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09 08 2020 Yelm City Council Agenda Packet VIRTUAL YELM CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 MINUTES 1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call Present: James Blair, Molly Carmody, EJ Curry, Tad Stillwell, Tracey Wood, Joe DePinto and Terry Kaminski. 2. Agenda Approval 20-086 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD ADDITIONAL CARES ACT FUNDING ALLOCATION AS 7.b UNDER OLD BUSINESS. SECONDED BY EJ CURRY. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED. 3. Special Presentations — none scheduled 4. Public Comment — no comments 5. Consent Agenda- none scheduled 6. New Business — a. Ordinance No. 1068, Amending the Yelm Comprehensive Plan 20-087 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN ORDINANCE NO. 1068 AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. Discussion followed. 20-088 MOTION BY JAMES BLAIR TO ADOPT THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLANS WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE PUMP PARK PROJECT FROM THE LIST. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 4-3, YES (CARMODY, BLAIR, STILLWELL, DEPINTO), NO-(CURRY, WOOD, KAMINSKI). MOTION CARRIED. 20-089 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN ORDINANCE NO. 1068 WITH THE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE PUMP PARK FROM THE PROJECT LIST. SECONDED BY JAMES BLAIR. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED. b. Regional Housing Council Interlocal Agreement 20-090 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN THE REGIONAL HOUSING COUNCIL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. SECONDED BY EJ CURRY. 5-2, (YES-WOOD, CARMODY, CURRY, STILLWELL, KAMINSKI) (NO-BLAIR, DEPINTO), MOTION CARRIED. 7. Old Business — a. Ordinance No. 1067, PSE Franchise Agreement 20-091 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN ORDINANCE NO. 1067. SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED. b. Additional $167,025 CARES ACT Funding 20-092 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL TO ALLOCATE 20% TO THE COMMUNITY FUND MANAGED BY TOGETHER AND 80% OF THE ADDITIONAL CARES ACT RELIEF FUND MONIES TO THE YELM BUSINESS FUND FOR A TOTAL GRANT NOT TO EXCEED $7,500. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. Discussion fol l owed. September 8, 2020 Page I 1 20-093 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY AMENDING THE PREVIOUS MOTION TO ALLOCATE 50% TO THE YELM BUSINESS FUND (UP TO $7,500 MAXIMUM) AND 50% TO THE COMMUNITY FUND MANAGED BY TOGETHER. Discussion followed. 20-094 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY AMENDING HER PREVIOUS AMENDMENT TO 65% TO THE YELM BUSINESS FUND AND 35% TO THE YELM COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND MANAGED BY TOGETHER. SECONDED BY EJ CURRY. 6-1 (NO-WOOD), MOTION CARRIED. Discussion followed. MAYOR FOSTER ASKED FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO ALLOCATE 65% OF THE ADDITIONAL CARES TO YELM BUSINESSES AND 35% TO THE YELM COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND MANAGED BY TOGETHER. 5-2 (NO- DEPINTO, BLAIR) MOTION CARRIED. 8. UPDATES - City Administrator - Grant Beck • Due to the weather being warmer than normal and people being home from COVID, the utility bills for some are higher than normal. The Customer Service Team did a great job tracking down information for customers and kudos to Public Works Director Cody Colt and his team on re-reads and collecting data. Mayor Foster has ideas to explore for the high consumption users. An Ordinance is being discussed to provide some relief to customers with higher than normal utility bills. Mayor Foster thanked Utility Billing Clerk Jennifer Beauchamp and Executive Assistance & CST Manager Kathy Linnemeyer for all their hard work. The Ordinance will be brought to Council at the next meeting. Councilmember Blair urged people to be careful during the fire season. Councilmember Carmody stated that Thurston County if under a red flag fire warning right now. Councilmember Stillwell will have Lateral Police interviews on Thursday. Councilmember Wood attended the Administrative Board of Directors meeting for TCOMM 911. Councilmember DePinto attended the Yelm Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting. Councilmember DePinto has forwarded a "Drive thru policy" for a business to the General Government Committee for their review. October 24 is the date selected for the Council Retreat. More information will be sent to Council for their review. Councilmember DePinto echoed Councilmembers Carmody and Blair's statements on staying safe during the fires. Councilmember Kaminski attended the Yelm Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting. Mayor Foster stated to keep all the people affected by the fire in your thoughts especially Malden, WA that burned 80% of the structures in the City. Stay safe firefighters. September 16, 2020 is the Ribbon Cutting for Grocery Outlet at 9:00 September 8, 2020 Page 12 A.M. Most everyone will stay in his or her cars for the event. The City of Yelm has received seven or eight Lateral applications for the Yelm Police Department. September 11, 2020 is coming in three days; never forget. 9. Executive Session - none scheduled 20-095 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED. 10. Adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Attest: YOU-rXtelLa) JW Fosfer, Mayor 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. September 8, 2020 Page 13