The City Commission will convene at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 12/06/16 and 12/13/16.

• 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) Approve the purchase of one (1) Heil front load refuse truck with Curotto Can attachment for the Public Works Department, for $271,661.08, utilizing the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) cooperative purchasing contract.

• Accept dedication of easements associated with the Final Plat, PF-16-00395, for Gwaltney Addition, located at 2176 E. 23rd Street, 2200 E. 23rd Street, and 2200 Street FF. Submitted by Bartlett & West Inc., on behalf of Cave Inn LLC, City of Lawrence, and Gwaltney Properties LLC, property owners of record.

• Approve extending the downtown bike corral pilot project until December 2017. Approve using the remaining $1,987.32 of grant funding to purchase additional inverted U racks to be used in the downtown area. Direct staff to hold a public hearing at a future Transportation Commission meeting to provide a recommendation on requests for two additional bike corrals in the downtown area.

• Approve the Lawrence Bicycle Parking and Amenities Policy Review with Citywide and Downtown Recommendations.

• Approve recommendations from the Transient Guest Tax Grant Program Advisory Board for the 2017 Transient Guest Tax grants.

• Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Lawrence Sports Corporation to provide funding for host services related to the Junior Olympics event in July 2017, and outline direct reimbursement to vendors in an amount not to exceed $102,840.22, related to expenses associated with the event.

• Authorize the Mayor to sign the Assessment of Fair Housing Collaboration Agreement between the City of Lawrence and the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.

• Authorize the Mayor to sign a Release of Mortgage for Henry Lewis McKinney and Lillie Marie McKinney, 1230 West 28th Court.

Receive public comment of a general nature

Regular Agenda

Receive public comment

• Consider changes and proposed reorganization of the City’s Economic Development Policies.

Action: Adopt Resolution No. 7184, adopting the City of Lawrence Economic Development Policy setting forth the City’s policies and procedures relating to economic development tools and repealing prior policy resolutions, and adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 9325, repealing sections of the City’s code that are now covered in the Economic Development Policy, if appropriate.