Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:

City Manager David L. Corliss

 

Date:

November 25, 2009 – Updated 12/01/09

 

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. 

 

12/08/09

·       Consider request from Midland Care Connection, Inc., for City financial participation in required fire sprinkler system at 319 Perry Street.  Request

 

ACTION:    Direct staff as appropriate.

 

  Conduct public hearing to discuss the condition of the fire damaged structure at 2137 Tennessee and to consider declaring the structure unsafe and ordering its repair or removal within a specified period of time.

 

·         Resolution establishing the Lawrence-Douglas County Joint 2010 Census Complete Count Committee

 

·         Receive recommendation from the Public Incentives Review Committee (PIRC) regarding the acquisition of the west Lawrence Lab Building, located at 4950 Research Parkway.  Consider agreements and first reading of bond ordinance.

  • November 10, 2009 CC Meeting Materials:

Staff Memo & Attachments

Cost Benefit Analysis Memo

West Lawrence Labs Cash Flow Projections

Ownership Information Staff Memo

Question/Answer Staff Memo

Information from Marilyn Bittenbender/Grubb & Ellis The Winbury Group

Gilmore & Bell Timeline

Correspondence

 

o   Miscellaneous information from PIRC meeting:

Kirk McClure Email and Staff Response

CritiTech Powerpoint Presentation

Building Appraisal

 

12/15/09

·         Receive request from Mark Andersen, on behalf of Inverness Park, LP, property owner of record, to reconsider the denial of the rezoning request (Z-7-11-09) to rezone approximately 10.97 acres, located on the SE corner of Inverness and Clinton Parkway, 4300 W. 24th Street, from RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential Office) to RM15 (Multi-Dwelling Residential).  This item was originally heard by the City Commission on 10/06/09.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

·                     TE Grant Applications

 

12/29/09

·         City Commission Meeting at 9:00 a.m.; bill paying and consent agenda items.

 

02/09/10

·         Anticipated date to receive Planning Commission recommendation on Lawrence Community Shelter SUP to relocate the shelter to 23rd Street.

 

02/16/10

·         Anticipated date to receive Planning Commission recommendation on Lawrence Community Shelter SUP extension at 944 Kentucky.

 

TBD

·         Receive staff memo regarding possible annexation of Westar Energy Center and adjacent properties.

 

·         ICS Training.  DGCO Emergency Management Memo

 

·         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.

 

·         Follow-up to 10/27/09 Commission discussion of Downtown issues, including regulations for panhandling, downtown planning and redevelopment, marketing and incentives for retail establishments and related issues.

 

·         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.