March 14, 2000

 

The Board of Commissioners of the City of Lawrence met in regular session at 7:15 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers in City Hall with Mayor Hodges presiding and members Dunfield, Henry, Kennedy and Rundle present.      

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to concur with the recommendation of the Mayor and appoint Ernie Eck and Sandy McKenzie to the Historic Resources Commission; the reappointment of Matthew Hoy and Deb Brewer to the Downtown Parking Advisory Board; and, the appointment of Rod Bremby to the Lawrence/Douglas County Health Board.  Motion carried unanimously.

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to approve claims in the amount of $1,170,121.15 and payroll from February 27, 2000 to March 11, 2000 in the amount of $1,063,912.89.  Motion carried unanimously.

            The City Commission reviewed the bids for two (2) heavy dump bodies and hydraulics for the Public Works Department.  The bids were:

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to award the bid to American Equipment Co. in the amount of $29,116.00 because Custom Truck Equipment did not meet specifications.  Motion carried unanimously.

The City Commission reviewed the bids for two (2) heavy duty snow plows for the Public Works Department.  The bids were:

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to award the bid to American Equipment Co. in the amount of $10,356.00.  Motion carried unanimously.

The City Commission reviewed the bids for a heavy duty dump body and installation for the Public Works Department.  The bids were:

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to award the bid to American Equipment Co. in the amount of $7,727.00.  Motion carried unanimously.

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to award the sole bid from Fry & Associates in the amount of $13,005.00 for picnic tables and benches to be used at the Prairie Park Nature center because the other vendors did not meet specifications.  Motion carried unanimously.

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to award the sole source bid for FLIR (thermal imaging system) for the Fire Department in the amount of $15,950.00.  Motion carried unanimously.

 As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to authorize the City Manager to enter into and engineering contract with Black & Veatch for a Compost Master Plan.  Motion carried unanimously.                

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Philip Environmental Services for the disposal of household hazardous waste.  Motion carried unanimously.       

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to adopt Resolution No. 6167, establishing general obligation authority in the amount of $550,000.00 for certain main trafficway improvements.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                                                                                         (1)

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to adopt Resolution No. 6168, authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with USD No. 497 establishing a user agreement for the Langston Hughes Elementary School Gymnasium.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                         (2)

Ordinance No. 7201, revising the recently established parking restrictions on 22^nd Court by allowing parking along the west side of 22^nd Court within the cul-de-sac was read a second time. 

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to adopt the ordinance.  Aye:  Dunfield, Henry, Hodges, Kennedy, and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                                    (3)

Ordinance No. 7202, correcting the tax abatement ordinance for CAE Vanguard was read a second time.

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to adopt the ordinance.  Aye:  Dunfield, Henry, Hodges, Kennedy, and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                                     (4)

Ordinance No. 7200, establishing septage and chemical waste discharge fees with an implementation date of June 1, 2000 was read a second time.                  

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to adopt the ordinance.  Aye:  Dunfield, Henry, Hodges, Kennedy, and Rundle.   Nay: None.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                                     (5)

As part of the consent agenda, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to approve the site plan (SP-12-86-99) for Celestial Ironworks/Back to the Garden, an art manufacturing and retail business to be located at 619 North 2^nd Street subject to a Site Plan Performance Agreement being executed. Motion carried unanimously.                                                                                                                           (6)

Linda Finger, Planning Director, presented a request from the developers of Colonial Northeast No. 3 to consider a change to the proposed language on the conditions for plat approval.  The applicant submitted new language which required the temporary access to be removed when either construction or six (6) years elapsed, which ever was the latest or furthest date out.   Staff recommended that either condition was appropriate and the City Commission should consider the applicant’s request.

Moved by Hodges, seconded by Kennedy, to approve a revision in the condition of approval for the final plat of Colonial Northeast No. 3 to read:

Provision of a note on the plat and provision of an acknowledgment, approved by the Director of Planning and filed at the Register of Deeds: 

1.                  The access point of 130’ from West 6^th Street was temporary;

2.                  Was permissible as an interim measure; and,

3.                  Shall be approved and relocated in along Congressional Drive in compliance with the adopted Access Management Plan for West 6^th Street six (6) years from the date of City Commission approval of this replat or when 6^th Street/40 Hwy Construction was complete, which ever was the latest or furthest date out.

