Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

I would like to call the November 10th meeting of the governing body to order.

Madam Clerk, would you take the role?

Dr.

Rennie.

Mr.

Seagrape.

Present.

Mr.

White.

Present.

Dr.

Aldrich.

Present.

Mayor Collins.

Here.

Dr.

Emmons.

Present.

Mr.

Escobel.

Here.

Mr.

Layborn.

Mr.

Moody.

Present.

All members are present.

We do have a quorum.

Thank you.

Would you join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

I pledge allegiance to the play of the United States of America.

And to the Republic for which it stands.

Under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Consent agenda.

All agenda items listed with the designation of CA are considered to be routine items by the governing body and will be enacted by one motion.

There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a member of the governing body so requests and support by two other members is received.

Any item removed from the consent agenda will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

All right.

Are there any items a member of this governing body would like to remove from the consent agenda?

Hearing none may have a motion, please.

So move.

Moved by Mr.

Escobel, seconded by Mr.

Wow, I thought I heard Mr.

Seagrave.

All those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Those opposed.

The consent agenda is approved.

Number six A, public hearing to determine whether compliance of annexation conditions required by Wyoming statute 15-1-402 exists for the city initiated annexation of 20 parcels of land, totaling roughly 13.64 acres, comprised of various tracts of land and rights of way situated in East Cheyenne, generally located south of Laramie Street, east of T Bird Drive, north of East Lincoln Way and US 30 and west of Parsons Place.

All right, this is a continuation of our city council goal that we established being almost four or five years ago now to annex all the county pockets is defined by being 100% surrounded by city areas.

And we'll go to Mr.

White for a quick uh staff report.

Sir.

Mayor members, council uh Connor White planning and development permit.

Uh this annexation is for 20 parcels of land and various rights of way totaling roughly 13.64 acres, generally located south of Laramie Street, east of T Bird Drive, north of East Lincoln Way in US 30 and west of Parsons Place.

This is a city initiated annexation.

Uh person to Wyoming State Statute 15-1-404.

A resolution initiating this annexation was adopted by the governing body on September 22nd, 2025.

This public hearing is being held in accordance with Wyoming State Statute 15-1-402A.

Uh person to fulfilling the requirements in state statute.

Staff asks the governing body to consider the following.

Existing water and sewer will increase the health, safety, and uh health and safety of residents living in this area of the community.

The area to be annexed.

Certified mailing was sent to all landowners and utilities within the annexed area, not less than 20 business days prior to public hearing, according to the calendar.

20 business days uh prior to public hearing uh tonight was October 13th, 2025, and the certified mailing was sent out on October 9th, and the earliest confirmed receipt was October 11th.

And then property owners within 300 feet of the property of all of these properties were also mailed uh public notes during that time period.

Um, as always with county pocket annexations, Director Bloom and I did have our county pocket QA meeting with the uh property owners that was done on August 26th of this year.

Um then get my usual question.

Um public comment that we've had so far on this.

Actually, um most public comment I've had is everybody's in favor of this annexation.

Um at that public or that QA meeting we held.

I would say four out of the five were all in favor.

The fifth one was kind of hard to really tell whether or not he was or wasn't.

He didn't really make any comments either way.

Um yeah, generally I have had really no comments from anybody within these pockets.

Stating that they're not in favor of this annexation.

And that includes phone calls um since the notification went out.

Yep.

Mayor through you, that does include phone calls.

Mr.

White, thank you very much.

Any questions for staff from the governing body?

Mr.

Escobo.

Nope.

Okay, thank you, sir.

Uh, at this time, we'll open it up to the public.

Is there anybody here in the public that would like to talk to us about these annexations?

Sir, did you want to come forward and talk to us?

Please come forward.

I'm gonna ask you to push that button until the green light comes on here, and then identify yourself for the record, please.

Recshale, uh, fileing uh piece of the property on Wills Road.

Welcome, sir.

Welcome.

Uh I'm sorry, I missed uh I was out of town during August, so I missed the meeting, but the letter that I got said it was customary to for the city to provide uh water and sewer services.

