02 14 2017 Agenda PacketAGENDA
YELM CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017 6:00 P.M.
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Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval ACTION
4. Special Presentations-
Student of the Month- Jeremy Walling
10 min South Thurston Economic Development Initiative (STEDI)
5. Public Comment — Please complete a blue speaker's card and present it to
the meeting recorder. Comment topics should not appear elsewhere on the
agenda. Time (three minutes per speaker) and the number of speakers (five)
are limited and may be adjusted to meet agenda requirements.
6. Consent Agenda ACTION
a. Minutes; Special Meeting January 24, 2017, Regular Meeting January 24,
2017 & Study Session Meeting January 25, 2017
b. Payables; Checks
C. Final Plat of Tyler Terrace
7. Public Hearing -
City of Yelm Comprehensive Plan
8. New Business -
a. Ordinance No. 1018, City of Yelm Comprehensive Plan ACTION
Presenter: Tami Merriman, Associate Planner
Attachments: Staff report, Ordinance No. 1018, Comments and Responses
b. Ordinance No.1019 Setting the dates and times for Study Session ACTION
Presenter: Michael Grayum, City Administrator
Attachments: Staff report, Ordinance No.1019
C. Resolution No. 575 Purchase /Lease Additional Patrol Vehicle ACTION
Presenter: Todd Stancil, Chief of Police and Noah Crocker, Finance Director
Attachments: Staff Report, Resolution No. 575
9. Old Business -none scheduled
10. Department Updates-
11. Council and Mayor-
Councilmember Curry represents Yelm on the following committees.
• Thurston County Solid Waste • Yelm Adult Community Center
Advisory Committee (SWAC) • Finance Department Liaison
• Public Safety Liaison • SE Thurston County Fire
Authority Liaison
Councilmember Carmody represents Yelm on the following committees.
• Intercity Transit Board 0 Community Investment
• Community Development Partnership (CIP)
Liaison 0 Finance Department Liaison
Councilmember Littlefield represents Yelm on the following committees.
*Thurston Thrives steering committee *Yelm Transportation Committee
• Community Development Liaison
Councilmember Stillwell represents Yelm on the following committees
• Thurston County EDC Board 0 Finance Department Liaison
• Public Works Liaison
Mayor Foster represents Yelm on the following committees.
• Yelm Economic Development • Yelm Finance Committee
Committee • Yelm Emergency Operations
• Thurston County Mayor's Forum Board
• Yelm Transportation Committee
12. Executive Session -no additional session scheduled
13. Correspondence (Correspondence is available upon request)
Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce `What's Happening' for February 2017
Thurston Regional Planning Council Meeting `After Meeting Summary'
February 3, 2017
South Sound Military & Communities Partnership Connections, February
2017
14. Adjourn
Upcoming Meetings
Regular City Council Meeting, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 6:00 pm, Public Safety Building
Council Study Session, Wednesday, March 7, 2017, 6:00 pm, Public Safety Building
Regular City Council Meeting, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 6:00 pm, Public Safety Building
• Public Safety Liaison
Councilmember Wood represents Yelm on the following committees.
• Thurston Regional Planning
Public Works Liaison
Transportation Committee
(TRPC)
• TComm 911 Admin Board
Councilmember DePinto represents
Yelm on the following committees.
• Yelm Transportation Committee
• Thurston County Law and
• South Thurston Economic
Justice
Development Initiative group
0 Public Safety Liaison
(STEDI)
0 Community Development
Liaison
Councilmember Hendrickson represents Yelm on the following
committees.
• Thurston County EMS -Medic
Yelm Emergency Operations
One
Board
• Public Works Liaison
Mayor Foster represents Yelm on the following committees.
• Yelm Economic Development • Yelm Finance Committee
Committee • Yelm Emergency Operations
• Thurston County Mayor's Forum Board
• Yelm Transportation Committee
12. Executive Session -no additional session scheduled
13. Correspondence (Correspondence is available upon request)
Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce `What's Happening' for February 2017
Thurston Regional Planning Council Meeting `After Meeting Summary'
February 3, 2017
South Sound Military & Communities Partnership Connections, February
2017
14. Adjourn
Upcoming Meetings
Regular City Council Meeting, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 6:00 pm, Public Safety Building
Council Study Session, Wednesday, March 7, 2017, 6:00 pm, Public Safety Building
Regular City Council Meeting, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 6:00 pm, Public Safety Building
CITY OF YELM
MEETING INFORMATION
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fee is required. For information about obtaining a copy of the proceedings, please call
360.458.8402.
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limited to five. Comments during the public comment portion of the meeting should not
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not address topics for which public hearings have been conducted or are anticipated.
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prior to the scheduled event. The City of Yelm is an equal opportunity provider and
employer. The Preliminary Agenda and Approved Council Minutes are available at
www.cii. ellirrn.wa.us.
Agenda Item 6a Minutes
YELM CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 MINUTES
1. Mayor Foster called the meeting to order at 5:03 pm.
2. Roll Call Present: El Curry, Jennifer Littlefield, Molly Carmody, Tad Stillwell,
Tracey Wood, Joe DePinto and Russ Hendrickson.
At 5:03 Mayor Foster announced that Council will go into a 57 minute Executive
Session to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or
potential litigation. City Attorney Brent Dille, AWC Attorney Patrick McMahon and
AWC Member Pooling Programs Director Carol Wilmes was present. RCW
42.30.110 (1)(i).
At 6:00 pm Mayor Foster reconvened the special meeting and adjourned.
Attest:
JW Foster, Mayor
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Lori Mossman, City Clerk
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YELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 MINUTES
Mayor Foster called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm (due to recording issues).
2. Roll Call Present: El Curry, Jennifer Littlefield, Molly Carmody, Tad Stillwell,
Tracey Wood, Joe DePinto and Russ Hendrickson.
3. Agenda Approval
17 -008 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY RUSS HENDRICKSON. MOTION CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations - none scheduled
5. Public Comment- no comments
6. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes - Regular Meeting January 10, 2017
b. Payables - Checks #68331 - #68389 Totaling $234,466.60
17 -009 MOTION BY EJ CURRY TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECONDED
BY MOLLY CARMODY. MOTION CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing - City of Yelm Comprehensive Plan
The Public Hearing was continued from the January 10, 2017 meeting.
Tami Merriman presented a brief PowerPoint presentation, gave an overview of
the proposed changes, and explained that the Comprehensive Plan is the Goals
and Policy guidance document for the City of Yelm and it must be reviewed and
updated every seven years to ensure it is consistent with the policies of the
Growth Management Act. The Plan has had public participation through open
houses and public hearings. All comments received have been available to
everyone through the City of Yelm's website. The Plan was updated to include
updated material such as housing statistics, population projections and capital
projects. Goals and policies were added from the Sustainable Thurston Plan and
the JBLM Joint Land Use Study. A map was included to show the three zoning
requests, one being changed from C1 to C2 and two parcels that are part of the
Master Plan Community that were incorporated in 1994. They were part of the
Thurston Highlands development but when the Master Plan did not go forward, the
two parcels were unable to develop due to the minimum requirement of 200
acres. They would be removed from the Master Plan Community and zoned R4. In
the downtown area, the zoning was clarified in the Central Business District.
Steve Borman asked if there were any parking requirement changes in the Central
Business District for residential applications. Tami stated there were no changes
proposed in the Comprehensive Plan because they are not development
regulations. There are policies in the Plan to help accommodate parking
restrictions and constraints but those would be addressed when updating the
Unified Development Code. Mayor Foster stated that we would continue to accept
all comments and the Comp Plan would be an action item at the Council meeting
on February 14.
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17 -010 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO
THE FEBRUARY 14, 2017 COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION SECONDED BY EJ
CURRY. MOTION CARRIED.
S. New Business —
a. 2018 Overlay Project, Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) Grant
Award
Maryanne Zukowski PE, Public Works Manager stated the City was successful in
securing Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) funding for the Arterial
Preservation Program for the Cullens Road. SE Project in the amount of $559,458.
Local match requirement is 10.1% at $62,931 for eligible project items. Fund 316
Roads /Street Construction has available funds from capital project Mosman Phase
3 that would secure local funding for this project and implement design and
construction this year. The start of Mosman Phase 3 design was moved out in the
2017 schedule to accommodate staff workload, which in turn reduced design -
funding needs in 2017 from Transportation Facility Charges. The Cullens Rd SE
project was adopted by Resolution No. 568 on July 12, 2016 as part of the 2017-
2023 Transportation Improvement Program. Funding was not received until after
the 2017 budget had been finalized so no capital funding for local match or ADA
costs are currently allocated. Additional ADA work that is required is not eligible
for funding under this TIB grant program. Additional local funds of approximately
$30,620 are needed to include ADA upgrades for design and construction that
were identified in preliminary design. Funding exists within the capital budget
under Fund 316 to include the ADA improvements together with the local match
fund requirements. Councilmember Littlefield asked how many vehicles use
Cullens Road since the bypass was completed. Grant Beck, Community
Development Director stated about 2500 vehicles a day now. Councilmember
DePinto asked for clarification on the shifting of funds and what determined
priority and other projects that were discussed. Maryanne stated this is the
priority that was used internally by staff to determine which projects would be
done first. Upcoming project on the list is the Fort Stevens Elementary project,
Mosman Phase 2 project, the First Avenue Sidewalk Project and those projects are
underway, and under contract, so those projects could not be shifted at this time.
17 -011 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE TIB FUEL TAX AGREEMENT AND THE PROJECT
STATUS FORM WHEREBY ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TIB TO
MUTUALLY FUND THE 2017 OVERLAY PROJECT. MOTION SECONDED BY
TRACEY WOOD. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Cullens Road SE Overlay Project Consultant Selection and Contract Design
Services
Maryanne Zukowski PE, Public Works Manager reported that the City utilized the
Municipal Research Services Center (MRSC) Rosters for Architectural and
Engineering Services for Statements of Qualifications. Three firms were screened
and ranked from the core list from MRSC for Requests for Proposals. Gray and
Osborne were selected from the list of firms as the most qualified responsive
proposal from the three firms solicited. Resolution No. 568 adopted the Cullens
Road SE project on July 12, 2016 as part of the 2017 -2023 Transportation
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Improvement Program. Council has approved execution of the Transportation
Improvement Board Grant Agreements. The contract for design engineering
services would be in the amount of $61,174. Councilmember DePinto asked if any
other bids came in at a lower cost and has the City of Yelm used Gray and
Osborne in the past for services. Maryanne explained that the MRSC Roster is for
Architectural and Engineering Services based on the ranking of qualifications and
then negotiate the cost of the contract. Gray and Osborne have completed work in
Yelm quite a few times in the past with positive results. Councilmember Littlefield
asked for clarification on the $18,982.00 remaining authorized from design phase
to apply to construction and /or staff salaries $18,982.00. Maryanne stated that
when the grant application was prepared and submitted, there was an amount for
the design phase, construction engineering and the construction contract for a
total dollar amount. The amount has since been negotiated to a lower cost. If that
amount is within a certain percentage, the money can be moved to construction
engineering or a contingency program in the construction phase in case there are
unknown costs that arise or it can be applied to the staffs' salary.
17 -012 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL AUTHORING MAYOR )W FOSTER TO SIGN
AND EXECUTE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES, AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
CONTRACT TO GRAY AND OSBORNE. SECONDED BY RUSS HENDRICKSON.
MOTION CARRIED.
9. Old Business — none scheduled
10. Department Updates -
City Administrator Michael Grayum reported the City has received a donation of
$10,000 from the Nisqually Indian Tribe and another donation of $20,000 from the
Estate of Adele Kaluhiokalani who left money to the Police department, Fire
department and the Mary Bridge Hospital. We will use that money to assist in
purchasing a patrol vehicle. Code Enforcement is still a priority and Grant and the
Community Development Department is doing a great job getting the residents to
comply with Yelm Municipal Code and junk vehicles and other trash. Michael will be
meeting with the YMCA Executive Director Kyle Cronk on Thursday for an update on
the survey they recently conducted to see if there was a need for a YMCA in our
area. Michael invited interested parties to attend the meeting with him. The Yelm
Chambers 'Business After Hours' will be hosting Drive 507 on January 26, 2017 at
5:07 pm on at the Timberland Bank. Michael was invited to the Triad Theatre for a
new program where they will conduct monthly interviews of 'who is who in the
Nisqually Watershed' once a month. The Eagle Scouts have reached out to the Public
Works Department and identified some storm drains that will be labeled with water
quality buttons. Public Works is working on drafting paperwork for the volunteers
and their parents to fill out. The topics of the upcoming Study Session will be: Study
Session meeting logistics, follow -up on water system malfunction, Comprehensive
Plan Q & A, Social Media Policy and the Council's Legislative Agenda. Councilmember
DePinto asked what our Legislative priorities are in Olympia. Michael stated that the
two primary issues we are focusing on are playground equipment and securing
funding to complete the Bypass Loop. Mayor Foster stated it is very important to
have our Lobbyists in Olympia. Mayor Foster was contacted by our Lobbyists
regarding a 'Bill on the Hill' currently regarding the alcohol taxes. This was not
originally part of the Council's Legislative Agenda but it could potentially impact City
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of Yelm funds. Mayor Foster attended the Mayor's Forum and Governor Inslee gave a
presentation. Mayor Foster also met with Representative IT Wilcox and Senator
Becker and they both committed to the City of Yelm's primary Legislative Agenda
items. On an important note, the Nisqually River Council brought a representative
from the eastside of the mountain, Shelly Short to demonstrate the importance of
the work that the River Council does. Representative Wilcox shared with Mayor
Foster that this was one of the most significantly opinion changing moments in that
Legislature's life. This demonstrates the impact of having legislatures come out and
visit us.
Chad Bedlington, Public Works Director stated there is caution tape around the
playground equipment at the City Park. Our annual AWC Risk Management
Assessment discovered some brackets that were unsafe. The equipment is under
warranty and it will be a week or two before the brackets can be repaired or
replaced. Mayor Foster asked how long the four dumpsters would be available for
citizens to recycle their Christmas Trees. Chad had called Lemay and they will be out
soon to pick up the dumpsters. Mayor Foster called out the professionalism of the
Yelm Police Department in conjunction with Thurston County Sheriff's department on
a recent event that happened just outside the city limits of Yelm on Clark Road.
There was a life and death moment that happened on that scene. It was because of
the training, prep work and good judgment of the Officers on scene that one of our
citizens is alive today.
11. Mayor and Council Initiatives
Councilmember Curry reported that the Yelm Adult Community Center received a
$5,000 grant from the Nisqually Indian Tribe.
Councilmember Carmody attended the Community Investment Partnership (CIP)
and studied non - housing issues like food security, education and mental health and
childcare. Councilmember Carmody along with Councilmember's Littlefield and
DePinto attended the Community Development department meeting and discussed
the Parks Plan and the Comprehensive Plan, the process of naming public buildings
and the structure of the department. Councilmember Carmody emailed
Representatives Wilcox and Barkis and Senator Becker about the alcohol tax increase
and getting some of the money to Yelm. Intercity Transit (IT) wants to increase its
collection of the gas tax by one tenth of one percent. IT lost money when the motor
vehicle tax went away so this would help fill that gap.
Councilmember Littlefield attended the Community Development department
meeting. There is a program starting called Camp Hope for at risk youth that she will
not be able to attend tomorrow but is interested in the referral process and getting
youth from Yelm and other rural areas involved. Councilmember Littlefield hopes to
attend future meetings and will update Council in the future.
