06-09-04 MINUTES
YELM CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004
Call to Order
1. . Mayor Rivas called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Roll Call
2. . Present: Don Miller, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Ron Harding.
Excused: Pat Fetterly.
3. Agenda Approval
04 -51 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY RON HARDING
APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
Special Presentations
4. – None Scheduled.
Public Comment
5. - There was no response to the call for comments.
6. Consent Agenda
a. Council Minutes:
1) May 26, 2004 Regular Meeting
2) May 27, 2004, Study Session
b. Payables: Checks 22757 - 22883 totaling $204,772.09
1) Manual Checks 22757 - 22808 totaling $17,640.93
2) Claims Checks 22809 - 22883 totaling $187,081.16
c. Payroll: Final May 2004, Checks 8131 – 8221 totaling $181,548.45
d. Park Use Requests
CMP, Troy Wedding/Reception, 7/10/04, 8 am-9 pm, 30 Vehicles, 50 Attending
1)
CMP, Stephens Wedding, 7/31/04, 11 am, 30 Vehicles, 40 Attending
2)
3) YCP, Boatwright Baseball Party, 6/18/04, 5-8 pm, 30 Attending
4) YCP, Warner (Young Life) BBQ, 6/10/04, 3-5:30 pm, 30 Attending
e. Financial Report: May 2004 End of Month Revenue & Expenditures
04 -52 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY RON HARDING
APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED.
CARRIED.
Public Hearing(s
7. ) – None Scheduled
8. New Business
a. Ordinance No. 806 Authorizing Condemnation of Property for Tax
Parcels 2271-93-100900 and 6442-34-001 related to Stevens Street.
Shelly Badger explained that ‘possession and use’ agreements have been
obtained for all right-of-way allowing the City to move forward on the
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project. One owner requested that the City begin a non-adversarial legal
condemnation process that will include a third appraisal which the owner
has agreed to accept as just compensation. The ordinance declares the
property necessary for the project, authorizes the condemnation action,
and agrees to pay reasonable compensation to the owners(s).
Discussion concerning the process, amount the city will pay towards the
appraisal ($750) and possibility of creating and adopting a standard
ordinance for adoption at the beginning of any future street project and
the possibility of introducing this process as a study session topic.
04 – 53 MOTION BY BOB ISON, SECONDED BY RON HARDING
ADOPTING ORDINANCE 806 AUTHORIZING THE
CONDEMNATION PROCESS FOR TAX PARCELS 2271-93-1099
AND 6422-34-001 AS NECESSARY FOR THE STEVENS STREET
NE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. CARRIED.
ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER MILLER.
Old Business
9. – None Scheduled.
10. Mayor and Council Reports and Initiatives and Board/Commission
Business
Councilmember Miller
attended the Fire District meeting. (Shelly
Badger reported that two contract negotiation meetings have taken place
between the City and District and another is planned for early July.) He
also attended the Chamber Breakfast featuring Yelm Police Chief Todd
Stancil and Thurston County Sheriff Gary Edwards. Chief Stancil did an
excellent job representing the City.
Councilmember Baker
reported that the SWAC meeting had been
cancelled and that he would be attending the AWC Conference next
week. Councilmember Baker announced that he will be absent from the
June 23 meeting.
Councilmember Isom
attended a TRPC meeting where discussion
concerned how to award funding to non-traditional transportation
partners and projects. He also reported that he received some preliminary
information concerning the possibility of using Local Improvement
Districts (LIDs) as a funding source for fire protection. Councilmember
Isom announced that he would be absent until the August 11 meeting.
Councilmember Harding
attended a TPB meeting where discussion
concerned a study of passenger and freight rail transportation and a Yelm
Transportation Committee meeting to finalize and prioritize projects for
the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program.
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Shelly Badger reported that in response to discussion at the last meeting,
initial contact is being made to address parking problems in the Berry
Valley Road area and insure that residents are aware of parking being
limited to only one side of the street.
At this time a quorum still exists for the July 23 study session and regular
meeting.
Executive Session
11. – None scheduled.
Correspondence
12. reviewed included an Open House invitation for Big
th
Sky Airlines 25 Anniversary.
Adjourn
13. : 7:58 p.m.
_______________________________________
Adam Rivas, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________________
Agnes Bennick, City Clerk
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