Bottom line

The Lawrence City Commission will hear a proposal to require storm shelters or safe rooms for all new homes.

Background

The proposal comes from Lawrence resident Jane Graves, who says that people who live in houses without basements should have a way of being safe from severe storms that hit town.

Other business

Recognition

• Proclaim the month of June as “Kansas Business Appreciation Month.”
• Proclaim June 15-20 as “Lawrence Juneteenth Celebration.”
• Recognition of the Lawrence Arts Commission’s 2004 grant award recipients.

Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from June 8.
• Approve all claims.
• Approve retail liquor license for Stafford Liquor, 1906 Mass.

Bid and purchase items:

• Authorize the purchase of in-car mobile data systems for seven patrol cars from Motorola Direct, the sole vendor, for $58,403.
• Authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Shafer, Kline and Warren Inc. for the study phase services for the Anderson Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements. The amount shall not exceed $5,880. Funding will come from the Utilities Department Capital Improvement Fund.
• Authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with BG Consultants Inc. for the study and design phase services for the Sixth Street and Indiana Street sanitary sewer improvements. The amount shall not exceed $23,724. Funding will come from the utilities department capital improvement fund.
• Authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Delich, Roth, and Goodwillie P.A. for study phase services for engineering services for the following relief sewer studies: 21st Street, Ousdahl Road to 23rd Street and Naismith Drive; 24th Street and Crossgate Drive; and Wakarusa Drive and Harvard Road. The amount shall not exceed $51,331. Funding will come from the utilities department capital improvement fund.

Adopt the following ordinances on first reading:

• Ordinance No. 7794, rezoning 11.5587 acres from limited business district to planned commercial development district, property north of Clinton Parkway and east of Kansas Highway 10. Initiated by the planning commission at its January meeting. Yankee Tank Investors, Yankee Tank Investors L.C. and Alvamar Inc. are the property owners of record.
• Ordinance No. 7790, establishing no parking along the east side of Kentucky Street from 15th Street south 85 feet.
• Ordinance No. 7798, changing the street name of 16th Street between Wakarusa Drive and Research Park Drive to Research Park Way.
• Adopt on first reading Charter Ordinance No. 37 relating to trial proceedings in Lawrence Municipal Court, exempting the city from K.S.A. 12-4501 pertaining to the Kansas Code of Procedure for Municipal Courts and adopting substitute provisions in place thereof. Four affirmative votes are required for charter ordinances.

Adopt findings of fact; approve rezoning request; authorize drafting of ordinance for placement on future agenda:

• A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 4.07 acres from agricultural district to single-family residential district. The property is south of West Sixth Street and west of East 1000 Road Queens Road/Branchwood Drive extended. Submitted by Williams Spurgeon Kuhl & Freshnock Architects Inc. for Kansas/Nebraska Association of Seventh Day Adventist Inc., property owner of record.
• A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 26.712 acres from agricultural district to single-family residence district. The property is north of Harvard Road extended and east of George Williams Way extended. Submitted by BG Consultants Inc. for Green Tree L.C., applicant, and Michael D. Stultz, property owner of record.
• Accept revised final plat for Foxfire Addition No. 5: cul-de-sac realignment to the southern end of Burning Tree Drive. Submitted by Landplan Engineering P.A. as a revision to the Foxfire Addition No. 5 Final Plat for Alvamar Inc., Mabet No. 2 L.C., North Tank L.C., and RLCC Inc., property owners of record.
• Authorize the mayor to sign a release of mortgage for L&S Investments, 1033 N.J.
• City manager’s report.

Regular agenda

• Receive Public Improvement Task Force white paper report. Direct staff concerning short- and long-term recommendations, if appropriate.
• Receive letter from Jane K.R. Graves concerning storm shelter/ safe room issues.
• Continued discussion from June 8 city commission meeting on proposed condemnation of sanitary sewer easements for the Northfield Estates sanitary sewer project.
• Conduct public hearing on proposed special assessment benefit district for the construction of Lake Pointe Drive, north of Clinton Parkway.
• Receive Black & Veatch Executive Summary and attachments regarding wastewater system for the southeast area. Summary is intended to clarify capacity and wastewater treatment issues raised during the May 5 city/county study session.
• Receive correspondence from the Lawrence Farmers Market regarding future relocation and improvements to the Farmers Market.