Agenda highlights ¢ 6:35 p.m. Tuesday ¢ City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets ¢ Sunflower Broadband Channel 25 ¢ Meeting documents online at www.lawrenceks.org

Bottom line

City commissioners will consider approving a permit to allow the Lawrence Community Shelter, a downtown homeless shelter, to continue operating. Commissioners will begin their meeting at 5 p.m. to conduct a study session on water and wastewater projects; the regular meeting will start at 6:35 p.m.

Background

Commissioners have been renewing the permit on a year-by-year basis while the shelter looks for a more suitable location. Several neighbors have complained that the shelter is not appropriate for the neighborhood. As part of this permit renewal, city planners are recommending that the shelter hire a a part-time security guard to patrol the grounds around the shelter.

Recognition, proclamations

¢ Proclaim the week of April 15-21 as National Volunteer Week.

¢ Proclaim the week of April 15-21 as Green Power Community Week.

¢ Proclaim the week of April 22-28 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Consent agenda

¢ Receive minutes from various boards and commissions.

¢ Approve all claims.

¢ Approve licenses as recommended by the Department of Administrative Services.

¢ Bid and purchase items:

a.) Set bid date of May 8 for Project No. 09-SR4-307(C), 2007 Overlay and Curb Repair Program, Phase 1.

b.) Approve sale of surplus equipment from Parks and Recreation Department, Police Department, and Fire & Medical Department on Gov. Deals.

c.) Award bid for two 3/4-ton, 4 x 4 crew cab pick-ups for the Fire & Medical Department to Shawnee Mission Ford for $45,016.

d.) Approve annual software maintenance for geographic information systems (GIS) software for several departments to ESRI for $34,637.07.

¢ Adopt on first reading, joint city-county ordinance to replace Chapter 7 Industrial and Employment Related Land Use in Horizon 2020 with a revised Chapter 7 entitled “Chapter 7 Industrial and Employment Related Land Use in Horizon 2020, CPA-2004-02 Edition,” and repealing the existing chapter.

¢ Adopt the following resolutions:

a.) Resolution No. 6715, authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $150,000 for traffic safety renovations.

b.) Resolution No. 6716, authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $450,000 for the milling and overlay of Iowa Street, from Sixth Street to Harvard Road and Irving Hill Road (overpass) to 23rd Street/Clinton Parkway.

¢ Approve, subject to conditions, SUP-01-01-07, a special use permit for a Nextel Communications cellular tower at 2101 Wakarusa Drive.

¢ Accept dedication of easements and rights-of-way for PP-01-01-07, a preliminary plat for 1st Step Facility, located at 3015 W. 31st St. Submitted by Bartlett & West Engineers Inc. for Cherry Manor Inc. in care of Charles P. Pomeroy, property owner of record.

¢ Approve rezoning and direct staff to draft ordinance, for Z-01-02-07, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 7.73 acres, from RS10 (Single-Dwelling Residential) and UR (Urban Reserve) to RMO (Multi-Dwelling Residential-Office).

¢ Reverse action to vacate rights-of-way on PF-08-28-05, a reconsideration of final plat of Stoneridge East to reverse the action to vacate the west half of street right-of-way for Winthrop Court as shown on the final plat of Stoneridge East.

¢ Approve TA-11-13-06, amendments to Chapter 20, Article 7 Subdivision Regulations to correct and clarify the proposed regulations. Initiated by the Planning Commission at its November 2006 meeting.

¢ Approve, subject to conditions and use restrictions, PDP-02-01-07, a Preliminary Development Plan for Camson Villas, located at 430 Eisenhower Drive.

¢ Authorize the city manager to enter into a license agreement for the use of right-of-way with Matthew F. Gilhousen to allow for the continued use of an existing asphalt driveway that traverses the unimproved right-of-way of North Sixth Street extended south of Walnut Street.

¢ Receive annexation request for the remainder of city-owned property acquired for the Pump Station 48 project, approximately 40 acres located north of Folks Road extended. Refer request to Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission for recommendation.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign a subordination agreement for M. Allissa Long, 714 N. Michigan Circle.

¢ Receive Downtown Lawrence Inc. 2006 annual report.

¢ Approve request from Special Alcohol Fund Advisory Board to change the term expiration dates from April 30 to June 30.

¢ Approve request from Lawrence Skate Association to paint a mural at the skate park at 600 Rockledge Road, pending final review by Parks & Recreation Department.

¢ Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda items

¢ Receive staff report on proposed water and wastewater capital improvements information.

a.) Authorize distribution of request for qualifications for the design/build of the Wakarusa Water Reclamation Facility, if appropriate.

b.) Adopt Resolution No. 6617, authorizing $88,000,000 in water/wastewater improvements, if appropriate.

c.) Award bid for Clinton WTP expansion project to CAS Construction for $13,979,000 and authorize the city manager to enter into a contract agreement for the project, if appropriate.

d.) Authorize the city manager to execute the contract for construction phase engineering services, if appropriate.

e.) Authorize the advertisement of a request for proposals for instrumentation and control services, if appropriate.

¢ Consider request from Recycling & Resource Conservation Advisory Board to change its name to Sustainability Advisory Board and to adopt new bylaws.

¢ Lawrence Community Shelter land use items:

a.) Consider Planning Commission recommendation to approve, subject to conditions, SUP-01-02-07, a special use permit for the Lawrence Community Shelter at 944 Ky.

b.) Conduct public hearing regarding the structure at 944 Ky. and make a determination based on a consideration of all relevant factors that there is/is not a feasible and prudent alternative to the proposed conditions of approval for the Special Use Permit for the Lawrence Community Shelter. The Historic Resources Commission approved.

¢ Mercato/George Williams Way/Sanitary Sewer Improvements

a.) Receive staff report on the recommended George Williams Way improvements.

b.) Receive staff report regarding sanitary sewer improvements serving property west of Queens Road, north of West Sixth Street (Baldwin Creek gravity line from pump station no. 45 to 48).

c.) Consider approving, subject to conditions and use restrictions, PDP-08-08-06: a preliminary development plan for Mercato.

d.) Consider accepting dedication of easements and rights-of-way for PF-06-15-06, a final plat for Mercato Addition 1st Plat, north of U.S. Highway 40 and east of Kansas Highway 0.