Lawrence Journal-World 11-16-13

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LAWRENCE CITY COMMISSION Agenda highlights • 6:35 p.m. Tuesday • City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets • WOW! Channel 25 • Meeting documents online at lawrenceks.org

Commissioners will consider system to contain gasoline spill BOTTOM LINE

BACKGROUND

Commissioners will be asked to approve an agreement that will allow construction crews to install a special underground collection system in the 800 block of Ohio Street as part of a program to contain a major 2006 gasoline spill that contaminated groundwater in the area.

The Presto Convenience store near Ninth and Louisiana streets suffered a major gasoline leak in 2006 that contaminated groundwater in the area. A system of trenches and monitoring wells were installed under the direction of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Results from the monitoring wells

indicate additional collections trenches are needed to stop the underground plume of gasoline from spreading. The plume isn’t thought to create any immediate dangers for residents of the area, KDHE and city officials have said. Commissioners delayed approval of the trench two weeks ago because a concern was expressed about

the damage the work may do to Ohio Street. A city memo states the work to install the system will involve digging a trench in the street and then covering it back up once the equipment is installed. Public works officials said the work will have about the same impact on the street as a typical waterline repair project.

in the amount of $25,000 for temporary easement acquisition at 1000 N. Third St. for the Kaw Transmission Main Project. i) Authorize payment to Southwest Properties, LLC in the amount of $49,200 for required property interests needed for the 23rd Street and Iowa project. j) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Kansas Biological Survey/The University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., to complete the Biota Study on the Wakarusa River as required by permit, in the amount of $97,618. • Adopt the following ordinances on second and final reading: a) Ordinance No. 8934, to annex (A-13-00340) approximately 9.842 acres located at 1352 North 1300 Road. (PC Item 3A; approved 8-0-1 on 10/21/13) b) Ordinance No. 8935 and Ordinance No. 8939 to rezone (Z-13-00337) approximately 9.842 acres from County A (Agricultural) District to CR-FP (Regional Commercial-Floodplain Overlay) District, located at 1352 North 1300 Road. (PC Item 3B; approved 8-0-1 on 10/21/13) c) Ordinance No. 8932, to rezone (Z-13-00350) approximately 2.186 acres from RS10 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District to RS7 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District, at 1146 Haskell Ave. (PC Item 2A; approved 9-0 on 10/21/13) d) Ordinance No. 8936, to rezone (Z-13-00351) approximately 1.785 acres from RS10 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District to IL (Limited Industrial District) District, located at 1146 Haskell Ave. (PC Item 2B; approved 8-1 on 10/21/13) e) Ordinance No. 8933, to rezone (Z-13-00408) approximately 2.384 acres from RS10 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District to OS (Open Space)

District, located at 1146 Haskell Ave. (PC Item 2C; approved 9-0 on 10/21/13) f) Ordinance No. 8937, for a Text Amendment (TA-1300336) to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Chapter 20, to include Bar or Lounge as a permitted use in the CN2 (Neighborhood Commercial Center) District. • Adopt Resolution No. 7050 authorizing the use of the City’s eminent domain authority for the 23rd and Iowa Street intersection improvements and a survey of the interests to be condemned. • Receive the letter from the FAA for initiation of work for proposed AIP (Airport Improvement Program); Project No. 3-20-0047-020. • Concur with the following recommendations of the Traffic Safety Commission: a) Approve traffic calming devices on Learnard Avenue between 19th Street and 23rd Street (TSC item #2; approved 8-0 on 10/07/13). No funding is currently available for this project. b) Deny the request to establish a 25 mph speed limit on Lawrence Avenue between 31st Street and Clinton Parkway (TSC item #4; denied 8-0 on 10/07/13). c) Deny the request to establish a multi-way stop at the intersection of Kasold Drive and Riverview Road (TSC item #5; denied 8-0 on 10/07/13). • Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Parker Ag Services, LLC for the 2014 Biosolids Land Application Program with the option to extend for four additional 1 year periods with both parties’ consent. • Authorize the Vice Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Kansas for coordinating transit operations. • Authorize the City Manager

to execute an Access Easement Agreement with Unified School District #497 that would grant USD #497 access to its property, the Holcom School Subdivision, off West 25th Street. • Authorize the City Manager to execute a five year Beverage Agreement with PepsiCo to be the exclusive supplier of nonalcoholic beverages for the Parks & Recreation Department, beginning January 1, 2014. • Authorize the Vice-Mayor to sign a Subordination Agreement for Angela Nascimento, 817 Alabama Street. • Receive city manager’s report.

