02-08-95 Minutes
CITY OF YELM
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1995, 7:30 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Agenda/Motion
Numbers
2 .
95-22
3 .
95-23
4.
95-24
1. Mayor Pro Tempore Martha Parsons called the meeting to order at 7:30
pm. All present joined in the flag salute.
Council present: Velma Curry, Amos Lawton, and Bob Gallagher.
Visitors: Mary Lou Clemens, Gaye Newby, and members of Boy Scout
Troop 217. Christine Lord, Nisqually Valley News, Michelle Arnold,
Gordon White, Thurston County. Staff: Shelly Badger, Ken Garmann
and Agnes Colombo.
Agenda additions/deletions.
MOTION BY AMOS LAWTON, SECONDED BOB GALLAGHER APPROVING THE AGENDA
AS PRINTED. CARRIED.
Minutes of January 25, 1995.
MOTION BY VELMA CURRY, SECONDED BY AMOS LAWTON APPROVING MINUTES OF
JANUARY 25, 1995 AS PRINTED. CARRIED.
Approval of vouchers.
MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY AMOS LAWTON APPROVING PAYMENT
OF VOUCHERS *17724-17841, TOTALLING $176,460.74. CARRIED.
5.
Michelle Arnold, Thurston County Solid Waste Management, gave a brief
overview of the Solid Waste Management Plan Mission Statement, and
Goals and Objectives. The Plan's intent is to significantly reduce
waste and emphasize recycling and recovery while encouraging users
of recycled materials to site their operations in the county. The
Plan, which runs from 1993-2013, has established the following goals:
60% waste reduction; maintaining collection and monitoring programs;
maintaining oversight throughout the county to minimize a duplication
of efforts; and being financially self-supporting.
Program components include: working to implement urban and rural
minimum recycling service; adopting and incorporating moderate risk
waste programs as an amendment to the Moderate Risk Waste Plan; and
establishing a program to develop a model for evaluating the cost
effectiveness and diversion potential of existing and future waste
reduction and recycling programs. The Waste Reduction and Recycling
Programs would need to generate approximately $85,000 per year in new
revenue.
Under the plan, special waste issues would be evaluated by the
Thurston Co. Health Department with input from the Dept. of Water and
Waste Management. Findings resulting from this process would be
presented to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee ( SWAC). Existing
collection service would continue at current levels while a
collection district study is undertaken with a recommendation
expected by 12/95.
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Municipalities currently doing so could continue to exercise their
authority to establish either municipal or contract collection in the
future. Expanded hours for the three transfer facilities would be
studied as well. The siting and construction process for a new
transfer facility would begin when necessary.
Other actions include: studying the feasibility of developing a mixed
waste processing/transfer facility: investigating a system for joint
waste export or land filling in cooperation with neighboring
counties; studying the advantages/disadvantages of solid waste
disposal districts; and continued exploration of emerging
technologies.
Thurston Co. would continue program administration and responsibility
for implementing recommendations in the plan and for the solid waste
system within the county. Amendments/revisions to the plan would be
brought to the SWAC for review, comments and recommended action would
be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for their evaluation and
action. Upon adoption of the Plan, participating cites would pass
ordinances and enter into an interlocal agreement with the county.
Staff was asked to prepare a resolution adopting the plan for the
February 22, 1995 meeting.
6. Public Hearing - (ZON8130) on a proposed rezone from R-A to R-1 and
26 lot residential preliminary plat on approximately 6.7 acres
located South of Railway Road, East of First St., and West of Middle
Road. Mayor Pro-Tempore Parsons opened the public hearing at 7:57
pm. Shelly Badger gave an overview of the prepared staff report.
At the 2/6/95 meeting, the Yelm Planning Commission conducted a
public hearing on the proposals. The Commission's recommendation is
for Council approval of both proposals with the seven conditions
contained in the staff report. One additional condition was
presented for consideration. Staff requested that due to lack of
access to the open space area from 7 of the lots, a pedestrian
easement at the end of Woodfield Court be required.
A letter from Eileen Ramsay, dated 1/30/95, concerning a fencing
issue was entered into the record.
Being no additional comment the public hearing was closed at 8:07 pm.
