08-14-02 Minutes
YELM CITY COUNCI LMEETING
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2002
OPENING
1. Mayor Rivas called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Council present: Don Miller, John Thompson, Bob Isom and Ron
Harding. Pat Fetterly was excused.
2. Agenda approval:
02-83 MOTON BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY JOHN THOMPSON
APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
3. Public Comment - One individual would like to comment about the
Medic I situation.
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Minutes approval: July 24, 2002 Regular Council Meeting
5. Payments approval: Checks 18039-18154, totaling $98,698.70
a. Manual checks: 18095-18154, totaling $11,118.90
b. Claims checks: 18039-18094, totaling $87,579.80
6. Payroll approval: Final July 2002, checks 5987-6096, totaling
$147,980.48
7. Park Use Requests:
a. YCP, 7/12/03, YHS Alumni Picnic, 10-?, 100+/- attending
b. YCP, 9/13-9/15, Drew Harvey BuffetlFundraiser, 4:30-7:30 & 11 :30-
2:30, 250 attending
02-84 MOTION BY JOHN THOMPSON, SECONDED BY DON MILLER
APPROVING CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS AS PRESENTED.
CARRIED.
Yelm City Council Minutes
ab/city council/minutes/08-14-02
Page 1 of 4
NEW BUSINESS
8. Medic One Update. Mayor Rivas introduced and welcomed Thurston
County Commissioner Diane Oberquell. Commissioner Oberquell
reported that negations are ongoing. There was a report that came out
of the Medic I Council with a recommendation that there be three service
providers rather than the existing four. It was the decision of the full
Board of Commissioners that the negotiation team conducts
negotiations with four service providers. The report was accepted as
presented, but not approved.
The Commissioners have asked that there be some rotation of medics
between units to keep skills up to par. One of the providers, if awarded
the contract, would like to reduce the service to a Sprint unit. That is
not what the Board of County Commissioners wants.
A lot of this situation came about when Yelm Fire District 2 decided to
divert some money from the Medic program to other programs that they
have for their district. The contract the Board of Commissioners had with
the District (#2) had Medic I paying for 80010 of the salary of the medics
and the departments/districts paying 200/0 and allowing the medics to
also serve as fire fighters. With Yelm not doing that, the Commissioners
could not continue service with Yelm Fire District.
A couple of reasons for the split: the medics want to be covered under
the LEOFF retirement system and if they aren't fire fighters, they have to
go under the PERS system. If Medic I pays 1000/0, they no longer
qualify as fire fighters and are not eligible for the LEOFF retirement
system.
Commissioner Oberquell answered questions concerning: 1) The
proposed CAPCOM tax that will reduce fees paid by system users that
is slated for the ballot. 2) The length of time Medic I negotiations will
continue? Unknown at this time, but It was noted that in addition to the
80/20 salary split, Medic I also pays a space based fee for storage of the
unit, administration and equipment such as fax machines, etc., so fire
districts receive a benefit beyond personnel. 3) A site has not been
selected for the Yelm unit.
Mayor Rivas noted that the City of Yelm had contributed $46,000 per
year to Yelm Fire District #2 to help support the District's 20010 funding
requirement for Medic I costs. Yelm stopped the payments when the
district's contract for Medic I services ended. The Yelm Fire District is
not included in negotiations at this point.
Yelm City Council Minutes
ab/city council/minutes/08-14-02
Page 2 of 4
9. Public Hearing - Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan 2003 -
2008 - Mayor Rivas opened the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. announcing
the time, date, place and purpose of the hearing. No objections to
participants were stated.
Stephanie Connors provided an overview of the staff report explaining
that the process of prioritizing projects occurs annually and that project
placement may be advanced or pushed back based upon the possibility
of obtaining funding for the projects or project impact. Projects are
based upon the Transportation Plan approved by Council. Grants are
being submitted for Priority #1-103rd Avenue improvements and #4-
Stevens Avenue improvements.
There was some discussion concerning selection methods, reasons for
transferring funds from Yelm Avenue West to Yelm Avenue East, the
impact of development in providing city funding availability, increased
traffic on Van Trump and West Road, and timing grant applications to
conditions that allow the best chances for project funding through
WSDOT or other agencies.
Being no additional comment, Mayor Rivas closed the public hearing at
7:54 p.m.
Resolution No. 429 - Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan 2003-
2008
02-85 MOTION BY DON MillER, SECONDED BY JOHN THOMPSON
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN RESOLUTION 429, THE SIX
YEAR 2003-2008 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
CARRIED.
OLD BUSINESS
10. Ordinance No. 766 - Budget Amendment PW Director and
Program/Project Manager Salary Increases. Shelly Badger reported that
this is follow-up of Council direction from the 7/24/02 meeting.
02-86 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY RON HARDING ADOPTING
ORDINANCE NO. 766 WITH THE FOllOWING CHANGES: PW
DIRECTOR SALARY RANGE OF $3,950-4,717 WITH CURRENT
SALARY AT STEP 3/ $4,191, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2002.
PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGER SALARY RANGE OF $3,325 -
$3,852 WITH CURRENT SALARY AT STEP 3/$3,422, EFFECTIVE
AUGUST 1,2002, AND THAT ANY REFERENCES TO 12/31/02 BE
DELETED. CARRIED.
Yelm City Council Minutes
ab/city council/minutes/08-14-02
Page 3 of 4
REPORTS
11. Mayor's Report - a calendar was provided setting out the schedule for
budget work sessions. A productive work session was held earlier today.
Council has put together a retreat and additional work sessions may
also be scheduled.
12. Council Report
a. Councilmember Miller - No report
b. Councilmember Thompson passed along Bill Steel's apology for not
being able to attend the Medic I update tonight due to a conflict in
scheduling. He reported that the Fire District Commissioners approved a
residential burning permit system, signed a new computer lease
agreement, and participated in training opportunities. An open house is
planned the first week in September for Fire Prevention Week
c. Councilmember Isom - No report
d. Councilmember Harding - No reports due to conflicts. It is still planning
to place a 3% sales tax measure on the ballot and suggested a
resolution of support. Consensus supported a resolution.
Yelm Police Dept. was commended for their response to a recent call.
e. Councilmember Fetterly - absent, but financial reports were provided in
councilmembers packets.
CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence was reviewed.
ADJO.....: uRT'.......a:09~. .
.\ . /
. ; /
" \
, ,
/ \ ij:::' _
...,,>),---::::::-1 I --.
,..../.. ..' ,-\/- \ i
~Y26
Adim Rivas, Mayor
Attest:
I.. l'I:.,." / " f.",,-.~. (
Agrle~ P. Bennick, City Clerk
Yelm City Council Minutes
ab/city council/minutes/08-14-02
Page 4 of 4