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Items read into the record included: an outside-city sewer-service agreement with Larry D. and Nicole A. Castleman; a contract with HDR Engineering Inc. to develop a landfill-diversion business plan; Amendment No. 2 to the Public Safety Advisory Committee agreement with Wyoming Medical Center Inc.; an agreement with Pope Construction Inc. for the solid-waste facility refuse collection container building procurement; an agreement with Compete Casper to fund Wyoming high-school tournaments in Casper from 2026 to 2030; support for an application to the Wyoming Business Council's Business Ready Community grant and loan program for a business-committed project; and Amendment No. 1 to the Casper Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and EagleView contract for the 2025 high-resolution imagery, LiDAR and elevation flight campaign.

Councilor Pollock moved adoption of the consent agenda; Councilor Haskins seconded. The city manager had no comments on the items during the meeting. Councilor Larson recorded a nay on one of the consent items (noted in the meeting record as \"10 86\"), but the consent package passed with the remainder of the council voting aye.

Why this matters: The items authorize design, procurement and grant-application efforts that affect infrastructure planning, solid-waste operations, mapping data, and the city's role in hosting regional sports tournaments.

The record includes the motion and the roll-call result; no separate public comment on those consent items was recorded during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Casper | June 3rd, 2025 | City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Casper City Council on June 3 adopted a consent agenda that included contracts for sewer service, a landfill-diversion business plan, construction procurement and funding to host high-school tournaments from 2026 to 2030.","taxTitle","Casper, Natrona, Wyoming","taxId",3791,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6217606,"Council approves first reading to vacate Stoneridge Addition Block 1 Lot Park; no public speakers",149,705000,854000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd&start=705&end=854","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd/thumbnail_705000.jpg","/articles/6217606/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Council-approves-first-reading-to-vacate-Stoneridge-Addition-Block-1-Lot-Park-no-public-speakers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217606-390db0657f2408c16d6762f7b689eef2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105821&Signature=HdbU4viSKgGDYZ3b8~R55o~tqxaiWIvSs45-iAqqOOpSaMgwBka8UMTjIrvfRLtSXWuFhYGh9AZ251ABkOAH-xovHxhxsMHGqvE5ppzghVh2IqckHLKOWYlKrCs0IR6xVf5HFNyHAPR3rbik2dq25YeDERPsJCkLbpwFQ1yOe53-IMxpPmqOfL9P96oHX29V7Kvk9PQrXfDxK9MEdL4h49yTPy06mOsu30PNgKJIKLZ7yCpmuh9ad4dAA7qfbhw1hOK9amjbj2WHLHLu5xltGm7Ysd5JhEcwlSigwvVp58fXAv53qPwaDZ6oMBe3bdlRGVARxogCUBUnqnvUAVEacA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Casper City Council opened a public hearing on June 3 and approved on first reading an ordinance to vacate a parcel dedicated as parkland in Stoneridge Addition Block 1.

City staff presented exhibits and a report describing the proposal to vacate the parkland so the parcel could be transitioned to private ownership and offered through a public bidding process if the ordinance passes. The city attorney entered correspondence and proof of publication into the record.

No members of the public spoke either for or against the ordinance during the hearing. After the public hearing the council read the ordinance by title: \"An ordinance vacating Stoneridge Addition Block 1 Lot Park as dedicated public parkland.\" Councilor Haskins moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; Councilor Pollock seconded. With all councilors voting aye, the motion passed.

Why this matters: Vacating dedicated parkland changes the public-vesting of land and requires public notice and statutory compliance; the council's action on first reading advances the parcel toward a potential sale subject to any further readings or requirements.

