Recognition

• Recognize the Safe Winter Walkways Volunteer Program participants.
• Proclaim the week of April 18-23 as Seed Savers Week and Saturday as Seed Savers Day.

Consent agenda

Receive minutes from various boards and commissions: Board of Zoning Appeals meeting from March 3; Sign Code Board of Appeals meeting of March 3; Public Health Board meeting of Feb. 21; Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting of March 8 and Traffic Safety Commission meeting of March 7.

• Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.

¢ Approve licenses as recommended by the Department of Administrative Services.

¢ Bid and purchase items:

a) Authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with ADG for engineering services for the partial parallel taxiway improvement project at the Lawrence Municipal Airport for $112,180.

b) Approve selection of Black and Veatch for an engineering services contract to complete the Preliminary Design Report for Phase II of the Clinton Water Treatment plant expansion; authorize city manager to negotiate a contract for final City Commission approval.

• Adopt the following ordinance(s) on first reading:

a) a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 5.57 acres from RS-2 (Single-Family Residential) District to PRD-1 (Planned Residential Development) District. The property is described as being located at 1503 Haskell Ave. Submitted by Allen Belot for Parnell Park Investors.

b) allow possession and consumption in the Free State Brewery sidewalk dining area.

• Adopt Resolution No. 6590, authorizing the mayor to sign the application for the 2005 Emergency Shelter Grant from the city to the state of Kansas.
• Approve the following site plan(s), subject to conditions:

a) SP-02-13-05: A site plan for two contractor shop buildings located at 1035 E. 23rd St. Submitted by Landplan Engineering on behalf of Larry and Sue Midyett, property owners of record.

b) SP-02-17-05: A site plan for a 1,920- and 11,520-square-foot addition to two existing industrial buildings located at 815 E. 12th St. Submitted by Bartlett & West Engineers Inc. on behalf of Smitty Belcher — Huxtable & Associates, property owner of record.

c) N-01-02-05: Teller’s, an expansion of a nonconforming use and site plan for a sidewalk dining area located at 746 Mass. Submitted by Overland Pizza Company dba Teller’s Restaurant for Caspian Group LLC, the property owner of record. This site plan application was received prior to the 45 day moratorium on sidewalk dining permits established on March 29, 2005. Payment of license fee and completion of license requirements is required prior to establishment of use.

d) N-04-03-05/SP-02-19-05: Free State Brewing Co., an expansion of a nonconforming use and site plan for a sidewalk dining area located at 636 Mass. Submitted by Hernly Associates Inc., for the property owners of record. This site plan application was received prior to the 45-day moratorium on sidewalk dining permits established on March 29.

e) 1011 Mass., a site plan for the property located at 1011 Mass. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects for Consolidated Properties of Lawrence Inc., property owners of record.

• Receive request for special assessment benefit district from Parnell Investors LLC for the construction of Anna Tappan Way; refer to staff for preparation of resolution establishing a public hearing to consider establishing a benefit district.
• Approve as signs of community interest a request from the Lawrence Region Antique Automobile Club of America to place directional and notification signs in various rights-of-way during the Lawrence Swap Meet from May 7– May 8.
• Receive request and approve issuance of building permits for the residential lots at Oakley Addition with occupancy contingent upon completion of Folks Road. The permits will only allow foundation work (noncombustible materials) until city waterlines for the development are approved and operational. Approve alteration of building permit condition on Final Plat for Oakley Addition to allow issuance. The City Commission recently awarded the bid for this road project to R.D. Johnson.
• Authorize the mayor to sign a Subordination Agreement for Glenda and Terry Shelby, 741 Locust St.
• Receive report from Neighborhood Resources regarding storm shelters.

Regular agenda

• Receive report from Paula Phillips, Douglas County Emergency Management, regarding the Douglas County Mitigation Plan.
• Receive draft traffic-calming policy and traffic-calming project priority ranking system as recommended by the Traffic Safety Commission.