259 Transportation Plan Of 1992
CITY OF YELM
RESOLUTION NO. 259
TRANSPORTATION PLAN OF 1992
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM REPEALING
THE CURRENT CIRCULATION ELEMENT OF THE YELM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
AND ADOPTING AND SUBSTITUTING THE YELM COMPREHENSIVE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Yelm Transportation Advisory Committee composed of
representatives of the general public, business and development
interests, the Thurston Regional Planning Council, and the
Washington Department of Transportation has prepared and
recommended adoption of the accompanying transportation plan;
WHEREAS, the Yelm Planning Commission has held a duly-noticed
public hearing and recommends adoption of this plan; and
WHEREAS, the Yelm City Council has held a duly-noticed public
hearing and finds this plan to be in the best interests and
general welfare of the citizens of Yelm.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM DOES
RESOLVE, AS FOLLOWS:
Sect ion 1 .
That the accompanying document entitled "Draft Environmental
Impact Statement - Comprehensive Transportation Plan," July,
1992, as amended by the changes set forth in the accompanying
Attachment A, is hereby adopted as the "Yelm Comprehensive
Transportation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement."
Section 2.
That the Circulation Element of the Ye1m Comprehensive Plan of
July, 1985, is hereby repealed in its entirety and that the Yelm
Comprehensive Transportation Plan is hereby substituted as the
circulation element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Section 3.
That the City Clerk is directed to publish this resolution in the
local newspaper and to certify this resolution and file one copy
of the plan with the County Auditor, and the City Planner is
hereby directed to acknowledge all comments received and publish
and distribute this document as necessary to ensure general
public awareness of this plan.
Section 4.
'It~ai. the members of the Yelm Transportation Advisory Committee
are hereby commended for their service to the community.
Section 5.
That this resolution shall be effective immediately.
ADOPTED this 12thday of August 1992. ATTEST:
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Robert A. Sanders, Shelly Badger,
Mayor City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED: Augus~ 12 1992.
PUBLISHED: August 20 '1992.
ATTACFIMEN-( A
YELM TRANSPORTATION PLAN RESOLUTION - FINAL~AMENDMENTS
(1) The following policy shall be added following policy #9.
Street Name and Numbering Policy
To maintain a uniform and reliable addressing system
for naming public and private streets and numbering
abutting property.
Uniform, reliable and predictable addressing of
property ensures that buildings and property
within the City can be located conveniently and
quickly in emergencies, when doing business, or
when visiting other members of the community.
Significant Environmental Impacts and Mitigation
This policy is a mitigation measure intended to
minimize travel distances and reduce emergency response
times.
(2) The environmental impacts associated with the Regional
Transportation Policy (#3) shall be amended by the addition
of the sentences: "The City will analyze methods of
improving regional connections concurrently with permitting
future development. These methods may include physical
improvements or system and demand management techniques.
Financial responsibility for mitigating potential
deficiencies will also be identified."
(3) The supporting paragraph of the Maintenance Policy shall be
amended by the addition of the following sentence. 'These
programs will be funded from various sources including
general tax revenue and special assessments."
(4) Amend the second sentence of the first full paragraph of
Page 46 as follows:
The recommendation includes reconstructing Five-Corners for
a four-way intersection with Morris Road SE and Yelm Avenue
or redirec.ting__southbound traffic along Vancil Road.
(5) Replace the first full paragraph of Page 52 with the
following paragraph:
Due to anticipated environmental impacts of Alternative Y-
4.1, Alternative Y-4.2 is the preferred route. Should this
latter route be selected property owners will be fairly and
appropriately compensated. A final route selection will be
made by the City following a design study.
(7) Amend Y-7 route depicted on Figure 1-1 as shown on attached
Exhibit A submitted by Dennis Su of KCM.
(6) Add a new facility ~~Y-13" to the l"ransportation Improvement
Program. This facility, to be entitled, "Yelm Transit
Center,~~ is to provide for siting, design, and construction
of a principal Inter-City bus stop with consideration of
rider amenities such as kiosks and shelters, park-and-ride
facilities, and bus parking.
(7) The draft plan shall be edited to minimize spelling,
grammatical, factual and technical errors.
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