrator —gave department and community event updates. announced that the
November 4th Study Session has been cancelled and that the first regular meeting in
November will be held on Wednesday, November 12th, in observance of Veterans Day.
Mayor DePinto — Met with Representative Marilyn Strickland, announced that the City of
Yelm will be taking over maintenance of the Yelm-Rainier-Tenino trail inside of Yelm city
limits and thanked Public Services for their work after the storm.
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS:
Councilmember Kangiser —Attended the Pizza & Politics event at the Community Center
and reminded everyone to turn their clocks back this weekend.
Councilmember Hess—Attended Intercity Transit Authority meeting, announced that it is
First Responders Appreciation day and encouraged everyone to vote.
Councilmember Johnstone — Attended the Planning Commission meeting.
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Councilmember Kaminski—Attended the Bounties for Families board meeting and the
Nisqually River Council meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor DePinto announced that the City Council will go into Executive
Session at 6:37 PM for forty-five minutes to consider the minimum price at which real
estate will be offered for sale or lease when public knowledge regarding such consideration
would cause a likelihood of a decreased price RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) and the meeting will
reconvene at 7:23 PM. He informed attendees that all official business of the meeting has
been completed.
Administrator StanciI announced that the Executive Session has been extended for an
additional 10 minutes, and the meeting will resume at 7:33PM.
Mayor DePinto called the meeting to order at 7:33 PM.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion by David Johnstone to adjourn the meeting at 7:34 PM.
Seconded by Josh Crossman
Motion carried 6-0
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Katy Linnem4er, City Clerk
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