05-26-05 SS MINUTES
YELM CITY COUNCIL MEETING
STUDY SESSION MINUTES
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005
Call to Order
. Mayor Pro-Tem Harding called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
1.
Roll Call
. Council: Don Miller, Joe Baker, Bob Isom and Pat Fetterly. Staff: Shelly
2.
Badger, Grant Beck, Jim Gibson, and Brent Dille, City Attorney. Guests: Michele
Britton, WSDOT and Kirk Wilcox, Parametrix
Agenda Approval
– the agenda was approved as presented.
3.
Special Presentations
4.
a. SR 510 Yelm Loop Project Update. Michele Britton, WSDOT Project Manager and
Kirk Wilcox, Parametrix provided information on expectations of how the Yelm
Loop Project will proceed following release of project funds approved in the 2004-
05 legislative session.
b. Yelm Transportation Committee (YTC) Update – Overview and recommendation
related to updating of the City’s traffic model. Committee members (Grant Beck,
Jim Gibson, Shelly Badger and Councilman Harding) provided an update of the
YTC’s recent research into the need to update the city’s transportation model. All
agreed that it is time to update the city’s model, including traffic counts, and asked
that the YTC bring the proposal for funding such work to an upcoming Council
meeting, along with a demonstration of how the model will work (by Perry Shea,
Parametrix).
5. Mayor/Council Initiatives
Discussion concerned rescheduling the June Council Study Session due to a date
conflict with the annual Prairie Day’s Parade. Council determined that the best
solution is moving the meeting back one day to be conducted immediately
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preceding the June 22 Regular Council meeting.
Discussion regarding banners for community events versus an electronic reader
board sign. The Chamber committee is researching the possibility of an
electronic reader board sign for advertising of community events (and possibly
paid advertising by businesses) in lieu of banners. Council agreed that the City
would be willing to participate financially towards an electronic reader board,
possibly located at city hall (new sign needed and budgeted for in 2005 budget),
but with public and community announcements only (no paid advertising).
Councilman Harding will take this information back to the Chamber committee to
factor into their research and will report back to the Council.
6. New Business – None scheduled
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STUDY SESSION MINUTES
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005
7. Old Business
Ordinance 829 relating to Yelm Municipal Code administrative provisions and
Resolution 453 relating to the Mayor and City Council Protocol Manual.
Discussion concerned the level of council involvement permitted by RCW in the
selection, hiring, and discharge process for management level staff. After much
discussion, Council asked that the ordinance and resolution be brought before
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them for action at the June 8 City Council Meeting
8. Adjourn
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Adam Rivas, Mayor
Attest:
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Agnes Bennick, City Clerk
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