Uh, but that didn't say that they definitively would.

And my question is uh for us that are on that is a water and uh sewer going to be available.

Sir, um, the answer to your question is once you're annexed, you have the ability to bring water and sewer and use that.

Uh, you'll have to make an application with the Board of Public Utilities, and they'll have some fees, of course, to uh to be able to hook on to our water and sewer system.

Uh but you'll be able to do that.

And I don't know specifically where your property is.

If it's in the road right out in front of you, it'll make it real easily.

Um, if it's not, um, that would be maybe a little bit more challenging.

But you saw Mr.

White here, or if you look back in the back there, the handsome guy in the black suit and blue shirt uh is our our planning director.

Um, I bet he has a map and he could show you where your property is and he can show you where the water and sewer are, and so that we let you know exactly.

But we'd be happy to help you determine whether that's something you'd want to do or not.

Oh, okay.

Uh the other thing was uh what was there a standard hookup fee for the city?

For water and sewer.

For water, yes.

There is, sir.

We have a system development fee for water, and we have a system development for uh development fee for sewer.

And I apologize, I don't know what those numbers are right offhand.

Um, but now that you're in the city, before in the county, you have to pay one and a half times that fee.

Once you become part of the city, you just pay the standard fee.

You don't have to pay uh a 50% um excess for not being a city member.

So that'll be waived.

Okay.

And I I had some confusion because uh I wasn't at the meeting, but it was relayed to me that we would continue to use existing welds and septic systems.

You can if you'd like to, sir.

Okay.

Um but it but the option is open then.

Always, yes, sir.

Okay.

And uh used to be when an annexation would come in, you would have to do curb cutter sidewalk, bring your your property all the way up to city standards.

When we started this process, we got rid of all of those requirements.

So we have no requirements for you to do that.

And we do not consider hooking up to city water and sewer a development action, which would mean you wouldn't have to do any other upgrades, just hook on to city water and sewer if you want to.

So it'd be optional.

Yes, sir.

That's correct.

Yeah, if you're well's doing fine, great, but if it isn't, um, you'll have you'll have a really good option now.

Sure.

Okay.

I think that's all my questions.

Wonderful.

Okay, thank you.

Thanks for being here, sir.

Appreciate you.

Anybody else?

anybody else?

How about from the governing body?

All right.

The purpose of the public hearing has been met.

Thank you.

Exists for the owner, initiated annexation of three parcels of land totaling roughly 20.41 acres located northwest of the intersection of Converse Avenue and East Carlson Street.

All right.

We'll have another staff report.

Welcome.

Mr.

Mayor, Council members, Morgan Dennis with planning and development.

This annexation is roughly 20.141 acres of land, generally located east of Converse Avenue and north of East Carlson Street.

The city received a petition to annex this land from the owners, which was filed with the city clerk on September 4th of this year.

This petition was certified by the city clerk as containing the necessary signatures according to state statute on September 5th of this year.

This public hearing is being held in accordance to Wyoming State Statute 15-1-402A.

Pursuant to fulfilling the requirements in state statute, staff ask governing body to consider the following.

Specifically, scenic development seventh filing is roughly 62% contiguous.

All city services and utilities are currently adjacent to the area to be extended upon developmental action to the residents of the annexed land.

Extending sewer will increase the health and safety to of the revenue of the residents living in this area of the community.

The area can be annexed.

The area being annexed is inside the urban service boundary and is designated urban residential by the future land use map.

This type of development is best supported by being within city limits and connected to city services.

A certified mailing was sent out to all landowners and utilities within the annexed area, not less than 20 day business days prior to the public hearing.

According to the city calendar, 20 business days prior to today's hearing was October 13th, 2025.

The certified mailing was sent out on October 10th, 2025.

And the earliest confirmation of receipt was dated October 13th, 2025.

Property owners within 300 feet of the subject property were also mailed public notice within the same time period.

This annexation was accompanied by an assigned zoning ordinance and a zone change ordinance.

You're going to get a question about if we had any comments from anybody about this annexation, either positive or negative from the neighbors.

