07-27-05 MINUTES
YELM CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2005
Call to Order
1. . Mayor Rivas called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Roll Call
2. . Present: Don Miller, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Ron Harding
Excused: Pat Fetterly. Bob Isom added that Councilmember Fetterly is with her
husband who is terminally ill.
3. Agenda Approval
05-58 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY RON HARDING APPROVING
THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
Special Presentations
4. – None scheduled
Public Comment
5. - There was no response to the call for comments.
6. Consent Agenda
a. Council Minutes: July 13, 2005 Regular Meeting Minutes
b. Payables: Checks 25602 - 25654, totaling $75,343.48
1) Manual Checks 25602 - 25606, totaling $326.20
2) Claims Checks 25607 - 25654, totaling $75,018.28
c. Preliminary Payroll July 2005
d. Park Use Requests – None
e. Financial Report – None
05-59 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY RON HARDING
APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
Public Hearing(s
7. ) – None scheduled
8. New Business
a. Retainage to T. Bailey, Inc for $32,347.22, Reclaimed Water Tank Equalization
Basin Project.
Stephanie Ray reported the water tank and equalization basin modification work
and final punch list items have been completed and recommended that city held
retainage be released. She also noted that the reclaimed water line to Yelm High
School has been charged.
05-60 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY JOE BAKER ACCEPTING THE
RECLAIMED WATER TANK/EQUALIZATION BASIN WORK AS
COMPLETED AND AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF $32,347.22
RETAINAGE TO T. BAILEY, INC. UPON RECEIPT OF ALL NECESSARY
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DOCUMENTATION. CARRIED.
b. Resolution No. 455, Six Year Street Transportation Improvement Program
(STIP) 2006 – 2011
Grant Beck reported that the Yelm Transportation Committee reviewed projects
and lineup and determined that this was not the appropriate time to begin
planning and implementing project priority changes to coordinate with the 510
Loop, which is the highest priority project. An application for funding will be
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submitted for the second place project, the Y-4/Cross 1 Street connector,
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extending Stevens St. from 1to Edwards St.
Jim Zukowski asked about student safety issues with the Stevens St. realignment
and the higher capacity intersection ending at the middle school. Council and
staff responded that safety improvements including roadway, sidewalks, planter
strips, etc. should help relieve congestion, improve the movement of buses,
vehicles and students, and increase safety. Councilmember Harding pointed out
that Edwards/Crystal Spring Roads are already being used as an alternate and
that the new street should improve the situation.
Additional discussion concerned an above rail crossing for the Stevens St.
project and the possibility for state/city/developer funding for the Mill Rd.
intersection realignment.
05-61 MOTION BY JOE BAKER, SECONDED BY RON HARDING APPROVING
RESOLUTION 455 AND THE 2005-2011 SIX YEAR TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. CARRIED.
c. Ordinance No. 832 Repealing and Replacing Portions of the Water Code Related
to Master Meters
Agnes Bennick reported that proposed changes address the lack of direction in
the code in assessing fees for compound meters when used as master meters, and
also clarified direction on account setup and fee application for units connected
to master meters for both traditional and compound meters.
Councilmember Isom questioned revenue implications. Staff responded that the
overall effect is a decrease in revenue with traditional meters seeing a decrease
and compound meters seeing an increase. There are approximately ten
residential master meters and fewer than five commercial master meters.
05-62 MOTION BY RON HARDING, SECONDED BY BOB ISOM ADOPTING
ORDINANCE NO. 832 CLARIFYING THE APPLICATION OF
CHARGES FOR MASTER METERS. CARRIED.
Old Business
9. – None scheduled
10. Mayor and Council Reports and Initiatives and Board/Commission
Business
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Councilmember Harding –
attended a Yelm Transportation Committee
meeting where discussion concerned the 6 Year Street Transportation
Improvement Program. Councilmember Isom asked about the benefits of the
committee. Councilmember Harding replied that it was very beneficial to him as
a councilmember; that in gathering and evaluating data, including existing
transportation plans, the committee found that selected projects and
implementation processes are mostly on target. Staff added that it helped
coordinate the planning and public works elements of projects.
Councilmember Baker
referred to a recent Nisqually Valley News article
questioning wording inferring that he made a reference to “Rivas’ policy.” He
said that if those were his words, it was not what he meant, and offered an
apology. Cindy Teixeira, NVN reporter, responded that if the words in question
were not in quotations, it was sort of reporter’s shorthand, not a direct quote.
Mayor Rivas added that the policy was the directive of council based upon the
attorney’s recommendation.
Mayor Rivas asked Grant Beck to provide a brief update on the Thurston County
Board of Commissioners recent moratorium. Beck indicated that the Growth
Management Hearings Board ruled that the county is allowing density that falls
below the aggregate goal of 1 unit per 10 acres intended for rural areas. The
moratorium and outcome could result in additional development pressure for the
city.
Executive Session
11. – None scheduled
Correspondence
12. reviewed included an invitation to attend the Rosemont
Freedom Fest Open House.
Councilmember Harding questioned the accuracy of Mayor Rivas’ earlier
statement concerning the council’s position on public comment.
Adjourn
13. : Councilmember Isom moved to adjourn at 8:00 pm.
Discussion continued between Mayor Rivas and Councilmember Harding
concerning public comment limitations and if council’s action was applicable
only to moratorium issues, or to a broader interpretation.
The meeting ended at 8:02
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Adam Rivas, Mayor
Attest:____________________________________
Agnes Bennick, City Clerk
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