City Council Meeting 05/12/2026 06:30 PM 149 Hodgden Street S Tenino WA 98589

WORK SESSION

CALL TO ORDER

AGENDA APPROVAL

• 1.Agenda Approval

  Recommended Action: Motion to approve the 05/12/2026 Agenda as presented.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 2.Approval of Minutes

  Recommended Action:  Motion to approve the 04/28/2026 Minutes as presented.

CONSENT CALENDAR

• 3.Consent Calendar for April 29, 2026 through May12, 2026 consisting of:

  Payroll EFT's in the amount of $52,383.04 and Claims Checks #34092 through #34126 and EFT's in the amount of $143,459.76 for a Grand Total of $195,842.80.

  Liquor License Renewals: None

  Recommended Action: Move to approve the consent calendar as presented.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

PRESENTATIONS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

PUBLIC HEARING

PROCLAMATIONS

• 4.The mayor of the City of Tenino and the Tenino City Council do hereby proclaim that the City of Tenino will engage in commemorative activities during the United States’ Semiquincentennial Year of 2026 including Family Fun Day on June 27, 2026; and call upon all its residents to reflect upon the significance of this commemoration and the role our community and its diverse people have played in the history and development of the United States of America.

  Recommended Action:  Motion to approve the Proclamation 943 that the Mayor and Tenino City Council proclaim that the City of Tenino will engage in commemorative activities during the United States' Semiquincentennial Year of 2026.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

• 5.Sheriff Temporary Contract

  Recommended Action: Move to approve Sheriff Temporary Contract.

• 6.Agricultural Park Lease Extension

  Recommended Action: Move to approve this Third Amendment to Lease Agreement for Extension of Term. 

RESOLUTIONS

• 7.Resolution 2026-08 - Real Property as Surplus

  The mayor is hereby authorized to negotiate a listing agreement with a realtor of his choosing and to negotiate a purchase and sales agreement to sell the properties.

  Recommended Action:  Motion to approve Resolution 2026-08

ORDINANCES

• 8.Ordinance 943 - Dissolution of the Tenino Police Department

  Recommended Action: Move to approve Ordinance 943. An ordinance of the city of Tenino, Washington, providing for the dissolution of the Tenino police department; authorizing the city to contract with the Thurston county sheriff’s office for law enforcement services; abolishing certain positions; and providing for an effective date.

REPORTS

• 9.Outside Agency

  1) Chamber of Commerce

  2) Economic Development Council (EDC)

  3) South Thurston Economic Development Initiative (STEDI)

  4) ARCH Commission 5) Experience Olympia & Beyond (VCB)

  5) Timberland Regional Library

• 10.13. Committees/Commissions

  1) Civil Service Commission

  2) Finance Committee

  3) Planning Commission

  4) Public Safety Committee

  5) Public Works Committee

• 11.14. Staff

  1) Chief of Police

  2) Director of Public Works

  3) Code Enforcement/Building Inspector

  4) PARC Specialist

  5) Clerk/Treasurer

  6) Mayor

• 12.15. Liaisons

  1) Bucoda/Tenino Healthy Action Team (BTHAT)

  2) Solid Waste Advisory Board

  3) TCOMM/911

  4) Tenino School Board

  5) Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC)

  6) Transportation Policy Board

  7) Thurston County Commissioner's Office

  8) Legislature

  9) Oregon Trail Days

PUBLIC COMMENTS 2

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT