December

Minutes of the Proceedings
Board of County Commissioners
Prepared by the Office of the Clerk of Laramie County

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

00 The Laramie County Commissioners met in regular
session Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. Those
in attendance were Commissioner Jeff Ketcham;
Chairman; Commissioner Jack Knudson, Vice Chairman;
Commissioner Diane Humphrey; County Attorney Mark
Voss; Assistant County Attorney Tony Reyes; County Clerk
Debbye Lathrop.

Those signing the register were Tim Koch; Bill Hickman;
Don Beard, Public Works; J. Harrison; Rich Hillegas,
Sheriff's Department; Marc Woods, Horizon Homes; John
Steil, Steil Surveying; Adam King, King Engineering;
Kevin Neeley, K&K Homes, Inc.; Gary Hickman,
Environmental Health.

01 Commissioner Humphrey moved to approve the Minutes
of Proceedings for November 20, 2007. Commissioner
Knudson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

02 County Attorney Mark Voss presented a Petition for Private
Road filed by James H. Johnson pursuant to W.S. 24-9-
101(c) and consideration of further settings in the matter,
stating this is step one of the process. Mr. Voss stated the
petition contains all the statutory requirements and notice
has been provided to the landowners of the land over
which the road is proposed to be located. One of the
property owners, Janet Shatto, is no longer a respondent
in the petition as she has granted an easement across her
property. Mr. Voss recommended approving the review of
the petition and directing the County Attorney to draft an
order setting a hearing in the matter and containing
certain dates by which actions must be taken by the
parties. Commissioner Knudson moved to accept and
review the petition and have the County Attorney draft an
order setting a date for a hearing to be held between 90
and 120 days from today and other pertinent dates.
Commissioner Humphrey seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously. Documentation is filed in central
files with the County Clerk.

03 Commissioner Knudson moved to approve an agreement
between Laramie County and the Wyoming Office of
Homeland Security for a Hazardous Material Emergency
Planning Grant to provide funding to the Laramie County
Local Emergency Planning Council and the appointment
of Tim Thorson as the responsible party for Laramie
County for the purposes of this grant in the amount of
$1,229.18 with County match being $136.58 to run
October 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008. Commissioner
Humphrey seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously. After obtaining all signatures, the
agreement is to be filed in central files with the County
Clerk.

04 Commissioner Knudson moved to approve a Cooperative
Service Agreement between Laramie County and the
Wyoming Department of Agriculture for funding the
collection and disposal of pesticides in the amount of
$14,700 to run through June 30, 2008. Commissioner
Humphrey seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously. After obtaining all signatures, the
agreement is to be filed in central files with the County
05 Commissioner Humphrey moved to approve a Shooting
Range Improvement Contract between Laramie County
and Action Targets, Inc. to supply and install equipment
and provide training on the system at the firing range of
the Sheriff's Department in the amount of $40,400 to run
December 4, 2007 to May 31, 2008. Commissioner
Knudson seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously. The contract is filed in central files with the
County Clerk.

06 Commissioner Knudson moved to approve an addendum
to the 2007-2008 service agreement between Laramie
County and Ameri-Tech, Inc. to modify the agreement in regard to changes in price and service for the new
Laramie County Library in the amount of $1,280 per
quarter to run January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008.
Commissioner Humphrey seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously. The addendum is filed in central
files with the County Clerk.

07 Commissioner Knudson moved to approve a resolution
recommending the appointment of Melinda Oldaker as an
Assistant Public Defender in Laramie County effective
September 4, 2007. Commissioner Humphrey seconded
the motion, which passed unanimously. The resolution is
filed in central files with the County Clerk.

08 Chairman Ketcham moved to approve a resolution
appointing Bill Hickman to the Cheyenne Airport Board for
a five-year term beginning January 1, 2008 and expiring
December 31, 2013. Commissioner Humphrey seconded
the motion, which passed unanimously. The resolution is
filed in central files with the County Clerk.

09 Commissioner Humphrey moved to postpone
consideration of a resolution appointing a member to the
Laramie County Fair Board for a five-year term beginning
January 1, 2008 and expiring December 31, 2013 for two
weeks. Commissioner Knudson seconded the motion,
which passed unanimously.

