08-13-2019YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019 MINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
206 MCKENZIE AVE.
YELM, WA
1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call Present: El Curry via phone, Molly Carmody, Cody Colt, Tad Stillwell,
Tracey Wood, Joe DePinto, Terry Kaminski and Mayor JW Foster.
2. Agenda Approval
19-055 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations - none scheduled
4. Public Comment - none
5. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes: 06-04-2019 Study Session, 06-11-2019, 07-02-2019 Study Session,
07-09-2019, and 08-06-2019 Study Session
b. Council Voucher Approval for June 2019 $1,290,674.01
19-056 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business
a. Professional Services Agreement - WHPacific Inc. - Mill Road Sidewalk Project.
Authorize Mayor JW Foster to sign a Professional Services Agreement with
WHPacific, Inc., not to exceed the amount of $89,937 for environmental and
engineering design services for the Mill Road Sidewalk Project.
19-057 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WHPACIFIC, INC., NOT TO
EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $89,937 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE MILL ROAD SIDEWALK
PROJECT. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
Old Business - none scheduled
8. UPDATES -
City Administrator Michael Grayum (presented by Mayor Foster) -
• The Boys and Girls Club is scheduled to be opening in 23 days. Andrew
Chase has been named Manager.
• Splash Park Is open and the Public Works Team has done a wonderful job
getting a balance to maintain safety during high usage. Hours of operation
are 10:00 a.m. thru 7:00 p.m., 7 days a week thru Labor Day.
• Key crosswalks and stop bars on the streets in front of stop signs have
been painted. We prioritized the ones near all schools and others that
were significantly faded.
• We are ready to start accepting applications for the Arts Commission
members, which community volunteer Steve Craig will be coordinating.
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• City Council will not be joining the School Board in a joint meeting on
September 12, 2019 and Council will be holding their regular scheduled
Council meeting, September 10, 2019, In the new City Hall Council
Chambers.
Councilmember Curry Yelm Senior Center is scheduled to have one of their
three air conditioning units replaced on August 19, 2019. The next two other
units will be replaced over the next three years. Attended the Fire Commission
meeting and the Fire Commission will be at the next COY Study Session in
September to talk about applying for a grant plus running a bond for a new fire
station at Lake Lawrence.
Councllmember Carmody Will be attending Nisqually River Council Annual
Retreat on Anderson Island on August 16, 2019. Attended InterCity Transit
meeting with discussions on Zero Fair System. Would like to know when the
Council will be seeing a Budget Amendment on over -runs on Splash Park and
Playground Equipment.
Councilmember Colt attended Chamber Lunch today, August 13th and will be
attending Medic One meeting on August 21u.
Councilmember Wood attended National Night Out.
Councilmember DePinto attended Public Safety meeting and recapped local
events that impact the Police, such as, STP and the 4th of July holiday. Attended
National Night Out. Homelessness Task Force meeting coming up next week. In
the future, Council member Joe DePinto will be presenting proposals to council
and sub -committees: 1) B&O tax restructuring for small businesses 2) Working
on adjusting when fireworks usage is permitted and creating a City sponsored
Fireworks Show 3) Writing up a proposal for secured lockbox program for
mailboxes.
Councilmember Kaminski attended EDC meeting today with discussions on
Affordable Housing, density, tiny homes and storage containers. Also, attended
today, meeting with Thurston County Housing Authority and COY Planner, Tami
Merriman. Attended two nights of Jazz in The Park. And also, attended Chamber
lunch.
Mayor Foster attended Chamber lunch and stated attendees were very
appreciative of all the community events that have been offered. Attended the
Community Development sub -committee meetingdiscussing possibilities of
affordable housing in our community. There will be more talk about the
opportunity for tax deferral possibilities. Once every five years the Nisqually River
Council gives out a Stewardship Award. Jim Wilcox has been awarded the
Stewardship Award. The Award Ceremony will be at Wilcox Farm on September
4th at 5:30 p.m. Great to have one of our community members honored in such a
way. Attended the Change of Command Ceremony at JBLM. New JBLM
Commander is Colonel Skye Duncan taking over for Colonel Lucas. Then, today,
JBLM welcomed Command Sergeant Major Shane E. Pospisil to I Corps. Stated,
"thank you for taking care of our troops, we will take care of their families."
Reminder to Council: If you have sensitive information of a business shared with
you by anybody, it should not be shared in public as it is a betrayal of the trust of
the position that you hold.
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9. Executive Session - none scheduled
19-058 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY MOLLY
CARMODY. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
lo. Adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
3W Foster, Mayor
These minutes record the official actions of the Yelm City Council. Complete recordings are
available on the city website at www.yelmwa.gov.
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