Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works

TO:

David L. Corliss

FROM:

Chuck Soules

CC:

Cynthia Boecker, Diane Stoddard, Shoeb Uddin, Dena Mezger, Mark Hecker, Ernie Shaw, Philip Ciesielski, Dave Wagner

Date:

May 14, 2008

RE:

31st Street – Haskell Avenue to O’Connell Road

City Project No. 18-CP7-507(S)

Approve Appointments to Steering Committee

May 20, 2008 Consent Agenda Item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please include the following item on the City Commission consent agenda for consideration at the May 20, 2008 meeting:

 

Project Details/Details.  In 2006 the City was informed of an $800,000 earmark for the construction of 31st Street from Haskell Avenue to O’Connell Road.  The earmark does not have any conditions attached; essentially this means the funds can be used for preliminary engineering (design), right-of-way acquisition, and construction.  The project will be administered by KDOT.  KDOT can “charge” a 1% administration cost, leaving the total amount available at $792,000.

 

·         6/15/06 – City submitted a Request for Construction Project to initiate the project

·         4/24/07 – City Commission approved consultant selection process

·         8/23/07 – City Commission approves consultant selection of Wilson & Company, Inc.

·         11/1/07 – Study session with City Commission; Wilson & Co. 8/30/07 improvements memo

·         2/12/08 – Approved Scope of Services with Wilson & Co.

·         4/29/08 – Approved expanding the scope of the 31st Street project with Douglas County

 

Tentative Future Timeline.

·        2/12/08 - City Commission consideration of scope of work

·        5/08 – Create Steering Committee

     First Committee meeting – discuss project, Wilson & Co. role, Committee role, receive input

·        6/08 – Second Committee Meeting – Wilson & Co. work plan options, input and feedback.

·        7/08 – Public Meeting – present options, discuss issues, receive input, comments, feedback

·        8/08 – Take input to Steering Committee to address

·        Fall 2008 – 2nd Public Meeting

·        Late Fall  2008 – Presentation of study to City Commission; six months to right-of-way plans

·        Summer 2009 – securing right-of-way corridor

 

The County has concurred with the selected Steering Committee Group as follows:

Prairie Park Neighborhood

Paul Phelps

Save The Wakarusa Wetlands

Michael Caron

Haskell University Representative

Vacant*

Bicycle Advisory Committee

Eric Struckoff

Representatives for businesses at 31st & Haskell

Steve Glass

Representative for residents east of O’Connell along N. 1300 Rd. (31st Street)

Karen Heeb

Planning Commission

Brad Finkeldei

City Commission

Sue Hack

County Commission

Bob Johnson

Context Sensitive Knowledge

Tom Mulinazzi

Chamber of Commerce/Realtor

Dennis Snodgrass

Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)

Corky Armstrong

*  Haskell University will be informed of meetings and plans if we are unsuccessful in getting someone to serve on the committee.

 

Action  Requested:   Approve appointments to the Steering Committee.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Charles F. Soules, P.E.

Director of Public Works

 

CFS/je