Wray public meetings in 2023

City Council

The City Council will hold a public hearing for the second reading of Ordinance No. 647 regarding the 2024 Budget. The meeting includes several fund transfer resolutions, airport maintenance agreements, and discussions on city facility site plans.

• Public hearing and final action on Ordinance No. 647 (2024 Budget)
• Resolution 43-2023: Wray Municipal Airport Ground Maintenance Agreement
• Resolution 44-2023: DOE Grant Application
• Resolution 45-2023: Canyon Court LLC Mobile Home Park Revised Site and Drainage Plan
• Wold Architects and Engineers Design Fee Proposal for City Hall and Civic Center

City Council

The City Council will review the first reading of Ordinance #647 to adopt the 2024 budget. The meeting includes discussions on memorandums of understanding for local organizations and several hangar lease items.

• Ordinance #647—1st Reading Adopting 2024 Budget
• Ordinance #648 – Council Compensation
• Resolution 33-2023 – Grant Street Townhomes Subdivision
• RFP No. 116-2023—Community Development and On Call Engineering Services Agreement
• Hangar Lease items for Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company, Joseph Conrad, Madeline Conrad, Kris Jones, and Benton Hendrix

City Council

The Wray City Council will hold a public hearing on transferring a hotel and restaurant liquor license from Glaze's BBQ to At Ease BBQ LLC, followed by a vote. The council will also consider several resolutions related to the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) electric service contract, including revisions and participation in a renewable energy credit program, as well as insurance renewals for property/casualty, workers compensation, and health coverage. The meeting includes routine consent agenda items for bank signature resolutions and an ACH agreement.

• Public hearing and action on At Ease BBQ LLC liquor license transfer from Glaze's BBQ
• Resolution 24-2023: WAPA FES Contract Exhibit A Revision No. 1
• Resolution 25-2023: WAPA FES Contract Exhibit B Revision No. 1
• Resolution 26-2023: WAPA FES Contract Exhibit E - Participation in LAP Renewable Energy Credit Program
• 2024 CIRSA Property/Casualty and Workers Compensation Insurance Renewals, and 2024 CEBT Health Insurance Renewal

City Council

The Wray City Council will hold a work session on capital improvement planning and the 2024 budget, followed by a regular meeting. The regular meeting includes a public hearing on a liquor license transfer for At Ease BBQ, several resolutions related to the city's electric service contract with WAPA, and insurance renewals for 2024.

• Public hearing on new hotel and restaurant liquor license for At Ease BBQ LLC (transfer from Glaze's BBQ)
• Resolutions 24-2023 through 27-2023 regarding WAPA electric service contract and renewable energy credit program
• 2024 CIRSA property/casualty and workers compensation insurance renewals
• 2024 CEBT health insurance renewal
• Consent agenda includes bank signature resolutions and ACH agreement

The Council approved several resolutions regarding electric service contracts and renewable energy credits with the Western Area Power Administration. They also authorized 2024 insurance renewals for property, casualty, workers compensation, and health insurance. A liquor license transfer for At Ease BBQ was approved.

• Approved liquor license application for At Ease BBQ LLC (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution 24-2023 regarding WAPA electric service contract Exhibit A (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution 25-2023 regarding WAPA electric service contract Exhibit B (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution 26-2023 for WAPA Renewable Energy Credit (REC) Program (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution 27-2023 for WAPA scheduling, accounting, and billing procedures (unanimous)
• Approved 2024 CIRSA Property/Casualty Insurance Renewal with $5,000 deductible (unanimous)
• Approved 2024 CIRSA Workers Compensation Insurance Renewal (unanimous)
• Approved 2024 CEBT Health Insurance Renewal for PPO4, PPOS, and PPO6 (unanimous)

City Council

The Wray City Council will hold its regular meeting to address a council vacancy appointment, administer oaths, and make board appointments. They will also hear the 2022 city audit report, consider several new business items including a bid award for engineering services and an airport grant, and discuss elected officials' compensation.

