Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:

City Manager David L. Corliss

 

Date:

November 15, 2012 – updated 11/20/12

 

RE:

Future Agenda Items

 

 

The items listed below are planned for future agendas.  I have listed the date of items as they are known.  Dates are subject to change. 

 

11/27/12

·         Discuss move of downtown transit transfer point from the area of 9th and New Hampshire to the area of 9th and Vermont Streets.    Staff Memo & Attachments - Added 11/20/12  Correspondence - Updated 11/20/12

 

·         Review staff report related to occupancy limits and rental licensing requirements in Planned Development districts.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

ACTION:       Direct staff as appropriate.

 

·         Review staff report related to expanding the rental licensing program.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

ACTION:       Direct staff as appropriate.

 

·         City Auditor will present the November 2012 Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Memo.  Report

 

·         Update on Common Ground program.

 

·         Consider annexation, A-12-00190, of two parcels approximately 110 acres (90 and 20 acres individually), located east of Kansas Highway 10 (K-10) and north of W 6th Street adjacent to the Baldwin Creek City Park, generally bounded by E 902 Rd on the west and George Williams Way extended on the east. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects, for Fairway, LC, Property owner of record. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8823, to annex (A-12-00190) approximately 110 acres located east of Kansas Highway 10 (K-10) and north of W 6th Street adjacent to the Baldwin Creek City Park, generally bounded by E 902 Rd on the west and George Williams Way extended on the east. (PC Item 2A; approved 8-0-1 on 11/12/12)

 

ACTION:      Approve annexation (A-12-00190) of 110 acres, and adopt Ordinance No. 8823 on first reading, if appropriate.

 

·         Consider rezoning, Z-12-00191, approximately 110 acres, from County A (Agricultural) District to GPI (General Public and Institutional Uses) District, located east of Kansas Highway 10 (K-10) and north of W 6th Street adjacent to the Baldwin Creek City Park, generally bounded by E 902 Rd on the west and George Williams Way extended on the east. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects, for Fairway, LC, Property owner of record. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8824, to rezone (Z-12-00191) approximately 110 acres, from County A (Agricultural) District to GPI (General Public and Institutional Uses) District, located east of Kansas Highway 10 (K-10) and north of W 6th Street adjacent to the Baldwin Creek City Park, generally bounded by E 902 Rd on the west and George Williams Way extended on the east. (PC Item 2B; approved 8-0-1 on 11/12/12)

 

ACTION:     Approve rezoning (Z-12-00191) of 110 acres, from County A (Agricultural) District to GPI (General Public and Institutional Uses) District, and adopt Ordinance No. 8824 on first reading, if appropriate.

 

·         Consider revisions to Chapter 5, Article 18 of the City Code to revise sign standards to exempt temporary, double-sided freestanding and A-Frame signs from the sign code under certain circumstances.   Staff Memo

 

ACTION:      Adopt, deny or revise the proposed draft code language, as appropriate.

 

·         Consider revisions to Chapter 6, Article 12 of the City Code and to the accompanying Administrative Regulations to revise the standards related to sidewalk dining to address umbrella height, railing materials, and amplified music and sound within sidewalk dining areas.    Staff Memo & Attachments - Added 11/16/12

 

ACTION:    Direct Staff as appropriate.

 

·         Library parking garage update.    Staff Memo & Attachments - Added 11/19/12

 

 

12/11/12

·         Public hearing for the proposed plan for the establishment of an organized recycling collection service.   Draft Plan

 

·         Conduct public hearing to consider the vacation of a right-of-way at 1209 E. 23rd Street, Automotive Analysts, Inc., as requested by property owners William L. and Sharon L Ray, Trustees.

 

TBD

·         Consider approval of the requested annexation, A-3-1-11 of approximately 67 acres located at 933, 939, & 943 N. 1800 Rd.  Adopt on first reading the ordinance authorizing the annexation.

 

·         Consider Rezoning, Z-3-8-11, approximately 67 acres from A (Agricultural) to IG (General Industrial), located at 933, 939, & 943 N 1800 Rd. Submitted by Steven Rothwell, Timothy W. and Lani S. Rothwell, for Timothy Rothwell, Wilber C. Rothwell, and Donald Kenna Rothwell, property owners of record. (PC Item 2; approved 7-1-1 on 7/25/11)   Staff Report   Map of Area   Article 4 Use Table   Correspondence   PC Minutes   Protest Petition Report & Attachments   Protest Petition Map   Resolution No. 11-25

 

·         Consider approving text amendments, TA-8-12-11, to various sections of the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, regarding revisions to the district criteria and development standards for development adjacent to R (Residential) Districts, clarify other density and dimensional standards, Section 20-1701 to clarify or add terms used in the density and dimensional standards table, and Sections 20-211 and 20-212 to make consistent with potential changes in Article 6, and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8682, approving text amendments, TA-8-12-11, to various sections of the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, regarding revisions to the district criteria and development standards for development adjacent to R (Residential) Districts, clarify other density and dimensional standards, Section 20-1701 to clarify or add terms used in the density and dimensional standards table, and Sections 20-211 and 20-212 to make consistent with potential changes in Article 6.   (PC Item 2; approved 8-0 on 10/24/11)   Staff Report   Incorporation by Reference   PC Minutes   Correspondence

 

ACTION:      Approve Text Amendments (TA-8-12-11) and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8682, approving text amendments, TA-8-12-11, to various sections of the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, regarding revisions to the district criteria and development standards for development adjacent to R (Residential) Districts, clarify other density and dimensional standards, Section 20-1701 to clarify or add terms used in the density and dimensional standards table, and Sections 20-211 and 20-212 to make consistent with potential changes in Article 6

 

·         Receive request from Downtown Lawrence, Inc., to install a sign of community interest at the corner of 9th and Massachusetts Streets.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

ACTION:      Direct staff as appropriate

 

·         Concur with the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Commission to approve a request to establish no parking along the south side of Dakota Street from Louisiana Street, east to the sidewalk (approximately 100 feet) and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8812, establishing no parking along the south side of Dakota Street from Louisiana Street, east 80 feet.   TSC item #5; approved 9-0 on 10/1/12.

 

·         Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation for the 9th Street, Tennessee Street to Kentucky Street improvements and consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance No. 8815, establishing no parking along the south side of 9th Street from Tennessee Street to Kentucky Street.     Staff Memo & Attachments

 

ACTION:     Authorize the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation for the 9th Street, Tennessee Street to Kentucky Street improvements and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8815, establishing no parking along the south side of 9th Street from Tennessee Street to Kentucky Street, if appropriate.

 

·         Receive Long Range Planning 2013 Work Program.