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City Manager’s Report June 2026 Activities Submitted July 22, 2026 ● City Manager’s Office o City Clerk’s Division o Grants o Natural Resources Management ● Community & Economic Development o Planning o Code Enforcement o Code Administration ● Administrative Services ● Information Technology ● Fire & EMS Department ● Human Resources ● Parks, Recreation, and Public Services ● Police, LARC ● Public Works COUNCILORS: REMINDER, policy matters that will appear on your agenda within 90 days of the date of this report will be highlighted in blue. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LARAMIE  CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE CITY CLERK Nancy Bartholomew, City Clerk CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 2 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  GRANTS City Manager In June, work centered on advancing the Garfield Street Footbridge Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) application, following the pre-application discussion with WYDOT the prior month. Contract and in-house staff prepared the full application package, including the project narrative, required Council actions, and a slate of stakeholder support letters from community and business partners reflecting broad backing for the west side landing improvements. The application deadline is mid-July; a Public Hearing and Resolution authorizing submittal will appear on the agenda for the July 7th Council meeting. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 3 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Staff continued to consult with the Laramie Plains Civic Center on CDBG funding, helping to walk through the process and align building needs with funding timelines and priorities. Staff also began exploring other CDBG opportunities, including the City's resubmittal of its application for the LaBonte Square right-of-way infrastructure project. NATURAL RESOURCES Ben Levin, Natural Resources Administrator RANCH PROPERTIES: • Irrigation season is winding down. The ranches have had ample water to irrigate with this spring and we are expecting a decent hay crop considering the dry conditions. • The center pivot was farmed and has been planted with Millett, which is being irrigated. • A design contract was awarded to WWC Engineering to design two irrigation infrastructure assets; Middle Haul Road and South Dowlin Split. • Contracts were signed to expand the Hunter Management Area (HMA) onto the Hart Ranch, as well as the Angler Management Area (AMA) of Hart Ranch. • Hosted the University of Wyoming Herbarium at the ranch for species collection. • Hosted approximately 60 people during the Dept. of Agriculture’s Conference to visit the ranch and tour the Dowlin, historical assets, and water infrastructure. • Attended the Annual Wyoming Toad Release Day event and presented on the history and current management of City Ranches to US Fish and Wildlife employees from across the country. • Met with WY Game and Fish biologist and LRCD to discuss and plan for the Laramie River Restoration Project that WY G&F is currently working on. This project will increase fish and wetland habitat, correct erosion issues, and reduce sediment issues in the river on the Hart Ranch. • New rail fencing was completed around the historical buildings. WELL MONITORING NETWORK PROJECT: • RFP is currently being finalized and is expected to go out for bid in July 2026. NON-MUNICIPAL WELL PROGRAM: • Currently updating maps and known locations of non-municipal wells in order to continue identifying potential wells. Efforts for this program will ramp up in the summer again. MISCELLANEOUS: • EAC meeting conducted on June 4th. NRPA gave updates on well network project, sailor solar, and waste diversion study. • Began discussions with UW on well nitrate study, which will soon kick off. UW grad students will sample city wells to conduct a study on nitrate sources. • Worked with US Fish and Wildlife on utilizing the outrider property for Wyoming Toad research, which was completed the first week of June. Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 4 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Derek Teini, Community & Economic Development Director CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 5 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 6 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 7 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 8 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Jennifer Wade, Assistant City Manager-Chief Financial Officer Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 9 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  Return to Main Page INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) Jonathan Rhoades, IT Director Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 10 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  LARAMIE FIRE & EMS Dan Johnson, LFD Fire Chief Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 11 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  HUMAN RESOURCES Patti Russell, Human Resources Director FTE By Department: The City currently employs 271.8 employees; approved budget is 288.8. Number of Candidates by Department 11 4 33 5 5 PD CEDD P&R IT PW Recruiting: In June, there were 11 full-time and 17 part-time positions open. HR processed and reviewed 107 applications between all positions. Of those applications, 49 were for part-time positions. HR conducted 6 interviews during the month of June. