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06/24/92MINUTES CITY OF YEIM 1~EG[JL1~R COiINCIL MEETING ~~+ ~ ~) ~' WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1992, 7:30 PM, YELM CITY IIALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Regular Meeting was called to order by Mayor Sanders at 7:30 PM. All present joined in the flag salute. Council present: Kathy Wolf, Amos Lawton, Martha Parsons and Don Miller. Staff: Todd Stamm, Gene Borges, Glenn Dunnam and Shelly Badger. Visitors: Michael Van Gelder and Randy Rinness; Intercity Transit, Jim and Dorothy Brown, Ken and Betty Hansen, Tom and Christie Gorman and Faith Hagenhofer. The agenda was approved on a motion by Amos Lawton, second by Martha Parsons. Motion carried. The minutes of the June 10, 1992 Regular Council Meeting were approved on a motion by Don Miller, second by Kathy Wolf. Motion carried. Martha Parsons moved approval of June payroll, second by Kathy Wolf. Motion carried. Voucher ##1694 totaling $50.00 was approved on a motion by Kathy Wolf, second by Don Miller. Motion carried. Michael Van Gelder, Intercity Transit, explained the "Memorandum of Under- standing" for preparation of a Commute Trip Reduction Plan for Thurston County. A portion of the Washington Clean Air Act known as the Compute Trip Reduction Law requires eight counties (including Thurston County) to adopt by ordinance a Commute Trip Reduction Plan. Under the requirements of the Law, the cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Yelm must also adopt such an ordi- nance by January 31, 1993. The agreement presented to the Council by IT out- lines a process to develop a CTR Plan for Thurston County, identifies the tasks to be completed, allocates available funds to support these tasks and determines a schedule to identify key decision points. The Law directs employers of 100 or more employees arriving to work between 6AM-9AM, 12 months per year, including local and state government, to estab- lish CTR programs. The goal is to change employee commuting habits by having employers promote alternatives to driving alone. Don Miller moved approval authorizing Mayor Sanders to sign the "Memorandum of Understanding" between the Cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumnvater and Yelm, Thurston County and Intercity Transit to prepare a Compute Trip Reduction Plan. Second by Amos Lawton. Motion carried. Item 9(a), Second Street Parking Revision, was tabled to a future meeting. A letter was presented to the Council from Skillings & Chamberlain summarizing the problem and making recommendations for revision. Council will take no action on this item until the construction of a sidewalk along Second Street. Prairie RV Park: Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on June 16 re- garding tha request by Margaret Clapp to provide space for RV's with hookups for power, water and possibly cable TV at the motel site on 103rd Ave. Plan- ning Commission recommended approval of the Special Use Zoning with proper screening (approval retained by Commission of final screening plan) and the elimination of semLi-truck parking. Don Miller moved approval of Ordinance No. 439 providing for a change in zon- ing of a parcel of land lying SW of West Road and north of 103rd Ave. by im- posing Special Use Zoning on the underlying Commercial (C-1) Zone to permit recreationa]_ vehicle overnight parking stalls. Second by Amos Lawton. Mo- tion carried. Yelm Telephone Company alley revision request: Letter received from Tom Gorman, President, Ye]m Telephone Company requesting that the City of Yelm designate the alley behind the Senior Center and Ye]m Hardware one-way with the flow of traffic traveling east to west. The purpose of the one-way alley would be to allow Yelm Telephone Company to provide a payment drop-off box between their new building and the Senior Center. Kathy Wolf moved approval of the request, with the stipulation that Yelm Hardware Store's weekly deliv- ery trucks be allowed west to east access of the alley for deliveries (trucks are not able to enter the Hardware Store from the east), second by Don Miller. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 438: Approved on a motion by Kathy Wolf, second by Martha Par- ~~~ ik~~~ Motion carried. Ordinance creates a fund for Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), reactivates the Park Reserve Fund and provides for transfer of monies to said funds. Yelm Police Department curfew ordinance review: City Council directed Todd Stam~n to draft an ordinance amendment amending Ordinance No. 406 relating to a curfew for minors. The intent of the City Council was to include minors under the age of 16 and under age 11 in the curfew requirements. Ordinance No. 406 reads under the age of 15 and age 10. The Public Hearing on the 1993-1998 City Six-Year Transportation Program was opened at 8:15 PM. Todd Starrm explained that the plan is different from the 20-Year Comprehen- sive Transportation Plan being drafted in accordance with the Growth Manage- ment