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

Rezoning would quash dense complex

Bottom line

City commissioners will consider rezoning property near Seventh and Wisconsin streets to a designation that will make it less likely to develop with a dense apartment complex.

Background

The property up for rezoning is the south half of 1803 W. Sixth Street and 1710 W. Seventh Street. The rezoning would change the property’s zoning from RM24 Multiple Family Residential to RSO Single-Dwelling Residential-Office. The property previously had been the site of a proposed apartment complex that drew opposition from neighbors in 2004. City commissioners denied the apartment complex plans and initiated the rezoning request over the objection of one of the property owners. The issue went to court with the city prevailing.

Other business

Recognition

¢ Recognition of Lawrence Wastewater Utility being named a member of the National Environmental Performance Track Program.

Consent agenda

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Feb. 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.) Approve bid for towing services for the police/patrol division to Hillcrest Wrecker, with option to renew for one (1) additional year, for $29,900.

b.) Award bid for three (3) rear load refuse trucks for the Public Works Department to Roy Conley & Company for $364,956.

c.) Award bid for one (1) roll-off truck for the Public Works Department to Diamond International of Kansas City for $86,616.

d.) Set bid date of March 18, 2008 for the North Iowa Street and I-70 (KTA) sanitary sewer and waterline relocations project.

¢ Adopt on first reading, the following ordinance(s):

a.) Ordinance No. 8197, condemning certain property interests for the West Baldwin Creek Sanitary Sewer Project.

b.) Ordinance No. 8239, enacting Chapter 5, Article 19 of the Code of the City of Lawrence pertaining to Underground Wiring Districts.

c.) Ordinance No. 8240, enacting Chapter 5, Article 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence pertaining to siting of utility facilities.

¢ Adopt the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8238, establishing the maximum assessments for improvements to George Williams Way from Overland Drive to the north city limits.

b.) Ordinance No. 8194, annexing property generally located west of Folks Road and south of North 1700 Road, more commonly known as Bauer Brook Estates.

¢ Adopt the following resolution(s):

a.) Resolution No. 6756, calling for a public hearing on proposed Transportation Development District.

b. Resolution No. 6757, calling for a public hearing on proposed redevelopment plan.

c.) Resolution No. 6758, supporting the Northern Flyer Alliance and extending Amtrak service through Lawrence between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.

¢ Receive notification from the Kansas Development Finance Authority (KDFA) of its plans to issue approximately $30 million in revenue bonds to finance renovations and expansion of Kansas Athletics Incorporated facilities. Pursuant to State law, the City Commission may express its disapproval of the issuance of the bonds. Disapproval is not recommended and no further action is needed on this item.

¢ Receive request for a roofing contractor licensing ordinance. Refer to staff for a report.

¢ Receive Downtown Lawrence Inc. 2007 fourth quarter report.

¢ Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

¢ Consider the following items related to The Links at Lawrence, a planned residential development containing 40 multi-dwelling buildings with 12 dwelling units per building for a total of 480 dwelling units, located at the intersection of Queens Road and Wakarusa Drive.

a.) Consider approval of the requested annexation of approximately 81.13 acres.

b.) Consider approval of the requested rezoning Z-11-28A-07, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 80 acres, from A (Agricultural) to RM12 (Multi-Dwelling Residential).

c.) Consider approval of the requested rezoning Z-11-28B-07, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 80 acres, from RM12 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) to RM12-PD

d.) Consider approving, subject to conditions and use restrictions, PDP-11-06-07, a preliminary development plan for The Links at Lawrence.

¢ Consider approval of Z-10-69-05, a request to rezone two tracts of land totaling approximately 4.41 acres from RM24 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) to RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential-Office). The property is generally described as being located north of West Seventh Street, west of Wisconsin Street (south half of 1803 W. Sixth St. and 1710 W. Seventh St.). Initiated by the City Commission on Oct. 25, 2005, based on recommendations in the HOP District Plan.

¢ Consider initiating a text amendment to the city’s development code classifying transient and homeless shelters as permitted uses by right in industrial zoning districts, or consider initiating a text amendment to the city’s development code classifying transient and homeless shelters as special uses in industrial zoning districts, if appropriate.