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 12 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  • 911 Emergency Communication Operator Recruit: Position became available due to open authorizations. HR processed two applications in June and interviews are occurring as needed. • Building Inspector I, II or III: Position became available due to current employee leaving. HR processed four applications and interviews are scheduled to be held in June. • Facilities Custodial Worker I: Position became available due to FTE being open. HR processed five applications and interviews are scheduled to be held in June and July. • Information Technology Manager: Position became available due to an added FTE for FY27. HR processed five applications in June. Posting is scheduled to be closed in July. • Landfill Equipment Operator I: Position became available due to employee transfer. HR processed seven applications. Posting is scheduled to be closed in July. • Landfill Equipment Operator II: Position became available due to current employee leaving. HR processed nine applications and selected candidate is scheduled to start in July. • Police Officer Recruit: Position became available due to the current employee leaving. HR processed nine applications in June and interviews are occurring as needed. • Public Works Director: Position became available due to current employee leaving. HR processed four applications and selected candidate is scheduled to start in July. • Senior GIS Technician or GIS Analyst: Position became available due to current employee leaving. HR processed one application and interviews are scheduled to be held in June. • Solid Waste Collection Driver I, II or III: Position became available due to current employee leaving. HR processed six applications and selected candidate is scheduled to start in June. • Street Equipment Operator I or II: Position became available due to employee leaving. HR processed six applications in June. Posting is scheduled to close in July. One new full-time employee and forty-one part-time employees joined the team in June. HR processed six full-time terminations and six part-time terminations for the pay period ending in June. Wellness: Quarter 4 for the Wellness Challenge is due in July to wrap up the FY26 challenge! Risk Management: Liability: There were two new claims received in June. Property: There were no new claims received in June for City property damage. Other: • HR continues to process new FMLA certifications and help employees with on-going certifications. • EAP continued to be shared with employees seeking assistance for themselves or a family member. • HR processed five new Worker’s Compensation claims this month and helped with two ongoing claims. There is time lost due to workplace injuries. • HR continued the journey to bring on a new Human Resources Management portion of the ERP implementation. We are currently working on modules in Employee Access for evaluations and Department generated personnel actions. Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 13 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  PARK, RECREATION & PUBLIC SERVICE Michael Bork, Park, Recreation, and Public Service Director PARKS/CEMETERY/FORESTRY/MOSQUITO/IPM Scott Hunter, Parks Manager Greenhill Cemetery: Burials Income June Burials 14 1 $439 $1,670 12 Opening/ 0.8 Closing 10 Vaults 8 0.6 Lot Sales 30% 6 0.4 Cremains 70% 4 $1,200 Perpetual 0.2 2 Care 0 0 $1,000 Misc 2024 2025 2026 Full size Ash Child • Cemetery conducted ten (10) burials in June; three full size burials and seven cremation burials. o Five (5) overtime funerals were scheduled in June. • Dead trees are being removed and staff have ordered six (6) replacements. • Cemetery provisional staff levels are full and normal operations are on-going. • Locations are being identified for headstone maintenance and ground repair. Parks: • Grand Avenue medians were replanted and other vegetation in the Grand Avenue medians will be looked at for thinning out later in the summer. • New trees were planted in various locations and staff are keeping them watered. • Trees along the beautification areas are being marked for removal and drip lines are being inspected for proper operations. • Downtown trees are being trimmed up ahead of Jubilee Days and a contractor is being contacted for quotes to remove the last stumps. • Shade structures have been put up for the summer. • Irrigation at LaPrele has been off due to a water pump going out. Staff replaced it and will be watering throughout the day to bring the turf back. • The irrigation pump at LaBonte west was brought above ground as part of the water line replacement. The pump has been installed, and staff will be punch-listing the irrigation zones. • Rough mowing of all holding ponds and ROWs is under way. • Irrigation breaks at Scout and Rotary Park have been addressed and are running normally. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 14 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  • Playground inspections are being completed and Washington main and LaPrele playgrounds have parts on order. • Jacoby Ridge Path was inspected and washout locations were filled. • Soccer fields have been laid out for the summer season. • The LaBonte Optimist T-Ball field is still under repair from the water line project. Seed was put down and sod ordered for the outfield. • Paths have been swept or blown off for spring maintenance. • The Bike Park Project has begun; Velo is on site and cutting in the pump tract. • Final walkthrough of LaBonte is complete with items noted for repair. • The new bucket truck has been delivered and Fleet is conducting final inspections. • LWCF project audits are underway and due on July 1st, 2026. Mosquito Control/IPM: • Staff completed a successful larval aerial on June 5th, 2026. o Areas inspected showed an 80% decrease in larval activity. There was a slight uptick in adults after the