agenda
city of laramie, wyoming
city council regular meeting
(VIA ZOOM MEETING)
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 406 IVINSON AVE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 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 July 19, 2022, and have them placed on file for public inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
Move to acknowledge receipt of the Minutes from the Monolith Ranch Advisory Committee’s May 19, 2022, Special Meeting regarding the Bath Ranch and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
Move to acknowledge receipt of the May 12, 2022, Traffic Safety Commission Minutes and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
that the Cemetery Deeds for July 16-31, 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 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 August. These expenditures are to be paid subject to audit by the City of Laramie Finance Department.
[Wade, ASD]
Action:
to approve the renewal of Wyoming Association of Municipalities Membership for the City of Laramie in the amount of $32,075.00.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
that Council approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Laramie, Wyoming and the University of Wyoming for providing additional emergency medical services during the University of Wyoming athletic and special events as requested for the 2022-2023 season (August 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023); and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Johnson, Fire Chief]
Action:
That City Council approve a temporary use of an Albany County Retail Liquor License Cavalryman Steakhouse at the Train Depot on August 6, 2022, 4:00 to 12:00 am, for a reunion.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
Move to approve the Amendment One to Fee for Service Agreement with the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to Sign.
[Jordan, CM]
Action:
move to approve Resolution 2022-48, appointing Chaz Avila to the Downtown Development Authority for a term expiring June 30, 2026, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Third and Final Reading. (Introduced by Schmechel)
Action:
I move to approve the third and final reading of Original Ordinance No. 2047, amending LMC Section 13.78.070 related to the City’s industrial pretreatment program, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Webb, PW]
Third and Final Reading. (Introduced by Schmechel)
Action:
Move to approve Original Ordinance No. 2049, on third reading, vacating approximately a 1.09 acre utility easement within Laramie River Business Park II, Block 8, Lot 1 as recommended by the Planning Commission; based on findings of fact and conclusions of law, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the ordinance.
[Teini, Planning Manager]
Third and Final Reading. (Introduction by Harrington)
Action:
move to approve Original Ordinance No. 2050 on third and final reading, amending Laramie Municipal Code Section 5.09 Alcoholic Beverages to include retail liquor licenses for commercial Service Airports and correct language, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
I move to approve the Grant of Easement from WyoTech to the City of Laramie for the purposes of laying, construction, operating, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, replacing, substituting, relocating, and removing public utility lines and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Webb, PW]
that the following meeting be scheduled:
a. August 9, 2022, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: LPD Annual Report & Details
b. August 9, 2022, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Missing Middle Housing Update: City's Efforts & Activities including Urban Renewal Implementation N. 4th Street & State Level Policy Discussion
c. August 30, 2022, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: CANCEL- Ward Meetings due to Election Season
[Webb, PW]
[Brown, COO; Bartholomew, CC]
[Bartholomew, CC]
[Bartholomew, CC]
Second Reading. (Introduced by O'Doherty)
[Feezer, ACM]
Second Reading. (Introduced by Schmechel)
Second Reading. (Introduced by Pearce)
[Teini, Planning Manager; Philipp Gabathuler]
Reconsider the motion to postpone to September 6, 2022.