04-27-05 MINUTES (2)
YELM CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 27, 2005
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 and Pat
Fetterly
3. Agenda Approval
05-33 MOTION BY RON HARDING, SECONDED BY PAT FETTERLY
APPROVING THE AGENDA WITH ITEMS 9.b. (Ordinance No. 829) and
9.c. (Resolution 453) REMOVED AND TABLED FOR REVIEW TO THE
MAY 26, 2005 STUDY SESSION. CARRIED.
Special Presentations
4. – John Ho, Washington State Department of
Transportation Assistant Project Engineer for the SR 704 Cross-Base Highway
Project presented an overview of project progress to date. The project which
divides Fort Lewis and McChord AFB will provide an alternate connection to
Interstate 5 from Pacific Avenue (SR 7) in Spanaway to an exchange at Thorn
Lane. The public was invited to attend one of the open house presentations
scheduled monthly at Woodbrook Middle School in Lakewood and Camas
Prairie School in Spanaway.
5. Public Comment
Ed Wiltsie, Rainier,
referenced zoning for the east end of town and indicated
that when the property was initially annexed to the city it was zoned Large Lot
Commercial C-3. At that time the city defined C-3 as low traffic commercial
intended for uses that generate low levels of traffic. He indicated that a lot of
time was spent 12 years ago in making that determination.
Danielle Graham, Yelm,
spoke about being the single-mother of two children
faced with many responsibilities for meeting the children’s needs. She has a
mental list of what she did/didn’t do well. She compared that responsibility to
that of elected officials trying to dot all i’s and cross all t’s, and the investment
of small business as they are nurtured by owners.
Mark Voss, Yelm,
referred to past experiences with Wal-Mart as an elected
Mr. Voss was requested to keep his comments
official in another state.
generic
. He reported that a big box store located in a neighboring community
resulting in declining unemployment rates as other chain stores also attracted
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He indicated that big box retail isn’t the worst thing in the world.
6. Consent Agenda
a. Council Minutes
1) March 24, 2005 Study Session
2) April 13, 2005 Regular Meeting
b. Payables: Checks 24930-25003 totaling $47,295.31
1) Manual Checks 24930-24950 totaling $1,338.77
2) Claims Checks 24951- 25003 totaling $45,956.54
c. Payroll Preliminary March 2005
d. Park Use Requests:
1) CMP, 7/6/05, Crawford Wedding, 9-5, 45+/- attending
2) YCM, 5/26/05, Hand-in-Hand Preschool Picnic, 11 – 1, 50-60
3) YCP, 6/4/05, William’s Birthday Party (Band), 11-2, 50 +/-
05-34 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY PAT FETTERLY APPROVING
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WITH CORRECTED CLAIM VOUCHER
$45,956.54 AND COMBINED TOTAL AMOUNTS. CARRIED.
Public Hearing(s –
7. )None scheduled
8. New Business
a. Potable Water Tank Project Retainage Release. Mayor Rivas requested the
staff report. Tim Peterson responded that final punch list items have been
completed and only final L&I and Department of Revenue releases remain.
Staff requested authorization to release $54,612.60 in retainage to Pittsburgh
Tank and Tower.
05-35 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY RON HARDING
AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF $54,612.60 RETAINAGE TO
PITTSBURG TANK AND TOWER. CARRIED.
b. DOE Grant/Nisqually Aquifer Study Project. Shelly Badger reported that the
study should determine whether deep groundwater in SW Yelm is part of the
regional Nisqually Aquifer system. The study is identified in the adopted
Nisqually Watershed Management Plan and supported by the Planning Unit.
The City has been awarded a $300,000 DOE grant for the study and a contract
and scope of work has been prepared by Golder & Associates, the firm
selected as most qualified for this project. While there is no grant requirement
for matching funds, an additional $78,433 in funding to cover the cost of the
project will come from the Water Capital Improvement Fund.
David Banton, a principal in Golder & Associates, provided information about
project phasing to benefit data evaluation and tasks to be performed. He
reviewed some of the tasks set out in the contract. There was some discussion
concerning Yelm Creek flow and stream gaging stations.
05-36 MOTION BY RON HARDING, SECONDED BY PAT FETTERLY
AUTHORIZING MAYOR RIVAS TO SIGN A $300,000
DEPARTIMENT OF ECOLOGY GRANT CONTRACT. CARRIED.
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05-37 MOTION BY RON HARDING, SECONDED BY PAT FETTERLY
AUTHORIZING MAYOR RIVAS TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH
GOLDER AND ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT $378,443 TO
PERFORM THE NISQUALLY AQUIFER STUDY. CARRIED
9. Old Business
a. 1) Buckhorn Estates Final Plat, SUB-03-8346-YL, Mountain View Road SE –
Tami Merriman reported that preliminary plat conditions of approval have
been satisfied and that the project included a street connection and dedicated
open space along the future alignment of the Yelm Loop.
05-38 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY JOE BAKER APPROVING
SUB-03-8346-YL, BUCKHORN ESTATES FINAL PLAT. CARRIED.
a. 2) Resolution No. 452, Buckhorn Estates LID Segregation. Tami Merriman
explained that action results in Local Improvement District Equivalent
Residential Units being distributed to 4 new parcels.
05-39 MOTION BY BOB ISOM, SECONDED BY DON MILLER APPROVING
RESOLUTION 452, BUCKHORN ESTATES LID SEGREGATION.
CARRIED.
Items b. and c. were tabled to the 5/256/05 Study Session
b. Ordinance 829, Amending Title 2 of the Yelm Municipal Code
c. Resolution 453, Elected Official’s Protocol Manual
10. Mayor and Council Reports and Initiatives and Board/Commission
Business
a. Council Reports
Councilmember Fetterly
attended a Chamber meeting and the first meeting
prior to beginning negotiations on next year’s contract with the Fire District.
The District will begin providing monthly reports.
Councilmember Isom
reported that he reviewed the EPA technical assistance
grant for ‘smart (green building) housing’ and found that the grant provides no
funding. He added that he believes additional staff would be required to
manage the process. He indicated that while Yelm’s codes might need some
tweaking; they don’t need an overhaul, and offered the documents to
council/staff for review. Councilmember Fetterly expressed an interest in
looking through the documents.
Councilmember Baker
reported that discussion at an IT meeting concerned
rider levels. Additional discussion concerned how rider levels at the beginning
of a route increases/decreases during the remainder of the route.
Also, the sale of the Senior Center building should allow payoff of new
building debt.
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b. Mayor Rivas announced that Councilman Miller has been named Citizen of the
Year by the Yelm Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Rivas also announced that a
gas tax including $33 million in funding for the Yelm Loop project had been
passed by the legislature and signed by the governor. Funding provided will
allow completion of design work and right-of-way acquisition.
Mayor Rivas expressed his appreciation for efforts of legislators, council,
lobbyists, Councilmember Isom who attended many meetings, and staff for
their work that has continued for over six years. Councilmember Isom added
that there is a chance that state funding can be leveraged to obtain federal
funding for the project.
Mayor Rivas read an Arbor Day Proclamation and extended an invitation to
attend Yelm’s Arbor Day Celebration at 12:30 on Friday, April 29, 2005.
Executive Session
11. - None scheduled
Correspondence
12. on the agenda included AWC Annual Business Meeting
information and a TRPC Pre-agenda.
Adjourn
13. : 8:50 p.m.
_______________________________________
Adam Rivas, Mayor
Attest:
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Janine Schnepf, Deputy City Clerk
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