City Council
Regular MeetingLaramie, WY · January 18, 2022
Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF LARAMIE, WYOMING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Weaver at 6:30 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Weaver led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call
Roll call showed present: Cumbie, Gabriel, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel, Shuster,
Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Absent: None.
Directors and City Clerk present: Janine Jordan, City Manager; Todd Feezer, Assistant City
Manager; Ryan Shoefelt, Deputy City Clerk; Bob Southard, City Attorney; Malea Brown, Chief
Operating Officer; and Jenn Wade, Admin Services Director.
4. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items (Aggregate time limit 30 minutes)
(Limit of 3 minutes per speaker.)
None.
5. Consideration of Changes in Agenda and Setting the Agenda
MOTION BY PEARCE, seconded by Shuster, that the Agenda be set as submitted.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote and raised hands.
6. PROCLAMATIONS/NOTIFICATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.A. PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
6.B. PUBLIC HEARING
6.B.i. PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution 2022-11, Adopting the Bylaws Revisions
Related to LMC 2.20- Board of Health
6.C. ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
6.C.i. Monthly Staff Recognition
• Service Award Recipients
7. Disclosures by City Council Members
None.
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CITY OF LARAMIE, WYOMING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2022
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 or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent
Agenda and will be considered on the Regular Agenda.
MOTION BY PEARCE, seconded by Cumbie, that the Consent Agenda be approved and that
each specific action on the Consent Agenda be approved as indicated.
Roll call showed Aye: Cumbie, Gabriel, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel, Shuster,
Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Nay: None. Absent: None. MOTION CARRIED.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
9.A. MINUTES: City Council Meeting Minutes from January 4, 2022
Action:
that Council approve the Minutes of the following City Council meetings: the Regular
Meeting and Public Hearings of January 4, 2022, and have them placed on file for public
inspection.
9.B. MINUTES: Minutes from the Laramie Youth Council January 5, 2022 meeting
Action:
move to acknowledge receipt of the minutes from the Laramie Youth Council Regular
Meeting on January 5, 2022.
9.C. CEMETERY DEEDS: Cemetery Deeds for January 1-15, 2022
Action:
that the Cemetery Deeds for January 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.
9.D. RESOLUTION: Resolution 2022-08, Budget Amendments for FY 2021-22 -
Personnel Budget Transfers
Action:
approve resolution 2022-08 transferring unencumbered or unexpended appropriations
balances from one fund to another and amending appropriations for the fiscal year
2021-2022 annual budget of the City of Laramie, WY, and authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to sign.
9.E. RESOLUTION: Resolution 2022-11, Adopting the Bylaws Revisions Related to
LMC 2.20- Board of Health
Action:
move to approve Resolution 2022-11, adopting the bylaws revisions related to Laramie
Municipal Code 2.20 - Board of Health, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
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9.F. BID REJECTION: Consideration ofrejection of all bids for the Laramie City Hall
MAU 1 & 2 Design/Build Replacement Project
Action:
that the Laramie City Council reject all bids for the Laramie City Hall MAU 1 & 2
Design/Build Replacement Project.
9.G. AGREEMENT: Consideration of a Facilities Use Agreement between the City of
Laramie Wyoming and ABC Family Entertainment, LLC for the use of Cowboy Field
for the 2022 Calendar Year.
Action:
that the Laramie City Council approve the Facilities Use Agreement between the City of
Laramie Wyoming and ABC Family Entertainment, LLC for the use of Cowboy Field for
the 2022 Calendar Year, and authorize the City Manager and Clerk to sign.
9.H. AMENDMENT: Amendment #2 to the MOU between UW and the City for the
Lewis Street Area Infrastructure
Action:
move to approve Amendment #2 to the 2014 Memorandum of Understanding between
the University of Wyoming and the City of Laramie for the Lewis Street Area
Infrastructure, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
9.1. ORDINANCE: Original Ordinance No. 2030, vacating a portion of Lewis Street,
11th Street, 12th Street and the Alley within and adjacent to Block 2, University
Place Addition
Third and Final Reading. (Introduced by Harrington)
Action:
move to approve Original Ordinance No. 2030 on third and final reading, vacating
approximately a 102,500 square foot area ofright-of-way including a portion of Lewis
Street, 11th Street, 12th Street and the Alley within and adjacent to Block 2, University
Place Addition, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and authorize the Mayor
and Clerk to sign.
9.J. DEED: Quitclaim Deed conveying lands vacated by Original Ordinance No.