Motion carried unanimously.                                                                                              (7)

            George Williams, Public Works Director, requested the City Commission set a bid date of March 21, 2000, for sanitary sewer improvements to service the NCS Expansion in the East Hills Business Park.  The plat and all necessary easements were recorded so the project was ready to proceed.

            Moved by Rundle, seconded by Dunfield, to approve a bid date of March 21, 2000 for sanitary sewer line extension to the NCS Expansion.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                                                                                   (8)

Andrew Ramirez, Stevens & Brand L.L.P., presented Charter Ordinance No. 34, clarifying the authority of Lawrence Memorial Hospital to own property outside the corporate limits of the City.  Ramirez said there were no proposals on the table at the present time.

Gene Myer, Lawrence Memorial Hospital said the Charter Ordinance would give the hospital flexibility if the need arose in the future.

Moved by Henry, seconded by Rundle, to place of first reading Charter Ordinance No. 34, clarifying the authority of Lawrence Memorial Hospital to possess property outside the corporate limits of the City.  Motion carried unanimously.             (7) 

Rundle requested the reconsideration of the resolutions adopted by the City Commission on March 7, 2000, for the proposed improvements of 7^th Street, from Monterey Way to Comet Lane.  He expressed concern about the benefit district for 7^th Street including Lot 2 of H&H Addition, Block 1.  The access to that lot was better served by Comet lane and not 7^th Street.

George Williams, Public Works Director, said it seemed to be an appropriate statement.  He presented the assessment percentages with the elimination of Lot 2 and the impact on the rest of the benefit district. 

Moved by Rundle, seconded by Dunfield, to delete Lot 2, H&H Addition, Block 1, from the 7^th Street benefit district and direct staff to prepare the appropriate Resolution.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                                    (8)

Linda Finger, Planning Director, presented the request from Douglas County Development concerning the American Eagle Distribution Development east of Noria  Road.  The first issue was an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan concerning the Urban Growth Areas.  On Monday, the County Commissioner’s considered informally the Planning Commission’s recommended changes to the Urban Growth Area.  The County Commission recommended it was not the time to make such a large amendment to the Urban Growth Area as recommended by the Planning Commission.  They directed staff to inform the Planning Commission that a smaller area was all they would consider at this time.   That area consisted of extending the boundary east from Noria Road to the east boundary of the American Eagle Project; north to the railroad tracks; and, back west to Noria Road.  This area was larger than the area requested for annexation and rezoning.  The County Commission also asked the City Commission to formerly take action to return the proposed Urban Growth Area amendments to the Planning Commission for their reconsideration at the regular meeting of Wednesday, March 15, 2000.

 Bryan Dyer, Planner, presented the Planning Commission’s recommendation on the amendment to Horizon 2020 to include the property east of East Hills Business Park in the Urban Growth Area as an industrial tract.  The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the amendment with two (2) comments to the definition of Service Area Four in the Growth Management Chapter.  They were:

1.                  Urban Development within this area would only occur when access to a Municipal Wastewater Treatment System to serve the area was either planned or under development; and,

2.                  Land that has been designated as either floodway or 100 year floodway fringe, was not recommended for Urban Development.  It was appropriate for greenspace to be used for recreational uses such as bike/walking paths and parks.

Rundle asked why the County Commission recommended reducing the size of the Urban Growth Area.         

Finger said it was the general feeling of the County Commission that property owners did not have sufficient information on the impact identifying the area as an Urban Growth Area.  Some of the property owners did not want to eliminate the five (5) acre exemptions.

Larry Kipp said the Interlocal Governmental Agreement between the City and County concerning the South Lawrence Trafficway and the additional letter of clarification said the City and County would do everything possible to preserve prime agricultural land.  This was some of the best farm ground in the world according to s survey done of Douglas County soils.  There were other options for this ground including Truck forms and other agricultural uses before taking it for industrial type of uses.

Debi Moore, Economic Development Director, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, requested the City Commission concur with the County Commission’s recommendation to send the amendment back to the Planning Commission with a recommendation to reconsider a smaller area for the Urban Growth Area.

