Bottom line

City commissioners will consider tightening fire codes for buildings that house animals.

Background

The proposed changes are in response to concerns raised in May after a fire at Pet World, 711 W. 23rd St., resulted in the deaths of many animals. The proposed changes would require all animal housing facilities to be equipped with smoke detectors integrated into fire alarms. Larger facilities with more than 3,000 square feet would also be required to have automatic sprinkler systems. Pet World and the Lawrence Humane Society are urging the city to adopt even stricter standards than that.

Study session (4 p.m.)

• Joint City/County meeting with the Kansas Department of Transportation on the West leg of K-10.

Consent agenda

• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions.

• Approve all claims. The list of claims will be posted by the Finance Department on Monday prior to the meeting. If Monday is a holiday, the claims will be posted as soon as possible the next business day.

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

• Approve appointments as recommended by the mayor.

• Bid and purchase items:

a) Set bid date of Sept. 22, 2015 for #B1547 and the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program at 1014 Lawrence Ave.

b) Approve the purchase of a John Deere 1570 TerrainCut Commercial Mower for the Parks & Recreation Department from Deere & Company for $22,521.27, utilizing the State of Kansas Contract #4425-5.

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

a) Ordinance No. 9145, renaming that portion of old “Haskell Avenue” between 29th Street and Horizon Drive to “Haskell Lane” and renaming that portion of old 31st Street remaining open to public travel to 30th Terrace.

b) Ordinance No. 9149, “2015 Standard Traffic Ordinance, Edition 2015.”

c) Ordinance No. 9133, allowing the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at 5 a.m. to Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. in South Park, and on Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street associated with the 2015 Bike MS Event.

d) Ordinance No. 9134, allowing the sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol on the public right-of-way on the 900 block of New Hampshire Street during the Lawrence Arts Center 40th Anniversary Event.

• Initiate a Text Amendment to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code to review the Personal Convenience Services and Personal Improvement Service uses and determine if amendments are necessary to permit salons as a use in the RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential-Office) zoning district.

• Authorize $8,000 in funds from the Guest Tax Fund to support the 2015 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade.

• Approve a sign permit for a mural installation at 901 Delaware St., as recommended by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission.

Regular agenda

• Consider the appointment of Joe Harkins to serve as the Chair of the Advisory Committee on the City Commission Vacancy, as recommended by the mayor.

• Receive staff’s recommendation for amendments to the Fire Code related to animal housing facilities.

• Consider forgiving $44,937.81 in special assessments for Lot F in the East Hills Business Park for the PROSOCO expansion project, contingent upon Douglas County Commission action to donate the lot to PROSOCO for the project.

• City Auditor will present a performance audit on protecting personally identifiable information.

• City Auditor will present the results of the external quality control review of the City Auditor.

• Receive update on City’s arbitrage liability review and authorize remittance to the IRS in the amount of $44,101 plus accrued interest of $7,358 and a request to have $44,101 refunded to the city.