95-25
MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY VELMA CURRY APPROVING (ZON8130)
A REZONE AND PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUEST WITH THE ADDITION OF CONDITION
NO. 8 REQUIRING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AT THE END OF WOODFIELD COURT.
CARRIED.
7 .
Gordon White, Thurston Co. Water Quality, spoke about the county
Aquifer Protection Area (APA) proposal. The county is seeking, via
a resolution, the support of each city and town in Thurston County.
The county would like to have the issued added to the September '95
ballot for voter consideration.
Mr. White explained that voter approval of the APA proposal would
allow the collection, possibly through property tax rolls, of
approximately $12 per single-family home in Thurston County. Of
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funds collected 24% would be used for detection programs to identify
pollutant and quality problems and perform water quality and quantity
sampling of 40 wells, and for review of well monitoring information
from municipal and small water systems. 6% would be used for
administration of the county-wide program. 33% of the funding would
be used for corrective programs to investigate contamination events
or emergencies, assist in developing regional/site specific sewerage
plans to protect ground water from the effects of existing
development, and to identify and correct substandard on site sewerage
systems within critical wellhead or other priority areas. The
remaining 37% would go towards prevention by assisting with sewage
maintenance, offering hydrologic technical assistance, providing
general education on ground water protection and responding to
agricultural pollution contamination issues.
Approval through a resolution sometime in March was requested. This
would allow the issue to be placed on the ballot.
8. Public Comment/Questions.
Gaye Newby asked if the aquifer protection program proposed
doesn't duplicate programs/functions already performed by the city
and by EPA?
Response indicated that the EPA is not currently testing in Thurston
County and that drinking water testing would not be duplicated.
9. New Business - vacant
10. Old Business
a. Water rate change information sheets were included with Council
handout material and will be mailed to water customers. A public
hearing on the proposed rate increase has been scheduled for the
2/22/95 meeting.
b. Sewer Deposits Shelly Badger explained that the sewer
ordinance required collection of sewer deposits from all new
customers and from any customer falling into arrears on their utility
bill. As the wording is very specific in the ordinance, staff has
no recourse other than to collect the deposit at the time the late
payment is made. Complaints have been received about charging the
deposit and about not knowing prior to becoming delinquent that the
deposit would be required. Although information was published in the
NVN, not everyone receives the paper. City staff included a copy of
the ordinance requirement in a city-wide mailing at the end of
January.
Due to the number of complaints, staff requested Council's approval
of drafting an ordinance amendment changing the sewer deposit
requirement from the first time customers are late to the second
time.
95-26
MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY VELMA CURRY DIRECTING STAFF TO
PREPARE AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING. CARRIED.
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11. a. Planning - Councilmember Lawton reported that due to public
hearings scheduled, he was unable to attend.
b. Parks - Velma Curry reported that the meeting is scheduled for
next week.
c. Police - In the absence of Chief Dunnam and Councilmember
Miller, Councilmember Lawton reported that a dance had been held at
the middle school to raise funds for the skateboard park. He was
pleased to see so many parents attend with their children.
d. Public Works - Ken Garmann reported that sod had been installed
at the skate board park; two projects, Shur Clean and Kingsview II
are under construction; work with TRPC on funding options for
street/sidewalk enhancements continues; preliminary plans for the
parking lot/sidewalk improvements by the water tower and senior
center are being reviewed; a preconstruction meeting with Gramor for
another building at Nisqually Plaza was held; hand held meter reading
devices are being looked at; and a request to provide street sweeping
service on city streets during construction was received.
e. Mayor - Mayor Pro-Tempore Parsons reported on attending a
meeting at Labor and Industries concerning the inter local agreement
process.
f. Council - Councilmember Curry reported that she had attended the
Thurston Regional Planning Council meeting with Mayor Wolf.
g. Financial - Councilmember Gallagher reported that due to a
computer problem a report was not available.
h. Shelly Badger reported on the waste water reuse project
presentation made to the senate. Also reported was that a quarterly
newsletter is being considered as a way to pass along information to
local citizens. All departments would contribute and the first
edition would be sent in March.
12. Correspondence reviewed included AWC's Legislative Bulletin and a
Town Meeting planned by the Board of County Commissioners on 3/29/95
at 7:00 pm.
13. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm.
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Clerk
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