Have you received anything?

Uh Mr.

Mayor, through you, I have not received any comments regarding this annexation.

Thank you, ma'am.

Welcome to the city.

Thank you for being here.

Any questions from staff?

From staff.

For staff from the council.

I didn't even get to ask my question, Mayor.

Go.

You already asked it.

Oh.

So I'm trying to be efficient.

But nice job and welcome.

And that's really you did a great job for being your first time doing that.

You were well coached.

Thank you.

All right.

Is there anybody else in the audience here today to speak to this annexation, either here or online?

All right.

Any comments from the governing body?

All right.

The purpose of the public hearing has been met.

Thank you so much.

Number seven ordinance, third reading, amending sections 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 5.1.4, 5.7.10, and 5.8.2 of the unified development code to define recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds, designate zone districts for their operation, create specific use standards for recreational vehicle park parks camp campgrounds, and revise manufactured home and parks regulations as necessary.

All right.

I think the entitlement tells it all.

We're going on third reading now.

This is our last data or last vote on uh establishing some rules and regulations for RV parks and campgrounds and for manufactured home parks.

Is there anybody here that came today to speak to that?

Please come forward.

Anyone online, Jen?

Nothing.

Mr.

Seagrave.

Mr.

Mayor, the recommendation of the public services committee is to approve on third and final reading, and I so move.

It's been seconded by Dr.

Emmons.

Mr.

Seagrave, Mr.

Mayor, I move to amend by substitute dated October 30th, 2025.

Is there a second?

Mr.

White.

All right.

We have we'll go back to the audience.

Um, we have a substitute before us, and I think really what it does is it adds a requirement for electrical hookups.

So we're not running generators, making noise and having pollution uh that goes along with that and some conforming amendments.

Uh is anybody want to speak to the substitute before us?

How about from the governing body?

Mr.

Seeger, Mr.

Mayor, I move to remove on page two.

I'm sorry.

Are you amending the uh the amendment?

Substitute okay go ahead.

Mr.

Mayor.

Uh I move to remove on page two of attachment A, community business zone C B as an approved zone for campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks.

Second.

Seconded by Dr.

Aldridge.

All right.

What that does is it means that we can't have RV parks or manufactured parks in our community business zoning.

Is there anybody in the audience that would like to speak to that?

About from the governing body.

Mr.

Mayor.

Dr.

Rennie.

I'm happy that public service committee made this amendment.

I understand the staff's rationale for maybe including RV parks in the community business zone.

I just don't agree with it.

I honestly don't want to see pop up.

RV parks along college or ridge.

Um Lincoln Way or Pershing or Dell Range in Yellow or Yellowstone.

I just don't know that those are appropriate in our business districts.

So I'm as I said, happy to see this amendment and we'll support it.

Anyone else?

All right.

Hearing none, we're going to vote on the first amendment, which is removing C B zone.

All those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Those opposed.

All right.

That passes.

We're back on the substitute dated October 30th.

Comments from members of the governing body.

Mr.

Mayor.

Sir.

I move to amend on page 26, subsection E to strike entirely and insert, quote, at least one fenced pit area shall be provided for every acre of developed site.

Each each fenced pit area shall be at least 700 square feet in area.

For sites larger than one acre, the required pet areas may be combined into one or more larger enclosures, provided the total fenced area equals or exceeds 700 square feet per acre of developed site.

Is there a second?

Second.

Seconded by Dr.

Emmons, Mr.

Mayor.

Mr.

Seagrave, if I could try to explain this.

Of course.

This came from a constituent.

They were concerned that if you had a larger RV park, say multiple acres.

Um, let's say 10 acres, just for discussion.

You could you would end up with 10 separate 700 foot pet runs um in that park.

Whereas with multiple acres, you could do them back to back.

You could have acre an acre and have a one 1400 square foot between the two sites.

And so instead of 10 in my example, you might end up with four or five, depending on the layout of the land.

So that was a request from a constituent, and I said I would bring it forward.

Sounds good.

So we'll go out to the audience and talk about dog parks.

