12-15-2020VIRTUAL YELM CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 MINUTES
1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call Present: lames Blair, Molly Carmody, EJ Curry, Tad Stillwell, Tracey
Wood, Joe DePinto and Terry Kaminski.
2. Agenda Approval
20-130 MOTION BY JAMES BLAIR AMENDING THE AGENDA TO ADD A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND POSSIBLE RESOLUTION.
SECONDED BY TERRY KAMINSKI. 6-1 (NO- EJ CURRY), MOTION CARRIED.
20-131 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY APPROVING THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
3. Special Presentations -
November 2020 Student of the Month - Olivia Perry
4. Public Comment - no public comment
5. Consent Agenda- none scheduled
6. New Business -
a. Discussion about the Economy and possible Resolution
The proposed Resolution was shared by Councilmember DePinto and discussion
followed.
20-132 MOTION BY JAMES BLAIR TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION.
SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 6-1 (TRACEY WOOD ABSTAINED),
MOTION CARRIED.
b. Ordinance No. 1072, Amendment of the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget per Council
Resolution No. 602
20-133 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL APPROVING ORDINANCE NO. 1072.
SECONDED BY EJ CURRY. 6-1 (TRACEY WOOD ABSTAINED), MOTION
CARRIED.
7. Old Business -
a. Ordinance No. 1071, 2021-2022 Biennial Budget
20-134 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL VOTE YES
ON ORDINANCE NO. 1071, 2021-2022 BIENNIAL BUDGET WITH THE
FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A)
ALL SALARY NEGOTIATIONS SHALL BE FINALIZED BY DECEMBER 31,
2020; AND B) FINAL RECONCILED REVENUE NUMBERS FOR 2020 ARE
AVAILABLE BY JANUARY 31, 2021; AND C) ALL DEPARTMENTS WORK
TOGETHER TO BALANCE THEIR INTERNAL BUDGETS TO PREVENT THE
GENERAL FUND FROM TAPPING INTO THE RESERVE FUND; AND D) AN
UPDATED/AMENDED BUDGET REFLECTING ITEMS A, B, AND C SHALL BE
PRESENTED TO COUNCIL NO LATER THAN THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING
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IN FEBRUARY. SECONDED BY TERRY KAMINSKI. 6-1 (NO -JOE DEPINTO),
MOTION CARRIED.
UPDATES -
City Administrator - Michael Grayum
• Thanked Council, staff and Sandi Hines for the work and effort on the
2021-2022 Biennial Budget.
• Upcoming meetings will Include Animal Control Services Contract, Legal
Services Contract and Infrastructure Contracts.
• Michael Grayum wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Councilmember Curry attended the SE Thurston Fire Authority meeting.
Councilmember DePinto appreciates Councilmember Carmody for the
comments on the budget and thanked Finance Director Heidi MacDonald and the
Finance Committee for their hard work on the budget. Councilmember DePinto
explained the reason he voted no on the budget was the lack of prioritization for
the Police. Councilmember DePinto wished everyone a Merry Christmas and go
Hawks.
Councilmember Kaminski thanked Councilmembers lames Blair and Joe
DePinto for their work on the Resolution. Councilmember Kaminski is looking
forward to the three weeks off before the Finance Committee starts meeting in
2021.
Mayor Foster read a comment from the chat box from resident Debbie Fermon "I
have something to say, I do not have a camera. Thank you Mayor Foster and Yelm
Councilmembers. I am certainly a proud citizen of Yelm". Mayor Foster Is looking
forward to a New Year where we can all have our hands on this bright future
together; it has a lot of promise. Mayor Foster thanked Council and staff for
working through an incredibly challenging year and getting us to this point.
Surrounding Sister Cities have been hit hard in their budgets. We feel fortunate to
not been hit as badly. Our thoughts go out to those in our Yelm City family that
have become III with COVID, wish them a speedy recovery, and look forward to
seeing them in 2021.
9. Executive Session - none scheduled
20-135 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SECONDED BY
JAMES BLAIR. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Dm� 7fj,� s -
Attest: V U w, Y
JW ster, 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.
December 15, 2020
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