# Yelm City Council 09/08/2026

The City of Yelm City Council’s regular meeting on September 8, 2026, approved a $2,231,231 construction contract with Active Construction, Inc. for the downtown activated alleyway/Fuller footpath project. The project’s reported total budget is approximately $2.658 million, including a previously approved $426,760.65 construction-management contract; funding includes a $1 million USDA Rural Development award. Planned work includes an ADA-accessible pedestrian corridor, paving, lighting, landscaping, drainage improvements, vendor electrical connections, water-main replacement, and undergrounding overhead power and communications lines. The council also approved the 2026–27 school resource officer agreement with Yelm Community Schools; no agreement amount was stated.

The council approved a 2025–26 budget amendment that includes $15,000 in pass-through tribal grant funding for police Trackwire software, a $5,000 park foundation grant for recreation, and $10,610 for a court roll-up window. It also creates Fund 305 for the 640-acre community master plan, with a $100,000 startup transfer from the municipal building fund that staff said would be reimbursed as the project develops. The council passed ordinance amendments repealing outdated or duplicative municipal code provisions and clarifying eligibility for a utility discount. No other procurement awards were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 08, 2026

### Sources
- [Yelm City Council 09/08/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IY-MkU3V9o) - City of Yelm Government