agenda
 city of laramie, wyoming
 city council regular meeting 

CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 406 IVINSON AVE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026, 6:30 PM
(Pre-Council Meeting begins at 6:15 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: 862 2144 2701 Passcode: 018162 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 6:15 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. 
 
 Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. When attending a meeting remotely, the public must have their video cameras enabled and turned on when addressing the council. See Rule 1.G. When commenting on non-agenda items , the comments must be germane to City business over which Council has control. Written public comment shall be submitted to the City Clerk for dissemination and retention for official City records, or submitted to the City Council through electronic correspondence at council@cityoflaramie.org. Full text available in Council Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct 4.02 and Appendix B and C. 
 
 Written materials and other items must be submitted six (6) days in advance of the meeting (sooner if there are holidays prior to the meeting) in order that copies may be included with the agenda and to give the council an opportunity to review the material in advance of the appearance.   

Zoom Link: https://cityoflaramie.zoom.us/j/86221442701?pwd=VxhwoJ3O4d7GW0VvGUsSTPvMest9Qm.1

1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

Pledge of Allegiance

3.

Roll Call

4.

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items (Aggregate time limit 30 minutes)

(Limit of 3 minutes per speaker. No public comments on non-agenda related items will be taken via web-conferencing for the public comment period at the beginning of the meeting. When commenting on non-agenda items, the comments must be germane to City business over which Council has control. 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.)

5.

Consideration of Changes in Agenda and Setting the Agenda

a. Public Request to Remove a Consent Agenda Item and Place it on the Regular Agenda to Allow for Public Comments (No public comment will be taken during this item. Items will be considered at the discretion of the council. Available in-person and web conferencing.)

b. Council Acknowledgement of Requests for Changes to the Agenda (Councilors may request an item be moved from the consent agenda to the regular agenda.)

c. MOTION BY ___, seconded by ___, that the following changes to the Agenda be approved:


d. MOTION BY ___, seconded by ___, that the Agenda be set as submitted or changed.  

6.

PROCLAMATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS/NOTIFICATIONS

6.A.

PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

6.A.i.

PROCLAMATION: Laramie's Arbor Day Tree Planting

6.B.

PUBLIC HEARING

6.B.i.

PUBLIC HEARING: Original Ordinance No. 2116, Amending Laramie Municipal Code Title 13, Division VII, Chapter 13.80, Related to Surface Water Drainage

6.C.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

6.C.i.

Monthly Staff Recognition

  • James Pracheil, Community Service Officer (CSO)
7.

Disclosures and/or Conflicts of Interest by City Council Members

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 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.

9.

CONSENT AGENDA

9.A.

MINUTES: Minutes from the City Council Regular Meeting from January 6, 2026

Action:  
I move that Laramie City Council approve the Minutes from the Regular Meeting of January 6, 2026.
[Bartholomew, CC]

9.B.

MINUTES: Minutes from the Laramie Youth Council Regular Meeting on December 3, 2025

Action: 
to acknowledge receipt of the minutes from the Laramie Youth Council Regular Meeting on December 3, 2025. 
[Bartholomew, CC]

9.C.

MINUTES: Minutes from the Laramie Police Advisory Board Meeting on November 4, 2025

Action:
move to acknowledge receipt of the minutes from the Laramie Police Advisory Board meeting on November 4, 2025. 
[Bartholomew, CC]

9.D.

CEMETERY DEEDS: Cemetery Deeds for January 1-15, 2026

Action:  
move that the Cemetery Deeds for January 1-15, 2026, be accepted, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign, and have them recorded in the Office of the County Clerk.
[Feezer, ACM]

9.E.

LICENSE: Temporary Use of a City of Buffalo, WY Retail Liquor License within City Limits for Buffalo Land and Property Co. LLC for a Private Event at Bond’s Brewery, January 31, 2026

Action:
I move that the Laramie City Council approve temporary use of a City of Buffalo, WY Retail Liquor License within city limits for Buffalo Land and Property Co. LLC for a private event at Bond’s Brewery, January 31, 2026, contingent upon approval from the City of Buffalo City Council.
[Bartholomew, CC]

9.F.

