CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

Week ending February 29, 2008

North 2^nd and Locust project receives no bids

On February 20, 2008 KDOT opened bids for the North 2^nd & Locust intersection reconstruction project but no bids were received. City staff recommends that the project not proceed until after the KTA project (which includes closing the North Lawrence plaza for several months) is completed in 2011. Please see the attached memo for more details.

Citizen survey on curbside recycling

ETC Institute (who also conducted the Lawrence citizen satisfaction survey) will be conducting a professionally administered, random-sample survey to measure citizen interest in citywide (residential) recycling curbside services at various fee levels. The goal of the survey is to provide the City Commission, the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) and staff with information regarding citizen preferences when considering expansion of recycling services. Attached are a cover letter and the final draft of the survey, which has been reviewed by SAB. It will be administered by mail and phone to the random-sample during the month of March.

Lenexa voters to consider sales tax for streets, parks and recreational facilities

The Lenexa City Council has approved a proposal to place before Lenexa voters a 3/8-cent sales tax to invest in roads, parks and a civic center. Sales tax revenues would be used to maintain roads and parks; upgrade and enhance existing parks, sports fields, trails, and other recreational facilities including the Lenexa Community Center and Senior Center; develop parkland; and offer new cultural amenities by constructing a new multi-use Civic Center. The 3/8-cent sales tax increase is projected to generate approximately $3.5 million additional sales tax revenue in the first year. The City Council recommends that approximately 40% of this additional tax revenue be used for pavement management projects to improve city roads, and the remaining tax revenue used for parks, civic and cultural amenities. The sales tax vote will be conducted through mail ballot from May 7 – 27, 2008. If approved, the sales tax will become effective in October and sunset in 20 years. More information is available on the City of Lenexa website at http://www.ci.lenexa.ks.us/clerk/38_sales_tax.html. If approved, the total Lenexa sales tax would be 7.9% (5.3% State, 1.1% County, 1.5% City).