The city record shows exhibits from the city attorney and a city manager report describing the intended public-bidding process if the council ultimately adopts the vacation ordinance.","Casper City Council opened a public hearing, received no public comment, and approved first reading of an ordinance to vacate a dedicated parkland parcel in the Stoneridge Addition.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6217611,"Resident says no written agreement for $3.2M ice-arena pledge, raises survey access concerns",290,253000,543000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd&start=253&end=543","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd/thumbnail_253000.jpg","/articles/6217611/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Resident-says-no-written-agreement-for-32M-ice-arena-pledge-raises-survey-access-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217611-714cd01d1d0fe243d0dea9214a8b640a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105821&Signature=EZbe90LBP4Q35ttef94HHUCWwfiyAIXtWo64KNaew6F6xh4Gmi-KpvNuqhGIjLaPoogAZDf4c9nW5d9N4nxiZ4Ev-~ejgPsYWfa5vVMkTTKkR1GbPZDJgHUYK2UVqdEYxuQOlIJLSnbBFgkHZn0HpQ3YowoPdNRrOs~trdF2GZqhTxUnsO0bm~VIdUKi6ElIvquPj6tEBeev6QoqDCXafboeeRlsbuYeyXozVUND3Nq2nHeqRfGrk4FaRaW9rRkIquhxeYbg~-rdQ5fKkxF7lAE44cfeC-l-R3PrW60wUpuFqGia9HH6kied7zWO9ylsk7sB2OBwn7cefZ83zenAMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Casper resident told the City Council on June 3 that he could not find a written agreement spelling out terms for the $3.2 million the city has been holding for an ice-arena expansion and raised problems with the city's online priority-budget questionnaire.

The matter was raised during the meeting's public-comment period by a speaker identified in the record as Mr. Shriffman, who said he had asked repeatedly for clarity about the ice-hockey club's deadline to raise matching funds and then sought a copy of any contract or agreement. \"I found out there is no agreement. There's no contract,\" he told the council.

Mr. Shriffman also told the council that the city's priority-budget survey lacked an option he expected for responses and that he could not advance past the first page. \"The reason I couldn't answer all the questions was the... offering of the answers were high priority, medium priority, low priority. There's no question, not a priority or not a responsibility of government,\" he said.

Council members did not adopt or amend any policy during the public-comment period. A councilor who responded briefly thanked Mr. Shriffman for coming forward and said city staff have generally been open to helping him access information; that remark was paraphrased in the meeting record and is reported here as such. Later in the meeting, Councilor Pollock addressed Mr. Shriffman directly, saying the council's increased pushback reflected the speaker's growing role as a public source of information and the council's responsibility to correct misinformation. \"But the increased pushback that I've been, that you've been getting now is the result of you positioning yourself as a source of information for the citizenry more broadly... I feel compelled to hold you to a higher standard in the way you represent the activities of the council,\" Pollock said.

No formal action was taken in response to the request for copies of agreements or to fix the survey site during the meeting. The council did not provide a deadline or staff assignment on the record to produce the requested contract or to report back on the survey's technical problems.

Why this matters: If the city is holding public funds contingent on private fundraising, residents and stakeholders expect clear, written agreements that define deadlines and responsibilities. Access problems with the public budgeting survey can affect the representativeness of community input.

The council's next work session is Tuesday, June 10; the next regular meeting is Tuesday, June 17.","A Casper resident told the City Council he could not find a contract spelling out terms for a $3.2 million ice-arena match and said the city's online priority-budget questionnaire was inaccessible; a councilor said increased scrutiny of the resident's public statements explains recent pushback.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6217591,"Councilor asks staff to check court records for tobacco-offense numbers after fine reduction",64,2905000,2969000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd&start=2905&end=2969","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd/thumbnail_2905000.jpg","/articles/6217591/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Councilor-asks-staff-to-check-court-records-for-tobacco-offense-numbers-after-fine-reduction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217591-2a8d2d7b0670c2e81e96b71339a11ef2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105821&Signature=lnQe53ADUQk1SRL3JqBVAs5QIbFK5NBzuowdNb5EqlKSiaZNg53vXlsdwndTAkVbA09iVvWyYBCpUaaoXI1hcgP0mVxA1gEvTM4LRCDaUv8Fck3yKVOySiN8P1kaL3mMSmd941IwlK04ekPM0YgnHcc0tZJexknPoQNJ30sMs9JKrpY9A8lzgExKTDWjZbZV-uypxqygpX8XSboS16gvbcXNSuMyOHoEV3ZAdcvoslvNLl7rKDjEK8U-U~n~q6pXsNvnPBwv6qbAN-5qjiAZkjeEtL10PWmezx-p~nE7p~XKG4AjDXvGd5HUmxbpFF5gwY2l6Qgc2-XAsPOvCRkrQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During council reports on June 3, Councilor Pollock asked that staff provide a memo checking court records to determine whether tobacco-offense citations have increased since the city reduced the fine to $25.

