Bottom line

City commissioners will review a plan to annex 54 acres located northwest of Clinton Parkway and Kansas Highway 10. The annexation is part of a residential housing development that developers are promoting as an effort to address affordable housing concerns.

Background

Members of the Lawrence-Douglas County planning staff are recommending that commissioners deny the request. Staff members said they are concerned the property is located too far outside the city limits, and the city has not planned to extend sewer services to the site at this time. Several planning commissioners, though, were intrigued by the development proposal because it proposes some small-lot modular residential homes that would cost less than the average Lawrence home.

Other business

Proclamation

• proclaim the month of March as National Developmental Disability Awareness Month.

Consent agenda

• approve City Commission meeting minutes
• receive minutes from various boards and commissions
• approve all claims
• approve appointments as recommended by the mayor
• bid and purchase items

a.) approve bids for miscellaneous stormwater improvements

b.) approve bids for mowing contract for various locations from Master Lawns in amount of $16,230

c.) authorize city manager to amend existing engineering contract with BG Consultants for Sixth Street and Indiana Street sewer improvements for amount of $32,127

d.) authorize city manager to enter into a contract with Delich, Roth & Goodwille P.A. for design, bid and construction phase services for the 24th Street and Crossgate Drive and Wakarusa Street and Harvard Road relief sewers in the amount of $138,827

e.) award the painting of the water tank at 19th Street and Kasold Drive to TMI Coatings for $321,000.

f.) authorize mayor to sign a supplemental agreement for $40,130 with Landplan Engineering for additional engineering services for the construction of Monterey Way, Stetson Drive to Peterson Road.

g.) award Harvard Road traffic-calming improvements projects to Pavers Inc. in the amount of $396,552.

• adopt the following ordinances on first reading:

a.) ordinance authorizing the condemnation of certain property interests (Brunfeldt tract) for the improvement of Monterey Way.

b.) ordinance amending sections of the smoking ban. The amendments concern the definitions of enclosed places and an exemption for certain qualifying break rooms.

• adopt on second and final reading an ordinance amending the city’s plumbing code concerning materials for drainage.
• adopt the following resolutions:

a.) resolution establishing April 12 as the public hearing date to consider the establishment of a special assessment benefit district for the improvement of a westbound turn lane on 23rd Street at O’Connell Road.

b.) resolution amending the residency requirements for the ECO2 commission

• approve a sidewalk dining license for Jefferson’s Restaurant, 743 Mass.
• approve the following temporary use permitted upon review.

a.) a request for a temporary use permitted upon review for special events at Brandon Woods Retirement Community, 1501 Inverness Drive.

b.) a request for a promotional display of boats for sale at First State Bank, 3901 W. Sixth St.

• approve request to rezone 1 acre from A-1 Suburban Residential to RS-1 Single Family Residential. The property is located at 810 N. Minn.
• approve request from Friends of the Lawrence Public Library to place signs regarding the annual used book sale in various rights-of-way between Sixth and Ninth streets between Massachusetts and Tennessee streets from April 1 to April 9.
• city managers shop

Regular agenda

• receive draft request for qualifications for Prime Consultant Services for Lawrence Public Library Expansion Project.
• consideration of city participation in the Community Housing Assessment Team process sponsored by Aquila Networks.
• receive memo from the Recycling and Resource Conservation Advisory Board on recommended energy conservation strategies.
• receive memo from the Uniform Building Code Board of Appeals requesting direction in regards to the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Building Code.
• review plans to annex 54 acres located northwest of Clinton Parkway and Kansas Highway 10.
• consider requests to rezone 3.6 acres from A-1 Suburban Home to RS-2 Single Family Residential and 5.02 acres and 5.21 acres from A-1 to RS-1 Single Family Residence. The property generally is southeast of Lake Estates between East 920 Road and Lake Alvamar.
• consider a motion to recess into executive session to discuss nonelected personnel matters for 10 minutes.