Bottom line

City commissioners will get updated on plans to build a trail and a playground in a new park area east of George Williams Way and Harvard Road.

Background

The Parks and Recreation Department has developed a plan that will allow the development of both a trail and a playground. Originally it was thought that funding might allow only one project or the other, but the department is now proposing that parts of the trail be left unpaved, which will save money.

Other business

Recognition

¢ Proclaim Tuesday, Oct. 31, as Halloween Beggars Night.

Consent agenda

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Oct. 10.

¢ 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 purchase of required takings from Elizabeth Spray Haehl, trustee of the Alice C. Spray Credit Trust, for $33,500 and Janette McCullough, trustee of the Janette McCullough Living Trust, for $17,900 for the Baldwin Creek pump station project.

b.) Award purchase of three submersible sanitary sewerage pumps, including installation and startup, for the utilities department to Douglas Pump for $91,100.

c.) Approve sale of surplus dump truck through Gov Deals.

d.) Award 2006 weatherization bids from the Neighborhood Resources Department to: Advanced Glass & Mirror (storm windows) for $32,222; T&J Holdings Inc., (weather-stripping) for $3,460; and Midwest Insulation (attic insulation) for $22,425.

e.) Authorize the city manager to negotiate an engineering services contract with Black & Veatch to design the Stoneridge Elevated Water Storage Tank and site improvements.

f.) Authorize the city manager to enter into a design/build service contract with Burns & McDonnell/Garney LLC for $1,862,017 for the construction of the Yankee Tank Creek 2-1 & 2-2 Relief Gravity Interceptor projects.

g.) Approve change order for $14,112 for Riverfront parking garage and New Hampshire parking garage repair project, and provide five additional calendar working days to Western Waterproofing Inc. to perform additional work.

h.) Approve amendment to engineering services contract with Peridian Group Inc. in the amount of $28,885 to include the eastbound right-turn lane off Kansas Highway 10 onto O’Connell Road.

i.) Authorize city manager to enter into a cooperative city/county agreement with R&R Communications Inc. for fiber optic cable installation between City Hall and the Law Enforcement Center for $30,132.28 and $59/hour rock clause for the cooperative fiber optic project.

j.) Authorize the city manager to enter into negotiation with ETC Institute for a contract for services for completion of a citizen survey. The negotiated contract will be placed on a future City Commission agenda.

¢ Adopt the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8044, annexing approximately nine acres (Pump Station No. 48 site, south of Kansas Turnpike).

¢ Accept revised easements on PF-07-18-06: final plat for Stephens-Noller Addition, a one-lot industrial subdivision. The property is located on the southwest corner of Research Park Drive and Bob Billings Parkway.

¢ Approve, subject to conditions: A site plan for 14 additional angled parking spaces within the West Third Street right-of-way. Proposed location is along the north side of West Third Street in front of the Kaw Water Treatment Facility, 720 W. Third St.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign a subordination agreement for Christine Lanier, 1812 Atherton Court.

¢ Receive quarterly report from Bert Nash Mental Health Center regarding the Case Management Outreach Team.

Regular agenda

¢ Receive status report from Dan Boyle, Boyle and Associates, concerning city and Kansas University transit study.

¢ Receive staff report and summary of public comments. Consider authorizing Phase I development of “Greenbelt Park” (east of George Williams Way and Harvard Road).

¢ Consider the following items related to proposed development at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive:

a.) Consider adopting findings of fact, approving rezoning requests, and authorize drafting of ordinances for placement on future agenda:

1.) A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 2.21 acres, from PRD-2 (Planned Residential Development) to PCD-2 (Planned Commercial Development with revised use restrictions). The property is located at the intersection of Sixth Street & Wakarusa Drive, north side of U.S. Highway 40.

2.) A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 15.8 acres, from PCD-2 (Planned Commercial Development with limited uses) to PCD-2 (Planned Commercial Development with revised use restrictions). The property is located at the intersection of Sixth Street & Wakarusa Drive, north side of U.S. 40.

b.) Consider, subject to conditions and use restrictions, a preliminary development plan for Wal-Mart that includes approximately 17.98 acres. The property is located at the northwest intersection of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. The plan proposes approximately 121,500 square feet of commercial development.