Pollock said Mercer Family Resource Center had reported an apparent uptick and requested a staff check of court numbers to corroborate whether the trend is reflected in official records. \"I was hoping maybe we could get a memo to see if we can corroborate through the court's numbers if we have an uptick since we've reduced the fine to $25,\" Pollock said.

Why this matters: If citation levels changed after the fine reduction, the council may wish to review the ordinance amendment's effects before considering further changes. The council did not set a formal deadline or schedule a work session; Pollock said he was not asking immediately for a work session but requested the memo as a first step.

No formal action was recorded beyond the request for the memo; staff responsibilities and deadlines were not specified on the record.","Councilor Pollock asked staff for a memo to corroborate whether court filings show an increase in tobacco-offense citations since the city reduced the fine to $25.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6217596,"Councilor reports Metro Animal Shelter TNR activity, shelter rebrand plans and missing point-in-time homelessness data",218,1716000,1934000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd&start=1716&end=1934","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643686-a1b6a735e72f7edb8c8aabe7792c48bd/thumbnail_1716000.jpg","/articles/6217596/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Councilor-reports-Metro-Animal-Shelter-TNR-activity-shelter-rebrand-plans-and-missing-point-in-time-homelessness-data","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217596-f631bdfe286dd093172bd0903f13f66c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105821&Signature=ItgoYDD988rQWCVtotGHaaaRSa2Gtp8Z3kwgR386QC265H9lSVLz77Iu0b-F~ASIV2dEHemN5gLTu~Fby0ZCKRdeKeNrJPEqQKuDlFYm~ctAGeGXbhJae-xpvVkALuXo-zvA6KjvC5E4KTTFp-L7aaUPLkHQAcCi7uaV9rrylP3kKg69hb1HZvpMJH3yqKrwfNyKyPOHLqa96ILLycjijXK7au6jYWKLqsEmNVow6WJ-qLSAX2m4Vus2FAYL7Dz5G0~HeMA2jcQ5zQk-2hoEURHSZ0yMp5WdVn3s1Bo6VDfI3s3KBhy4LkvwYeIb0kSku489AuB4gmaL5KZ8IpTwQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilor Gamroth updated the City Council on June 3 about recent Metro Animal Shelter activity and homelessness data challenges.

At the Metro Animal Shelter task-force meeting, shelter manager Jody provided an update on current trap-neuter-return (TNR) activities. Gamroth said the shelter is working with volunteer groups including Community TNR and Kittens with Mittens. She said the task force discussed creating a cat colony at the shelter as a way to avoid euthanasia for animals unsuited to home placement and to provide pest control at partner locations; she cited Second Chance Cat Rescue in Sheridan as an example.

Gamroth said the shelter planned in-house adoption events and an upcoming Petco Love event, and reported that Paws in the Fields donated microchip readers to the shelter. She said the task force discussed rebranding the shelter to align with construction of a new facility, and that stakeholders were generally supportive of rebranding efforts.

Gamroth also reported on the homelessness coalition task force and said the city still had not received the most recent point-in-time count results. \"Only 6 of our 23 counties in the state conducted a point in time count this year,\" she said, and added that the lack of statewide participation skews data and can concentrate federal resources in counties that do the counts.

Why this matters: TNR and rehoming strategies affect animal-welfare outcomes and shelter operations; point-in-time counts are a primary data source for federal housing and homeless-assistance funding and are used to plan services.

No council action was taken during the reports period; Gamroth said Kelly and the team were expected to appear on a future agenda to discuss counts and related data.","Councilor Gamroth reported Metro Animal Shelter's TNR work, adoption events and possible shelter rebranding tied to a new facility; she also said only six of Wyoming's 23 counties conducted point-in-time homelessness counts this year, complicating statewide data and resource allocation.","actionData","errors"]

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Council adopts consent package including sewer contract, landfill-plan study and sports-tournament funding; one councilor records a nay

Council approves first reading to vacate Stoneridge Addition Block 1 Lot Park; no public speakers

Resident says no written agreement for $3.2M ice-arena pledge, raises survey access concerns

Councilor asks staff to check court records for tobacco-offense numbers after fine reduction

Councilor reports Metro Animal Shelter TNR activity, shelter rebrand plans and missing point-in-time homelessness data