I have my first dog.

I'm 65 years old.

I love it.

So I think this is a great thing to have.

Uh want to know what your opinion is.

All right.

Hearing none, how about from the governing body?

Anyone?

Dr.

Aldridge.

Mayor Collins to you.

I would just like to I am looking through our um document, and I don't see anything where we've talked about dog parks in this.

You're saying it's on page, so it's on page 26.

Page 26, subsection E.

Page 26, yes.

And so just to clarify the amendment, Mayor, it would just allow the recreational um campgrounds or vehicle parks to be able to combine all of those into one area rather than one and multiples across the one or more.

You could you could still end up with four or five instead of ten in my example.

Thank you.

Other questions from the governing body.

All right, hearing none, we're on the amendment that allows for um pet areas to be combined, um, but still meets the minimum square footage.

All those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye, aye.

And those opposed.

Okay, that um amendment is also passed.

And we're back on the substitute data 1030.

Questions from or comments from members of the governing body.

Hearing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Those opposed.

The substitute is adopted.

We're back on the main motion.

Last comments for members of the governing body.

Hearing none, Madam Clerk, would you take the vote?

Mr.

Moody.

Aye.

Dr.

Rennie.

Yes.

Mr.

Seagrave.

Yes.

Mr.

White?

Yes.

Dr.

Aldrich.

Yes.

Mayor Collins.

Yes.

Dr.

Emmons?

Yes.

Mr.

Escabel.

Aye.

Mr.

Layborn.

This ordinance is approved on third and final reading as amended.

Number eight, ordinance first reading, annexing to the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Various tracts of land completely surrounded by current city limits situate in eastern Cheyenne, generally located south of Laramie Street, east of T Bird Drive, north of East Lincoln Way and US 30 and west of Parsons Place.

We'll sign this item to the public services committee.

Number nine, ordinance first reading, amending the official zoning map of the city of Cheyenne, establishing the zoning classifications of MR medium density residential, MUB, mixed use business, and C B community business for land annexed to the city of Cheyenne, generally located south of Laramie Street, east of T Bird Drive, north of East Lincoln Way in US 30, and west of Parsons Place.

We'll refer this item to the public services committee.

Number 10, ordinance first reading annexing to the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, land located south of Story Boulevard, west of Converse Avenue and north of East Carlson Street.

We'll refer this item to the public services committee.

Number 11, ordinance first reading, amending the official zoning map of the city of Cheyenne, establishing the zoning classification of AG agricultural for land annexed to the city of Cheyenne, located south of Story Boulevard, west of Converse Avenue, and north of East Carlson Street.

This one will also go to the public services committee.

Number 12, ordinance first reading, amending the official zoning map of the city of Cheyenne, changing the zoning classification for land located south of Story Boulevard, west of Converse Avenue and north of East Carlson Street from AG Agricultural and CB community business to NR3, neighborhood residential, high density.

Mr.

Seagrave, you're going to be busy, public services committee.

Number 13, ordinance first reading, amending specified sections within chapter 8.68 camping on public property of the municipal code of the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming to increase the associated penalties and require removal from the premises if in violation of the code.

This one will go to the public services committee.

Number 14, ordinance first reading, amending section 5.76.050 residential door to door solicitor restrictions, prohibited practices of the municipal code of the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming to expand the types of soliciting prohibited at a residence with a posted no solicitor's notice to amend the permissible hours for soliciting and to clarify existing code.

This will go to the finance committee.

Next item is number 22A on page six.

Barn Grow liquor license application filed with the city clerk's office for Red Bones LLC doing business as Hambones Pizza, 415 West 17th Street, suites 170 and 180.

All right, we have a local business downtown that's uh uh wanting to expand their operations and that would include more seating area and uh would also include the um the building of a bar uh for their patrons.

Uh is there anybody in the audience who'd like to speak to that hearing none, Mr.

Leymarne Mayor's committee broken recommendation excuse me.

The recommendation of the finance committee is to approve, and I so move second.

Seconded by Mr.

Moody Comments from members of the governing body, Mr.

