Bottomline

City commissioners will consider rezoning property at the northeast corner of Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway to better allow for retail development at the intersection.

Background

The property already has commercial zoning in place, but the type of zoning limits the flexibility the developers have in the layout of a commercial development. The property is next to the new Rock Chalk Park Sports Complex, and it was zoned prior to the sports complex being envisioned for the area. The development group, which is led by members of the Schwada and Fritzel families, have said the new zoning designation — Community Commercial CC600 — will allow future development to take place in a manner that takes better advantage of the adjacent Rock Chalk Park. Staff members said the new zoning designation won’t significantly increase the amount of commercial square footage that can be built at the site. Staff estimates the maximum commercial square footage will grow to 360,000 square feet, up from 359,600 square feet.

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.    

• Bid and purchase items:

a) Award Bid No. B1465 — construction contract for Project No. UT1419 8th Street Waterline Replacement from Indiana Street to Kentucky Street — to Banks Construction, LLC in the amount of $406,850 and authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract.    

b) Authorize the City Manager to execute Supplemental Agreement No.4 to the existing Engineering Services Agreement with Burns & McDonnell in the amount of $45,000 for continued construction phase engineering services in conjunction with project UT0701DS Kaw Water Treatment Plant Transmission Main Phase I.  

c) Approve Change Order No.1, in the amount of $17,450.52, for additional work on the PS15 site, located at N. Michigan Street and Pin Oak Drive, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with Emcon, Inc. for Project No. UT0919 — General Wastewater Pumping Station Improvement Project Priority Group I — PS15.     

d) Authorize a purchase order in the amount of $50,195.89 to continue the City’s participation in the ESRI Enterprise License Agreement for small governments and for annual maintenance on the Data Interoperability Extension and Community Analyst Online for the period from January 22, 2015 through January 21, 2016.  

e) Approve sole source purchase and authorize purchase of 40 TASER X2 models and associated equipment, from TASER International, in the amount of $63,167.08.    

• Adopt Resolution No. 7102, approving conditionally an application for low income housing tax credits from the State of Kansas for Bethel Estates of Lawrence, a proposed senior housing development located at 25th Terrace and O’Connell Road.  

• Accept dedications of right-of-way and easements for Final Plat, PF-14-00441, for HERE Addition, located at 1101 and 1115 Indiana Street. Submitted by HERE Kansas, LLC for Berkeley Flats Development Company Limited Partnership and Georgia Bell, property owners of record.  

• Authorize the Mayor to sign the Kansas Department of Transportation Authority to Award Contract Commitment of City Funds document for the Breezedale Monument Restoration Project. The total cost of the project is $121,193, with the City responsible for twenty percent (20 percent) or $24,300.    

• Receive Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 2014 3rd Quarter Performance Report.

• Authorize the Mayor to sign a Release of Mortgage for Bruce K. and Kristen E. Barlow, 815 Elm Street.  

• Receive city manager’s report.

Regular agenda

• Consider a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, CPA-14-00459, to Horizon 2020, Chapter 14 (West of K-10 Plan) to change designations from Low Density Residential, High Density Residential, and Residential Office, to Commercial Center — CC600, located at 6200 W. 6th Street.

• Consider rezoning, Z-14-00458, approximately 120.6 acres located at 6200 W 6th Street from CC400 (Community Commercial Centers) District, RS7 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District, RM12D (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District, RM24 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District, PCD (Planned Commercial Development) District, and RMO (Multi-Dwelling Residential-Office) District to CC600 (Community Commercial) District.  

• Receive request for Industrial Revenue Bond financing (for purpose of accessing sales tax exemption on materials used in construction) from Midwest Health for Pioneer Ridge Independent Living Project located at Wakarusa Drive and Harvard Road.   

• Receive request from The Eldridge Hotel to establish a 15-year, 95 percent Neighborhood Revitalization Area for the property located at 705 Massachusetts Street and for Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) financing for the purpose of accessing a sales tax exemption on project construction materials and consider referring the item to the Public Incentives Review Committee for a meeting on February 3, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. and consider setting February 10, 2015 as the date for a public hearing on the proposed NRA and Revitalization Plan.  Staff analysis has not been conducted on this request and a staff recommendation has not yet been prepared.    

• Receive update regarding discussions with the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association representatives and receive briefing from Josh Shelton of el dorado, inc. regarding the preliminary design scope and fee proposal for the 9th Street Corridor (Art Place) project.    

• Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a professional services agreement and scope of services with McDonald & Associates, Inc., in substantially the form of the attached agreement and scope, for the independent review of the payment for certain infrastructure costs at Rock Chalk Park.