[E-minutes] City Commission meeting minutes of December 3, 2002

[Diane Trybom]

					                December 3, 2002

The Board of Commissioners of the City of Lawrence met in regular session at
6:45 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers in City Hall with Mayor Hack
presiding and members Dunfield, Henry, and Rundle present. Commissioner
Kennedy was absent. High School representative Caroline Nobo was present.

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
approve the Neighborhood Resources Advisory Board meeting minutes of October
28, 2002; the Housing Trust Fund Board meeting minutes of October 23, 2002;
and, the Mechanical Board of Appeals meeting minutes of September 23, 2002
and October 28, 2002.  Motion carried unanimously.
As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
approve claims to 223 vendors in the amount of $922,323.04 and payroll from
November 17, 2002 to November 30, 2002 in the amount of $1,356,627.74.
Motion carried unanimously.  
As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
concur with the recommendation of the Mayor and appoint Malcolm Lodwich to
the Historic Resources Commission for the un-expired position held by Jordan
Lerner, which will expire on March 1, 2005.  Motion carried unanimously.
As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
set a bid date of January 21, 2003 for Kentucky Street to Barker Court,
storm sewer improvements.  Motion carried unanimously.
(1)
As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
set a bid date of December 17, 2002 for Overland Drive and Wakarusa Drive to
Queens Road, street storm sewer, and waterline improvements.  Motion carried
unanimously. 		        	        (2)
As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
set a bid date of December 17, 2002 for Congressional Drive, 6th Street to
Overland Drive, street, storm sewer, and waterline improvements.  Motion
carried unanimously. 		        	        (3)
As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
place on first reading, Ordinance No.  7604, (a joint City Ordinance/County
Resolution) amending Section 21-104(a) of the City Code to require
subdivision plats within the City of Lawrence to include all contiguous land
under the same ownership.  Motion carried unanimously. 	        (4)
Ordinance No. 7606, rezoning [Z-08-26-02] 3.0 acres from A (Agricultural
District) to RM-D (Duplex Residential District), located 170 feet north of
Riverridge Road fronting Iowa Street and to be effective on and after
January 1, 2003, was read a second time.  As part of the consent agenda, it
was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to adopt the ordinance.  Aye:
Dunfield, Hack, Henry, and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion carried unanimously.
(5)
Ordinance No. 7608, removing the Bus Loading Zone on Elm Street adjacent to
Woodlawn School and establishing a Bus Loading Zone 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. School
Days along the east side of 5th Street from Elm Street south 190 feet, was
read a second time.  As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry,
seconded by Rundle, to adopt the ordinance.  Aye:  Dunfield, Hack, Henry,
and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion carried unanimously.	   	        (6)
Ordinance No. 7609, establishing a 40 mph speed limit on Queens Road from
6th Street north to the City Limits, was read a second time.  As part of the
consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to adopt the
ordinance.  Aye:  Dunfield, Hack, Henry, and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion
carried unanimously.	       		       			        (7)
Ordinance No. 7610, establishing No Parking along the north and east sides
of Stoneback Drive, was read a second time.  As part of the consent agenda,
it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to adopt the ordinance.  Aye:
Dunfield, Hack, Henry, and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion carried unanimously.
(8)
Ordinance No. 7611, removing the Handicapped Parking Zone at 634 Rhode
Island Street, was read a second time.  As part of the consent agenda, it
was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to adopt the ordinance.  Aye:
Dunfield, Hack, Henry, and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion carried unanimously.
(9)
As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to
adopt Resolution No. 6436, declaring 245 Illinois Street environmentally
blighted and ordering the property owner to remove the blight within 20 days
of said resolution.  Failure for this to occur will result in the City
abating violations and charging the owner for expenses incurred.  Motion
carried unanimously.
(10)
	On a separate vote, during which Commissioner Dunfield abstained
because he is a member of the GLPM Architectural firm, it was moved by
Rundle, seconded by Henry, to authorized the City Manager to enter into a
contract with GLPM for $53,000 for the Lawrence Carnegie Library
stabilization project.  Aye:  Hack, Henry and Rundle.  Nay: None. Abstained:
Dunfield.  Motion carried.
(11)
During the City Manager's report, Mike Wildgen said the Parks and Recreation
Department staff has planted 242 trees this year on the right-of-way.  
Wildgen also reported that the City Commission minutes will be available on
the website for the public.
In conclusion, Wildgen announced that a pharmaceutical company, Serologicals
Corporation, would be building a manufacturing facility located at East
Hills Business Park.  The average salary would be $47,000 and would add
approximately 40 jobs.
Vice Mayor Dunfield commented that the tie in with that company, to the
University of Kansas and its various programs and research, is an important
part of the company's decision.
Mayor Hack said the corporation was excited about the partnership with the
University and the City was looking at a $28,000,000 investment in our
community.  She said Lawrence was selected over 30 other communities.
(12)
Judge Deanell Tacha, heading the National Heritage Area Committee, reminded
the City Commission that approximately one year ago a committee and
subcommittees that represented a broad cross section of Douglas County and
the Lawrence community went to work to draw the parameters of what might be
a proposed Heritage Area.  The committees worked diligently to produce the
report that had been presented to the Commission.  She said it was time to
move forward which meant what broad geographic areas, locations, and issues
should be included in any Heritage Area proposal. 
She said a second and important aspect was to calibrate what occurred in the
committee and subcommittee to try to broaden and make deeper, the commitment
across the community to the proposal.  The next step was to move to a
broadly representative summit that would draw together those communities to
the whole Bleeding Kansas Heritage Area proposal.  She said they needed to
find out who would like to be included and what makes sense in terms of the
proposal where there is local community support beyond Lawrence and Douglas
County.  Tacha said Lawrence would continue to be the focal point and would
have a strong basis of support, but it could be better by partnering with
other communities.  
