Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

FROM:

Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager

DATE:

May 28, 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. 

                  

June

·         Authorize the Interim City Manager to notify Berkeley Plaza, Inc., City’s desire to extend the term of the lease for Municipal Court for one year and to execute the necessary lease amendment to extend the term through April 2017, at an annual base rent of $94,049.  Staff Memo & Attachments

 

·         City Manager Search firm contract.

 

06/09/15

·         Accept dedications of right-of-way and easement, and vacation of right-of-way associated with Minor Subdivision, MS-15-00215, for Commerce Park East No. 2, located at 1100 & 1200 E 25th Street. Submitted by Grob Engineering Services, LLC, for Hedge Tree LLC, property owner of record.

 

06/23/15

·         Cultural Plan input with consultant

 

·         Discussion with Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission

 

·         Accept dedications of right-of-way and easement, and vacation of right-of-way for Quarry Lane associated with Minor Subdivision, MS-15-00213, for Rockledge Addition No. 1, located west of 2112 Bob Billings Parkway. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, for Robert W. Lichtwardt and Elizabeth T. Lichtwardt Revocable Trust, property owner of record.

 

·         Accept vacation of and dedications of easements for Final Plat, PF-15-00248, for The Reserve at Alvamar No. 4, located at 1733 Bobwhite Dr. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, for Christopher and Amanda Storm, property owners of record.

 

 

07/28/15

·         Final presentation of city-wide cultural plan (tentative)

 

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

 

·         Consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance No. 9092, amending section 6-108.17, repealing existing Chapter VI, Article 6, and enacting in its place Chapter VI, Article 6 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition and amendments thereto, pertaining to taxicabs businesses and taxicab vehicles.   Staff Memo   Ordinance No. 9092  Comparison Table

 

·         Receive an update on regulations for transportation network company services.

 

·         Phase II conference center discussion.