Michael Almon said from the beginning the Chamber of Commerce private plans was to expand industry east of Noria Road while the public policy and plans of the Chamber of Commerce were focused on keeping the industrial park mostly on the hillside and out of the flood plain and farmland.  Only a month ago, the Chamber of Commerce gave the community an opportunity to participate in review of this major project.  Even at that time, the project was being fast tracked and public awareness was minimized.  There was no meaningful community review.  This project violated the Comprehensive Plan that was formulated after many long discussions in the community.  He recommended the amendment be returned to the Planning Commission for a complete overhaul.  An unsettling element of this issue was most of the land owners in the area were out of the discussion loop and then had the most to loose by encroaching urbanization.  A fair and open public process was not followed in order to conform to a private corporate timeline.  Almon said Douglas County has lost 40,000 acres of farmland over the last ten (10) years.  Smart growth should stop sprawl that cost taxpayers more in infrastructure and destroyed agricultural land.  The prime soils of the Kaw Bottom Area were the best in Douglas County and some of the best soils in the world.  Some agricultural land needed to be sacrificed to industrial use, but the community should not be sacrificing the best soils.

Kurt VanAchen, Douglas County Development Inc., said they recently exercised an option to purchase the ground because another person was interested in buying the land.  After that, American Eagle expressed an interest in the community and this was the only location for them.

Rundle asked if there was any other property in the County that would meet American Eagle’s needs.

Moore said there were no other available parcels within any area currently zoned industrial to meet the needs of American Eagle.  In a letter, she informed the Planning Commission on February 2, 2000 that there were no other available parcels that were properly zoned to meet the needs of American Eagle. 

 David Vertachnik, 1405 East 1500 Rd., said this area had some of the best farm land in Kansas.   He told several stories of farmers in the area who assisted him in his small farm operation.  Vertachnik said this was a low area and at the present time there was water standing in the area.  He suggested  the City Commission take time to look deliberately at this area as an Urban Growth Area.  He did not believe a good planning process was followed and additional time was needed to review the process.  The area between the fertilizer plant and the business park was a more appropriate site for this facility.

Melinda Henderson said the request was putting the City/County in a reactive mode.  It appeared that American Eagle was planning to break ground next month and  a decision has already been made.  This perception has put the City Commission in a tenuous position.  Henderson said the City Commission should not act so quickly that adequate planning was ignored.

Carey Maynard-Moody expressed a concern about urban sprawl.  This type of growth was not sustainable.  Another concern was American Eagle as a company and where their cotton was grown.  All of us need to show a better respect for the planet.  Maynard-Moody asked the City Commission to think about what the City could not get back if this land was developed as proposed.

Marci Francisco, 946 Ohio, expressed concern about the expansion of the Urban Growth Area.  This area was identified as the fourth and last area to be developed in the Comprehensive Plan.  Another concern was truck traffic especially to the west since all of this traffic would go through Lawrence.  It did not make since to generate additional truck traffic at this location until it could be accommodated by the street system.

Dunfield suggested this issue should be returned to the Planning Commission without a specific recommendation.  This area probably should not be considered for expansion for urban development until the maps were back identifying the floodway and flood fringe.  There was a need to look at the definition of prime agricultural land and how it could be protected in Urban Growth Areas.

Rundle expressed a concern about other issues including the tax abatement issue.  He suggested sending this issue back to the Planning Commission.  He expressed a concern about increase traffic, access and stormwater which should be considered at this time.  As the project progressed, it would be harder and harder to deny the development.

Moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to refer back to the Planning Commission the map and tax amendment to Horizon 2020 on including the property east of East Hills Business Park in the Urban Growth Area as an industrial tract to have them consider only the 93 acres to be used in the development of the American Eagle Project and the recommendation from the County Commission for an area east from Noria Road to the east boundary of the American Eagle Project; north to the railroad track; and, back west to Noria Road.  The reasons for this review include the original amendment was too large in scope; the oak tree area in the Conservation Easement was included and the City Commission did not understand how that would be impacted by being within the Urban Growth Area; the general issues of water runoff and use of prime agricultural were not clearly addressed; and, a more deliberate process was needed for reviewing the balance of the area.  Motion carried unanimously.                                                     (9)

Bryan Dyer presented the Planning Commission’s recommendation on the annexation of approximately 93.78 acres east of the East Hills Business Park.  The request was by Debi Moore, Assistant Secretary for Douglas County Development Inc., and the property owner of record.  The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval subject to approval of the text and map amendments to Horizon 2020.

Debi Moore, Economic Development Director, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, asked the City Commission to concur with the Planning Commission’s recommendation and annex the property.  There was no other industrial property of this size that could meet the needs of the proposed development.

