Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Attorney's Office

TO:	Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager Toni R. Wheeler, City Attorney Scott McCullough, Director of Planning and Development Services Chuck Soules, Director of Public Works Mark Thiel, Assistant Director of Public Works
FROM:	Randall F. Larkin, Senior Assistant City Attorney
DATE:	July 7, 2015
RE:	USD 497 Right of Way Agreement

USD 497 owns that real property upon which the Lawrence College & Career Center/ Peaslee Technical Training Center is located at 2910-2920 Haskell Avenue. USD 497 wishes to place a ground mounted monument sign that is four feet six inches (4' 6") by twelve feet (12') (54 square feet) in the City's Right of Way. The School District has submitted a design plan showing the sign and has applied to the City for a sign permit. As a condition of approval of the proposed sign and in order to protect the City's rights in the Haskell Avenue Right of Way, the City has required USD 497 to execute a License Agreement, whereby it will be granted, subject to certain conditions, the nonexclusive right -- at no charge -- to use a portion of the Haskell Avenue Right of Way in which to locate the proposed ground mounted monument sign. City Staff and USD 497 have reached an agreement on the terms of a License Agreement.

Action Requested

Staff requests the City Commission to authorize the Interim City Manager to execute a License Agreement permitting USD 497 to use a portion of the Haskell Avenue Right of Way for the installation of ground mounted monument sign in accordance with the terms of that Agreement, the design plan, and the approved sign permit.