Bottomline

City commissioners will consider approving an agreement that would transfer ownership of the historic Santa Fe Depot in East Lawrence from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to the city of Lawrence.

Background

City officials have been working for several years to gain ownership of the property at Seventh and New Jersey streets so that grant money can be used to restore the 1950s structure. The proposed agreement would allow the city to take over ownership of the building without paying a purchase price to BNSF. The railroad would continue to own the land beneath the building, and the city would have a 30-year lease to use the property, with extensions of that lease possible. The city would pay a one-time $100 fee as part of the lease. If approved by both parties, the city could use a previously approved Kansas Department of Transportation grant to pay for about $1.2 million worth of improvements, including a new roof, heating system, restroom upgrades and other items. The city plans to spend about $385,000 in general taxpayer funds to satisfy the matching requirements of the grant.

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A. RECOGNITION/PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATION:

1. Proclaim Saturday, July 25, 2015 as the City of Lawrence Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

2. Proclaim Lawrence as a Community Supporting Breastfeeding.

B. CONSENT AGENDA:

NOTE: All matters listed below on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on those items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

1. Receive minutes from various boards and commissions:

Public Transit Advisory Committee meetings of 05/12/15 and 06/09/15

1. 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.

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

3. Approve appointments as recommended by the Mayor.

4. Bid and purchase items:

a) Approve sole source purchase of one (1) Trimble GPS/GNSS R10 GPS Rover and Data Collector from Seiler Instrument in amount of $31,370. Staff Memo

b) Approve Change Order to R. D. Johnson for additional milling and paving on project PW1316, Bob Billings Parkway & George Williams Way Geometric and Traffic Signal Improvements in the amount of $80,000. Staff Memo & Attachments

c) Authorize the purchase of 24 Point Blank Alpha Elite Ballistic Vests from Southern Uniform & Equipment for $19,410 and four (4) Armor Express Seraph Ballistic Vests from Alamar Uniforms for $2,988 for the Lawrence Police Department. Staff Memo

1. Adopt on second and final reading, the following ordinances:

a) Ordinance No. 9127, for Special Use Permit (SUP-15-00185) for Verizon Wireless LLC to construct a new communication tower, located at 2001 Moodie Rd.

b) Ordinance No. 9130, establishing No Parking along both sides of Crestline Drive between 9th Street and Bob Billings Parkway.

1. Authorize staff to initiate the vacation process of the existing pedestrian and greenspace easement on two tracts and work with the property owners to establish new easements that better facilitate the installation of the Baldwin Creek Trail.

2. Authorize staff to submit applications to the Kansas Department of Transportation for a Transit Comprehensive Operations Analysis and a Bike Share Feasibility Study under the Competitive Consolidated Planning Grant funding program.

3. Authorize the Interim City Manager to execute the proposed Fiber Memorandum of Understanding, MOU Addendum No. 1, and the Dark Fiber Lease agreement.

4. Authorize the Mayor to sign Subordination Agreements for Alex and Amber Hansen, 2527 Ryan Court, and Tricia Klein, 1705 Bullene Street.

5. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Releases of Mortgage for John and Valerie Fittell, 3107 Longhorn Drive; and Catherine L. McNish, 1002 Home Circle.

C. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

D. PUBLIC COMMENT

E. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:

1. Conduct a public hearing regarding a distance limitation waiver request for the 2015 Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship event to be held in South Park on Sunday, August 23, 2015 and consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance No. 9121, allowing the sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol on Sunday, August 23, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in South Park and on Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street associated with the event and consider approving a street event permit and closure of Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2015 for the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship Event.

ACTION: Conduct public hearing and find that the proximity of the temporary sale of alcoholic liquor for the event is not adverse to the public welfare or safety and a grant distance limitation waiver.

Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9121, allowing the sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol on Sunday, August 23, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in South Park and on Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street associated with the event.

Approve a street event permit and closure of Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2015 for the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship Event, if appropriate.

1. Consider the following items related transit:

a) Receive transit center location analysis update and provide direction to staff regarding proceeding with the location of the northeast corner of 21st Street and Iowa Street for the site of the transit transfer center.

b) Consider approval of amenities guidelines and policy.

ACTION: Receive transit center location analysis update and direct staff as appropriate and approve amenities guidelines and policy, if appropriate.

1. Consider authorizing the Interim City Manager to finalize and execute the agreements with BNSF Railway and Amtrak regarding the land transaction and lease arrangements on the Santa Fe Station project and consider authorizing the Mayor to execute the city-state agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation related to the grant and the construction of the project.

ACTION: Authorize the Interim City Manager to finalize and execute the agreements with BNSF Railway and Amtrak and authorize the Mayor to execute the city-state agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation, if appropriate.

1. Consider authorizing publication of the 2016 Budget Summary and establish August 4, 2016 as the public hearing date. This establishes the maximum budget authority and property tax mill levy for the 2016 budget.