• Council vacancy appointment
• 2022 City Audit Report presentation
• Bid Award: RFP No. 116-2023 for Community Development and On Call Engineering Services
• Resolution 19-2023: Airport Infrastructure Grant for North Taxilane design
• Discussion on Elected Officials Compensation

The Council appointed Jason Lorenzini to a vacancy and named Chad Deyle as Mayor and Nicole Smith as Mayor Pro tem. The body approved a $99,000 FAA grant for airport taxilane design and awarded engineering contracts to Base Line Engineering Corporation and Cross Canyon Engineering.

• Appointed Jason Lorenzini to fill council vacancy (unanimous)
• Appointed Chad Deyle as Mayor and Nicole Smith as Mayor Pro tem (unanimous)
• Approved $5,180 contribution to Wray Chamber of Commerce for Wray Daze costs (unanimous)
• Approved Fire Hall Flood Insurance renewal for $3,982 (unanimous)
• Approved lease of five new copiers from Great Copier Service for $13,680 annually (unanimous)
• Awarded engineering contracts to Base Line Engineering Corporation and Cross Canyon Engineering (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution 19-2023 for $99,000 FAA grant for North Taxilane design (unanimous)
• Approved $789,974.66 in accounts payable (unanimous)

City Council

The Wray City Council will hold a public hearing on a new tavern liquor license for The Back Nine, LLC, followed by council action. The council will also open bids for community development and housing strategy RFPs, consider a design proposal for the police department, and discuss an intergovernmental agreement on regional housing strategies.

• Public hearing and action on The Back Nine, LLC tavern liquor license
• Bid opening: RFP No. 116-2023 for Community Development and On Call Engineering Services
• Bid opening: RFP No. 124-2023 for Northeastern Colorado Innovative Housing Strategies
• Wold Design Proposal for Wray Police Department
• Discussion of Northeast Colorado Regional Innovative Housing Strategies Intergovernmental Agreement

City Council approved a proposal from Ayres Associates for housing strategies and accepted the 2022 audit report. The council also granted a liquor license to The Back Nine, LLC and approved over $737,000 in bills.

• Approved Colorado Liquor Retail License Application for The Back Nine, LLC (5-0, 2 abstentions)
• Accepted $161,000 proposal from Ayres Associates for Northeastern Colorado Innovative Housing Strategies (unanimous)
• Approved Lauer, Szabo & Associates P.C. 2022 Audit Report (unanimous)
• Approved Accounts Payable Report in the amount of $737,480.14 (unanimous)
• Approved Consent Agenda including Wray Museum documents, Sandhills Energy amendment, and survey plat (unanimous)
• Requested interviews with four companies for RFP No. 116-2023 Engineering Services
• Requested grant research for $141,750 Wold Design proposal for Wray Police Department

City Council

The Wray City Council will hold a public hearing and second reading vote on Ordinance 646, which would adopt the 2018 International Building Codes and related standards. The council will also consider oil and gas lease agreements, open bids for a sanitation truck and asbestos abatement services, and discuss regional housing strategies.

• Second reading of Ordinance 646 adopting 2018 International Building Codes
• Authorization for mayor to execute oil and gas leases with Stonebriar Energy and JSW Energy
• Bid opening for RFP 121-2023: purchase of a sanitation truck
• Bid opening for RFP 125-2023: asbestos abatement and demolition services
• Discussion of Northeast Colorado Regional Innovative Housing Strategies IGA and RFQ

The Council adopted Ordinance #646 to update municipal building codes and approved several vendor contracts. They also authorized the pursuit of an oil and gas lease offer from JSW Energy, LLC.

• Approved Ordinance #646 updating building codes (unanimous)
• Approved lease offer from JSW Energy, LLC (unanimous)
• Approved $202,000.00 bid from Elliot Equipment for a sanitation truck (unanimous)
• Approved $253,982.00 bid from Adept Building Solutions for asbestos abatement and demolition (unanimous)
• Approved Accounts Payable Report for $563,541.32 (unanimous)
• Approved Consent Agenda including airport hangar leases (unanimous)
• Approved May 9, 2023 meeting minutes (6-0, 1 abstention)

City Council

The Wray City Council will hold a work session on the City Complex/City Hall design, followed by a regular meeting with several action items. They will consider a software service agreement with Caselle, Inc., an oil and gas lease with Stonebriar Energy, and an insurance policy for the airport fuel storage tank. The council will also open bids for the East Industrial Park expansion project and vote on resolutions and an ordinance related to building codes.

