Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

FROM:

Thomas M. Markus, City Manager

DATE:

April 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.

 

04/19/16

·         CONSENT:  Receive Economic Development Policy Changes/2015 Economic Development Report and refer to Public Incentives Review Committee and Joint Economic Development Council. Staff Memo & Attachments

 

·         Beauty Salon & Convenience Store: Consider an appeal of the approval of site plan SP-16-00021, for the change of use for Building A from Office and Residential to Personal Convenience Services (beauty salon and convenience store) at 4101 W 6th Street.

·         Receive staff memo related to the request from the North Lawrence Improvement Association to review the RS5 zoned areas in the North Lawrence neighborhood.

 

04/26/16

·         TA-15-00346: Consider a Text Amendment to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, to add Urban Agriculture as a permitted use and establish standards. Initiated by City Commission on 6/23/15. (PC Item 4; approved 10-0 on 2/22/16)

·         Consider the First Amendment to Cooperation Agreement between the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and the University of Kansas, in association with the KU Central District Plan.

·         Presentation on Water Quality in City of Lawrence/Lead Update

·         Transit TIGER Grant - City/KU Application

 

05/03/16

·         Reopen a public hearing regarding dangerous and unsafe structure and exterior conditions at 1231 Pennsylvania Street.

·         Alvamar rezoning, PDP, dedications of easements/rights-of-way.

·         Pedestrian-Bicycle Issues Task Force Final Report/Presentation

·         Public hearing for landmarks – 643 Indiana Street, 2301 Massachusetts Street,  402 N. 2nd Street, 839 Vermont Street, and 745 Vermont Street.

 

05/10/16

·         Review bids and approve sale of water and sewage system revenue bonds, Series 2016-A and consider declaring an emergency and adopt on first and second reading, ordinances providing for the issuance of water and sewage bonds, Series 2016-A and resolution prescribing the forms and details of and authorizing and directing the sale and delivery of water and sewage system refunding revenue bonds, Series 2016-A

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

·         Receive staff memo related to rezoning options in East Lawrence neighborhood.

 

TBD

·         Police facility.

·         Emergency Operations training.

·         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.

·         PDS fee analysis report.

·         Consider requests for skydiving at the airport.

·         Resolution establishing Indigenous people day as annual event.

·         Westar franchise fee agreement.

·         Study session regarding liquor licensing and retail market report.

·         19th Street reconstruction – Harper to O’Connell.

·         Special event permitting process discussion.

·         City/County EMS agreement discussion.

·         VenturePark benefit district assessments.

·         Review of East Ninth Concept Design.

·         Second reading of industrial revenue bond ordinance for 800 New Hampshire project.

·         Receive presentation on Oread neighborhood parking issues.

·         Presentation of the 2015 audited financial statements and the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

·         Mayor term subcommittee recommendations.