2030 to the University of Wyoming
Action:
move to approve the Quitclaim Deed conveying the right-of-way, including a portion of
Lewis Street, 11th Street, 12th Street and the Alley within and adjacent to Block 2,
University Place Addition, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the Quitclaim Deed
and authorize the Clerk to record the Quitclaim Deed with the Albany County Clerk
9.K. SCHEDULE MEETINGS:
that the following meeting be scheduled:
a. January 25, 2022, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: ADU Setbacks for Rl, RR, and LR Zoning
b. February 22, 2022, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: BRS Operational Analysis of Recreation
Center
c. February 22, 2022, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Trailer and RV Regulations for Parking
on Streets
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CITY OF LARAMIE, WYOMING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2022
10. REGULAR AGENDA
11. Submission of an Airport Rescue Grant Agreement for Laramie Regional
Airport in the amount $1,093,620
MOTION BY SCHMECHEL, seconded by Harrington, to approve the submission of a Grant
Agreement for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Rescue Grant by Laramie
Regional Airport in the amount of $1,093,620, and authorize the Mayor and City Attorney to
sign.
Public Comment: None.
Roll call showed Aye: Cumbie, Gabriel, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel, Shuster,
Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Nay: None. Absent: None. MOTION CARRIED.
12. Resolution 2022-09, Budget Amendments for FY 2021-22
MOTION BY SHUSTER, seconded by Pearce, to approve Resolution 2022-09, transferring
unencumbered or unexpended appropriations balances from one fund to another and
amending appropriations for the fiscal year 2021-2022 annual budget of the City of
Laramie, WY, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
Public Comment: None.
Roll call showed Aye: Cumbie, Gabriel, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel, Shuster,
Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Nay: None. Absent: None. MOTION CARRIED.
13. Consideration of a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant
Agreement with the Wyoming Department of Transportation in an amount not to
exceed $500,000 to support the construction of Spring Creek Trail Phase 1.
MOTION BY SUMMERVILLE, seconded by Pearce, to approve the Transportation
Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant Agreement with the Wyoming Department of
Transportation in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to support the construction of Spring
Creek Trail Phase 1, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
Public Comment:
Kristina Hufford.
Roll call showed Aye: Cumbie, Gabriel, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel, Shuster,
Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Nay: None. Absent: None. MOTION CARRIED.
14. Original Ordinance No. 2040, Amending Section 2.20 of Laramie Municipal
Code Related to Board of Health
Introduction and First Reading (Introduced by Cumbie)
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CITY OF LARAMIE, WYOMING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2022
MOTION BY CUMBIE, seconded by Pearce, to approve Original Ordinance No. 2040, on first
reading and introduction, amending Section 2.20 of Laramie Municipal Code related to
Board of Health.
Public Comment: None.
Roll call showed Aye: Cumbie, Gabriel, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel, Shuster,
Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Nay: None. Absent: None. MOTION CARRIED.
15. Resolution 2022 -10, Adopting Fees in Accordance with the Laramie Rental
Housing Code, Enrolled Ordinance No.1802
MOTION BY PEARCE, seconded by O'Doherty, to approve Resolution 2022-10, adopting fees
in accordance with the Laramie Rental Housing Code, Enrolled Ordinance No. 1802, and
authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
MOTION BY SUMMERVILLE, seconded by Cumbie, to change the complaint resolution and
enforcement filing fee to zero dollars.
Public Comment on amendment:
Christopher Stratton.
Brett Glass.
Joshua Watanabe.
Amanda Pittman.
Samuel Neuman.
Roll call on amendment showed Aye: Cumbie, Gabriel, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel,
Shuster, Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Nay: None. Absent: None. MOTION CARRIED.
Public Comment on main motion:
Brett Glass.
Christopher Stratton.
Roll call on main motion showed Aye: Cumbie, Harrington, O'Doherty, Schmechel,
Summerville, Pearce, and Weaver. Nay: Gabriel and Shuster. Absent: None. MOTION
CARRIED.
16. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items
None.
17. Consideration of future Council work session topics
Summerville- Renewal of the 5 th penny (Pearce)
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CITY OF LARAMIE, WYOMING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2022
18. Adjournment
MOTION BY SHUSTER, seconded by Summerville, to adjourn.
MOTION CARRIED by voice vote and raised hands.
Cou.i1d1 a'cl,journed at 7:49 p.m.
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Date
Duly published in the newspaper and posted online at www.cityoflaramie.org on 26 t h day of
January 2022.
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