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

Water, sewer service may be extended

Bottom line

City commissioners will consider moving ahead on engineering work to extend water and sewer service to the Lawrence Municipal Airport.

Background

Commissioners have expressed an interest in extending water and sewer service to the airport after Lawrence-based DAR Corp. said it wanted to build a facility at the airport that would manufacture prototype aircraft. The company estimates the facility would employ 65 people within the next five years, but sewer and water service would be needed for the building. BG Consultants is proposing $86,000 worth of engineering work for the water system. The company is offering two options on the extension of the sewer system. For about $38,000, the company will study whether alternative types of on-site sewage treatment systems can be used at the airport. Or, if the city doesn’t want to examine an alternative form of sewage treatment, the company will do the design work for a traditional lift station and force main for about $146,000.

Other business

• Goal setting session 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from May 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.) Set bid opening date of June 9 for Hobbs Park sanitary sewer public improvements

b.) Approve the purchase of a John Deere 4520 tractor off the state of Kansas contract for Parks and Recreation Department to the John Deere Company for $16,189.

c.) Award bid for electrical preventive maintenance for the Utilities Department to Lynn Electric for $30,742.

d.) Award Comprehensive Housing Rehabilitation bid for 1025 N.Y. to Comet Corporation for $28,038.

e.) Authorize the city manager to execute an Engineering Services Agreement for $23,478 with Hoss & Brown Engineers for the Design and Construction Phase Engineering Services for Project UT0807 – Replacement of the Waste Water Plant Administrative Building Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system.

f.) Authorize the renewal of public entity insurance coverage for the city of Lawrence with CEK Insurance for $71,777.

• Adopt these ordinances on final reading:

a.) Ordinance No. 8403, establishing no parking along the south side of Ash Street from North Eighth Street west 100 feet.

b.) Ordinance No. 8404, establishing a 35 mph speed limit on Fourth Street between McDonald Drive and Michigan Street.

• Approve reinitiation of a request to rezone the Lawrence Municipal Airport, containing approximately 503 acres, from GPI (General Public and Institutional) to IG (General Industrial).

• Approve as signs of community interest a request from the Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners’ 2009 Garden Tour, to place signs in various locations throughout Lawrence directing the public to host gardens. The signs will be placed after 5 p.m. on June 5 and removed the evening of June 7.

• Approve as signs of community interest a request from First Southern Baptist Church to place a sign in the right-of-way at the church, 4300 W. Sixth St., to promote Vacation Bible School activities. The sign would be placed on June 4 and removed on June 18.

• Authorize the mayor to sign releases of mortgage for Dortha Howard, 1514 Craig Court, and Neil Rasmussen, 2005 Atchison Ave.

• Receive request from Community Wireless Communications for an agreement with the city to provide video service in the Lawrence area; refer to staff.

• Receive 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

• Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

• Consider approving a Proposal for Engineering Services with BG Consultants for engineering services for the Lawrence Municipal Airport extension of water and sewer services.

• Consider authorizing staff to negotiate a proposed scope of services with the Burns & McDonnell/BG Consultant team for a wastewater utility master plan. Consider authorizing the distribution of a request for proposals for a water utility master plan.

• Consider approval of Resolution No. 6839, authorizing issuance of up to $11 million in revenue bonds to finance various utility improvement projects and rescinding Resolution No. 6835. Four affirmative votes are required.

• Consider approving the 2008 CDBG-R Substantial Amendment to the city’s 2008 CDBG/HOME Consolidated Plan.

• Consider candidate projects for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

• Receive recommendation from Board of Plumbers and Pipefitters concerning proposed building code amendments. Consider adopting on first reading Ordinance No. 8405, pertaining to the use and occupancies of buildings and structures.

• Consider approving Text Amendment TA-04-03-08, to Chapter 20 of Lawrence City Code (Land Development Code) to define and permit various homeless facilities. Adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 8406, incorporating by reference a Text Amendment (TA-04-03-08) to Chapter 20 of Lawrence City Code (Land Development Code) to define and permit various homeless facilities.