01-09-2018YELM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018 MINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
206 MCKENZIE AVE.
YELM, WA
1. Mayor Foster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
City Clerk, Lori Mossman swore JW Foster in for a four-year term as the City of
Yelm Mayor.
Mayor JW Foster swore Terry Kaminski in for a four-year term as Councilmember
#7.
Mayor JW Foster swore Tracey Wood in for a four-year term as Councilmember
#5.
Mayor JW Foster swore Tad Stillwell in for a four-year term as Councilmember #4.
Mayor JW Foster swore Cody Colt in for a four-year term as Councilmember #3.
2. Roll Call Present: EJ Curry, Molly Carmody, Cody Colt, Tad Stillwell, Tracey
Wood, Joe DePinto and Terry Kaminski.
3. Agenda Approval
18-001 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECONDED BY EJ CURRY. MOTION CARRIED.
4. Special Presentations -
December Student of the Month - Kaylee Logan
Mayor Foster read the Graduate Yelm! Proclamation
5. Public Comment -
Connie Ihringer asked about the Dump Station and when it would be open to the
public again.
Bob Sternoff owns property in Yelm and is concerned with the zoning and
Economic Development of Yelm.
Sandra Manwiller spoke in support of the Yelm School Bond.
6. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes - Regular meeting December 12, 2017 & Study Session minutes
December 5, 2017.
b. Payables -
18-002 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. MOTION CARRIED.
7. Public Hearing - none scheduled
8. New Business -
a. Ordinance No. 1039, Creating the Information Technology Fund
18-003 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1039, CREATING
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND; THIS AMENDMENT CREATES THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND IN THE CITY TREASURY. SECONCED
BY MOLLY CARMODY. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Ordinance No. 1040, 2018 Budget Amendment
18-004 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1040, WHICH
MOVES APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL AND UTILITY OPERATING
FUNDS TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND. SECONCED BY CODY
COLT. MOTION CARRIED.
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C. Selection of Mayor Pro -Tem
18-005 MOTION BY EJ CURRY TO NOMINATE TRACEY WOOD FOR MAYOR PRO -
TEM. SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. MOTION BY CODY COLT TO
NOMINATE JOE DEPINTO FOR MAYOR PRO -TEM. SECONDED BY MOLLY
CARMODY. ROLL CALL VOTE: EJ CURRY-TRACEY WOOD, MOLLY
CARMODY-JOE DEPINTO, CODY COLT -JOE DEPINTO, TAD STILLWELL-
TRACEY WOOD, TRACEY WOOD-TRACEY WOOD, JOE DEPINTO-JOE
DEPINTO, TERRY KAMINSKI-TRACEY WOOD. TRACEY WOOD HAS BEEN
SELECTED AS MAYOR PRO -TEM. MOTION CARRIED.
9. Old Business - none scheduled
10. Department Updates by Department Heads-
• Public Works Director, Chad Bedlington reminded Council of the upcoming
Open House on January 16, from 4:00 pm -7:00 pm at the Yelm Community
Center for the Splash Park/Playground and the Hazardous Mitigation Plan.
Chad stated that Jared Swanson has been hired as Waste Water Treatment
Plant Operator.
• Finance Director Joe Wolfe stated that Grace Friberg has been hired as Utility
Billing Clerk.
• Community Development Director Grant Beck stated that Joe Rivera has been
hired as the Computer Support Specialist.
11. Mayor and Council Initiatives
Councilmember Curry attended the Thurston County Solid Waste Advisory
Committee (SWAG) and the Yelm Adult Community Center meetings.
Councilmember Carmody attended the Intercity Transit Board meeting.
Councilmember Stillwell stated that today is "Law Enforcement Appreciation
Day".
Councilmember DePinto attended the South Thurston Economic Development
Initiative Group (STEDI). Councilmember DePinto would like to vote on
Proclamations that are on the agenda.
Mayor Foster attended the Thurston Regional Planning Council meeting and the
Community Investment Partnership (CIP) meetings and attended Councilmember
Wood's TComm meeting. Mayor Foster handed out Council Committee Assignment
sheets and would like to hear from Council about which committees that they
would like to attend.
12. Executive Session - none scheduled
13. Correspondence Included
18-006 MOTION BY TERRY KAMINSKI TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY TRACEY
WOOD. MOTION CARRIED.
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J Foster, M yor Lori Mossman, City Clerk
These minutes record the official actions of the Yelm City Council. Complete recordings are
available on the city website at www.ci.yelm.wa.us.
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