02/23/94
CITY OF YELM
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994, 7:30 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Agenda/Motion
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1 . The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 pm by Mayor Wolf . All present
joined in the flag salute.
Council present: Don Miller, Martha Parsons, Patty Forrester, Amos
Lawton and Bob Gallagher. Visitors: John Anderson, Erling
Birkland, Erick Anderson and Dennis Su. Staff: Shelly Badger, Leo
Porter, Ty Peterson and Agnes Colombo.
2. Agenda additions/deletions.
94-28 MOTION BY MARTHA PARSONS, SECONDED AMOS LAWTON APPROVING THE AGENDA
WITH THE ADDITION OF THE MASTER PLAN REVIEW PUBLIC HEARING, ORDINANCE
NO. 495, AS ITEM 8A. MOTION CARRIED.
3. Minutes of January 26, 1994.
94-29 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY PATTY FORRESTER APPROVING MINUTES
OF JANUARY 26, 1994 AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
4. Approval of February payroll.
94-30 MOTION BY PATTY FORRESTER, SECONDED BY BOB GALLAGHER APPROVING THE
FEBRUARY 1994 PAYROLL. MOTION CARRIED.
Councilman Miller inquired if the Yelm had a snow removal policy
Agnes Colombo explained that information had been gathered and tha
public works was in the preliminary stages of developing a policy a..
this time.
5. Ordinance No. 494 Amending Ordinance No. 491 - Sewer Bond
Anticipation Note. The optional redemption date in Section 6 is
being changed from October 1, 1994 to May 1, 1994 to accommodate FMHA
payment schedules.
94-31 MOTION BY MARTHA PARSONS, SECONDED BY DON MILLER ADOPTING ORDINANCE
NO. 494 AMENDING THE SEWER BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
DATE OF ORDINANCE NO. 491 AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE AMENDED
NOTE PURCHASE CONTRACT. MOTION CARRIED.
6. Public Hearing - Vancil Road Rezone Public Hearing opened at 7:36 pm.
Ty Peterson reported that a zone change to the 2~ acre parcel on
Vancil Road from R/A to Multi-Family would correct an existing spot
zone and that development would be subject to sewer availability and
city services. Staff recommends approval based on the environmental
review and comprehensive plan requirements. The Planning Commission
recommended Council approval of the request. Regular session
reopened at 7:38 pm.
94-32 MOTION BY MARTHA PARSONS, SECONDED BY BOB GALLAGHER APPROVING THE
VANCIL ROAD REZONE REQUEST BASED ON STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSI(lH..
RECOMMENDATIONS. MOTION CARRIED.
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Public Hearing - Anderson~Variarice Request Public Hearing opened at
7:39 pm. Ty Peterson reported that the proponent would like to
construct a 1300 sq. ft. addition to his home. The existing
structure is non-conforming in that it is located 18~ feet from the
right-of-way. It is grandfathered as it existed prior to the
zoning ordinance. Also requested is that the 15' height restriction
be waived. The variance would not interfere with future road
expansion or adversely affect adjacent properties. Planning
Commission recommended approval of the variance and waiver of the 15'
height restriction. Regular session reopened at 7:43 pm.
MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY AMOS LAWTON APPROVING THE
ANDERSON VARIANCE REQUEST (VAR8106) AND WAIVER OF THE 15' HEIGHT
RESTRICTION BASED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS. MOTION
CARRIED.
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8. Public Hearing - Burnett Road Rezone request Public Hearing opened
at 7:44 pm. Ty Peterson reported that the request is to rezone a
five acre parcel from R/A to R-1 and that the parcel had through an
oversight not been included in the legal description during a rezone
of the surrounding property. This created a spot zone situation.
Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval. Regular session
reopened at 7:45 pm.
MOTION BY PATTY FORRESTER, SECONDED BY AMOS LAWTON APPROVING THE
REZONE REQUEST (ZON8085) TO CHANGE A FIVE ACRE PARCEL ON BURNETT ROAD
FROM R/A TO R-1 AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED AND AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF
AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED.
8.a. Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 495, Master Plan Review Public Hearing
opened at 7:47 p.m. Ty Peterson explained that the document
presented incorporated recommended Planning Commission and Council
changes. Section 1,A, wording was added ensuring that future growth
and development resulting from the master plan be in accordance with
the comprehensive plan and city planning policies. In Section 5,2,d,
wording identifying individual transport means was changed to
multimodal. Other changes were for consistency in wording or
corrections of typos. Regular session reopened at 7:50 p.m.
MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY MARTHA PARSONS APPROVING
ORDINANCE 495, THE MASTER PLAN REVIEW. MOTION CARRIED.
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9. New Business:
a. Ordinance No. 492 - adding two positions to the Yelm Planning
Commission. Position 10 for a Yelm resident representing local
citizens and position eleven reserved for the Make Yelm Attractive
Committee chairperson.
