Bottom line

City commissioners will consider upholding a recommendation by the Traffic Safety Commission to deny a request to establish no parking along the west side of Lawrence Avenue from 150 feet north of Bob Billings Parkway to Applegate Court.

Background

Residents in the neighborhood presented traffic safety commissioners with a petition with 38 names requesting that parking be prohibited on the stretch of road. Traffic safety commissioners, though, denied the request on a 4-1 vote because they were concerned as to where the vehicles would relocate, and that the lack of parking would increase the speed of traffic on the street.

Other business

Recognition/proclamations

¢ proclaim Oct. 9-15 as Wellness Opportunity Week.

¢ proclaim Oct. 9-15 as Kansas Family and Community Education Week.

¢ proclaim October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

¢ proclaim October as Arts and Humanities Month.

Consent agenda

¢ approve city commission meeting minutes.

¢ receive minutes from various boards and commissions.

¢ approve all claims.

¢ approve drinking establishment licenses for Alvamar Country Club, 1809 Crossgate Drive, Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St., Tanner’s Bar & Grill, 1540 Wakarusa Drive and The Limelight Club, 925 Iowa; retail liquor licenses for The Wine Cellar, 2100 W. 25th St., and Jensen Retail Liquor, 620 W. Ninth St.; Class A Club license for VFW Post No. 852, 138 Ala.; and Class B Club license for Brandon Woods Club, 1501 Inverness Drive.

¢ approve appointments as recommended by the mayor.

¢ bid and purchase items:

a.) award bid for large sanitary sewer cleaning and inspection to Ace Pipe Cleaning for $73,553.

b.) authorize negotiations with Burns and McDonnell for an engineering services contract to complete the preliminary design report for the Kaw Water Supply and Transmission Improvements.

¢ adopt on first reading:

a.) an ordinance amending the city code to raise the jurisdictional limit for theft from $500 to $1,000.

b.) an ordinance allowing the temporary sale, consumption and possession of cereal malt beverages at South Park on Oct. 22 as part of a “Love from Lawrence” fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

¢ adopt on second and final reading:

a.) an ordinance to rezone 2.999 acres from A-1 Suburban Home to RS-1 Single Family. The property is located southeast of Lake Estates Subdivision between East 920 Road and Lake Alvamar.

b.) an ordinance to rezone 2.09 acres from A-1 to RS-1. The property is located southeast of Lake Estates Subdivision between East 920 Road and Lake Alvamar.

c.) an ordinance to rezone 7.49 acres from A-1 to RS-2 Single Family. The property is located southeast of Lake Estates Subdivision between East 920 Road and Lake Alvamar.

d.) an ordinance to rezone .99 acre from M-1 Research Industrial to RO-2 Residential-Office. The property is located between East 19th Street and Homewood Streets, east of Bullene Avenue.

e.) an ordinance establishing no parking from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on school days along both sides of Madeline Lane between Ninth Street and Yale Road.

¢ approve alteration to plat condition regarding building permits for Monterey Bluffs subdivision.

¢ authorize the mayor to sign a release of mortgage for Justin Crockett, 1602 Cadet Avenue.

Regular agenda item

¢ receive request for an exception to the building permit moratorium from Greg Seibel to move the house from 1503 Haskell Ave. to 1313 Haskell Ave. Also provide direction to staff on future of the area’s building permit moratorium, which expires on Nov. 24.

¢ consider traffic safety commission denial of request to establish no parking along the west side of Lawrence Avenue from 150 feet north of Bob Billings Parkway to Applegate Court.

¢ recess into executive session to discuss matters deemed privileged in the attorney client relationship and to discuss possible acquisition of real estate.