Bottom Line

City commissioners will hear a request from Housing and Credit Counseling Inc. to receive $13,109 in funding from the city’s general fund.

Background

Officials with the nonprofit HCCI, which deals with landlord/tenant issues in the city, say the agency would have to cut back staff time, education programs, and perhaps give up office space if it does not receive the city funding.

The city’s Community Development Block Grant Program awarded HCCI $14,000 for the 2001-2002 fiscal year, but the city has not awarded the agency funding from the general fund since 1999.

Other business

Other business

Recognitions/presentations

Recognition of staff for Oliver Hall fire safety program.

Presentation from Douglas County Safe Kids Coalition.

Consent agenda

Approve the following drinking establishment licenses: Rudy’s Pizzeria, 704 Mass.; Paisanos, 2112 W. 25th St.; West Coast Saloon, 2222 Iowa; La Tropicana Restaurant, 434 Locust St.; Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa; Pachamama’s, 2161 Quail Creek Drive; Budda’s, 2228 Iowa.

Approve following cereal malt beverage licenses: Jade Mongolian Barbeque, 1511 W. 23rd St.; River City Ice Co, 4910 Wakarusa Court.

Approve appointments recommended by mayor.

Approve agreement with Marblelife for special concrete floor finish in new Lawrence Arts Center in the amount of $25,711.80

Approve agreement with Dukes Root Control for amount of $50,106.87 to provide services to Utility Department.

Award bid for East Hills Business Park sanitary sewer improvements to low bidder, McClouth Excavating, for $59,286.

Adopt on first reading annexation of approx. 20.45 acres located along Kansas Highway 10 at entrance to East Hills Business Park.

Adopt on first reading, rezoning of approximately 14.23 acres from M-1 (Research Industrial) to RM-D (Duplex). Property generally located north of 15th Street and west of Wakarusa Drive.

Adopt on first reading, rezoning of approx. 17.19 acres from RS-E (single family estate) to RM-D. Property generally located north of 15th Street and west of Wakarusa Drive.

Adopt on first reading, rezoning of approx. 2.95 acres from A (Agricultural) to RM-D. Property generally located north of 15th Street and west of Wakarusa Drive.

Adopt on first reading, ordinance allowing possession, consumption and sale of alcoholic liquor at the new Lawrence Arts Center.

Adopt on first reading, amendments to the Uniform Mechanical Code.

Adopt on final reading, rezoning of approx. 12.085 acres from A to RS-2 (Single Family Residential). Property is generally located west of Branchwood Drive, north of Stoneridge Drive.

Adopt on final reading, rezoning approx. .399 acres from M-2 to C-5 (General Commercial). Property is located at 1350 N. Third St.

Adopt on final reading, special assessments for sanitary sewer improvements to Langston Hughes School site.

Adopt on final reading, special assessments for improvements to Parkside Road.

Adopt on final reading, special assessments for improvements to 27th Street and Wakarusa Drive.

Adopt on final reading, special assessments for related improvements to Scottsdale Street from 26th to 27th streets.

Adopt on final reading, special assessments for improvements to 27th Street from Bluestem Drive to Scottsdale Street.

Adopt resolution stating all right of way has been acquired and all utilities have been relocated for the East Hills Drive and K-10 Geometric improvements. Project will be let by the state in May 2002.

Adopt resolution establishing sanitary sewer benefit district in the Westwood Hills area northwest of Free State High School.

Approve temporary use permit for temporary parking at St. Lawrence Center.

Approve unanimous recommendation from the Traffic Safety Commission to establish no parking from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the currently unrestricted area along the west side of Sunset Drive between Cambridge Road and Harvard Road.

Approve unanimous recommendation from the Traffic Safety Commission to establish the alley between Ninth and 10th, Kentucky and Vermont streets, as one-way southbound to the south property line of the Intrust Bank property and providing an access easement through the bank parking lot from the alley to Kentucky Street. The alley would remain two-way from 10th Street north to the south property line of the Intrust Bank parking lot.

Approve unanimous recommendation from the Traffic Safety Commission to establish no parking along the east side of Glenview Drive from Peterson Road to the lot line between 218 and 301 Glenview Drive.

Receive staff report on the status of repairs at 1307 Brook Street.

Authorize city manager to execute engineering design contract with George Butler Associates in the amount of $28,580 for the geometric and traffic signal improvements at Sixth Street and Kasold Drive.

Authorize city manager to execute engineering contract with Bartlett & West Engineers for the Anna Hope Area Sanitary Sewer Study in the amount of $24,686.

Authorize city manager to enter into an engineering contract for $16,488 with BG Consultants that would include design, bid phase and miscellaneous construction phase services for the design of a waterline on Ninth Street from Iowa Street to Rockledge Road.

City Manager’s report

Update on city ice storm efforts.

Presentation of award to Parks and Recreation for wetland preservation at Eagle Bend Golf Course.

Regular Agenda

Conduct public hearings on proposed special assessments for completed public improvements.

a. George Williams Way, north and south of West 15th Street; this hearing will also be conducted on Feb. 15 because not all property owners were notified about the hearing.

b. Traffic signal and related improvements at Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive.

c. Crossgate Drive between Clinton Parkway and 24th Place.

Consider accepting dedication of easements and rights of way on the Sydney Addition plat. The seven-lot residential subdivision contains approx. 1.76 acres. The property is located between Lake and Lauren streets, west North Eighth Street.

Consider extension of moratorium ordinances on annexations in North Lawrence and annexations of property in federally designated floodplains.

Consider staff report concerning proposed 600 block of New Hampshire/Rhode Island parking garage proposal.

Receive staff report concerning city funding of Housing and Credit Counseling Inc.

Conduct public hearing on proposed special assessment benefit district for the improvement of Monterey Way from Stetson to Peterson.

Conduct public hearing on proposed special assessment benefit district for the improvement of Wakarusa Drive north of Overland Drive.

Receive status report and consider change order for additional repair work on Bowersock Dam.

Receive staff report concerning safety improvements at the intersection of Seventh and Kentucky streets.