Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

FROM:

Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager

DATE:

October 29, 2015

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. 

                  

November

·         North Lawrence RS5.

·         East Lawrence Rezoning.

·         PDS fee analysis report.

 

11/10/15

·         Approve funding for 2015 employee longevity payments.   Staff Memo

·         2016 Legislative Priority Statement.   2015 Legislative Priority Statement   LKM 2016 Policy Statement

·         H2020 Issue Action Report.

·         UT1209 Taste & Odor Improvements and project briefing/set bid date.

·         TA Applications.

·         Authorize the Mayor to sign the Request for Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1) Income Funds.  The request is for $215,000 and the grant is administered by the State of Kansas.  The funding is additional money available from the 2009 NSP1 program, of which the City of Lawrence was a grantee.  The funds will go to a partnership with Tenants to Homeowners for development of two affordable rental housing units on La Salle Street.

 

 

11/17/15

·         Bob Billings Parkway, from K-10 to Kasold Concept Study.

·         Consider adopting franchise agreement with Black Hills Energy.

·         Conduct public hearing regarding sidewalk dining renewals.    Staff Memo & Attachments

 

12/01/15

·         Vacation of right-of-way Quarry Lane Rockledge Addition

 

December

·         Southpoint Comprehensive Plan Amendment and rezoning requests.

·         City Commission discussion of the City’s special event permitting process.

·         Provide policy direction to staff related to small business eligibility under current investment and job creation thresholds in the city’s property tax abatement policy and inclusion of nuisance related criteria and clawbacks in city economic development performance agreements.  Staff Memo & Attachments

·         Westar Franchise Fee Agreement.

·         2012 International Property Maintenance Code.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

January 2016

·         Receive recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to establish a tobacco free parks policy. 

 

TBD

·         CIP.

·         City/County EMS Agreement discussion.

·         Housing Authority property acquisition request – 1700 block of New Hampshire Street.

·         Police Facility.

·         Receive recommendation from the Public Incentive Advisory Committee on Industrial Revenue Bond financing for a redevelopment project at 800 New Hampshire Street and adopt Resolution No. 7135, authorizing the issuance of up to $7,800,000 in industrial revenue bonds for the 800 New Hampshire Street Project for the purpose of obtaining a sales tax exemption on project construction materials.   Staff Memo & Attachments

·         Economic Development Policy Discussion (future study session item or Regular Agenda item).   Staff Memo & Attachments

·         Emergency Operations Training.

·         Receive 2015 Retail Market Report.

·         Fireworks ban enforcement discussion.   Violations Staff Memo   Fire/Medical Staff Memo   PD Staff Memo

·         The City Auditor will present the audit recommendation follow-up memo.

·         Star Communities Briefing and Sustainability Coordinator Work Plan Briefing.   PowerPoint Presentation 

·         Consider request from Callahan Creek to revise parking times in and around City Parking Lot No. 4 to ten hour meters.

·         Compost and wood chip sale

·         Flashing yellow arrows report

·         Kasold Drive, from BBP to 6th Street discussion

·         Consider the appeal of the Historic Resources Commission's determination per 20-308(g) of the Land Development Code for the installation of a metal arch associated with the sidewalk dining area located in the public right-of-way adjacent to 1012 Massachusetts Street.  Staff Report   HRC Action Summary   Denial Letter