agenda
city of laramie, wyoming
city council regular meeting
(VIA ZOOM MEETING)
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 406 IVINSON AVE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 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 Special Meeting and Public Hearing of August 30, and the Regular Meeting of September 6, 2022 and have them placed on file for public inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
that Laramie City Council acknowledge receipt of the March 9, 2022, Parks, Tree & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes and place them on file for public inspection.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that Laramie City Council acknowledge receipt of the April 13, 2022, Parks, Tree & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes and place them on file for public inspection.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that Laramie City Council acknowledge receipt of the May 11, 2022, Parks, Tree & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes and place them on file for public inspection.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that the Cemetery Deeds for September 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.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
to approve the agreement between the City of Laramie and ClingerHagerman LLC for professional auditing services for fiscal years 2022-2024 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Wade, ASD]
Action:
that Laramie City Council approve the Professional Services Agreement with Eldorado Wall Company for the sole source purchase and installation of two Kinetix Climbing Towers and the purchase of wall climbing panels and safety pads in an amount not to exceed $60,695.93 and authorize the City Manager and Clerk to sign.
[Guerin, Recreation/Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that the Laramie City Council approve the amendment to the lease agreement between the City of Laramie and GH Family Partnership, LLC for the provision of outdoor placemaking, gathering and outdoor dining and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that Council approve the lease agreement between the City of Laramie, Wyoming and ARK Regional Services of Laramie, Wyoming for the Red House located at 970 N. 5th Street, Laramie, Wyoming and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that Council declare the five Softplay indoor playground climbing features as surplus, authorize staff to offer them for sale to the public and authorize the City Manager and Clerk to sign the bid announcement.
[Guerin, Recreation/Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that Council authorizes transitioning the part time, non-benefitted civilian position in Fire Prevention to a benefitted .8 FTE for the remaining fiscal year 2022 - 2023; and amend the FY 2022 - 2023 budget.
[Johnson, Fire Chief]
Action:
that Council accepts the Grant Award from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program in the amount of $30,940.90 requiring a City of Laramie match of $3,094.10 for a total project budget of $34,035.00 for the purpose of funding Incident Command, Safety Officer, and Live Fire Instructor Certification training; and authorize to amend the 2022 - 2023 fiscal year budget.
[Dan Johnson, Fire Chief]
Second Reading. (Introduced by O'Doherty)
[Feezer, ACM]