Bottom line

City commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving two events that will cause downtown streets to be closed.

Background

Commissioners are being asked to close a portion of the 900 block of New Hampshire Street from noon May 27 to 1 p.m. May 28 for the Lawrence Arts Center’s Street P’Arty event and the Art Togeau Parade. The event would close New Hampshire from Ninth Street to just north of the southernmost entrance of the city’s parking garage. That would allow people to still use the garage. Commissioners also are being asked to close Massachusetts Street from North Park Street to South Park Street on Oct. 8 for the Rev it Up! Hot Rod Hullaballoo. The event will be a new one for Lawrence. It will feature an antique and street rod car show along Massachusetts Street with vendors located in South Park. The event would close the portion of Massachusetts Street adjacent to South Park from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Recognition

• Proclaim Saturday, May 7, as Human Family Reunion Day.

• Proclaim Saturday, May 7, as Sertoma Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Day.

• Proclaim the month of May as Huntington’s Disease

Awareness Month.

• Proclaim the month of May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

• Proclaim the month of May as National Preservation Month.

Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from April 19 and

April 26.

• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions:

• Approve all claims.

• Approve licenses as recommended by the City Clerk’s Office.

• Approve appointments as recommended by the Mayor.

• Bid and purchase items:

a) Approve purchase of storm sewer pipe from Cretex Concrete Products Midwest, Inc. in the amount of $21,207.68, for relocation of a storm sewer line.

b) Award bid for one side load refuse truck for the Public Works

Department to Downing Sales and Service for $169,662.

• Adopt on second and final reading, Ordinance No. 8630, designating portions of 7th Street and North Park Street as a main traffic-way. This ordinance is necessary in order to debt finance the proposed curb and sidewalk repair project in the downtown area.

• Initiate Text Amendments to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, Articles 10 and 17, regarding synthetic turf.

• Receive the applicant’s request to withdraw TA-6-8-10 regarding

a text amendment to Chapter 20, Section 601 of the Land Development Code – Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas to calculate studio, 1, and 2-bedroom dwelling units as .5 dwelling units in the RM32 District.

• Receive the Lawrence/Douglas County 2011 Point-In-Time Homeless Count.

• Receive the 2011 first quarter report for the Bert Nash Outreach

Program.

• Authorize the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission Community Arts

Grants as recommended by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission.

• Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

• Consider approving the closure of a portion of the 900 block of

New Hampshire Street on May 27-28 and the 100 block of East 10th Street on May 28 for events associated with the Arts Center Street P’Arty and Art Tougeau Parade.

• Consider approving the closure of Massachusetts Street from North

Park Street to South Park Street on Oct. 8 for the Rev it Up! Hot Rod Hullaballoo.

• Consider adopting the 2011 Action Plan and Investment Summary of the 2008-2012 Consolidated Plan and consider adopting Resolution No. 6922, authorizing the Mayor to execute agreements for the 2011 CDBG and HOME programs and other such documents as may be required to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for such programs.

• Consider approving a Substantial Amendment to the 2008-2012

Consolidated Plan — adjustment of proposed specific housing objectives.