02-25-2020YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 MINUTES
CITY HALL BUILDING
106 SECOND STREET SE
YELM, WA
1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call Present: lames Blair, Molly Carmody, Cody Colt, Tad Stillwell, Tracey
Wood, Joe DePinto and Terry Kaminski.
2. Agenda Approval
20-019 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
2019 Police Officer of the Year - Brian Bard
2019 Reserve Officer of the Year - Joe Rivera
4. Public Comment - None
5. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes: February 18, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes
b. Council Voucher Approval for January 2020 - $1,200,053.25.
20-020 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business -
a. Ordinance No. 1059, Revising the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Public Hearing.
Mayor Foster opened the Public Hearing at 6:15 pm and Finance Director Heidi
MacDonald gave a presentation on the proposed changes.
20-021 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO
MARCH 10, 2020. SECONDED BY CODY COLT. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
b. Region 3 Interlocal Agreement
20-022 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN
THE REGION 3 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD.
7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
7. Old Business - none scheduled
B. UPDATES -
City Administrator -
• City staff put together a comprehensive outreach program to educate
businesses on the Fats, Oils, Grease (FOG) program that was adopted by
Council.
• The Communication Specialist position has been filled and the new
employee will start soon.
• Public Works Director Interviews start tomorrow.
• There is an opportunity to our Community Connector the First Special
Forces Group at JBLM on March 5, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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The General Government Committee came up with two possible dates for
the Council Retreat, March 21 & March 28 in the Point Ruston area of
Tacoma.
Councllmember Blair apologized for missing the Special Meeting on February
18. Councilmember Blair attended the Yelm Public Safety Committee meeting.
Councilmember Carmody attended the Yelm Finance Committee meeting and
the Yelm Public Works Committee meeting. Councilmember Carmody inquired
about the Procurement Policy.
Councilmember Colt attended Transportation Policy Board of the TRPC meeting,
the Yelm Public Works Committee meeting, and thanked Mayor Foster for
attending the Medic One EMS Council meeting in his absence.
Councilmember Stillwell attended the Yelm Emergency Operations Board
meeting, the South Thurston Economic Development Initiative meeting and the
Yelm Public Safety Committee meeting.
Councilmember wood attended the Yelm Public Safety Committee meeting.
Councilmember DePinto attended the Yelm Public Works Committee meeting
and the Board of Directors of Economic Development Council meeting.
Councilmember Kaminski attended the Thurston Thrives Coordinating Council
meeting and the Nisqually River Council meeting.
Mayor Faster attended the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Mayors
Exchange, TVW Gala, Medic One EMS Council meeting, the 2nd Reality Fair at the
Yelm High School, South Thurston Economic Development Initiative (STEDI)
meeting and thanked Councilmember Tad Stillwell and Community Development
Director Grant Beck for their presentation at STEDI. Mayor Foster also
accompanied the Yelm Community Schools Superintendent to a meeting with the
Nisqually Tribe and attended the Government Class at the Yelm High School.
Executive Session - none scheduled
20-023 MOTION BY CODY COLT TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY.
7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned at 7:04 p.m.
JW Fo ter, Mayor
Attest:
Lori Lucas, City Clerk
These minutes record the official actions of the Yelm City Council. Complete recordings are
available on the city website at www.yelmwa.gov.
February 25, 2020
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