Another important aspect was to put together the themes in a coherent manner
that resonates with all of us, not just this community, but also those who
have the historic interest in the same themes.  Much of what would occur at
this summit would be drawing people together, asking us to gather around
topics, asking them to bring the energy of a wide array of people to move
them to the next step with the hope of moving forward with the feasibility
study and all of the steps that it takes.  
She wanted to remind the Commission that time was of the essence because
Lawrence celebrates its sesquicentennial in 2004 and she is chairing the
State Territorial Sesquicentennial Commission.  Tacha said she was hoping to
make this one of the centerpieces of the State celebration because they also
celebrate in 2004.  In order to get this off the ground it was important to
begin the deliberative process beyond the committee level.  She said they
understood these are tough budget times, on the other hand, the reasons for
this issue are economic, cultural, educational, and a fuller understanding
of the value of a rich history that we have in this part of the State.  
Judy Billings, Director, Convention and Visitors Bureau, thanked Judge Tacha
for her leadership and the way she articulated their needs for this project.
She had been working for three or four months with five consultants that
have the knowledge to help them get to the next step.  
The proposal states what these consultants would do for this project in
facilitating a Heritage Summit that would take us to the next step and
involve other counties and communities in the region.  The proposal lists
the approximate cost, which was $15,750.  She requested that the Commission
look to the Visit 2020 Fund, which is the Bed Tax Fund that is a reserved
fund for purposes like this.  She said as they go forward they are hoping to
have some financial partnerships with not only our own county, but also
other counties and cities as well.
Commissioner Rundle asked if there was a list of potential consultants that
was outlined in the proposal.
Billings said those five consultants would facilitate and invite people that
she has been working with for a number of years throughout the region on
history and heritage issues.  She said there was a meeting from that group a
month ago and she invited them to invite some of their elected officials to
attend.  She said she was waiting to find out if they have the financial
backing for this proposal.   She said there were approximately 100 to 150
people on the list to be invited and expected at least 75 to attend.
Mayor Hack called for public comment.
After no public comment, Commissioner Henry said this was a good project.
Commissioner Rundle said the outline was very ambitious and agreed with
Billings that there was some excellent guidance available from those five
people because of their knowledge and experience.  While this focuses on the
past, he thought it was forward looking for our community, and the
enthusiasm he felt was echoed throughout the community.  
Vice Mayor Dunfield said he had met all five consultants in one setting or
another related to the Heritage Area and couldn't imagine a stronger team.
He said the consultants have brought together people with quite a range of
experiences and all five consultants are tremendously energetic people.  
Mayor Hack said she had been thinking back to when Commissioner Rundle was
Mayor, when there was a dedication of Hobbs Park and then two days later,
they broke ground at the airport for the new runway, which connected the
past and the future, and this proposal was certainly another example.  This
was an opportunity for us to look at our community.  She said the City has
available Bed Tax Funds that are reserved for these kinds of purposes.
Moved by Henry, seconded by Dunfield, to approve the City financial
participation, in an amount not to exceed $15,750, a Lawrence Convention and
Visitors Bureau proposal for a Heritage Summit.    Motion carried
unanimously.
Vice Mayor Dunfield said the County is also very supportive of this effort
and thought it may be very well that the County would want to contribute to
this process as well.  
Wildgen asked if the contract was a City or Convention and Visitor's Bureau
contract.
Billings said it would be a Convention and Visitor's Bureau contract if
possible.
Wildgen said that was fine.  The City could transfer the money to the
Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
(13)
Ann Evans, Executive Director of the Lawrence Arts Center, presented a
report concerning the Arts Center.  She said Lawrence participated in a
national study which data was collected in 2001.  There were 91 communities
around the country that participated.  She said it was exciting for her to
have hard data on what they do for the economic vitality of the community.
Evans wanted to make it clear that they were not asking for any money.  
She said this data shows how the Arts impact our communities.  This report
was done by the Americans for the Arts, which was her National Service
Organization.  She reiterated that there were 91 communities that
participated and added that Lawrence was the only one in Kansas.  She listed
the states that were included in this study and the population of the
communities within these states.   In Lawrence, there were 14 different Arts
groups that collected data on their organizations and sent them in to be
compiled.  They surveyed 15 different events from these organizations and
interviewed over the course of that time over 750 Arts patrons in Lawrence
asking them to fill out a survey.  This information was then sent to Georgia
Institute of Technology where their economist did the tabulations and
calculated that information.  What this information showed was the number of
jobs created, taxes paid, and expenditures.  
Mary Doveton, Director, Lawrence Community Theatre, said the Non-Profit Arts
Sector that is already in Lawrence, had a $33,500,000 impact on the local
economy and it was divided into two segments.  She said $17,000,000 is
directly expended by Arts organizations in the community.  That money is
spent on salaries, supplies, paint, cleaning supplies, lumber, and all of
the things help our organizations exist.  The other part of that money is
expended by the people who attend those Arts events such as, people who come
and stay in our hotels, gas that is put into their cars, and meals at the
restaurants this also accounts for approximately $16,000,000.  
The Arts in Lawrence account for approximately 12,000 jobs, 583 of those
jobs are directly Arts related.  The other jobs are those that are employed
in areas supported by the Arts.  The household income of people who actually
are employed by Arts organizations is $10,741,000.  This affects all of us
because it generates both local and state government revenues, which are
over $800,000.  Of the revenue generated by people expending money at hotels
and restaurants there is approximately another $1,500,000 in state revenue.
In fact when Dave Wilson, the head of the Kansas Arts Commission was in
Lawrence, he noted that the amount of money generated by the Arts, just in
Lawrence for tax purposes, was the equivalent of the entire Kansas Arts
Commission's budget.  She said Lawrence should celebrate these statistics.

