Bottom line

City commissioners will consider adopting a new vision statement regarding how to provide service to the community’s homeless population.

Background

The city-appointed Community Commission on Homelessness recently recommended a new vision for the community’s homeless service efforts. The vision calls for the community to have only one homeless shelter but also says the community needs to establish an array of temporary and transitional housing options.

Other business

Recognition

¢ Recognition of VFW Firefighter of the Year.

Consent agenda

¢ Approve June 12 City Commission meeting minutes.

¢ Receive minutes from various boards and commissions.

¢ Approve all claims.

¢ Approve appointments as recommended by the mayor.

¢ Bid and purchase items:

a.) Award City Bid No. B07037 for phase two of the 2007 overlay and curb repair program to LRM Industries Inc. in the amount of $1,110,652.60.

b.) Authorize the Administrative Services Department to renew coverage provided by Emergency Services Insurance Program for emergency vehicles, general liability, management liability and portable equipment for the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical Department from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008, for an estimated premium of $75,572; renew coverage provided by Affiliated FM for the city’s building/property coverage from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008, for an estimated annual premium of $125,227.

c.) Authorize the city manager to negotiate a contract with Kansas Engineering for instrumentation and control engineering services in support of the city-supplied supervisory control and data acquisition system as part of the Clinton Water Treatment Plant expansion.

¢ Adopt on second and final reading, Ordinance No. 8098, an ordinance providing for the adoption of the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, June 12, 2007 Edition” incorporating by reference said amendments, codifying the code in “The Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2006 Edition” Chapter 20, and repealing the existing sections.

¢ Receive annexation request for approximately 142 acres north of the Kansas Turnpike, and east and west of North Seventh Street.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign subordination agreements for the following: Catherine McNish, 1002 Home Circle; Ivan and Gloria Ray, 1001 Home Circle.

¢ Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

¢ Consider adopting vision statement as recommended by the Community Commission on Homelessness.

¢ Receive staff recommendations to authorize the city manager to negotiate design-build contracts relating to the Wakarusa Water Reclamation Facility.

¢ Consider motion to recess into executive session for 30 minutes for the purpose of discussing possible acquisition of real estate. The justification is to keep terms and conditions of a possible acquisition confidential at this time.