Councilmember Stillwell will be attending the State Auditor's Office exit interview
with the City of Yelm on Thursday. Councilmember Stillwell has been contacted by
citizens about the condition of the sidewalks in Yelm, especially on Creek Street by
the post office. A citizen has tipped over in her hover around motor vehicle twice.
Mayor Foster stated the State Auditor's Office would hold the exit interview at 10:00
on Thursday and there is room for one more councilmember if anyone is interested
in attending.
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Councilmember Wood had an opportunity to fill in for Mayor Foster as Mayor Pro-
Tern at the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address and
met many interesting elected officials and spoke in front of a large crowd. It was well
received.
Councilmember DePinto attended the South Thurston Economic Development
Initiative Group (STEDI) and discussed their 'Midnight Rides' where the group
attends multiple Council meetings in the area. They will be dropping by our February
14th meeting. Councilmember DePinto would like the materials and documents from
the State Auditor's Office Exit Interview to be posted on the city's website for the
public to view.
Councilmember Hendrickson attended the Thurston County EMS -Medic One
meeting where they renewed the contract for American Medical Response (AMR) and
gave a Brown and Feller Scholarship to an Olympia Fire Fighter to help with
expenses. Councilmember Hendrickson is researching mini defibrillator machines for
patrol vehicles.
Mayor Foster attended the Mayor's Forum and the Mayor's Exchange with the
Legislators, which was a very effective use of his time in coordinating with many
people. Also attended the Nisqually River Council meeting and kicked off 'Kindness
Week Celebration' at Lackamas Elementary. Mayor Foster attended the Prairie Days
Revitalization Committee meeting where they discussed changing the parade date to
Saturday morning instead of Thursday evening. The committee is seeking other
associated events into Yelm for Prairies Days week to make Prairie Days more of a
community celebration. Mayor Foster attended Police Chief Stines retirement party in
Tumwater. He is retiring after 34 years in law enforcement. Mayor Foster has known
Police Chief Stines since 1988. Mayor Foster thanked Chief Stines for his leadership
and mentorship of other police officers and chiefs. Mayor Foster reminded Council to
ask one another to fill -in on committee meetings if they are unable to attend.
12. Executive Session - no additional session scheduled.
13. Correspondence included -
Chamber of Commerce -Drive 507 Business After Hours on January 26, 2017, 5:07-
6:30 pm at Timberland Bank.
17 -013 MOTION BY RUSS HENDRICKSON TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY TRACEY
WOOD. MOTION CARRIED.
13. Adjourned at 6:50 pm.
Attest:
JW Foster, Mayor
Lori Mossman, City Clerk
Complete recordings are available on the city website at www.ci.yelm.wa.us.
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YELM CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2S, 2017 S:00 P.M.
Mayor Pro -Tem Wood called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. Present: Councilmember's: Russ Hendrickson, Tad Stillwell, Joe DePinto, Jennifer Littlefield
and El Curry. Mayor Pro -tem Tracy Wood presided over the meeting. Molly Carmody arrived at
5:04 pm. Staff present: Tami Merriman, Chad Bedlington, Grant Beck, Todd Stancil and
Michael Grayum.
3. 17 -114 MOTION MADE BY RUSS HENDRICKSON TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. SECONDED BY JENNIFER LITTLEFIELD. MOTION CARRIED.
4 a. Study Session meeting logistics — date, time, meals
Councilmember's discussed changing the day of the meeting to Tuesdays instead of
Wednesdays and changing the time from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, so that the councilmember's
would have more time to get to the meeting. The Council consensus is to change the Study
Session meetings to the 1s' Tuesday of every month and the start time will be 6:00 pm. There
was discussion regarding the meals that are provided to the Council and staff during the
meeting. The Council consensus is to continue to provide meals during the Study Session. This
item will be on the February 14th agenda for action.
4 b. Follow up on water system malfunction in December
Chad Bedlington explained the reason the water smelled and tasted like chlorine last month.
There were two events that happened, which started at the SW Well 1A Treatment Facility.
Around the Thanksgiving holiday the Chlorine Analyzer failed which caused false readings. The
accuracy of the readings is important to the SCADA system to alert the person on duty of an
alarm. When the system failed it discharged high doses of chlorine in the water system.
600,000 gallons of water were dumped out of the reservoir and flushed the systems that were
affected the most. The Department of Health was contacted as part of the protocol. AlertSense
was used to notify citizens. The AlertSense system did not work as planned, which resulted in
an opportunity for troubleshooting the alerting system. The Chlorine Analyzer has been
replaced. The second issue was a pressure and chlorine problem in the water system due to a
failure in the power supply on the Program Logic Controller panel (PLC). When the power
supply failed it took out 3 PLC's including the chlorine injector pumps, which caused the SCADA
system to fail. Staff was notified by an elderly care facility of the low water pressure. Water
Operator, Tim Rarick was called out and discovered the water pressure was very low. It took a
couple of days to correct the water pressure issue. AlertSense was used to notify the citizens.
When the PLC's failed it took out the chlorine injection system which caused one of the injector
pumps to continually pump chlorine into a static water system. 1.2 million gallons were flushed
out of the system. Some residents were contacted and water samples were taken from their
homes to test. The levels of chlorine were higher than what citizens were accustomed to, but
that the water is still safe to drink. The problem has been fixed and the water system appears
to be working properly.
Councilmember Littlefield left the meeting at 5:41 pm.
4 c. Comp Plan Update and opportunity for Q & A by Council
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Tami Merriman explained that the Goals and Policies of the Comprehensive Plan provide
guidance for the City to develop regulations and guidelines to plan into the future with capital
improvements. It also supports the City in successfully obtaining grant funding for projects.
The Planning Commission did a tremendous amount of work on this document. Community
Development Director Grant Beck has done a lot of work on the Comp Plan as well. All
responses from the public comment period thus far have been provided to the Council in their
packet. Some of the highlights of the Plan are: low impact development and deferring,
delaying or amortizing system development charges for water and sewer. Councilmember
Carmody asked how often the plan must be reviewed and updated. Tami answered it is a
minimum of every eight years currently but you can do it every year. This update took a long
time because it was fully formatted. there was a lot of work in the background with
Sustainable Thurston Plan. The public hearing will be closed at the February 14th Council
meeting and Council can decide to approve the Comp Plan or not at that time.
4 d. Social Media Policy
City Administrator Michael Grayum stated staff will be checking into other Social Media Policies
and bringing them back to Council for their input. Councilmember DePinto stated that is a
great step and would be helpful to see what other cities are doing with their policies. Council
consensus is to see what other cities have available. This will be brought back to a Study
Session for discussion.
4 e. Legislative Agenda
Michael Grayum passed out the Yelm City Council Navigation Chart and stated this document
was put together from previous Council retreats. Grant Beck has put a lot of work into the
chart. The chart was brought before Council at a Study Session and approved the navigation
chart as their synthesis council goals and legislative agenda. Councilmember DePinto would
like to see transparency in the budget process by creating a biennial budget. Switching the
budget to biennial would have to be done in 2018, since it can only be done in certain years.
Councilmember Stillwell would like to bring forward a 5 year strategic plan for forecasting
revenues, needs analysis and staffing plans. Michael stated the work on the 5 year plan has
started and when the Mayor brings the budget to Council this October, he will also bring
forward a strategic plan. Councilmember Carmody would like to hold more Town Hall meetings
on a quarterly basis and not have a specific subject for the public to discuss. Some of the
topics that Council would like to hold Town Hall meetings on are safety, families, sewer rates
and traffic. Council discussed in detailed the 5 year Strategic Plan. What should it include and
how do we get there? Michael suggested that Council take a closer look at the Comp Plan goals
and ratchet them down.
S. Mayors Report - nothing to report
6. Council Initiatives
Councilmember Stillwell asked Chad Bedlington for an update on the sidewalk grinding project.
Chad stated that the Public Works department will be working on them soon. Chad said that
we will be bringing on the seasonal help earlier this year so that more projects will get done.
Councilmember DePinto asked for an update on the road that floods on Bald Hills Road. Chad
stated it is in the floodplain and it will be a high cost project with environmental issues.
Councilmember DePinto stated there is a parking issue at Longmire Park during games. Chad
stated it would be an enforcement issue. Grant Beck stated that Longmire Park was never
designed to be the Regional Athletics Center. This issue will be brought up at the Stakeholders
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meeting for discussion at the next meeting. This issue should come back at a future Study
Session for discussion.
Councilmember Carmody would like to add the agenda of the Council meetings to streaming
video so that citizens can follow along during the Council meeting and power point slides.
Councilmember Carmody has been talking to a citizen that has been an accountant for 30
years and she would like to see an external audit for staffing needs inside the City. Michael
stated we need someone right now to do the Human Resources (HR) for the City. We have a
Clerk that is doing a great job and she is currently doing HR but there is too much for one
person to do with no backup. When Janine Schnepf was City Clerk /HR, Lori was her back up.
Now Lori has all the duties of both positions and no back up. Councilmember Carmody has
been asked by citizens if they can have rain barrels so they are not watering their lawns with
City water.
Councilmember Wood asked Chief Todd Stancil about the condition of the bridge on Creek
Street. Todd stated it is on the Hazardous Mitigation Plan along with the flooding road on Bald
Hills.
17 -115 MOTION MADE BY RUSS HENDRICKSON TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. MOTION CARRIED
Adjourn 6:53 p.m.
Attest:
Tracey Wood, Mayor Pro -Tem Lori Mossman, City Clerk
Complete recordings are available on the city website at www.ci.yelm.wa.us.
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To: Mayor JW Foster
Yelm City Council
Agenda Item 6c
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City of Yelm
From: Tami Merriman, Associate Planner
STAFF REPORT
Date: February 3, 2017 (for February 14, 2017 City Council Meeting)
Subj: Tyler Terrace Final Subdivision 20150212
Recommendation
Approve Tyler Terrace final subdivision and authorize Mayor JW Foster to sign the final
Subdivision Map.
Background
The Yelm Hearing Examiner approved, with conditions, a preliminary subdivision for the above
referenced project on January 12, 2016. The project has finished construction, and the
applicant has filed a complete application for final subdivision.
Current Situation
Staff has reviewed the subdivision for compliance with the conditions of approval placed on the
preliminary subdivision and is satisfied that the subdivision meets all conditions of the
preliminary approval.
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To: Mayor JW Foster
Yelm City Council
Agenda Item 8 a Ordinance 1018 Comprehensive Plan Update
Page 1 of 59
City of Yelm
STAFF REPORT
From: Tami Merriman, Associate Planner
Grant Beck, Community Development Director
Date: February 3, 2017 (for February 14, 2017, City Council Meeting)
Subj: Ordinance 1018 Comprehensive Plan Update
Recommendation
Adopt Ordinance 1018, update to the Yelm Comprehensive Plan.
Background
The City of Yelm is required to plan under the Growth Management Act, a provision of which
requires that City's Comprehensive Plan be reviewed every eight years and, if needed, revise
the plan to ensure that it is still consistent with the policies of the Act.
Yelm adopted its Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan by adoption of Ordinance
Number 550 on February 22, 1994. In 2006 The Yelm City Council adopted Ordinance 858
which among other items updated population projections between 2005 and 2030 - including
2026 figures, and information that confirmed that Yelm and its UGA have sufficient area to
accommodate projected growth.
The process to approve this amendment included reformatting the plan to be more consistent
with the recently adopted Unified Development Code. The Plan was updated to include
updated material such as housing statistics, population projections and capital projects. New
goals and policies were added from the Sustainable Thurston Plan and the JBLM Joint Land Use
Study. This proposed update makes the plan consistent with the Growth Management Act.
The Plan was presented to the Public for review and comment in several ways, including a
newspaper insert, mailing to local homeowners associations, presentations to local stakeholder
groups, advertisement in the Yelm Cinemas, and presented at the 2015 and 2016 Yelm Home
and Garden Show. The Planning Commission held an open house and public hearing in June of
2016, and a second open house and public hearing in August of 2016. The proposed
amendment was also submitted to all required State agency representatives for comment.
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The proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment, response to all comments received, this staff
report, and public hearing notice was posted on the City of Yelm website.
Current Situation
The City Council held a public hearing to accept any further comments to this draft on January
10, 2017, continued to January 24, 2017, and continued again to February 14, 2017. The
Council has reviewed the draft and all public comment at their January 25, 2017 Study Session
and at that time, had no further updates to the draft.
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CITY OF YELM ORDINANCE NO. 1018
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yelm adopting the update to the Yelm Comprehensive Plan.
WHEREAS, The City of Yelm is required to plan under RCW 36.70A.040; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Washington State Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A
RCW, the City of Yelm adopted a Comprehensive Plan in 1994, and has amended the
plan on several occasions since that time; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 36.70A.130 RCW, an adopted Comprehensive Plan shall be
subject to continuing evaluation and review, and amendments to the Comprehensive
Plan shall be considered no more frequently than once every year, and no less than
every eight years; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department prepared a draft proposed update to the
Comprehensive Plan that will ensure that the plan is consistent with the provisions of
the Growth Management Act, including the use of the latest available information for
Thurston County and Yelm to update population projections; and
WHEREAS, the public review process for the proposed amendments included two open houses
and two Public Hearings before the Yelm Planning Commission, and a Public Hearing
before Yelm City Council, official notices for written public comment, and posting
information to the City of Yelm website, and in the Nisqually Valley News; and
WHEREAS, the public participation program included notification of interested Departments of
Washington State, email distribution to any person expressing interest in the review and
the posting of all pertinent drafts, notices, staff reports and public comment on the
City's web site; and
WHEREAS, the draft updates along with official notice were emailed on May 12, 2016, to the
following State and Federal Agencies:
✓ Washington Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development to be
distributed to all agencies reviewing Comprehensive Plans;
✓ Joint Base Lewis McChord;
✓ Nisqually Indian Tribe; and
✓ Thurston Regional Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on the updated draft
on June 20, 2016 and August 15, 2016, at which time received verbal and written comments;
and
WHEREAS, the Commission reviewed all comments, updated the proposed draft based on
comments received, and voted unanimously to recommend that the Yelm City Council adopt
the proposed comprehensive plan update; and
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WHEREAS, the Yelm City Council considered the recommendation of the Yelm Planning
Commission, held a duly advertised public hearing on said recommendation on January 10,
2017, continue to January 24, 2017, and continued again to February 14, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Council reviewed the proposed update to the Comprehensive Plan and all
comments received at their January 25, 2017 Study Session; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds it necessary and in the public interest that the Yelm Comprehensive
Plan be updated;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE YELM CITY COUNCIL DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Yelm Comprehensive Plan attached to this Ordinance as Attachment A is hereby
adopted and the previous plan replaced.
Section 2. Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance or its application to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or the application of the provision
to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 3. The Ordinance shall be in full force and effect and after its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of Yelm this 14th Day of February, 2017.
