FEBRUARY 2020 LACEYLife - Lacey, Washington
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LACEYLIFE NEWSLETTER ci.lacey.wa.us Connect with us 2020 LACEY CITY COUNCIL Mayor Andy Ryder Deputy Mayor Cynthia Pratt Councilmember Lenny Greenstein Councilmember Michael Steadman Councilmember Carolyn Cox Councilmember Ed Kunkel Councilmember Malcolm Miller UPCOMING EVENTS FEBRUARY 2020 LACEY Life Councilmember Malcolm Miller was officially sworn in on January 2, 2020, following his election to Lacey City Council, position #1, in the November 5, 2019, election. Councilmember Miller has been a Lacey resident since 2001 and lives with his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law. Miller is a loan officer with Fairway Independent Mortgage in the Hawks Prairie area. Miller’s areas of interest include finance, homelessness, strategic planning for seniors, and growth management. Councilmember Miller serves on the Utilities and Transportation Council Committees. He also represents the Lacey City Council on the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, and the Thurston County Coalition Against Trafficking. In his spare time, Malcolm enjoys water skiing, snow skiing, riding motocross motorcycles in Capitol Forest, and sky diving. He also plays the drums, guitar, bass, and saxophone! For more information on Lacey City Council, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/CityCouncil. MEET COUNCILMEMBER MALCOLM MILLER Lacey Councilmember Malcolm Miller Position #1 Daddy Daughter Princess Ball Designed for (but, not limited to) ages 6 and under. Saturday, February 8, 3–5 p.m. Lacey Community Center (pre-registration required) Feb 8 Daddy Daughter Winter Ball Saturday, February 8, 6:30–9 p.m. Lacey Community Center (pre-registration required) Feb 8 History Talks! African American Legacy in Washington State Wednesday, February 12, 5:30 p.m. Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers Feb 12 Shaping our Community Together Shaping our Community Together The Lacey area has several golf courses to enjoy! photo courtesy Doug Walker Photography Cultural Celebration Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saint Martin's University Pavilion Mar 7 History Talks! Wash. Suffragists: Ahead of Their Time Tuesday, March 24, 5:30 p.m. Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers Mar 24 Lacey Loves to Read Meet the Author Thursday, February 20, 7 p.m. Koval Center, North Thurston H.S. Author: Sharon M. Draper Feb 20 NEW ONLINE UTILITY PAYMENT SYSTEM AVAILABLE 2020 LACEY NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Now through March 31, 2020, the City is accepting applications for the 2020 Lacey Neighborhood Grant Program —a matching grant program that awards up to $2,500 for projects that foster community pride, beautify the city, and expand citizen involvement. Neighborhood Associations in the city limits, and recognized by the City of Lacey, can submit applications for the following categories: Safe Neighborhoods, Board Education & Organization Development, Compassion, Environmental Sustainability, and Neighborhood Beautification. In past years, Neighborhood Associations have submitted grant applications for projects such as: • • Monument Sign Repair • • Storm Pond Maintenance • • Cluster Mailbox Replacement • • Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Costs • • Community Park Improvements • • Common Area Landscape Improvements • • Sprinkler System Repairs • • Tree Removal (approved) To get more information or download an application, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/HOA. You can also contact Jenny Bauersfeld, Community Relations Specialist, at [email protected] or (360) 438-2621. We appreciate your patience while our online utility bill payment system was unavailable. We have worked hard over the past several months to prepare a new system. It is now up and running and provides improved access and security. It also has new features, including the ability to: • • Schedule payments • • View your bill online (just like the printed version) • • Set up payment reminders • • Pay by text To use the new online system you must create a new account, even if you had one with the old system. (Please note, if you previously had an automatic payment set up using a debit or credit card, you will also need to create a new account.) To set up your new account, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/PayOnline and follow the link on the page. If you have questions or need assistance, feel free to contact our Utility Billing Department at (360) 491-5616 or [email protected]. Mom & Son Academy Awards Dance Friday, February 7, 6:30–9 p.m. Lacey Community Center (pre-registration required) Feb 7
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LACEYLIFE NEWSLETTERci.lacey.wa.usConnect with us
2020 LACEY CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Andy RyderDeputy Mayor Cynthia PrattCouncilmember Lenny GreensteinCouncilmember Michael SteadmanCouncilmember Carolyn CoxCouncilmember Ed KunkelCouncilmember Malcolm Miller
UPCOMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY 2020
LACEYLife
Councilmember Malcolm Miller was officially sworn in on January 2, 2020, following his election to Lacey City Council, position #1, in the November 5, 2019, election.
