City Commission agenda: Bar seeks smoking, drinking area

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

Bar seeks smoking, drinking area

Bottom line

City commissioners will consider a request from the operators of Louise’s West, 1307 W. Seventh St., to allow patrons to take their alcoholic beverages on the bar’s patio smoking area.

Background

Louise’s West was one of the first bars to add an outdoor smoking area after the city implemented an indoor smoking ban in 2004. The original permit for the smoking area stated that the bar, which is near a residential area, would not allow people ing area. The operators now wish to have that removed and believe that it will not create a problem for the neighborhood.

Other business

Early executive session

¢ Consider motion at 5:30 p.m. to recess into executive session for 40 minutes for the purpose of discussion of matters relating to employer-employee negotiations. The justification for the executive session is to keep negotiation matters confidential at this time. The commission will conclude the executive session about 6:10 p.m. and resume the open meeting at 6:35 p.m.

Consent agenda

¢ Approve City Commission meeting minutes from May 20.

¢ 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 purchase of 408 residential trash and recycling carts for the Public Works Department from Roy Conley for $23,832.

b.) Approve Text Amendment TA-04-02-08, to include “Extended Care Facilities” as a use permissible by a special use permit in the IBP (Industrial/Business Park) District. Initiated by City Commission on April 15 at the request of Landplan Engineering P.A. Adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 8278, an ordinance providing for the amendment to include “Extended Care Facilities” as a use permissible by a special use permit in the IBP (Industrial/Business Park) District.

¢ Accept dedication of easements and rights-of-way for a preliminary plat for Bryant Addition, 1214 E. 23rd St., a one-lot nonresidential subdivision. Submitted by Grob Engineering Services for Michael Bryant, property owner of record.

¢ Accept dedication of easements and rights-of-way for a preliminary plat for Todd Subdivision, 725 Elm St. Submitted by JMC Construction Inc., property owner of record.

¢ Approve use of Guest Tax Reserve Fund for Web site programming for the Convention & Visitors Bureau in the amount of $15,000.

¢ Approve request from the Lawrence Public Library for a partial transfer of funds, $46,312.05, from the city’s capital reserve fund earmarked for the library. The fund balance is $224,057. The transfer will be used on two library capital improvement projects: electrical work, $5,048, performed by Wyre Inc., and a local area network computer rewiring project, $41,264.05, performed by Sunflower Broadband.

¢ Authorize the city manager to enter into an agreement with Alcott L.C., which provides for the acquisition of property interests and improvements to the private parking lot and sidewalk at the corner of 19th and Louisiana streets during the geometric improvements. Approve Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $29,000.

¢ Authorize the mayor to sign a release of mortgage for Khalid El-Hassan and Saadia Malik, 2820 Harrison Place.

¢ Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

¢ Consider adopting on second and final reading Ordinance No. 8275, establishing stop signs at the four traffic booth entrances on the Kansas University campus.

¢ Consider the following items related to the Ironman Triathlon, Lawrence Live Concert and Expo, and Rock Chalk Run on June 13-15.

a.) Conduct a public hearing regarding the sale and serving of alcohol within 400 feet of a school or church for a proposed outdoor event and concert (Lawrence Live) in the 900 block of New Hampshire on June 13.

b.) Consider request for donation of city services in support of Lawrence Live, the Ironman Triathlon and Rock Chalk Run from the Police, Fire & Medical, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation departments. The cost of city services will be approximately $4,915.

c.) Consider approval of a Special Event Permit and use of right-of-way permits for the Lawrence Live Concert and Expo and the Rock Chalk Run.

¢ Consider the following items related to the proposed Creekstone development, north of West Sixth Street between Queens Road and Stoneridge Drive:

a.) Consider approval of a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 6.99 acres from UR (Urban Reserve) to RM12 (Multi-Dwelling Residential). The property is south of Overland Drive between Stoneridge Drive and Queens Road.

b.) Consider approval of a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 20.92 acres from UR (Urban Reserve) to RM15 (Multi-Dwelling Residential). The property is south of Overland Drive between Stoneridge Drive and Queens Road.

c.) Consider approval of a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 5.669 acres from UR (Urban Reserve) to CO (Office Commercial). The property is located north of Sixth Street between Stoneridge Drive and Queens Road.

d.) Consider accepting dedication of easements and rights-of-way for a preliminary plat for Creekstone, Stoneridge Drive to Queens Road and Sixth Street to Overland Drive, a seven-lot subdivision containing 34.864 acres.

¢ Consider modification to site plan conditions for Louise’s West, 1307 W. Seventh St., for outdoor patio smoking area to remove the restriction of not allowing drinks on the fenced-in patio area.

¢ Consider approving a special use permit for BC&R Storage, in the 1300 Block of North Third Street. Submitted by Grob Engineering Services for BC&R Storage Co. and JGM Properties LLC, property owners of record.

¢ Consider approving a preliminary plat for BC&R Storage Addition, a two-lot nonresidential subdivision in the 1300 block of North Third Street. Submitted by Grob Engineering Services for BC&R Storage Co. Inc. and JGM Properties LLC, property owners of record.

¢ Receive letter from Douglas County Development Inc. concerning a proposal for city financial participation in site work on an 87-acre tract on the east side of East Hills Business Park.