10-09-12 MinutesYELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012 MINUTES
1. Mayor Harding called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call. Present: J.W. Foster, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Mike McGowan, Tracey
Wood and Ken Garmann. Excused: Russ Hendrickson.
3. Agenda Approval
12-66 MOTION BY JOE BAKER APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations -
Mayor Harding presented Megan Hansen with a service award and medallion and
thanked her for volunteering and work well done in the Yelm community. Ms.
Hansen has accepted a position as editor for the Whidbey New -Times and
Whidbey Examiner. Her last day at the Nisqually Valley News is Friday, October
19. Mayor Harding praised Ms. Hansen for the volunteer work with the Midday
Lions and stated she will be missed in our community. Everyone wished her well.
5. Public Comment -
Kyle Phillips, owner/operator of the Whitehorse Tavern addressed the Council on
revitalizing Old Town Yelm. Mr. Phillips stated there is an issue with parking, the
garbage cans downtown need to be emptied more frequently, there are weeds in
the sidewalks, the trees are nice but have grown so big it blocks the businesses,
street lights need to be replaced when they burn out and the sign ordinance is
burdensome for the business owners. Mayor Harding addressed each of the
concerns from Mr. Phillips and stated that the downtown area has always been a
priority for the Mayor and Council. The City has worked hard to make
improvements and continue to reinvest in that area. Councilmember McGowan
asked that this issue be brought to a future Study Session for further discussion.
Don McLane, Thurston County resident spoke regarding Proposition 1. Mr. McLane
has a power plan for producing electrical power for residents and he had taken his
ideas to Senator Murray and Senator Cantwell and asked for funding but was
denied. Mayor Harding invited Mr. McLane to sit down with him and discuss his
ideas.
6. Consent Agenda
Minutes - Regular Meeting September 25, 2012, Study Session September 26,
2012
Payables - Checks #58937 - #59015 Totaling $603,229.59.
12-67 MOTION BY BOB ISOM APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing - none scheduled
8. New Business -
a. Right of Way Services - Mosman Realignment Project
Stephanie Ray introduced Jeri Cranney, President/Managing Broker with Abaco
Pacific. Ms. Ray stated that the City received notification from the Transportation
Improvement Board (TIB) on November 17, 2011 of our successful application for
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funding in the amount of $990,501.00 for the realignment of the Mosman/SR 507
intersection. Design of the intersection began in January of 2012 and since then,
staff and Gray and Osborne have worked closely with the Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in creating a final design option. Staff
has also worked closely with Thurston County Park and Recreation regarding the
incorporation of the trail crossing into the new realignment. The project is in final
design preparation, and it is now time to address the additional right of way
needs in order to meet the minimum design requirements of the intersection.
Phase I of the Mosman Corridor Project does not involve federal funding and is
being funded solely through state transportation dollars (TIB) and local funds.
This project is the corner stone for future phases and it is important that the right
of way negotiation and acquisition will follow the specific processes identified in
the Uniform Relocation Act and Real Property Acquisition Act. Funding for right of
way contracts and purchase were not included in the original funding estimate for
construction and will need to be incorporated as additional city match. The
transportation facility charge (TFC) fund 120 has sufficient revenue to not only
cover the proposed contract but also the right of way acquisition, which will occur
in the near future.
12-68 MOTION BY JW FOSTER TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR HARDING TO SIGN TIB
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 WITH GRAY & OSBORNE, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF
$68,322 (SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS) FOR
ENGINEERING AND RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES RELATED TO THE MOSMAN
AVENUE REALIGNMENT PROJECT. CARRIED.
9. Old Business - none scheduled
10. Mayor and Council Initiatives
Councilmember Foster thanked the Public Works staff for the installation the
school zone signs on Mill Road and Michelle at City Hall for providing the employee
phone list to all the Councilmembers. Councilmember Hendrickson has asked
Councilmember Foster to attend the Emergency Medical Services meeting in his
absence.
Councilmember Baker stated the lights installed on Mill Road are working great.
Councilmember McGowan attended the Thurston County HOME Consortium and
reported on the ongoing work to coordinate the grant monies that will be coming
soon and managed by the Consortium. $92,500 was granted from the contingency
fund for Sidewalks rapid rehousing program. Salmon Run apartments will be
completed soon and they are expected to reach capacity upon completion or soon
thereafter.
Mayor Harding attended the Emergency Management Board meeting where they
continue to assess the board and take real life examples of how the Emergency
Operations Center will operate and evaluate what kind of situations constitute an
emergency. Mayor Harding also attended the Business Resource Center
Committee meeting and reported a staff member spoke at the Chamber Forum
about the ways the committee could assist small businesses.
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION - none scheduled
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12. Correspondence included -
Port of Olympia, Schedule of Port's Strategic Plan Outreach open houses, dated
September 26, 2012.
AWC Cityvision magazine, Sept/Oct
MRSC Fall 2012 quarterly news
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission letter dated September 24, 2012
regarding LNG Dev. Co., LLC & Oregon Pipeline Co. intent to prepare an
Environmental. Impact Statement.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau Calendar of Events
13. Adjourn 6:44
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Ron Hardin ayor
Attest: ' )e,),U1)SnVtZ-J
Lori Mossman, Deputy City Clerk
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