Tim Van Leer, Director, Lied Center, said we certainly all know the unique
aspects of Lawrence that make our community different and sets us apart from
other cities.  The cities that participated in the studies were grouped by
population.  Lawrence was in the 50,000 to 100,000 group and other cities in
that group size included: Flagstaff, Arizona; Lodi, California, St. Joseph,
Missouri; and, Boulder, Colorado.  In the next largest population group,
those between 100,000 to 250,000 included; Pasadena, California; Tempe,
Arizona; Fort Collins, Colorado; and, Madison, Wisconsin.  None of these
cities reached the economic impact level in the Arts that Lawrence did.
With the Arts industry spending in Lawrence over $33,000,000 and almost
12,000 jobs supported by the Arts, Boulder, and Colorado reached just half
that amount.  In Madison, Wisconsin, with a population of 208,000 had a
spending of $25,000,000 in jobs supportive of 990.  He said this is an
industry that does not come to this community and ask for Tax Abatement.
This is an industry that is in this community now and can only get stronger
with support through the City, County, but primarily through the audiences
who support the Arts.  
He said there are a large amount of taxes that are generated locally and
statewide.  The Arts are more than an economic power in our community
because the Arts incorporate all of our intellectual, emotional,
imaginative, and even ethical life within them.  The economic impact of the
Arts in Lawrence is but a by-product of the real value of the Arts in making
Lawrence a quality and strong community.
Evans said it is always said that Lawrence is a City of the Arts.  Comparing
us now with this type of data with other cities is astounding.  She said
that Lisa Patterson, City of Lawrence, Communications Coordinator, was
instrumental in helping them compile this data. 
Commissioner Rundle said this was an incomplete measure and there were other
aspects of the Arts that could be added in terms of there aspect, whether it
is economic or otherwise.     
Commissioner Henry thanked them for their report and said this information
was awesome, amazing, and indicative of what makes Lawrence a really special
place to live.
Mayor Hack said this Commission and others appreciated their contributions
to this community.
(14)
Mayor Hack presented a walk-on item concerning possible litigation
undertaken by the Kansas League of Municipalities with regard to the
announcement that $48,000,000 in demand transfers was going to be cut for
cities and counties.  She said the question was whether or not the City
Commission would be interested in joining or supporting this possible
litigation.
David Corliss, Assistant City Manager, Legal Services Director, said a
letter from Don Moler, Executive Director, Kansas League of Municipalities
was presented to the City Commission.  He said the League's governing body,
which is made up of City officials across the state, is going to be meeting
next week to talk about the possibility of initiating a lawsuit on behalf of
the cities of this state and perhaps in conjunction with certain counties
with the Kansas Association of Counties, to challenge the legal authority of
the Governor in reducing the demand transfers that cities and counties have
received and have budgeted for next year.  The legal issue is narrowly
tailored to that and staff was in the process of doing research along with
some other cities and the League which the County Association was actively
pursuing that.  
He said the Executive Branch that the Governor has statutory authority from
a 50 year old statute when the decision is made that there are essentially
not enough revenues to cover budgeted expenditures, the Governor has the
authority to allot certain expenditures that have been appropriated by the
Kansas Legislature.  The Governor did this earlier in the year and last
week.  The legal issue is whether or not these demand transfers fall under
that allotment authority and the demand transfers refer to the revenue
sources, the Local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund, the special City/County
Revenue Tax Funds and the City/County Highway Funds.  He said in our case,
the total was approximately $1.5 million reductions in our resources that
the City was expecting from the state and approximately $48 million to
Cities and Counties statewide.  He said those funds were not necessarily
appropriated by the Legislature every year.  Demand transfers were part of
the state sales tax increases decades ago and as part of that enactment of
the states sales taxes, there were statutes enacted by the Legislature that
provided that when the state received certain revenues, those revenues would
by, demand, be transferred to separate funds.  Those funds would be
transferred to cities and counties based on certain formulas such as
population and other issues that are impacted by those state formulas.
The Legislature has tinkered with those statutes that layout how those funds
would be transferred from the State General Fund to Special State Fund and
how they would then come to cities and counties.  He said the Legislature
has reduced what the statutory amount has called for every year.  This
reduction has been seen for a decade and this was one of our primary
complaints to our local Legislative delegation.  
Corliss said the legal issue is whether or not this allotment statute that
