Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

TO:	Mayor and City Commission
FROM:	City Manager David L. Corliss
DATE:	December 5, 2013
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. 

12/17/13

· Rental Registration discussion. · Kennis Mann of Dawn Fiber is expected to submit a memo and proposal for installing fiber from Lawrence to their offices in Baldwin, KS and the proposal will include installing fiber conduit and hand holes for the City of Lawrence along their path.

TBD

· Discuss results of EPA study of parking in the Oread Neighborhood.   Staff Memo & Attachments · Adopt the Bed Bug Infestation Procedures.   Staff Memo & Attachments · Approve Memorandum of Intent with Douglas County and the University of Kansas creating the Campus Village Initiative, a mechanism to implement the recommendation in the Retiree Attraction and Retention Task Force recommendation of establishing an intergenerational long-life community with diverse housing options in Lawrence for KU Alumni and Friends, Haskell Alumni and Friends, and Baker University and Friends within five years. · Receive the recommendations from the joint HRC/PC discussions regarding the issues outlined in the 11/29/12 Downtown Redevelopment Issues & Opportunities Memo.   Staff Memo & Attachments Staff Memo - 06/20/13 HRC Minutes - 06/20/13 Correspondence · Receive a staff report on the history of investment thresholds in the property tax abatement policy and provide direction to staff regarding possible revisions to the policy.   Staff Memo & Attachments · Receive staff recommendation regarding Wicked Broadband economic development request.   Staff Memo & Attachments AT&T Letter WOW Letter Wicked Broadband Response to CTC Report Wicked Broadband Response to AT&T Letter Wicked Broadband Response to WOW Letter Wicked Broadband Letter to Mayor Dever CWC Tax Lien Release · Consider approving the purchase of three (3) fixed-route vehicles as replacements for three (3) existing fixed-route transit vehicles which have surpassed both the manufacturer and Federal Transit Administration useful life requirements. These vehicles would be purchased off of the existing Brownsville, Texas Contract with Gillig Corporation for a total cost of $1,275,000.  Federal Grants will pay for $1,058,205 and the local match of $216,750 will be paid for by the City.  Staff Memo Original Task Force Memo Original Request for Purchase of Vehicles