• Caselle, Inc. Software Service Agreement – conversion to Caselle Cloud
• TankSafe Storage Tank Liability Insurance Policy Quotation (Airport Fuel Storage Tank)
• Stonebriar Energy, LLC – Oil and Gas Lease
• Bid Opening: RFP No. 120-2023 for Wray East Industrial Park Expansion Project: New Curb and Gutter Installation
• First Reading Ordinance 646: Amending building codes to adopt 2018 International Codes

City Council approved a contract for curb and gutter installation at the Wray East Industrial Park. The board also authorized a cloud software conversion, an oil and gas lease, and the first reading of an ordinance updating municipal building codes.

• Approved $86,000 bid from Darin Neb Excavating for Wray East Industrial Park expansion (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 646 to update municipal building codes (unanimous)
• Approved Caselle, Inc. Software as a Service Agreement and cloud conversion (unanimous)
• Approved Stonebriar Energy, LLC Oil and Gas Lease (unanimous)
• Approved use of Wray Municipal Airport for McBeth Fly In on Oct 7 (unanimous)
• Waived $500 Wray Amphitheater usage fee for Wray Wrocks event (unanimous)
• Approved TankSafe Storage Tank Liability Insurance Policy Quotation (unanimous)
• Approved Accounts Payable Report for $627,696.80 (unanimous)

City Council

The Wray City Council will hold its regular meeting on April 11, 2023, to consider routine items and several significant actions. They will review bids for installing a surveillance camera system in public spaces and for an independent fee estimate for taxiway construction, and will consider an ordinance amending offenses against the person. The agenda also includes a presentation on the fire pension actuarial audit and a proclamation for Professional Municipal Clerks Week.

• Bid review: RFP No. 119-2023 for surveillance camera system in city-owned outdoor spaces
• Bid opening: RFP 123-2023 for Independent Fee Estimate for Taxiway A (Phase I) and North Taxilane construction
• Ordinance 645: Amending Title 9, Chapter 9.12 Offenses Against the Person
• Presentation: Fire Pension Actuarial Audit by Paul Barker, Actuarial Consulting Group
• Consent agenda: Resolutions 13-2023, 14-2023, 15-2023 for bank signatures and Idemia biometric services agreement

City Council authorized negotiations for a surveillance camera system and approved a bid for a taxiway construction fee estimate. The Council also adopted an ordinance adding a harassment section to the municipal code and approved over $761,000 in bills.

• Authorized negotiations with Code Red for a surveillance camera system within an $80,000 budget (Unanimous)
• Approved $2,992.00 bid from HDR Engineering, Inc for an Independent Fee Estimate for Taxiway A and North Taxilane (Unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance 645 adding Section 9.12.020 Harassment to the municipal code (Unanimous)
• Approved Accounts Payable Report in the amount of $761,273.99 (Unanimous)
• Approved Consent Agenda including Resolutions 13-2023, 14-2023, 15-2023 and Idemia Identity & Security USA, LLC agreement (Unanimous)
• Proclaimed April 30-May 6, 2023 as Professional Municipal Clerks Week

City Council

Council approved several resolutions for CDOT grants to fund taxiway construction and pedestrian infrastructure. The board also approved a conditional use permit for Verizon Wireless and updated the city's harassment ordinance.

• Approved Resolution #11-2023 for CDOT funding to replace curb, gutter, sidewalks, and a pedestrian bridge (Unanimous)
• Approved Resolution #10-1023 for CDOT grant to construct Taxiway A (Phase II) and North Taxilane (Unanimous)
• Approved Verizon Wireless Conditional Use Permit and Floodplain Development Application (Unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance #645 amending harassment offenses (Unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance #644 vacating portions of Grant Street (Unanimous)
• Approved Resolution #12-2023 for Local Government Opioid Settlement Participation Forms (Unanimous)
• Approved Sandhills Energy Lease Amendment (Unanimous)
• Approved Airport Hangar Lease #32 for Cody Chapman (Unanimous)