Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Legal Department

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Toni Ramirez Wheeler, Director of the Legal Department R. Scott Wagner, Management Analyst
CC:	Cynthia Boecker, Asst. City Manager Diane Stoddard, Asst. City Manager Jonathan Douglas, Asst. to the City Manager Chuck Soules, Director of Public Works
Date:	September 15, 2008
RE:	City-County 31^st Street Cooperation Agreement

Project Details/Details:

In 2006, the City was informed of an $800,000 federal earmark for the construction of 31^st 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 one percent (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 – City Commission received request from Douglas County to expand the scope of the Wilson study to 1057 Road at a not-to-exceed cost of $216,000.  City share would be $10,000.

Action Requested:

Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached cooperation agreement between the City of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas to share costs in the expanded study of 31^st Street design to Douglas County 1057 Road at a not-to-exceed cost of $216,000.  The City share will be $10,000.