Pete Laybourn

Hitching Post District / PRCA headquarters

City taxpayers have contributed; backers project roughly $800,000 a year in local sales tax once the museum and hall of fame open.

Orchard Hills annexation (162 acres)

Developer pledges to fund 100% of utility tie-ins plus Wallock/Parsley road extensions and a greenway connection, at no cost to taxpayers.

Cox Ranch annexation and Skybox data center

A data center could expand the city's tax base but also raise service costs for police, fire and water infrastructure; no project cost figures were provided.

Stormwater reserve transfer policy

Up to $10 million in excess reserves could eventually have been directed to stormwater fixes; the failure leaves drainage projects unfunded for now.

Wyoming Downs relocation to 3307 Nationway

The relocated facility keeps gaming tax revenue in the city without adding a new venue.

Data center regulations in the Unified Development Code

Concerns over water, electricity rates and property values near data center campuses.

Police equipment purchases

Up to $853,980 for armored vehicles; body armor covered by a state homeland security grant.

Nisley family farm annexation fight

Swan Ranch development agreement

Roughly $1.4 million in remaining road fees flow to city infrastructure on Clear Creek Parkway.

Christensen Road erosion mitigation deferred

Contract value up to $314,905 from the 2012 & 2017 specific purpose option tax funds, deferred.

Twelve-Month Data Center Moratorium

Data center revenues reportedly fund nine firefighter positions and the new CSO; a moratorium could chill hundreds of millions in investment.

Roundtop Road annexation and Business Park zoning

Bypassing ISC could forgo state-mandated impact fees the city would otherwise receive.

Truck size and weight on Wyoming interstates

Heavier trucks could worsen road damage against a half-billion-dollar WYDOT funding shortfall.

Alleged LEADS influence over city positions

Unknown pending the outcome and compensation terms.

Hail-damage roof repairs at six city buildings

Up to $383,130 from sales tax funds, state distributions and insurance proceeds.

HR Ranch / Campstool Road Business Park rezone defeated

Developer says property has sat vacant 50 years and is constrained by transmission lines; no end user named yet.

Airport Golf Course cart path repair funding

$250,000 from general fund reserves.

Comprehensive plan update finally funded

The plan cost about $350,000 in federal grant money; adoption itself imposes no spending, but future strategies could affect building and energy costs.

Administrative Inspection Warrants ordinance

No direct cost to residents; critics warned of potential legal defense costs if the ordinance is challenged.

Lead Service Line Investigation and Replacement

Up to $20 million in state loan debt for lead pipe replacement.

Consent Agenda (Items 5, 16, 18, 19, 21.b, 22.a, 22.b, 23.a, 23.b)

Ordinance 2nd Reading — Annexation south of US-30, north of Commerce Circle

Ordinance 2nd Reading — BP Business Park zoning, south of Tate Road

Ordinance 2nd Reading — Annexation of 5.06-acre Havill property (Fox Farm/Allison/College Drive)

Ordinance 2nd Reading — AG Agricultural zoning for Havill property

Ordinance 2nd Reading — Havill property rezoning from AG to BP Business Park

Ordinance 2nd Reading — UDC agricultural use amendments (Sections 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 2.2.3, 5.1.4, 5.7.2)

Ordinance 2nd Reading — Unpaved parking allowance (UDC Section 6.2.8)

Ordinance 2nd Reading — Livestock restriction exceptions (Muni Code 6.08.020)

Ordinance 2nd Reading — Electric fencing for agricultural uses (Muni Code 9.12.080)

Resolution — General Fund Balance Policy / Stormwater transfers (Item 17)

Resolution — Special Use approval for gaming center/simulcasting at 3307 Nationway (Item 20)

2026 Development Agreement — Swan Ranch Development Area (Item 21.a)

MINUTES FROM REGULAR MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY ON OCTOBER 12, 2026.

