Bottomline

Commissioners will consider a request for financial incentives for an East Lawrence apartment project.

Background

A development group led by Tony Krsnich is asking several street and utility improvements to assist in the construction of a four-story, 43-unit apartment building at the southeast corner of Ninth and Delaware Streets. Much like the Poehler Lofts building that Krsnich renovated, the new apartment building would be rent-controlled. Commissioners are being asked to approve $270,967 in in street, waterline and sewer improvements, plus the waiver of several fees. City staff is recommending that the requested amount be reduced by about $100,000 due to city budget constraints. Krsnich has indicated he also plans to file for another incentive request on the project, which will involve using the Neighborhood Revitalization Act to rebate new property taxes generated by the project.

Recognition

• Proclaim the week of June 8-14, 2014, as Relay For Life Week.

Consent agenda

• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions:

• Approve all claims.  The list of approved claims will be posted to the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.

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

• Approve appointments as recommended by the Mayor.

• Bid and purchase items:

 a) Set a bid opening date of June 17, 2014, for the purchase of a riding floor scrubber for the recreation facility at Rock Chalk Park.  

 b) Set bid opening date of June 17, 2014, for Bid No. B1444, Wastewater Treatment Plant Blower #1 Rehabilitation.  

 c) Set bid opening date of July 1, 2014, for the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program Project at 1308 E. 16th Street.  

 d) Set bid opening date of July 1, 2014, for Bid No. B1445, Electrical Preventive Maintenance for the lift stations and water and wastewater treatment plants.  

 e) Authorize the Utilities Department to sole source purchase two probes, meters, and mounting hardware for the Kansas River wastewater treatment plant, totaling $36,571.08.  

 f) Award bid for Bid No. 1421, Project UT1210CS, Bob Billings Parkway East of K-10 Highway Sanitary Sewer and Waterline Improvements Project Contracts 1 and 2, to the low bidder, Kings Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $220,000 and authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract.  

 g) Accept proposal from RD Johnson Excavating for the lime lagoon cleaning, removal, and beneficial reuse of the lime residuals and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement not to exceed $100,000 with an option to extend for four (4) additional years at both parties consent to allow for inflationary increases.  

 h) Authorize the City Manager to Execute Engineering Services Agreements with Professional Engineering Consultants in the amount of $35,852 for Project UT1409 Avalon Road Watermain Replacement and in the amount of $34,261 for Project UT1413 Homestead Drive Watermain Replacement.    

i) Authorize payment of $16,545.73 to the Kansas Department of Labor for the 2015 worker’s compensation self-insured assessment.   Staff Memo

 j) Approve purchase of roll-out carts for the residential curbside recycling program, in the amount of $1,262,344.80, to Rehrig Pacific Company, utilizing multi-year bid B1243, originally approved August 14, 2012.  

 k) Award bid for Bid No. B1432, Project Number PW1416, 2014 Crosswalk Markings Project and Iowa Street Pavement Marking Project to C-HAWKK in the amount of $84,826.90, provided the contractor can meet the terms established in the contract documents.  

• Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9000, authorizing the use of the City’s eminent domain authority and condemning required right-of-way for the improvement of Wakarusa Drive and construction of a roundabout at Wakarusa and Inverness/Legends Drive.  

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

 a) Ordinance No. 8992, allowing the possession and consumption of alcohol on the public right-of-way on the 100 block of E 7th Street and the 100 block of E 8th Street during the Lawrence Busker Fest.

 b) Ordinance No. 8993, authorizing the use of the City’s eminent domain authority and condemning required right-of-way and easements for the improvement of E. 1600 Road for the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements.

• Approve de-annexation, A-14-00073, of approximately 87 acres located at 2200 Noria Road and 4600 E. 23rd Street.  Submitted by Barber Emerson, for Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence and Douglas County, property owner of record.  Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8999, to de-annex (A-14-00073) approximately 87 acres located at 2200 Noria Road and 4600 E. 23rd Street. (PC Item 1A; approved 9-0 on 5/19/14)    

• Vacation of Final Plat of East Hills Business Park East and Final Plat of East Hills Business Park East No. 2 due to the proposed de-annexation of property from the City of Lawrence. Submitted by Barber Emerson, for Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence and Douglas County, property owner of record. (PC Item 1C; approved 9-0 on 5/19/14)     

1. Accept dedications of right-of-way and easements and vacation of right-of-way for Final Plat, PF-14-00208, for Bert Nash Addition, located at 138 Alabama St. Submitted by the City of Lawrence, for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center Inc., property owner of record.  

• Approve a Special Event request, SE-14-00222, for a fundraiser BBQ cook-off located at 1803 W. 6th Street.  Submitted by Mount Oread Aerie #309 FOE, Inc., property owner of record.  

• Authorize City Manager to sign agreement with Spencer Museum of Art renewing loan agreement for Japanese Noh masks.  

• Approve submission of selected installation proposal to Westar Energy Solar Project Grant for the Prairie Park Nature Center.  

• Accept 2013 Annual Report:  Economic Development Support & Compliance, as reviewed by the Public Incentives Review Committee on May 21, 2014.    

1. Authorize the City Manager to notify Berkley Plaza, Inc. of the City’s desire to exercise the option to extend the term of the lease for Municipal Court for one year and to execute the necessary lease amendment to extend the term through April 2016, at an annual base rent of $94,049.   Staff Memo & Attachments

• Authorize the City Manager to sign a license agreement with Lawrence -Douglas County Housing Authority for use of a portion of Edgewood Park to develop a new playground area.

• Authorize the City Manager to execute a License Agreement permitting the Lutheran Association of Ministries and Pilots U.S., Inc., to use certain portions of the Pawnee Avenue Right of Way in accordance with the terms of that Agreement.  

• Modify the mortgage for Betty J. Erickson, 2114 Maple Lane.  

• Receive City manager’s report

Regular agenda

• Conduct public hearing to consider the vacation of a public street right-of-way at 302 Maine Street as requested by property owner Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  

• Conduct public hearing to consider the vacation of a public street right-of-way at 346 Maine Street as requested by property owner J & S Holdings, LLC.     

• Consider receiving request from Tony Krsnich for neighborhood infrastructure and public improvements related to the 9 Del Apartments project.    

• Consider the following items related to the Lawrence Public Transit System:

 a) Consider authorizing $120,000 in K-10 Connector funding for 2014.   

b) Consider receiving report regarding consideration of 21st and Stewart Avenue as location for transit hub.    

• Conduct public hearing regarding Shots sidewalk dinning license revocation.  

• Receive request from Downtown Lawrence, Inc.  for exclusive use of downtown right-of-way for the downtown sidewalk sale day for Thursday, July  17, 2014.  

• Receive public comment and consider receiving reports on police facility site location analysis, funding and debt analysis, and consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate an agreement with Treanor Architects for a concept study for the police facility.  

• Consider motion to recess into executive session for approximately 30 minutes for matters relating to employer-employee negotiations.  The justification for the executive session is to keep employer-employee negotiation matters confidential at this time.  The City Commission will resume their regular meeting in the Commission Room at the conclusion of the executive session.