Paul Bellotti

Key discussion items for the Finance Committee meeting included the transfer of ownership for a retail liquor license for 307 Horse Racing, Inc. d/b/a The Derby Club and a new bar and grill license application for Stults Management LLC d/b/a The Office Bar & Eatery. The committee was scheduled to consider the second reading of an ordinance amending downtown construction/maintenance worker parking regulations. Several resolutions were on the agenda, including the adoption of the City of Cheyenne Annual Action Plan 2022, adopting a City of Cheyenne Healthcare Plan and Trust, accepting a FEMA grant, requesting modifications to state statutes regarding liquor licenses for Laramie County municipalities, authorizing an application for a Wyoming Rural Public Transportation Program Grant, approving an amendment to the Hitching Post Urban Renewal Plan, re-appropriating the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, and supporting an EDA grant application for the 15th Street Railcar Renovation Project. The agenda also covered several lease/contract items and consideration of bids for furnishing trucks, surplus sale of police department firearms, furnishing digital storage hardware expansion, and synthetic turf safety surfacing for park playgrounds.

Key discussion items for the Finance Committee meeting include several applications for the transfer of ownership of retail liquor licenses for various establishments, including Prime Realty LLC (d/b/a Prime Realty) and Wyoming Horse Racing LLC (d/b/a Horse Palace), as well as a new application for a restaurant liquor license for Osterfoss Living Trust Dated May 20, 2020 (d/b/a Nagel-Warren Mansion, LLC). The agenda also covers second readings for ordinances related to amending the City of Cheyenne's Solid Waste Fee Schedule and increasing compensation for the Mayor and members of the City Council, effective January 1, 2025. Further considerations involve authorizing the Police Department to apply for Highway Safety Program Grant Funding for a mobile D.U.I. Command Vehicle, and reviewing various leases, contracts, and legal agreements, such as a contract with Nova Health Care Center for occupational medicine services, a Memorandum of Understanding with Cheyenne Frontier Days, Inc., agreements with Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. for recycling services, and a Purchase and Sale Agreement for property at 1800 Westland Road for the Transit System office relocation. Finally, the committee will consider bids for Yard Waste Material Hauling and Fill Dirt Hauling, and for furnishing 95 Gallon Automated Refuse Carts, along with a request to approve an additional dispensing area for the Cheyenne Country Club's liquor license.

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The agenda for the Public Services Committee meeting included several ordinance readings and one resolution. Key discussion items involved the third reading of an ordinance creating new definitions under Title 9 (Public Peace and Welfare), and another third reading ordinance pertaining to reestablishing and redefining ward boundaries within the City of Cheyenne. Additionally, there were second readings for an ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map regarding zoning from AR Agricultural Residential to Harmony Valley Planned Unit Development, an ordinance amending parking regulations in Chapter 10.52, and an ordinance amending Section 9.12.080 concerning Electric Fences Prohibited. The final action item listed was a resolution to amend the City of Cheyenne and Board of Public Utilities Construction Specifications and Standard Drawings, 2014 Edition.

The Public Services Committee Agenda for May 17, 2022, included several ordinance readings concerning traffic and zoning matters. Discussions involved the third reading of an ordinance amending parking regulations regarding obstructions of traffic, which had been postponed from May 9, 2022. Multiple ordinances were scheduled for a second reading, addressing the annexation and zoning map changes for land northwest of Christensen Road and Pershing Boulevard, as well as annexation and zoning changes for land north of Missile Drive, east of I-25, and north of High Plains Road, west of I-25. Other items included ordinances vacating portions of the Goodnight Trail Roundabout and Sweetgrass Drive Roundabout, and creating a chapter for Urban Stormwater Quality Management. Additionally, resolutions were slated for authorizing signatures on final plats for Stanfield Apartments and Harmony Valley, Second Filing, and a resolution to name a parcel of property 'Bill Dubois Memorial Park'. Other business included a proposed Development Agreement between the City of Cheyenne and PKT Development, LLC, concerning roadway and intersection improvement projects.