CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

Week ending February 13, 2015

January Monthly Permit Reports

The Building Safety Division issued 126 building permits in January, with total construction for the month valued at $3,451,952.  Total permit fees assessed for the month were $28,754.  Permits were issued for six (6) new residential projects, including five (5) single-family dwellings and one (1) duplex.   Staff Memo January Permit Report Year-to-Date Permit Report

December 2014 Rental Licensing and Inspection Report

Planning and Development Services submits the December 2014 rental licensing and inspection report for review.  Two new data sets have been included in the summary report: percent of units that qualify for the inspection incentive (5 or less violations) and percent of units where a property maintenance code case is opened as a result of the rental inspection.  Year-to-date numbers are included in this December report for 2014; however, beginning with the January 2015 report the numbers will be tracked monthly.  For 2014, 80.8% of inspected units qualified for the incentive program, bumping the next inspection for these units to six years instead of three.  Also for 2014, 44.8% of the inspections resulted in a property maintenance case being opened.  A year-end report for 2014 will soon be submitted for review.

Oread Design Guidelines

Planning and Development Services provides some history and a timeline of the next steps in processing the Oread Design Guidelines, which, if approved, would act as a zoning overlay in the Oread Neighborhood.  The guidelines are an action step of the Oread Neighborhood Plan adopted in 2010.

2014 Utilities Field Operations Annual Report

The Department of Utilities submits the 2014 Utilities Field Operations Annual Report.

LDCFM recognizes Haskell University partnership with vehicle flag

The Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department recently unveiled a new flag for use on LDCFM vehicles at Station #2, specifically the new Quint 105-foot aerial. The flag was created because Station #2, located at 2128 Harper Street, supports Haskell Indian Nations University as part of its district for response.     News Release and Photos