Councilmember Miller has been a Lacey resident since 2001 and lives with his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law. Miller is a loan officer with Fairway Independent Mortgage in the Hawks Prairie area.
Miller’s areas of interest include finance, homelessness, strategic planning for seniors, and growth management.
Councilmember Miller serves on the Utilities and Transportation Council Committees. He also represents the Lacey City Council on the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, and the Thurston County Coalition Against Trafficking.
In his spare time, Malcolm enjoys water skiing, snow skiing, riding motocross motorcycles in Capitol Forest, and sky diving. He also plays the drums, guitar, bass, and saxophone!
For more information on Lacey City Council, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/CityCouncil.
MEET COUNCILMEMBER MALCOLM MILLER
Lacey CouncilmemberMalcolm Miller
Position #1
Daddy Daughter Princess Ball
Designed for (but, not limited to) ages 6 and under.Saturday, February 8, 3–5 p.m. Lacey Community Center(pre-registration required)
Feb8
Daddy Daughter Winter Ball
Saturday, February 8, 6:30–9 p.m. Lacey Community Center(pre-registration required)
Feb8
History Talks! African American Legacy in Washington State
Wednesday, February 12, 5:30 p.m. Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers
Feb12
Shaping our Community TogetherShaping our Community Together The Lacey area has several golf courses to enjoy! photo courtesy Doug Walker Photography
Cultural Celebration
Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saint Martin's University Pavilion
Mar7
History Talks! Wash. Suffragists: Ahead of Their Time
Tuesday, March 24, 5:30 p.m. Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers
Mar24
Lacey Loves to Read Meet the Author
Thursday, February 20, 7 p.m. Koval Center, North Thurston H.S. Author: Sharon M. Draper
Feb20
NEW ONLINE UTILITY PAYMENT SYSTEM AVAILABLE
2020 LACEY NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Now through March 31, 2020, the City is accepting applications for the 2020 Lacey Neighborhood Grant Program —a matching grant program that awards up to $2,500 for projects that foster community pride, beautify the city, and expand citizen involvement.
Neighborhood Associations in the city limits, and recognized by the City of Lacey, can submit applications for the following categories: Safe Neighborhoods, Board Education & Organization Development, Compassion, Environmental Sustainability, and Neighborhood Beautification.
In past years, Neighborhood Associations have submitted grant applications for projects such as:
•• Monument Sign Repair•• Storm Pond Maintenance•• Cluster Mailbox Replacement•• Neighborhood Emergency
Preparedness Costs•• Community Park Improvements•• Common Area Landscape
Improvements•• Sprinkler System Repairs•• Tree Removal (approved)
To get more information or download an application, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/HOA. You can also contact Jenny Bauersfeld, Community Relations Specialist, at [email protected] or (360) 438-2621.
We appreciate your patience while our online utility bill payment system was unavailable. We have worked hard over the past several months to prepare a new system. It is now up and running and provides improved access and security. It also has new features, including the ability to:
•• Schedule payments•• View your bill online (just like the printed version)•• Set up payment reminders•• Pay by text
To use the new online system you must create a new account, even if you had one with the old system. (Please note, if you previously had an automatic payment set up using a debit or credit card, you will also need to create a new account.) To set up your new account, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/PayOnline and follow the link on the page.
If you have questions or need assistance, feel free to contact our Utility Billing Department at (360) 491-5616 or [email protected].
Mom & Son Academy Awards Dance
Friday, February 7, 6:30–9 p.m. Lacey Community Center(pre-registration required)
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Lacey's pre-approved ADU plans allow you to customize
the roof style, siding, color, windows, and doors.