JW Foster, Mayor
Authenticated:
Lori Mossman, City Clerk
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, February 24, 2017
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2017
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Attachment A
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2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Acknowledgements
Elected Officials
JW Foster, Mayor
Ron Harding, Mayor
EJ Curry, Councilmember
Molly Carmody, Councilmember
Jennifer Littlefield, Councilmember
Tracey Wood, Councilmember
Tad Stillwell, Councilmember
Joe DePinto, Councilmember
Russ Hendrickson, Councilmember
Joe Baker, Former Councilmember
Bob Isom, Former Councilmember
Ken Garmann, Former Councilmember
Special Thanks
Yelm Citizens
Yelm Historic Preservation Committee
Yelm Real Estate Network
Yelm Business Association
City Staff
Grant Beck, Community Development Director
Tami Merriman, Associate Planner
Karen Bennett, Administrative Assistant
Yelm Planning Commission
John Graver, Chair
Jerry Fugich, Commissioner
Wayne Potter, Commissioner
John Thomson, Commissioner
Shawn Christensen, Commissioner
Terry Kaminski, Commissioner
Anne Wahrmund, Commissioner
Glen Nutter, Former Commissioner
Jennifer Littlefield, Former Commissioner
Molly Carmody, Former Commissioner
Yelm Parks Advisory Board
Yelm Chamber of Commerce
Windermere Real Estate
Adopted by the Yelm City Council
February 14, 2017
Ordinance No. 1018
Prepared in accordance with the Washington Growth Management Act — RCW 36.70A
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction..................................................................................................... ............................... 1
Growth Management Act Planning Parameters .............................................. ...............................
2
GuidingPrinciples ............................................................................................ ...............................
4
LandUse ........................................................................................................... ...............................
8
Housing.......................................................................................................... ...............................
19
CapitalFacilities ............................................................................................. ...............................
23
Utilities........................................................................................................... ...............................
33
Transportation............................................................................................... ...............................
36
Economic Development ................................................................................. ...............................
40
Parksand Recreation ..................................................................................... ...............................
43
Environmental Protection and Critical Areas ................................................ ...............................
46
Essential Public Facilities ................................................................................ ...............................
49
JointPlanning Policies .................................................................................... ...............................
51
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1-
Population Projections .................................................................... ...............................
16
Table 2 -
Residential Supply vs. Demand ....................................................... ...............................
16
Table 3 -
Housing Inventory by Type — 2015 Estimate .................................. ...............................
21
Table 4 -
Housing Unit Projection .................................................................. ...............................
21
Table 5 -
Residential Supply vs. Demand ....................................................... ...............................
22
Table 6 -
Capacity for Additional Dwelling Units by Type .............................. ...............................
22
Table 7 -
Relationships of Various Plans ........................................................ ...............................
27
Table 8 -
Capital Facilities Plan Funding Sources ........................................... ...............................
28
Table 9 -
10 Year Capital Facilities Plan Summary ......................................... ...............................
29
Table 10
- Long Term Capital Facilities Needs ............................................... ...............................
31
Table 11-
Inventory of Major City Assets ...................................................... ...............................
31
LIST OF MAPS
Map 1 - Joint Base Lewis McChord Compatibility ........................................... ............................... 7
Map 2 - Land Use Designations ...................................................................... ............................... 14
Map 3 - Future Land Use Designations .......................................................... ............................... 15
Map 4 - 2010 Commercial, Industrial & Mixed Use Development Potential ............................... 17
Map 5 - 2010 Residential Development Potential ......................................... ............................... 18
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INTRODUCTION
The Yelm Comprehensive Plan (Plan) establishes the vision of the City of Yelm for the ongoing
and future development of the community over the next 20 to 25 years. The Plan is a broad
statement of goals and policies that direct the orderly and coordinated physical development of
a city into the future.
The 2016 update includes new goals and polices based on comments and ideas from the public,
local stakeholders, and City boards and Commissions, along with applicable goals from the
Sustainable Thurston Development Plan for the Thurston Region and the JBLM Joint Land Use
Study.
The Plan is written in the context of the State Growth Management Act, which mandates issues
that must be dealt with in a comprehensive plan and County -wide planning policies, which
identify how certain aspects of growth management planning are to be met in Thurston County.
The purpose of the Joint Plan is to identify how development is to occur over the next 20 to 25
years for the City, and for the County area within the Urban Growth Area (UGA), which will
eventually be served by City of Yelm public facilities and utilities.
The Plan is intended to apply to the entire UGA. Jurisdictionally, the Plan will be implemented
in the City limits by the City of Yelm, and the unincorporated UGA by Thurston County.
The Plan is organized by subject matter, with each main topic having an objective, general
goals, and policies. The maps, goals, and policies provide the basis for the adoption of
regulations, programs, and services which implement the Plan.
The Plan is to be revisited not less than each eight years to review population progress, the
effectiveness of the existing plan, and the need for change.
The Plan is designed to incorporate and coordinate many of the Yelm planning documents into
a coordinated whole. For purposes of a complete picture, the "Yelm Comprehensive Plan"
includes the following documents:
• Yelm Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with Thurston County
• Yelm Transportation Plan
• Yelm Water System Plan
• Yelm General Sewer Plan
• Yelm Parks Plan
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GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT PLANNING PARAMETERS
Growth Management Act
The City of Yelm participates in comprehensive planning under the provisions of the Growth
Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW. The purpose of the Act is to promote responsive,
responsible local planning to accomplish thirteen identified statewide goals.
The following State Growth Management Act goals are adopted to guide the development and
adoption of comprehensive plans and development regulations of those counties and cities that
are required or choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040. The following goals are not listed in
order of priority and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of guiding the development of
comprehensive plans and development regulations:
(1) Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas where adequate public facilities
and services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner.
(2) Reduce sprawl. Reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into
sprawling, low- density development.
(3) Transportation. Encourage efficient multimodal transportation systems that are based
on regional priorities and coordinated with county and city comprehensive plans.
(4) Housing. Encourage the availability of affordable housing to all economic segments of
the population of this state, promote a variety of residential densities and housing
types, and encourage preservation of existing housing stock.
(5) Economic development. Encourage economic development throughout the state that is
consistent with adopted comprehensive plans, promote economic opportunity for all
citizens of this state, especially for unemployed and for disadvantaged persons, promote
the retention and expansion of existing businesses and recruitment of new businesses,
recognize regional differences impacting economic development opportunities, and
encourage growth in areas experiencing insufficient economic growth, all within the
capacities of the state's natural resources, public services, and public facilities.
(6) Property rights. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just
compensation having been made. The property rights of landowners shall be protected
from arbitrary and discriminatory actions.
(7) Permits. Applications for both state and local government permits should be processed
in a timely and fair manner to ensure predictability.
(8) Natural resource industries. Maintain and enhance natural resource -based industries,
including productive timber, agricultural, and fisheries industries. Encourage the
conservation of productive forest lands and productive agricultural lands, and
discourage incompatible uses.
(9) Open space and recreation. Retain open space, enhance recreational opportunities,
conserve fish and wildlife habitat, increase access to natural resource lands and water,
and develop parks and recreation facilities.
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(10) Environment. Protect the environment and enhance the state's high quality of life,
including air and water quality, and the availability of water.
(11) Citizen participation and coordination. Encourage the involvement of citizens in the
planning process and ensure coordination between communities and jurisdictions to
reconcile conflicts.
(12) Public facilities and services. Ensure that those public facilities and services necessary
to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time the
development is available for occupancy and use without decreasing current service
levels below locally established minimum standards.
(13) Historic preservation. Identify and encourage the preservation of lands, sites, and
structures that have historical or archaeological significance.
County -Wide Planning Policies (CWPP)
Thurston County, with the advice of the Cities and Towns in Thurston County, adopted County -
Wide Planning Policies (CWPP) to aid and focus the Growth Management planning activities in
Thurston County. These County -Wide Planning Policies were specifically approved by the City
of Yelm.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Goal 1 Plan and act toward zero waste in the region.
Policy 1.1 Support efforts to maintain a rate structure that will incentivize waste
prevention, as well as implement policy and support waste reduction programs.
Goal 2 Ensure that residents have the resources to meet their daily needs.
Policy 2.1 Support a coordinated and streamlined approach to social service planning and
funding in Thurston County.
Goal 3 Ensure that the region's water supply sustains people in perpetuity while protecting
the environment.
Policy 3.1 Support regional efforts to find resources to create a water systems plan that
explores ways to manage water resources in the Thurston Region more holistically.
Goal 4 Move toward a carbon - neutral community.
Policy 4.1 Support regional efforts to find resources to create a balanced Thurston Region
climate action plan.
Goal 5 Provide opportunities for everyone in the Thurston Region to learn about and practice
sustainability.
Policy 5.1 Support regional efforts to find resources to ensure continued focus on
sustainability actions, education, and coordination.
Goal 6 Make strategic decisions and investments to advance sustainability regionally.
Policy 6.1 Support regional efforts to develop a generic sustainability checklist for
modification and use by local jurisdictions.
Policy 6.2 Incorporate a locally adopted sustainability checklist into the decision making
process for funding allocations, comprehensive plan amendments, and capital facilities
investments.
Goal 7 Support public and private local food systems to increase community resilience,
health, and economic prosperity.
Policy 7.1 Support regional efforts to find resources to create a local food systems plan.
Goal 8 Become a model for sustainability and livability. Identify resources, organizational
structure, and educational opportunities to achieve regional sustainability goals.
Policy 8.1 Support regional efforts to identify and secure funding to implement actions to
achieve Sustainable Thurston goals and vision.
Policy 8.2 Participate in regional efforts to monitor progress in achieving Sustainable
Thurston goals and targets.
Policy 8.3 Support regional efforts to create a regional grant center to provide assistance in
identifying and applying for grants.
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Policy 8.4 Coordinate and collaborate with outreach and planning efforts that cross
jurisdictional boundaries.
Policy 8.5 Support regional efforts to find resources for demonstration projects which
support innovative community ideas and projects that support Sustainable Thurston priority
goals.
Goal 9 Create safe and vibrant South County city and town centers that foster
entrepreneurship, active transportation, civic pride, and a sense of place.
Policy 9.1 Encourage commercial and cultural activities in Yelm.
Policy 9.2 Continue to support coordinated economic and community building activities
among South County communities.
Policy 9.3 Identify opportunities to support existing and prospective entrepreneurs in Yelm.
Policy 9.4 Support workforce development training in southern Thurston County to
promote new industries.
Policy 9.5 Improve marketing of potential development and business opportunities
available in South County.
Policy 9.6 Support efforts to develop an infrastructure for tourism in South Thurston
County.
Policy 9.7 Build on the quality of place within each of the historic community centers.
Policy 9.8 Minimize the impact of highways on each of the historic South County
community centers.
Policy 9.10 Invest public money to attract private investment in the development of the
South County centers.
Policy 9.11 Coordinate with Thurston County to ensure that future development that
generates pass- through traffic within incorporated communities pays its fair share for
necessary road improvements.
Policy 9.12 Promote telework in South County towns and cities to keep workers and their
dollars local and reduce vehicle miles traveled.
Goal 10 Improve regulatory clarity and predictability to encourage urban infill and
redevelopment.
Policy 10.1 Plan at the neighborhood level and involve the neighborhoods in the planning
process.
Policy 10.2 Ensure that housing as envisioned in different areas is feasible to finance and
build.
Policy 10.3 Offer financial and project development incentives for reducing environmental
impacts.
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Goal 11 Promote future development that protects public health, safety, and welfare by
minimizing risk to life, property, and the well -being of Yelm residents from military training
operations and maintaining compatibility with current and foreseeable missions at Joint Base
Lewis - McChord (JBLM).
Policy 11.1 Continue to support the unique and vital mission capabilities of JBLM and the
significant contribution of the installation, military personnel, families, and civilian workers
to the economic base of the community and region.
Policy 11.2 Partner with JBLM and the South Sound Military and Communities Partnership to
anticipate and meet community growth and service demands related to military mission
change and to ensure that Yelm residents participate fully in economic opportunities and
outreach activities associated with the installation.
Goal 12 Foster meaningful, ongoing communication among Yelm residents, JBLM, the South
Sound Military and Communities Partnership and other regional partners to increase
awareness of Department of Defense and other federal and state missions and activities and
to coordinate on ongoing compatibility planning and management activities.
Policy 12.1 Continue Yelm's participation in the implementation of the Joint Land Use Study
(JLUS) by appointing primary points of contact to facilitate the communication and
coordination strategies recommended in the JLUS Report.
Policy 12.2 Work with JBLM to establish ongoing communication mechanisms for issues of
mutual concern, including mission or operational changes that could affect the surrounding
community or specific development and infrastructure projects that could affect
compatibility with training operations.
Policy 12.3 Partner with JBLM to make information on the potential impacts of training
operations available to residents.
Policy 12.4 Review community development and infrastructure proposals for interaction
that could produce compatibility challenges with training operations, including: noise
sensitive uses in areas of known exposure to aviation and range noise; physical
infrastructure that could interfere with low -level flight operations; and sources of electrical
emissions that could interfere with military communications or navigation systems.
Policy 12.5 Provide notice to JBLM for review and comment on Yelm's discretionary land use
actions such as comprehensive plan amendments, rezones, development regulation
changes, and land use permits.
Goal 13 Coordinate Planning Activities
Policy 13.1 Cooperate with Thurston County in planning activities through notification when
updating policies and plans and by reviewing and commenting on Thurston County policies
and plans which may affect the residents of Yelm.
Policy 13.2 Notify the Nisqually Tribe during plan reviews and updates and encourage the
tribe to participate in local planning activities.
Policy 13.3 Communicate with JBLM about planning and permitting actions within the City.
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LAND USE
The objective of the land use chapter is to establish Yelm as an urban center which provides for
a wide variety of goods and services for Yelm's service area, jobs for its residents and the wider
community, and a variety of housing types and style for all of its residents in an efficient and
sustainable fashion while preserving Yelm's history.
Goal 1 Create a comprehensive plan with goals and policies which fosters balanced
sustainable approaches to managing growth within Yelm and its Urban Growth Area (UGA).
Policy 1.1 Adopt comprehensive plan goals and policies that address the statewide Growth
Management Act (GMA) goals within Yelm and its Urban Growth Area (UGA).
Policy 1.2 Adopt comprehensive plan goals and policies that implement the County Wide
Planning Policies (CWPP) within Yelm and its UGA.
Policy 1.3 Adopt comprehensive plan goals and policies that accommodates projected
growth (legally required under the Washington State Growth Management Act) as well as
economic forces which will shape the future of the community.
Policy 1.4 Adopt urban growth boundaries for Yelm which encourage urban development
at urban densities with urban services.
Policy 1.5 Recognize the property rights of landowners in Yelm and its UGA.
Policy 1.6 Respect property owners legal rights when implementing this plan. Regulations
should provide for compensation for the property owner of waivers from requirements if the
implementation of the regulation would otherwise constitute a legally defined "taking ".
Policy 1.7 Process comprehensive plan amendments no more than once per calendar year,
except in cases of emergency.
Policy 1.8 Provide public notices, encourage public participation, and allow public input at
all phases of the comprehensive plan review process.
Goal 2 Create a sustainable community.
Policy 2.1 Utilize the following definition of sustainable development within this
comprehensive plan as a foundation for decision making: "Provide for current needs while
not compromising the availability of resources for future needs."
Policy 2.2 Adopt goals, policies, and development regulations designed to foster
sustainable development through tools such as:
• Smart Growth;
• Low Impact Development; and
• Built Green /LEED standards.
Policy 2.3 Adopt policies and development regulations to implement smart growth
principles that:
• Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration (public participation);
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• Strengthen and direct development towards existing communities;
• Provide a variety of transportation choices;
• Mix land uses in appropriate scale for the neighborhood. This may include
apartments over retail and commercial space, or residential and commercial areas in
close proximity;
• Preserve open space, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas;
• Create a range of housing opportunities and choices;
• Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place;
• Create walkable neighborhoods;
• Take advantage of compact building design; and
• Make development decisions predictable, fair, and cost - effective.
