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Councilor Newman introduced the item and said the program will be developed over “about three different work sessions” so staff and council can shape eligibility, enforcement and delivery. Newman said the initial appropriation was intended to seed a program without immediately adding new staff; he said staffing needs would be reassessed once the program rules are drafted.

Council discussion touched on program precedent and scale. Councilor Vigil asked how the $300,000 figure was chosen; Newman said he selected a figure comparable to collections under the city’s existing landlord-registration program over a recent multi-year period. Councilor Lockhart said the fund could help landlords cover code-related improvements and thereby reduce enforcement complaints.

Motion to appropriate $300,000 for a small landlord improvement program passed 7–0 with two members absent. The motion was made by Councilor Newman and seconded by Councilor Lockhart. Staff said unused funds would be carried forward into subsequent fiscal years if not expended.

Ending: Staff will bring at least three work sessions to council to refine program rules, application procedures and any staffing or enforcement needs before program implementation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 19th, 2025, Laramie, Wyoming - City Government Live Stream","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved a $300,000 one-time general fund appropriation to create a small landlord improvement program; council directed staff to hold work sessions to design program guidelines, application and implementation details.","taxTitle","Laramie City Council, Laramie City, Albany County, Wyoming","taxId",68475,"location","Wyoming","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6231256,"Council broadens 2026 youth sports study to include sports facilities for all ages",357,3433000,3790000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3434113-0d45c7f129cc3f7fb654ab7353a485a2&start=3433&end=3790","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3434113-0d45c7f129cc3f7fb654ab7353a485a2/thumbnail_3433000.jpg","/articles/6231256/Wyoming/Council-broadens-2026-youth-sports-study-to-include-sports-facilities-for-all-ages","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231256-5a06c809484d13f1e64921b93c788995/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046542&Signature=kdweQP5Y-VW8PHlQf9Q2oP6fzPExfIkS6POOkiUAI0EoLqBT7nhcvh0Y1bawlPbxyP4lKHL1T~yCUpxILbU91bCWiEzxeYiebm8WeG95jA9h23FEmK6D6dol-bxaqx6RagYxkLiqD21c6G9msiF6bAdFPx~a9LdUprBy2iTmYQxL-qS1zZ-S2E3x9XfJ9B3tOpb4DBcsEE4s-qJjwb6lYuYbh-1o9sBuXI9xXJx-A2LMA8xlfFrjjWpy~eVLoPp3YZZDnXxV5AHrctKraDVkdge3V4fGN9v~BTZw6vcx9QajLq-dS6vdnEq-zsKNY7K8u-1SOUfEiDfAv2SlwbYQuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Laramie City Council on May 19 broadened the scope of a planned FY2026 sports study so it covers sports-facility needs for residents of all ages, not just youth programs.

Councilor Newman moved the amendment to expand scope and Councilor Lockhart seconded; Director Bork told council the expanded scope will still start with a needs assessment but will add an economic-impact and feasibility analysis. Bork said he did not expect the change to require more funding than the $275,000 already budgeted for the study, but that staff might add community and stakeholder meetings as part of the broader engagement.

Bork emphasized the study’s goals are to avoid raising community expectations without a sustainability plan: “What I’m hoping to get out of this study is not just a needs assessment though, but really the... an economic impact study and a feasibility study,” he said. The feasibility work will examine enterprise models, operating costs and potential funding mechanisms that could include fees or bonds.

Councilors noted the expanded study could capture needs tied to senior events, Special Olympics and other adult activities. The motion passed by voice vote 7–0 with two members absent.

Ending: Staff said the study will be community-driven; results are intended to inform any later decisions about capital investment, operating models and potential bond or fee structures.","The council voted to expand a planned 2026 needs-and-feasibility study from youth sports to a community-wide study of sports facilities, adding economic-impact and feasibility elements but not increasing the budgeted amount.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6231261,"Council approves narrow supplemental budget changes including WAM hosting, election and URA support",389,3024000,3413000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3434113-0d45c7f129cc3f7fb654ab7353a485a2&start=3024&end=3413","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3434113-0d45c7f129cc3f7fb654ab7353a485a2/thumbnail_3024000.jpg","/articles/6231261/Wyoming/Council-approves-narrow-supplemental-budget-changes-including-WAM-hosting-election-and-URA-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231261-86f040a4d3938c190e358e55bbc9eaaa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046542&Signature=aKAi5do~qEXnVAFTpfEX5TyK5Eyooft6j3GsauSdteQEbgIMhwRgTXeI4IdAgG4NZ7Hw21WtUZohiYLm9ldP-OqgyhCDgxObsKy48SJZ7JXmzFnYtomNvglRY8CJ2CotddTWKT2CcgyplTfojOUsQ2eptQM36uH7b~KyoTnJ8YSi9YE7bb8ab5LKWD6JwizrTld754yWfuoZKQ1MsLJE6OHOAo9mL7HEpvQ7AtU20es04Io2IaeKSPvCOJ7jb~2663C69JyNUkVWZLC2pmcJS-vSpfVNTESn-lvn7o07ZPh1iOs~1RU0~UHVk04bedxIqhSJUemb8ukonEpHLQ3CEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Laramie City Council on May 19 approved a set of staff-recommended amendments to the FY2026 budget that adjust several line items before the final adoption deadline in June.

Assistant staff presented four modest changes: $20,000 to the city clerk for potential special-election costs, a $30,000 increase tied to hosting the Wyoming Association of Municipalities (WAM) conference with $15,000 in offsetting revenue, a $20,000 general-fund allocation to support Urban Renewal Agency (URA) planning (with a matching $20,000 increase recorded in the Economic Development Fund), and $3,000 additional laptop replacement funding in the solid waste fund.