RESOLUTION – Authorizing up to an $18,063,014 Interfund Loan from the One Percent Sales Tax Capital Projects fund to the Special Purpose Option Sales Tax Capital Projects Fund to facilitate projects approved by voters at the August 18,…

Consent agenda (Items 22, 23, 24, 33a, 26 removed)

Item 7 – Hitching Post District annexation (3rd reading)

Item 8 – Hitching Post initial zoning AG/LI (3rd reading)

Item 22 – PlanCheyenne Future Land Use Map amendment (Hitching Post)

Item 9 – Hitching Post zone change to Business Park (3rd reading)

Resolution — General Fund Balance Policy / Stormwater transfers (Item 17)

Resolution — Special Use approval for gaming center/simulcasting at 3307 Nationway (Item 20)

Believes the city has enough gambling establishments and the site is too close to a daycare and neighborhood.

Item 7 – Hitching Post District annexation (3rd reading)

Item 10 – Orchard Hills annexation (3rd reading) — postponement failed, approved 8-2

Cox Ranch annexation (3rd reading)

Cited commitments protecting Crow Creek water flows

HR Ranch/Campstool rezoning to Business Park (2nd reading) — FAILED

Objected to data centers as use by right in Business Park zoning near the ranch heritage area

Motion to limit debate to three minutes per member per item

Ordinance 7 — Cox Ranch annexation, 2nd reading

Ordinance 8 — AG/P zoning for Cox Ranch land, 2nd reading

Ordinance 9 — Business Park zone change for Cox Ranch, 2nd reading

Third Reading — Annexation of land west of Roundtop Road and south of Happy Jack Road

Third Reading — BP Business Park zoning for the annexed land

Item 13 – Highlands annexation, 3,459.99 acres east of South Greeley Highway, 3rd reading

Judged the project not logical and not feasible in its current form.

Item 14 – AG Agricultural zoning for Highlands land, 3rd reading

Item 15 – Highlands rezoning to BP Business Park (3,034.7 acres), 3rd reading

Item 19 – Resolution overruling the Planning Commission's FLUM disapproval

Item 20 – Resolution amending the Future Land Use Map and Urban Service Boundary

Police Employment Ordinance (3rd Reading)

Regional Entertainment Overlay District & Gaming Center Standards (3rd Reading)

National Electrical Code Update (3rd Reading)

Highlands Annexation — Microsoft Data Center (2nd Reading)

Supported postponement to gather information and negotiate terms

Postponement Motion — Highlands Annexation

Zoning — AG Agricultural, Highlands Property (2nd Reading)

Zoning — Business Park, Highlands Property (2nd Reading)

Overrule Planning Commission — Sweetgrass Area FLUM (Resolution)

Sweetgrass Area Future Land Use Map Amendment (Resolution)

Wastewater local limits ordinance (7)

Solid Waste Fee Schedule ordinance (8)

HR Ranch zone change to NR-2 (9)

FY2027 budget appropriation ordinance (10)

Cheyenne/Campstool Business Park rezoning to BP (11)

Water and Sewer Rates ordinance (12)

Carports ordinance (14)

Oversized vehicle ordinance — third reading (item 8)

Data center moratorium — second reading (item 14)

Zone change to Light Industrial south of I-80, east of Southwest Drive — Item 8

Sweetgrass PUD amendment (Ord. 4524 modification, 3rd reading) — Item 9

AVI Engineering contract modification — Item 30.a

Long-standing imbalance in sole-sourced work going to AVI versus other local firms

$5 million for Reed Avenue Corridor approved on final reading

DDA budget increase adopted over three no votes

Health insurance resolution fails 2-7

Zoning change: Harmony Valley PUD to NR-3, north of West College Drive (item 8)

Zoning change: Harmony Valley PUD to NR-3, south of West Allison Road (item 9)

Vacation of Frank Court (item 12)

Repeal of Stormwater Runoff Management System User Fee (Ordinance No. 4603 repeal, 3rd reading)

Wanted the no on the record; questioned the plan and lack of outreach.

Contract Modification #1 with Plan One Architects – Municipal Building Renovation ($867,050)

Concerned the senior center acquisition is not a done deal and the scope adds two separate buildings.

Stormwater fee repeal (Ordinance 4603), second reading

Stormwater management is a fundamental health and safety need; appeasing the legislature is not in the city's interest

Motion to postpone county-pocket annexation (item 10)

Believed many of the 143 questions were not relevant and postponement added nothing.

Motion to remove parcels 4 and 7 from annexation (item 10)

Believed the process should continue and questions be answered through it.

Ordinance creating Chapter 1.28, Administrative Inspection Warrants — third reading

Trusted the fire and building officials who would use the tool