Bottomline

City commissioners are scheduled to have their first public discussion about how to replace City Manager David Corliss, who is leaving to take a town manager position in Colorado at the end of the month.

Background

Commissioners have already named Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard as interim city manager. Commissioners, though, now need to decide whether to hire a consultant to help them with the search process. The commission also needs to decide whether to conduct a national search or one more focused on the region.

STUDY SESSION (3-5:15 p.m.)

1. City Commission Study Session on 2016 Budget.  Materials will be posted as soon as they are available.  

RECOGNITION/PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATION

1. Presentation of the 2015 Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission Community Art Grant Awards.
2. Proclaim the week of May 17 – 23, 2015 as Public Works Week.

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Receive minutes from various boards and commissions:
2. Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.
3. Approve appointments as recommended by the Mayor.
4. Bid and purchase items:

a) Award Bid No. B1533 – 40 Front Load Dumpsters for the Solid Waste Division, to Wastequip, for $17,900.  

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

a) Ordinance No. 9108, to rezone (Z-15-00063) approximately .2689 acres from CS (Commercial Strip) District to RS5 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District, located at 832 Ohio Street.

b) Ordinance No. 9109, for a Special Use Permit (SUP-15-00065), for Lake View Villas @ Alvamar, a residential development including 11 existing four-plex buildings, 8 proposed duplex buildings and 24 detached dwelling units on approximately 16 acres, located at 2250 Lake Pointe Drive.

1. Approve a revised temporary use of right-of-way street event permit for the 2015 Tour of Lawrence for the additional closure of city parking lot #14 on Friday June 26, 2015 from 3 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.  Staff Memo & Attachments
2. Receive application for industrial revenue bond financing for the purpose of accessing a sales tax exemption certificate for materials used in construction for a project at 800 New Hampshire (the former Pachamama’s building). Refer to the Public Incentives Review Committee for a recommendation.
3. Authorize payment of $120,000 to Johnson County for City support of the K-10 Connector transit service.
4. Authorize the Mayor to sign Releases of Mortgage for Daryl L. Jones, 2732 Maverick Lane and Jamie Edwards, 3315 W. 18th Street.
5. Authorize the Mayor to sign a Subordination Agreement for Clayton McHenry, 936 Pennsylvania.

1. Receive City Manager’s report.

• Receive public comment of a general nature.

Regular agenda

1. Receive presentation by Justice Matters.

1. Consider approving rezoning, Z-15-00022, approximately 0.27 acres from CS-UC (Commercial Strip with Urban Conservation Overlay) District to CS-UC (Commercial Strip with Urban Conservation Overlay) District with modification to the zoning restriction to permit a bar use without a food sales requirement, located at 804 Pennsylvania St.
2. Consider applicant appeal in accordance with 20-308(g) of the Land Development Code of the Historic Resources Commission’s denial of the demolition application for the structure located at 620 E 8th Street. The Historic Resources Commission determined that as proposed, the demolition application does not meet the intent of the Design Guidelines 8th and Penn Neighborhood Redevelopment Zone for the 8th and Pennsylvania Urban Conservation Overlay District.
3. Receive presentation and consider adopting Resolution No. 7120, adopting the coordinated 2015 Intelligent Transportation Systems Architecture Plan.
4. Receive presentation from staff on the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.   Staff Memo
5. City Manager recruitment discussion.