CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

Week ending January 14, 2011

 

Fire Medical Truck 5 construction update

Please see the attached update (including photos) on the construction of Fire Medical’s Truck 5. Much of the interior and exterior equipment has been installed and the aerial device sections will be installed soon.

 

Gas prices and commuting

Mayor Amyx requested information regarding the potential impact of the possible increase of prices in gasoline and commuters that either live or work in Lawrence.  Attached is a memo from Roger Zalneraitis, Economic Development Coordinator/Planner, addressing some changes in commuter patterns, though the effect on commuting patterns from gasoline price increases in not directly conclusive. 

 

City website 4th quarter and 2010 annual statistics

The City of Lawrence website, lawrenceks.org, received 180,362 visits from October 1 to December 31, 2010 and had 500,812 pages viewed during that time period. The top 10 most view pages during that time period were:

1.    Jobs

2.    LPRD home page

3.    Utility Billing home page

4.    Planning & Development Services home page

5.    City Commission Agendas

6.    Departments

7.    City Services A-Z

8.    Indoor Aquatics Center

9.    LPRD Classes

10. LPRD Web Enrollment

 

For 2010, the City of Lawrence website, www.lawrenceks.org received 877, 938 total visits and a total number of page views of 2,519,814 (50% of visitors were new visitors to the site).   For 2009, the website received 544,833 total visits (up 58%). The top 25 viewed pages for the year are:

  1. Parks and Recreation - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd
  2. Jobs – http://lawrenceks.org/jobs
  3. Adult Sports - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/adultsports
  4. Adult Sports Softball - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/adultsports/softball
  5. Utility Billing - http://lawrenceks.org/utility_billing
  6. Departments - http://www.lawrenceks.org/departments
  7. Youth Sports - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/youthsports
  8. Planning and Development Services - http://lawrenceks.org/pds
  9. Agendas - http://www.lawrenceks.org/agendas

10. City Services A-Z - http://www.lawrenceks.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

  1. LPRD Web Enrollment - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/webenroll

12. Indoor Aquatics Center - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/aquatics/iac

13. Aquatics - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/aquatics

14. LPRD Classes - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/classes

  1. Google Fiber for Communities - http://lawrenceks.org/googlefiber
  2. Youth Sports Baseball - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/youthsports/baseball
  3. Parks - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/parks
  4. Residents -  http://www.lawrenceks.org/residents
  5. City Maps - http://www.lawrenceks.org/city_maps
  6. Eagle Bend - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/eaglebend
  7. Recreation Facilities - http://lawrenceks.org/lprd/recreationfacilities
  8. Utilities - http://www.lawrenceks.org/utilities
  9. City Code -  http://www.lawrenceks.org/city_code
  10. Legal - http://lawrenceks.org/legal
  11. Interactive Mapping Intro Page - http://www.lawrenceks.org/information_systems/interactive_mapping

 

The city’s database of frequently asked questions top five viewed answers during the 4th quarter of 2010 were:

1.    A tree in my neighbor's yard overhangs my property - can I trim it without my neighbor's permission?

2.    Does the City pick up yard trimmings (grass, leaves and small woody debris) from my curb?

3.    Does the City pick up bundled tree branches and other woody debris?

4.    Do I need a permit to install a fence?

5.    Why do fire engines respond to emergency medical calls?

 

Content for the FAQ database comes from the city department pages, as most departments have a FAQ section.