OTHER BUSINESS Recognition • Proclaim Nov. 16 – Dec. 24 as the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Season. • Proclaim the month of November 2013 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.

Consent agenda • Approve City Commission meeting minutes from Oct. 22 and Nov. 5. • Receive minutes from various boards and commissions: • Approve all claims. • Bid and purchase items: a) Set bid opening date of Dec. 3, 2013 for the owner-provided gym equipment for the recreation facility at Rock Chalk Park. b) Set a bid opening date of Dec. 17, 2013 for Bid No. B1363, for project UT1308DS North Iowa Street Waterline Replacement. c) Set a bid date of Dec. 17, 2013 for Bid Number B1362, Project UT1302CS Pump Station 04 Redundant Force Main. d) Set a bid date of Dec. 17, 2013 for Bid No. B1367 project UT0701DS Kaw Water Treatment Plant Transmission Main Phase I. e) Approve sale of surplus equipment on GovDeals. f) Award the construction contract for Bid No. B1355 to Banks Construction, LLC, in the amount of $191,800.50, and authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract for project UT1309DS – 23rd Street Waterline Replacement, Phase III (Iowa to Ousdahl). g) Authorize the City Manager to approve the payment to Cogent for $19,439.27 for the rental of pump and piping during repairs of the Kaw Water Treatment Plant intake pump station. h) Authorize payment to Samih K. Staiteh, Trustee and Tamara Agha-Jaffar, Trustee

Regular agenda • Receive presentation from Mother Earth News. • Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a License Agreement with Presto Convenience Stores, LLC to allow for the installation and maintenance of ground water collection equipment within the right of way in the 800 block of Ohio Street. • Consider accepting donation of property for the creation of the Sandra J. Shaw Community Health Park and the Outside for a Better Inside trail. • Consider Traffic Safety Commission recommendation to deny the request for traffic calming at Montana Street and Park Hill Terrace (TSC item #3; denied 7-1 on 10/07/13). • Consider Traffic Safety Commission recommendation to establish no parking along the east side of Jana Drive from 50 feet north of Rogers Place to 50 feet south of Rogers Place, and consider adopting on first reading Ordinance No. 8941, establishing no parking (TSC item #6; approved 6-2 on 10/07/13). • Receive presentation of 2013/2014 snow operation and preparations.

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Wichita school district battles colony of bats WICHITA (AP) — The Wichita school district is working to oust a small colony of bats from one of its middle schools. So far, district crews have removed more than a dozen bats from Curtis Middle School in the southeast part of the city, The Wichita Eagle reports. Several teachers have seen the animals, thought to be little brown bats, perched in high corners of their classrooms or tucked behind posters tacked to the walls. Tim Phares, the director of environmental services for Wichita schools, said the bats are a “nuisance� but haven’t caused any major problems. Although the bats are the size of a human hand, they can compress their bodies to a half-inch thickness and squeeze through tiny openings. Phares said he thinks

the main entry point has been sealed but that the district continues plugging other openings. “In the district vs. bats issue, the bats are going to be persistent,� he said. Phares said he will order an environmental assessment of the building once the bats are all gone. “We have had pigeons get into buildings and leave feathers and droppings. They tend to get into things, and so we clean those out,� he said. Curtis principal Stephanie Wasko said the teachers began hearing screeching a couple weeks ago and thought there might be something inside the walls or ceiling tiles. Wasko said students have been “pretty easy going� and are mostly curious about the animals. “The bats are not aggressive. They basically are hiding,� Wasko said.

Dog’s nose: KC’s polar bear isn’t expecting KANSAS CITY, MO. — If a dog that sniffs out pregnant polar bears is correct — the Kansas City Zoo isn’t getting a new addition to its exhibit. The Kansas City Star reported that a beagle in Shawnee is skilled at telling whether a bear is pregnant by taking a whiff of her waste. But the dog, named Elvis, didn’t detect a pregnancy for Kansas City’s female bear, Berlin. She was observed mating this spring with the zoo’s male bear, Nikita, and has been off exhibit in a birthing den while zoo officials kept their fingers crossed. The Kansas City Zoo was among more than a dozen to submit a stool sample as part of a study being conducted by the

Cincinnati Zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife says Elvis has demonstrated 97 percent accuracy in detecting polar bear pregnancies. The skill is potentially very useful for zoos because they have no other reliable way to determine whether a polar bear is pregnant except by waiting. For now, the Kansas City Zoo plans to keep caring for Berlin as though she may be pregnant, just in case. “Zoo keepers and our professional staff will watch her behaviors, closely monitoring her appetite and her time spent in her den,� the zoo said Thursday in a statement.

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