Bottom line

City commissioners will receive a progress report from the organizers of ECO2, an effort to establish more industrial land and open space in Douglas County.

Background

The ECO2 program does not yet have a funding source, and it is expected to be an issue that city commissioners consider during their 2007 preparations, which are going on now.

Other business

Consent agenda

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes from June 6.

¢ Receive minutes from various boards.

¢ Approve all claims.

¢ Approve licenses as recommended by the Department of Administrative Services

¢ Bid and purchase items

a.) Authorize the city manager to execute a service order with Marsh McBirney for installation and initiation of data delivery services for the Permanent Flow monitoring system totaling $282,000.

b.) Authorize the city manager to execute the Wakarusa sewer plant supplement No. 2 for pre-design services with Black & Veatch Engineers, increasing the existing services contract for $1,332,000.

c.) Approve purchase of firehouse software off the state contract from ACS for $45,145.

d.) Authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Professional Engineering Consultants, from the design/build team of CAS Construction/Professional Engineering Consultants, for $290,800 for preliminary field investigative services to be delivered as part of the design/build services for the construction of the Baldwin Creek 1 Pump Station 1

e.) Set bid date for Project No.1SS-104, North Lawrence Pump Stations 1, 2 and 3, for July 25

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

a.) Ordinance No. 7880, adopting the codification of ordinances of the city of Lawrence as authorized by Ordinance 7879.

b.) Ordinance No. 8013: A table of clarifying text/corrections is provided to clean up the Nov. 11, 2005, edition prior to the July 1 effective date. The majority of the table of recommended revisions is the result of staff and legal counsel review of additional public comment and staff review since the draft was posted on Nov. 11, 2005.

c.) Ordinance No. 8014: Proposed revisions to the purpose statement for the new RMG, Multiple-dwelling Residential-Greek Housing District and to clarify that conversion of Greek housing to other uses deemed to be compatible with adjacent residential development are permitted through a special use permit for adaptive reuse.

d.) Ordinance No. 8015 Section 20-403 currently permits the development of Retail Establishments, Large, in the CS, Commercial Strip District. Public comment has indicated concerns regarding the potential redevelopment of CS properties with big box stores as a permitted use in this district.

e.) Ordinance No. 8016: Proposed revisions to Article 7, Planned Developments.

f.) Ordinance No. 8017: Proposed revisions to 20-908 regarding driveway standards in various residential districts.

g.) Ordinance No. 8018: Proposed revisions to 20-1304 regarding the criteria for Major Changes to Final Development Plans.

h.) Ordinance No. 8019: Amendments to 20-1739 to identify additional uses permitted in the Manufacturing & Production, Limited category to address public comment received at the Feb. 22 meeting.

¢ Adopt the following ordinances on second and final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 7949: Text Amendment to Chapter 21 of the city code, which would eliminate government takings for street or other public purposes as a cause of any setback or required off-street parking violation.

b.) Ordinance No. 8004: Repeal of the 50 foot setback along West Sixth Street/U.S. Highway 40 between Monterey Way and Wakarusa Drive

c.) Ordinance No. 7990, regarding overweight vehicles.

d.) Ordinance No. 7991, regarding vehicle safety requirements.

¢ Authorize city manager to execute a confidentiality agreement and entry agreement with the FI Remediation Trust. These agreements will allow the city and Douglas County to access the former Farmland plant site and review certain documents in the evaluation of the property

¢ Approve as signs of community interest a request from the Downtown Lawrence Inc. to place banners on the construction fencing in 700 and 800 blocks of Massachusetts

¢ Authorize the city manager to enter into an encroachment agreement with USD 497 for the installation of an ADA-accessible ramp in a portion of the right-of-way, adjacent to New York School, 936 N.Y.

¢ Receive city manager’s report

Regular agenda

¢ Receive presentation of annual report from the ECO2 Commission.

¢ Conduct public hearing on the creation of a special assessment benefit district for the improvement of Stoneridge Drive south of West Sixth Street.

¢ Receive briefing from Barbara Huppee, executive director, Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority, concerning Clinton Place Apartments, 2125 Clinton Parkway.

¢ Provide direction on the following long term transportation items:

a.) Provide direction on KDOT 5-year plan.

b.) Approve submittal of project request form for improvements to 19th Street and Louisiana Street and inclusion into the 5-Year Plan with KDOT.