RESOLUTION NO. 7262

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APPOINTING A STEERING COMMITTEE TO advise, review, and provide feedback to the consultant, within the framework of the project scope, throughout the process OF CREATING AND drafting the Downtown Master Plan FOR THE CITY.

WHEREAS, through the City’s strategic planning process, the Governing Body has identified, as a priority initiative, the creation of a Downtown Master Plan, that includes, inter alia, identifying needed and desirable assets, identifying existing infrastructure and uses, and discovering potential uses and obstacles in response to the critical success factor of Economic Growth and Security; and

WHEREAS, the development of a Downtown Master Plan is also identified as an implementation step in Horizon 2020, the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lawrence and Unincorporated Douglas County; and

WHEREAS, at the direction of the Governing Body at its May 1, 2018, public meeting, after first completing the Request for Proposal process, City Staff has commenced working with Houseal Lavigne Associates, LLC, a land use planning consultant -- and the selected consultant for this project -- to refine the scope and timeline for the Downtown Master Plan project.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. Through its strategic planning process, the Governing Body has determined that development of a Downtown Master Plan is a top priority and that it is necessary to establish a Steering Committee to advise, review, and provide feedback to the consultant, within the framework of the project scope, throughout the process of creating and drafting the Downtown Master Plan.

SECTION 2. Accordingly, the Governing Body hereby establishes a seventeen-member Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall have the following composition (appointed by the noted authorities):

· East Lawrence Neighborhood Association (ELNA)– (Appointed by ELNA)

· Oread Neighborhood Association – (Appointed by Neighborhood Assoc.)

· Oread Residents Association – (Appointment by Neighborhood Assoc.)

· Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association (OWL) – (Appointed by OWL)

· Pinckney Neighborhood Association – (Appointed by Neighborhood Assoc.)

· North Lawrence Neighborhood Association – (Appointed by Neighborhood Assoc.)

· Explore Lawrence – (Appointed by Explore Lawrence)

· At-Large – (Appointed by Mayor with consent and approval of Governing Body)

· Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission (LCAC) – (Appointed by LCAC)

· Historic Resources Commission (HRC) – (Appointed by HRC)

· Architect – (Appointed by Mayor with consent and approval of Governing Body)

· Developer – (Appointed by Mayor with consent and approval of Governing Body)

· Lawrence–Douglas County Planning Commission (PC) – (Appointed by PC)

· Downtown Lawrence Inc. (DLI) – (Appointed by DLI)

· Downtown Business Owner/Tenant – (Appointed by Mayor with consent and approval of Governing Body)

· Downtown Residential Owner/Tenant – (Appointed by Mayor with consent and approval of Governing Body)

· Downtown Property Owner at Large – (Appointed by Mayor with consent and approval of Governing Body)

SECTION 3. The Governing Body hereby charges the Steering Committee, as appointed, with advising the consultant at three key points throughout the process of creating and drafting a Downtown Master Plan: (1) Project Initiation; (2) Downtown Vision, Goals, and Objectives; and (3) Final Master Plan and Implementation Strategy. The consultant is hereby charged with conducting Steering Committee meetings, setting the agendas, and for incorporating into the Downtown Master Plan appropriate feedback received from the Steering Committee.

SECTION 4. The Governing Body hereby establishes, for the consultant-led process for developing the Downtown Master Plan, the following outline:

Step 1 – Project Initiation

Step 2 – Community Outreach and Engagement

Step 3 – Market and Demographic Analysis

Step 4 – Existing Conditions Summary

Step 5 – Downtown Vision, Goals and Objectives

Step 6 – Preliminary Downtown Plan and Policies

Step 7 – Final Master Plan and Implementation Strategy

SECTION 5. Upon the adoption by the Governing Body of the Final Downtown Master Plan, the Steering Committee shall be retired. In the event that a member of the Steering Committee is unable or unwilling to complete his or her appointment, then the original appointing authority shall, at the earliest practicable time, appoint his or her replacement.

SECTION 6. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this resolution.

SECTION 7. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas.

ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of __________, 2018.

 APPROVED:

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Stuart Boley

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney