Agenda highlights ¢ 9 a.m. Thursday ¢ City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets ¢ Sunflower Broadband Channel 25 ¢ Meeting documents online at www.lawrenceks.org

Commission to convene in new Thursday morning meeting

Bottom line

City commissioners will conduct their first regular Thursday morning meeting. Commissioners earlier this summer agreed to cancel their Tuesday evening meetings during the third week of the month and replace them with a Thursday morning meeting.

The meetings are designed to take care of routine business and then be followed by a City Commission study session.

This week, commissioners will conduct a study session on the Lawrence Public Library and whether it needs to be expanded.

Other business

Consent agenda

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Aug. 7.

¢ 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 execute bidding and special services contract with Airport Development Group for $54,500, construction contract with Hamm Inc. for $443,678, and Federal Aviation Administration grant agreement in the amount of $966,254.

b.) Authorize the city manager to enter into an engineering contract with BG Consultants Inc. in the amount of $187,903.50 for completion of construction plans and specifications for the proposed improvements of George Williams Way, from Sixth Street to the north city limit.

c.) Authorize the city manager to enter into negotiations with Wilson & Company for professional services for 31st Street, from Haskell Avenue to O’Connell Road.

¢ Adopt the following ordinances on second and final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8141, rezoning approximately 1.623 acres known as Lot 2A, Block 2, a Lot Split of Lot 2, Block 2, a Final Plat of Wakarusa Place Addition, from PRD-2 District to OS District.

b.) Ordinance No. 8142, rezoning approximately 2.186 acres known as Lot 2B, Block 2, a Lot Split of Lot 2, Block 2, a Final Plat of Wakarusa Place Addition, from PRD-Wakarusa Place District to PCD-6Wak District, with restrictions.

c.) Ordinance No. 8143, rezoning approximately 15.789 acres known as Lot 3 and Lot 4, Block 2, a Final Plat of Wakarusa Place Addition, from PCD-6Wak District (with restrictions) to PCD-6Wak District (with restrictions.)

¢ Approve the following unanimous recommendations from the Traffic Safety Commission:

a.) Deny request for stop signs at the intersection of 16th and Rhode Island streets.

b.) Establish no parking along the west side of Grand Circle.

c.) Establish no parking along the north side of 30th Street from Crestline Drive west to the first property line.

d.) Permit parking along the west side of Four Wheel Drive between the north and south driveways of 2801-2835 and along the east side from 2858 to 29th Terrace.

¢ Adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 8149 establishing no parking along the west side of Grand Circle; establishing no parking along the north side of 30th Street from Crestline Drive west to the first property line; and permitting parking on the west side of Four Wheel Drive between the north and south driveways of 2801-2835 and along the east side from 2858 to 29th Terrace.

¢ Authorize staff to negotiate an Engineering Services Agreement with Burns & McDonnell/BG Consultants Inc. to design modifications to Pump Station 25 (East Hills Business Park) and the associated force main.

¢ Approve amendments to Article 8 (Joint City/County Subdivision Regulations) of the Development Code for TA-06-13-07 to modify requirements for topographical surveys. Initiated by Planning Commission on June 25.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign releases of mortgage for Esther R. Mervine, 425 Mo., and Brian Lindaman, 255 N. Mich., No. 2-7.

¢ Approve the following items relating to “Get Downtown,” a live musical event to be Sept. 14 on East Eighth Street between Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets.

a.) Approve city financial participation in the amount of $5,000 from the guest tax reserve fund for “Get Downtown.”

b.) Approve as “signs of community interest” two banners spanning East Eighth Street that will notify the public of the “Get Downtown” event. The banners will be placed on Sept. 7 and removed on Sept. 19.

c.) Approve right-of-way permit application for “Get Downtown” event for East Eighth Street from Massachusetts to New Hampshire streets from noon Sept. 14 to 1 a.m. Sept. 15.

¢ Approve Lawrence Arts Commission recommendation to approve the proposed mural that will be located on the north elevation of the structure located at 100 E. Ninth St.