allows the Governor to reduce appropriation would also apply to these demand
transfers.  Again, as part of the historical review, you have these old
demand transfer statutes, a 1953 allotment statute, and a 1982 Attorney
General Opinion that states that the Governor doesn't have that authority.
Attorney General Opinions represent the opinion of the chief law enforcement
official of the State.   This is why the League and other cities are talking
about potential litigation. 
If the League decides they want to file a lawsuit, it would probably need
cities to join, not from a monetary standpoint, but to provide "standing" on
behalf of cities and counties.  The League itself doesn't receive these
funds, only cities and counties.  One of thing you have to do when you have
a lawsuit is you have to show that you're an aggrieved party.  The League
itself has a lot of grief, but they're not the ones that are missing the
money, it's the cities and counties.  
Corliss said they were just getting into this and unpacking any number of
different arguments.  He said there have been a lot of hostile words thrown
at the State Legislatures and Governor, but this lawsuit is not meant in any
hostile sense, it's meant that they don't feel the Governor has the
authority to do that.  He said it was important to recognize that these are
all statutory interpretations questions.  The 125 state representatives, 40
senators, and the one Governor are the people who make the laws for the
state and if they want to keep this money, they can change those laws and
nothing could be done from a legal standpoint.  The issue is whether they
followed the law in this situation.  There appears to be some argument that
the Governor using this allotment authority doesn't have that ability.  He
said he did not want to give the impression that he has completely
researched this issue because he has not.  The research would be in the next
weeks to come from other attorneys that the League would rely on.  He said
there is probably a good argument to challenge that authority.  Again, he
did not think we were trying to pick on certain public officials by filing a
lawsuit; it's just that we don't think they have that authority.  Corliss
said he has looked at the statute, reviewed the Attorney General's opinion,
and he was familiar with demand transfers as well.
Mayor Hack asked Corliss what potential harm would there be to the City or
our position with the Legislature.  
Corliss said he supposed the harm was more political than it would be legal.
The legal action that would be contemplated would be a Writ of Mandamus or a
Quo warrant action where we're asking, what is the legal authority by which
the Governor has done this.  This authority is what was being challenging.
He said we were not asking for damages or criminal sanctions, we are simply
saying that the Governor can't make that paper transfer.  Again, he said he
did not think there was any legal damage claims against the cities.  He said
he supposed the judge might say that this was a frivolous lawsuit and seek
attorney fees, but that was unlikely.  The damage is likely to be political.
He said it was not uncommon for the state to be challenged whether it be
school districts that disagree with school district formulas or the people
who work with SRS might be concerned about whether or not there is
appropriate funding for their requirements.  Legislatures, you would hope
would be professional and say, there is a disagreement on legal authority
and we're not going to harm the essential municipal functions these revenues
help provide.
He said he did not see much legal harm, the political harm would be reduced
if all the cities and counties want join in on a lawsuit, but again, we may
be reading the statutes wrong or this may become a moot issue very quickly
in the Legislative session.  
Commissioner Rundle asked if the League needed to have some cities sign on
for support for this lawsuit or could they file this lawsuit regardless of
support from other cities.
Corliss said he thought the League would think it was wise legally to have
some cities sign on so they quickly defeat any "standing" argument.  The
League itself is not an aggrieved party because they don't receive the
revenues directly.  He said the League would not have trouble finding some
cities to join to pursue this lawsuit.  He said we don't want to try and
forecast whether or not they want to proceed.
Commissioner Rundle said in the memo from the League it points out that they
were not asking for any financial contributions.
Corliss said that was correct.
Commissioner Rundle asked if it would be possible that there would be cost
down the road if the Commission proceeds and could he guarantee that there
would be no cost.
Corliss said it was unlikely, but didn't want to use the word "guarantee."
He said to keep in mind that this is primarily a legal question and would
not likely have some of the legal cost associated with discovery and finding
of facts.  He said the facts are set out and it is really an interpretation
of the law, which would involve the preparation of brief, summary judgment
motions, and perhaps appellate briefs if it would be pursued further.  He
said it shouldn't be too legally costly because it would not involve
discovery.  Corliss said because he didn't think it would be costly, it's
unlikely the League would ask for additional member contributions.

