09-13-00 Minutes
YELM CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2000, 7:30 P.M.
YELM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. Call to Order. Mayor Pro-Tern Rivas called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. All
present joined in the flag salute.
Present: Don Miller, John Thompson, Glen Cunningham and Adam Rivas.
2. Consent Agenda Items
a. Agenda
b. Minutes: August 23, 2000
c. Vouchers: #13530 - #13616, Totaling $84,051.04
d. Payroll: Approval Final August 2000
00-111 MOTION BY GLEN CUNNINGHAM, SECONDED BY JOHN
THOMPSON APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS SHOWN, WITH ONE
CHANGE TO THE 8/23/00 MINUTES - PAGE 3, MOTION #00-110, JOHN
THOMPSON'S NAME IS MIS-SPELLED. CARRIED.
3. Public Comment/Questions - None.
4. New Business:
a. Centennial Station (AMTRAK) Operation & Maintenance Contract.
Shelly Badger provided a brief overview of the contract stating that
Yelm's portion of the annual maintenance budget is 1 %, no change or
increase from year 2000.
00-112 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY JOHN THOMPSON TO
APPROVE THE CENTENNIAL STATION (AMTRAK) OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, TO BE SIGNED BY MAYOR WOLF. CARRIED.
5. Old Business:
a. Pipeline Safety Consortium Update (from 8/9/00.) Shelly Badger made a
request to table this discussion to the 9/27/00 city council meeting, because she
has yet to connect with all necessary parties to make a staff recommendation.
00-113 MOTION BY JOHN THOMPSON, SECONDED BY GLEN
CUNNINGHAM TO TABLE THE PIPELINE SAFETY CONSORTIUM UPDATE TO
THE SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED.
b. Staff Report on Library Costs. Shelly Badger provided a brief staff report.
Adam Rivas and Shelly Badger will attend a meeting at the Timberland
Library Service Center on September 14, 2000 to begin discussions
regarding the possibility of a new library facility in Yelm.
c. Medic 1 Council Letter Supporting Funding Formula and Delivery
Program Revision. Shelly Badger asked Yelm Fire District Chief, Bill
Steele to give a brief update for the Council members who were not able
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to attend the workshop on August 24, 2000. Bill Steele explained the
letter of support for the funding formula and delivery program revision.
00-114 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY JOHN THOMPSON TO
APPROVE A LETTER TO THE MEDIC ONE COUNCIL, SUPPORTING THE
FUNDING FORMULA AND DELIVERY PROGRAM REVISION, TO BE
SIGNED BY MAYOR WOLF. CARRIED.
d. W A State Dept. of Transportation Supplement No.3 to GCA-1578 for
y elm Ave. E project. Shelly Badger provided a brief staff report, stating
the purpose of the GCA-1578 Supplement No 3 as follows: Removal of
work contained in the Clark Road project (referred to as Stage 1) from the
State's paving/City frontage improvement Y elm Ave. E project AND
right-of-way acquisition services for parcels to include negotiation with
property owners including preparation of offer letters, correspondence,
diaries, legal documents, vouchers and clearance of title encumbrances.
The estimate of the cost of this work is $15,000.00.
00-115 MOTION BY GLEN CUNNINGHAM, SECONDED BY DON MILLER
TO APPROVE THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
SUPPLEMENT NO.3 TO GCA-1578 FOR THE YELM AVENUE EAST
PROJECT. CARRIED.
6. Reports:
a. Library - a written report was provided by Librarian Kristin Blalack, plus
she added: On September 27,2000, Chuck Hall will be at the Yelm
Library for a book signing, on his new Novel/Biography; and the
Preschool Story time starts on September 20th, 10:30-11 :00 a.m., for 8
weeks.
b. Mayor - Shelly Badger reported for Mayor Wolf; a successful "Mayor's
Forum" was held here on September 1 st. Mayor Wolf would like to thank
Janine Schnepf for organizing the luncheon, everything was wonderful.
Annette Haworth resigned on September 5th. Diana Clevinger is filling in
for the month of September to help out in the front office. Mayor Wolf
and Agnes Bennick are working on a restructuring proposal for the
Administrative Dept. to bring before City Council for consideration. Also,
Mayor Wolf received a $200 donation from Darlene Lazelle and all
Classes 1950-59, with a nice note requesting the money be used towards
new picnic tables at Yelm City Park.
c. Council -
1) Public Works - Councilmember Miller reported that the new Public
Works facility is progressing, with building to start next month. The
Water Comp Plan work is continuing. He attended a CAPCOM
meeting, where they adopted their budget for 2001 with no changes
from the draft.
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2) Police - Councilmember Thompson reported that Chief Brian Asmus
recently returned from 11 weeks of training at the FBI Academy in
Quantico Virginia and he asked Chief Asmus to speak about his
experience at the FBI Academy. Chief Asmus said it was great to be
back, and he thanked the Mayor and City Council for allowing him to
attend the FBI Academy. Chief Asmus also said the training was top
notch, he attended six different classes along with extensive physical
training. He feels one of the best parts of the academy was the
"networking" with all the other law enforcement agencies from all
over the world.
3) Council member Cunningham reported that he had attended a
Transportation Policy Board meeting that morning.
d. Financial - Mayor Pro- Tem Rivas noted that a written report was included
in their packets.
e. Parks/Park Use Request - Councilmember Thompson
CMP, 9/23/00, Children's Birthday Party, 12:30-5:30, attending: 35
00-116 MOTION BY JOHN THOMPSON, SECONDED BY GLEN
CUNNINGHAM APPROVING ONE PARK USE REQUEST.
CARRIED.
7.
Executive Session to Evaluate Candidate Qualifications for Appointment to
Elective Office. (RCW 42.10.11 O(h)) Approximately 20 minutes. Mayor Pro-
Tern Rivas closed the regular meeting at 8:35 p.m. and announced that Council
would be going into executive session for approximately 20 minutes to evaluate
candidate qualifications for appointment to elective office. Mayor Pro- Tem Rivas
reopened the meeting at 8:47 p.m.
00-117 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY JOHN THOMPSON TO
APPOINT ROBERT ISOM TO COUNCIL POSITION #3, AND REQUEST MR.
ISOM BE SWORN IN AT THE NEXT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2000.
CARRIED.
8.
Correspondence was reviewed. Shelly Badger pointed out the flyer for the
Annual South Puget Sound Foreign Trade Zone "Tools for Trade" free seminar to
be held on September 20,2000,8-12 p.m. at the WestCoast Hotel in Olympia.
She will b~........ a att ding..,... if anyone else would like to go, let her know.
Adjourn o~~ m t on,lW Councilmember Don Miller at 8:52 p.m.
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Agnes P. Bennick, City Clerk/Treasurer
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