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Council names two members to comprehensive-plan steering committee, limits council vote to one
Summary
The Laramie City Council appointed Councilors Bowling and Lockhart to the city’s comprehensive-plan steering committee and amended the resolution so the two council appointees collectively carry one vote on the steering committee; staff described the committee as a roughly monthly commitment and emphasized attendance rules.
The Laramie City Council on June 7 appointed two council members to the comprehensive plan steering committee and amended the appointment resolution to give the council two representatives but only one vote on the steering committee.
Gavin Doolittle of the city’s planning division described the steering committee as a multi-stakeholder group that will meet roughly once a month and work through every chapter of the city’s comprehensive plan. He said the city received many applications and narrowed a public call to about 18 community members, then added representatives from the environmental advisory committee and planning commission. With council appointees and other seats, staff said the steering committee will total about 22 members.
Council discussion focused on having two council representatives to ensure continuity if one member cannot attend. Councilor Lockhart proposed the amendment to appoint two council members and Councilor Newman moved the names be specified; Councilors Bowling and Lockhart were named as the two appointees. The council adopted an amendment so the two council members would have one collective vote on the steering committee; the final resolution, as amended, passed by roll call, 8‑0 with one member absent.
Doolittle told council the steering committee will have attendance expectations — participants should not miss more than two meetings — and that broader public workshops and outreach will remain open to other council members and the public. He also noted the committee will meet often during the planning process and that the city’s consultant team will conduct interviews and outreach that begin the week after this meeting.
What happens next: the appointed council members will join community and stakeholder representatives for monthly meetings to review and shape the draft comprehensive plan; staff said they will provide interview and outreach schedules and expect the steering committee to work through each chapter of the plan.
