Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

FROM:

City Manager David L. Corliss

DATE:

April 16, 2015

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. 

                  

04/28/15

·         Authorize the City Manager to sign the “BizFuel” Memorandum of Understanding during 2015 Small Business Week (5/5/2015).  “BizFuel” is a Public/Private Partnership that will employ a collective impact approach to assist Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to start, grow, add jobs, and succeed. Partners will work collaboratively to provide strategic efforts for SMEs in Lawrence and Douglas County.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

·         Approved a Special Use Permit, SUP-15-00019, for 12th & Haskell Recycle Center, to permit expansion of a Scrap and Salvage Operation, in conjunction with a Recycling, Collection and Processing Center, located at 1010 E 11th Street on approximately 5.83 acres. Submitted by Bartlett & West, Inc., for Robert B. Killough, property owner of record. Adopted on first reading, Ordinance No. 9100, for a Special Use Permit (SUP-15-00019) for 12th & Haskell Recycle Center, to permit expansion of a Scrap and Salvage Operation, in conjunction with a Recycling, Collection and Processing Center, located at 1010 E 11th Street. (PC Item 3; approved 8-0 on 3/23/15)

 

REGULAR AGENDA:

·         Conduct a public hearing and consider recommendations from the Historic Resources Commission to designate the following properties as Landmarks on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places:   Staff Memo

a)    L-14-00556: 1501 Pennsylvania Street, The Samuel Riggs House

b)   L-14-00562: 900 New York Street, St Luke AME Church

c)    L-15-00046: 1711 Massachusetts Street, Goodrich House

d)    L-15-00047: 947 Louisiana Street, Greenlee House

e)    L-15-00048: 809 Vermont Street, Lucy Hobbs Taylor House

 

ACTION:      Conduct public hearing. Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9103, Ordinance No. 9104, Ordinance No. 9105, Ordinance No. 9106, Ordinance No. 9107 for landmark designations of 1501 Pennsylvania Street, 900 New York Street, 1711 Massachusetts Street, 947 Louisiana Street, and 809 Vermont Street to the Lawrence Register of Historic Places, if appropriate

 

05/05/15

·         Peaslee Center IRB Ordinance.

 

TBD

·         Discussion of ordinances regulating local payday loan businesses.   Staff Memo

 

·         Provide policy direction to staff related to small business eligibility under current investment and job creation thresholds in the city’s property tax abatement policy and inclusion of nuisance related criteria and clawbacks in city economic development performance agreements.    Staff Memo & Attachments

 

·         Continue discussion on proposed City Fiber Policy and fiber leasing framework.  Consider adopting Resolution No. 7097, adopting the city fiber policy and fiber leasing framework.

 

 

·         Consider applicant appeal in accordance with 20-308(g) of the Land Development Code of the Historic Resources Commission’s denial of the demolition application for the structure located at 620 E 8th Street. The Historic Resources Commission determined that as proposed, the demolition application does not meet the intent of the Design Guidelines 8th and Penn Neighborhood Redevelopment Zone for the 8th and Pennsylvania Urban Conservation Overlay District.