Policy 2.4 Adopt development regulations that implement low impact development (LID)
stormwater provisions.
Policy 2.5 Adopt development regulation incentives that encourage sustainable
development such as Green /LEED or Home Energy Rating System ratings in the construction
of new or significantly remodeled structures.
Goal 3 Establish a variety of land uses and densities that supports a compact form and urban
densities.
Policy 3.1 Adopt land use designations, a land use map, and development regulations that
accommodates a variety of land use categories and densities.
Policy 3.2 Adopt a single land use category for all unincorporated lands located within the
Yelm UGA boundary: Single Family - 1 unit per 5 acres.
Policy 3.3 Adopt two categories of residential single family land use to meet community
needs:
• Single Family - 4 units per acre; and
• Single Family - 6 units per acre.
Policy 3.4 Adopt two categories of residential multifamily land use to meet community
needs:
• Multifamily - Medium Density — 6 units per acre; and
• Multifamily - High Density — 16 units per acre.
Policy 3.5 Adopt a mixed use development category which allows both residential and
commercial uses suitable for planned developments on larger parcels and which provides for
a variety of land uses, more efficient use of open space, and more cost effective public
infrastructure.
Policy 3.6 Adopt a variety of commercial land use categories to meet community needs.
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Policy 3.7 Adopt industrial land uses to meet community needs.
Policy 3.8 Adopt land use designations which reflect limited development potential. It may
include:
• Publicly owned lands;
• Lands permanently set aside as open space; or
• Lands with sensitive areas.
Policy 3.9 Consider the required level of public facilities and utilities when planning for
various urban densities and types of land use.
Goal 4 Provide guidance for a cohesive city.
Policy 4.1 Adopt development regulations and subdivision standards that require new
multi -lot subdivisions to provide a network of connected streets which are integrated into
Yelm's existing street system.
Policy 4.2 Adopt development regulations that require new development projects to
address public transit, and where necessary to accommodate new and potential transit
stops.
Policy 4.3 Adopt development regulations that allow parking to be shared by two or more
businesses, and joint -use parking between non - competing uses (e.g. the same parking might
be used for office workers during the week and by shoppers during the weekend).
Policy 4.4 Adopt development regulations that accommodate "live- work" structures
(where citizens can live and work within the same structure).
Policy 4.5 Adopt sign regulations designed to support business establishments while
protecting community character. The sign code may:
• Provide community "way- finding" signage;
• Encourage pedestrian- oriented signs with a consistent character; and
• Allow for eccentric signs in some locations.
Policy 4.6 Adopt development regulations that allow permits to be processed in a timely
and efficient manner.
Goal 5 Encourage diverse residential growth.
Policy 5.1 Encourage new residential subdivisions to incorporate alleys into their street
network by providing increased density incentives.
Policy 5.2 Adopt development standards that allow duplexes, townhouses, and accessory
dwelling units within residential areas. These are intended to increase the variety of housing
in the community and aid in achieving an overall urban density.
Policy 5.3 Adopt development regulations that encourage mixed use subdivisions.
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Goal 6 Encourage commercial and industrial growth that serves the needs of the City.
Policy 6.1 Restrict commercial developments to those lands already zoned for commercial
land uses.
Policy 6.2 Define the boundaries between the Central Business District and other
commercially zoned areas along Yelm Avenue. This is roughly between Solberg Street
NW /SW, Stevens Avenue NE /NW, 4th Street NE /SE and Mosman Avenue SW /SE.
Policy 6.3 Adopt development and design regulations for the Central Business District
(CBD) which:
a. Allows pedestrian oriented businesses, such as open -air restaurants;
b. Locates buildings directly on street, and prohibits off - street parking in front of
the structure;
C. Retain pedestrian- oriented character with wide sidewalks, street landscaping,
and pedestrian amenities along Yelm Avenue; and
d. Retains on- street parking throughout the CBD.
Policy 6.4 Adopt development regulations limiting the location and design of fast -food
resta u ra nts.
Policy 6.5 Adopt development and design regulations that encourage compatibility and
connectivity between commercial and residential land uses.
Policy 6.6 Locate industrial areas on major transportation routes, near existing utilities, and
where they can be appropriately buffered from adjacent land uses.
Policy 6.7 Locate warehouse, assembly, and distribution land uses on the perimeter of the
industrial area, with manufacturing /industrial located toward the center of the industrial
land use designation.
Goal 7 Participate in joint planning with Thurston County for Yelm's urban growth area.
Policy 7.1 Support a joint planning process between the City of Yelm and Thurston County
for lands which lie within the Yelm UGA and may incorporate into Yelm's City limits.
Policy 7.2 Identify the goals and policies from the Yelm Comprehensive Plan which will
apply to the unincorporated land within the Yelm UGA.
Policy 7.3 Review Yelm's UGA boundary no more frequently than once every ten (10)
yea rs.
Policy 7.4 Ensure that any change to Yelm's UGA boundary is consistent with the County
Wide Planning Policies.
Policy 7.5 Establish pre- annexation zoning for lands within the Yelm UGA boundary.
Policy 7.6 Evaluate properties which could be annexed into Yelm based upon the
availability of utilities.
Policy 7.7 Defer annexing unincorporated lands shown on the Future Land Use Map until
the property can be served by the City water and sewer systems.
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Policy 7.8 Defer changing the land use categories adopted in a Joint Plan for a period of
three (3) years without the written concurrence from the other jurisdiction.
Policy 7.9 Analyze and provide comment to Thurston County on any proposed
development within the unincorporated lands shown on the Future Land Use Map.
Goal 8 Foster regional coordination.
Policy 8.1 Educate the public and local businesses regarding the planning process which
can include comprehensive plan amendments, development regulation updates, and the
adoption of functional plans for parks, water, sewer, transportation, and capital facilities.
Policy 8.2 Coordinate and provide notification of proposed amendments to the
comprehensive plan or development regulations to adjacent jurisdictions and governmental
entities (e.g. Thurston County, Intercity Transit, Joint Base Lewis- McChord, and the Nisqually
Tribe) providing them an opportunity to comment prior to final action.
Policy 8.3 Support the transfer of development rights (TDR) program to conserve
important natural and /or cultural resources (e.g. long -term agricultural lands, historic
properties, or significant wildlife habitat) within the rural portion of Thurston County.
Goal 9 Foster historic preservation.
Policy 9.1 Adopt development regulations that provide incentives to protect, preserve, and
restore historic properties.
Goal 10 Create vibrant centers, corridors, and neighborhoods while accommodating growth.
Policy 10.1 Promote a greater mix of uses and densities to support efficient provision of
services.
Policy 10.2 Focus neighborhood -level planning efforts.
Policy 10.3 Continue the community conversation about land use and zoning changes.
Goal 11 Create safe and vibrant neighborhoods with places that build community and
encourage active transportation.
Policy 11.1 Plan at the neighborhood level to increase housing density and diversity while
preserving neighborhood character and quality of life.
Policy 11.2 Plan for land use patterns that provide most neighborhood residents an array of
basic services within a half mile or 20 minute walk from home.
Policy 11.3 Encourage appropriately scaled home -based business and live /work
opportunities in neighborhoods.
Policy 11.4 Support Intercity Transit efforts to expand transit routes and increase service
frequency where the density, land uses, street design, and location of neighborhoods
between main activity center destinations will result in good service usage.
Policy 11.5 Identify opportunities for small urban centers with a mix of land uses and
densities in Greenfield and Brownfield buildable lands.
Policy 11.6 Encourage Thurston County to streamline the annexation process within the
UGA.
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Policy 11.7 Identify and build street and path connections within existing neighborhoods
and design well- connected streets within any new neighborhoods.
Policy 11.8 Increase opportunities for urban agriculture.
Goal 12 Maximize opportunity to redevelop land in priority areas by investing in
infrastructure and environmental remediation.
Policy 12.1 Mitigate the additional cost of development in centers and corridors by making
public infrastructure investment that adds value, safety and public enjoyment for the entire
community and that result in appropriate public return on investment when adjacent
properties are developed. Allow for latecomers and other methods of repayment for
government outlay for infrastructure.
Policy 12.2 Identify additional funding sources to make building infrastructure as part of a
priority infill housing project more financially viable.
Policy 12.3 Do soil and groundwater assessments and evaluate appropriate remediation
options where contaminated soils and groundwater exist. Identify funds for assessment and
remediation. Apply for grants and loans to complete clean -up.
Policy 12.4 Encourage mechanisms to allow private development that constructs public road
improvements (such as curb, gutter, sidewalks, or travel lanes) the opportunity for
latecomers or other methods of repayment.
Goal 13 Support the local production, processing, and sale of local food products.
Policy 13.1 Provide for public and private food processing centers in development
regulations.
Policy 13.2 Allow for the location of farmers markets, food cooperatives, and community
gardens in development regulations.
Policy 13.3 Allow the use of commercial kitchens in churches, fraternal organizations, and
schools for processing local food products and to support food trucks.
Policy 13.4 Identify public spaces for community gardens and other food production.
Policy 13.5 Support regional efforts to create a local agricultural economy.
Goal 14 Enhance land use compatibility between JBLM and property in the surrounding area
to protect public health and safety.
Policy 14.1 Consider the Military Influence Area as identified in the Joint Land Use Plan
prepared by Joint Base Lewis- McChord and the surrounding communities when reviewing
and updating plans and policies. Specifically consider compatible land uses based on noise
from the Installation Operational Noise Management Plan.
Policy 14.2 Consider the use of open spaces adjacent to Joint Base Lewis- McChord as part of
overall compatibility strategies.
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TABLE 1 - POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Source: Small Area Population Estimates and Population and Employment Forecast Work Program, 2014, Thurston
Regional Planning Council.
TABLE 2 - RESIDENTIAL SUPPLY vs. DEMAND
2010
Census
2015 Estimate
2020
2025
2030
2035
2040
Yelm
6,850
8,170
12,570
16,990
19,910
21,980
25,070
UGA
1,350
1,420
1,480
1,610
2,550
4,310
5,700
Total
8,200
9,590
14,050
18,600
22,460
26,290
30,770
Source: Small Area Population Estimates and Population and Employment Forecast Work Program, 2014, Thurston
Regional Planning Council.
TABLE 2 - RESIDENTIAL SUPPLY vs. DEMAND
Yelm & UGA
3,050 10,250 7,200 10,310
Source: Buildable Lands Report 2014 for Thurston County, 2014, Thurston Regional Planning Council.
Capacity for
2010
Units required to accommodate 2035
additional
Excess
Dwelling
population
dwellings
Units
Total
2010 -2035
2010 plus
2035
30%
Yelm & UGA
3,050 10,250 7,200 10,310
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HouSING
The objective of the housing chapter is to provide for a variety of affordable and market rate
housing choices through the creation of efficient neighborhoods that have mixed densities,
mixed housing styles, and mixed housing types.
Goal 1 Encourage a variety of housing types, densities and a range of affordable housing
within Yelm and its Urban Growth Area.
Policy 1.1 Allow a variety of housing types within the residential and mixed use
designations to promote a range of housing alternatives within the community. This may
include but not be limited to: government assisted housing, housing for low- income families,
manufactured housing, multi - family housing, and group or foster homes.
Policy 1.2 Allow accessory dwelling units in all residential land use categories subject to
development standards and design criteria.
Policy 1.3 Encourage opportunities for a range of housing costs to enable housing for all
segments of the population.
Policy 1.4 Encourage the provision of adequate affordable building sites through
appropriate zoning, infrastructure, and other development regulations.
Policy 1.5 Review development regulations to ensure that a range of housing types is
available throughout Yelm.
Policy 1.6 Review development regulations to ensure residents can safely walk throughout
Yelm.
Policy 1.7 Monitor the need for special needs housing and increase opportunities for such
housing.
Policy 1.8 Consider density increase incentives to promote a variety of housing types,
mixed uses, range of housing costs, affordability, and increased special needs housing.
Goal 2 Meet the county wide planning policy to ensure a fair share of affordable housing.
Policy 2.1 Encourage a variety of housing types in the residential designations to assure
choice, opportunity, and availability of a fair share of affordable housing throughout Yelm,
its UGA, and adjacent areas of Thurston County.
Policy 2.2 Participate with other jurisdictions and Thurston County in a regional process to
monitor Fair Share Affordable Housing targets within the County.
Goal 3 Conserve and improve the existing housing stock and neighborhoods.
Policy 3.1 Maintain up -to -date development regulations for building, housing, mechanical,
and other design standards.
Policy 3.2 Require owners of unsafe dwelling units to correct significant problems and
encourage the maintenance of existing structures consistent with the standards of the
neighborhood.
Policy 3.3 Support rehabilitation efforts for substandard housing.
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Policy 3.4 Encourage and facilitate local economic development as an important element
of improving housing conditions by providing economic opportunity.
Policy 3.5 Encourage local community groups, churches, and businesses to provide
voluntary assistance with maintain existing structures for the elderly, low income, and those
with special needs.
Goal 4 Promote energy efficient housing to reduce the overall costs of home ownership.
Policy 4.1 Support programs that make existing structures more energy efficient.
Policy 4.2 Periodically review the energy efficiency development regulations to ensure that
they are up -to -date.
Policy 4.3 Promote residential subdivision designs that maximize solar heating
opportunities.
Goal 5 Provide sufficient housing for low- and moderate - income households within each
jurisdiction.
Policy 5.1 Provide sufficient housing for low- and moderate - income households.
Policy 5.2 Provide tenants and landlords information about housing rights and
responsibilities.
Policy 5.3 Incentivize developers to set aside a percentage of multifamily housing units for
low- and moderate - income buyers and renters.
Policy 5.4 Support efforts to provide funding for shared - equity policies — via community
land trust or down - payment assistance models — to make buying housing of all types
affordable.
Goal 6 Provide sufficient service - enriched housing for homeless and high -risk populations.
Policy 6.1 Allow shelters, group homes, transitional housing, and permanent housing with
social services in development regulations in locations where these facilities have access to
transit, parks, and other amenities.
Goal 7 Encourage housing density and diversity in neighborhoods to add vibrancy and
increase equitable access to opportunity.
Policy 7.1 Review and amend residential development regulations to provide opportunity
for the mix and density of housing needed to meet the needs of changing demographics, use
land wisely, and support nearby transit and businesses.
Policy 7.2 Allow densification by providing for accessory dwelling units, small houses on
small lots, attached housing types or appropriately scaled multifamily buildings, cottage
housing, and village cohousing developments in development regulations.
Goal 8 Encourage the construction, weatherization and operation of homes to boost energy
efficiency.
Policy 8.1 Prioritize home weatherization funds to preserve affordable housing.
Policy 8.2 Support regional efforts to engage landlords and property managers in energy
efficiency efforts.
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Policy 8.3 Support the efforts of local financial institutions to facilitate affordable financing
of energy upgrades.
Policy 8.4 Support regional efforts to conduct energy audits of large power consumers to
identify efficiency improvements, such as RESNET's Home Energy Rating System.
Goal 9 Increase housing amid urban corridors and centers to meet the needs of a changing
population.
Policy 9.1 Review regulations that stymie or prevent housing development near or within
urban corridors and centers.
Policy 9.2 Remove barriers or "right- size" regulations to achieve goals.
Policy 9.3 Identify priority areas ripe for housing development that will meet multiple
goals.
