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

Walgreens proposal under scrutiny

Bottom line

City commissioners will consider a pair of issues related to a proposed Walgreens drug store at the southwest corner of Crossgate Drive and Clinton Parkway.

Background

Commissioners will consider a rezoning request and a change to the city's comprehensive plan to allow the project to move forward. The Planning Commission on a 5-4 vote recommended approval of the project, but the city's professional planning staff is recommending denial. Planning staff members say the city's comprehensive plan makes it clear that more commercial development should not occur so closely to the large commercial development that exists nearby at Clinton Parkway and Kasold Drive. Some neighbors in the area, though, have urged city officials to approve project because they would like to have some retail within walking distance.

Other business

Consent agenda

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Aug. 12.

¢ 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.) Award bid for the Major Control Center preventive maintenance program for the Utilities Department to P1 Group for $16,671.

b.) Authorize the city manager to execute a contract agreement and purchase order with I-CON for $884,218 to complete the Cured-in-Place-Pipe Project No. 2.

c.) Award bid for one backhoe with ride control for the Parks & Recreation Department to Sellers Equipment for $53,403.

d.) Award bid for electrical service upgrade at the Central Maintenance Garage for the Public Works Department to Quality Electric, for $71,500.

e.) Authorize the purchase of off duty/back-up firearms for police officers to OMB's Express Police Supply for $16,724.40.

f.) Authorize the city manager to enter into a contract with Nutri-Ject Systems for the 2009 Biosolids Land Application with the option to extend for additional years at both parties' consent to allow for inflationary increases.

¢ Adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 8314, adopting the 2008 Standard Traffic Ordinance.

¢ Adopt the following ordinances on second and final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8274, amending the requirements for obtaining a Sidewalk Dining and Hospitality License, and approve the related administrative compliance and enforcement procedures.

b.) Ordinance No. 8307, establishing water and sewage disposal rates for 2009.

c.) Ordinance No. 8308, establishing system development charges for water utility and wastewater utility connections for 2009.

d.) Ordinance No. 8284, establishing solid waste service rates for 2009.

¢ Adopt the following resolutions:

a.) Resolution No. 6770, establishing Sept. 16 as the public hearing date to establish a benefit district for sanitary sewer improvements to Bauer Brook Estates.

b.) Resolution No. 6771, establishing Sept. 16 as the public hearing date to establish a benefit district for water improvements to Bauer Brook Estates.

c.) Resolution No. 6793, condemning property interests, Lot 1, Block 4, Overland Addition (4500 Overland Drive, Fox Run Apartments), as authorized by the City Commission on Aug. 19.

d.) Resolution No. 6794, for the Preserve America Community Program Application as recommended by the Historic Resources Administrator.

¢ Receive request from America Real Estate & Investments Inc. and initiate a text amendment to the development code to include Light Equipment Sales/Rental, which includes car rental agencies, as a permitted use in the CN2 zoning district and to clarify that this use includes an accessory wash bay and storage of vehicles onsite in the CN2 zoning district.

¢ Authorize the city manager to execute three-year lease with Riverfront LLC for utilization of space for city offices at the Riverfront Plaza.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign releases of mortgage for Bert Nash Community Health Center, 1334 N.J.; Community Living Opportunities, 1311 E. 21st St.; and Women's Transitional Care Services.

¢ Receive city manager's report.

Regular agenda

¢ Consider approval of the following memorandums of understanding for 2009:

a.) Consider approval of memorandum of understanding with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1596 for calendar year 2009.

b.) Consider approval of memorandum of understanding with the Lawrence Police Officers Association (LPOA) for calendar year 2009.

¢ Consider the following items related to the rezoning of the property located at the southwest corner of Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive:

a.) Consider approval of CPA-2008-10, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Horizon 2020 Chapter 6, Commercial Land Use, to include the southwest corner of Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive as a potential location for a new Neighborhood Commercial Center and adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 8299, for Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA-2008-10) for Horizon 2020 Chapter 6, Commercial Land Use, to include the southwest corner of Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive as a potential location for a new Neighborhood Commercial Center.

b.) Consider approving a request to rezone a tract of land, (Z-05-12A-08) approximately 3.324 acres from RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential-Office) to CN2 (Neighborhood Shopping Center), located on the southwest corner of Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive. Submitted by Mission River LLC, for Inverness Park Limited Partnership, property owner of record, and adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 8303, rezoning approximately 3.324 acres (Z-05-12A-08) from RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential-Office) to CN2 (Neighborhood Shopping Center), located on the southwest corner of Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive.

¢ Receive performance audit on financial indicators from the city auditor.