David Corliss, Legal Services Director, said the County Commission has already approved the City’s annexation of this ground which was needed because it was an annexation not adjacent to the Corporate City Limits.

Larry Kipp said using this ground for creation of only 300 jobs with 1/3 of those jobs part time was not good planning.  The 100 trucks a day generated by this project would have no place to go except through Lawrence.  Kipp asked if this was zoning by contract.  He encouraged the City Commission to do comprehensive planning as opposed to planning by reaction.  Kipp saw this as being a reaction to a proposal from an outside company.  This project was not going to help the community and was not worthy of any tax abatement.  He expressed a concern about water runoff and the impact it would have on the Water Conservation District.  He also requested the City Commission verify the predictions of the model developed by K.U. to show economic impact on the community.

Marci Francisco said when the City Commission annexed property, the taxation on that property would change and affect surrounding property.   This area was prime farmland and the Interlocal Agreement supported the protection of this land.  The additional traffic would have a negative impact on traffic in and around the community.

Michael Almon said the City had a policy of no island annexations to avoid undue tax expenditures for infrastructure extensions of water, sewers and roads.  This project would violate that policy.  The infrastructure costs concerning sanitary sewer, improvements to the Noria Road and K-10 Intersection, east 15^th Street and K-10 were too expensive.  Traffic from the industrial park was already at its maximum.  None of the road improvements he envisioned to address traffic problems could ever be ready by the time American Eagle wanted to open their facility.  Almon said this property should not be annexed because it was in the flood plain.  Since the floods of 1993, the Corps of Engineers and FEMA had reversed their policies on flood control.  The current policy encouraged not building in flood plains instead of the more expensive disaster relief.  This project would fill the site with eight  feet (8’) of fill dirt that would cost approximately $2,000,000.00.  The cost of stormwater improvements would need to be borne by the tax payer which would provide more corporate welfare from the tax payers at large.

Phil Strubble, LandPlan Engineering, said the peak truck traffic would be twenty-five (25) trucks a day with an average of fifteen (15).

Rundle asked if there was any reason to act on the annexation and rezoning before the Planning Commission has an opportunity to review the Urban Growth  Area.

Finger said the Planning Commission would consider the Urban Growth Area at its meeting on Wednesday night.  The Planning Commission would have a recommendation to the City Commission on March 28, when the City Commission would consider the second reading of the Ordinances for annexation and rezoning.           

Dunfield said there were a lot of problems with the site including being within the flood fringe, the agricultural use and other issues raised by the public.  He thought the City needed to develop a systematic way of industrial site selection and hoped the City Commission along with the Chamber of Commerce could develop a Site Selection Policy. The City Commission should take the reduction of prime agricultural land seriously and develop policies that would adequately protect prime agricultural land.  Dunfield suggested strengthening the language of policies concerning flood plain and flood fringe development and better define how developments in the areas were treated.  At the same time, he recognized this was not the kind of industrial development opportunity that would come to a City like Lawrence everyday. 

Rundle thought the City was putting the cart before the horse.  There was merit to taking a broader look at this particular site.    He was not comfortable with rushing into a decision and did not think it was a good planning.  Rundle challenged the economic development community to look at agricultural as a potential for economic development.          

Moved by Hodges, seconded by Henry, to concur with the Planning Commission’s recommendation and annex (A-1-1-00) approximately 93.78 acres, property generally located east of the current East Hills Business Park, bounded by Noria Road on the west, and on the south by Douglas County Road 442, subject to approval of text and map amendments to Horizon 2020; and, adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 7205.  Aye:  Hodges, Dunfield, Henry and Kennedy.  Nay:  Rundle.  Motion carried.                                                                                                         (10)

Bryan Dyer presented the recommendation from the Planning Commission on the rezoning request to of approximately 93.78 acres from A (Agricultural District) and VC (Valley Channel District) to M-2 (General Industrial District), property generally located east of the current East Hills Business Park and the request was by Douglas County Development Inc., the owner of record.  The Planning Commission unanimously approved the request subject to approval of text and map amendments to Horizon 2020, approval of the annexation request, and approval and filing of final plat for the property.

Marci Francisco, 946 Ohio, said it appeared the City Commission was rezoning this land because of the property ownership and not because of access to the property or the land being prime agricultural ground.  The community had an opportunity to look at the Urban Growth Areas during the development of the Comprehensive Plan and this area was not identified as an Urban Growth Area.

