02/14/1996 Minutes
CITY OF YELM
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ~4" 1996
Agenda Item/
Motion #
1. ' Mayor Pro-Tern Parsons called the meeting t'o ,order at 7: 30.
pm. All present joined in the flag salute.
Council present: Don Miller, Velma Curry, Amos Lawton,
and Bob Gallagher. Guests: John Ridgway, ACCESS; Dean
Hooper, Yelm Friends of the Library; Debra Delzell;
,Skillings Connolly; and Kristina Lord, Nisqually Valley
News. Staff: Shelly Badger, Glenn Dunnam, Ken Garmann
and Agnes Bennick.
2. ,Agenda
96-021 MOTION BY AMOS LAWTON, SECONDED BY BOB GALLAGHER
APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRINTED. CARRIED.
3. Minutes - 1/24/96
96-022 MOTION BY DON MILLER, SECONDED BY VELMA CURRY APPROVING
THE JANUARY 24, 1996 MINUTES AS PRINTED~ CARRIED.
4.' Vouchers.: #19283-19366", Totalling $310,997 .17
96-023 MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY VELMA CURRY
APPROVING PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS 19283-19366 TOTALLING
$310,997.17. CARRIED.
5. John Ridgway, Water ACCESS, explained that he is
approaching jurisdictions to determine interest in
pursuing public swimming facilities . Financing could' be
available 'through grant, county, local and private
sources.
Councilmember Miller recounted that on' two different
occasions' voters turned down levies for this purpose. He
asked if Mr. Ridgway had addressed the school board. Mr.
Ridgway indicated' that he intends to contact the school
board.
Mayor Pro~Tem Parsons added that the upkeep and
maintenance costs of pools are generally a problem, even
for large cities like Seattle. She suggested coverage in
the Nisqually Valley News to generate interest.
Shelly Badger expressed her enthusiasm about Mr.
Ridgway's group trying to get people involved at the
grass roots level. Community park/recreation need
surveys have always identified a high level of interest
'in an area pool. ' ,
6/7 . '
Mr. Ridgway thanked Council for their suggestions and
time and indicated that strong community support would be
needed to be successful.
No public comment/questions.
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8.
New Business
94-024
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a. Economic Development Council Contract... Shelly
Badger explained that this a standard annual agreement.
An additional $2,500 has been included to participate in
a county-wide marketing project. She recommended
approval of both and indicated that Region~l Planning
Funds budgeted for ' 96 would cover the contract amount of
$5,500.
MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY DON MILLER APPROVING
THE 1996 EDC COUNCIL CONTRACT AT $5,500 FOR SERVICES
INCLUDING THE COUNTY-WIDE MARKETING PROJECT. CARRIED.
b. Resolution 342 - Declaring a State of Emergency when
dealing with the flood. . As it wa~ necessary to approve
this resolution during the period of emergency no action
was required.
c. Water Reuse Project - Consultant Agreement for
Design, Addendum #1. Shelly Badger explained that the
addendum addressed additional DOE requirements. Three of
the requirements need no additional funding. The fourth
addendum item, preparing base maps for the plan, and
profile sheets for piping t6.the reclaimed water system
storage tank, requires additional funding of $41,836.
The amount expended is recoverable and approval of
Addendum #1 was recommended.
94-025 MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY DON MILLER APPROVING
AN EXPENDITURE OF $41,836 FOR ADDENDUM #1 OF THE WATER
REUSE PROJECT CONSULTANT AGREEMENT. CARRIED.
9. Old Business - None
10. Reports:
a.. Library The Librarian's January Report ~nd
Timberland Regional Library's ~ews Release were provided.
b. Planning - Councilmember Lawton reported that the
Planning Commission continues to work on the sign code.
Shelly Badger added that a Public Hearing on Design
Guidelines has been scheduled for March 4. Samples have
been sent to the Olympia Master Builders and some
developers for their input.
c. Parks - Councilmember Curry request approval of a
park expenditure of up to $750, from budgeted funds, for
a marble topped table to be used to display Margie
Jackson's bronze sculpture in the City Hall lobby. I
. 94-026 MOTION BY BOB GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY AMOS LAWTON
APPROVING EXPENDITURE OF. UP TO $750 .OF BUDGETED iPARK
FUNDS FOR A TABLE TO DISPLAY MARGIE JACKSON'S SCULPTURE. .
