TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023, 6:30 PM
(Pre-Council Meeting begins at 6:15 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 Regular Meeting of September 19, 2023, and have them placed on file for public inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
move to acknowledge receipt of the July 13, 2023, Traffic Safety Commission Minutes and place them on file for public inspection.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
to acknowledge receipt of the Laramie Regional Airport Joint Powers Board regular meeting minutes from August 16, 2023 and place them on file for inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
to acknowledge receipt of the Downtown Development Authority regular meeting minutes from August 8, 2023 and place them on file for inspection.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
that the Cemetery Deeds for September 1-15, 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]
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 October. These expenditures are to be paid subject to audit by the City of Laramie Finance Department.
[Wade, ASD]
Action:
I move to approve the Agreement with the Wyoming Department of Transportation for a Temporary Construction Easement related to the 3rd Street Project and authorize the Mayor to sign the Permit Agreement and the Official Receipt.
[Webb, PW]
Action:
move to approve and ratify FY 2023-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement/changes between City of Laramie and International Association of Firefighters Union, Local 946, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign.
[Russell, HRD]
Action:
that City Council approve the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant agreement between the State of Wyoming, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails and the City of Laramie in the amount of $436,224.00 for the construction of Rotary Clubs Park at Grand View Heights and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Hunter, Parks/Feezer, ACM]
Action:
that City Council move to acknowledge the receipt of and approve the additional dispensing area for Laramie Lodge No. 390 Loyal Order of Moose located at 409 S 3rd Street.
[Bartholomew, CC]
Action:
that City Council approve Resolution 2023-70, supporting the submission of a grant application to the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources for a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 to support the replacement of the Optimist Park play structure with an all-inclusive play area and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign.
[Hunter, Parks/Feezer, ACM]
that the following meeting be scheduled:
i. October 10, 2023, 6:00 pm - PUBLIC HEARING: WBC Grant for the Civic Center
ii. October 10, 2023, 6:00 pm - SPECIAL MEETING: WBC Grant for the Civic Center
iii. October 10, 2023, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: KOA Hills Update on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software
iv. November 28, 2023, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Bonneville Environment Foundation's Solar for All BEF Grant Application
v. November 28, 2023, 6:00 pm - WORK SESSION: Community Partner Funding
[Jordan, CM]
[Bartholomew, CC]
[Webb, PW]
[Wade, ASD]
[Bartholomew, CC]
[Bartholomew, CC]
[Vice-Mayor Cumbie; Jordan, CM]
Third and Final Reading. (Introduced by O'Doherty)
[Teini, Planning]
Second Reading. (Introduced by Pearce)
[Gabathuler, Planning]
Introduction and First Reading.
[Teini, Planning Manager]
Introduction and First Reading.
[Gabathuler, Planning]