Mayor, Dr.

Rennie.

I uh filled in on finance committee um the vacancy we had there last week, and I had several questions on this for the for the applicant and in the end voted no.

Um two of my my one concern, and then I've done some homework afterwards.

My one concern was that this will leave us with three bar and grill licenses.

I think because they're limited, I think they're an asset to the city, and I wanted to make sure that it was going to be used to the full extent.

Um I did find I did ask our and I realized the legislature changed the rules somewhat in about two and a half years.

We will receive another eight bar and grill licenses.

So that'll only be limited for a little while.

And then I also um met with our city clerk and reviewed the application and looked at the plans of the applicant and um what I was questioning him on last week was you know, why wouldn't they just a restaurant license work instead of a bar and grill license?

But in looking at his plans, he is expanding significantly.

He is going to have a bar um built in place.

And so he does need a bar and grill license.

And so um I am going to vote for it tonight.

I think it's great that he's been successful enough where he is that he that he thinks he can expand and increase his services in Cheyenne.

So I will vote in favor and good luck to you.

Anyone else in the governing body?

You know, I think uh the best way to create jobs in Wyoming is to have our existing businesses uh expand and create jobs.

They know the wind blows, they know it's gonna be cold in the winter time, and they still love being here, right?

And so uh when when folks like that want to expand, I think that that's the best way for us to create new jobs in our state.

So um I'm excited to see another business having that opportunity.

All right, we have a bar and grill license.

All those uh in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye, those opposed.

The bar and girl license is approved, and we wish you good luck.

23A appointment of Lawrence J.

Wolf to fill a vacancy on city council ward one for the unexpired term of the late Scott Royble.

All right, I'm gonna go out to the audience and see if the audience, anybody in the audience would like to speak to the appointment of Mr.

Wolf to uh fill out the um the term of uh uh the late Scott Royble.

Jennifer.

The person online who has iPhone as unmute yourself.

Are you there?

Hello, can you hear me?

Yes.

Hi, this is uh Tamra Truheo.

Oh welcome.

Thank you.

Sorry, I I had meant to be there, but we're doing uh a birthday party for my granddaughter.

Um I just want to say a couple things.

I want to.

Oh, sorry, through you, Mr.

Chair Councilman.

Thank you for the opportunity to have participated in such a event.

Um, Scott was uh, it is a hard position to fill.

And with that being said, let me see.

I wrote so many notes that I wanted to say, and I don't want to uh get emotional about this because that's not usually who I am.

So um for the past five years, I have been very involved in my community as far as as far as knocking on doors and meeting people where they're at, parent teacher conferences, open houses at schools, just getting out there in the community.

Uh I'd like to point out a couple things that I learned during this past few weeks.

And one of it is a quote that I've been saying is you know, you guys pointed out that you nobody knew the questions to the to the event, but throughout the night, Mr.

Wolf uh clarified many a times, especially with question number eight, how his personal relationship with uh Pete has he knew all the information to the answers that were to the questions that were asked.

Uh let's see, you know, um there was another thing.

Oh this one's a good one.

So we all agreed that night that in order to get people involved in the community, we had to meet them where they were, and I would think that I would have been a prime example of meeting people where they were, considering I did get votes in the last election.

I even thought Mr.

Cook would have been a really good guy because of his military background, retirement, and that's what is in the community.

Uh, on the South End of Ward One.

When I asked Mr.

Wolf, this is the one that when I asked Mr.

Wolf after everything went down that night.

I asked him if he'd ever been on the other side of the viaduct to know the community, you know.

And his answer to me was yes.

I was on the board of needs.

That generalization and mindset towards the union workers, the housekeepers, the retired military, the working force is disgusting and disappointing.

And Mr.

Pete Layborn, I'm very disappointed on you for for doing this.

You guys have we were supposed to show an example of fairness and equal representation on the board, and you failed the community that night.

I want to say thank you for making my job harder to involve the community because ever since that night, all I get is I told you so.

And with that, I guess just thank you.

And we'll see all of you in 14 months or whenever your seat is up for election.