Michael Almon said in addition to spot annexation or island annexation, this would be a bad example of spot zoning which was a violation of the zoning code.  Other than the business park exception to the west, this site was surrounded by agricultural uses and a conservation easement.  Rezoning the site as industrial would put industrial zoning further into prime agricultural land and set a bad precedent.  Everyone he talked with over the past several weeks either knew little or nothing about the project or thought it was already decided.  The three (3) agenda items being on three (3) different City Commission agenda’s was confusing.  Adding to the confusion was the complexity of the issues and the opposing view points over which set a FEMA Maps was operative and how to interpret them.   The most important issue about the process was most of the landowners were out of the discussion loop when they had the most to loose by the encroaching urbanization.   He expressed a concern about the project being on a fast track.   A fair and open process was being held hostage to conform to a private corporate timeline.  There were an overwhelming list of reasons not to approve the zoning.  The review process was distorted, prime agricultural soils were threatened, taxpayers would have to pay for millions of dollars of road, sewer and drainage improvements and American Eagle would receive a ten (10) year, eighty percent (80%) tax abatement.  The community in return would get a big box on our best farmland and 300 minimum wage, part time, no benefit jobs.  The whole scheme was produced in private by the Chamber of Commerce.   This project was at the wrong time, in the wrong place and against the community’s interest.  Almon requested the City Commission not approve the zoning because the protest petition from approximately eighty percent (80%) of the adjoining property was submitted after the deadline.  The City Commission had no legal requirement to vote by super majority.  However, Almon said they had a moral obligation to respect their desires.

Kurt VanAchen, Douglas County Development Inc., supported developing a process for identifying additional industrial land.  The community needed to be flexible in order to react to the changing economic development environments.

Moved by Henry, seconded by Kennedy, to concur with the Planning Commission’s recommendations, adopt the findings of fact, to approve the request to rezone (Z-1-2-00) approximately 93.78 acres from A (Agricultural District) and VC (Valley Channel District) to M-2 (General Industrial District), property generally located east of the current East Hills Business Park, bounded by Noria Road on the west, and on the south by Douglas County Road 442 subject to the approval of text and map amendment to Horizon 2020, approval of the annexation request and approval and filing of the final plat for the property;  and, adopt of first reading Ordinance No. 7206, rezoning the property.  Aye: Hodges, Dunfield, Henry and Kennedy.  Nay: Rundle.  Motion carried.                                                                                                                (11)

Linda Finger, Planning Director, presented the staff report on the recommendation from the Planning Commission to approve the preliminary development plan for University Village PRD-2, a planned residential development containing approximately 16.88 acres, property located on Lot 2, Block 2, (west of Crossgate Drive and south of West 24^th Street).  The Planning Commission recommended approval on a six (6) to one (1) bases and because of the descending vote, it was on the City Commission’s agenda.  The neighborhood presented a letter from residents in the area supporting staff’s recommendation on the project.

Jane Eldridge, representing the applicant, was available for questions.

Moved by Rundle, seconded by Kennedy, to approve the Preliminary Development Plan for University Village PRD-2, a planned residential development containing approximately 16.88 acres, property located on Lot 2, Block 2, of the Inverness Park Plaza Development,  subject to the following conditions:

1.      Provision of a Revised Preliminary Development Plan depicting the following:

 

a.       Remove note No. 14.  Provide note that development will be constructed in four phases and provide additional sheet outlining agreed upon phasing sequence.

b.       Identify in parking table the number of parking spaces provided, including accessible.  Increase the number of accessible spaces to meet City requirements.

c.       Provide number of bicycle parking spaces being provided in parking table.

d.       Reduce main driveway aisles to 16’ back of curb to back of curb.

e.       Reduce curb radius of both entrances to 15’.

f.         Depict and label a 6’ sidewalk with ramps along 24^th Street.

g.       Add landscaping to eastern and western property line, outside of fence, in order to screen parking lot and fencing from neighboring residentially zoned property.

h.       The street trees must match the Master Street Tree Plan.

i.         Provide minimum floor elevations for each building.

j.         Identify and label fencing on each sheet.

k.       Provide note as required in Section 20-1010 (b)(18).

l.         Provide correct number of street trees along 24^th Street.  These trees must be shade trees and must be located on the street side of the security fence.

m.    Provide correct property boundary dimensions on each sheet.

n.       Provide details of compact enclosure and screening methods.

