01-09-07 MinutesYELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007 MINUTES
Call to Order. Mayor Harding called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call. Present: Don Miller, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Mike McGowan Pat
Fetterly and Russ Hendrickson. John Thompson arrived at 7:42 pm
3. Agenda Approval
07-1 MOTION BY BOB ISOM APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations -None scheduled
5. Public Comment
Steve Klein, Thurston County resident (property owner in the Yelm city limits),
provided a questionnaire for the City Administrator. He expressed his
concerns regarding the SW Aquifer, specifically the relationship with the
Thurston Highland's Developers, application for development, contractual
questions and how the aquifer studies are conducted.
Mary Jane Friend, Thurston County spoke of the increasing flooding from
Thompson Creek downstream from Tahoma Terra development. She
provided a call list and notification of a January 17, 2007, 9 am meeting at the
Department of Ecology Headquarters in Lacey to discuss this issue.
6. Consent Agenda Items
a. Minutes- December 12, 2007 Regular Meeting
b. Payables: Checks 30076-30249 totaling $403,949.11
Manual Checks 30076-30128 totaling $3,363.35
Claims Checks 30129-30249 totaling $400,585.76
c. Payroll: December 2006 Final, Checks 11347-11443 totaling $256,274.96
07-2 MOTION BY DON MILLER APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS
PRESENTED. CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing(s) -None scheduled
8. New Business
a. Cherry Meadows Final Plat Approval, SUB-03-8340 YL. Nisha Box reviewed
the staff report indicating the conditions of the preliminary plat have been met
including a turn lane on Killion and Yelm Ave and a significant park space.
Grant Beck added that this project has met the conditions of frontage
improvements and has no further LID frontage obligation on Killion.
07-3 MOTION BYPAT FETTERLYAPPROV/NG FINAL PLAT FOR CHERRY
MEADOWS SUB-03-8340-YL. CARRIED.
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b. Tahoma Terra Phase 1, Division 2 Final Plat Approval SUB-05-0304-YL.
Tami Merriman reviewed the staff report and completion of Division 2 on the
east side of Thompson Creek. Developer has completed the conditions of the
preliminary plat including improvements to the intersection of Longmire and
510, parks, water rights conveyance, and wetland conditions. As part of the
master plan some conditions are unique to this development.
07-4 MOTION BY JOE BAKER APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT FOR TAHOMA
TERRA, PHASE 1, DIVISION 2, SUB-05-0304-YL. CARRIED.
c. 2007 Nisqually Foundation Education Project Contract. Shelly Badger
reported from the staff report. This is continued support approved by the
Council for the 2007 budget. The Intergovernmental Services Contract
continues with Nisqually River Foundation (NRF) associated with the Nisqually
River Council. Funding of $2,450 was outlined including support for local
student's involvement in the annual Global Rivers Student Congress, a
watershed education program.
07-5 MOTION BY PAT FETTERLY AUTHORIZING MAYOR HARD/NG TO SIGN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR JANUARY 1-MAY
31, 2007 BETWEEN THE CITY OF YELM AND THE NISQUALLY RIVER
FOUNDATION /N THE AMOUNT OF $2,450.00. CARRIED.
d. Yelm Chamber of Commerce Contract for Services. Shelly Badger
reviewed the staff report and the contract that outlined the scope of work
provided by the Chamber for period of January 1 to December 31, 2007.
07-6 MOTION BY BOB ISOM AUTHORIZING MAYOR HARD/NG TO SIGN
SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YELM AND
THE YELM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE PERIOD OF
JANUARY 1, 2007 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007, IN THE AMOUNT OF $6000.
CARRIED.
9. Old Business -none scheduled
10. Mayor and Council Reports and Initiatives and Board/Commission
Business
a. Council Report
Councilmember Baker attended Yelm Adult Community Center Executive
meeting and Intercity Transit Board meeting. He reported that the Dash
program has been reinstated during the Legislative session.
Councilmember McGowan reported that attending the Thurston County
HOME Consortium meetings has given him a better understanding of
homelessness issue. He reported that Thurston County will be conducting a
homeless census this Thursday and asked for any relevant information to
pass on as part of the census inside and outside the city limits of Yelm.
Councilmember Thompson attended Transportation Policy Board wrap up of
2006 and process to streamline guidelines for 2007.
Councilmember Hendrickson was able to reach Cindy Cecil at Yelm
Community Services and will meet with her as needed.
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b. Mayor's Report
Mayor Harding attended Nisqually Tribal 2% Committee meeting and reported
that the holiday season funds were distributed to local agencies in need. He
also presented Councilmember Fetterly with a wooden pen made from pruned
branches of a Yelm Hawthorne tree.
11. Executive Session -None scheduled
12. Correspondence was available.
13. Adjourn: 8:10 pm
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Attest: 6,,_ ~CJ~~IiI~
Ag s Bennick, City Clerk