Bottomline

City commissioners will consider approving a $25,000 contract to hire a firm to conduct a survey about a variety of topics related to the city and county’s Horizon 2020 comprehensive plan.

Background

A joint city-county steering committee is currently reviewing how Horizon 2020 should be updated. The committee is recommending a scientific survey of county residents to determine what issues may be appropriate for debate. The survey will ask for opinions on a variety of issues ranging from availability of retail choices, public transit service, future development of Clinton Lake, protection of natural areas, character of neighborhoods and dozens of other topics. Olathe-based ETC Institute is being proposed to conduct the survey. The survey would be conducted prior to university students leaving for the summer.

Recognition

• Recognition of the 2014 Kansas Youth of the Year.

 Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Feb. 25, 2014.

• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions:

• Approve all claims.   

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

• Bid and purchase items:

 a) Set a bid date of April 8, 2014, to purchase crack sealing materials and rental of crack sealing machine for Project Number PW1404, 2014 Crack Sealing Program.  

 b) Set a bid date of April 22, 2014, for City Bid No. B1368, Project Number PW1343 – Community Health Facility Improvements.  

 c) Set a bid date of April 29, 2014, for the KLINK project, Sixth Street (U.S. 40) from K-10 to Folks Road and 23rd Street (K-10) from Iowa Street to Ousdahl Road, Project No. PW1401, Bid No. B1422.    

d) Approve the purchase of parts room equipment for the Public Works Department Central Maintenance Garage from Southwest Solutions Inc., under the NJPA contract in the amount of $93,028.51.  

 e) Approve the purchase of one front load refuse truck and three rear load refuse trucks for the Public Works Solid Waste Division, from Elliott Equipment in the total amount of $186,185 and Downing Sales in the total amount of $188,641.  

 f) Approve the purchase of one grapple bulk truck for the Public Works Solid Waste Division from American Equipment in the amount of $113,975.    

g) Approve the purchase of one Tool Cat 5600 G-Series and accessories for the Public Works Department from K.C. Bobcat for the amount of $61,757.17, utilizing the NJPA Contract #060311-CEC competitive bid contract.  Bid Memo & Attachments

 h) Approve sale of surplus equipment on GovDeals.   Staff Memo & Attachments 

i) Authorize the City Manager to execute an Engineering Services Agreement, in the amount of $179,595 with George Butler Associates, Inc., for Project UT1402 City of Lawrence Flow Monitoring Program.    

j) Approve purchase of specialty children’s furniture for the Lawrence Public Library from Business Interiors by Staples in the amount of $63,601, funded from the $18 million library renovation debt issuance.  

k) Approve the purchase of three fixed-route transit vehicles from Kansas Truck Equipment Co., for $68,086 each, or $204,259 total, utilizing the Kansas Department of Transportation state bid vehicle contract.  

l) Approve the purchase of six paratransit vehicles (T-Lift) from Kansas Truck Equipment Co., for $57,500 each, or $345,000 total, utilizing the Kansas Department of Transportation state bid vehicle contract.  

• Adopt on second and final reading, the following ordinances:

 a) Ordinance No. 8968, authorizing the possession and consumption of alcoholic liquor on the 100 block of E. Eighth Street and the intersection of Eighth Street and New Hampshire Street from 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. on April 18, 2014, during the Kansas Relays.

 b) Ordinance No. 8966, rezoning (Z-13-00516) approximately 2.391 acres from RM32 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District to MU-PD (Mixed Use with PD Overlay) District, located at 1101 Indiana St.

• Initiate the de-annexation, A-14-00073, and vacation of plats for approximately 87 acres located at 2200 Noria Road and 4600 W. 23rd Street.  Submitted by Barber Emerson, for Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence and Douglas County, property owner of record.     

• Initiate rezoning, Z-14-00056, approximately .126 acres located at 512 Locust St. and 514 Locust St. from RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential-Office) District to CN1 (Inner Neighborhood Commercial) District. Submitted by Quentin Cole, property owner of record.     

• Approve rezoning, Z-13-00519, approximately 3.35 acres from RM12 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District to RM24 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District, located at the northeast corner of Bob Billings Parkway and K-10/SLT to be known as part of the Langston Commons Subdivision.  

• Approve Special Event, SE-14-00071, for antique auto show parking May 2-4, 2014, to be located on the western portion of the Lawrence VenturePark property, adjacent to the Douglas County Fairgrounds.

• Approve Special Event, SE-14-00111, for Arnold’s Greenhouse at the parking lot located at 2525 Iowa St. from April 4-May 16, 2014.  Submitted by Arnold’s Greenhouse, Inc., with permission of WIN LLC, property owner of record.    

• Approve Special Event, SE-14-00093, for a Country Produce tent sale at the parking lot located at 2525 Iowa St. from May 23-August 14, 2014. Submitted by Julie Galemore, Country Produce, with permission of WIN LLC, property owner of record.  

• Authorize staff to proceed in negotiations with Airport Development Group to develop a project scope and costs for an environmental assessment study at the Lawrence Municipal Airport.    

• Authorize the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation for the 9th Street, Avalon Road to Arkansas Street, improvements, Project No. PW1302.  

• Authorize the Mayor to execute Supplemental No. 1 to the City State Agreement No. 12-12 with the Kansas Department of Transportation, for relocation of water and sewer mains and acquisition of property for the South Lawrence Trafficway and 31st Street projects.  

• Authorize staff to negotiate an Engineering Services Agreement with Black & Veatch for Preliminary Engineering Services for Project UT1403 Evaluation of Rehabilitation and Replacement Options for the Stratford Elevated Tank.    

• Authorize the City Manager to execute a License Agreement with Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., allowing it to use the City Rights of Way at South Ousdahl Road and South Michigan Street in the vicinity of 33rd Street for the placement of its pipeline for the transmission of natural gas, all in accordance with the terms of that License Agreement.  

• Approve partnership with Van Go for a “rolling mural” that will be applied to a 20 foot bus which operates on the NightLine and approve expenditures of $3,975 in local transit funds.  

• Approve recommended changes to applications for outside agency funding as part of the 2015 Budget process.  

• Authorize the Mayor to sign a Release of Mortgage for Elbert Sanders, 2002 W. 27th Street Terrace.  

 • Receive city manager’s report

Regular agenda

• Consider authorizing the City Manager to sign a letter of agreement with ETC Institute for services to complete a survey about Horizon 2020, the comprehensive plan, in conjunction with the Steering Committee’s work and the update process.  

• Consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance No. 8840, expanding the rental licensing program to all rental units in the city with certain exceptions noted.