Policy 9.4 Examine ways to encourage smaller, affordable housing units through the fee
structure, especially in centers, corridors or adjacent to neighborhood service hubs.
Policy 9.5 Reduce impact fees for those projects located where there is less impact.
Policy 9.6 Use tax exemptions, such as Special Valuation, or other financing tools to make
projects financially feasible.
Policy 9.7 Identify opportunities to aggregate properties where housing density is needed
to achieve community goals and make multifamily projects feasible to build and finance.
TABLE 3 - HOUSING INVENTORY BY TYPE — 2015 ESTIMATE
Source: Small Area Population Estimates, 2014, Thurston Regional Planning Council
TABLE 4 - HOUSING UNIT PROJECTION
Single Family
Multi - Family
Manufactured
Total
Yelm
2,290
590
120
3,000
UGA
380
10
160
550
Total
2,670
600
280
3,550
Source: Small Area Population Estimates, 2014, Thurston Regional Planning Council
TABLE 4 - HOUSING UNIT PROJECTION
2010 Census
2015 Estimate
2020
2025
2030
2035
2040
Yelm
2,520
3,000
4,670
6,440
7,660
8,540
9,810
UGA
530
550
570
620
1,000
1,710
2,280
Total
3,050
3,550
5,240
7,060
8,660
10,250
12,090
Source: Small Area Population Estimates and Population and Employment Forecast Work Program, 2014, Thurston
Regional Planning Council
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TABLE 5 - RESIDENTIAL SUPPLY vs. DEMAND
Yelm & UGA
3,050 10,250 7,200 10,310
Source: Buildable Lands Report 2014 for Thurston County, 2014, Thurston Regional Planning Council.
TABLE 6 - CAPACITY FOR ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS BY TYPE
Planning Area
Total
Capacity for
Multi - Family
2010
Units required to accommodate 2035
additional
Excess
Dwelling
population
dwellings
2,010
Units
1,690
1,460
230
Total
2010-2035
2010 plus
2035
30%
Yelm & UGA
3,050 10,250 7,200 10,310
Source: Buildable Lands Report 2014 for Thurston County, 2014, Thurston Regional Planning Council.
TABLE 6 - CAPACITY FOR ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS BY TYPE
Planning Area
Total
Single - Family
Multi - Family
City Center
2,720
1,775
945
Master Planned Community
5,900
3,890
2,010
Urban Growth Area
1,690
1,460
230
Source: Buildable Lands Report 2014 for Thurston County, 2014, Thurston Regional Planning Council.
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CAPITAL FACILITIES
The objective of the capital facilities chapter is to plan for and fund those improvements
necessary to provide appropriate levels of service in a manner that is cost effective for existing
citizens and ensures that growth pays for growth.
Goal 1 Maintain a Capital Facilities Plan which supports the infrastructure needs of Yelm and
its Urban Growth Area.
Policy 1.1 Adopt a capital facilities plans that promote orderly compact urban growth,
maximizes the use and protects the investments of existing facilities, and provides needed
public facilities and services to implement the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan.
Policy 1.2 Adopt and integrate Yelm's capital facilities plans (park plan, water plan, general
sewer plan, and the transportation plan) into the comprehensive plan as appendices.
Policy 1.3 Undertake a consistency review prior to local adoption of capital facilities plans
to insure that the plan's proposed facilities, the level of service standards, and internal
guidance are consistent with the adopted goals and policies of the comprehensive plan.
Policy 1.4 Ensure that the Capital Facilities Plan:
• Is adopted after a periodic review by the Planning Commission and City Council or
Board of County Commissioners, as appropriate;
• Is consistent with the comprehensive plan;
• Includes the scope and location of capital projects or equipment;
• Includes the project's need and its links to established levels of service,
comprehensive plan goals and policies, facility plans, and other capital facilities
projects;
• Specifies the construction costs, timing, funding sources, and projected operations
and maintenance impacts;
• Establishes priorities for capital project development;
• Provides a twenty -year forecast of future capital facility needs, and an inventory of
existing capital facilities; and
• Is coordinated with Thurston County, school districts, telecommunications carriers,
and private utility providers.
Policy 1.5 Adopt by reference the Capital Facilities Plans of Thurston County, Yelm
Community Schools District #2, and SE Thurston Regional Fire Authority, as they apply to
Yelm and its Urban Growth Area.
Policy 1.6 Encourage the public to participate throughout the development and adoption
phases of capital facilities plans.
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Goal 2 Create a list of capital facility projects which addresses deficiencies in existing systems,
replaces obsolete facilities, and will meet the future infrastructure needs of Yelm and its
Urban Growth Area.
Policy 2.1 When developing a list of capital facility projects give priority consideration to
projects based upon the following:
• Mandated by law and those by State and Federal agencies;
• Already initiated and to be completed in subsequent phases;
• Renovate existing facilities to reduce maintenance and operating costs;
• Remove existing capital facilities deficiencies, encourage full use of existing facilities,
or replace worn -out or obsolete facilities;
• Meet concurrency requirements for growth management; or
• Promote the conservation, preservation, or revitalization of commercial, industrial,
and residential areas.
Policy 2.2 Evaluate and prioritize proposed capital facility projects based upon the
following criteria:
• Is needed to correct existing deficiencies, replace needed facilities, or provide
facilities needed for future growth;
• Eliminates a public hazard;
• Eliminates a capacity deficit;
• Is financially feasible;
• Phasing and priorities as established in the comprehensive plan;
• Site needs based on projected growth;
• Serves new development and redevelopment;
• Is compatible with plans of state agencies; and
• An acceptable impact on the local operating budget.
Policy 2.3 Use the type, location, and phasing of public facilities and utilities to direct urban
expansion where it is desired.
Policy 2.4 Ensure that some of Yelm's key public facilities are located in the Central
Business District.
Policy 2.5 Initiate streetscape improvements along Yelm Avenue in the Central Business
District to support pedestrian activity and promote transportation choices:
• Minimize traffic - oriented improvements to the minimum necessary to move traffic
efficiently;
• Construct safety medians in the center lane;
• Improve pedestrian crossings; and
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• Undertake transit improvements to provide an alternative to the automobile.
Policy 2.6 Support capital facility projects which would improve public transit service to
Yelm.
Policy 2.7 Adopt a concurrency management system for all public facilities which evaluates
the available capacity of public infrastructure. This management system may reserve
capacity for approved development commitments and permits until they are constructed, or
those approvals or permits expire.
Policy 2.8 Level of Service (LOS) standards for concurrency standards are found in the Yelm
Transportation Plan.
Goal 3 Provide adequate funding for capital facilities in Yelm and its Urban Growth Area to
ensure that the community's visions and goals can be implemented.
Policy 3.1 Manage Yelm's fiscal resources to support a balanced approach to allocating
financial resources among the following:
• Maintaining existing facilities;
• Eliminating existing capital facility deficiencies; and
• Providing new or expanded facilities to serve growth.
Policy 3.2 Integrate all of the community's capital project resources regardless of funding
source (e.g. grants, bonds, city funds, donations, impact fees, and any other available
funding) into the Capital Facilities Plan.
Policy 3.3 Require new development projects to finance their fair share of public facilities
and utilities which may include the following:
• Collection of impact fees,
• Allocation of sewer and water connection fees primarily to capital Improvements
related to urban expansion, and
• Development and implementation of other appropriate funding mechanisms to
ensure new development's fair share contribution to other public facilities
(recreation, drainage, solid waste, and congestion management services and facilities
car /van pool matching, transit shelters, bike racks, street trees, and sidewalks).
Policy 3.4 Administer impact fees on behalf of the school district and the fire authority, to
ensure that new growth pays appropriately for the cost of providing necessary new services.
Policy 3.5 Allow latecomers agreements for development projects which install
infrastructure with excess capacity.
Policy 3.6 Evaluate the operations and maintenance (O &M) costs associated with a new
capital project, and consider adjusting the capital budget should the O &M costs be
determined to be an unacceptable burden on Yelm's operations budget.
Policy 3.7 Promote joint use facilities through the use of interlocal agreements on publicly
owned lands; and long -term leases, or conservation easements for privately owned lands.
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Policy 3.8 Investigate potential new funding— strategies for capital facilities which may
include the following:
• Growth - induced tax revenues;
• Additional voter - approved financing;
• Regional tax base sharing;
• Regional cost sharing for urban infrastructure;
• Voter - approved real estate excise transfer tax; and
• County -wide bond issues.
Policy 3.9 Explore regional funding strategies to support needed capital facilities.
Policy 3.10 Consider contingency strategies for capital facility funding shortfalls which may
include the following:
• Increase revenues;
• Decrease level of service standards;
Decrease the cost of the facility;
Decrease the demand for the public service or facility; or
• Other fiscal management options.
Policy 3.11 Seek grants or low- interest loans to finance capital facility projects.
Policy 3.12 Maintain or improve Yelm's bond rating through prudent fiscal management.
Policy 3.13 Implement a joint public /private parking management strategy in the Central
Business District.
Policy 3.14 Support the development of a financial assistance or loan program to repair or
upgrade older buildings within the Central Business District.
Goal 4 Ensure the Capital Facilities Plan is responsive to the community's vision and goals
through periodic updates.
Policy 4.1 Monitor the implementation of the Capital Facilities Plan on an ongoing basis.
This review should include completion of major maintenance projects, expansion of existing
facilities, and addition of new facilities.
Policy 4.2 Periodically review, update, and amend the Capital Facilities Plan and ensure
that the various plan elements are internally consistent.
Policy 4.3 When updating the Capital Facilities Plan consider possible changes to the rate of
growth, development trends, changing priorities, and budget and financial considerations.
Policy 4.4 Acknowledge that the implementation of projects in the Capital Facilities Plan
may vary from the schedule and budget due to unanticipated conditions, such as:
• Revenues become available but have conditions about when they may be used; or
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• The construction of a facility to serve new development occurs in an earlier or later
year than predicted.
Goal 5 Conserve and protect drinking water to meet the region's daily and long -term needs.
Policy 5.1 Include wellhead protection areas and standards for aquifer recharge protection
areas in development regulations.
Policy 5.2 Continue water - conservation measures that stretch existing drinking water
supplies.
Policy 5.4 Prohibit individual exempt wells within the Yelm water service area when the
City can provide service.
TABLE 7 - RELATIONSHIPS OF VARIOUS PLANS
Time
Degree of
Type of Plan
Financial Implications
Affected Area
Frame
Action
Community
Comprehensive
City and Urban
Vision, Goals,
20+
Broad Policy
None
Growth Area
and Policies
Plan
(UGA)
Water System
Plan
Facilities Goals
and Policies
General Sewer
City, UGA, and
plan
20+
Specific Policy
Forecast of needs
Regional
Level of Service
Drainage
Parks Plan
basins
standards
Transportation
Plan
Capital Facilities
Prioritize
Construction Estimates
Target areas
Strategic
6 -10
and specific
Plan (CFP)
Projects
Revenue Estimates
sites
Project site or
Implementation
Annual Budget
1
Construction
Obligated Funds
equipment
Funding
specific
Completed
Operations
Annual Budget
1
Operations
Obligated Funds
facility or
Funding
equipment
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TABLE S - CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN FUNDING SOURCES
Funding Source
General Fund Contributions (Including Interest)
Sewer Rates
Water Rates
Current Revenues
Storm water Rates
Solid Waste Rates
Water and Sewer System Development Charges
Impact Fees (Parks, School, Fire, Transportation)
percent Real Estate Excise Tax
Councilmanic (No Public Vote)
Bonds
General Obligation (Public Vote Required)
Revenue (Paid by Utility Rates or other revenue source)
Federal Aid to Urban Streets Fund
Federal Grants
Federal Highway Safety Funds
Federal Surface Transportation Act
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Transportation Improvement Board
Hazardous Bridge Replacement
Stormwater Management Grants
State Grants and Loans
Recreation and Conservation Funding Board
Arterial Street Fund (Motor Fuel Tax)
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) Loans
Developer Contributions
Other
Private Donations
Local Improvement Districts
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TABLE 9 - 10 YEAR CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN SUMMARY
Park Projects
Funding Source
2016 -2025
Connection between Prairie Line trail SR 510 Alternate
Grants
$250,000
Connection between Longmire Park and SR 510 Alternate
WSDOT
$0
Trail Head /Skate Park picnic area and restrooms
Grants
$200,000
70 acres of additional park
Grants
Transportation Projects
Funding Source
2016 -2025
Transportation Facilities
Bald Hill Road to SR 507 /SR 510 Intersection
Charges
$4,247,000
Grants
Extend Coates Road to Killion Road
TFCs
$2,812,000
Grants
103rd Avenue SE Bridge Replacement
TFCs
$690,000
Grants
Burnett /93rd Intersection
TFCs
$1,400,000
Grants
Central Business District — Cullens to 4th
$2,299,000
Grants
Mill Road SE - 107th to 104th
TFCs
$1,232,400
Grants
Mill Road SE Sidewalk - 104th to Cochrane Park
TFCs
$291,100
Grants
Mill Road SE Sidewalk — Cochrane Park to 1St
TFCs
$279,000
Grants
Connect Prairie Line to Tacoma Rail
TFCs
$4,083,000
Grants
Extend Prairie Line Trail to Roy
TFCs
$7,000,000
Grants
Mosman Avenue — Railroad to Longmire
TFCs
$2,000,000
Grants
Mosman Avenue — 4th to Clark
TFCs
$2,341,900
Grants
Bald Hill Road — City Limits to 5 Corners
TFCs
$2,392,000
Grants
Cullens Street — Yelm Avenue to Van Trump
TFCs
$490,700
Grants
Cullens Street — 94th to 450' north
TFCs
$222,000
Grants
100th Way— Middle to Green Acres
TFCs
$468,300
Grants
1St Street Sidewalks — Mill to Mosman
TFCs
$327,600
Grants
1St Street Sidewalks — Mosman to Washington
$490,100
Grants
Railway Road SE Sidewalk -1St to Middle
$605,000
Grants
Middle Road Sidewalk — Railway to 300' east
TFCs
$175,500
Grants
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Creek Street Sidewalk —103rd to Algiers
Grants
$391,300
Water Projects
Funding Source
2016 -2025
Water Rights Mitigation Projects
Revenue Bonds
$1,000,000
Southwest Yelm Well 1A
Revenue Bonds
$1,530,000
Water Treatment System 1
Revenue Bonds
$1,749,000
Transmission Main 1
Revenue Bonds
$250,000
Southwest Yelm Reservoir 1
Revenue Bonds
$2,430,000
Southwest Yelm Well 2
Revenue Bonds
$1,530,000
Transmission Main 2
Revenue Bonds
$348,000
Southwest Yelm Well 3
Revenue Bonds
$1,530,000
Southwest Yelm Well 4
Revenue Bonds
$1,530,000
Southeast Yelm Reservoir
Revenue Bonds
$2,430,000
Southwest Yelm Reservoir 2
Revenue Bonds
$2,430,000
Water Treatment System 2
Revenue Bonds
$1,950,000
Transmission Main 3
Revenue Bonds
$574,200
Transmission Main 4
Revenue Bonds
$435,000
Transmission Main 5
Revenue Bonds
$2,790,000
Distribution System Projects
Revenue Bonds
$1,000,000
Water Reclamation Projects
Funding Source
2016 -2025
Collection System Upgrades
Sewer Rates
System Development
Charges
$540,000
Short Term Improvements
Sewer Rates
SDCs
$300,000
Expand Cochrane Park RIBS
Sewer Rates
SDCs
$661,000
Facilities Plan
Sewer Rates
SDCs
$400,000
Stormwater Projects
Funding Source
2016 -2025
None
General Government Projects
Funding Source
2016 -2025
New City Hall
G.O. Bond
$10,000,000
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TABLE 10 - LONG TERM CAPITAL FACILITIES NEEDS
Park Projects
2026-2035
26 acres of additional parks
Mill Road
Transportation Projects
2026 —2035
Vancil Road to Morris Road Connection
$2,100,000
Morris Road to Bald Hill Road Connection
$4,410,000
Mill Road /151 Street Intersection Realignment
$600,000
Mill Road Vertical Realignment
$700,000
Mill Road to 105th Avenue Connection
$1,750,000
Extend 1051h Avenue between Clark Road and Vancil Road
$1,880,000
N.P. Road Reconstruction
$3,020,000
Parkview Drive New Connection
$550,000
View Drive Reconstruction
$1,110,000
Rhoton Road Reconstruction
$5,110,000
Water Projects
2026 —2035
Water Rights Mitigation Projects
$1,000,000
SW Yelm Well 5
$1,530,000
New Transmission Mains 6
$348,000
Distribution System Projects
$400,000
Water Reclamation Projects
2026 -2035
Collection System Upgrades
$860,000
Stormwater Projects
2026— 2035
None
General Government Projects
2026 —2035
None
TABLE 11 - INVENTORY OF MAJOR CITY ASSETS
Parks
Location
Cochrane Memorial
Mill Road
Longmire Community
Canal Road
Yelm City Park
Mosman Avenue
Yelm Skate Park
151 Street
Transportation
Location
Streetlights
Varies
Arterials
Varies
Collectors
Varies
Local Access
Varies
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Water
Location
Well #1
2nd Avenue
Well #2
2nd Avenue
Well #3
100th Street
SW Yelm 1A
Tahoma Blvd
Reservoir #1
2nd Avenue
Reservoir #2
Baker Hill
Reservoir #3
Rhoton Road
SW Yelm Reservoir 1
Tahoma Blvd
Sewer
Location
Water Reclamation Facility
NP Road
Force main sewer lines
Varies
General Government
Location
Yelm City Hall
Yelm Avenue
Yelm Public Works Shop
Rhoton Road
Public Safety Building
McKenzie Street
Yelm Community Center
2nd Avenue
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UTILITIES
The objective of the utilities chapter is to provide city operated utility services in an efficient
and cost effective manner and to coordinate with private utilities, both to ensure that urban
growth demands can be met with maintaining appropriate levels of service.