10 County Attorney Mark Voss reported that the applicant had
withdrawn his request for a Board Approval for "outside
storage for a sanitation/disposal business" and variance
requests for a 100 percent reduction of the required 20
percent internal landscape area, a complete reduction of
the five-foot landscape setback adjacent to Old Happy
Jack Road and a reduction of two internal trees in the
District MUB Mixed Use with Business Emphasis on Lots
24, 25, 26, and 27, Nob Hill Subdivision, Laramie County,
Wyoming. The Board acknowledged the request to
withdraw the variance requests.

11 John Steil, Steil Surveying Services, acting as agent for
the applicant, presented a Preliminary Plat of Horseshoe
Ranch, a portion of the SW1/4, SW1/4, Section 10,
T.13N., R.65W., 6th P.M., Laramie County, Wyoming
(located at 3359 Campstool Road). Two conditions have
been placed on the preliminary plat by staff, and the first
has been resolved. The second pertains to the exact use
of the property prior to submission of the final plat. The
Planning Commission approved unanimously with one
additional condition. Lisa Pafford, City/County
Development Office, presented the staff report and
reported the plat consists of one 10-acre lot with access
from an existing easement off Campstool Road; Fire
Protection will be provided by Laramie County Fire District
No. 1. The Development Office stated the minimum
requirements by law: 1) Include all structures to be used
for business purposes within the plat boundary (condition
no longer applies; has been resolved with County
Planning Office; 2) Provide information requested by
County Engineer with regard to the exact use of the
property prior to submittal of the final plat. The Planning
Commission recommended approval of the preliminary
plat by a unanimous vote of 8 to 0. Gary Kranse, Laramie
County Planner, stated the Planning Office is in support
of the project. Don Beard, Laramie County Public Works
Director, stated the impact on Campstool Road should be
minimal based on the proposed uses. The applicant,
James Koch, reported the number of daily trips would be
minimal as boarders only show up once a month or
perhaps twice a month during the summer when they
come to ride. Mr. Beard indicated the engineer asked for
a traffic study and in view of that being waived, he
requests that the daily trips and impact on the road be put
in writing and submitted with the final plat. Chairman
Ketcham opened the meeting as a PUBLIC HEARING.
Hearing no public comment, the Chairman closed the
PUBLIC HEARING. Commissioner Knudson moved to
approve the Preliminary Plat of Horseshoe Ranch with
condition #2 as recommended by staff. Commissioner
Humphrey seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously. Documentation is filed in central files with
the County Clerk.

12 Commissioner Humphrey moved to approve warrants in
the amount of $1,443,680.35 for November 2007.
Commissioner Knudson seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously. Documentation is filed in central
files with the County Clerk.

13 Commissioner Humphrey moved to approve part-time
salaries in the amount of $31,062.78 for November 2007:
Planning, $993.60; Public Works, $1,680.96; Combined
Communications Center, $599.39; Extension Office,
$1,417.50; Buildings & Grounds, $10,895.55; Information
Technology, $962.50; County Clerk, $1,751.04; County
Treasurer, $2,524.80; Detention Center, $8,737.44;
District Court, $600.00; County Coroner, $900.00.
Commissioner Knudson seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously.

14 Commissioner Humphrey moved to approve the following
fees collected by various County entities for October 2007:
Laramie County Circuit Court, $90,997.00; City/County
Development Office, $2,922.60; Planning, $236.00;
Sheriff's Department, $58,060.21; County Clerk,
$87,518.36; Clerk of District Court, $20,477.93.
Commissioner Knudson seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously. Documentation is filed in central
files with the County Clerk.

15 Commissioner Knudson moved to approve the disposal of
five chairs submitted by the Sheriff's Department.
Commissioner Humphrey seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously. Documentation is filed in central
files with the County Clerk.

Commissioner Knudson moved to adjourn the meeting.
Commissioner Humphrey seconded the motion. The
meeting adjourned at 4:03 p.m.

CERTIFICATION

I, Debra K Lathrop, Clerk of Laramie County, do hereby certify the above to be a true and correct copy
of the Minutes of the Proceedings for Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Approved by : Debra K. Lathrop
County Clerk

Reviewed by : Jeff Ketcham, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners

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