Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

FROM:

Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager

DATE:

January 7, 2016

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.

 

01/19/16

CONSENT:

·         UT1508 CIPP Sewer Rehab – Award contract

·         City/Developer Agreement for 23rd Street Access Management for Qdoba and T-Mobile.

·         Approve purchase of thermal imaging cameras/vehicle chargers for the Fire/Medical Department for $100,269.

·         Authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the engineering services agreement with BG Consultants for the Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement, Naismith Dr and Crescent Rd, Project UT1513.

·         Set a Bid Date of February 9, 2015 and Accept the Traffic Control Plan for Bid No. B1600 – Iowa Street, 25th to 27th Waterline Replacement Project UT1511.

·         Authorization for purchase of One (1) Half ton truck replacement for Utility Billing

 

REGULAR:

·         Conduct public hearing regarding the request for a fifty percent (50%) partial property tax abatement from Menard, Inc., on property at Lawrence VenturePark, Lawrence, Kansas and consider items related to the request.   Staff Memo & Attachments   Correspondence

·         KTEN Findings of Fact

 

01/26/16

CONSENT:

·         PW1503 Bob Billings Corridor Improvements, approve contract for design.

·         Consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance No. 9184, authorizing the issuance of $14.5 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds for Pioneer Ridge.

 

REGULAR:

·         Consider FDP-15-00642 for revisions to the approved plan for a mixed-use development located at 1101 Indiana Street (HERE Project), reducing the number of parking spaces by 77, adding an access point to the parking garage from 11th Street, and limiting occupancy to only those uses supported by the reduced parking.  This application does not include a related request to construct a parking garage on property immediately south located at 1137 Indiana Street.  That request will be considered by the City Commission upon a recommendation of the Planning Commission and after Historic Resources Commission decision.

·         City/County EMS agreement discussion

 

TBD

·         Police facility.

·         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.

·         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

·         Emerald Ash Borer Resource Plan.

·         First and second readings of ordinances for issuing $14.5 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds for the Pioneer Ridge project.

·         Indian Hills traffic and traffic calming issue.

·         Custodial contract review.