City Manager Jordan explained that these adjustments reflect circumstances that emerged after the budget book was finalized and that the special-election appropriation is precautionary because of sales and use tax timing. Director Wade described the WAM line as both a cost and a revenue opportunity; staff noted WAM attendance is typically about 270–300 people. The URA allocation was moved through the general fund to preserve the economic development fund’s corpus, with an interfund transfer balancing the accounts.

Motion to approve the city manager’s recommended four additional changes passed on a 7–0 vote with two council members absent. The motion was made by Councilor Newman and seconded by Vice Mayor Richardson.

Ending: Councilors noted hosting WAM will keep travel expenditures local and public outreach around the supplemental budget will continue as staff prepare the final FY2026 adoption by the statutory deadline.","The council approved staff-recommended supplemental changes to the FY2026 budget that add special-election funding, WAM conference hosting costs (partially offset), URA planning support and a small IT laptop allocation for solid waste.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6231266,"Laramie staff outline surface water drainage utility budget, projects and staffing ahead of July 1 start",1109,248000,1357000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3434113-0d45c7f129cc3f7fb654ab7353a485a2&start=248&end=1357","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3434113-0d45c7f129cc3f7fb654ab7353a485a2/thumbnail_248000.jpg","/articles/6231266/Wyoming/Laramie-staff-outline-surface-water-drainage-utility-budget-projects-and-staffing-ahead-of-July-1-start","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231266-f0f6eae883be1ea3fa71e2ce3f162b2e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046542&Signature=W9lLOBwrnMSUkp8SCmv7ktSfMl~iFqodaRbO3KZvdKPfn-uPkIMgMO-vDZy5s9VEqjGd1aTAMy2vVrmMRcWCF~WDDuTfe7GzwWq9yn9qvv8E87jBT7k3e1ONp6frMud~lXZaDTz4oWa-xR4YKT0ZwZGnbE20fS31lkXIMtv9LbkB-ehr0AYGsnQHIFBW9NKkTgOiQJ5n7fnOnnlef0rxzQSy~EosnFgYDVdoDXVbZr-Q4ppau6PT1GWuxTobEARyrOu2Wb2-fogw7RUL5nijM0PPBUKZ2gxUJ58HSjkYZSNEL-Wamh~4VuCp1BZM6haEXjKNQXPOmC01L0zFgHJEDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the Laramie City Council on May 19 that the city’s new Surface Water Drainage Fund will begin July 1 with a $5,000,000 transfer from the general fund and a 10-year capital plan that staff say supports a $1.167 per 500-square-foot user rate.

The fund is intended to create a dedicated stormwater utility and local revenue source for drainage projects after the council approved the rate last December; staff described the May 19 presentation as placing that utility into the city’s formal budget framework.

Director Waite said the fund “as of July 1 is $5,000,000. That $5,000,000 is a transfer from the general fund, that the previous council approved when this rate was adopted” and that the 10-year plan includes a roughly $60,500,000 capital investment. Waite said staff deliberately underwrote grant assumptions in the plan and will adjust the mix of grants and rates annually.

City Engineer Eric Jep summarized operational and capital needs the fund is expected to cover: maintaining parcel and impervious-area data for billing, administering a fee-credit program, staffing street-sweeping and pipe-cleaning crews, and camera-inspecting 30–50% of the drainage system annually. Jep listed operational additions for fiscal 2026 that include four new maintenance positions, a senior engineer, an engineering technician, two half-ton pickup trucks, a new pipe-inspection camera system, and future street-sweeper replacements planned for FY27 and FY29.

On revenues staff provided year-one projections on page 255 of the budget book: $3,800,000 in user-rate revenue, about $1,100,000 in grant revenue and roughly $100,000 in interest income. Waite also said the general fund has been covering some start-up costs and that the drainage fund will reimburse limited implementation costs next year — “somewhere around $40,000,” according to Waite.

Jep reviewed planned capital projects drawn from the citywide drainage master plan. Highlights included transferring an ongoing CIPP lining program from the general fund to the drainage fund; new and upsized trunk lines in West Laramie (Polk, Taylor, Van Buren, Buchanan); multiple detention-pond optimizations on the north side of town (20th & Buford, 20th & Reynolds, 30th & Reynolds); a proposed new detention pond east of Jacoby Ridge tied to an NRCS grant application; and upsizing an outfall from Labonte Park to the UPRR outfall. Jep said the Jacoby Ridge pond would be built upon agreement with the University of Wyoming because the site is on UW land, and the mayor and council were told the NRCS grant was “looking pretty favorably now” but not finalized.

Councilors asked clarifying questions about recurring consultant costs, short versus long segments of pipe, and why some pond projects remain contingent on external approvals. Vice Mayor Richardson asked whether the ongoing professional/consulting line — described in the budget as an ongoing allocation — was intended to pay for recurring hydraulic modeling and technical support; Jep and staff said it functions as an extension of staff capacity while the program scales up.

No council vote specifically adopted new drainage rates or projects at the May 19 meeting; staff framed most items as budget bookkeeping and project prioritization for inclusion in the fiscal 2026 budget. Several council members thanked staff for focusing on ongoing maintenance and on addressing flood-prone locations identified in recent heavy rain events.

Ending: City staff said they will return annually with updates on grant awards, revenues and project delivery; several planned projects remain contingent on external approvals and grant awards, and staff said they will bring refined budgets back to council during subsequent budget cycles.","City staff presented the new Surface Water Drainage Fund's 10-year financial plan, requested startup accounting and personnel, and detailed capital projects including pipe lining, outfall upgrades and potential NRCS-funded detention ponds.","actionData","errors"]

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