Good evening.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

All right, how about from the governing body?

Ms.

Lebourne on the uh appointment of Mr.

Lawrence Wolf, sir.

Yes, well, of course.

Um councilman White and I participated in a series of meetings.

We had a preliminary meetings with all the applicants, and then brought back four who uh we thought were probably uh worthy of continued discussion.

I am a loss to understand uh the comments that uh Ms.

Trajillo just made.

Um the idea that I had any communication with Larry Wolf about any of the questions or any of the ideas that uh we were discussing is incorrect.

Uh of course we all know people in the community, and I've certainly known Larry Wolf for quite a while.

He did mention my name as uh some part of uh Cheyenne that he and I had uh looked at or discussed, but that's nothing to do with those questions that were asked that night.

Nothing to do with the process that Jeff White and I proceeded with, and I can tell you that that was a really unique experience for me, and I assume for Jeff as well, because we don't do that, and it really is uh quite a responsibility to evaluate those individuals and see what uh their qualifications are and uh what how they might respond to uh the business that we transact here every meeting.

So I'm disappointed that there's any idea that um there was uh Mr.

Wolf did not discuss with me at all uh his intent to file for that seat prior to his doing so.

And um certainly as was pointed out by our city attorney here uh in the discussion leading up to this, it was uh well within the law for us to discuss um concerns we might have about any individual, but not both uh Jeff White and I so uh we followed the rules as obvious is the responsibility of council people and it is um my privilege and honor to serve South Cheyenne as I've done for several terms.

It is uh I'm glad to see some of the efforts that are being made by uh organizations uh related to those issues, and they're making some uh excellent progress.

So I'm sorry that uh Ms.

Trajio was disappointed, but I'm very disappointed that she would allege that I had any undue influence in this matter, and I hope that uh that is understood.

It was a very open process.

We have a uh record of the meeting, we have a record of the questions, and so um that was a unique responsibility, and I want to speak highly of Larry Wolf.

His commitment to this community is well known and well established for many years, and his expertise as an attorney, I think will be helpful to all of us, and certainly his expertise in managing people, as he uh pointed out in his application, uh, will uh prove itself.

And I'm sure you're all gonna have that opportunity to uh get to know Larry and get to know what he does and what he believes, and I believe you couldn't find a better addition to this body, and that we fulfilled our responsibilities as we were assigned, and therefore I speak very strongly in favor of uh this nomination being accepted tonight.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Thank you.

You know, I didn't get a motion, I would like to get a motion on the record uh before we start um uh uh any more debate.

So move to approve.

Move second.

So it's been moved by Mr.

Seagrave and seconded by Mr.

White.

Sorry about that, you guys.

Now we'll go back to those comments if anybody else has any comments.

Uh Mr.

Moody.

Yep.

Uh thank you, Mr.

Mayor, through you.

Um, just want to commend my colleagues from Ward One that worked hard with the interviews, selecting the applicant before us.

Um I care for your listeners, second interview, and is probably put the south side of uh ward one, you know, having no representation, and also to making sure that uh things are moving along with it.

I'd say we as a council, we have started to do that.

We could just do a better job.

I think that's important.

And uh, however, I do encourage those that apply to apply for these city boards.

We have many citizen boards that you can apply for, and again, things can change in 14 months.

With that, I will be in Ivo to respect my colleagues from Ward One that went through the process, again, respecting the process and look forward to working with my new colleague from Ward One.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Mr.

Seabake.

Mr.

Mayor, I just wanted to comment that I've known uh Mr.

Wolf for 30 years.

He has given his time and his treasure to this community um for his adult life.

Um, I think he's overqualified, uh, if that's possible for this position.

He will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, um, community connections, um, expertise in in areas that we probably don't even know that we need expertise in sometimes.

So um I think there were 13 great candidates.

I'm I'm proud of our community for folks that want to step up and serve.

Uh, I'm excited that Mr.

Wolf was selected, and I too thank uh Mr.

Labourne and Mr.

White for all of their work.

I know it's a lot of time and a lot of effort, and uh I appreciate you bringing us a great candidate and I will support Mr.

