Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:

City Manager David L. Corliss

 

Date:

October 15, 2009

 

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. 

 

10/27/09

CONSENT

·         Approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment, CPA-6-3-09, to Chapter 3 to remove the “Table of Land Use Categories & Locational Criteria.” Initiated by the Planning Commission on June 24, 2009 as part of the Annual Review of the Comprehensive Plan. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8463, for Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA-6-3-09), to Chapter 3 to remove the “Table of Land Use Categories & Locational Criteria.” (PC Item 3; approved 9-0 on 9/21/09)

 

·         Consider Comprehensive Plan Amendment, CPA-6-4-09, to renumber the Implementation Chapter to be 17 and reserve Chapter 13 for future use. Initiated by the Planning Commission on June 24, 2009 as part of the Annual Review of the Comprehensive Plan. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8464, for Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA-6-4-09), to renumber the Implementation Chapter to be 17 and reserve Chapter 13 for future use. (PC Item 4; approved 9-0 on 9/21/09)

 

REGULAR

·         Commission and discussion and direction on Downtown issues, including regulations for panhandling, downtown planning and redevelopment, marketing and incentives for retail establishments, etc.

 

·         Consider authorizing bidding on Carnegie Library rehabilitation at 9th and Vermont Streets.

 

11/03/09

·         2009 City employee longevity payments

·         Third Quarter Report and 2009 City budget status report

11/17/09

·         ICS Training

TBD

·         Kasold, south of Clinton Parkway, Project discussion.

 

·         Discussion of financing methods for traffic calming devices.

 

·         Fairfield East maximum special assessment hearing

 

·         Recycling report with comments from SAB

 

·         Consider a request from the Oread Neighborhood Association to enact a moratorium that would prohibit permitting Boarding Houses in the City of Lawrence while a text amendment to the Land Development Code to revise standards pertaining to Boarding Houses is processed.

 

·         Staff report regarding potential annexation of Westar Energy Center.

 

·         Conduct public hearing and consider approving Site Plan SP-6-26-09, and the sidewalk dining and hospitality license, for the Granada, located 1020 Massachusetts Street. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects for Granada LLC., property owner of record.          Staff Report   Staff Memo   Site Plan   Site Plan Elevations  

 

ACTIONS:    Hold a public hearing. Find that the proposed sidewalk dining and hospitality use is in the public’s interest, if appropriate.

 

Approve Site Plan SP-6-26-09, for a sidewalk dining and hospitality area for Mike Logan, Granada LLC, d/b/a The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Street (submitted by Paul Werner for Granada LLC, property owner of record), if appropriate.

 

Approve sidewalk dining and hospitality license for The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Street, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a right-of-way agreement with the applicant, if appropriate.   

 

Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8459, allowing possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages on certain city property pursuant to The Granada Sidewalk Dining and Hospitality License, if appropriate.