Bottom Line

The Lawrence City Commission will conduct hearings on a series of hot topics: purchasing the Orchards Executive Golf Course; permission for an open homeless shelter at 10th and Kentucky streets; the Oakley Addition residential development at Sixth Street and Folks Road; and the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.

Background

The City Commission has placed time limits on the Oakley and Wal-Mart issues, and could do the same for other items on the agenda.

Other business

Recognition

• Proclaim April as Mathematics Awareness Month.

Consent agenda

• Approve minutes of March 11 meeting.
• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions.
• Approve all claims.
• Approve drinking establishment licenses for The Jazzhaus of Lawrence, 926 1/2 Mass.; Chili’s Grill & Bar, 2319 Iowa; Columbus Club Assn., 2206 E. 23rd St.; Bella Lounge, 925 Iowa.
• Approve retail liquor license for Glass House Liquor, 2301 Wakarusa Drive, suite C.
• Approve cereal malt beverage license for Conoco Food Mart, 955 E. 23rd St.

Bid and purchase items:

• Approve one-year extension of city towing services contract to Hillcrest Wrecker and Garage until Feb. 28, 2004.
• Award bid for six half-ton pickups for Finance, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works departments to Roberts Auto Plaza for $110,557.
• Award bid for one compact pickup for the Utilities Department to the low bidder, Laird Noller Motors, for $17,436.
• Award mowing bid for District No. 1 to Cru-Cut Lawns for $15,932, District No. 2 to Grass Roots for $14,740, and District No. 3 to Downings Lawn Care for $5,430.
• Award bid for a single ram baler for the Public Works, Recycling Division to the low bidder, Roy Conley and Co. Inc. for $56,061.
• Award bid for replacement of two condenser units at Holcom Park Center to the low bidder meeting specifications, Chaney Inc., for $24,454.
• Approve $30,000 architect design contract with Smalter & Associates for renovation/addition to Fire Station No. 3, 3708 W. Sixth St.
• Approve purchase of property and easements adjacent to Riverside Business Park and north of North Michigan Street from Westar Energy for sanitary sewer and pump station improvements in the amount of $20,000.
• Authorize city manager to execute the Engineering Services Agreement with BG Consultants for street and retaining wall improvements on Clinton Parkway in the amount of $19,897.
• Authorize city manager to enter into a contract with Insituform Technologies USA for the Inflow and Infiltration Project No. 2WW-503 — Wastewater Collection Division, for an amount not to exceed $398,192 to complete the project.
• Authorize the city manager to issue a change order for the existing contract with Danis Construction for $41,219 for additional work on the Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion project.
• Set bid date of April 8 for overlay program first phase.
• Set bid opening date of April 8 for the following comprehensive rehabilitation projects: 1745 Learnard Ave., 2425 Overlook Circle, 1201 W. 22nd St. Terrace, and 1210 Hacienda Lane.

Adopt on first reading the following ordinances:

• Ordinance No. 7629, adopting and amending the 2000 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code.
• Ordinance No. 7630, establishing all-way stop signs at the intersection of Inverness Drive/Legends Drive and Wakarusa Drive.
• Ordinance No. 7631, establishing all-way stop signs at the intersection of Kasold Drive and Peterson Road.

¢ Ordinance No. 7632, establishing yield signs on Kansas Street at Utah Street.

• Adopt on second and final reading Ordinance No. 7627, annexing approximately two acres at 1303 E. 1600 Road (O’Connell Road).

Adopt the following resolutions:

• Resolution No. 6456, authorizing the issuance of bonds in the amount of $650,000 for the milling, overlaying and curb repair on major trafficways. This amount is budgeted in the Capital Improvement Budget.
• Adopt Resolution No. 6458, authorizing $350,000 in general obligation bond authority for 2003 KLINK projects for street maintenance: North Third Street from Industrial Lane to north city limits, and 23rd Street from Learnard Avenue to Harper Street. Adopt Resolution No. 6459, authorizing the mayor to execute Agreement No. 13-03 with the Kansas Department of Transportation for KLINK Resurfacing. The project involves milling and overlaying 23rd Street from Learnard Avenue to Harper Street, and North Third Street from Industrial Lane to the north city limits. The state will participate at 50 percent up to a maximum of $200,000.
• Approve request to rezone a tract of land approximately 0.86 acre from single-family to duplex residential district. The property is described as being at the southwest corner of West Third Street and Illinois Street. Submitted by Smalter & Associates, Architects, for SMS Partners, property owners of record.
• Approve a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 2.0 acres from agriculture to single-family residence district. The property is generally described as being located at O’Connell Road and Goodell Court. Requested by Doug and A. Berniece Garber, property owners of record.
• Approve as signs of community interest Friends of the Library annual book sale.
• Receive 2002 Utility System Development Charges annual report.
• Authorize the mayor to sign releases of mortgage for Sara and George Kapfer, 1033 R.I.; Mark Kaplan, 1029 Del., and John and Jane Hoyt, 830 Ala.
• City manager’s report.

Regular agenda items:

• Conduct public hearing on proposed special assessment benefit district for the acquisition of the Orchards Executive Golf Course.
• Receive request for amendment to city policy governing the use of right-of-way for licensed pushcart vendors in the downtown area.
• Consider adopting findings of fact; concur with Planning Commission recommendation and deny request to rezone a tract of land approximately 0.51 acre from single-family to residential-office district. The property is described as being located at 501 Rockledge Road. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects, purchaser, for Douglas J. Compton, property owner of record.
• Consider Use-Permitted-Upon Review request; concur with Planning Commission recommendation and deny request for a proposed overnight homeless shelter by Lawrence Open Shelter. The property is described as being located at 944 Ky., suite 1. Submitted by Lawrence Open Shelter. The property owner of record is James Dunn.
• Oakley Property Items.

a) Consider adoption of area plan for possible land uses for the Oakley Area. Three scenarios for an area plan were submitted by staff to the Planning Commission, but no action to adopt a plan was taken when action was taken on the rezoning items. Scenario No. 1 or 2 would be consistent with the rezoning request that had been forwarded by the Planning Commission.

b) Consider request to rezone 11.0855 acres from agricultural to planned residential district; and 3.995 acres from agricultural to residence-office district. The property is generally described as being at the southwest corner of West Sixth Street and Folks Road.

• Consider rezonings and preliminary development plans for proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.