agenda
 city of laramie, wyoming
 city council regular meeting 

CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 406 IVINSON AVE

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023, 6:30 PM
(Pre-Council Meeting begins at 6:00 pm)

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 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. 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. 
 
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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.)(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. 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.  

6.

PROCLAMATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS/NOTIFICATIONS

6.A.

PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

6.A.i.

PROCLAMATION: National Service Recognition Day

6.A.ii.

PROCLAMATION: Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month

6.A.iii.

PRESENTATION: Wyoming Community Gas Distribution Checks to Laramie Interfaith, Laramie Downtown Clinic, and Laramie Soup Kitchen

Presenter: 
Natalie Flood -Senior Business Development Manager 

Awardees: 
Soup Kitchen – Ted Cramer, Executive Director 
Downtown Clinic – Pete Gosar, Executive Director 
Interfaith – Josh Watanabe, Executive Director 

6.B.

PUBLIC HEARING

6.C.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

7.

Disclosures 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: City Council Meeting Minutes from March 21, 2023

Action:  
that Council approve the Minutes of the following City Council meetings: the Regular Meeting of March 21, 2023, and have them placed on file for public inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]

9.B.

MINUTES: Minutes from the December 8, 2022 Traffic Safety Commission

Action:
Move to acknowledge receipt of the December 8, 2022, Traffic Safety Commission Minutes and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]

9.C.

CEMETERY DEEDS: Cemetery Deeds for March 16-31, 2023

Action:  
that the Cemetery Deeds for March 16-31, 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]

9.D.

VOUCHERS: March 2023

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 April. These expenditures are to be paid subject to audit by the City of Laramie Finance Department.  
[Wade, ASD]

9.E.

AMENDMENT CONTRACT: Consideration of amendment number one to the contract between the City of Laramie, Wyoming and Let ‘R Buck Lawn & Landscaping, LLC for the Laramie Municipal Operations Center Landscape Design/Build/Maintenance Project

Action:
that the Laramie City Council approve amendment number one to the contract between the City of Laramie, Wyoming and Let ‘R Buck Lawn & Landscaping, LLC for the Laramie Municipal Operations Center Landscape Design/Build/Maintenance Project in an amount not to exceed $67,000 and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.  
[Feezer, ACM]

9.F.

CONTRACT: Contract Renewal between the Laramie Police Department and Axon Enterprise, Inc., for Equipment and Storage

Action:
to move to renew the Axon Enterprise, INC, contract with the Laramie Police Department for police body-worn camera equipment and storage for an amount of $70,558.80 annually for five years, totaling $352,793.96 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign. 
[Browne, Police Chief] 

9.G.

LICENSES: 2023 Liquor License Renewals

Action: 
to approve all applications and exceptions affidavits/requests listed on the cover sheet in accordance with LMC 5.09.310 for the 2023 Liquor License Renewal period to include Retail, Restaurant, Bar and Grill Liquor Licenses, Microbrewery Permits, Club/Limited Liquor Licenses, Golf Club License, Resort Licenses, Special Malt Beverage Permit, and Winery Permit as indicated in the Public Hearing notice, noting a public hearing was held on March 28, 2023 for the license term of May 8, 2023 thru May 7, 2024, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the licenses.
[Bartholomew, CC]

9.H.

MOA: OneWyo II Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement

Action: 
move to approve OneWyo II Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign. 
[Jordan, CM] 

9.I.

MOU: Consideration to accept the Memorandum of Understanding between the Laramie Police Department and the Laramie County Sheriff's Office

Action: 
move that Council accept the Memorandum of Understanding between the Laramie County Sheriff's Office and the Laramie Police Department and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Browne, Police Chief] 

9.J.

RESOLUTION: Resolution 2023-28, Authorizing the Filing of an Application with the Wyoming Department of Transportation for a Grant to Support Planning for Public Transportation under Section 5305(E) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Action: 
move to approve Resolution 2023-28, authorizing the filing of an Application with the Wyoming Department of Transportation for a grant to support planning for Public Transportation under Section 5305 (e) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign. 
[Jordan, CM]

9.K.

RESOLUTION: Consideration of Resolution 2023-29, supporting the submission of an application to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture for a 2023 Emergency Insect Management Program Grant

Action:
that Council approve Resolution 2023-29, supporting the submission of an application to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture for a 2023 Emergency Insect Management Program Grant in the amount of $54,300.00 to support the City of Laramie’s Mosquito Control Program and implementation of the City of Laramie West Nile Virus Prevention Plan, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Deerman, Mosq./Hunter, Parks/Feezer, ACM]

9.L.

RESOLUTION: Resolution 2023-30, Appointing One Member to Laramie Advisory Commission on Disabilities

Action: 

Move to approve Resolution 2023-30, appointing one member, Andre Fecteau, to the Laramie Advisory Commission on Disabilities with a term expiring October 31, 2026, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.

[Russell, HR Director]

9.M.

AGREEMENT EASEMENTS: Consideration of easements and an associated MOU with landowners adjacent to the Spring Creek Trail Phase 1 Project

Action:
that the Laramie City Council approve the temporary easements, easements, and associated MOU with landowners adjacent to the Spring Creek Trail Phase 1 Project, approve the associated payments as indicated and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.  
[Feezer, ACM]

9.N.

SCHEDULE MEETINGS:

that the following meeting be scheduled:
a. April 11, 2023, 6:00 pm (reschedule to May 9, 2023, 6:00 pm) - WORK SESSION: 2023 ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC) Analysis & Report on Laramie's Structural Fire Suppression 

10.

REGULAR AGENDA

11.

Award of Professional Services Agreement for the ArcGIS Enterprise Implementation and Administration

[Webb, PW]

12.

Approving License for the University of Wyoming to Construct, Use and Maintain an Irrigation Water Line in the Public Right-of-Way

[Southard, CA]

13.

Consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding between Neutron Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Lime and the City of Laramie for the provision of a dockless e-scooter services

[Feezer, ACM]

14.

Original Ordinance No. 2057, Amending Laramie Municipal Code Chapter 2.56 Related to Purchasing

Introduction and First Reading.
[Webb, PW]

15.

Original Ordinance No. 2058, Amending Laramie Municipal Code Section 9.16 Regulating Handbills Upon Private Property-When Nuisance Declared

Introduction and First Reading.
[Jordan, CM]

16.

Original Ordinance No. 2059, Adding to Laramie Municipal Code Section 2.54 Creating the Ranch Advisory Commission

Introduction and First Reading. 
[Jordan, CM]

17.

Public Comments

(Please observe the time limit of three (3) minutes per speaker.)
18.

Consideration of Future Council Work Session Topics

19.

Adjournment