A

CITY COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

July 13, 2010 - 6:35 p.m.

(Posted on webpage at 5:30 p.m. on July 8, 2010)

(10MB files take approximately 45 seconds to open)

Updates:

07/12/10 @ 2:45 p.m.

Added as Consent Agenda Item No. 14 – Authorize the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to the Bauer Farm Maintenance Agreement. Staff Memo & Attachments

A. RECOGNITION/PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATION:

1. None.

B. CONSENT AGENDA:

NOTE: All matters listed below on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on those items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

1. Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.

2. Approve licenses as recommended by the City Clerk’s Office.

3. Bid and purchase items:

a) Award bid for Project No. PW1014, 2010 Concrete Rehabilitation Program, to R. D. Johnson in the amount of $273,520.00. Staff Memo and Attachments

b) Set a bid date of July 27, 2010 for 1,425 tons of hot mix asphalt. Staff Memo

c) Award Bid No. B1039 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant HVAC Chiller Replacement to Chaney Incorporated in the amount of $67,450.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract agreement. Staff Memo and Attachment

4. Adopt the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading:

a) Ordinance No. 8537, removing stop signs on 11^th Street at Indiana Street and establishing stop signs on Indiana Street at 11^th Street; establishing a multi-way stop at the intersection of 11^th Street and Louisiana Street, and establishing a multi-way stop at the intersection of 11^th Street (East Leg) and Mississippi Street subject to reconstruction of the private driveway on the west leg of the intersection.

b) Ordinance No. 8538, establishing no parking along the north side of 13^th Street between Oread Avenue and Louisiana Street.

c) Ordinance No. 8541, for Text Amendment (TA-4-6-10) to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, Article 12 to reference 2010 effective dates for new Floodplain Overlay District Maps and related regulation changes. (PC Item 9; approved 10-0 on 6/23/10).

d) Charter Ordinance No. 40, authorizing the November 2, 2010 ballot question to the voters of Lawrence concerning authority to issue up to $18,000,000 in general obligation bonds for the renovation and expansion of the library and related parking facilities.

e) Ordinance No. 8544, calling a special election on November 2, 2010 for the purpose of voting on Charter Ordinance No. 40.

f) Ordinance No. 8529, for Special Use Permit (SUP-3-4-10) for the construction of the North Bowersock Mills & Powerhouse, Utility and Service, Major, located at 250 North Powerhouse Road. (PC Item 1; approved 7-0 on 5/25/10).

5. Approve Rezoning, Z-3-4-10, of approximately 2.61 acres from PD-[Home Improvement Center- PCD-2 with use restrictions] to PD-[Home Improvements Center- PCD-2 with use restrictions amended to include office uses], located at 2000 & 2040 W 31^st St. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, for Broadway Plaza II Lawrence Inc., property owners of record. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8539, for the Rezoning (Z-3-4-10) of 2.61 acres from PD-[Home Improvement Center- PCD-2 with use restrictions] to PD-[Home Improvements Center- PCD-2 with use restrictions amended to include office uses], located at 2000 & 2040 W 31^st Street. (PC Item 3; approved 8-0 on 6/21/10) Staff Report Application Letter Map PC Minutes

6. Approve Rezoning, Z-4-5-10, of approximately 11.99 acres from PCD-1 (Planned Commercial Development) to CS (Strip Commercial), located at 1025-1035 North 3^rd Street. Submitted by KDL, Inc. for I-70 Business Center, LLC., property owner of record. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8540, for the Rezoning (Z-4-5-10) of 11.99 acres from PCD-1 (Planned Commercial Development) to CS (Strip Commercial), located at 1025-1035 North 3^rd Street. (PC Item 4; approved 8-0 on 6/21/10) Staff Report Map PC Minutes Ordinance No. 6432

7. Authorize staff to negotiate a project scope and fee for engineering services with Bartlett & West for the Iowa Street (US-59 Highway), Yale Road to Bob Billings Parkway (15^th Street), Street Reconstruction and Geometric Improvements, Project No. PW1012. Staff Memo and Attachment

