Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting

And future land use map for read land addition, changing land from urban residential, mixed use residential, mixed use commercial, and community business to mixed use employment for land located south of I-80 east of College Drive. And this is only for board comments. No action is required.

Mr. White. Chair and members of the commission, Connor White, Planning and Development Department with the city. So before you, it's another future land use map amendment. I know you guys have seen a couple of these over the past couple months. Again, this is only before you for comment only. It is completely within city limits. But per Plan Cheyenne, it does come before you for comments if you have any. So with that, I am available for any questions or comments that you may have.

Any questions for Mr. White?

Nope.

I just ask, what is the proximity to the boundary of this zone change from existing residential neighborhood approximately?

Chair, through you. So with the future land use map amendment, I believe, I mean, it's just across colleges where you have the residential. And then you do have Sweetgrass to the south. And then there's no development that has currently happened to the east. There is a proposed zone change in front of council as well that goes with the future land use map amendment to the city's business park zone district. which is more of an industrial slash commercial zone district.

Okay. Any other questions for Mr. White? Okay. Thank you, sir. All right. Next item, please.

Item 17, consideration of a resolution acknowledging receipt and acceptance of the safe streets and roads for all SS4A comprehensive safety action plan between Laramie County, Wyoming and Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization. Ms. Corso.

Hello. My name is Jennifer Corso. I'm with the Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization. We have our team with FHU here. just be a quick presentation but I gotta tell you this is an awesome plan it is our Cheyenne safety action plan we got a grant for safe streets and roads for all federal grant paid for the whole thing and we're just going to make Cheyenne safer so at that I will let our consultants Lyle and Stephanie take it away hopefully they are online Mr. Evans Please be online.

If the consultants could raise their hands, I can promote them to present. Mr. DeVry, you should be able to speak now. Can you hear me?

Yes.

Yes, thank you.

Yes, thank you, Ms. Corso.

Very good. I believe there is a slideshow presentation that Justin will put on the screen as I present the plan.

It is up.

Wonderful. Thank you. I intend to take about five to ten minutes here to present the Cheyenne Safety Action Plan. It's been our privilege to work on it. My name is Lyle Debris. I'm with Felsberg Holt & Ulavig. Our headquarters here are in Colorado, but we have offices across the western U.S. and some in the Midwest as well. and I've worked on a number of these plans. So happy to be here today to present this to you. Laramie County has been involved throughout this process. Justin and Molly both have sat in on steering committee meetings as well as an individual meeting we had a little bit later in the process to talk about some of the projects and recommendations that have emerged from the plan. Justin, I cannot see what slide you have up, so I am... I'm just going to ask you to put up the second slide, the agenda for the presentation.

It is up.

