Bottom line

City commissioners will receive a report from the Old West Lawrence Task Force regarding possible rezoning of property in the neighborhood.

Background

The task force has been studying the neighborhood as part of an area planning process. The group has been identifying property that currently isn’t properly zoned for the use that it has. In total, 16 pieces of property are proposed for rezoning. Many of them are single family homes that are located on property zoned for duplexes. The neighborhood is seeking the land to be zoned to single family status.

Other business

Consent agenda

approve city commission meeting minutes

receive minutes from various boards and commissions

approve all claims

approve class A club license for Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1803 W. Sixth St.; and retail liquor licenses for Alvin’s Wine & Spirits, 4000 W. Sixth St., and Hillcrest Discount Liquor, 905 Iowa.

approve appointments as recommended by the mayor.

bid and purchase items:

a.) set bid date of Oct. 18 for the weatherization program for 30 homes in various locations throughout Lawrence.

b.) award bid for trees for the Master Street Tree Program to the low bidder of Rosehill Gardens for $129,495.

adopt the following on first 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.

adopt a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute special warranty deed for the Martin-Logan property, 2001 Del., and the retirement of the 1999 Industrial Revenue Bond in the amount of $1.055 million.

adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds of $300,000 for traffic signal renovations.

approve unanimous recommendation from Traffic Safety Commission and approve ordinance on first reading to establish 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 the following:

a.) site plan for site improvements to a commercial building at 201-29 W. Eighth St.

b.) site plan for Polk Spec Building, a 4,800-square-foot office/storage building at 1150 E. 11th St.

authorize the city’s surplus and unfound property auction for Oct. 1 at the Traffic Division Garage at Fifth and Mississippi streets.

receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

consider Lawrence Arts Commission recommendation to deny a request for a mural at Century School, 816 Ky.

provide direction to staff concerning proposed improvements/reconstruction of Kasold Drive between 22nd Street and Bob Billings Parkway.

receive letter from Old West Lawrence Task Force regarding zoning changes in the Old West Lawrence neighborhood.