Goal 1 Ensure that utilities and public facilities are sized appropriately to accommodate the
growth that is anticipated to occur within Yelm and its Urban Growth Area.
Policy 1.1 Rely upon the utility purveyor to determine the sequence of lines and facilities to
adequately serve the community.
Goal 2 Ensure that utilities and public facilities are environmentally sensitive, safe, provide
reliable service, are available at a reasonable economic cost to the consumer and are
compatible with the surrounding land uses.
Policy 2.1 Promote the co- location of new public and private utility distribution facilities in
shared trenches.
Policy 2.2 Provide timely notice to utilities of City sponsored construction and road
maintenance projects to encourage coordination of public and private utility trenching
activities.
Policy 2.3 Promote the joint use of transportation rights of way and utility corridors.
Policy 2.4 Adopt development regulations that require new electrical distribution and
communication lines be placed underground.
Policy 2.5 Encourage utilities to underground existing electrical distribution and
communication lines.
Policy 2.6 Adopt development regulations that require new above ground facilities to be
appropriately landscaped and /or architecturally compatible with adjacent land uses.
Policy 2.7 Encourage the directional pruning of trees and phased replacement of
improperly located vegetation planted in public rights -of -ways.
Policy 2.8 Facilitate environmental stewardship by encouraging energy conservation
retrofits and the use of alternative energy sources.
Goal 3 Process permits for public facilities and utilities in a timely and predictable manner.
Policy 3.1 Allow the extension of utilities beyond the City limits or the Urban Growth Area
boundary only when -there is a declared public health emergency by the Thurston County
Board of Health; and the action will not impose a financial burden on Yelm.
Policy 3.2 Encourage the cooperation with other jurisdictions in the planning and
implementation of multi - jurisdictional public facility and utility additions and improvements.
Policy 3.3 Make decisions regarding utility facilities in a manner that is consistent with and
complementary to regional demand and resources.
Policy 3.4 Review applications for public facility and utility permits simultaneously when
feasible.
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Policy 3.5 Jointly undertake a periodic review of comprehensive plan utility chapters and
regional utility plans with adjacent jurisdictions. Identify procedures for making specific land
use decisions to achieve consistency of timing and substantive requirements.
Policy 3.6 Coordinate with utility providers to periodically obtain up -to date plans of their
proposed facilities. Recognize that the scale of these plans may be such that the proposed
location of new facilities may not be site specific.
Goal 4 Provide efficient and effective drinking water infrastructure.
Policy 4.1 Continue to advance hydrogeological modeling to better quantify the region's
available groundwater resources.
Policy 4.2 Support regional efforts to develop a water system plan that includes an
exploration of ways to manage water resources within the region more holistically and in
collaboration among state and local governments.
Goal 5 Manage wastewater in a cost - effective and environmentally sound way.
Policy 5.1 Support regional efforts to develop a regional sewerage plan.
Policy 5.2 Build governmental capacity to address septic system conversions.
Policy 5.3 Continue conversions from onsite septic systems to sanitary sewers where septic
systems are impacting water resources.
Policy 5.4 Where sewers are available, require new developments within 200 feet of
existing sewer infrastructure to connect.
Policy 5.5 Develop criteria for requiring connection to city sewer systems for properties
near sewer infrastructure.
Goal 6 Manage stormwater in a cost - effective and environmentally sound way.
Policy 6.1 Explore new technology to sweep streets to prevent stormwater pollution at the
source.
Policy 6.2 Support applied research in Western Washington on cost - effective stormwater
management technologies, routine maintenance, and low- impact development (LID)
practices.
Policy 6.3 Coordinate with Thurston County to meet stormwater goals by watershed.
Policy 6.4 Encourage innovative and creative solutions for addressing stormwater runoff.
Policy 6.5 Establish a mechanism to retrofit existing developments with stormwater
infrastructure that meets current standards.
Policy 6.6 Conduct comprehensive stream restoration plans for Yelm and Thompson creeks
that include plans for in- stream improvements, stormwater retrofits, riparian and wetland
restoration.
Policy 6.7 Encourage the use of low impact development standards for the treatment and
disposal of stormwater.
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Goal 7 Expand the use of reclaimed water for non - potable uses.
Policy 7.1 Continue to expand the role of reclaimed water to benefit the region.
Goal 8 Increase energy generation from renewable resources to reduce the region's carbon
footprint.
Policy 8.1 Explore incentives for the installation of distributed generation equipment, such
as rooftop solar panels.
Policy 8.2 Investigate large -scale renewable energy projects.
Policy 8.3 Adopt uniform building codes and permitting practices in jurisdictions to make
the installation of solar panels, or other distributed generation technologies, easier and
faster.
Goal 9 Enhance the region's electricity distribution, monitoring and storage infrastructure to
support adoption of cleaner technologies and practices.
Policy 9.1 Support energy suppliers' equipment upgrades, new programs, and service
offerings related to adding information technology to the system or grid.
Policy 9.2 Support voluntary programs for adding vehicle chargers to homes, businesses,
and public parking infrastructure.
Policy 9.3 Allow for electric vehicle charging stations in locations where they are needed.
Policy 9.4 Increase the City's use of electric vehicles.
Goal 10 Increase energy efficiency and conservation to reduce the region's carbon footprint.
Policy 10.1 Develop new incentives for green buildings, both commercial and residential.
Policy 10.2 Encourage new public buildings to be constructed to green building standards.
Policy 10.3 Support regional efforts to adopt uniform energy- efficiency building standards.
Goal 11 Plan and take action to reduce, reuse and recycle as much waste as possible and
meet the needs of current and future populations.
Policy 11.1 Support regional efforts to maintain and expand recycling efforts through
participation on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Policy 11.2 Develop standards for multifamily, commercial and mixed use projects which
accommodate easy and convenient recycling for occupants to divert waste and for haulers
to collect recyclables and garbage.
Goal 12 Continue to plan for, educate, assist and offer access to safely and efficiently manage
disposal and reduce hazardous waste.
Policy 12.1 Support regional efforts to maintain and expand the collection and safe disposal
of hazardous waste through participation on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
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TRANSPORTATION
The objective of the transportation chapter is to plan for multi -modal improvements to the
transportation system that provides for safe and efficient travel through and to neighborhoods
and to accommodate future urban growth in a cost effective manner while ensuring that
growth pays for growth.
Goal 1 Create a transportation system that is compatible with neighboring cities, Thurston
County, Washington State, and other transportation providers.
Policy 1.1 Encourage the public to participate in all transportation related decisions.
Policy 1.2 Coordinate the planning, construction, and operations of transportation facilities
and programs.
Policy 1.3 Cooperate with neighboring jurisdictions, Thurston and Pierce Counties, Joint
Base Lewis - McCord, and the Washington State Department of Transportation to address
regional transportation issues.
Policy 1.4 Support and participate in the Thurston Regional Planning Council 2040 Regional
Transportation Plan.
Policy 1.5 Coordinate the planning and operation of Yelm's transportation system to
provide efficient and varied means of transportation.
Policy 1.6 Create a community transfer site and support the expansion of transit service
within Yelm and to surrounding communities and employment centers.
Policy 1.7 Support the development of a regional park- and -ride lot system.
Policy 1.8 Preserve the existing railroad rights -of -way within Yelm's Urban Growth Area
and connections to the national rail network.
Policy 1.9 Support scheduled air service at the Port of Olympia air terminal in Tumwater.
Policy 1.10 Coordinate with service providers on the location of major utility and
transportation corridors and the construction of roadway improvements.
Policy 1.11 For planning purposes, the City adopts the Washington State Department of
Transportation Urban LOS D standard.
Policy 1.12 Accommodate the transportation needs and impacts of special events and assess
the costs of such accommodation to the event promoter.
Goal 2 Create a well maintained transportation system that provides safe and cost effective
movement of goods, services, and people.
Policy 2.1 Disburse traffic throughout the community rather than concentrating it through
the urban core, by providing an interconnected network of streets and trails that offer a
variety of travel choices and different ways to get around the community.
Policy 2.2 Adopt Level of Service (LOS) standards for roads, facilities, and services that
reflect the preference of the community. Use this standard for transportation concurrency
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and planning purposes which promote development of transportation alternatives, for both
routes and modes of transport. This would be an alternative to enlarging existing arterials.
Policy 2.3 Classify Yelm's streets according to federal, state, regional, and local guidelines.
Policy 2.4 Ensure adequate and safe access to property through a system of public and
private roads.
Policy 2.5 Apply design standards, guidelines, and endorsed criteria that result in attractive
and functional transportation facilities.
Policy 2.6 Utilize transportation system management strategies to efficiently operate
transportation facilities. These could include:
• Signal interconnection systems, signal coordination and synchronization, and other
signal systems to ease traffic flow;
• Roundabouts;
• Turn lanes and pockets to allow turning vehicles to move out of through traffic lanes;
and
• Access control for arterials and major collectors to minimize disruptions in traffic flow
• Non - motorized infrastructure
Policy 2.7 Encourage travel by means other than the automobile and provide for the safety
of pedestrians and bicyclists throughout Yelm and its Urban Growth Area.
Policy 2.8 Ensure mobility for all residents, including the elderly and persons with
disabilities by providing an accessible and affordable transportation system within Yelm and
its Urban Growth Area.
Policy 2.9 Maintain the transportation system at a level that is comparable with the design
standards applied to new facilities.
Policy 2.10 Limit and provide access to the street network in a manner consistent with the
function and purpose of each roadway.
Policy 2.11 Permit construction of private roads to assist with access to private properties.
Policy 2.12 Manage the demand for transportation systems through strategies mandated by
state law.
Policy 2.13 Provide public education regarding the future transportation system needed to
serve Yelm and its Urban Growth Area.
Goal 3 Develop a transportation system with minimal environmental impact and energy
consumption that provides for a high quality of life to be enjoyed by the citizens.
Policy 3.1 Design transportation facilities that minimize adverse environmental impacts
resulting from their construction and operation.
Policy 3.2 Design a transportation network that is compatible with the economic and
development goals of Yelm.
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Policy 3.3 Ensure that transportation system improvements are compatible with adjacent
land uses and minimize potential conflicts.
Policy 3.4 Ensure that the development of commercial land use is consistent with the
transportation projects and programs in the Comprehensive Transportation Plan.
Policy 3.5 Allow major land use changes only when those proposals accompany specific
documentation or proposed plans showing how the transportation system can adequately
support the needs of existing and proposed development.
Policy 3.6 Retain existing public rights -of -way.
Goal 4 Responsibly fund needed transportation system improvements with public and private
sector participation.
Policy 4.1 Implement transportation planning and development in the Urban Growth Area
as a joint exercise of responsibility between Yelm, the County and the State.
Policy 4.2 Use a standardized, well documented, and objective process to establish clear
priorities for transportation expenditures within Yelm and its Urban Growth Area.
Policy 4.3 Secure adequate long -term funding sources for transportation through a variety
of means described in the Capital Facilities chapter.
Policy 4.4 Prioritize transportation expenditures according to the following ranking:
• Correct known safety hazards in the road system and improve traffic operations
through low cost improvements;
• Maintain the existing transportation system to prevent deterioration of facilities and
avoid the need for major reconstruction of roads and bridges; and
• Widen existing or construct new roadways to alleviate existing capacity problems and
to accommodate increases in traffic.
Policy 4.5 Ensure that any transportation improvements or strategies that are required to
mitigate impacts are constructed or financed concurrent with a development project.
Policy 4.6 Share the responsibility of mitigating transportation development impacts
between the public and private sector.
Policy 4.7 Cooperate with private investors to provide for the recovery of facility
improvement costs which are attributable to other development projects.
Goal 5 Encourage safe and active school transportation to improve community health,
economic, and environmental outcomes.
Policy 5.5 Acknowledge primary responsibility of schools for education as well as common
interest in the health and safety of students.
Policy 5.6 Continue to support and act on the Healthy Kids — Safe Streets Action Plan and
other programs that are working to build a generation of healthy and safe walkers, bicycle,
and bus riders.
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Policy 5.7 Collaborate with Yelm Community Schools on school siting, design, and safe
travel infrastructure around schools to encourage walk, bike, and bus trips to school.
Policy 5.8 In new neighborhoods, site and design schools that maximize opportunity for
neighborhoods and the community, and encourage travel to schools on foot, by bike or by
bus.
Policy 5.9 Participate in public /private partnerships to maximize and leverage revenue for
schools and other facilities, including surrounding safe walk /bike routes.
Goal 6 Improve infrastructure around schools that results in safe pedestrian, bicycle, and bus
access.
Policy 6.1 Support Yelm Community Schools efforts on funding support for safety
education and infrastructure improvements around schools.
Policy 6.2 Prioritize infrastructure improvements around schools.
Policy 6.3 Identify targeted revenue source for sidewalk and safety improvements around
schools — especially those with walk and bike safety education and encouragement
programs.
Goal 7 Reduce transportation congestion and environmental impacts.