Okay, I can now see that. Very good. Thank you. It kind of flashes, and then when I speak, it goes away. So in our presentation here, we'll talk about the general overview of the project. We'll provide a little bit of that information, talk about the engagement with the community and with agencies that occurred as a part of the process. And we'll cover the recommendations and results of this action plan. And the focus is really action here, taking action to reduce severe crashes throughout the Cheyenne MPO area. Next slide, please. This project has been funded by a grant, a federal grant through the Safe Streets for All program. This grant and the action plan associated with it is intended to build on the good work that's already occurring throughout the MPO with respect to safety. The MPO does a lot to advance and promote safer people, safer roads, safer systems, as does the county, and this is a plan to help advance that all that much more. And we're focused on reducing severe crashes, serious injuries and fatalities on the roadway network, the transportation network in the area. The goals of the plan are to first be focused on analytics, look at crash data to understand the trends, and then second, focus on community input. There are places where people don't feel safe and perceive safety problems that don't bear out in the data. So it's important to have conversations with the community, understand where they feel at risk and what they experience as safety concerns, and pair that with the data. All of that's boiled down to a summary of high-risk corridors, intersections, and other issues across the region, and then strategies come out of that to develop answers to those problems and viable avenues to reduce severe crashes, to provide a good roadmap for future investment, future coordination on the part of all the agencies in the area to improve safety. Next slide, please. This work unfolded over a 12-month time period starting last summer. We focused first on compiling all of the crash history and coordinating with the communities to understand where the issues are, and then advanced more into the recommendations stage toward the latter half. Throughout the whole process, a steering committee guided our work. We met on about a month and a half to two month basis and discussed progress and reviewed deliverables. We also had, next slide please, we also had a stakeholder group that met twice over the course of the process. In particular, we held a safety summit in February of this year where we reviewed many different tools, options to improve safety, and came to an understanding of what tools were most viable for the area. From a community-wide standpoint, we had two phases of involvement. Phase one was an online-focused phase where we gathered input from wherever we could to hear from the community about safety challenges and opportunities as a supplement to our technical analyses. We also attended Pop-up events, events in the community where there was a good opportunity to get exposure for the plan and have conversations with people who were attending those events, and that was very effective. Most recently, May 23rd, there was a Safe Kids Expo that we attended. This most recent phase of public involvement has been focused on review of the draft action plan, which is available online at the MPO's website. Many of you perhaps have seen that plan. Next slide, please. This one relates to the safety analysis. Our goal with the safety analysis was to establish a clear picture of crash trends, including when and where crashes are happening throughout the network. We looked at a five-year history and identified focus crash types. those particular types of crashes that are leading most frequently to more severe outcomes in the community. And those were both looked at in the rural area as well as the urban area to ensure the unique characteristics of both of those area types were accounted for. That all rolled up into what we call a high injury network. Next slide, please. The high injury network depicts the segments and intersections that are of most concern based on crash history related to severe crashes. So you'll note that several Probably more notorious corridors are highlighted in that high injury network. Delrange is one, a more urban corridor that experiences higher rates of injuries, as well as South Greeley Highway and other locations. These are the places where disproportionately high number of severe crashes occur for the mileage that is represented there. So it's intended to capture the best opportunities to improve safety conditions. Next slide, please. This is the slide entitled Implementation. So, on the far right are the three main implementation elements of this action plan. Those being the near, mid, and long-term projects. These are infrastructure projects. A countermeasure toolkit, which is a set of ideas, solutions, tools that can be implemented throughout the region to help lower the risk of severe crashes. And then there are also implementation actions in the plan. These are broader policy and program level recommendations that the agencies can use moving forward to address safety. Next slide, please. These are, this map depicts some of the location specific projects, well it depicts all of them actually, and they are sorted into three different categories. Near term, there are 15 projects that have been prioritized as near term based on The elevated urgency of these locations, higher occurrence of crash problems, crashes involving vulnerable road users also kind of accelerated some of those near-term projects. Then in the mid-term, the 5 to 10-year range, we're looking at 16 projects and 28 in the longer term. So this plan... doesn't presume to deliver everything at one time. It is difficult to fund and program improvements to all happen at once. Good transportation takes a little while, so it's important to prioritize projects and incrementally make progress. Okay, then to our last slide here, next steps. Now that we are at completion of the action plan, which was approved officially last week by the Cheyenne MPL Policy Committee, it's time for the actions to unfold. And the city, the county, YDOT, and other partner agencies will take this plan and lead efforts to implement these projects and programs and policies. This also provides a longer-term vision for safety improvement. And in the future, it is the aim of this plan to not remain on the shelf, but be referenced frequently to help inform decisions about safety and transportation funding moving forward. There's also the opportunity to monitor and have accountability for progress moving forward. That's an important element of this action plan. And there's a dashboard that will be online at the MPO website to track the occurrence of severe crashes throughout the area and give us an opportunity, a window into how things are going. And safety certainly will remain a high agenda item for the MPO as well as all of the agencies. So with that, I'm happy to take any questions that you might have. I believe the intent here today is just for the county to recognize receipt of this plan and acceptance of it. So thanks again for the opportunity to present, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Any questions? Any questions from the commission? Entertain a motion then?

Mr. Chair, I'd move to approve the resolution as presented.

Second.

Motion and a second. Discussion by the commission?

Commissioner Thompson? Just my appreciation to the MPO for the work on this. This is fascinating stuff to look at this. You know, as you're looking through the packet that's in our file here, all of the accidents and the severe accidents and where they're happening, it's pretty fascinating stuff. So if people are interested, this should all be on our website if they want to look at it.

Thank you, Commissioner Thompson.

Anyone else? Okay. Roll call, please. Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Zalan, is there? Aye. Chairman Malm?

Aye. Next item, please.

Item 18, consideration of a resolution rescinding Stage 1 fire restrictions for Laramie County, Wyoming.

Good afternoon, Commissioners. Janine West, Director of Emergency Management, Deputy Fire Warden for Laramie County. Fire Warden Butler is on vacation, so he is unable to be here today. Before you is the resolution rescinding Stage 1 fire restrictions for Laramie County that was put into place on March 17th of 2026. Over the past several weeks, the Laramie County Fire Warden's Office has been monitoring conditions across Laramie County, gathering input from local fire chiefs, and through email discussions and conversations at the recent Laramie County Fire Chiefs Association meeting, the consensus from the fire service is recommending the current fire restrictions be lifted. that said lifting restrictions does not mean the risk of fire has gone away we still encourage residents to use common sense and good practice for fire safety advising them that if they are burning they make sure they have proper tools water availability they never leave their fires attended and ensure it's completely out before leaving the area And as we all know, conditions in Wyoming can change quickly, and then we will continue to keep an eye on things and work closely with our local fire districts. If conditions worsen, we can always come back with the recommendations for restrictions at a later date. So I'm open for any questions.

Okay. Any questions for Ms. West? Mr. Chair, move to approve. Second. Motion and a second. Discussion by the commission? Discussion? I just note I appreciate the fire chief's work and consideration of this. Obviously, it's a commissioner decision, but we certainly take the input of the experts on the ground that represent all of our fire districts as to the conditions in their particular area. and take their recommendations on these things seriously, whether it's to impose one or to lift a fire ban. And so I would just encourage the public to heed Ms. West's advice as it relates to still practicing safe safety when it comes to fire and outdoors as it still is a little dry in a lot of areas. Thank you. Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath. Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead. Aye. Commissioner Thompson. Aye. Commissioner Zwanitzer.

Aye.

Chairman Maum.

Aye. Next item, please.

Item 19, consideration of a resolution approving one opioid element subrecipient award in the amount of $396,254.89 to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.