MOTION BY MARTHA PARSONS, SECONDED BY AMOS LAWTON ADOPTING ORDINANCE
NO. 492 ADDING TWO NEW POSITIONS TO THE YELM PLANNING COMMISSION.
MOTION CARRIED.
b. Ordinance No. 493 - amending the 1994 Salary Schedule
MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY MARTHA PARSONS TABLING ORDINANCE
NO. 493 TO THE MARCH 9, 1994 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
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c. Viacom Basic Rate Approval - Agnes Colombo reported that
comparison of rates for basic service shows comparable charge
between Yelm and other communities. Although many questions remai
unanswered staff recommends approval of Viacom's proposed rates
Also discussed was the new~FCC decision for additional rates
reductions.
94-38 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY AMOS LAWTON AUTHORIZING APPROVAL
OF BASIC CABLE AND EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION CHARGES SUBMITTED ON
VIACOM'5 FCC393 FORM. MOTION CARRIED.
10. Old Business:
a. Park Ordinance - Shelly Badger explained that the Park Ordinance
had gone back before the Park Board and that references to the Park
and Recreation Department will be changed to the Park Board.
Additional changes include final authority to approve park use
requests and provisions for ~ administrative approval where
appropriate, and when all requirements had been met. Council
approval would be necessary only for requests not covered in the Park
Ordinance.
b. Members were provided with a list of motions made by Council
during January.
11. Reports:
a. Planning - Councilmember Parsons was unable to attend. Ty
Peterson reported that the Planning Commission approved a 72 un'
apartment complex on Creek St. Drainage requirements and try
mitigation details with the school remain to be ironed out. BriE
discussion followed concerning the school resolution requiring tl~..
city to submit all applications for review and requiring applicants
to negotiate mitigation fees. A Council worksession will be
scheduled on the school mitigation issue. Ty Peterson explained that
a project could proceed even though mitigation agreement had not been
completed, an occupancy permit could be withheld until agreement was
reached. ~.
Engineering - Mark Cook and Dennis Cochran turned in resignations
effective 2/28/94. ~ Eighteen projects are in some stage of
construction at this time. Tom Skillings, Skillings and Connley will
perform engineering reviews and necessary inspections. The majority
of inspections will be performed by the project engineer who drew the
plan. Discussion pointed out that this is not an unusual procedure
and that the engineer has a legal as well as professional stake in
ensuring that projects meet requirements.
Councilmember Miller questioned Dennis Su about this process. Dennis
Su responded that this was an economical way to handle inspections
and added that engineer's consider their reputations and don't want
to be responsible for shoddy building. He suggested having
identification on file for~:all engineers that will be doi -
inspections.
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b. Library Report -".rK~r;,i"sty n}x ~Blala'ck'"r'e orted that circulation had
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increased and new' patrons~~~registere'd:`t= Additional space had been
added to the hold area but it was once again at capacity.
c. Council Liaison Reports:
1. City Hall - Nothing new to report
Court - Don Miller indicated that the court has no problems
2. Police - Sgt. Leo Porter reported that things are going
smoothly, the Chief is still on vacation and that a new vehicle
would be delivered shortly.
3. Public Works - Amos Lawton reported that public works stays
extremely busy, they are involved in many projects throughout
the City.
4. Sewer - Mayor Wolf explained that Gene Borges was the speaker
at the Nisqually River Council Meeting and requested letters of
endorsement for the Centennial Grant.
d. Mayor's Report - Mayor Wolf explained that another Civil Service
Commission member had resigned and that Arnold Drogseth had accepted
an appointment to fill the position. And that she had written a
letter of support for Ed Burgh, YHS teacher, for a grant to teach a
class called "It Ought To Be A Law." He did receive the grant and
Mayor Wolf provided him with a copy of the Thurston County Profile
for his students as a resource. Meetings attended included Thurston
Regional Planning Council, Yelm Extension School class visit, Mayor's
Forum and TRP Urban Growth Management. Councilmember Parsons attended
an Economic Development Council meeting at the Daily Olympian with
Mayor Wolf. Mayor Wolf also attended the Nisqually River Basin Land
Trust Auction. Auction proceeds are used to purchase available land
along the Nisqually.
e. Councilmember's Report - Councilmember Gallagher reported that
he had attended the Urban Growth Management meeting on the 14th where
a project of work for '94 where a feasibility study on the economic
value of development rights was approved. Lacey, Olympia and
Tumwater are receiving areas for development rights. Also attended
was the UGM Transportation Policy Board - they have $1.7 million to
allocate for 1997 and approved a draft on the award process.
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Shelly Badger reported that she had attended the Community Youth
Services Dinner and accepted the Citizen of the Year Award for Chief
Dunnam. She explained that the award had been the result of work
done on the Yelm skateboard project.
12. Correspondence was reviewed.
13. The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m.
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Agn P. Colombo, City Clerk
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