SPECIAL THANKSFOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CHRISTMAS TREE ROUND UP!
To say this was a “community project” is a huge understatement. Saturday, January 4, the heart for giving back to the community was beating loudly as Boy Scout Troops 222 and 101 worked tirelessly, all day, collecting Christmas trees throughout the City of Lacey. But, they couldn’t have done it alone. Asplundh Tree Expert Co. donated chippers, trucks, and more importantly, a group of hard-working, energetic staff to chip the trees. LeMay Pacific Disposal also graciously donated six large container bins for the trees and the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center recycled the trees, free. The City of Lacey is sincerely grateful to all who helped make this effort a huge success.
You can still donate to the Boy Scouts for this great community service: •• Online troop222wa.org • • By mail BSA Troop 222 P.O. Box 5379 Lacey, WA 98509
CITY OF LACEY 2020 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTSLacey's 2020 Budget serves as the City’s guiding document to maintain the quality of life residents expect, and carries forward the community priorities established by the City Council.
Two notable components of the 2020 total budget include enhancements to public safety and efforts to more accurately account for the increased reliance on Lacey city government to fund social services. To address these needs, the budget includes five police officer positions (three of which are due to projected retirements in the coming year) and a newly formed Community Resource Unit to address community and neighborhood issues, including specialized services relating to homelessness.
The 2020 budget totals $156,410,821 - an approximate 1.3 percent decrease compared to the 2019 amended budget. As in previous years, we continue to invest in quality of life improvements, infrastructure maintenance and construction, and planning for the community’s future.
The 2020 General Fund budget totals $51,555,869, a 6.8 percent decrease from the 2019 amended budget. The decrease is mainly attributed to lower transfers to other funds for one-time capital purchases and projects. However, these reductions are offset by the safety enhancements (noted above) and the continued increase in the overall cost of labor.
2020 BUDGET PROJECT & PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS•• Regional Athletic Complex – Synthetic Turf Replacement on Two Fields•• Two Playground Structures – Bush Park & Depot District Park•• Capitol City Golf Club Estates Septic-to-Sewer Conversion Project•• Lacey Veterans Services Hub Exterior Improvements•• Lacey Library Interior Improvements•• College Street & 22nd Avenue Roundabout Road Project•• Hawks Prairie Road & Marvin Road Roundabout Road Project•• Ruddell Road – Retaining Wall, Sidewalk, & Lighting Project•• Street Overlay Projects (TBD Funds): Orion Drive & Meridian Road Roundabout
Meridian Rd - 31st Ave to 46th Ave
You can view the 2020 budget document online at ci.lacey.wa.us/budget, at Lacey City Hall, and Lacey Timberland Library. If you have questions, contact Troy Woo, Finance Director, at [email protected] or (360) 491-3212.
ATTEND CITY OF LACEY’S
Saturday, February 8 10 a.m.–Noon
Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE • Lacey
ADU WORKSHOP
Attend the free, Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Workshop to learn about Lacey’s new pre-approved,
customizable ADU plans, available to City of Lacey residents at no charge!
Interested in building a second small dwelling on your property?
ADU WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: 9:45 a.m. Doors Open10:00 a.m. Welcome/Overview of ADU Program 10:05 a.m. ADU Benefits, Plan Features, & Building Costs10:20 a.m. Permitting Process & Considerations10:30 a.m. Lending Types10:40 a.m. Landlord-Tenant Laws10:50 a.m. Property Management – Public & Private
Attendees will have time to talk with subject matter experts following the presentations.
To get more information about the ADU program, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/ADU or contact our Community and Economic Development Department at [email protected] or (360) 491-5642.
Explore the world at this FREE family-friendly event – Cultural Celebration! Enjoy music and dance from around the world. Experience traditions from other lands through demonstrations and displays. Sample exotic flavors and artwork from our food and craft vendors. Create hands-on crafts for the kids, too!
For more details and schedules, visit ci.lacey.wa.us/events.
Saturday, March 7 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saint Martin's University