8. Approve Resolutions 6891 and 6892 authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds for main Trafficway improvements, specifically: 6^th Street from Massachusetts to Folks Road in an amount of $900,000 and Bob Billings Parkway from Kasold Drive to Crestline Drive in an amount of $1,300.000. Staff Memo

9. Authorize Mayor to sign joint letter to the NRCS in support of funding for Yankee Tank Dam improvements. Staff Memo and Attachments

10. Authorize the City Manager to sign an Agreement with the State of Kansas for capital and operating assistance funds in the amount of $250,986 for the Lawrence Transit System. Staff Memo and Attachments

11. Initiate Text Amendment to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, Article 6, Section 20-601 to increase the maximum dwelling units per acre limit in the RM32 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District. Staff Memo Application

12. Authorize submittal of applications for funding of an airport gravity sewer main in the amount of $592,762 and submittal of an application to build a twenty unit t-hangar in the amount of $1,300,000, identifying that the t-hangar project is the priority to be funded. Staff Memo T-hangar Proposal Gravity Sewer Line Proposal

13. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Letter of Agreement with Eisterhold Associates, Inc. for interpretive planning and design services at the Carnegie Library not to exceed $50,000 for the Schematic Design Phase of the project. Staff Memo and Attachments

14. Authorize the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to the Bauer Farm Maintenance Agreement. Staff Memo & Attachments

C. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: CM Report and Attachments

ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION: The public is allowed to speak to any regular agenda item or give public comment after first being recognized by the Mayor. Individuals are asked to come to the microphone, sign in, and state their name and address. Speakers should address all comments/questions to the Commission.

D. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:

1. Receive briefing from Hamm Quarry, Inc. concerning proposed landfill rates for 2011 and beyond. Hamm Powerpoint Presentation

ACTION: Direct staff as appropriate.

2. Consider authorizing publication of the 2011 Budget Summary and establishing July 27, 2010 as the public hearing date. Staff Memo and Attachment

ACTION: Authorize publication of the 2011 Budget Summary and establish July 27, 2010 as the public hearing date, if appropriate.

3. Receive staff report on statutes governing primary elections for office of city commissioner and direct staff as appropriate. Staff Memo and Attachment

ACTION: Direct staff as appropriate.

E. PUBLIC COMMENT:

F. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Staff Memo and Attachments

G. COMMISSION ITEMS:

H. CALENDAR: Meeting List

· City Commission Study Session on the 2011 Budget, Tuesday, July 13, 4:00 p.m.

· Annual City Employee Picnic, Saturday, August 28. Location & Time TBD.

· August 31 City Commission meeting cancelled due to it being the fifth Tuesday of the month.

· City Commission to meet with Chancellor Bernadette Gray Little and staff, September 21, 4:00 p.m. Location: Bioscience and Technology Business Center.

· City Employee Service Award luncheon, Monday, November 15. Location: Douglas County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building.

*City Commission meeting dates are in black bold print

I. CURRENT VACANCIES – BOARDS/COMMISSIONS:

Listed below are existing and upcoming vacancies on City of Lawrence Boards and Commissions. If interested in serving on a board, citizens should visit the website at http://www.lawrenceks.org/boards to volunteer online, or send a letter of interest to the Mayor, P.O. Box 708, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Listed below are existing and upcoming vacancies on City of Lawrence Boards and Commissions. If interested in serving on a board, citizens should visit the website at http://www.lawrenceks.org/boards.shtml to volunteer online, or send a letter of interest to the Mayor, P.O. Box 708, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Building Code Board of Appeals:

One term expires 07/30/10 and is not eligible for reappointment.

Community Commission on Homelessness:

Three terms expire 06/30/10. None are eligible for reappointment.

Community Development Advisory Committee:

Two vacancies for at-large positions that expire 09/30/10 and 09/30/11.

Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board;

Five terms expire 07/01/10. Adams, Johnston, and Schumm are eligible for reappointment to additional terms.

Electrical Code Board of Appeals:

One vacancy for a position that expired 03/31/10 and one vacancy for a position that expires 03/31/11. Both positions are at-large positions.

Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging:

One vacancy that expired 09/30/09.