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Note: Due to a large agenda, the City Commission meeting will start at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Commissioners will consider giving approval of a site plan for a new Salvation Army homeless shelter and service center. The facility is planned for an area just north of 19th Street and Haskell Avenue.

Background

Neighbors have expressed concerns over the new facility, and have asked for restrictions on what type of activities can occur on the site. Several of the restrictions, such as not being able to host a community meal program, have been met with resistance by the Salvation Army. Commissioners previously have asked staff members to try to work with both sides.

Consent agenda

¢ Receive city manager’s report.

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes.

¢ Receive minutes from various boards and commissions.

¢ Approve all claims.

¢ Approve licenses as recommended by the department of administrative services.

¢ Approve appointments as recommended by the mayor.

¢ Bid and purchase items:

a.) Authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with New Horizons Computer Learning Center to provide PC software training for city and county employees, for a cost not to exceed $695 per day.

b.) Set bid date of July 25 for Project No. 18-CP5-506(C) Alley Reconstruction, 10th to 11th streets, between Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets.

c.) Award bid to Western Waterproofing in the amount of $316,701 for repair of both Riverfront Parking Garage and the New Hampshire Parking Garage.

d.) Approve a 60-month lease/purchase agreement with Lighthouse Technology for a total amount of $37,468 for the Konica-Minolta C500 multifunction printer/copier (City Hall) as well as a separate service and supplies agreement for operational expenses.

e.) Authorize city manager to execute an agreement with Kansas University Public Research Institute (PRI) in the amount of $6,000 for economic development research pursuant to their June 28 proposal.

f.) Authorize city manager to enter into a design/build services contract with the design/build team of CAS Construction/Professional Engineering Consultants in the amount of $403,000 for preliminary design/build services for the construction of Pump Station 48, its associated forcemain and a portion of the upstream gravity sewer network in accordance with recommendations in the 2003 Wastewater Master Plan and direction provided by the City Commission on April 11.

g.) Direct staff to decline participation in the Mid America Council of Public Purchasing for appropriate city vehicles purchases

¢ Adopt the following ordinances on second and final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 7993, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 37.580 acres from A (Agriculture) District to RS-2 (Single-Family Residence) District. The property is generally described as being located south of East 23rd Street/Kansas Highway 10 between O’Connell and Franklin roads.

b.) Ordinance No. 7994, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 35.211 acres from A (Agriculture) District to RM-D (Duplex-Residential) District. The property is generally described as being located south of East 23rd Street/Kansas Highway 10 between O’Connell and Franklin roads.

c.) Ordinance No. 8010, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 4.6 acres from M-2 (General Industrial) District to O-1 (Office) District. The property is generally described as being located west of Haskell Avenue, and south of East 20th Street (2001 Haskell Ave.).

d.) Ordinance No. 8011, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 0.28 acre from RO-1 (Residence-Office) District to RM-3 (Multiple-Family Residence) District. The property is generally described as being located at 640 Ark.

e.) Ordinance No. 8020, authorizing industrial revenue bonds for the refinancing and expansion of Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

¢ Approve bike lane markings on Naismith Drive, from 19th Street to 23rd Street, to Phase 2 of the 2006 Overlay and Curb Repair Program.

¢ Authorize mayor to execute necessary documents in the event the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority acquires the Clinton Place Apartments, 2125 Clinton Parkway. This authorization does not require city funding. If city funding is requested, additional City Commission approval will be required.

¢ Authorize the city manager to execute a license agreement with Brook Creek Neighborhood Assn. for use of a tract of land at 1205 Brook as a neighborhood garden.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign a release of mortgage for the following: Carolyn Buchanan, 2707 Rawhide Lane; Kathryn (Newell) Andrew, 410 Minn.; Rudolph Schulz, 422 Lincoln; and Audra Spurlock-Read, 1415 Clare Court.

Regular agenda

¢ Consider the following long term transportation items:

a.) Provide direction on KDOT 5-Year Plan.

b.) Consider approving submittal of project request form for improvements to 19th Street and Louisiana Street and inclusion into the 5-Year Plan with KDOT. (Approve lengthening of left turn lane on 19th Street east of Louisiana, construction of center turn lane on 19th Street west of Louisiana, and construction of bus turnout lane on Louisiana south of 19th Street.)

c.) Consider KDOT Applications for KLINK, Geometric Improvements, and Economic Development (applications for this project are due by Aug. 1).

¢ Receive staff report concerning proposed improvements to George Williams Way north and south of West Sixth Street.

a.) Resolution No. 8021, establishing a public hearing date for the improvement of George Williams Way, from Overland Drive north to city limits.

b.) Resolution No. 8023, establishing a public hearing date for the improvement of George Williams Way, south of Sixth Street to Ken Ridge Drive.

c.) Resolution No. 8025, establishing a public hearing date for improvement of George Williams Way north of 6th Street.

¢ Receive request from Thomas Fritzel concerning the United States Post Office building at Seventh and Vermont streets.

Note: The following items will not be heard before 6:35 p.m.

¢ Proclaim the week of June 25- July 1 as “Citizen Review Board Week.”

¢ Conduct public hearing to consider the vacation of a 25-foot gas line easement in Lot 2, Brackett School Addition as requested by Lawrence Board of Realtors.

¢ Consider authorization for the transfer of city-owned lots to Tenants to Homeowners, Inc.

¢ Consider items related to the proposed Salvation Army facility to be located on the west side of Haskell Avenue between Lynn Street and Homewood Street:

a.) Consider approval of a site plan for a Salvation Army Community Complex to be located on the west side of Haskell Avenue between Lynn Street and Homewood Street.

¢ Consider authorizing mayor to execute a joint city/county letter to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment concerning environmental responsibilities at the former Farmland facility.