Act. The Six-Year City program includes only streets within the city limits and does not include state highway. The program will be used to apply for funding from the Transportation Improvement Board for city improvements when state funds become available. The top three projects include the widening and construction of Stevens Ave. from Edwards St. to 103rd Ave., widening of Edwards St. NW from Yelm Ave. W to Coates St. and widening and resurfacing of Rhoton Rd. NW from Railroad Ave. to north city limits. Emphasis of the program is to improve streets in the downtown core area so as new business will locate there as planned in Yelm's Comprehensive Plan. Citizens Jim and Dorothy Brown and Ken and Betty Hansen expressed concern on the 20-year Comprehensive Transportation Plan. Staff explained that the City Council would hold a hearing on that plan late July or early August. Public Hearing was closed at 8:27 PM. Martha Parsons moved to adopt Resolution No. 250 adopting the 1993-1998 Six- Year Transportation Program for the City of Yelm, second by Don Miller. Kathy Wolf abstained. Motion carried. °"" Library Report: Faith Hagenhofer provided a report to the Council for May 1992. To date 220 children have signed up for the Summer Reading Club which will be held in the Yelm Middle School Library. She announced that when the Library opens on August 11 (target date) in the new facility, the hours will be expanded to 30 per week, to include Friday. New facility construction is progressing as per schedule. Planning Commission Meeting of June 16, 1992: Minutes were provided to City Council including the Public Hearing testimonies regarding the 20-Year Com- prehensive 'Transportation Plan and its alternatives. Sewer Report: Design interviews are progressing very well. Gene Borges will meet with Parametrix on June 26 to look at preliminary base maps and meet with Puget Power to discuss electrical hookup alternatives to the STEP tank pumps. He updated the City Council on the Sewer Extension Meeting held June 18, 1992 {minutes of the meeting were provided). Interest from property owners at- tending the meeting within Phase II (orange boundary) was high. Funding al- ternatives to extend lines were discussed including the formation of a ULID (utility local improvement district) and owner-paid extensions. Those in at- tendance were informed that the City must know how many of those in Phase II are interested in sewer service, so as lines in Phase I may be sized accord- ingly. Phase II treatment plant capacity will be on a first come, first served basis. Anyone requesting sewer service after capacity is used, must pay for a treatment plant upgrade. Yelm Municipal Court Report: May report shows that 178 tickets were proc- essed compared to 165 in 1991 and 68 in 1990. 54 of the 178 were criminal citations and 124 were infractions. Yelm Police Report: Chief reported that he and Gene Borges attended a "gang awareness" briefing earlier that evening. A county-wide task force will soon be formed. Thurston County police forces are looking for one agency to be the leader in gang awareness. The TOGETHER organization is currently being considered. Chief reported much frustration from the public relating to the road con- struction on SR510. He notified 'the Council that the annual "Seattle-to- Portland" Bike Ride (10,000 registered) will be June 27 and 28. Police'Re-`~ °' serves and Officers have been hired by the Ride to provide traffic control. To date, YPD has only received two fireworks complaints. Chief Dunnam stated that the fireworks bans and restrictions enacted by many cities are unenforceable and feels that the City Council made the right choice to not ban fireworks. He stressed once again, that all departments within the City are encouraging people to only use fireworks on July 4th and to use extreme caution due to the unusually dry conditions. PARK USE REQUESTS: Martha Parsons moved to approve the following park use request, second by Amos Lawton. Motion carried. *Dora Mantik, wedding group, July 5, 1992, lOAM-SPM. If over 100 peo- ple, a sani-can must be provided. *Audrey Yeager, family picnic, July 4, 1992, 11AM-8PM. At 9:20 PM, City Council went into Executive Session to discuss a real estate contract. They reconvened at 9:38 PM. Pursuant to concerns about the envi- ronmental assessment, Don Miller moved to direct the City Administrator to seek return of the earnest money as provided in the earnest money agreement between the City of Yelm and Harry Lewis, Peggy Wolf and Ve]ina Curry. Second by Amos Lawton. Motion carried. The following correspondence was received by Council members. *Letter from Roberty Clooney and response *Countywide Planning Policies and Public Hearing Notice *Publie Hearing notice re: Emanuel Lutheran Church alley vacation *Timberland Library Board highlights and minutes. With no further business before the Council, they adjourned at 9:39 on a mo- tion by Martha Parsons, second by Amos Lawton. ATTEST: 1 ~~ ~~~~~ Shelly A. Badger City Clerk Robert A. Sanders Mayor i