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

Oread Inn financing to be discussed

Bottom line

City commissioners will hear a request from developers of The Oread Inn, a proposed hotel project near the Kansas University campus, to use special tax financing options for the development.

background

City leaders previously have announced that the development group – which is led by executives of the Gene Fritzel Construction Company – would like to use tax increment financing and create a transportation development district to help fund infrastructure improvements and a parking garage that will serve the project. But commissioners had not been told how much money the group was seeking from the special financing options. A new report shows that approximately $10 million of the total $30 million project would be financed through the special mechanisms. City commissioners will discuss the two special financing options, both of which allow future tax revenues generated by the project to be earmarked to pay for the infrastructure improvements.

other business

Recognition

¢ Proclaim Nov. 9 to be Celebrate Marine Corps Birthday.

¢ Recognition of city employees who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces.

¢ Proclaim Nov. 11 as Veterans Day.

Consent agenda

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Oct. 23.

¢ 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.) Award bid for painting the north final building at the wastewater treatment plant to Dayco Painting for $71,734.

b.) Award bid for repainting the filter room ceiling at Kaw Water Treatment Plant to J.F. McGivern for $32,950.

c.) Award bid for replacing the west perimeter fence and gates at the Kaw Water Treatment Plant to Collins & Hermann Inc. for $20,929.

d.) Award bid No. B07066 (Project No. 22-SW1-607(C)), 2007 Sidewalk Gap Program, to Asphalt Improvement Company, LCC for $71,306.

e) Set bid date of Dec. 4 for Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program projects at: 931 Murrow Court; 1645 R.I.; 224 E. 17th Terrace; 2616 Mayfair Drive.

¢ Adopt on first reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8197, condemning certain property interests for the West Baldwin Creek sanitary sewer project as authorized by resolution No. 6744.

¢ Adopt these ordinances on second and final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8192, establishing a Baldwin Creek West sanitary sewer interceptor line connection fee.

b.) Ordinance No. 8193, incorporating by reference the Subdivision Regulations for Lawrence and the Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County.

c.) Ordinance No. 8190 establishing no parking along the south side of University Drive from Crestline Drive, east to its end.

d.) Ordinance No. 8191 establishing two disabled parking spaces in front of New York Elementary School.

e.) Ordinance No. 8189 establishing an all way stop at the intersection of Fourth and Maine streets.

f.) Ordinance No. 8188 providing for a special use permit for the S.E. Lawrence Benefit District No. 1 Pump Station (SUP-07-07-07), near the northeast corner of the intersection of E 1700 and N 1300 roads.

g.) Ordinance No. 8187, an ordinance providing for the rezoning of approximately 537.70 acres (Z-08-16-07) from GPI (General Public & Institutional Use) District to GPI-FP (General Public & Institutional Use) District.

h.) Ordinance No. 8138, establishing the maximum assessments for construction of Stoneridge Drive, Overland Drive to Sixth Street.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign a release of mortgage for Brian and Tracy Pobjoy, 2002 Maple Lane.

¢ Approve as a sign of community interest, a request from Centenary United Methodist Church and the Festival of Nativities, to place a directional sign in the right of way at the northeast corner of North Second and Elm streets on weekends from Dec. 1 through Dec. 23.

¢ Approve, subject to conditions, SE-10-37-07, a temporary special event permit request for a patio sale at Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Road, from Nov. 7 through Nov. 14 during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

¢ Receive Downtown Lawrence Inc. third-quarter report.

¢ Receive city manager’s report.

Regular Agenda

¢ Conduct public hearing to consider the vacation of the west 10 feet of right of way of Wisconsin Street and the south 10 feet of right of way of Fourth Street adjacent to the north half of the east half of block 30, in West Lawrence, as requested by Richard L. and Betty B. George, Trustees, George Properties & Development.

¢ Conduct public hearing to consider vacation of a drainage easement and a utility easement in lot 1, block 5, Park West Addition, as requested by Kelly L. Drake, Managing Member, Mallard Properties, L.C.

¢ Discuss the ECO2 Commission’s draft request for proposals for possible city/county acquisition of open space.

¢ Consider a request for public financing for improvements related to the proposed Oread Inn.

¢ Consider these items relating to a sidewalk dining license for the Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St.:

a.) Consider approval of the sidewalk dining license.

b.) Consider authorizing the city manager to execute a use of right of way agreement.

c.) Consider adopting on first reading, ordinance No. 8195, an ordinance allowing possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages on certain city property pursuant to the Bourgeois Pig sidewalk dining license.

¢ Consider authorizing staff to acquire three paratransit vehicles to replace three existing paratransit vehicles operated for T Lift service that have fulfilled their manufacturer and FTA useful service-life requirements by purchasing the vehicles off the Kansas Department of Transportation vehicle bid of 2008. The acquisition cost per vehicle is $55,505 for a total cost of $166,515 from Kansas Truck Equipment Company Inc. in Wichita.

¢ Consider these items related to Utility Department projects:

a.) Consider authorizing staff to negotiate a contract for design and construction phase engineering services for Phase I of the Kaw Water Treatment Plant Transmission Main to the Southeast Lawrence Area.

b.) Consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a design/build services contract with the design/build team of CAS Construction Professional Engineering Consultants for $3,908,000 for construction of the West Baldwin Creek Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Project in accordance with the recommendations in the 2003 wastewater master plan and authorize initiation of condemnation proceedings.

c.) Consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with the design/build team of CAS Construction/Professional Engineering Consultants for $935,000 for preliminary design and development of the guaranteed maximum price to construct the conveyance system to the new 7.0 MGD Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) Wakarusa Water Reclamation Facility (WWRF).

d.) Consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with the design/build team of Black & Veatch/Garney joint venture for $2,465,000 for preliminary design and development of the guaranteed maximum price to construct the new 7.0 MGD BNR Wakarusa Water Reclamation Facility (WWRF) and improvements to the Four Seasons Pump Station and Excess Flow Storage Facility.

e.) Consider setting a bid opening date of Dec. 11 for the Stoneridge Elevated Water Storage Tank project.

¢ Consider initiating various items pertaining to the Lawrence SmartCode:

a.) Initiate CPA-2007-6, an amendment to Horizon 2020 by creating Chapter 15 – Place Making to ensure proper comprehensive plan language is in place for the proposed Lawrence SmartCode in the City of Lawrence.

b.) Initiate CPA-2007-7, an amendment to Horizon 2020, Chapter 14 Specific Plans, to add a reference to the Lawrence SmartCode Infill Plan. CPA-2007-7, an amendment to Horizon 2020, Chapter 14 Specific Plans, to add a reference to the Lawrence SmartCode Infill Plan.

c.) Initiate TA-11-27-07, to adopt the Lawrence SmartCode.

¢ Provide direction to staff on these future agenda items:

a.) Sales tax options.

b.) Library expansion. Draft decision tree options.