AGENDA
CITY OF LARAMIE, WYOMING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 406 IVINSON AVE
JANUARY 19, 2021, 6:30 pm

City Council Meetings are open to the public. Council Chambers seating is unavailable at this time due to social distancing. We encourage the use of the following tools to participate: watch live meetings on You Tube Live Feed or Cable Channel 191; or Zoom meeting: Meeting ID #869 0769 8791 Password: 613248. Public Comments can be made by Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86907698791?pwd=NW8vVE11Y2ZKWXZpZFQ0WFBxZjBRdz09 or Phone # 1(669)900-9128 Meeting ID #869 0769 8791 or emailing council@cityoflaramie.org. Participants on Zoom will be muted until the Mayor asks for public comments. Please email: clerk@cityoflaramie.org to request to make public comment during speaking time by no later than 3:00 pm on the day the meeting is to occur. Position of speaking will be assigned by lottery. Requests for accommodations from persons with disabilities must be made to the City Manager's Office 24 hours in advance of a meeting. 

Please be advised no additional agenda item will be introduced at a Regular City Council meeting after the hour of 9:30 p.m., unless the majority of the City Council members present vote to extend the meeting.

Public Comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Written public comment shall be submitted to the City Clerk for dissemination and retention for official City records, or submitted to the City Council through electronic correspondence at council@cityoflaramie.org. Full text available in Code of Conduct 4.02 and Appendix B and C. 

Written material relative to an agenda item shall be submitted six (6) days in advance of the meeting (sooner if there are holidays prior to the meeting) in order that copies may be included with the agenda and to give the council an opportunity to review the material in advance of the appearance. 



1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

Pledge of Allegiance

3.

Roll Call

4.

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items (Aggregate time limit 30 minutes)

(Limit of 3 minutes per speaker.)
5.

Consideration of Changes in Agenda and Setting the Agenda

A. MOTION BY ___, seconded by ___, that the following changes to the Agenda be approved:

B. MOTION BY ___, seconded by ___, that the Agenda be set as submitted or changed.  

6.

PROCLAMATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS/NOTIFICATIONS

6.A.

PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

6.B.

PUBLIC HEARING

6.C.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

6.C.i.

Monthly Staff Recognition

Cynthia Dywan
7.

Disclosures by City Council Members

8.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilor so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered on the Regular Agenda.

MOTION BY ____, seconded by _____, that the Consent Agenda be approved and that each specific action on the Consent Agenda be approved as indicated.

9.

CONSENT AGENDA

9.A.

MINUTES: City Council Meeting Minutes from January 5, 2021

Action: 
that Council approve the Minutes of the following City Council meetings: Regular Meetings of January 5, 2021, and have them placed on file for public inspection. 
[Bartholomew, CC]
Documents:
  1. Minutes 1-5-21 incoming.pdf
  2. Minutes 1-5-21 outgoing.pdf
9.B.

CEMETERY DEEDS: Cemetery Deeds for January 1-15, 2021

Action:  
that the Cemetery Deeds for January 1-15, 2021 be accepted, and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign and have them recorded in the Office of the County Clerk.
[Feezer, ACM]
9.C.

AGREEMENT AMENDMENT: Approval of Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement of Wyoming Association of Risk Management Property Insurance

Action:
move to approve the Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement of Wyoming Association of Risk Management Property Insurance, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Curry, HR]
Documents:
  1. cover sheet for JPA - WARM property 2021.pdf
  2. signature page.pdf
  3. Property JPA - Amended 2020 for signature.pdf
9.D.

AGREEMENT AMENDMENT: Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for the Laramie North Side Tank Project

Action:
move to approve Amendment #5 to the Professional Services Agreement with DOWL in the amount of $43,780.00, and authorize the mayor and clerk to sign.
[Webb, PW]
Documents:
  1. WTNSTK_Amendment05_Cover Sheet.pdf
  2. PES_Amendment No 5_WTNSTK.pdf
9.E.

AGREEMENT AMENDMENT: Consideration of amendment number one to the Agreement for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Community Partner Funding between the City of Laramie and Friends of Community Recreation.

Action:
that the Laramie City Council approve amendment number one to the Agreement for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Community Partner Funding between the City of Laramie and Friends of Community Recreation and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Feezer, ACM]
Documents:
  1. FCR 20.21 Community Partner Amendment 1 Cover Sheet.pdf
  2. Amendment One FCR Scope.pdf
  3. 22 Friends of the Community 2020 Agreement--FINAL.pdf
9.F.