Commissioner Rundle asked if the schools and counties might join this suit
or would it be a separate suit.
Corliss said he didn't see that the schools would be joining this lawsuit
because this doesn't involve any of their funds.  
Vice Mayor Dunfield said Corliss explained the downside of the lawsuit and
it didn't seem to be terribly threatening.  On the other hand, he was trying
to figure out what the upside of this lawsuit was and was there any
reasonable belief that the cities funds would be reinstated as a result of
this action.
Corliss said that was a good question.  He said there was a good observation
to be made that the squeaky wheels might get the grease.  It would depend on
whether those 165 Legislators think that's $100,000,000 well spent.  If we
can convince them that it's very important for those local municipal
service, he thought they might try to fund it if their convinced that if
they don't have those funds, there will be additional property tax pressure
and they will try to fund it.  A lawsuit shows that we think this is a
serious issue.  He said there are reasons why we should participate in this
discussion, but the Commission was also familiar with the math involved in
the statewide deficit concerns.
Mayor Hack called for pubic comment.
After no public comment, Mayor Hack asked about Jerry Cooley's, City
Attorney, position on this matter.
Corliss said Cooley was President of the City Attorney's Association, so he
was involved in the discussions.  He said there were issues about "standing"
and the League would be weighing this same issue, the pros and cons.  This
is really a political statement as it is a legal statement.  
Wildgen said Cooley did mention the "standing" issue, so the League will
clearly want some cities and counties named.  He said he thought Cooley was
supportive for the City being a party.  He said they are a party indirectly
because they we're members of the League.
Commissioner Rundle said he thought it was an important legal question and
was glad the League was undertaking this issue.   He said he was interested
in seeing the League go through with this, but if this City was not
essential and there were other cities that were already committed, he was
inclined to watch from the sidelines unless the other Commissioner's are
championing to join on.   He said the Legislators deviate from the statute
every year.  There is always a tendency to look for easy solutions rather
than for the Legislature to do the difficult task of trying to manage better
than they do.       
Mayor Hack said she was not "championing" to join on, but she was concerned
about sending a message that this creates so many difficult situations for
our City and we were already in a difficult situation.  She felt like
sending a message to the Legislators that decisions that are made there
affect the reality of needing more fire fighters, police officer, and
long-range planner and this is our day-to-day life.  Mayor Hack said she
would like to see us support this issue.  She was not convinced this was
going to make a huge difference, but being supportive and registering our
concerns was important.
Commissioner Henry said that normally he did not like to get involved in
situations like this.  Although this was not a lawsuit situation, at one
time, the City did step forward and joined forces with the City of Topeka
and other cities to protect the interest of our electric rate payers and it
seems to him that we have a responsibility to our City to take some type of
stance, at least sign on and let the Legislator know that they don't operate
in a vacuum.               
Vice Mayor Dunfield agreed.  He said what we are really doing here is
talking about sending a message.   He said he did not know if this would
affect any outcome in the Legislature one way or another by sending a
message, but it does seem to him that it was an appropriate step for the
Commission to take to remind the folks at the state that they are making it
hard for cities and counties to do their jobs as they do their jobs.
	Moved by Dunfield, seconded by Henry, to agree to join a potential
lawsuit, which would be filed on behalf of all League of Kansas
Municipalities to challenge the Governor's state budget allotment system
authority to cut demand transfer payments to cities and counties.  Motion
carried unanimously.
It was moved by Rundle, seconded by Dunfield, to adjourn at 7:35 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.          					