RESOLUTION: Resolution 2026-06, Authorizing a Financed Purchase Agreement with Kinetic Leasing for a Zamboni Ice Resurfacer

Action:
I move that the Laramie City Council approve Resolution 2026-06 authorizing the negotiation, execution, and delivery of a master lease-purchase agreement in the principal amount of $103,345, between Kinetic Leasing, Inc., as lessor, and the City of Laramie, Wyoming, as lessee, under which the lessee will lease a Zamboni, and authorize the mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Wade, ASD]

9.G.

RESOLUTION: Resolution 2026-07, Authorizing a Financed Purchase Agreement with Kinetic Leasing for a Signal Truck

Action:
I move that the Laramie City Council approve Resolution 2026-07 authorizing the negotiation, execution, and delivery of a master lease-purchase agreement in the principal amount of $171,303 between Kinetic Leasing Inc., as lessor, and the City of Laramie, Wyoming, as lessee, under which the lessee will lease a 2024 Ford Super Duty F-550 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Wade, ASD]

9.H.

RESOLUTION: Resolution 2026-08, Appointing Two Members to the Human Rights and Relations Commission

Action: 
I move that the Laramie City Council approve Resolution 2026-08, appointing two members to the Human Rights and Relations Commission, appointing Erik Boss and Samuel Burkett to terms expiring October 31st, 2028, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign. 
[Russell, HRD]

 

9.I.

SCHEDULE MEETINGS:

that the following meeting be scheduled:
i. February 10, 2026, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Contractor Involvement in Code Revisions and Report from Contractor's Meeting held on December 12, 2025
ii. February 10, 2026, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Progress Update on the Comprehensive Planning Process 
iii. February 10, 2026, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Life Saving Awards
iv. February 24, 2026, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Auditor's Report to the City Council and FY25 Financial Summary 
v. February 24, 2026, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Establishing an Emergency Fund
vi. March 10, 2026, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Development 101 

10.

REGULAR AGENDA

11.

At-Will Employment Contract Between City of Laramie and Todd Feezer as City Manager

[Council]

12.

Resolution 2026-09, Authorizing Submission of an Application to the State Loan and Investment Board for a Loan Through the State Revolving Fund on Behalf of the Governing Body for the City of Laramie. (Funding the purchase of a Hydro Excavator Truck to Assist in Complying with the Lead Service Line Regulation Posed by the EPA)

[Webb, PW]

13.

Original Ordinance No. 2116, Amending Laramie Municipal Code Title 13, Division VII, Chapter 13.80, Related to Surface Water Drainage

Second Reading. (Introduced by O'Doherty)
[Webb, PW]

14.

Resolution 2026-10, Authorizing the City of Laramie, Wyoming to Enact a Reimbursement Resolution to Pay for Qualified Capital Expenditures and to Seek Reimbursement from Proceeds of One or More Tax Exempt Leases for the Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 Biennium

[Wade, ASD]

15.

Land Purchase Agreement between the City of Laramie and Western Water Consultants, Inc., dba WWC Engineering and Resolution 2026-11 Amending Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Biennial Budget of the City of Laramie, Wyoming

[Browne, Chief of Police]

16.
17.

Resolution 2026-13, Adopting the 10-Year Public Transportation Plan as Certified by the Laramie Planning Commission

Action:
I move that the Laramie City Council approve Resolution 2026-13, adopting the 10-Year Public Transportation Plan as certified by the Laramie Planning Commission, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Mary Bork, Project Manager]

18.

Resolution 2026-14, Supporting Albany County’s Submission of an Unmet Housing Grant Application to the State Loan and Investment Board

[Feezer, ICM]

19.

Public Comments on Non-agenda Items

(Limit of 3 minutes per speaker. When commenting on non-agenda items, the comments must be germane to City business over which Council has control. 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.)

20.

Consideration of Future Council Work Session Topics

21.

Adjournment