10-27-15 MinutesYELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 MINUTES
1. Mayor Harding called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
2. Roll Call Present: JW Foster, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Jennifer Littlefield, Tracey
Wood and Ken Garmann.
15-089 MOTION BY JW FOSTER EXCUSING COUNCILMEMBER RUSS
HENDRICKSON FROM THE MEETING. CARRIED.
Agenda Approval
15-090 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations - none scheduled
5. Public Comment - no comment
6. Consent Agenda
Minutes - Regular Meeting October 13, 2015
Payables - Checks #65559 - #65612 Totaling $712,142.62.
15-091 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing - none scheduled
8. New Business - none scheduled
9. Old Business -none scheduled
10. Mayor and Council Initiatives
Councilmember Baker was unable to attend the Intercity Transit Board meeting
but participated over the phone regarding the evaluation of the General Manager.
Councilmember Littlefield attended the Thurston County HOME Consortium
retreat and they discussed changing the HOME Consortium to be more aligned
with the county initiative Thurston Thrives that deals with housing, health and
other issues. The HOME Consortium will make more funding recommendations.
Policy will come from the Housing Action Team, which falls under the Thurston
Thrives umbrella. The CIP (Community Investment Partnership) monies and the
State and Federal money will go through the HOME Consortium.
Councilmember Garmann along with Councilmember Hendrickson and Public
Works Director Ryan Johnstone attended a seminar on the transportation of
hazardous waste material.
Mayor Harding reported that City Hall has been extremely busy.
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Councilmember Littlefield stated she had noticed in the check report that a portion
of the Military banners had been paid and asked when they would be put up
around town. Mayor Harding stated that half of them were put up today. The City
has sponsored 18 of the 25 just to get the program up and running. They will all
be installed along Yelm Avenue.
Councilmember Baker stated that he received three phone calls from Yelm School
District bus drivers asking if the City could either take out the railroad crossing
sign near Nisqually Pines or put up exempt signs at the crossings. Mayor Harding
will check into the matter and get back to Councilmember Baker.
Councilmember Woods asked if the letter received from the Ice Chips Grannies
had been sent to the Nisqually Valley News for publication. The letter set the
records straight regarding their moving their business from rural Yelm to
Tumwater and all the rumors of the City not being business friendly were untrue.
Mayor Harding stated it was a very nice letter.
11. Executive Session - none scheduled
12. Correspondence included -
Press Releases from Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall:
Logic and Accuracy test for November 3, 2015 General Election
Auditor's Office urges voters against writing in fake ballot names
Ballots available and drop boxes open
AutoMARK assisted voting device available
AutoMARK assisted voting device community locations
Congressman Denny Heck newsletter on Bipartisan Solutions, October 23, 2015
Thurston Regional Planning Council Pre -Agenda Friday, November 6, 2015 8:30-11
am
13. Adjourned at 6:10 pm.
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Attest:
Lori Mossman, Deputy City Clerk