aerial due to the large amount of 4th instars that don’t feed on the BTI. • Fogging efforts have begun as the traps are starting to see an increase in mosquitoes as June progressed and winds repopulated areas. • Late June rain showers have the potential to hatch more Mosquito eggs. Dipping is ongoing. • An Adult Aerial for Laramie is scheduled for Monday, June 29th. Followed by the other Districts. o June 30th will be Big and Little Laramie Districts and Medicine Bow along with Rock River. o July 1st through the 2nd will finish out Big and Little Laramie. o July 3rd is the backup for any day the weather does not cooperate. o Each flight will cover approximately 15,000 to 20,000 acres. • Evening staff have been filled; however, there are still provisional openings in the day shift. • IPM has been treating medians, fence lines, and broadleaf weeds in parks and around City buildings. o Staff have been in communication with the Ice Arena about mouse mitigation. • IPM staff have been inspecting downtown trees for weed growth around the trunks and have been treating some areas ahead of Jubilee Days. RECREATION Wendy Clubb, Recreation Manager Current/Completed Work: We had a successful all Recreation Staff Training Day on June 5th with almost 65 part-time and full-time staff in attendance. Staff learned about emergency activation responses within our facilities and programs and how to deal with the difficult customer/patron. The new Summer Pass has seen 121 passes sold for a revenue total of $6,299.00. The Recreation Division made total revenue for FY2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026) of $1.37M. This includes memberships, admissions, facility rentals spaces, birthday parties and activity registrations. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 15 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. We’ve also offered over 160 sections of various activities such as swimming lessons, softball, volleyball, soccer, skateboard camp and many others this summer, with an enrollment of 3,254 participants this summer. Youth Activities: Two new youth camps were offered this summer. The first was offered in cooperation with the University of Wyoming Amateur Radio Club. Youth participants spent two weeks learning about radio air waves, ham radios and had an opportunity to take the exam to earn their Amateur Radio License while having a blast along the way. Campers learned Morse Code, built real antennas and circuits, and put their skills to the test with exciting radio fox hunts and field activities. With a mix of engaging classroom instruction and outdoor activities every day, UARC Radio Day Camp blended science, technology, teamwork, and fun into an experience kids won’t forget. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 16 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The second new camp - Wild Art Camp - invited kids to explore nature, creativity, and eco-art through hands-on experiences. Using natural materials and upcycled treasures, campers created their own artwork. Each day a new adventure awaited. This camp was about experiences, discovery, and creative freedom, not traditional art lessons, although something amazing was made every day. Ice and Event Center: Capital improvement projects from the 2018 SPET funds continued to move forward, including painting the locker rooms, bathrooms, and lobby areas, and installing new toilets. Our initial request for proposals to remodel the lobby, concessions, storage and office space has been withdrawn while we better define our needs for those wanting to submit proposals. This will move forward with the aid of an architectural design once we have completed that step. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Kevin McIntyre, Facilities Maintenance Manager June WORK ORDER 221 HOURS PREVENTATIVE MAINTAINANCE 198 HOURS 180 190 200 210 220 230 Montly Generated Work Orders Work Orders 106 17 Completed 76 Open 62 51 59 MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 17 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  Work Orders per Campus REC CENTER CAMPUS 0 Rec Center, Ice Arena, Basic Beginnings South 5 5 MAIN CAMPUS City Hall, Annex, Fire Station 1 NORTH CAMPUS 10 Administration, Buildings A,V & G, Landfill 39 LABONTE CAMPUS Animal Shelter, Parks Shop, Mosquito Shop, Cemetery, Waste Water, Fire Station 2 POLICE CAMPUS (Police Station, Evidence Building, 17 Apparatus Bay) WEST CAMPUS (Trihydro West Wing, Fire Station 3) Facilities on call for the month of June 2026: Called back 7 times. • Ice Arena - exhaust fan not working. • Recreation Center - chemical backflow issue. • Recreation Center - chemical balancing issue in the IDLP. • Washington Park - chemical balancing issue. • Recreation Center (twice) - chemical balancing issue in the ODLP. • Undine Park - chemical balancing issue. Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 18 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  Return to Main Page POLICE DEPARTMENT Brian Browne, Assistant City Manager-Public Safety Chief Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 19 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  PUBLIC WORKS Jay Smith, Public Works Director CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 20 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 21 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 22 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer. CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 23 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.  Return to Main Page CITY OF LARAMIE MONTHLY MANAGER’S REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES | PAGE 24 The City of Laramie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.