Ms. Bay.

Mr. Chairman, Commissioner Sandra Bay, Laramie County Grants. The Laramie County Commissioners established the Opioid Settlement Committee in August of 2024 to identify community needs, evaluate available resources, and develop effective solutions and services to support residents impacted by the opioid crisis. The first funding application cycle was launched in March of 2025, resulting in six agencies receiving awards to support programming over a three-year period. Building on that model and its demonstrated success, the Commissioners released a second application for opioid settlement funding in April of 2026, with submissions due on May 19, 2026. Public notice was published in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and all application materials were made available on the county's website to ensure transparency and accessibility. A total of four applications were received and reviewed and evaluated by the committee in early June of 2026. The applications and requested amounts were as follows. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, $396,254.89. HealthWorks, $500,000 even. Wyoming Lifeline, $491,357.20. And finally, Waller Hall Research, $264,258.19. Following careful evaluation, three of the applications were not recommended for funding. The committee determined that certain proposed services duplicated existing community and state resources and therefore did not represent the most effective use of settlement funds at this time. The committee recommends that a single award be made to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in the amount of $396,254.89. This funding will support efforts to improve oral health outcomes for individuals with opioid use disorder, conduct a community overdose fatality needs assessment, and implement targeted social programming. Upon approval, the grants office will coordinate with the county attorney's office to develop and execute a contract for services. I'm happy to answer any questions that the board may have.

Any questions for Ms. Bay? Mr. Chair, move to approve. Second. Motion to second discussion. Discussion? I just want to thank Ms. Bay and the entire opioid settlement committee that we've established that is subject matter experts on this issue. It is not an easy task to go through these applications and to make sure that we are spending these dollars from these settlements in the most impactful way for our citizens and our community. And so I just appreciate their willingness to serve and do that. And I appreciate the commission's willingness to fund these kinds of things because they do make a difference in our community. So with that, roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath. Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead. Aye. Commissioner Thompson. Aye. Commissioner Zawinitzer. Aye. Chairman Moe.

Aye. Next item, please.

Item 20, consideration of a contract between Wyoming Judicial Branch and Laramie County, Wyoming in the amount not to exceed $449,605 to fund the drug court program.

Fernando. Chairman, commissioners, Fernando Muskes, Recovery Courts Director. We have actually two. I'm not sure I'm jumping ahead, but we have two contracts in front of you, one for the Drug Court Program and the other for the DUI Court Program. The Drug Court Program, as you see, is $449,605. That will be for two years of treatment and testing and what we consider to be capital recoveries, which would be any supports that we can offer to our participants to assist them towards their recovery. their path to recovery, so housing assistance, travel assistance, medication assistance, and such. I would tell you that for this one specifically, This is a slight increase over last year. I think the reason that is occurring, because our numbers are at max, we are at 25. We have never been at 25, which is our, in fact, our max number for drug court, I apologize, is 22. We are at 25. We have never been that high. We have never been to 22. So I think the branch is recognizing those efforts. Okay. Any questions on the drug court?

Any questions for Fernando? Questions? Mr. Chair, move to approve.

Second.

Motion and a second. Any discussion? Discussion? Commissioner Thompson? I'm going to talk about it at the end of both. I'd just like to make a comment if I could.

I have been to several of the, what we call, they don't call them graduations, but there's another name they use for them for these individuals who have gone through these various programs in the courts. My past history was working in law enforcement where I engaged in bringing these individuals into custody and then i helped work with the program to do home visits and it is gratifying to see as a commissioner that we can support these programs and to see these individuals succeed in life where they were at the bottom rung of their lives rock bottom and to see them graduate from these programs is just heart warming so thank you very much for the program you've run

Thank you, Commissioner. Anyone else? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath. Aye. Commissioner Thompson. Aye.

Next item, please.

Item 21, consideration of a contract between Wyoming judicial branch and Laramie County, Wyoming in amount not to exceed $521,797 to fund the DUI program. Fernando.

As with the previous chairman and commissioners, this amount is intended to fund the program for two years. Again, this will cover treatment, testing, and all capital recovery supports, again, housing, transportation, medication, and such. This number tends to be a little higher than drug court, and that is because the numbers of our participants has always been higher. Drug court has kind of pushed that aside. Currently, we have 20 people in our DUI court program with three sitting waiting to be entered into our program. I think the branch is recognizing that our numbers are typically high there and just giving us an opportunity to continue doing what we're doing. Again, this program has been very successful because of the case manager in this situation, which is Lori Washburn. She does very good work working with our participants.

Thank you. Any questions? Mr. Chair, move to approve.

Second.

Motion and a second. Discussion? Discussion. I would just say, much like Commissioner Hollings had noted, these programs are not only fiscally responsible in that they keep people out of our jail across the street at a much lower rate, but they actually change the trajectory of lives and families. I'm no stranger to saying on this day, I said I'm a person in long-term recovery. And while I was not there, for the grace of God go I, that I was not ever involved in the program, I do know that recovery is possible and recovery does happen in our community. And with resources like this, we are able to, quite frankly, change people's lives and change the lives of their children and their spouses and reduce crime across the board. And so I just applaud our entire team in the recovery court system for the work they do If you read some of the statements put out by graduates of these programs and what it has done for them and what it means for them and their family, it is quite impactful. And so I wholeheartedly support these programs and appreciate all the work that's done to make them successful.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before I cede the podium, I must say that we are only successful because of your support. So we appreciate your support, Commissioners. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Swanitzer?

