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YELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2006 MINUTES
Call to Order. Mayor I-i'arding called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Roll Call. Present: Don Miller, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Mike McGowan, Pat
Fetterly and John Thompson.
Agenda Approval
MOTION BYBOB 150M APPROVING THE AGENDA WITH ITEM 8B.
PRESENTED BEFORE 7A. AND 7B. AND ADDING AN.EXECUTIVE
SESSION AS ITEM 11. CARRIED.
Special Presentations ~ none scheduled.
Public Comment ~ No one wished to comment outside the Public Hearing.
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Consent Agenda
Minutes:
1) October 10, 2006 Regular City Council meeting
Payables: Checks 29430 -29532 totaling $97,766.08
1) Manual Checks 29430 -29585, totaling $12,10668
2) Claims Checks 29486 - 29532, totaling $85,659.40
Payroll: Preliminary, October2006
Financial Report, September 2006 End of Month
MOTION BY DON MILLER APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS
PRESENTED. CARRIED.
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Item moved to after 8b,
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New Business
ORDINANCE 859 Killion Road LID #2 Bond Anticipation Notes. Agnes
Bennick introduced Jim Nelson, Senior Municipal Underwriter from Martin
Nelson & Company to report on the LID #2, providing for the issuance and
sale of Bond Anticipation Notes for the purpose of providing interim financing
for improvements within the Killion Road Local Improvement District in the
aggregate principal amount of $5,100,000 at rate of 4.15% maturing October
2009. Also present was Deanna Gregory representing Cynthia Weed, Bond
Attorney from Preston Gates & Ellis LLP who reviewed the Contract to
Purchase. Mr. Martin provided background and updated amendments to the
draft of this ordinance.
MOTION BY BOB 150M ADOPTING ORDINANCE 859 KILLION ROAD LID
#2 BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE'2006. CARRIED. . .
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ORDINANCE 860 Public Safety Buildingl Municipal Equipment. Jim
. Nelson reported on the process undertaken to rate the City of Yelm for
financing the Public Safety Building, providing for the issuance and sale of
limited tax general obligation bonds of the City in the principal amount of
$4,675,000 to provide funds for a new public safety building and municipal
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machinery and equipment; providing the date, form, terms and maturities of
said bonds; deeming final a preliminary official statement; providing for the
disposition of the proceeds of sale; and approving the sale -of such bonds. Mr.
Martin congratulated staff for being well prepared for the rating presentation
with the necessary documents and expertise. Yelm received the highest rating
for the smallest city in the State of Washington on their first try. The rating
analysis, A, was based on historic and current factors and the purchase of a
triple A bond insurance contract resulted in a savings of $153,000 in interest
costs. Documents were reviewed by Cynthia Weed, Preston, Bond Attorney,
Preston, Gates and Ellis LLP.
06-88 MOTION BY BOB ISOM ADOPTING ORDINANCE 860 ISSUANCE AND
. SALE OF LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR
FINANCING PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT.
CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing City otYelm Comprehensive Plan Update
Mayor Harding opened the Public Hearing at 7.47 pm and asked for a staff
report. Grant Beck reported on updating the Comprehensive Plan with an
Ordinance for compliance with the Growth ManagementAct and consistency
with state and case law. Plan has been developing with public review and
scrutiny from 12 other agencies, including, Thurston County Planning
Commission and Yelm Planning Commission. The ordinance is to clarify the
language without changing the policy.
Edward Wiltsie, Olympia, presented a letter to Council with public health
and safety issues expressed outside the gUidelines of the Growth
Management Act. Concerned that increased level of development allowed
within the Plan further jeopardizes traffic safety and ground water issues in the
floodplain areas. Recommended educating developers on those sensitive
areas and their specific history. Further recommend that the Ordinance .
language move to address these issues. Agreed that things that have been
done have improved traffic flow some, but broader problem remains that make
a new traffic study necessary. Expressed belief that development is needed to
pay for improvements but the intent of the plan to tolerate Level F previously is
now outdated.
Grant Beck stated that Planning is ever changing and the City of Yelm Critical
Area Code is stricter than the state guidelines. He added that since 2004, the
transportation facility charge collected reached 1.2 million dollars and has
been used for the street improvement projects.
Mayor Harding closed the Public Hearing at 8:25 with thanks to Mr. Wilksie for
his presentation.
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MOTION BY BOB ISOM ADOPTING ORDINANCE 858 AMENDING YELM
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES CONSISTENT WITH POLICIES OF
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN. CARRIED.
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Old Business
10. Mayor and Council Reports and Initiatives and Board/Commission
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a. Council member Baker reported that Intercity Transit appointed their second
new board member, Tom Green. The member's further discussion about
raising bus fares was postponed.
Councilmember Isom attended Yelm Economic Development Committee
meeting where they continued discussion on promotion of commercial areas
to select groups.
Councilmember.McGowan attended Thurston County Home Consortium
Retreat where the committee worked on hammering out bylaws needed to
distribute available state and local funds for county wide housing and
homelessness issues. Rainier and Bucoda joined with Yelm and Tenino to
form a sub-committee for development of advocacy or outreach program to
access the available funds.
CouncilmemberFetterly attended Fire District meeting. Because she will be
unavailable for the next two months, they are asking to have a representative
from the City attend in her place.
Councilmember Thompson reported meeting with the Transportation Policy
Board to get up to speed as a new representative. Has gotten positive
feedback regarding Yelm's handling of important issues and ability to work
with other agencies in and around Yelm.
b. Mayor's Report. Mayor Harding echoed the common theme heard from other
groups regarding Yelm as a forward thinking city that works well together
within the region. Attended Yelm Economic Development Committee and
Thurston County Justice Oversite Committee meeting where they are planning
a regional presentation of the look of future facilities.
11. Executive Session. Mayor Harding announced that Council would be going
into executive session for 20 minutes to discuss litigation or possible litigation.
The audience was excused. Mayor Harding opened the Executive Session at
8:37 pm stating the purpose of the session and moved into the' conference
room. After 20 minutes, the time was extended for another 20 minutes to
continue the session. Mayor Harding closed the executive session at 9:07 pm
12. Correspondence was available
13. Adjourn: 9:08 pm
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