Wolf.

Thank you.

Dr.

Aldridge, mayor collins for you.

I had the opportunity to um use some vacation time to attend all but one of the preliminary interviews and then to attend the final interviews.

Um, out of the 13 folks that were being interviewed, um, I knew all but two of them.

And I think that um Kevin Bacon always talks about six degrees of separation.

Well, this is Wyoming, and we're lucky if we have one sometimes.

Um, it is uh unusual to um not know somebody who knows someone or to know someone personally, so it can be really difficult.

And I think that um councilman Layborn and Councilman White um tried to um do equitable and fair um interviews uh to ask the same um four questions of each of the candidates in um councilman white did in the initial interviews, um, and then watching the final interviews.

Um I will have to say that I, as a council member, I didn't know what the questions were.

So I was surprised by the questions that were asked and selected to be asked.

But um, I've only gotten to know um Mr.

Wolf and uh since I've been on council the last um four and a half years or so, and uh he has attended council and coffee, he's attended council meetings, he's uh been involved with Braver Angels, our paths have crossed through Rotary, and I um have always found him to be a very fair and equitable uh good listener, um, somebody who is committed to this community.

Um, I think he said in his interview that he's lived here 51 years, um, never intended to stay, but um ended up finding a wife and uh being here.

And so I think um regardless of who who were who was to be chosen for this seat, it was going to be difficult to make that decision.

And um, I think it's um encouraging that we had 13 people willing to um apply for this seat, knowing that um, quite honestly, in the next five months, they'll start running for re-election if they choose to.

Um, so you really they're gonna fill the seat for 14 months and finish out our uh councilman Roebel's term, but um it's going to be a very quick turnaround and a uh very steep learning curve.

Although I think in Mr.

Wolf's case, it'll be a um it will not be as steep as it might have been for um people who've never been involved um in councils or boards or commissions, and I would encourage people to um apply to serve on our boards and councils and commissions um at the city level as well as at the state level to um get some of that experience and to really understand the inner working of government.

Um I was really impressed that we had three lobbyists who had applied and um were interviewed.

We had um legislators, uh Mr.

Heel being one of those, and um Representative Bird, um a former representative.

And so I think uh a really great field of candidates and um a great honor to be able to select someone who I think will do justice to the position.

Mr.

Escobille.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

So you uh haven't been one of the council members that knew Councilman Royble for over 40 years, was very good friend of mine, would say, and then I was there too with Dr.

Aldridge, that his fellow ward one council members acted very professional and with the utmost ethics.

Uh and I could see on their faces this was not easy on on them to do this, and hopefully none of us ever have to do this again.

Uh but the comments that I've received from people in my ward uh said that the council uh members from Ward One made the right choice.

And uh having known Larry from when I was in the legislature, uh, he comes to us with a lot of institutional knowledge, uh, not just with his uh knowledge of tax law and water law are two things that we're gonna be dealing with going forward in these next uh 14 months, but who's gonna be a valued member of this council?

And I think uh his legal background is certainly gonna be a lot of help for us going forward.

Mr.

White, comment, sir.

Um, thank you, Mayor.

And I just wanted to uh again on the record, thank all of our uh colleagues on council for their support uh for Mr.

Labourne and myself during this difficult process.

Um speaking as a councilman, I wanted to do what's best by the city.

Um speaking as just a normal guy, I I wanted to do what was best by Scott.

And um very difficult process.

Wouldn't I certainly hope my colleagues uh don't have to go through it, but in the end, um I think we I think we answered both those goals positively.

Thank you, Mr.

White.

Anybody else have the comments?

All right.

The motion is to appoint Mr.

Uh Lawrence Wolf to complete Mr.

Scott Royball's term of office.

All those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye and those opposed.

I just wanted to say for the record, um before this opening happened, Mr.

Wolf had an engagement that took him out of town, or he would have been here tonight.

But uh when he asked about it, I said, No, you've made a commitment, you need to go.

And so um he will be back here on November 24th, and we will swear him in that day.

