01 12 2021 MinutesVIRTUAL YELM CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021 MINUTES
1, Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
Roll Call Present: Tad Stillwell, Joe DePinto and Terry Kaminski. James Blair
joined the meeting at 6:05 p.m. and Tracey Wood joined the meeting at 6:49
p. M.
Absent: Molly Carmody and EJ Curry.
2. Agenda Approval
21-001 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL AMENDING THE AGENDA TO MOVE THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO THE END OF THE MEETING. SECONDED BY JAMES
BLAIR. 4-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
2020 Youth of the Year Community Service Awards - Harley Jo Holman and
Natalie McLaughlin
2020 Youth Good Citizenship Awards - Caitlin E.A. Garvey, Victoria Crow, Alexa
Gulley, Lailauni Phillips, Kya Ramierz, Samantha Rohwedder, Cassandra Shaw and
BreAnna Short
4, Public Comment - no public comment
5. Consent Agenda -
a. December 17, 2020 Salary Commission Agenda and Minutes
b. December 8 & 15, 2020 Minutes
21-002 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. 4-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business -
a. 2019 Water Main Improvement (PW 2021-001) Contract Award
21-003 MOTION BY JAMES BLAIR AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN A
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH PAPE & SONS CONSTRUCTION FOR PW -
2021 -01 2019 WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. SECONDED BY
TERRY KAMINSKI. 3-1 (JOE DEPINTO NO), MOTION CARRIED.
b. Capital Metro Independent Investigation Team (CMIIT) Interlocal Agreement
21-004 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN THE
CAPITAL METRO INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH LACEY, OLYMPIA AND TUMWATER, SECONDED BY
JAMES BLAIR. 4-0, MOTION CARRIED.
c. Request for Waiver of Application Fee
21-005 MOTION BY JAMES BLAIR APPROVING THE WAIVER OF APPLICATION FEE
TO APPEAL HEARING EXAMINER'S DECISION TO CITY COUNCIL.
SECONDED BY JOE DEPINTO. 4-0, MOTION CARRIED.
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d. Closed Record Hearing Process and Record Documents
Community Development Director Grant Beck explained the process. No action
taken.
e.TCOMM Intergovernmental Agreement Update
21-006 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN THE
PROPOSED THURSTON 9-1-1 COMMUNICATIONS AMENDED AND
RESTATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
SERVICES. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 5-0, MOTION CARRIED.
f. TCOMM 911 Interlocal Agreement (ILA)
21-007 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO AUTHORIZING MAYOR FOSTER TO SIGN THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YELM AND TCOMM 911
TO ALLOW SERVICES TO BE MOVED FROM IT'S CURRENT LOCATION TO
THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY LOCATED AT 901 RHOTON ROAD.
SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 5-0, MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Wood left the meeting at 6:58 p.m,
7. Old Business - None Scheduled
S. UPDATES -
City Administrator - Michael Grayum
• OCourt software has been installed at Yelm Municipal Court so they can
start taking credit and debit card payments. Passports are scheduled out
until February 10, 2021.
• All Public Works employees are now trained in Flagging and the Public
Works Administrative Assistant has started cross training with the
Customer Service Team at City Hall.
• An Exchange Location will be installed in front of the Public Safety Building
soon.
• Upcoming regular meeting topics will include the Downtown Water
Building Contract, Animal Control Services Contract, Teamsters
Memorandum of Agreement Extension Contract, Legal Services Contract,
and Student of the Month, Closed Hearing and Land Acquisition
Resolution. Upcoming Study Session meeting topics include training in
Enterprise Funds, Council Committee discussion, Community Garden and
Interlocal Housing Agreement for Affordable Housing.
Councilmember Stillwell attended the Yelm Public Safety Committee meeting
and the Yelm Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting.
Councilmember Wood attended the Administrative Board of Director's meeting
for TCOMM 911.
Councilmember DePinto attended the Yelm Planning & Economic Development
Committee meeting.
Mayor Foster chaired the Thurston Regional Planning Council meeting, attended
the Yelm Chamber of Commerce Forum and announced that construction of the
Community Garden starts this Saturday.
9. Executive Session - moved to the end of the meeting.
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21-008 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SECONDED BY
TERRY KAMINSKI. 4-0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
9. Executive Session -
30 Minute Executive Session to discuss the Teamsters Memorandum of Agreement
- RCW 42.30.140 (4. a. & b.)
At 7:22 p.m., Mayor Foster announced that Council would go into a 30 minute
Executive Session to discuss Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters.
Executive Session ended at 7:54 p.m.
c n Attest:
3W'Foster, 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.
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