Bottom Line

Lawrence city commissioners will consider in the consent agenda taking up the Kansas Department of Transportation on its plans to contribute up to $100,000 toward repairing the Bowersock Dam. An agreement to formalize the plan is up for approval Tuesday night.

In exchange, KDOT would receive information about the “geologic profile” of the pier foundations that support the bridges crossing the Kansas River, just upriver from the dam.

Background

In August, the city agreed to spend up to $2.45 million on upcoming repairs to the dam. The decision follows a warning from federal regulators about the dam’s condition.

The dam is owned by Bowersock Mills & Power Co., which uses the river to generate electricity at its plant. The city is responsible for maintenance of the dam, which keeps the river level high enough to provide water for the Kaw Water Treatment Plant.

Other business

Proclamation

Signing of friendship agreement with Iniades, Greece, as Lawrence’s third Sister City. Commissioners are then invited to Genovese Restaurant, 941 Mass., for dinner with the Iniades delegation.

Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Sept. 8 and Sept. 15.

• 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 these bids for the Weatherization Program 2009:

1.) Storm Windows: Award bid to Jetalum for $47,511.83.

2.) Attic Insulation: Award bid to Midwest Insulation for $37,428.

3.) Weather-Stripping of Doors: Award bid to Airtight Inc. for $5,344.80.

b.) Authorize city manager to enter into an agreement with Central Mechanical Construction for $27,950, for design, construction and installation of a heating and environmental air exchange unit in the container maintenance side of the SWAN Building, 320 N.E. Industrial Lane.

c.) Authorize mayor to sign a participation agreement with Kansas Department of Transportation committing their participation in the Bowersock Dam Stabilization project in an amount of $100,000.

• Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8469, authorizing possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 21 at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., for the library foundation’s fundraiser.

• Adopt Resolution No. 6866, setting a public hearing date of Dec. 8 to discuss the condition of the fire damaged structure at 2137 Tennessee and to consider declaring the structure unsafe and ordering its repair or removal within a specified period of time.

• Authorize the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the Safe Winter Walkways Program.

• Authorize the Mayor to sign City/State Agreement No. 148-09 for the Pedestrian/Bicycle Path-Clinton Parkway, KDOT Transportation Enhancement Project No. 23 TE-0347-01 (ARRA-T034(701), City Project No. PW0914.

• Authorize the mayor to sign the City/State Agreement No. 140-09 for New York Street Historic Brick Street Restoration, KDOT Transportation Enhancement Project No. 23 TE-0339-01 (ARRA-T033(901), City Project No. PW0913.

• Authorize the city manager to sign facility use agreements with the Kaw Valley Soccer Association and Lawrence Youth Football for fields at the city-operated Youth Sports Complex (formerly YSI).

• Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

• Consider adopting on first reading Ordinance No. 8470, approving a 55 percent tax abatement for Amarr Garage Doors beginning Jan. 1, 2010.

• Consider awarding City Bid No. B09064, Project No. UT0923DS, 2009 Lawrence Municipal Airport Waterline Improvements, to R.D. Johnson Excavating Co. Inc. in the amount of $599,901.?