He'll take his seat and become a member of our governing body until uh the next election.

And then depending on what he chooses to do, uh, the voters will have a choice after that.

So again, I thank you.

And I'd just like to say to um uh Mr.

Labor and Mr.

White.

Um, you know, I know it was with a very heavy heart that they had to do this work.

Scott was a beloved member of our team and uh a dear friend for way too many years.

And um, I'm getting emotional again.

God damn it.

Um and to lose him this way was very difficult on us, but uh they were charged with you know making that decision.

And um, you know, I really do appreciate the time and effort that they took to do this.

And um, I'm very supportive of the uh the decision that they made.

So thank you guys.

Thank you, gentlemen, very much for your time and your consideration on this.

Thank you.

Next item, please.

Coucher report.

Is there anybody here in the audience online or on the governing body that would like to speak to the vouchers?

Period, next item, please.

Other business.

All right, is there anybody here in the audience that would like to speak to the governing body under other business?

Kirin and how about from the governing body?

Mr.

White.

I I believe that there will be an open house at the pump house this Sunday uh from a 10 o'clock until two o'clock.

And that uh that should have been uh I I believe a press release went out on that earlier today.

And um also I just uh I had the opportunity to help with the girls on the run 5K on Saturday morning, and uh I was asked to help measure and and mark the course um for that event.

And uh you had almost 200 young uh ladies from our elementary schools all across Laramie County participating in that event, and they were tougher than me because I was dressed for winter, and some of those young ladies were running uh the event in shorts.

So they are far tougher than I am, and uh, but it was a very successful event and uh just a wonderful event that takes place.

Uh they have one in Cheyenne, Riverton, Casper, and I believe Sheridan, and just very empowering to see uh these young ladies and their volunteer coaches who are oftentimes teachers or coaches within those elementary schools, uh kind of guiding them through that process.

So I just wanted to give a shout out to the girls on the run uh volunteers.

Dr.

Aldridge.

Mayor Collins for you.

Um, first and foremost, I wanted to um say thank you to our veterans.

We'll be celebrating Veterans Day tomorrow.

Um, we know that the price of freedom is a sacrifice for many in our community and being a military community.

I appreciate the service.

Um, sometimes when I have constituents who call and say, gosh, you know, those I planes are really loud going overhead.

Um, I always remind them that that's a the sound of freedom.

And so um just a huge shout out to our veterans and their families because veterans don't serve alone.

Um they usually have a family that supports them in that endeavor.

We will have counsel and coffee this Saturday at Dosbog from 9 to 11, and would invite anyone to come out and speak to us um about counsel and um about anything that's going on in the council that they'd like to um hear about or know about.

Um, and so appreciate um the opportunity to visit with folks uh when they come out.

Anything else on the governing body?

Mr.

Moody.

Uh thank you, Mr.

Mayor Through.

Um, my colleague from War 3 said beautifully about Veterans Day.

I'll say this.

My brother-in-law was in the Air Force, obtained his citizenship in the Air Force because he's originally from uh South Korea and definitely know the sacrifices that my sister made while he was serving overseas.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Thank you.

Anyone else from the governing body?

Yes.

Mr.

Mayor, um, I just want to let everyone check their pocket because somebody turned in a five-dollar bill.

So I don't know if somebody lost five dollars, uh, but check your pockets.

Yes, ma'am.

Anyone else?

All right.

Dr.

Rainey.

Mr.

Mayor, could you turn on your microphone, please?

Thank you.

Pursuant to Wyoming statutes, section 16-4-405-A Romanette 3.

I move that the governing body meet an executive session to consider receive any information that is classified as confidential by law.

Is there a second?

Seconded by Mr.

Seagrave.

All those in favor of moving to executive session, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Those opposed.

Okay, at this time, ladies and gentlemen, um, we're going to move into executive session.

When we get out of this, we're just going to adjourn.

So there'll be no further business of this governing body.

We really appreciate you all being here tonight.

And at that, I'll ask if we could just turn off all the electronics, ask everybody that's not supposed to be here to leave, and uh we'll go into our executive session.