Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commission

FROM:

Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager

DATE:

August 20, 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. 

                  

09/01/15

·         Receive staff’s recommendation for amendments to the Fire Code related to animal housing facilities.  Staff Memo & Attachments

 

ACTION:      Adopt staff’s recommended amendments to the Fire Code, if appropriate.

 

·         Consider forgiving $44,937.81 in special assessments for Lot F in the East Hills Business Park for the PROSOCO expansion project, contingent upon Douglas County Commission action to donate the lot to PROSOCO for the project.  Staff Memo & Attachments

 

ACTION:      Direct staff as appropriate.

 

·         City Auditor will present a performance audit on protecting personally identifiable information.   Report

 

·         City Auditor will present the results of the external quality control review of the City Auditor.  Report

 

09/08/15

·         Public hearing and consideration of ordinance establishing maximum assessments for the 6th Street and Champion Lane benefit district, Project No. PW1507.

 

09/15/15

·         City Commission review of Complete Street design.

 

TBD

·         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

 

·         Conference center Phase II discussion.

 

·         City Commission discussion of the City’s special event permitting process.

 

·         Convention & Visitors Bureau reorganization.

 

·         Receive recommendation from the Public Incentive Advisory Committee on Industrial Revenue Bond financing for a redevelopment project at 800 New Hampshire Street and adopt Resolution No. 7135, authorizing the issuance of up to $7,800,000 in industrial revenue bonds for the 800 New Hampshire Street project for the purpose of obtaining a sales tax exemption on project construction materials.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

·         2012 International Property Maintenance Code.   Staff Memo & Attachments

 

·         Receive Concept Study for Project No. PW1505, Kasold Drive, Bob Billings Parkway to 6th Street, reconstruction and geometric improvements.