Policy 7.1 Encourage through densification the use of alternative forms of transportation.
Policy 7.2 Provide for park- and -pool facilities that increase vanpool and carpool options in
development regulations.
Policy 7.3 Connect urban and rural bicycle and pedestrian pathways with parks and open
spaces to encourage more active transportation and use of natural areas.
Goal 8 Consider freight mobility needs in local and regional planning.
Policy 8.1 Ensure that transportation plans and funding strategies explicitly consider the
need to move goods and services within and between local communities, and between the
Thurston Region and other markets.
Goal 9 Integrate transportation considerations into land use decisions, and vice versa.
Policy 9.1 Provide for increased densities in urban neighborhoods and activity centers near
transportation corridors in development regulations.
Policy 9.2 Development regulations should allow for more compact forms of development
to ensure that future land -use patterns will be efficient to serve with transit, freight or other
transportation infrastructure.
Policy 9.3 Align transportation infrastructure funding to support the preferred land -use
vision for vibrant centers, corridors, and neighborhood centers.
Policy 9.4 Evaluate integration of location- efficiency into transportation impact fee
structures.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The objective of the economic development chapter is to encourage the location of jobs, goods,
and services for the residents of Yelm and Yelm's service area as an urban center serving
southeast Thurston and south Pierce counties.
Goal 1 Create a healthy economic base for the community by supporting clean industry,
tourism, higher education, vocational education, and retail services.
Policy 1.1 Support the development of retail and commercial services to meet the needs of
the community.
Policy 1.2 Support clean industry by providing large parcels suitable for development and
supporting infrastructure.
Policy 1.3 Support actions to preserve the charm and improve the character of Yelm's
historic Central Business District.
Policy 1.4 Encourage new commercial services to locate in existing commercially zoned
areas.
Policy 1.5 Encourage the location of higher education and vocational education institutions
in Yelm, focused on the areas of interest in Yelm, such as:
• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Forestry
Policy 1.6 Market Yelm's attractions to tourists: such as its agricultural setting, views of
Mount Rainier, location at the head of the proposed regional railway right -of -way trail,
fishing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, and day -trip proximity to Mount Rainier, ocean,
and theme parks.
Policy 1.7 Support the development of a survey of the strengths and weaknesses of the
local economy and develop strategies to address the results.
Policy 1.8 Support the development of a summary of the state of the local economy.
Policy 1.9 Join with the Thurston Economic Development Council to identify potential
businesses to locate in Yelm's industrial areas.
Policy 1.10 Join with the Thurston Economic Development Council to promote cottage
industries within the community.
Policy 1.11 Coordinate with State run Universities and Community Colleges to promote Yelm
as a satellite location for a State education center.
Goal 2 Coordinate economic development efforts to attract and retain businesses and jobs.
Policy 2.1 Support efforts by the Thurston Economic Development Council and Yelm
Chamber of Commerce to develop an intergovernmental collaboration and coordination
panel focused on sustainability and aligned with economic development organizations.
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Policy 2.2 Support regional efforts to establish and update a matrix of development
processes and publish a white paper as the guidepost for comprehensive plan updates and
local land use issues.
Policy 2.3 Coordinate with other permitting jurisdictions to advocate for permitting vision,
clarity, and predictability.
Policy 2.4 Support regional efforts to create a community -wide vision and action plan for
coordinated and efficient governance that enlists multiple organizations in the
implementation of defined community priorities and goals.
Policy 2.5 Encourage the creation of a City economic development effort to include
marketing to attract new businesses that are consistent with the community's vision, to
support retaining existing businesses, and to support small businesses.
Policy 2.6 Explore opportunities to defer or delay system development charges to
encourage new business and facilitate revitalization in the City.
Policy 2.7 Explore incentive opportunities to encourage infill development within the City.
Goal 3 Foster industry clusters to create jobs, and increase revenue circulation locally.
Policy 3.1 Support efforts to create local opportunities for educational funding.
Policy 3.2 Support efforts to encourage the Washington State Legislature to create
business tax incentives /credits.
Goal 4 Create an innovation culture to encourage entrepreneurship.
Policy 4.1 Support regional efforts to explore public - private partnerships for creation of a
community artist's center as a place for arts to exist and interact.
Policy 4.2 Support efforts to evaluate the potential for creating a South County telework
center, perhaps co- located with a small business incubator, library, or other appropriate use.
Policy 4.3 Support private efforts to recruit artists and entertainers in order to create vital
urban places that make the community an exciting place to live and attract young
innovators.
Goal 5 Provide robust infrastructure to support economic development.
Policy 5.1 Support /preserve long -term investment in multimodal transportation.
Policy 5.2 Build capacity in telecommunications and fiber networks for commercial &
industrial properties /business parks and employment centers.
Policy 5.3 Identify telecom /infrastructure gaps in the network, and place conduit during
public works construction projects.
Policy 5.4 Consider "last mile" freight delivery needs when developing site design and
ingress /egress requirements, street standards, and neighborhood — commercial circulation.
Policy 5.5 Advocate for sustainable funding mechanisms.
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Goal 6 Ensure adequate supply of shovel -ready land along primary transportation corridors
and invest in commercial and industrial redevelopment.
Policy 6.1 Assess buildable land availability /readiness.
Policy 6.2 Support regional efforts to protect employment- bearing lands and ensure an
adequate supply to match target industries (medical, manufacturing, food, chemical).
Policy 6.3 Support brownfield clean -up strategies /planned actions for development and
redevelopment.
Goal 7 Create a robust economy through sustainable practices.
Policy 7.1 Support the Economic Development Councils efforts to implement the
Sustainable Economy action plan.
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PARKS AND RECREATION
The objective of the parks and recreation chapter is to ensure that adequate active and passive
recreational and community facilities are provided to serve all residents
Goal 1 Create a network of park and open space lands that serve the residents of Yelm
regardless of their age.
Policy 1.1 Construct a system of parks, a network of trails, and community recreation
facilities.
Policy 1.2 Design parks to include play areas and picnic areas, community gathering areas
and nature walk spaces.
Policy 1.3 Design a trail network to be accessible, expandable, and effectively connect
sidewalks with on and off street bicycle facilities. Regularly review the design and
implementation of the trail network.
Policy 1.4 Design sports and community recreation facilities to provide opportunities for
learning new skills, exercise and activities for all ages, and respond to the interests of as
many citizens as possible. Regularly review the design and implementation of the sports and
recreation facilities.
Policy 1.5 Enhance the existing park and recreation network by:
• Adding opportunities for all neighborhoods to have a gathering or play space within
walking distance of homes, or linkages via sidewalks and paths that encourage
bicycling and walking;
• Meeting the demands of a more diverse population, increasingly aware of the
importance of exercise and activity for the mental and physical wellbeing of young
and old;
• Continuing to support youth and adult sport activity needs, building new facilities in
cooperation with schools and other public and private partners; and
• Accommodating community needs for gathering spaces and for events and
accommodate - as much as possible - regional and state user needs for special events
in park and recreation facilities.
Policy 1.6 Continue efforts toward developing, maintaining and improving current park
areas, facilities and programs according to their current master plans including:
• Cochrane Memorial Park;
• Longmire Community Park;
• Yelm City Park;
• Yelm Sidewalk and Bikeways Program; and
• Thurston Regional Trails Plan.
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Policy 1.7 Create a unified system of open space lands for public use and enjoyment which
integrates critical area, habitat buffers, wastewater reuse or recycling areas, habitat
restoration or enhancement areas, and public lands.
Policy 1.8 Prioritize available funds for parks and open space lands to:
• Maintain existing park and trail areas;
• Add land to existing and identify new park or open space areas;
• Construct identified facilities within existing park areas; and
• Develop new park or recreation facilities.
Goal 2 Acquire and develop additional park and open space lands to meet the needs of the
community.
Policy 2.1 Acquire land and develop new park, trail, and recreation facilities which may
include the following community priorities:
• Land for athletic fields and play areas;
• Community recreation facilities that can accommodate facilities such as a swimming
pool, gym, meeting areas, and multiuse spaces;
• Neighborhood parks and a special use park; and
• Mini parks, such as play lots and playgrounds, which are available within a
neighborhood and may be part of a larger neighborhood park. In master planned
communities, mini parks may be called "pocket parks ".
Policy 2.2 Give preference to new recreational facilities which are located near residential
populations or adjacent to schools.
Policy 2.3 Adopt development regulations which require park, trails, and community
recreation facilities to:
• Accommodate the physically handicapped and the elderly;
• Provide adequate parking at each facility;
• Considers the long -term maintenance of the facility;
• Design landscaping and amenities that allows easy surveillance from street edges and
surrounding properties, and
• Provide incentives for developments that provide additional parks, trails, or
improvements to existing facilities.
Policy 2.4 Avoid creating parks and recreational facilities in hazardous areas or sites which
are known to flood.
Goal 3 Plan and develop a trail network that serves all parts of the community.
Policy 3.1 Continue to implement the Thurston Regional Trails Plan which identifies a trail
system that connects neighborhoods, cities, and neighboring counties.
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Policy 3.2 Acquire and protect land from encroachment that would block trail development
along existing or potential corridors, such as railroad rights -of -way and power line
easements.
Policy 3.3 Collaborate with adjacent jurisdictions, tribes, and transportation providers on
the planning, financing, and development of regional trail facilities.
Policy 3.4 Connect the trail network to major destinations and activity centers including
parks, schools, business districts, other public facilities or sites, and park and ride lots.
Goal 4 Encourage public and private efforts to provide parks, recreation facilities, and
recreation programs to the community.
Policy 4.1 Enhance Yelm's existing park and recreation network by making efficient use of
existing facilities.
Policy 4.2 Support partnerships with private organizations to raise funds to develop park
and recreation areas.
Policy 4.3 Support a partnership with the Yelm School District to provide, coordinate, and
maintain park and recreation facilities.
Policy 4.4 Support new recreational programs on public properties located near residential
populations or adjacent to schools.
Policy 4.5 Seek support from various local groups (e.g. Yelm Chamber of Commerce, Yelm
Lions Club, Youth Athletic Association, Rotary, and other organizations) to participate in
providing needed improvements to local parks, such as: Yelm City Park, Cochrane Memorial
Park, and Longmire Park.
Goal 5 Conserve open space corridors to provide definition between natural areas and urban
land uses.
Policy 5.1 Identify natural areas, railroad right -of -ways, and planned trail routes as open
space corridors.
Policy 5.2 Coordinate and cooperate with other public and private landowners to set aside
land and resources necessary to provide high quality open space before the most suitable
sites are developed.
Policy 5.3 Protect unique environmental features from development and allow public
access provided that it will not degrade the site.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CRITICAL AREAS
The objective of the environmental protection and critical areas chapter to protect and
enhance the natural environment while accommodating urban growth.
Goal 1 Protect Yelm's natural environment by regulating development within critical areas.
Policy 1.1 Work with adjacent jurisdictions, state, federal, and regional agencies to protect
and conserve Yelm's critical areas.
Policy 1.2 Protect and restore environmental quality through land use plans, surface water
management plans and programs, comprehensive park plans, and development regulations.
Policy 1.3 Adopt development regulations and land use categories that concentrate higher
densities and intensities in suitable areas.
Policy 1.4 Encourage new development located in or adjacent to critical areas to utilize
clustering, low impact development (LID), and planned unit development (PUD) techniques.
Policy 1.5 Protect groundwater and encourage wise management of this valuable resource.
Policy 1.6 Adopt development regulations for wellhead protection areas based upon the
best available science and hydrologic modeling.
Policy 1.7 Require all development within the urban area to be on sewers which after
treatment can provide reclaimed water to enhance aquifer recharge and hydrologically
connected surface streams.
Policy 1.8 Require treatment of stormwater on site using swales, ponds, biofiltration,
detention and other conveyance facilities prior to discharge to either ground or surface
waters.
Policy 1.9 Implement the policies and programs of the sewer and water comprehensive
plans.
Policy 1.10 Take action in cooperation with the Washington Department of Ecology to
improve areas with degraded ground or surface water.
Policy 1.11 Explore contingency plans for drinking water supplies should an existing water
source become unusable.
Policy 1.12 Protect Yelm's aquatic resources, and where possible restore or enhance their
natural functions.
Policy 1.13 Adopt stormwater development regulations that prevent turbidity and siltation
from construction sites and restrict stormwater runoff to predevelopment levels through the
use of low impact development (LID) management techniques.
Policy 1.14 Adopt development regulations for wetlands, streams, and their associated
buffers that are based upon best available science.
Policy 1.15 Manage wetlands, rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes as hydrologically
interconnected natural systems and not as isolated units.
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Policy 1.16 Provide mechanisms within development regulations to allow buffer averaging,
enhancement, and other mitigation measures that do not degrade or further impact
sensitive areas in order to achieve maximum allowed densities.
Goal 2 Prevent the loss of life and property in frequently flooded areas.
Policy 2.1 Adopt the Federal Flood Insurance Program and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps for any developments located
within a frequently flooded area.
Policy 2.2 Adopt development regulations for frequently flooded areas that prohibits
development within a floodway and discourages the filling of floodplains unless necessary to
meet a public purpose.
Policy 2.3 Allocate frequently flooded areas to low intensity land uses for which they are
best suited.
Goal 3 Prevent the loss of life and property in areas subject to erosion, landslides, or other
geologic hazards.
Policy 3.1 Adopt development regulations areas subject to erosion, landslides, or other
geologic hazards based upon best available science.
Policy 3.2 Continue to gather and review seismic data to assess the community's risk to
earthquake hazards.
Policy 3.3 Preserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat.
Policy 3.4 Preserve native vegetation in riparian areas and enhance this habitat wherever
possible.
Policy 3.5 Manage publicly owned aquatic and riparian habitats in a way that enhances its
ability to sustain fish and wildlife.
Policy 3.6 Encourage residents and businesses to use native plants in residential and
commercial landscaping.
Goal 4 Protect air quality.
Policy 4.1 Support state and federal air quality standards which regulate activities that emit
pollutants into the air.
Policy 4.2 Encourage commute trip reduction efforts and the use of transportation demand
management techniques to reduce energy consumption and air pollution.
Goal 5 Control excessive noise that diminishes the use, value, and enjoyment of property
within Yelm.
Policy 5.1 Rely upon the state noise standards to ensure that excessive noise does not
impair permitted land use activities.
Goal 6 Reduce air pollution that endangers human health.
Policy 6.1 Reduce the region's vehicle miles traveled by focusing more job and housing
density in Yelm.
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Policy 6.2 Continue to support regional efforts to monitor air quality and take actions to
reduce air pollution.
Goal 7 Protect, preserve and restore streams, wetlands, and shorelines to protect water
quality.
Policy 7.1 Enforce existing environmental - protection regulations.
Policy 7.2 Allow the use of low- impact development (LID) practices where feasible in
development regulations.
Policy 7.3 Continue to support local efforts to identify and restore degraded streams and
shorelines of Puget Sound.
Goal 8 Preserve environmentally sensitive lands, farmlands, forest lands, prairies, and rural
lands through the development of compact urban areas.
Goal 9 Protect and improve water quality, including groundwater, rivers, streams, lakes, and
the Puget Sound.
Policy 9.1 Support Thurston County's efforts to preserve stream basins that still have the
opportunity to function properly.
Policy 9.2 Participate with Thurston County in any watershed -based land -use planning
activities in Yelm or the Yelm urban growth area.
Goal 10 Maintain air quality standards.
