Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:

City Manager David L. Corliss

 

Date:

October 16, 2008

 

RE:

Future Agenda Items

 

 

The items listed below are planned for future agendas.  I have listed the date of items as they are known.  Dates are subject to change. 

 

10/28/08

·         Employee Service Awards.

 

·         Consider approval of sale agreement for City property to North Mass Redevelopment (received by City Commission on October 7, 2008).    Staff Memo & Attachments from 10/07/08 CC Mtg

 

ACTION: Direct staff as appropriate.

 

·         Conduct public hearing to establish maximum assessments for sanitary sewer and waterline improvements for the Bauer Brook Court benefit district.   Notice of Public Hearing - Sanitary Sewer Improvements    Notice of Public Hearing - Waterline Improvements

 

TBD

·         Consider the following items related to Lawrence SmartCode:

Staff Memo & Draft Smartcode   Correspondence

 

a)  Consider approval of CPA-2007-6, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Horizon 2020 by creating Chapter 15 – Place Making to ensure proper comprehensive plan language is in place for the proposed Lawrence SmartCode in the City of Lawrence. (PC Item 13; approved 8-0 on 5/21/08)   Draft PC Resolution 2008-01    Correspondence

 

ACTION:      Approve CPA-2007-6, an amendment to Horizon 2020 by creating Chapter 15 - Place Making, if appropriate.

 

b) Consider approval of CPA-2007-7, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Horizon 2020, Chapter 14 Specific Plans, to add a reference to the Lawrence SmartCode Infill Plan. (PC Item 14; approved 8-0 on 5/21/08) Draft PC Resolution No. 2008-02 

 

ACTION:    Approve CPA-2007-7, an amendment to Horizon 2020, Chapter 14 Specific Plans, if appropriate.

 

c) Consider adopting Text Amendment TA-11-24-07 regarding the Lawrence SmartCode and, Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. Chapter 12, Article 7, enacting a new Chapter 21 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, establishing comprehensive zoning regulations and other land use regulations. The “Lawrence SmartCode” is an optional development code that is parallel to the City’s existing zoning and subdivision regulations and affects all property within the corporate limits of the City of Lawrence, Kansas. Copies of the “Lawrence SmartCode” are available for review at the Office of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Department, City Hall, 6 E. 6th Street, Lawrence, Kansas. The “Lawrence SmartCode” is also available at www.lawrenceplanning.org. Adopt Ordinance No. 8286 on first reading regarding TA-11-24-07 for the Lawrence SmartCode. (PC Item 15; approved 8-0 on 5/21/08)

 

ACTION:     Approve TA-11-24-07 regarding the Lawrence SmartCode and adopt Ordinance No. 8286, if appropriate.

 

·         K-10 and Farmer’s Turnpike Plan.  10/06/08 Draft Plan

 

·         West of K-10 Plan   10/06/08 Draft Plan

 

§         Approve revisions to Text Amendment TA-12-27-07 for revisions to multiple sections of the City Development Code to maintain consistency with proposed language recommended for approval in TA-12-27-07 (Sections 20-1101 & 20-1701, Environmentally Sensitive Areas) by Planning Commission at their July 2008 meeting. Adopt Ordinance No. 8304 on first reading regarding TA-12-27-07 for revisions to multiple sections of the City Development Code. (PC item 9; approved 7-0 on 9/24/08)

 

·         Consider authorization of City contribution toward site work for the 87 acre tract adjacent to the East Hills Business Park.   DCDI Letter   ECO2 Letter

 

·         Consider city laws regarding the keeping of live fowl and domesticated hedgehogs in the city limits.   Staff Memo & Attachment

 

·         Consider changes to the sidewalk snow and ice removal ordinance and enforcement program.   Staff Memo and Attachments

 

·         Consider changes recommended by the Eco2 Commission to be adopted into the Eco2 Plan for Douglas County.   Plan with Changes

 

·         Status update on Baldwin Woods Open Space Project.   Eco2 Request

 

·         Accept dedication of easements and rights of way for PP-07-08-08, a Preliminary Plat for Boardwalk Addition, a 3 lot multi-family residential plat containing 1.07 acres, located at the intersection of Frontier Road & Fireside Drive. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects, for Boardwalk Apartments, LC, property owner of record. (PC Item 2; approved 9-0 on 9/22/08)   Staff Report    Plat Map    PC Minutes    Correspondence

 

·         Approve Text Amendment TA-06-12-08, to Section 20-810 of the Subdivision Regulations to clarify the natural resources and environmentally sensitive areas that are to be protected or preserved. Initiated by County Commission June 23, 2008. Adopt Ordinance No. 8317 on first reading for TA-06-12-08, to Section 20-810 of the Subdivision Regulations. (PC Item 3; approved 7-0 on 8/25/08)    Staff Report   PC Minutes