Aye.

Chairman Maumau? Aye. Aye. Next item, please. Item 22, consideration of a services agreement between Laramie County, Wyoming and Eaton Sales and Services LLC in the amount of $119,590 to upgrade the gas boy system as described in Exhibit A. Ms. Cook.

Commissioners, Molly Cook, Laramie County Public Works. This is to upgrade the existing system for the fuel distribution out of Public Works. We did not go out to bid. This is utilizing our existing vendor to do that. That is an opportunity that we can be fiscally responsible, save some money for that. So I'm happy to answer any questions.

Any questions? Did I ever explain what a gas boy system is?

Mr. Chair, I have people for that, so I will get back to you.

It's a fuel management system that allows us to keep track of how our fuel is expended and dispersed to our various equipment pieces. I will do my best.

How about that? So, Mr. Chair, through you, this system... You're fine. I will do it.

I'm just being a smartass.

Okay.

Okay. All right. Mr. Chair, move to approve. Second. Second. Motion in a couple seconds. Any discussion? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Swanitzer? Aye. Chairman Malm? Aye. Next item, please. Item 23, consideration of funding agreement between Laramie County Community College and Laramie County, Wyoming to provide funding to support the employment of a full-time campus safety officer assigned to the college campus by the sheriff's office.

Chairman, commissioners, Perry Rockfam, Laramie County Sheriff's Office. This is an agreement between the Sheriff's Office and the Laramie County Community College to provide two security, basically two deputies that would be assigned to the college. In our discussion yesterday, we talked about whether it's an SRO position or a security position. It is more providing security at the college. A part of their agreement is that the college will cover all salary and wages, benefits, including health insurance, retirement contributions, workers' compensation, and other statutory or negotiated benefits, uniforms, equipment, and vehicle maintenance, training expenses required for the deputy's duties, and any other costs reasonably related to maintaining the deputy's full-time position. This was at the request of the college.

Okay.

If you have any questions, I'll try and answer them.

Any questions for Perry? Questions?

Mr. Chair, move to approve.

Second. Motion and a second. Discussion by the Commission? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead?

Aye.

Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Zolanitzer? Aye.

Chairman Mom? Aye. Items 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 will be considered as one motion with all the different names.

Okay. Item 24, consideration of resolution appointing Mike Beetz. Item 25, consideration of resolution appointing Kathy Emmons. Item 26, consideration of resolution appointing Joel Hickerson. Item 27, consideration of resolution appointing Jeff Hollerhan. Item 28, consideration of resolution appointing Timothy Johnson. to the Laramie County Community Juvenile Joint Powers Board for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2029.

Mr. Chair.

Commissioner Heath.

I would make a motion to appoint Mike Bietz, Kathy Emmons, Joel Hickerson, Jeff O'Halloran, and Timothy Johnson to represent on the boards of the Laramie County Community Juvenile Services Joint Powers Board for three-year terms expiring June 30th of 2029.

Second. Motion and a second. Discussion by the commission? Discussion? Mr.

Chair?

Commissioner Heath.

I'd just like to point out that this particular board has specific qualifications that are required to be part of the board, and so they look for folks that are in those skill sets and job positions to fill these positions on the board.

Thank you, Commissioner Heath. Any other discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath. Aye. Commissioner Hwangse. Aye. Commissioner Thompson. Aye. Commissioner Zwanitzer. Aye. Chairman Maum.

Aye. Next item, please.

Item 29, consideration of a resolution appointing a member to the Cheyenne Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2029.

Commissioner Heath.

Mr. Chair, I would like to appoint Shannon Starks. to the Cheyenne Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring June 30th of 2029. Second.

Motion and a second. Discussion? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Swanitzer? Aye. Chairman Mom?

Aye. Next item, please.

Item 30, consideration of resolution appointing a member to the Laramie County Hospital Board of Trustees for a five-year term expiring June 30, 2031.

Commissioner Thompson. Mr. Chair, I move to reappoint Sue Thompson.

Second.

Motion and a second. Discussion by the Commission? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Swanniser? Aye. Chairman Malm? Aye. Next item, please. Consideration of a resolution appointing a member to the Cheyenne Laramie County Economic Development Joint Powers Board for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2029.

Mr. Chair?

Commissioner Heath?

I would like to reappoint Dave Kiter to the Cheyenne Laramie County Economic Development Joint Powers Board for a three-year term expiring June 30th of 2029.

Second. Motion and a second. Discussion? Discussion? Roll call, please. Commissioner Heath?

Aye.

Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson?

Aye.

Commissioner Swanitzer? Aye. Chairman Mom? Aye. Next item, please. Item 32, consideration of two resolutions appointing members to the Laramie County Senior Services Board for three-year terms expiring June 30, 2029.

Commissioner Thompson? Mr. Chair, I move to appoint Colin Prestes-Sater and Stig Hollingby.

Second.