CARRIED. :
94-027
MOTION BY AMOS LAWTON, SECONDED BY BOB
APPROVING A PARK USE REQUEST FOR A WEDDING.
GALLAGHER
CARRIED.
d. Police - Chief Dunnam reported on the recent flood
situation. Fortunately, no' lives were lost locally and
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Yelm's' Disaster Plan worked well and will probably not
need changes~ 'As the City had relatively little damage,
the police and public works staff assisted Thurston
County with their' response. City hall statfmember Shari
Gemmill spent the day helping handle phone calls at the
operation center. Cedar Creek prisoners were recruited
to fill sandbags. Chief Dunnam felt it was a good team
effort.
It is unknown at this time how much or if FEMA will
reimburse the City for costs related to the flood.
Shelly Badger added that operations during the flooding
situation ran very smoothly under Chief Dunnam's
leadership and that' it was a very good test for Yelm.
Mayor Pro-Tern Parsons requested letters be sent to all
those involved with copies to staff members personnel
files. Chief Dunnam volunteered to take care' of the
correspondence.
e. Public Works - Councilmember Miller reported that
the City was lucky and had experienced only minimal
damages. Work continues on replacing the 4th St. water
main and a water line 'extension to prairie Lumber. Water
samples taken following the flooding indicated no water
quality problems.
Councilmember Miller reported that the estimated cost to
repair City water tanks is $50,000+. He suggested
consideration of a rate increase to address these
problems. An additional problem area is the public
works yard. ,Lack of physical space and covered storage
ar,eas to adequately protect equipment shorten the life of
the equipment. A recent problem was experienced with
equipment freezing during an extreme cold spell. A
solution might be an exchange of property.
Shelly Badger told Council that our grant application for
water tank costs was not successful. The City will apply
again in November. Other funding possibilities include
low interest loans and/or bonds. '
Ken Garmann reported on underground utility work to be
performed by puget Power in the spring. Work will be
confined to the northwest area of the City. Other items
reported on included grants being considered for sidewalk
and bike path enhancements, water damage to 150 feet of
roadway, and the cooperative attitude and efforts of the
public works staff during the flood situation.
f . Court - Counci lmember 'Lawton reported' that data
entry work ,continues. Copies of the January court report
were included in packets.
g. Water Reuse - Shelly Badger reported that the $7
million request is not a line item and it looks like the
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two water reuse bills will die. It is possible, but
unlikely that the bills would be amended from the floor.
Although the proj~bt has been well ,received; it looks
like no one wants to allocate the money from the
supplemental budget.
h. Financial - none
i. Mayor - Mayor Pro-Tem Parsons reported on receiving
a card from Mayor Wolf; attending Officer Esslinger's
graduation, . 1/31 ; Capital Budget Cornmi ttee testimony;
Mayor's Forum, 2/2; Kiwanis Citizen of the Year
application; and Nisqualiy River Council Land Basin Land
Trust Auction, contact Shelly.
j. Council Councilmember Gallagher reported on
Transportation Policy Board meetings - a vacancy to be
filled, review of next year's Transportation Plan, and
the region~lfunding process. .
Councilmember Curry reported on attendingthe.Governor's
Heart Month Proclamation meeting.
Councilmember Miller reported on meetings attended,
Discussion areas: CAPCOM, a possible move to the puget
Power location; and IT, future planning.
Chief Dunnam reported on a new program being planned for
senior citizens. The program would provide a daily call
at a preselected time to seniors choosing to subscribe.
If there is no response to the call, an officer would be
dispatched to the residence to evaluate the' situation.
A bank. account has been opened at Prairie Security Bank
for donations.
11. Correspondence was reviewed
12. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm.
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Kathryn M. Wolf, Ma or
Clerk
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