09-22-15 MinutesYELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 MINUTES
1. Mayor Harding called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
2. Roll Call Present: J.W. Foster, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Jennifer Littlefield, Tracey
Wood and Ken Garmann.
15-079 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD EXCUSING COUNCILMEMBER RUSS
HENDRICKSON FROM THE MEETING. CARRIED.
Agenda Approval
15-080 MOTION BY )OE BAKER APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations - none scheduled
5. Public Comment -
Leo Paintons, Fraternal of Police Specialist thanked the Mayor and Council for
working together to come up with a compromise that both sides could agree on. It
is a very good contract that should work for both sides.
6. Consent Agenda
Minutes - Regular Meeting September 8, 2015 and Study Session minutes from
August 26, 2015.
Payables - Checks #65348 - #65446, Totaling $993,276.58
15-081 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ABSTAINED DUE TO THE FACT HE
HAD NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE VOUCHERS PRIOR TO
THE MEETING. CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing -none scheduled
8. New Business -
a. Authority as Agency Representatives to access financial information
Noah Crocker, Finance Director explained that the City of Yelm has had some
changes in organization and staffing of the Finance and Administrative
departments so authorization of the new department head was needed to access
bank, loan, account and other financial information on behalf of the City of Yelm.
15-082 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD AUTHORIZING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:
NOAH CROCKER, FINANCE DIRECTOR AND JANINE SCHNEPF, CITY
CLERK/HR MANAGER AS AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE
AUTHORITY TO ACCESS BANK, LOAN, ACCOUNT AND OTHER FINANCIAL
INFORMATION AS REQUIRED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF YELM. CARRIED.
9. Old Business -none scheduled
10. Mayor and Council Initiatives
Councilmember Foster attended the Thurston County Solid Waste Advisory
Committee (SWAC) meeting where they reviewed the Solid Waste Plan.
Councilmember Foster also attended the Nisqually River Council meeting held at
Mt. Rainier. The hot, dry, rainless summer that we have had resulted in some
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unique situations up on Mt. Rainier. They are having outflows from the glaciers so
if you hear a rumbling sound you should head for higher ground. In addition, the
record number of pink salmon that was expected has not happened. This is partly
due to the extremely warm weather and the warm water in the Pacific Ocean.
Councilmember Baker attended the Intercity Transit Board meeting, which was
a joint meeting with the Citizen Advisory Committee. Councilmember Baker also
attended the Yelm Adult Community Center meeting and reported they are doing
much-needed repairs and making purchases with the grant money they received.
Councilmember Littlefield attended the Thurston County HOME Consortium
meeting where they discussed the October 12th Retreat agenda which will be held
at the Emergency Operations Center in Thurston County. Saturday, September
26, 2015 there will be an Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Yelm High School
from loam - 3pm. There will be a potluck at 1 pm in Tenino at the Middle School
on the 26th also to honor all Police Forces in Thurston County. This is a community
show of support that is open to the public.
Councilmember Wood attended the Transportation Policy Board (TRPC) retreat
where they discussed the history and the future of the board.
Councilmember Garmann attended the Thurston County Law and Justice
meeting and stated the new County Jail is now open for business. The jail will
have a separate facility for mentally ill inmates.
11. Executive Session - A 30 -minute Executive Session was scheduled for the
purpose of discussion of the Fraternal Order of Police Collective Bargaining
Agreement (RCW 42.30.140 4(a) (b).
At 6:17pm, Mayor Harding adjourned the meeting into an Executive Session.
At 6:52pm, Mayor Harding reconvened the meeting.
15-083 MOTION BY BOB ISOM TO RADIFY THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
YELM AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE. CARRIED.
12. Correspondence included -
Invitation to Panorama Retirement Community on September 28, 2051 4:30pm-
6:30pm at the Lacey Campus for refreshments and conversation.
Mary Hall, Thurston County Auditor Press Release, September 22 is National Voter
Registration Day,
Councilmember Foster announced he would not be able to attend the October 13,
2015 Council meeting.
The Study Session on September 23, 2015 has been cancelled.
13. Adjourned at 6:54 pm.
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Lori Mossman, Deputy City Clerk