Motion and a second. Any discussion? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Swanitzer? Aye. Chairman Maum? Aye. Next item, please. Item 33, consideration of two resolutions appointing members to the Laramie County Planning Commission for three-year terms expiring June 30, 2029. Commissioner Thomson?

Mr. Chair, I move to appoint Jack Stadel and Brenton Leavitt.

Second.

Motion and second. Any discussion? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead?

Aye.

Commissioner Thomson? Aye. Commissioner . Aye. Chairman . Aye.

Next item, please.

Item 34, consideration of two resolutions appointing members to the Laramie County Library Board for three-year terms expiring June 30, 2029.

Commissioners Wanitzer? Mr. Chairman, I would move to approve Steven Sharp and Abigail Forewood to the Laramie County Library Board for three-year terms expiring June 30, 2029. Second. Motion and a second. Commissioner Thompson?

Mr. Chair, just a quick shout out to all of these folks that we have appointed to these boards and the folks that they're replacing on these boards. Very rarely do we have this many that we appoint at one time. But we always like to remind people that with all the boards we have in Laramie County, all of these volunteers do such a tremendous job for us. And if we had to pay people... to hold these positions there's no way we'd be able to afford and they do such a fantastic job for the folks of laramie county so my heartfelt appreciation to these folks that are stepping up to serve and then the folks that they're replacing on those boards as well so thank you thank you commissioner thompson anyone else Okay, roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Sorensen? Aye. Chairman Maughan? Aye. Next item, please. Item 35, public hearing regarding minor subdivision permit in Platte for Camp Stowe Bluffs, Laramie County, Wyoming. Mr. Arnold.

Mr. Arnold.

Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning and Development. I'm presenting on behalf of the project planner, Kate Cundall, today. Style Surveying Services, LLC, on behalf of Brian McKnight, has submitted a minor plat application for Camp Stool Bluffs, a replat of Lot 3, Riata Ranch, North 40, record of survey. The subject property is located at the intersection of Riata Loop and Arena Lane, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The subdivision divides the existing 39.66 acre parcel into six tracks that average 6.17 acres. The subject property is currently assessed as residential improved land located in the land use zone district. The subject parcel borders subdivisions to the east, west, and south with vacant agricultural land to the north. The Riata Ranch North 40 is the record of survey, so no vacate is required with this minor plat to be approved. With that, I do believe we have the, are you the owner, sir? Unfortunately, the agent for the applicant or owner of the property was unable to make it due to some extenuating circumstances today. So I'd be happy to address any questions that we get during the public comment, but we can defer to the discussion.

OK. Excuse me. The style. OK. Mr. Jones with the style surveying. OK. Thank you, Justin. Stand in for the.

Yes, standing in. Standing in for Shane. OK. Jeff Jones, style surveying, representing the applicant in this proposed six-light subdivision. So I'd be happy to answer any questions or comments you may have.

OK. Any questions for Mr. Jones at this time? Any questions? OK. Full staff report, please.

Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning. My apologies, Mr. Jones, a little context every once in a while. The Laramie County Comprehensive Plan identifies the area as rural ag interface. Individual well and septic systems will provide water and sanitary services to the tracks. The subdivision lies in AMEX Zone 2, requiring a minimum of 5.25 acres gross per lot. We have demonstrated that a Chapter 23 non adverse recommendation, excuse me, be received from the DEQ prior to plat recordation and as a condition of approval. The subdivision will be accessed from Arena Lane onto an 80 foot right of way to be named Quarter Pony Drive. A road maintenance agreement has been prepared outlining snow plowing, cost sharing, parking, utility easement, road maintenance, and vehicle and pedestrian access requirements. Agency review comments have been addressed and plat corrections made. Public notice was provided pursuant to section 13100 of the LCLUR with no comments being received. On May 14th, 2026, the Laramie County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Camps to a Bluff subdivision permitting plat and voted five to zero to recommend approval. And based upon the evidence provided, staff finds that A, this application meets the criteria for a minor subdivision in Platt pursuant to section 45100 romanette two of the LCLUR. And B, this application is in conformance with section 24104 governing the land use zone district. And that the board of commissioners may approve the subdivision permit in Platt for Campsville Bluffs, Laramie County, Wyoming with the following condition, that being one. A non-adverse Chapter 23 study recommendation from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality must be received prior to plat recordation. And with that, I stand for any questions.

Any questions for staff before I open the public hearing? Okay, this is a public hearing. If you'd like to come forward and speak on this item, please do so at this time. Do we have anybody online, Jordan?

No one online at this time.

Okay, one more time in the room if you'd like to come forward and speak on this item. Public hearing having met its purpose, the public hearing is closed. Commissioners?

Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the Camp Stoll Bluff subdivision permitting plat located at lot three, Riata Ranch, North 40. Record a survey, Laramie County, Wyoming, with one condition and adopt the findings of fact A and B of the staff report with the following condition. One, a non-adverse chapter 23 study recommendation from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality must be received prior to plat recordation.

Second. Motion and second. Discussion by the commission? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Zwinitzer? Aye. Chairman Mom?

Aye. Next item, please.

Item 36, public hearing regarding a revised commercial site plan for Horse Creek Rock Quarry expansion located in a portion of land being situated in the east half, section 31, section 32, Township 18 North, range 70 West, and sections 5 and 6, Township 17 North, range 70 West, Laramie County, Wyoming. Mr. Arnold.

Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning and Development, presenting on behalf of the project planner Sunny M. Portio. Briarley Associates on behalf of the applicant LG Everest Inc, who is in the lease agreement with the Farthing Ranch Company, has submitted an application for a revised commercial site plan for Horse Creek Rock Quarry expansion. The purpose of the project is to expand the limited mining operation on 15 acres of land to a large mining operation on 600 acres of land, which required board approval via a Class C conditional use permit. And was approved on April 21st, 2026 by a vote of five to zero in favor of. The subject property is located in the land use zone district and consists of 11,081 acres with 600 acres being utilized for the mine expansion. The surrounding area is also zoned land use zone district. The property is currently accessed from Horse Creek Road. The limited mining operation was approved in operating under the temporary certificate of compliance on December 5th, 2024 and received full compliance on March 21st, 2025. And we do have agents for the Briarley and Associates here to do a short presentation related to the project piggybacked on the conditional use one seen prior.

All right.

Hi, I'm Garrett Cruz with LG Everest. So we're just here to present our site plan and answer any questions that you guys may have and kind of review what's going on with the application for the large mine permit. So with that, we can move forward.

Next slide.

Good afternoon, commissioners. My name is Mike Reefer with Hilltop Resource Solutions representing LG Everest. My address is 5714 South Ingle Street, Littleton, Colorado. You've seen this map before, and I just wanted to reacquaint you quickly with this. To the far east, the right side of the screen is Horse Creek Quarry. I'm sorry, Horse Creek Road. and um and you can see the entrance the red dash lines are the is a permit boundary and the yellow line is the road going into the quarry the first thing you come to is the bnsf railroad and the There's a large rectangular square as you come in, and that's a future railroad loop track for loading out aggregate by rail. And then you can travel into the quarry approximately three and a half miles to the plant site. And the first large area that you should come to is the north hill. mining area, and that has reserves of about 90 acres of ground. The total acreage is 563 acres. To the south is the South Hill future expansion, which is 139 acres. Total mining is 229 acres out of the total 563 acres. The, as you leave the plant site area and travel up to the end of the yellow road is the green area where we're currently mining the 15, under the 15 acre permit. Affected acreage per year is approximately 3.2 acres of ground. Quarries are a lot deeper so it's different than sand and gravel operations which are fairly shallow and spread out over very large areas to capture the same amount of aggregate mining. That's just a quick overview. I'm going to turn it over to Melissa Bouts.

Thank you, everyone. My name is Melissa Bouts. I work with Briarley Associates as a consultant for LG Everest, the applicant. My address is 671 Park Street, Lander, Wyoming. And next slide. This is a brief overview. It's the only slide here with text. This operation is currently authorized by the Wyoming DEQ Land Quality Division as this limited mining operation for a maximum disturbance of the 15 acres. As already stated by Mr. Arnold, mining has been occurring since late 2024. The reason for this application is the current operation will be approaching the 15-acre limit during 2026, therefore pursuit of the large mine permit. The conditional use permit Class C was approved on May 4th. The DEQ land quality division permit was indeed submitted on June 1st. So it is in the completeness review process right now with LQD Cheyenne. And the land quality permit is, and eventually it will go under technical review. So next slide. And the reason we're showing these images, we can go through these quite rapidly, but these are the site plan figures that were provided to the board. And these show not only the layout, overall layout of the site, also the flow lines of where groundwater travels along the low spots. And next slide. We're going to just zoom in. So what we have here is the North Hill. And you can see at the bottom, almost to the bottom of this image, it says current mining area. It's outlined in black in this particular view. But it's just a close-up of the North Hill showing not only the flow lines of which the directions of water flow, but also showing the approximate extents of the different phases. So phase one is currently in progress, and then phase two is shown there just north of the current mining area. And all of these phases have different years of lives and very rough estimates on this slide. Next slide. This is a close-up of the plant area, the processing area, and it is just to the northeast of the North Hill. And all of the features on here are quite clearly labeled stockpiles and berms and future roads, fuel storage areas, et cetera. And next slide. And we did have flow lines on that last map as well. This is a close-up of the entrance from Bell Road, which is on the lower right part of this map. This is access from Bell Road in magenta. And you see a weigh scale and a parking area trailer, portable toilet, all of those things, and entering into the site. Next slide. Here we've zoomed out a bit so you can see what this area looks like with a nice orthomosaic base map. And I'm going to hand this over to Garrett.

little redundant here just gives you a kind of lay of the land of how the site currently is situated so all of our fuel tank storage is processing plant area talks top soil storage and stockpiling is all labeled here on this map as well as entrances our way scale administrative trailer things like that so go on to the next slide please This is a detail zoomed in on the administrative trailer, our weigh scale, and kind of our buildings site over here. So it's just kind of the southwest side of our current plant area. And we've got the measurements of each of our permanent-ish buildings that will be on site, as well as the scale, truck scale there as well.

Next slide, please. Okay.

