02-10-15 MinutesYELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 MINUTES
1. Mayor Harding called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call Present: JW Foster, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Jennifer Littlefield, Tracey
Wood, Ken Garmann and Russ Hendrickson.
Agenda Approval
15-010 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations -none scheduled
5. Public Comment -
Susan Freitag, a Thurston County resident presented Council a handout outlining
ways to make positive changes in the City of Yelm. Ms. Freitag invited the Council
to participate in a vision of using street signs to recognize the accomplishments of
Yelm's youth. The handout provided a detailed outline and proposal of how that
could be accomplished. Ms. Freitag was a schoolteacher for many years and loves
Yelm and its surrounding areas. She thanked Council for what they have done for
the community. Councilmember Isom asked that this be brought before Council at
the next Study Session. Councilmember Foster thanked Ms. Freitag for bringing
this matter to Council.
6. Consent Agenda
Minutes - Regular Meeting January 27, 2015 & Study Session January 28, 2015
Payables - Checks #64050 - #64142 Totaling $471,677.88
15-011 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing -none scheduled
8. New Business -
a. Ordinance No. 994, 2014 YEAR END BUDGET AMENDMENT
Teresa Mattson stated there are variations in both revenue and expenditure
appropriations that occur throughout the budget year, creating the need for an
amendment. The City of Yelm adopts the annual budget by department level for
the Current/General Fund and by fund level for all other funds. Many revenue line
items (and ending cash) ended the year well above the original budgeted
amount, this amendment addresses expenditures only - except where there are
transfers in to balance the fund. The 2014 Amendment totals $382,212.90.
15-012 MOTION BY JENNIFER LITTLEFIELD ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 994,
AMENDING THE 2014 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR 2014
CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS, TRANSFERS, AND OTHER EXPENDITURE
RELATED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS. CARRIED.
b. Ordinance No. 996, Amending Chapters 2, 5, 9, and 13 Yelm Municipal
Code
Tami Merriman explained that on January 27, 2015, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 995, creating the Unified Development Code and amending other
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sections of the Yelm Municipal Code. The Ordinance repealed Chapters 14, 15,
16, and 17, created a new Chapter 18, and amended several other chapters.
Ordinance No. 996 corrects references to sections that have been repealed or
moved to the Unified Development Code and makes no substantive changes to
the Code.
15-013 MOTION BY ]W FOSTER ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 996 AMENDING
CHAPTERS 2, 5, 9, AND 13 YELM MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGING
REFERENCES IN THE CODE TO REFLECT THE NEWLY ADOPTED UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE, TITLE 18 YMC. CARRIED.
9. Old Business —none scheduled
10. Mayor and Council Initiatives
Councilmember Foster in his role as Chair of the Career Technical Education
(CTE) Committee for the Yelm High School observed and participated in a visit
from Governor Inslee to Yelm High School to view the CTE program. Yelm Schools
have created such a successful and effective career and technical education
program that it is being modeled for the rest of the State. Councilmember Foster
also attended the Nisqually Tribe's Charitable Foundation Awards Ceremony where
they presented well over $150,000 dollars to different agencies within Yelm.
Attended the grand opening of The Cattleman's Restaurant and the Yelm Chamber
Luncheon and listened to Mayor Harding present the State of the City Address.
Councilmember Baker attended the Intercity Transit Advisory committee
meeting and updated the Council on the Bus Buddy Program. The Bus Buddy
program is a partnership between Catholic Community Services of Western
Washington, Intercity Transit and the Washington State Department of
Transportation. The bus system provides free one on one assistance for people
that need a little help riding the bus. The Bus Buddy can help you ride the bus to
work, shopping and many other events. The Bus Buddy program enhances your
mobility, increases your independence and gives you more travel options. Mayor
Harding will have staff send an invite for a future presentation on the Bus Buddies
Program.
Councilmember Isom attended the Thurston Regional Planning Council meeting
and new officers were elected. They also voted to give $5,000 to the Thurston
Thrives program. Thurston Thrives is a collective impact model of community
health planning and action initiated by Thurston County Health and Social Services
and the Thurston County Board of Health in 2013.
Councilmember Littlefield attended the Thurston Council on Children and Youth
Policy team meeting and watched a presentation on the Tacoma Whole Child
Initiative from a Professor from the University of Washington, Tacoma and the
Dean of Student Life from the Tacoma School District. This program is currently
implemented in the Tacoma School District. The program includes Positive
Behavioral Invention Supports (PBIS), which most school districts implement in
some way. Councilmember Littlefield also attended the Thurston HOME Consortium
and new officers were elected. Councilmember Littlefield was elected Vice -Chair. A
report was given on the Homeless Connect events in Yelm; they served eight
households or sixteen people. They might change the name of the event to attract
more participants. The Section 8 Housing voucher waiting list will be opening up on
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Friday, February 27, 2015 at 8:30am. You can apply online for two weeks then a
recipient will be chosen through a lottery system.
Councilmember Wood attended the TComm 911 Admin Board meeting and
learned that they did not receive their grant from the Nisqually Indian Tribe. They
also accepted nominations for the Chair and Vice Chair positions. Councilmember
Wood also attended the Intercity Transit Board meeting in Councilmember Baker's
absence. They elected new officers, talked about a contract that was awarded for a
bus stop pad -engineering project, and discussed the existing bus routes.
Councilmember Wood asked about extending one of the existing routes from Lacey
to Mullen Road to the Yelm Highway to expand ridership. Also attended the State
of the City Address given by Mayor Harding at the Yelm Chamber Luncheon.
Councilmember Garmann stated that Thurston County and the Sheriff's Office
have tentatively signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the unused
ARC building and that is scheduled to open in July of this year. Councilmember
Garmann also attended the State of the City Address by Mayor Harding at the
Yelm Chamber Luncheon today and was very impressed.
Councilmember Hendrickson attended the State of the City Address at the Yelm
Chamber Luncheon and stated it was very well attended. Councilmember
Hendrickson also attended the Yelm Emergency Operations Board meeting where
they discussed the THRIVE Emergency meals. For forty people, two meals a day
for three days the cost is $1200. There is a 20 -year shelf life on the food. They
also discussed the fuel alternatives for the Police and Public Works Departments.
Currently they get their fuel from the Yelm School District, at a discounted price,
which has their own gas pumps for their buses. Mayor Harding added that the City
has looked into different funding options like grants to help with costs associated
with fueling stations.
Mayor Harding attended the Grand Opening of The Cattleman Restaurant on
Yelm Ave. Mayor Harding gave the 2015 State of the City Address at the Yelm
Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon today and thought it went very well and
liked the interaction with the audience using technology borrowed from the
Association of Washington Cities (AWC).
Councilmember Baker thanked Councilmember Woods for attending the Intercity
Transit Board meeting in his absence.
11. Executive Session — none scheduled
12. Correspondence included —
Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce, February 2015
Senator Becker's Capitol Bulletin, January 31, 2015
Rep. Wilcox report from the Legislature, January 27, 2015
Senator Becker's Capitol Bulletin, February 6, 2015
13. Adjourned at 6;4 pm.—
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