CITY
COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
April 29, 2008 – 5:30 p.m.
(Posted on webpage at 6:00 p.m. on 04/24/08)
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Updates:
04/28/08 @ 4:45 p.m.
- Added revised City Commission meeting minutes of 04/08/08 to Consent Agenda Item No. 1.
- Added to Regular Agenda Item No. 6 – correspondence from Brook Creek Neighborhood Association regarding the text amendment for LCS.
- Added to the Future Agendas Memo, added on 06/03/08, a pubic hearing regarding the sale and serving of alcohol within 400 feet of a school or church for a proposed outdoor event and concert (Lawrence Live) on the 900 block of New Hampshire Street.
A. Receive report from City Auditor. Staff Report
ACTION: Direct City Auditor as appropriate.
B. RECOGNITION/PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATION:
1. Proclaim the week of April 27 – May 3 as National
Volunteer Week.
2. Proclaim the week of May 4 – 11 as National
Music Week in Lawrence.
3. Proclaim the month of May as Bicycle
Safety Month and the week of May 12 – 16 as Bike-To-Work Week.
C. CONSENT AGENDA:
NOTE: All matters
listed below on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion and will be
enacted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion on those items. If
discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and
will be considered separately.
1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes
from 04/08/08
and 04/15/08.
2. Receive minutes from
various boards and commissions:
Public Health
Board meeting of 02/28/08
Traffic Safety
Commission meeting of 03/03/08
Mechanical Code
Board of Appeals meeting of 02/11/08
Board of Plumbers
& Pipe Fitters meeting of 03/19/08
Public Incentives
Review Committee meeting of 04/23/07
Hospital Board
meeting of 03/12/08
Sustainability
Advisory Board meeting of 03/12/08
Library Board
meeting of 02/19/08
Convention and
Visitors Bureau Advisory Board meeting of 03/25/08
3. Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to
the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.
4. Approve licenses
as recommended by the Department of Administrative Services.
5. Approve appointments
as recommended by the Mayor.
6. Bid and purchase items:
a) Award bid for construction of a tire shop
for the Public Works Department to Penny Construction for $137,900. Bid
Memo
b) Award bid for 4,000 tons of road salt at
$37.78/ton ($151,120), with an option to purchase 1,000 additional tons
($37,780), for the Public Works Department, to Central Salt for a grand total
of $188,900. Bid
Memo
c) Award bid for mowing of blighted
properties (one year period with option to renew for two additional years) throughout
the City for the Planning & Development Services Department as indicated
below: Bid
Memo
·
Richard Nichols at $40.00 an hour for basic
mowing, and
·
La-Bar Mowing Service at $45.00 an hour for brush
hog mowing.
d) Approve the sale of surplus equipment and
vehicles on Gov Deals. Staff
Memo
e) Award bid for the 2008
cured-in-place-pipe project with the option to renew for two additional years
for the Utilities Department to I-Con for $312,708. Bid
Memo
f) Award bid for 19 tactical vests for the
Police Department to OMB Express Police Supply for $20,505.75. Bid
Memo & Attachments
7. Adopt the following ordinance(s) on first
reading:
a) Ordinance
No. 8262, authorizing the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic
beverages at
b) Ordinance
No. 8246, amending Chapter V of the Code of the City of Lawrence 2008
Edition to revise requirements for plumbing vent systems and unvented gas
appliances. Staff
Memo & Attachments
8. Adopt
the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading:
a) Ordinance
No. 8250, for a Special Use Permit, SUP-01-01-08, for a Day Care Center at
First Step Facility, located at 3015 W. 31st Street. (PC Item 7; approved
7-0 on 3/24/08)
b) Ordinance
No. 8256, for a Special Use Permit, SUP-01-02-08, for
c) Ordinance
No. 8260, rezoning approximately 9.03 acres (Z-01-03-08) from RS-7 to
GPI. The property is located at 2145
& 2201
d) Ordinance
No. 8261, rezoning
approximately 4.09 acres (Z-01-04-08) from RS-7 to GPI. The property is located at
9. Adopt the following resolution(s):
a) Resolution
No. 6766, authorizing the issuance of water and sewer revenue bonds,
temporary notes, or general obligation bonds in the amount of $4,905,000 for
the West Baldwin Creek Sanitary Sewer project.
Staff
Memo & Attachments
b) Resolution
No. 6767, appointing Michael Dever as the City of Lawrence’s Designee to
the Board of Directors of the Lawrence-Douglas County Biosciences Authority,
Inc.
10. Approve rezoning Z-01-01-08, a request to rezone approximately
.907 acres from CS (Commercial Strip) to IG (General Industrial). The
property is located in the 1300 Block of
11. Approve rezoning Z-01-02-08, a request to rezone approximately .54 acres from
RS10 (Single-Dwelling Residential) to IG (General Industrial). The property is located in the 1300 Block of
12. Approve
unanimous recommendations from the Traffic Safety Commission (TSC) for the
following:
a) Deny
request to establish a stop sign for eastbound
b) Deny
request for a marked crosswalk, a marked centerline, and speed humps at the
intersection of
13. Approve
request from Landplan Engineering for a variance from City Code 19-214b which
states a private sanitary sewer service line shall not be located in a City
public utility easement for greater than 15 feet for 13 proposed residential
units at
14. Approve
request from Peridian Group for a variance from City Code 19-214b which states
a private sanitary sewer service line shall not be located in a City public
utility easement for greater than 15 feet for
15. Authorize
the Mayor to sign a Release of Mortgage for Robert and Verla Lewis, 1201 W. 22nd
Terrace. Staff
Memo
16. Authorize
the City Manager to enter into agreement with Free State Studios (7th
and
17. Authorize
the City Manager to enter into a renewed 36 month City/County cooperative
agreement with AT&T for long distance service. Staff
Memo
D. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: CM
Report & Attachments
ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION: The public is allowed
to speak to any regular agenda item or give public comment after first being
recognized by the Mayor. Individuals are
asked to come to the microphone, sign in, and state their name and address. Speakers should address all
comments/questions to the Commission.