SCHEDULE MEETINGS:

that the following meeting be scheduled: 
a. January 26, 2021, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Joint with Albany County Commissioners for Intergovernmental Cooperation 
b. February 2, 2021, 6:30 pm – PUBLIC HEARING: Original Ordinance No. 2021, amending various sections of Title 15.14.040 of Laramie Municipal Code regarding Citywide Parking Standards.
c. February 2, 2021, 6:30 pm – PUBLIC HEARING: Original Ordinance No. 2018, amending Title 15.14.130 Wireless Communication Towers of Laramie Municipal Code of the City of Laramie.
d. February 9, 2021, 6:00 pm (Rescheduled from January 26, 2021, 6:00 pm)- WORK SESSION: UDC Parking Lot Requirement Review
e. February 9, 2021, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Level II Study: Dowlin Fish ByPass
f. March 9, 2021, 5:30 pm – WORK SESSION: Joint with Albany County Commissioners for Community Partner Funding Presentations


10.

REGULAR AGENDA

11.

Bid Award Pressure Reducing Valve Replacement Project

[Webb, PW]
Documents:
  1. PRV Construction Cover Sheet.pdf
  2. PRV Construction Contract.pdf
12.

Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for Construction Services for the Pressure Reducing Valve Replacement Project

[Webb, PW]
Documents:
  1. PRV CMCA Council Cover Sheet.pdf
  2. PRV CMCA Engineer Signed.pdf
13.

Award Professional Services Agreement for the Wyoming Ave. & W. Laramie Storm Water Outfall Design

[Webb, PW]
Documents:
  1. SPTWLD_Cover Sheet.pdf
  2. SPTWLD_Professional Engineering Services Agreement.pdf
14.

Letter of Opposition to Limiting Net Metering

[Mayor Weaver]
Documents:
  1. Cover Sheet NetMeteringBill.pdf
  2. We the undersigned oppose SF0016 because of its intent to limit net metering.pdf
15.

Original Ordinance No. 2021, amending various sections of Title 15.14.040 of Laramie Municipal Code regarding Citywide Parking standards.

Introduction and First Reading.
[Feezer, ACM]
Documents:
  1. CC cover sheet 1.19.2021.pdf
  2. Ord 2021 1st reading.pdf
  3. ATTACHMENT A Draft.pdf
  4. TA-20-03PC Staff Report.pdf
  5. SupportLetter_CDLC.pdf
  6. LetterOfSupport_Parking CB_Final.pdf
16.

Original Ordinance No. 2018, amending Title 15.14.130 Wireless Communication Towers of Laramie Municipal Code of the City of Laramie

Introduction and First Reading.
[Feezer, ACM]
Documents:
  1. CC cover sheet 1.19.2021.pdf
  2. Ord 2018 1st reading.pdf
  3. TA-19-02 PC Staff Report Small Cell Wireless FINAL for CC.pdf
  4. Planning Commission Memo 11.23.2020.pdf
  5. NATOA-NLC-Alternative-Model-Code-for-Municipalities-FINAL_0.pdf
  6. Laramie_SWF Regs Comp Draft Ord.pdf
  7. CityofLaramieLetter Support Letter Visionary.pdf
  8. 2020-10-09 Markup - Planning Commission Item Glass Comment.pdf
17.

Original Ordinance No. 2017, Creating Section 15.24.15 of Laramie Municipal Code regarding General Contracting Licenses.

Second Reading. (Introduced by Gabriel)
[Feezer, ACM]

Item was postponed on November 4, 2020 to allow for a work session. 

MOTION BY O'DOHERTY, seconded by Pearce, to postpone this matter until January 19, 2021, and amend our work session schedule to include this topic in November or December.

Roll call on postponement showed Aye: McKinney, O’Doherty, Pearce, Shuster, Stalder, Weaver, Gabriel, and Shumway. Nay: None. Absent: Harrington. MOTION CARRIED.

Motion on the floor: 
MOTION BY GABRIEL, seconded by Weaver, to approve Original Ordinance No. 2017, creating section 15.24.015 of Laramie Municipal Code establishing General Contractor Licensing within the City of Laramie on second reading.


Documents:
  1. GC Licensing Agenda Cover Sheet 1-19-2021.pdf
  2. GC Licenses Ordiniance 10.20.20..pdf
18.

Public Comments

(Please observe the time limit of three (3) minutes per speaker.)
19.

Consideration of future Council work session topics

Documents:
  1. Future Work Session Topics 1-19-2021.pdf
  2. Upcoming Meetings 1-19-21.pdf
20.

Adjourn to Executive Session regarding Litigation, WY § 16-4-405(a)(iii).