02/12/03 Minutes
YELM CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
1. Call to Order. Mayor Rivas called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call. Present: Don Miller, John Thompson, Bob Isom, Ron Harding and
Pat Fetterly
3. Agenda Approval
03-11 MOTION BY BOB 150M, SECONDED BY JOHN THOMPSON APPROVING
THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations - None Scheduled
5. Public Comment - There was no response to the call for public comment.
6. Consent Agenda
a. Council Minutes - January 22, 2003 Regular Meeting and January 25, 2003
Retreat.
b. Payables: Checks 19347 - 19523, totaling $315,219.69
c. Payroll: Final January 2003, totaling $168,485.37
d. Park Use Requests: YCP, 5/17/03 and 8/30/03
e. Financial Report: January 2003 End of Month
03-12 MOTION BY JOHN THOMPSON, SECONDED BY DON MILLER
APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
7. Public Hearings - None Scheduled
8. New Business - None Scheduled
9. Old Business
a. Yelm Police Department - Request to surplus a 1993 Ford Crown Victoria. A
written staff report and 2003 Yelm Police Department budget planning report
were provided.
There was some discussion concerning advantages/disadvantages of allowing
sponsors to purchase patrol vehicles in exchange for advertising
products/companies.
03-13 MOTION BY BOB 150M, SECONDED BY DON MILLER AUTHORIZING
SALE OF A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA AS SURPLUS. CARRIED.
10. Board/Commission Business
11. Executive Session - Mayor Rivas closed the regular meeting at 7:39 p.m. and
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announced that Council would be going into executive session for
approximately 30 minutes to discuss the selection of a site or acquisition of
real estate.
Mayor Rivas announced the reopening of the regular meeting at 8:23 p.m. and
responded to a request for a short break. The meeting resumed at 8:26 p.m.
12. Mayor and Council Reports/lnitiatives
Mayor Rivas has attended numerous meetings since the last City Council
Session including a jail meeting and Yelm Chamber of Commerce meeting.
He spoke in support of the Chamber expanding the State of City reporting
process to other cities that are part of the Yelm community.
Councilmember Miller reported that he attended the Chamber meeting where
the Roy and Rainier mayors delivered State of the City addresses. He
attended a jail meeting in Lacey and reported that some of the elected
official's and public's questions were addressed. He commended project staff
for working diligently to bring together the plan and information. He was
presented with a plaque in recognition for his years of service as the south
county representative on the CAPCOM board.
Councilmember Thompson met with Stephanie Conners and reported that the
Water Conservation Committee has identified a toilet replacement program as
a key component in meeting water conservation goals.
Councilmember lsom attended a TRPC meeting where it was reported that
Marilyn Rasmussen requested assistance from US Senator Patty Murray in
addressing Yelm's traffic problems. Senator Murray has proposed $4.1 million
dollars in the federal budget specifically designated for Y2/Y3. Marilyn
Rasmussen requested that the legislature match federal funding, if approved,
with $1 million in matching funds. Funding would be for acquisition and design
costs. Grant Beck is bringing together a fact sheet to answer basic questions
and respond to the questionnaire sent by Congressman Adam Smith. There
was some discussion concerning a letter of support.
Councilmember Isom recognized Councilmember Harding's successful efforts
in increasing local IT bus service.
Councilmember Harding attended the TRPC Transportation Policy Board
meeting where new officers were elected. He added that the TRPC Director
indicated that there was a lot more interest in the Y2/Y3 funding proposals
than that of Marilyn Rasmussen and Patty Murray, the project is being viewed
as an emergency access/l-5 alternative route under homeland security needs.
New IT officers were elected at the meeting. The circulator route kicks off on
Saturday and there was some discussion concerning optional refreshment
locations.
He also attended the Yelm Chamber Forum and expressed support for the
new city news column in the NVN. He is interested in attending some of the
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upcoming AWC training sessions. Shelly Badger requested that those
planning to attend seminars contact Dana with information by March 11 and
Dana will coordinate registrations.
There was some discussion concerning locating bill numbers to forward
comments to legislators.
Councilmember Fetterly reviewed the financial report, manual checks issued
and credit card purchases.
An error on the Study Session notice indicated the date as Thursday, Feb. 28.
The correct date is Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m., discussion indicated a
preference that study sessions be held at the Public Works Facility at 901
Rhoton Rd. Updated information will be included when the next packet is
mailed and at posting sites.
Mayor Rivas noted that as the study sessions will be held regularly on the 4th
Thursday of the month, from 6 to 8 p.m., the agenda and attachments will be
mailed out with the packet for the 4th Wednesday regular meeting. To make
study session material identification easier, agendas will be on colored paper.
Staff will prepare an amending ordinance adding a regular study session on
the fourth Thursday of the month to the Yelm Municipal Code.
Cancellations/date changes are anticipated to accommodate November and
December holidays.
a. Correspondence reviewed included AWC training sessions and an information
request from a student at Michael Simmons Elementary School.
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