Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

FROM:

Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager

DATE:

December 23, 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 at this time.  Dates are subject to change, as is the order of agenda items.

 

01/05/16

CONSENT:

·         UT1209 Taste & Odor Improvements – Award contract

·         Advanced Meter Infrastructure Assessment - Authorize & Execute ESA, Project UT1507

·         Solid Waste - award bid for hook lift trash truck

·         Authorize the Interim City Manager to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 2 with George Butler Associates, Inc. (GBA) for Project UT1402 City of Lawrence Flow Monitoring Program for 2016 sanitary sewer flow monitoring services.

·         Approve, and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute, the Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Kansas for City participation in the construction cost of waterline improvements to provide the University of Kansas Power Plant with a new redundant waterline.

 

REGULAR:

·         Order of vacation for utility easement at 1918 E. 23rd Street

·         Menard public hearing for economic development incentives request.

·         Consider the following items related to KTEN Crossing (formerly known as Southpoint):

 

a)       Consider approving Comprehensive Plan Amendment, CPA-15-00335, to Horizon 2020 Chapter 6 to change the designation from Auto-Related Commercial to Regional Commercial, and Chapter 14 (Revised Southern Development Plan) to revise the future land use designations from open space and auto-related commercial uses to open space and commercial use at the southeast corner of the intersection of South Lawrence Trafficway and US-59. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A. for Armstrong Management L.C. and Grisham Management L.C., owners of record. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9151, for Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA-15-00335) to Horizon 2020 Chapter 6 to change the designation from Auto-Related Commercial to Regional Commercial, and Chapter 14 (Revised Southern Development Plan) to revise the future land use designations from open space and auto-related commercial uses to open space and commercial use at the southeast corner of SLT and US-59. (PC Item 1; approved 6-2 on 8/24/15)   Staff Report   Revised Southern Development Plan   Revised Southern Development Plan Maps   Retail Market Study   Horizon 2020 Revisions   Concept Plan   July 2014 PC Minutes w/Link to Full Packet   08/24/15 PC Minutes   Correspondence

 

ACTION:      Approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Horizon 2020 Chapter 6 and Chapter 14, and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9151, if appropriate.

 

b)       Consider approving a request to rezone, Z-15-00327, approximately 59.798 acres from RS10 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District to CR (Regional Commercial) District, located at the southeast corner of the South Lawrence Trafficway and US-59. Submitted by Landplan Engineering P.A., on behalf of Armstrong Management L.C. and Grisham Management L.C., property owners of record. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9152, to rezone (Z-15-00327) 59.798 acres from RS10 to CR, located at the southeast corner of SLT and US-59. (PC Item 2A; approved 6-2 on 8/24/15)   Staff Report   Retail Market Study  Map of Area   K10/SLT Fact Sheet   Concept Plan   Base District   July 2014 PC Minutes w/Link to Full Packet   08/24/15 PC Minutes   Correspondence

 

ACTION:      Approve rezoning 63.89 acres from RS10 to CR, at the southeast corner of SLT and US-59, and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9152, if appropriate.

 

c)       Consider approving a request to rezone, Z-15-00328, approximately 6.706 acres from RS10 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District to OS (Open Space) District, located at the southeast corner of the South Lawrence Trafficway and US-59. Submitted by Landplan Engineering P.A. on behalf of Armstrong Management L.C. and Grisham Management L.C., property owners of record. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9153, to rezone (Z-15-00328) 6.706 acres from RS10 to OS, located at the southwest corner of SLT and US-59. (PC Item 2B; approved 7-1 on 8/24/15)   Staff Report   Retail Market Study    Map of Area    31st Street Mitigation Map   Concept Plan   July 2014 PC Minutes w/Link to Full Packet   08/24/15 PC Minutes    Correspondence

 

ACTION:        Approve rezoning 2.61 acres from RS10 to OS, at the southeast corner of SLT and US-59, and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9153, if appropriate.

 

01/12/16

CONSENT:

·         Cider gallery food truck event

·         July 4th event

·         Receive recommendation from the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board to establish a tobacco free parks policy.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

REGULAR:

·         Consider a request to rezone, Z-15-00471, approximately .972 acres from IG (General Industrial) District to IL (Limited Industrial) District, located at 1021 E 31st St. Submitted by Richard G. Sells on behalf of Spirit Industries Inc, property owner of record. (PC Item 7; denied 4-2-2 on 11/16/15)

·         Buskerfest/Art Tougeau street events - distance limitation waivers

·         Conduct a public hearing and consider recommendations from the Historic Resources Commission to designate the following properties as Landmarks on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places:

a)  L-15-00075: 1345 West Campus Road, Chi Omega House

b)  L-15-00385: 1005 Sunset Drive, Fuller House

c)  L-15-00429: 304 and 302 Indiana Street, Zimmerman House and Zimmerman Carriage House

d)  L-15-00501: 1624 Indiana Street, Beal House

 

TBD
  • City/County EMS agreement discussion.
  • Police facility.
  • Economic Development policy discussion.   Staff Memo & Attachments
  • Emergency Operations training.
  • Fireworks ban enforcement discussion.   Violations Staff Memo   Fire/Medical Staff Memo   PD Staff Memo
  • Request from Callahan Creek to revise parking times in and around City parking lot no. 4 to ten hour meters.
  • Kasold Drive, from BBP to 6th Street discussion.
  • North Lawrence RS5.
  • East Lawrence rezoning.
  • PDS fee analysis report.
  • Consider requests for skydiving at the airport
  • Resolution establishing Indigenous people day as annual event
  • Special event permitting process discussion.
  • Small business eligibility under current investment and job creation thresholds in 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
  • Study session regarding liquor licensing and retail market report.
  • 19th Street reconstruction – Harper to O’Connell.
  • Consideration of issuing the Eldridge Hotel shoring permit.
  • Consider approval of Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority Transitional Housing Program.   Staff Memo & Attachments
  • Appeal of the Historic Resources Commission decision to deny the Arch at Jazz Restaurant, 1012 Massachusetts Street.
  • Emerald Ash Borer Resource Plan.