This is a detail of the South Hill mining area. So we are long ways away from being at the point of really even thinking about mining down there. But the flow lines are included here on this image. And down towards the bottom right side of this mine area is going to be a crusher pine stockpile storage area for future reclamation use. So that's more or less what this is showing. And next slide, please. With that, we can open it up to questions. You guys have anything for us?

Okay. Any questions from the board at this time? Commissioner Thompson?

Mr. Chair, so just curious here. So if we're going to do 3.2 acres per year over 62 years, what does the reclamation look like? Do you do that as you go?

It will be dependent upon the landowner, most likely. We are currently – limited by to 62 acres based on our lease that we have with the landowner out there there are a lot more reserves so it will outlive me if the landowners so choose for it to but we are anticipating storage of fines down in the South Hill area for reclamation whenever we get to that point so it's difficult for us to reclaim as we go due to the nature of us going deeper and then being able to pull that material back out to be able to get deeper but we are planned for preserving all the material we'll need on site for future reclamation when we get to that point.

Any other questions? Mr. Chairman, to you. I'm just curious about the water usage. Obviously, you have a well on site that you use currently. What are projected water uses into the future? Does it stay pretty similar as you mine, or is it going to increase as the operation increases?

As of right now, we have yet to need the water on site. We are able to process all the rock dry currently, which has been great. We're going to try to keep doing that as long as we can. If we do need water in the future for washing purposes, then we will use that well. So there is a chance for our water usage to increase, and then we are using water to water down the roads to minimize dust as well. But as of right now, we haven't used a very minimal amount of water. Okay.

Any other questions? Okay. We'll go ahead and open the public hearing, and if anybody presents other questions, you guys can come up and answer them. Thank you. All right, this is a public hearing. If you'd like to come forward and speak on this item, please do so now. Anybody online, Jordan?

No, sir.

One more time in the room. Public hearing. Site plan. Public hearing going once. Public hearing has met its purpose. Public hearing is closed.

Mr. Chair, I move to grant approval.

I didn't do the full staff report. Sorry, I got lost in the presentation.

Mr. Chairman, I will expedite this. Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning. The Laramie County Comprehensive Plan identifies the area as ag and range land. Agency comments have been acknowledged by the applicant and will be complied with. Mainly, YDOT stipulation that if the increased use and heavy load starts to cause road degradation, then this will need to be reviewed with the applicant and corrected by implementing a load limit and a possible traffic study later. Wyoming Game and Fish will be working with the applicant to mitigate impacts to wildlife and habitat areas through the Department of Environmental Quality Land Quality Division permitting process. Public notice was provided with no public comment received. Based upon section 31109 subsection H of the LCLUR governing revised commercial site plans, staff finds this application is in conformance with the plans and policies of Laramie County. Based on evidence provided, the staff recommends the board find that A, this application meets the criteria for a revised commercial site plan pursuant to section 31109 subsection H of the LCLUR. And B, this application is in conformance with section 24104 of the 2025 LCLUR governing the land use zone district. And that the board approve the revised commercial site plan for the Horse Creek Rock Quarry expansion, located in a portion of land being situated in the east half of section 31, section 32, Township 18 North, Range 70 West, and section 5 and 6 of Township 17 North, Range 70 West, Laramie County, Wyoming. with the following conditions, those being, one, the applicant will comply with and provide a copy of the approved Department of Environmental Quality division permit. And two, the applicant will comply with all YDOT recommendations. And with that, I stand for any questions.

Any questions for staff? Questions? Just to be thorough, anybody want to speak on this item? Okay. Commissioners?

Mr. Chair, I move to approve the revised commercial site plan for the Horse Creek rock core expansion located in a portion of land being situated in the east half section 31 Sorry, 32, Township 18 North, Range 70 West, and Section 5 and 6, Township 17 North, Range 70 West, Laramie County, Wyoming, with the following conditions. The applicant will comply with and provide a copy of the approved Department of Environmental Quality Land Quality Division Permit, and the applicant will comply with all YDOT recommendations.

Second.

Motion and second. Discussion by the Commission? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Zornitzer? Aye. Chairman Mom? Aye. Next item, please. Item 37, public hearing regarding a small division permit in Platte for Rob's Roost, located in a portion of land situated in the southeast quarter of Section 24, Township 15 North, range 65 west of the 6 p.m. Laramie County, Wyoming.

Mr. Chair, sorry, Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning. Jones Land Surveying Inc., on behalf of landowners Jeffrey and Bambi Robb of 1722 Road 136, Cheyenne, Wyoming, have submitted an application for a small subdivision permit in Platte for the above location. The purpose of the application is to subdivide the primary 43.3 acres into two tracks. with the existing residential use to remain. The subject property is located in the land use zone district and is currently used for agricultural purposes. The surrounding area is also land use zone district residential vacant land in agricultural. The property is accessed via a recorded access and utility easement from road 136 and is attached to this report for review. And with that, we have Cotton Jones here, agent for the applicant, here to answer any questions.

Mr. Jones. Chairman Malm, Commissioners Cotton, Jones, Jones-Lancer being here on behalf of Jeff and Bambi, Rob, and Rob Drews, Platt, happy to answer any questions you might have regarding Platt.

Any questions for Cotton? Okay, full staff report.

Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning. The Laramie County Comprehensive Plan identifies the area as ag and range land. According to the adopted Amec memo dated January 31st, 2014, the property lies within zone two of the study area, requiring a minimum of 5.25 acres gross for sufficient groundwater recharge. Public notice was provided with no public comments being received. And based upon evidence provided, staff finds that A, this application meets the criteria for a small subdivision permit in Platt pursuant to section 41100 Romanette I subsection A of the 2025 LCLUR. And B, this application is in conformance with section 24104 of the 2025 LCLUR governing the land use zone district. And that the board approves the small subdivision permit and plat for Rob's Roost, located in a portion of land situated in the southeast corner of section 24, township 15 north, range 65 west of the sixth principal meridian, Laramie County, Wyoming, with no conditions. And with that, I stand for any questions.

Any questions for Mr. Arnold? Questions? Okay, this is a public hearing. If you'd like to come forward, do so at this time. Anybody online? One more time, public hearing on this item. Anyone in the room? Anyone? One more time. Public hearing having met its purpose. Public hearing is closed. Commissioners?

Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the small subdivision permanent plot for Rob's Roost, located in a portion of land situated in the southeast quarter of Section 24, Township 15 North, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Laramie County, Wyoming, and adopt the findings of Facts A and B of the staff report with no conditions.

Second. Motion and a second. Any discussion by the commission? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioner Zonitzer?

Aye.

Chairman Mom? Aye. I think we have one further business item. There's an item 38. Oh, sorry. I forgot. Okay. Item 38. Item 38, consideration of the indefinite hold postponement on Class C conditional use permit for Iron Guard workforce housing located in a portion of Section 24, Township 13 North, Range 67 West, Laramie County, Wyoming. And this was postponed from the June 2, 2026 meeting. Mr. Arnold.

Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning and Development, Palma Land Planning, LLC, on behalf of Iron Guard Workforce Housing and Michael and Judy Kornick, excuse me, Revocable Trust, and Robert J. and Amanda A. Pelto, Revocable Trust, have requested an indefinite hold or postponement be placed on the Class C conditional use permit application for the purpose of establishing a temporary workforce housing campus in Laramie County. This request is made due to ongoing contractual negotiations and the potential for alternate site considerations. When the project moves forward, public notice procedures will be completed with a public hearing to be held by the Board of County Commissioners. And with that, I stand for any questions.

Any questions for Mr. Arnold? Any questions? Commissioner Thompson? Mr. Chair, I move to postpone indefinitely. Second. Motion and a second. Discussion by the commission? Mr.

Chair, I would just ask our staff to please keep on file all of the information from all the folks that came two weeks ago that are interested in that. And if this ever comes before us again, we'll get them notice. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Thompson.

Anyone else? Okay, roll call, please. Commissioner Heath? Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead? Aye. Commissioner Thompson? Aye. Commissioners Waniser? Aye. Chairman Maum? Aye.

Okay, now I think we have one additional business item.

Yes, Mr. Chairman. It would be item 39, consideration of an agreement between Laramie County, Wyoming and Blue Titanium Media LLC to film slash tape and record the principal employees, contractors, inmates, and vendors at and around the detention center. Perry.

Yes, so we have been in discussion with a television show 120 hours behind bars for them to come in and film in our jail. And so I would just like to read a statement from the sheriff. Unfortunately, he couldn't be here tonight. But it says, the Sheriff's Office requests approval from the Board of County Commissioners to allow filming of one of the episodes of 120 Hours Behind Bars, set to air this summer on major platforms including HBO Max, Discovery Plus, and Hulu. The producers approached us because of our proactive work with mental illness and were impressed after touring our facility. Other sheriffs who have participated in the show spoke highly of the experience, and the producers have met all the legal requirements, including registering as a Wyoming business. Our staff has built one of the best managed jails in the country, and this project is an opportunity to highlight the success and support national recruitment. I have declined previous TV requests that did not meet my standards, but I am confident in this team. Transparency has been a core commitment of mine, and I will personally oversee filming to ensure Laramie County is accurately represented. So this agreement is before the commissioners to see whether or not you would agree to sign it and move forward or further discussions.

Okay. Thank you, Perry. So I think, and I discussed this with Perry and certainly would if the sheriff was available, I appreciate his desire to continue the transparency across the street and certainly applaud the effort of the sheriff and his whole department and all of our deputies over there and what they've done with mental health and other aspects. I feel like this is an additional item that isn't publicly noticed in order for us to do our due diligence as a commission and provide the proper transparency for voters and for citizens of Laramie County that we should postpone it for two weeks time to allow it to be or three weeks. Yeah, because of the how the calendar is, but until our next Commission meeting to allow for it to be properly noticed and for the Commission to review the agreement in its entirety and just ensure that we are doing our due diligence and being transparent with the public.

Mr. Chair, I would move to postpone to our next regularly scheduled meeting.

Second. I have a motion to postpone until our July 7th meeting. And a second. Any discussion by the Commission? Discussion? Roll call, please.

Commissioner Heath. Aye. Commissioner Hollingshead.

Aye.

Commissioner Thompson. Aye. Commissioner Swann, sir. Aye. Chairman Maughan.

Aye. Thank you. Is there anything else to come before us? Mr. Chairman, there is no further. All right. With that, we are adjourned. Thank you.