E. REGULAR
AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Receive
ACTION: Receive report.
2. Conduct public hearing on a
request by Pipeline Productions, Inc. for a waiver of the restriction of the
sale and serving of alcoholic liquor within 400 feet of a school or church,
pursuant to section 4-113(a) of the Code of the City of Lawrence, KS, related to
the Wilco concert on May 14, 2008. Staff
Memo & Attachments
ACTION: Conduct public hearing,
finding that the proximity of the temporary event is not adverse to public
welfare and/or safety, and adopt on first reading, Ordinance
No. 8264, allowing for the temporary sale, possession, and consumption of
alcoholic liquor on specified City property, if appropriate.
3. Conduct public hearing establishing the
maximum assessments for improvements to
ACTION: a) Conduct public hearing,
b) Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8263, establishing the maximum assessments for improvements to George Williams Way, from 6th Street to Overland Drive, and
c) Authorize the City Manager to
approve/execute a purchase order to Westar Energy for $78,858.13, for power
line relocation for
4. Receive
2007 Tax Abatement Annual
Report. Draft
PIRC 04/17/08 Minutes
ACTION: Receive
report.
5. Receive staff reports as
follow up to the Oread Neighborhood Study Session.
ACTION: Direct staff on these items, as appropriate.
6. Consider initiating a text amendment to the City’s development
code classifying transient and homeless shelters as permitted uses by right in
industrial zoning districts, or consider initiating a text amendment to the
City’s development code classifying transient and homeless shelters as special
uses in industrial zoning districts. (This item was deferred from the
02/26/08 City Commission Meeting.) Staff
Memo & Attachments Minder
Correspondence
ACTION: Initiate
a text amendment to the City’s development code classifying transient
and homeless shelters as permitted uses by right in industrial zoning
districts, or consider initiating a text amendment to the City’s development
code classifying transient and homeless shelters as special uses in industrial
zoning districts, if appropriate.
7. Consider approval of the proposed 2008 Overlay and Curb Repair Program, Phase 1 (downtown maintenance) and set bid date of May 13, 2008 for Project No. PW0808 (City Bid No. B08043). Staff Memo & Attachments
ACTION: Approve proposed 2008 Overlay and Curb Repair Program, Phase I, and set bid date of May 13, 2008, if appropriate.
8. Receive request from the Douglas County
Commission to expand the concept phase plan development for the
ACTION: Receive
request and direct staff as appropriate.
F. PUBLIC COMMENT:
G. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Staff
Memo & Attachments (updated 04/28/08)
H. COMMISSION ITEMS:
I. CALENDAR: Meeting
List
1. Establish possible date for
a study session with the Sustainability Advisory Board. Request
§
Community Cooperation
Committee moderated panel discussion scheduled for April 26, 2008, 1:00 – 3:00
p.m. Location:
§
City Commission Study
Session, April 28, 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Commission Room,
First Floor, City Hall. Topics: 2009 Budget (2:30 – 4:00) and Community
Commission on Homelessness (4:00 – 5:00).
§
City Commission meeting
scheduled for April 29 has been reinstated.
§
Mayor’s Task Force on
Climate Protection meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 4:00 p.m. Location:
City Commission Room, First Floor, City Hall. (Time was changed from 4:30 to 4:00.)
§
City Commission meetings
with Department Heads regarding 2009 budget – May 21, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. and May 22, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Location:
City Commission Room, First Floor, City Hall.
§
City Commission Study
Session, June 9, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: TBD. Topic:
2009 Budget
§
City Commission Study
Session, July 14, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: TBD. Topic:
2009 Budget.
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J. CURRENT
VACANCIES – BOARDS/COMMISSIONS:
Listed below are existing and upcoming
vacancies on City of
One (1) position, held by Jeff Hardie,
expires 03/31/08. Mr. Hardie does not
wish to be reappointed to an additional term. One (1) position, held by Oliver,
expires 03/31/08. Mr. Oliver has served
two consecutive terms and is not eligible for reappointment to an additional
term.
One (1) vacancy (Board of Directors) for
the un-expired position held by Lisa Johnson, which expires 09/30/09.
One (1) position, held by Carol Hatton,
expires 04/30/08. Ms. Hatton is eligible
for reappointment to an additional term.
One (1) position, held by John Nalbandian,
expires 04/30/08. Mr. Nalbandian has
served two consecutive terms and is not eligible for reappointment to an
additional term. One (1) position, held
by Ron Hurst, expires 04/30/08. Mr.
Hurst is eligible for reappointment to additional terms.
Two (2) positions, held by David Hamby and
Richard Heckler, expire 04/30/08. Both
are eligible for reappointment to additional terms. One (1) position, held by Paul Graves,
expires 04/30/08. Mr. Graves has served
two consecutive terms and is not eligible for reappointment to an additional
term.
This committee will help develop recommendations regarding the
construction of