CITY
COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
October 19, 2004 – 6:35 p.m.
(Posted on webpage at 4:45 p.m. on 10/14/04)
Updates:
On 10/15/04 at 4:15 p.m. to add additional information regarding Regular Agenda Item No. 4, intersection priorities. Staff Memo - Additional Information 10/15/04
A. RECOGNITION/PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATION:
1. Presentation of gift from Rotary Clubs for Rotary Arboretum.
2. Presentation of The League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly Community recognition.
3. Proclaim the week of October 24 – 30 as “GODZILLA WEEK.”
B. CONSENT AGENDA:
NOTE: All matters listed below on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on those items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.
1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 10/12/04.
2. Receive minutes from various boards and commissions:
Public Transit Advisory Committee meeting of 09/16/04
Board of Zoning Appeals meeting of 09/02/04
Sign Code Board of Appeals meeting of 09/02/04
Sister Cities Advisory Board meetings of 08/18/04 and 09/08/04
Public Health Board meeting of 08/16/04
Mechanical Board of Appeals meeting of 07/28/04
Practitioners Panel meeting of 07/01/04
Library Board meeting of 09/20/04
Farmer’s Market Task Force meeting of 10/07/04
3. Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting. Claims
4. Approve licenses as recommended by the Department of Administrative Services.
5. Bid and purchase items:
a) Award bid #0424 for one (1) breathing air compressor from Conrad Fire Equipment for $36,202. (Fire/Medical) Bid Memo
b) Set bid opening date of November 9, 2004 for the Comprehensive Rehabilitation program for 811 E 11th Street and 2236 East Drive.
c) Award bid #0428, scrap and surplus property sale for the Utilities Department to the highest bid offer. Bid Memo
6. Adopt the following ordinance(s) on first reading:
a) Ordinance No. 7832 rezoning [Z-08-30B-01] a tract of land approximately 20.0294 acres from A (Agricultural) District to PRD-2 (Planned Residential Development) District. The property is generally described as being located north of W. 6th Street along Congressional Drive. This rezoning was approved by the City Commission on October 23, 2001 subject to approval of a preliminary development plan and provision of a revised legal description. The City Commission approved the preliminary development plan for 6Wak Apartments on March 9, 2004. Staff recently received the revised legal description. Ordinance 7832 Map
7. Adopt the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading:
a) Ordinance No. 7835, annexing approximately 1 acre generally located north of Riverridge Road and east of North Iowa (John Joyce tract). The property owner has requested annexation and the Department of Utilities recommends the annexation to allow the property owner to connect to City water service. Ordinance 7835 Area Map
b) Ordinance No. 7827, allowing possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages on certain city property pursuant to a Qdoba Mexican Grill Sidewalk Dinning License.
C. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: None.
D. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Receive report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Division of Water Resources on the City of Lawrence receiving a Class 8 rating on the Community Rating System on its application to the National Flood Insurance Program. Information
ACTION: Receive report.
2. Consider approving site plan (subject to conditions), SP-08-55-04: A site plan for Fire Station No. 5 to be constructed at the southeast corner of 19th and Iowa Streets. Submitted by Sabatini Architects, Inc. for the City of Lawrence. Kansas University Endowment Association is the property owner of record.
Staff Report Map 1 Map 2 Artist Rendering Site Plan Floor Plan
ACTION: Approve SP-08-55-04, if appropriate.
3. Receive Road Safety Audit from Kansas Department of Transportation.
Staff Memo Road Safety Audit Traffic Safety Commission Minutes 09/13/04
City Commission minutes of 04/20/99
ACTION: Provide staff direction on US-40 re-striping. Approve Traffic Safety Commission recommendation to change the posted speed of US-59 between Terrace Road to Harvard Road from 35 mph to 40 mph.
4. Receive 2004 Intersection Improvement Priorities report. Staff Memo Intersection Priorities Report Traffic Safety Commission minutes of 09/13/04 Staff Memo - Additional Information 10/15/04
ACTION: Receive report. Direct staff to prepare the necessary bonding resolution for Bob Billings Parkway and Wakarusa Drive Intersection.
E. PUBLIC COMMENT:
F. COMMISSION ITEMS:
G. CALENDAR: Meeting List
1. Reinstate November 30 City Commission meeting and cancel the December 7 meeting due to two commissioners attending the IEMC training in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
2. Establish a new date for the quarterly joint city/county/usd 497 study session that is scheduled for December 6. A new date needs to be established because of the IEMC training in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
3. REMINDER – Study Session scheduled for Wednesday, November 3 at 9:00 a.m. with Neighborhood Resources Advisory Committee to discuss annual CDBG funding. Location: East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th Street – meeting room.
4. REMINDER – Joint City Commission/County Commission/Planning Commission study session on subdivision regulations scheduled for Thursday, November 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine Street.
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*City Commission meeting dates are in black bold print
H. CURRENT VACANCIES – BOARDS/COMMISSIONS:
Listed below are existing and upcoming vacancies on City of Lawrence Advisory Boards. If interested in serving on a board, citizens should send a letter of interest to the Mayor, P.O. Box 708, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board:
One vacancy for the un-expired position (Tom Rost) that expires 07/01/07. This position is designated as a “hotel industry” position.
Housing Trust Fund:
One vacancy for a position (Ed Tato) that expires 12/31/04. This position is designated as an “at-large” position.
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging:
One vacancy for the un-expired position (Maren Turner) that expires 09/30/06.
Neighborhood Resources Advisory Committee:
One vacancy for the position (Terri Pippert) that expired 09/30/04. This position is designated as an “at-large” position.
Recycling and Resource Conservation Advisory Board:
One vacancy for the position (Celeste Fish) that expires 12/31/04. This position is designated for a KU representative.