o.       Provide a note on the face of the plan stating the plan will comply with Ordinance No. 7154

p.       Show the adjacent public drainage channel improvements as designed on this site plan for reference.  Show existing and proposed contours on site and within the drainage easement.  The drainage channel improvements must be designed, approved, awarded and proceeding prior to issuance of building permits for this site.

q.       Add a note to the plan that existing trees in the pedestrian easement are to be protected and not disturbed during construction.

r.        Drainage easements are not shown correctly.  Show and label all easements, as shown on Final Plat.

s.       Discharge pipes must extend far enough to prevent erosion of improved channel slopes.  Revise the plans to coordinate with the channel improvements.

t.         Label all curb inlets “City Std C.I.”

u.       Comply with Ordinance No. 7094 for swimming pool discharges.  Provide both sanitary sewer and storm sewer connections as specified.  Add a note to the plans that references this requirement.

v.       Provide metes and bounds legal since final plat has not been recorded.  Provide note that proposed legal is Lot 2, Block 2, Inverness Park Plaza Addition No. 1.

2.       Provision of redistribution of special assessments, if applicable, which meets the City’s requirements and is acceptable to the City Clerk and Public Works Director.

3.       Before a Final Development Plan can be submitted, public improvement plans for the drainageway must be submitted.  (The Final Development Plan will not be considered by the Planning Commission until the public improvement plans for the drainageway are approved.)

4.       Filing of the Final Plat.

5.       Provide revisions to the traffic study.  The revisions should address the current zoning and proposed density of the property.  If the revised study demonstrates the need for additional public improvements, these must be shown on the Preliminary Development Plan.

6.       A Land Disturbance Permit must be obtained from KDHE prior to the proposed grading.  Include the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan with the development plan documents.

Motion carried unanimously.                                                                                            (12)

Rundle requested staff to develop a report on Project Impact on buying the development rights of individuals in floodway areas.  The City Commission concurred.

Kennedy asked staff for a report on the status of funding of intersection improvements at K-10 and the East Hills Business Park.  The City Commission concurred.

Linda Finger, Planning Director, informed the City Commission of a meeting on April 3, 2000, at 6:30 p.m., at the Union Pacific Depot to discuss development possibilities north of North Street.  This was in conjunction with the proposal to extend sewer service to the airport.  Finger informed the City Commission that in mid April, a study session would be held to discuss manufactured housing.  More information on that session would be coming.   

Moved by Kennedy, seconded by Henry, to adjourn at 10:05 p.m.  Motion carried unanimously.          

 

APPROVED:

 

_____________________________Ervin E. Hodges, Mayor

ATTEST:

___________________________________                                                                       

Raymond J. Hummert, City Clerk

COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 14, 2000

1.                  Resolution 6167 – GOB, $550,000 for trafficway improvements.

2.                  Resolution 6168 – User Agreement with USD #497, Langston Hughes Elementary School Gymnasium.

3.                  Ordinance No. 7201 – 2^nd Reading, Revise parking restrictions, 22^nd Ct. by allowing parking along W side of 22^nd Ct within cul-de-sac.

4.                  Ordinance No. 7202 – 2^nd Reading, Correct Ordinance for CAE Vanguard Tax Abatement.

5.                  Ordinance No. 7200 – 2^nd Reading, Establish fees, septage & chemical waste discharge.   

6.                  Site Plan – (SP-12-86-99), Celestial Ironworks/Back to the  Garden, 619 North 2^nd.

7.                  Charter Ordinance No. 34 – 1^st Reading, Lawrence Memorial Hospital to possess property outside city limits.

8.                  Resolution to reconsider proposed improvements of 7^th, from Monterey Way to Comet Ln & Comet Ln, S of W 6^th.

9.                  Horizon 2020 to include property E of E Hills Business Park.- refer back to Planning Commission.

10.              Ordinance No. 7205, 1^st Reading, annex  (A-1-1-00) 93.78 acres, E of E Hills Business Pk, bounded by Noria Rd on the W &  S by Douglas Cnty 442.

11.              Ordinance No. 7206, 1^st Reading, rezone (Z-1-2-00) 93.78 acres, E of E Hills Business Pk, bounded by Noria Rd on the W &  S by Douglas Cnty 442.

12.              Prelim Dev Plan – University Village PRD2, 16.88 acres, Lot 2, Blk 2,  Crossgate & S of W 24^th.