Policy 10.1 Support regional efforts to continue to focus on reducing vehicle miles traveled
and improving the efficient movement of people and goods on the transportation network.
Goal 11 Invasive Species
Policy 11.1 Discourage the use of any invasive species in any landscaping within the City
limits and the Urban Growth Area.
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ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES
The objective of the essential public facilities chapter is to identify and allow facilities necessary
to accommodate urban growth.
Goal 1 Provide for the siting of essential public facilities.
Policy 1.1 Cooperatively establish a fair share process for locating essential public facilities
identified by Yelm, county, and state which are needed for the community and the region.
Policy 1.2 Adopt a permit process for essential public facilities which accommodates
locating the use while mitigating its impacts.
Policy 1.3 Locate City of Yelm essential public facilities based upon the following criteria:
• Allow all essential public facilities in all land use categories with appropriate
safeguards;
• Exclude public safety facilities (e.g. central police, court, and detention facilities from
residential land uses; and
• Accommodate schools within the Yelm urban growth area consistent with adopted
development regulations.
Policy 1.4 Locate county -wide and state -wide essential public facilities based upon the
following criteria:
• Prohibit facilities that would have a probable significant adverse impact on critical
areas or resource lands; and
• Prohibit major public facilities which generate substantial traffic unless they are sited
near major transportation corridors.
Policy 1.5 Locate existing and proposed essential public facilities (such as well sites,
reservoirs, wastewater treatment plants, parks and other publicly owned lands) on the
future land use map.
Policy 1.6 Encourage the public to participate in all stages of identifying and permitting
essential public facilities within Yelm and its Urban Growth Area.
Goal 2 Provide emergency services in a dependable and efficient manner to meet the
dynamic needs of a diverse society.
Policy 2.1 Cooperate with regional efforts to provide emergency services.
Policy 2.2 Develop and maintain an emergency plan.
Goal 3 Create a resilient region by improving disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
efforts, as well as by expanding public safety education.
Policy 3.1 Support regional efforts to fund an update to the region's Federal Emergency
Management Agency- approved Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan every five years.
Policy 3.2 Identify cost - effective mitigation actions that provide all sectors of the
community protection from disaster events.
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Policy 3.3 Consider emergency facilities in community planning and permitting.
Policy 3.4 Participate in regional emergency exercises and recovery planning processes.
Policy 3.5 Support regional efforts to expand the eligibility of Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation grant programs to allow replacement of aging
structures.
Goal 4 Promote good health for city residents.
Policy 4.1 Support awareness of the Washington Health Plan Finder (Health Care Exchange)
and local navigator assistance for users of the program.
Policy 4.2 Support efforts by health care providers to improve health care availability and
services for all within the Yelm area.
Policy 4.3 Identify the health and human services in the Yelm area for:
• Young women
• Low income
• Special needs and behavioral health needs
• Clinics and family practices
• Fitness and gym facilities
Goal 5 Improve community coordination to create schools that use land, tax dollars, and
other resources efficiently.
Policy 5.1 Participate in meetings with Yelm Community Schools to share information and
discuss issues related to long- and short -term planning for schools, parks,
bike /pedestrian /bus network or other facilities.
Policy 5.2 Support efforts by Yelm Community Schools to explore innovative strategies,
such as public -to- public land swap opportunities, to create suitably -sized parcels for new
schools close to existing neighborhoods or where there is convenient access to good transit
service.
Policy 5.3 Identify joint use and cost - sharing opportunities when co- locating facilities or
making infrastructure investments.
Policy 5.4 Allow schools to locate within walking distance of large student populations or
near available transit routes through development regulations.
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.JOINT PLANNING POLICIES
To: Mayor JW Foster
Yelm City Council
Agenda Item 8b Ordinance 1019 Study Session Date and Time
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City of Yelm
From: Michael Grayum, City Administrator
STAFF REPORT
Date: February 14, 2017 City Council meeting
Subject: Ordinance No. 1019 (a) changes the Study Session meeting dates to the first
Tuesday of every month and starts at 3:00 pm.
Ordinance No. 1019 (b) changes the Study Session meeting dates to the first
Tuesday of every month and starts at 6:00 pm.
Background
Mayor Foster sought the input of the Council to change the date and time of the Study
Sessions in order to allow more time to discuss issues in greater depth in between City
Council meetings. The Council discussed different options at the Study Session on
January 25. The change requires Council approval of the change and that the Yelm
Municipal Code (YMC) is updated. The Council concurred and discussed a change of
the meeting date to the first Tuesday of the month and the time to be either 3:00 pm or
6:00 pm.
Current Situation
By adopting Ordinance No. 1019 (a), The Study Sessions would be held on the first
Tuesday of each month, and the meeting would start at 3:00 pm. Ordinance No. 1019
(b), states the Study Session would still be held on the first Tuesday of each month, and
the meeting would start at 6:00 pm. Both options are prepared for Council to deliberate
and decide.
Recommendation
Adopt Ordinance No. 1019 options (a) or (b) change the Study Sessions meetings to
the first Tuesday of each month with a start time of (choose a start time of 3:00 pm or
6:00 pm).
Ordinance No. 1019
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Option A
Agenda Item 8b Ordinance 1019 Study Session Date and Time
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CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 1019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YELM AMENDING THE YELM MUNICIPAL CODE,
CHAPTER 2.04.010, ORDINANCE 937, (2011) BY CHANGING THE CITY COUNCIL STUDY
SESSION MEETING DAYS AND TIMES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM:
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council are interested in keeping the citizens of Yelm informed of the
business conducted by the City of Yelm in a timely manner and,
WHEREAS, the effective date allows sufficient time to inform the public of the change in start time and
dates of the meetings and,
WHEREAS, periodically, participants review the dates and times for Council meetings for convenience,
maximum attendance and public participation;
Section 1. The following changes shall be made to Yelm Municipal Code, Chapter 2.04.010.
A. The Yelm city council shall hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month with a
start time of 6:00 p.m.
B. The city council shall hold study sessions of the council on the first Tuesday of each month.
The study session start time is 3:00 p.m. (Ord. 937 § 1, 2011; Ord. 853 § 1, 2006; Ord. 811, 2004; Ord. 799
§ 1, 2004; Ord. 774 § 1, 2003; Ord. 712 § 1, 2000; Ord. 419 § 1, 1991).
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect March 7, 2017
Section 3. Ratify and Confirmation Clause. Any action pursuant to this ordinance but prior to the effective
date is hereby ratified and confirmed.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF ON THE 14TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2017.
CITY OF YELM
JW Foster, Mayor
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Lori Mossman, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Brent Dille, City Attorney
Ordinance No.: 1019
Passed the City Council: February 14, 2017
Date of Publication: February 24, 2017
Effective Date: March 7, 2017
Option B
Agenda Item 8b Ordinance 1019 Study Session Date and Time
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CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 1019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YELM AMENDING THE YELM MUNICIPAL CODE,
CHAPTER 2.04.010, ORDINANCE 937, (2011) BY CHANGING THE CITY COUNCIL STUDY
SESSION MEETING DAYS AND TIMES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM:
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council are interested in keeping the citizens of Yelm informed of the
business conducted by the City of Yelm in a timely manner and,
WHEREAS, the effective date allows sufficient time to inform the public of the change in start time and
dates of the meetings and,
WHEREAS, periodically, participants review the dates and times for Council meetings for convenience,
maximum attendance and public participation;
Section 1. The following changes shall be made to Yelm Municipal Code, Chapter 2.04.010.
A. The Yelm city council shall hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month with a
start time of 6:00 p.m.
B. The city council shall hold study sessions of the council on the first Tuesday of each month.
The study session start time is 6:00 p.m. (Ord. 937 § 1, 2011; Ord. 853 § 1, 2006; Ord. 811, 2004; Ord. 799
§ 1, 2004; Ord. 774 § 1, 2003; Ord. 712 § 1, 2000; Ord. 419 § 1, 1991).
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect March 7, 2017
Section 3. Ratify and Confirmation Clause. Any action pursuant to this ordinance but prior to the effective
date is hereby ratified and confirmed.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF ON THE 14TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2017.
CITY OF YELM
JW Foster, Mayor
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Lori Mossman, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Brent Dille, City Attorney
Ordinance No.: 1019
Passed the City Council: February 14, 2017
Date of Publication: February 24, 2017
Effective Date: March 7, 2017
To: Mayor JW Foster
Yelm City Council
Agenda Item 8c Resolution No 575
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City of Yelm
STAFF REPORT
From: Noah Crocker, Finance Director and Todd Stancil, Police Chief
Date: February 8t", 2017 (for February 14th, 2017 City Council Meeting)
Subj: 2017 City of Yelm- 3rd Police Vehicle
• Reimbursement Resolution No. 575
Background
The City of Yelm is in need of additional police vehicles to adequately support the police
officers and to replace aging vehicles and equipment. The Mayor proposed and City
Council approved the financing contract to acquire two (2) �atrol vehicles including all
equipment through the LOCAL Program at the January 10t , 2017 meeting to begin
replacing the fleet.
Current Situation
In December of 2016 the Yelm Police Department was awarded a $10,000 grant from
the Nisqually Tribe for the purchase of a vehicle and /or equipment. In January of 2017
the Yelm Police Department was the recipient of a $20,000.00 estate donation from the
Kaluhiokalani Estate. The police department would like to add an additional patrol
vehicle to the existing fleet and use the combined $30,000.00 of these one -time funds
towards that purchase.
One fully marked patrol vehicle cost approximately $50,000 with all equipment.
After utilizing the $30,000 the city needs an additional $20,000 to fund the vehicle
purchase.
The city intends to finance the additional $20,000 needed for acquisition of the vehicle
over a 3 year period. This amount would increase the annual debt service by
approximately $7,000.00 per year. This will be in addition to the approximate
$35,000.00 annual debt commitment for the first two cars purchased.
Recommendation
Adopt Reimbursement Resolution No. 575 to finance the acquisition of one additional
patrol vehicle for the Police Department. Reimbursement resolution No. 575 provides
the ability to seek reimbursement from bond proceeds at a future financing date.
Agenda Item 8c Resolution No 575
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CITY OF YELM
RESOLUTION NO. 575
FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION
Section 1. The City of Yelm (the "Local Agency ") reasonably expects to
reimburse the expenditures described herein with the proceeds of a financing
contract to be entered into by the Local Agency (the "Reimbursement
Obligation ").
Section 2. The expenditures with respect to which the Local Agency
reasonably expects to be reimbursed from the proceeds of Reimbursement
Obligations are for 2017 Police Vehicles and Equipment.
Section 3. The expenditures with respect to which the Local Agency
reasonably expects to be reimbursed from the proceeds of Reimbursement
Obligations will be made from the General Fund.
Section 4. The maximum principal amount of Reimbursement Obligations
expected to be issued for the property described in Section 2 is $20,000.
APPROVED this 14th day of February, 2017.
JW Foster, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lori Mossman, City Clerk
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Thurston Regional Planning Council Meeting
AFTER MEETING SUMMARY
February 3, 2017
Please use this after meeting summary to update your fellow board, council, and commission members on what took place
at the TRPC meeting.
Road Usage Charging Pilot Project
Reema Griffith, Executive Director of the Washington Transportation Commission, presented the Road Usage Charge Pilot
Project to TRPC. Her presentation can be found on our website here: I''I I.' uir� irc /C rriei.ntC e . t. ir/%i uv /4G) �.
Additional information on the pilot project can be found on this website Ihtt s / /wairoadu�s -c1°� Ih ircl°� irc. /. You can sign up
on the website to receive more information on the pilot as it rolls out.
TRPC 2017 Meeting Calendar and Council Retreat
Council approved their 2017 meeting calendar and retreat date. Meetings will be on the first Friday of each month with the
following exceptions:
• There will not be a meeting in August
• The September meeting is moved to September 8th to accommodate the Labor Day holiday.
The retreat is scheduled for June 2nd. The Chair will ask for volunteers for the Retreat Subcommittee at the March TRPC
meeting.
Executive Director Evaluation Subcommittee
The following individuals volunteered for the Executive Director Evaluation Subcommittee:
• Tom Oliva, City of Tumwater
• Nathanial Jones, City of Olympia
• Karen Messmer, Intercity Transit
• Cynthia Pratt, LOTT Clean Water Alliance
• Russell Olsen, PUD No. 1 of Thurston County
South Sound Military and Communities Partnership Membership
Council approved TRPC's continuing membership in the South Sound Military and Communities Partnership at the Working
Group level ($2,500).
Legislative Update
Karen Parkhurst gave the Council a legislative update. Two meetings with legislators have already occurred, and others
are scheduled in coming weeks. Karen encouraged elected officials to attend the meetings. TRPC's legislative package is
available on our website: I ruuu / /uv t1j .g c /G rriei.nuC e . t. ir/%i e uv /3949..
TRPC 50th Anniversary
Sarah Selstrom briefed the Council on some ideas for TRPC's 50th Anniversary. Council added their ideas. The actual
event will be scheduled for November, but information leading up to the event will be released throughout the year.
RTIP Amendment 17 -03
Holly Gilbert briefed the Council on an RTIP Amendment submitted by Tumwater for the Deschutes Valley Trail project.
The amendment is to reflect that there is an updated project cost. The TPB will be briefed on the amendment on February
8th and provide a recommendation to Council. Public comment will also be solicited. Council will take action in March.
Election of 2017 TRPC Officers
The 2017 TRPC officers are as follows:
• Chair: Tom Oliva, City of Tumwater
• Vice Chair: Nathanial Jones, City of Olympia
• Secretary: JW Foster, City of Yelm
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/////////// / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / //' SUUTH SOUND MILITARY &
COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP
1. Implement the 2015 JBLM JIA.JS recommendations
-JLUS implementation began in 2016. SSMCP assists local jurisdictions in
integrating the study's land use recommendations.
2. Develop a path to resolve JBI,M North Clear ZA)ne Encroachment
• Obtain funds and collaborate with JBLM to identify an acceptable method
to resolve CZ encroachment.
3. Into nitor& Support, Transportation Improvement Efforts South of
the JBLM Corridor
-$495M of 2015 WA Transportation Package dedicated to 1-5 Corridor
from Lakewood to DuPont. Seek $5M to study anticipated 1-5 traffic con-
gestion between exits 116 & 99.
4. Enhance & Expand Regional SSMCP Coordination & Participation
-SSMCP collaborates with regional partners to inform and facilitate integra-
tion of military- support activities.
5. Educate stakeholders on military impacts across the South Puget
sound
-SSMCP promotes military related economic and business development
initiatives with legislators, regional planning bodies, & local jurisdic-
tions.
6. Participate and .Advocate in State 1,evel.Activities
-SSMCP participates in the state-level Washington Military Alliance as
well as advocates for regional needs to legislative bodies.
7. Conduct Periodic JBLM Community Survey, Circulate Results
-2016 survey gathered data from JBLM service members with a focus on
military economic impacts on the community and perceptions of life in
the South Sound.
8. Support .Active Duty, Veteran & Military Family Workforce Devel
opment, Ilealthcare, & Social Services
-Social Services and Healthcare working groups facilitate communication
Fund a Transportation Corridor Plan, for tie
South Puget Sound
• Identify existing congestion on 1�1�-5
Define existing system defjcienciqs,,,,��
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system deficiencies
• Perforr`�' 'a" rl environmental mental scan to identify
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Provide opinions of cost where possible
licenses and identification cards from states that do not meet these standards.
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