				APPROVED:
	
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				Sue Hack, Mayor
ATTEST:

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Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 3, 2002
		1.	Bid Date -  Kentucky to Barker Court improvements,
Jan 21, 2003.

		2.	Bid Date - Overland & Wakarusa to Queens, benefit
district, Dec 17, 2003.

		3.	Bid Date - Congressional, 6th to Overland, benefit
district, Dec 17, 2003.  

		4.	Ordinance No. 7604 - 1st Reading, Amend 21-104(a)
require subdivision plats to include all contiguous land under same
ownership.

		5.	Ordinance No. 7606 - 2nd Reading, rezone
(Z-08-26-02) 3 acres, A to RM-D, 170' N of Riverridge fronting Iowa.

		6.	Ordinance No. 7608 - 2nd Reading, remove "Bus
Loading Zone", Elm adjacent to Woodlawn School. 

		7.	Ordinance No. 7609 - 2nd Reading, establish "40 mph"
speed limit, Queens from 6th to City limits.

		8.	Ordinance No. 7610 - 2nd Reading, establish "No
Parking" N & E sides of Stoneback Dr.

		9.	Ordinance No. 7611 - 2nd Reading, remove
"Handicapped Parking Zone" 634 Rhode Island.
		 
		10.	Resolution No. 6436 - Blight, 245 Illinois, 20 days
to abate.

		11.	Contract - GLPM for $53,000 for the Lawrence
Carnegie Library.

		12.	City Manager's Report - Planting Trees/City
Website/New Pharmaceutical Co.

		13.	National Heritage Area - Approve financial
participation

		14.	Arts Center - National study discussion

		15.	Kansas League of Municipalities - Support litigation
lawsuit.