Lawrence City Commission agenda set for Aug. 2 meeting

Bottom line: The City Commission will consider granting a fifth two-year extension for a retail, office and bank development at Wakarusa Drive and Clinton Parkway approved in 2007.

Background: The Miracon Planned Commercial Development is a two-story, 8,000-square-foot building proposed for the northeast corner of the intersection. The City Commission approved a final development plan for the site in 2007, but developers behind the project have not filed a building permit.

A memo from City Planner Sandy Day states this represents another development project that have been delayed “due to the current economic conditions.” A letter from the developer sent in June says the “eventual and inevitable viability” of the project “remains strong.”

If approved Tuesday, the extension would keep the project’s approved final development plan intact for two more years, ending Aug. 2, 2018.

The first extension for the project was granted in 2008, and then others were approved in 2010, 2012 and 2016.

Commissioners convene at 5:45 p.m. at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

Consent agenda

• Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 07/19/16.

• Receive minutes from various boards and commissions:

Affordable Housing Advisory Board meeting of 06/06/16

Lawrence Douglas County Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting of 06/20/16

• 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.

• Bid and purchase items:

a) Set a bid date of August 16, 2016, for Bid No. B1632 – purchase sludge distribution piping materials for the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant, Project No. UT1304.

b) Set a bid date of August 16, 2016, for Bid No. 1631 – procurement of electrical equipment for Pump Station 5 improvements; a bid date of August 30, 2016 for Bid No. 1629 – Pump Station 5 improvements, Project No. UT1603; and authorize construction of a new primary electrical feed and transformers by Westar Energy at Pump Station 5 in an amount not to exceed $48,000.

c) Authorize the City Manager to approve purchase order for design services for PW1528, Queens Road 6th to North City Limits – Street, Storm, and Waterline Improvement Project to BG Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $10,067.50 for the design of 6th and Queens Road Intersection Improvements and $180,359.00 for Queens Road Benefit District Improvements (North of 6th Street) for a total of $190,426.50.

d) Authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 with Westland Construction for the Iowa Street Waterline Replacement – Project No. UT1511 increasing the construction contract by $16,285.00 and eight (8) days

e) Authorize the sole source purchase of process instrumentation equipment and controllers from Hach Company for the combined total purchase price of $55,007.22 for Wakarusa River Wastewater Treatment Plant (UT1304).

f) Award Bid No. B1618, Project No. UT1517 – El Dorado Drive Waterline Replacement, to Banks Construction LLC, in the amount of $448,400, and authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract.

g) Authorize the City Manager to execute a supplemental agreement with Zimmerschied Architecture in the amount of $17,900 for site planning, construction and topographical survey services, and landscape architecture related to Fire Station No. 1 and Douglas County Senior Services – Project FM 1601.

h) Award bid for 49 Point Blank Alpha Elite Ballistic Vests from the low bidder, Southern Uniform & Equipment, for $812.15 each, or a total of $39,795.35.

• Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9269, correcting Section 18-304 of the Lawrence City Code to replace text that was inadvertently omitted with the Incorporation by Reference Document (IBR) for TA-15-00346 – Text Amendment to the Land Development Code to add Urban Agriculture as a permitted use and establish standards.

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

a) Ordinance No. 9252, enacting amendments to the City of Lawrence Building Code to require submittal of storm water grading and drainage plans for residential building construction projects on RS5 and RS3 zoned lots classified as “Zone X, Protected by Levee” on the city’s Flood Insurance Rate Map.

b) Ordinance No. 9253, allowing the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol on Saturday September 17, 2016 at 5:00 a.m. to Sunday September 18, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. in South Park and on Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street for the 2016 Bike MS Event.

c) Ordinance No. 9254, allowing the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol on Sunday August 28, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in South Park and on Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street for the 2016 Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship.

d) Ordinance No. 9268, allowing the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol on the east side of Massachusetts Street, from 1016 Massachusetts Street south to 11th Street (sidewalk only) on Friday, August 19, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. for the Live on Mass Event.

• Receive letter from the Lawrence – Douglas County Bicycle Advisory Committee regarding the Kansas Department of Transportation report on alternatives for the E. 1200 Road/Kasold Drive and K-10 intersection.

• Receive and approve the 2016 Planning and Development Services Fee Report and Schedule. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9272, adopting the Planning Fee Schedule, and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9271, amending the City of Lawrence Code Section 5-176 relating to adding a plan review fee for commercial and multi-family structures.

• Approve Text Amendments, TA-15-00461, to the joint city/county subdivision regulations in the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, Article 8 and the Douglas County Code, Chapter 11, Article 1 to allow Accessory Dwelling Units on property divided through a Certificate of Survey in the unincorporated portion of the county. Initiated by Board of County Commissioners on 9/2/15. Adopt on first reading, Joint City Ordinance No. 9264 /County Resolution No. _, for Text Amendments (TA-15-00461) to the joint city/county subdivision regulations in the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, Article 8 and the Douglas County Code, Chapter 11, Article 1 to allow Accessory Dwelling Units on property divided through a Certificate of Survey in the unincorporated portion of the county. (PC Item 6, approved 8-0, on 4/25/16; Board of County Commissioners approved on 5/25/16)

• Approve an extension request for the Final Development Plan for Miracon Plaza Planned Commercial Development – Phase 1 [FDP-01-02-07, FDP-14-00397] generally located at the northeast corner of Wakarusa Drive and Clinton Parkway. Submitted by Timothy W. Schmidt of OFF-PISTE, Inc., property owner of record. The approved plan proposes construction of a two-story retail/office/bank building containing approximately 8,000 square feet and associated site improvements. The request proposes extension of the approval for this project for an additional 24 months.

• Authorize the sale of approximately 63,000 square feet of city owned property that is a portion of Lawrence VenturePark to Cave Inn, LLC for $1.19 per square foot, for a sale price of $74,970, for the purpose of redeveloping the former Don’s Steakhouse and Diamond Everley Roofing tracts fronting 23rd Street for hotel and restaurant uses, and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the legal documents required to complete the land sale, conditioned on the property being rezoned, replatted and redeveloped for hotel and restaurant uses.

• Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Treanor Architects, P.A. for a Historic Preservation Fund grant project to document Oak Hill Cemetery.

• Authorize the Mayor to sign a Mortgage Subordination for Thomas M. Hilger, 133 Florida Street.

Receive public comment of a general nature

Regular agenda

• Conduct public hearing regarding the 2017 Budget and consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance No. 9274, approving and appropriating the 2017 City of Lawrence Operating and Capital Improvement Budget.

ACTION: Conduct public hearing and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9274, approving and appropriating the 2017 City of Lawrence Operating and Capital Improvement Budget, if appropriate.

Discuss commission items

Receive city manager’s report