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

Protections for agricultural land on the table

Bottom line

City commissioners once again will debate how much protection prime agricultural ground should be given from industrial development.

Background

Commissioners will consider approving a new Industrial Lands chapter for Horizon 2020. Most of the chapter has been agreed upon by the city, county and Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. But disagreement has ensued over whether the chapter does enough to protect prime agricultural ground from industrial development. The county commission and planning commission have approved a version of the chapter that suggests certain types of industrial development on farmland near the Lawrence Municipal Airport would be acceptable. The city has balked at that language.

Other business

Recognition

• Proclaim Jan. 24-28 as the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s Last Trip to Kansas.

• Proclaim January as Everybody Counts Month.

Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Jan. 6.

• 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 2009 software maintenance from SunGard HTE for $89,180.

b.) Waive bidding requirements and approve sole-source purchase of 15,435 pounds of Polymer Magnafloc 110L for the Utilities Department from CIBA Chemical for $36,580.95.

c.) Waive bidding requirements and approve sole-source purchase of 8,800 pounds of Tramfloc 1110 Anti-Foamer Chemical for the Utilities Department from Tramfloc Inc. for $18,040.

d.) Waive bidding requirements and approve sole-source purchase of ACISS Case Management Software from ACISS Systems Inc. for $40,000.

• Adopt the following ordinances on first reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8361, adopting the 2009 edition of the Code of the city of Lawrence.

b.) Ordinance No. 8367, ordering the condemnation of appropriate interests in real property for use by the city for the location, construction, operation and maintenance of a public sanitary sewer pump station, sanitary sewer main and equipment and facilities appurtenant thereto.

• Adopt Resolution No. 6819, providing city approval for the request of Tenants to Homeowners Inc. to receive low income housing tax credits from the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

• Authorize the mayor to sign the city/state agreement for the Burroughs Creek Rail Trail Project, Project No. PW0829.

• Authorize the mayor to sign a subordination agreement for Marilyn Figuieras, 2044 Emerald Drive.

• Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

• Consider the following items related to the Lawrence SmartCode:

a.) Consider adopting Text Amendment TA-11-24-07 regarding the Lawrence SmartCode and, pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. Chapter 12, Article 7, enacting a new Chapter 21 of the Code of the city of Lawrence establishing comprehensive zoning regulations and other land use regulations.

b.) Consider adopting on first reading Ordinance No. 8288, for Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA-2007-6, to amend 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.

c.) Consider adopting on first reading Ordinance No. 8289, for Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA-2007-7, to amend Horizon 2020, Chapter 14 Specific Plans, to add a reference to the Lawrence SmartCode Infill Plan.

• Consider approving revised CPA-2004-02, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Horizon 2020, Chapter 7: Industrial and Employment Related Land Use, and consider adopting on first reading, revised Joint City Ordinance No. 8283/County Resolution No. ____, for Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA-2004-02) to Horizon 2020, Chapter 7.

• Consider changes recommended by the Eco2 Commission to be adopted into the Eco2 Plan for Douglas County.

• Receive a status update on the Baldwin Woods Open Space Project.

• Receive staff report on the structure at 617 W. Fourth St.