TUESDAY, May 2, 2023, 6:30 PM
(Pre-Council Meeting begins at 6:00 pm)
City Council Meetings are open to the public in accordance with W.S. 16-4-403. Meetings are currently available in-person on a first come first serve basis, YouTube Live Feed (www.youtube.com/cityoflaramie/live), Cable Channel 191, or Zoom Webinar- Meeting ID: 894 0349 1951 Passcode: 822906 via internet, app, or telephone 1(669)900-9128. Public comments during the meeting may be provided in-person or via Zoom meeting. Public comments may also be submitted via email: council@cityoflaramie.org. Please email: clerk@cityoflaramie.org to request speaking time during the 30-minute public comment periods on non-agenda items by no later than 3:00 pm on the day of the meeting. Limited speaking slots may be assigned by lottery for non-agenda items when more than 10 requests are received; public comments may also be submitted in writing to council@cityoflaramie.org for the record. Requests for accommodations from persons with disabilities must be made to the City Manager's Office 24 hours in advance of a meeting. Pre-meetings are held prior to Regular Council Meetings at 6:00 pm for the purpose of discussing items on the Council’s consent agenda for the Regular Meeting and the scheduling of items on Council’s agenda.
Please be advised no additional agenda item will be introduced at a Regular City Council meeting after the hour of 9:30 pm, unless the majority of the City Council members present vote to extend the meeting.
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(Limit of 3 minutes per speaker.)(Written or other materials must be submitted to the City Clerk for public record and dissemination six (6) days prior to the meeting per City Council Rules of Procedure Appendix B.)
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 Public Hearings and Regular Meeting of April 18, 2023, and have them placed on file for public inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
move to acknowledge receipt of the Laramie Regional Airport Joint Powers Board minutes from March 22, 2023.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
Move to acknowledge receipt of the Minutes from the June 28, 2022, Laramie Building Authority Regular Meeting and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
Move to acknowledge receipt of the Minutes from the Monolith Ranch Advisory Committee’s January 12, 2023, Regular Meeting and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
Move to acknowledge receipt of the March 9, 2023, Traffic Safety Commission Minutes and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
that the Cemetery Deeds for April 16-30, 2023, be accepted, the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign and have them recorded in the Office of the County Clerk.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that the following Resolution be adopted: BE IT RESOLVED: that all vouchers approved by the Finance Committee be allowed, warrants drawn on proper City funds in payment thereof, and the vouchers be placed on file in the Treasurer's Office subject to public inspection; and that Council authorize payment for the month-end payroll, light and gas charges, telephone charges, employee travel, other employee reimbursements, pay advances, refunds for City services, recording fees, postage, lease purchase and bond payments, self-funded employee health insurance claims, miscellaneous insurance claims, Council-approved bid items, outside attorney fees, other consulting fees, before normal City Council approval on the first Tuesday of May. These expenditures are to be paid subject to audit by the City of Laramie Finance Department.
[Wade, ASD]
Action:
move to approve year #1 of a 3-year HMEP grant award in the amount of $25,000 ($20,000 grant with $5000 match); and authorize the Fire Chief to sign; and to amend the 2022-2023 FY Budget.
[Johnson, Fire Chief]
Third and Final Reading (Introduced by Newman)
Action:
move to approve the Third and Final Reading of Original Ordinance No.2057, amending Laramie Municipal Code Chapter 2.56 Related to Purchasing, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Webb, PW]
Third and Final Reading.
Action:
Move to approve Original Ordinance No. 2059 on Third and Final Reading, adding Laramie Municipal Code Section 2.54 creating the Ranch Advisory Commission, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Jordan, CM]
Action:
move to approve Resolution 2023-34, adopting the bylaws for the Ranch Advisory Commission in accordance with LMC 2.54, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Jordan, CM]
that the following meeting be scheduled:
a. May 9, 2023, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Laramie Police Department Annual Report
b. June 27, 2023, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Public Art in Lieu of Required Landscaping
c. June 27, 2023, 6:00 pm – WORK SESSION: Recycling from Planning Division
Second Reading. (Introduced by Summerville)
[Jordan, CM]
[Webb, PW]
[Webb, PW]
[Webb, PW]
[Jordan, CM]
Second Reading. (Introduced by Shumway)
[Teini, Planning Manager]
Introduction and First Reading.
[Gabathuler, Principal Planner]
Introduction and First Reading.
[Bartholomew, CC]
[Bartholomew, CC]