Committees
Committees play an important role for the Cheyenne MPO! You can learn more about the Policy and Technical committees below.
Policy Committee
The Policy Committee decides how the Federal Planning Funds (PL), Transit Planning Funds, and Federal Surface Transportation Program-Urban (STP-U) Funds will be spent within the urban area. The Policy Committee approves the MPO Work Program and adopts plans and programs prepared by the MPO.
Voting members include City Mayor, County Commissioner and the District Engineer of WYDOT: The three agencies that make up the MPO.
Agendas and Minutes
Please check back for future meetings. To view agendas and/or minutes from past meetings, click on the links below:
Voting Members
Mayor Patrick Collins
Commissioner Linda Heath
Ralph Tarango, P.E. WYDOT District Engineer
Non-Voting Members
Charles Bloom, City Planning Director
Thomas Cobb, P.E. City Engineer
Vicki Nemecek, Public Works Director/Transit
Michelle Aldrich, City Council
Molly Bennett, County Public Works
Julianne Monahan, WYDOT Planning
Mark Wingate, P.E. WYDOT Planning
Ryan Shields, P.E. WYDOT District
Richard Duran, FHWA
Technical Committee
The Technical Committee is comprised of Planners, Engineers, and technical members of the City, County, WYDOT, and other agencies/organizations in the Cheyenne area which have a direct interest in the development of an efficient and effective transportation system. The Technical committee recommends to Policy Committee approval of plans and projects.
Agendas and Minutes
Cheyenne MPO Technical Committee meetings begin at 10:00 a.m in room 208, 2101 O’Neil Avenue, unless otherwise noted. To view agendas and/or minutes from past meetings, click on the links below:
Voting Members
Vicki Nemecek, City of Cheyenne, Public Works Director
Tom Cobb, City of Cheyenne, City Engineer
Charles Bloom, City of Cheyenne, Planning Director
Julianne Monahan, WYDOT Planning, Transportation Planner
Wayne Shenefelt, WYDOT District, Resident Engineer
Andrea Allen, WYDOT Engineering, Project Development
Molly Bennett, Laramie County Public Works, Public Works Director
Justin Arnold, Laramie County Planning, Planner
John Poelma, Laramie County Public Works
Jeff Daugherty, Laramie County School District #1, Facilities Planner
Betsy Hale, Cheyenne LEADS, Economic Development
Sam Weinstein, Southeast Wyo. Builders Assoc., Private Development Representative
Todd Eldridge, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Base Planning
Tim Bradshaw, Cheyenne Regional Airport, Aviation
Jef McMann, Black Hills Power, Electric and Gas Utilities
Frank Strong, Board of Public Utilities, Water and Sewer Utilities
Sally Stainbank, Trucking Industry Representative, Lowe’s Truck Freight
Kristy Richardson, Disabilities Representative, ADA/Mayor’s Council
Matt Butler, County Emergency Management, Emergency Management
Renae Jording, Cheyenne Transit Program, Public Transit Agency
Jeanie Vetter, Cheyenne Area Trails Planner, Bicycle and Pedestrian Representative
Dena Hanson, South Cheyenne Water & Sewer, Water and Sewer Utilities
Vacant, Safety Representative, Transportation Safety
Vacant, UPRR, Rail FreightNon-Voting Members
Non-Voting Members
Richard Duran, Federal Highways Administration, Planner
Deanne Widauf, Housing and Urban Development, Director