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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
City Manager’s Office |
Commission Meeting Date: 05-01-18 |
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Staff Contact: |
Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Adopt on second and final reading, Ordinance No. 9458, clarifying the appointment of the representative of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Lawrence/Douglas County on the Public Incentives Review Committee, if appropriate. |
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Executive Summary: |
It recently came to the attention of staff, as a result of an inquiry initiated by the EDC Board representative who is currently serving on PIRC that he does not live within Douglas County. That inquiry also had staff review the wording of the current PIRC ordinance, Ordinance No. 9397 regarding board composition. The ordinance specifies that the representative of the EDC is the Chair of the EDC. The current representative of the EDC is its Treasurer.
The EDC Board discussed this matter at its recent March meeting. The EDC has sent the City a letter requesting that the City Commission reconsider wording of the ordinance to allow for the EDC Board’s representative to be its Chair or his/her designee. The EDC Board is also requesting that the appointed representative from the EDC be able to serve on PIRC regardless of residency as long as the individual is involved in the Lawrence business community. Additionally, the EDC is requesting that the current appointee to PIRC representing the EDC be allowed to continue to serve through July 2018. This will enable time for the requested change to be considered by the City Commission and not create unnecessary disruption to the PIRC. The current EDC Board representative, Brad Burnside, has been a long-time member of the PIRC and has been an extremely diligent member of the committee in terms of attendance and participation and has also been active in the Lawrence community.
The City Commission received this request at its March 20, 2018 meeting and directed staff to prepare an ordinance responsive to the request. On first reading of the ordinance, the Commission directed the removal of any language related to the residency issue. The language as amended reads: a person active in the Lawrence business community appointed by the Board of the Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence and Douglas County
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Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor |
Effective Governance and Professional Administration |
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
None. |
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