agenda
city of laramie, wyoming
city council regular meeting
(VIA ZOOM MEETING)
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 406 IVINSON AVE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022, 6:30 PM
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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.
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.
Action:
that Council approve the Minutes of the following City Council meetings: the Regular Meeting and Public Hearings of February 1, 2022, and have them placed on file for public inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
Move to acknowledge receipt of the Minutes from the December 9, 2020 Laramie Building Authority Regular Meeting and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
that the Cemetery Deeds for February 1-15, 2022 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]
Action:
that Council approves the Memorandum of Understanding Between Albany County, Wyoming and the City of Laramie for Emergency Management Services in the Emergency Operations Center; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign; and amend the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget.
[Johnson, Fire Chief]
Action:
move to approve the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Board of Commissioners of the County of Albany, Wyoming and the City of Laramie, Wyoming regarding annexation of that portion of Bill Nye Avenue from Grand Avenue to Sherman Hill Road, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Teini, Planning Manager]
Action
move to award the Professional Services Agreement for the 2021 Priority Sewer Design to SolTerra Engineering of Laramie, WY, in the amount of $38,705.00 plus a contingency of $6,295.00 for a total amount not to exceed $45,000.00 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
that City Council approve the contract between the City of Laramie, Wyoming and Creative Energies, Lander, Wyoming for the installation of a solar array and electric vehicle charging station at the Laramie Fire Station #3 in an amount not to exceed $88,460.00 and associated budget amendment in the amount of $5,000.00 from unencumbered funds to provide for the project and allow $1,540.00 in contingency funds and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
I move to approve Resolution No. 2022-14, appointing Eric Milliken, Samuel Neumann, and Theodore Schueler to the Traffic Safety Commission and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Webb, PW]
Third and Final Reading. (Introduced by Cumbie)
Action:
move to approve Original Ordinance No. 2040, amending Section 2.20 of Laramie Municipal Code related to Board of Health, on third and final reading, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
move to approve the Purchase Agreement between the City of Laramie, Wyoming and David R. Coffey for the purchase of .98 acres of real property, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Jordan, CM]
that the following meeting be scheduled:
a. March 2, 2022, 6:00 pm (Wednesday) – WORK SESSION: 5th Penny Sales Tax Joint with Albany County and Rock River
b. March 22, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – PUBLIC HEARING: 2022 Liquor License Renewals
c. March 22, 2022, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: LACD Annual Update
d. March 22, 2022, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Audit and CAFR Update
e. April 12, 2022, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Governmental Funds Recommended Capital
f. April 26, 2022, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Governmental Funds Recommended Capital
g. April 27, 2022, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Potential Enterprise Funds Recommend Capital
h. May 10, 2022, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Recommended Budget
i. May 11, 2022 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Recommended Budget
j. May 24, 2022, 6:00 pm – SPECIAL MEETING: Recommended Budget
k. June 7, 2022, 6:30 pm – PUBLIC HEARING: Budget Adoption
[Johnson, Fire Chief]
[Teini, Planning Manager]
[Rhoades, IT Manager; Brown, COO]
[Webb, PW]
[Bartholomew, CC]
[Hunter, Parks/Feezer, ACM]
[Jordan, CM]
[Jordan, CM]
Second Reading (Introduced by O'Doherty)
[Feezer, ACM]