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City Council Action Summary - Jan. 3, 2005
  1. Recognized Boy Scout Troop No. 59 from Colonial Presbyterian Church, and Troop No. 283 from Faith Lutheran Church in Prairie Village.

  2. Approved recommendation from a previously held Committee-of-the-Whole meeting for approval of the Capital Improvements Program for 2006-2010 as recommended by the City Manager, with a public hearing to be held on January 10, 2005. There was an addition of a fire tech- nology project which will place Mobile Data Terminals and Automated Vehicle Location Systems in Fire Department vehicles. Also, based on results of a bid opening and subsequent award, funding for the Nall Avenue, 135th Street to 143rd Street project was decreased by $614,000. Both projects are in 2005 and do not impact the 2006-2010 CIP.

  3. Approved (and Continued where noted) Consent Agenda items as follows:

FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – Staff items:

  1. Council minutes – November 1, 2004;
  2. Confirmed invest-ments totaling $3 million in U.S. Agency Securities;
  3. Expenditure Ordinance No. 12B outlining the expenditures from the General Operating Fund for December 2 through December 15, 2004;
  4. Capital Projects Expenditure Ordinance No. 12D outlining the expenditures from the Capital Projects Funds for December 16 through December 22, 2004;
  5. Capital Projects Expenditure Ordinance No. 12E outlining the expenditures from the Capital Projects Funds for December 23 through December 29, 2004;
  6. Four applications for renewal of drinking establishment licenses, as listed on the agenda, contingent on receiving state licenses;
  7. One application for renewal of drinking establishment license and caterers license, as listed on the agenda;
  8. One application for renewal of cereal malt beverage license as listed on the agenda.

PUBLIC SAFETY – Staff Items:

  1. Application for new massage therapy license as listed on agenda;
  2. One application for renewal of massage therapy license as listed on agenda.

PUBLIC WORKS – Committee Items:

  1. Median break relocation- 151st Street east of Quivira Road;
  2. Thoroughfare alignment for 167th Street, Switzer to Pflumm;
  3. Thoroughfare alignment for Pflumm Road, 159th Street to 175th Street;
  4. 2005 Residential Street Lighting Program;
  5. Continued Storm water detention variance for Crystal Villas, 8521 Larsen Street, to the Council meeting of January 10, 2005;
  6. 2006 traffic signals.
  1. Approved the low bid of $8,124 from Banta Publications Group for the 2005 printing of the Overview.

  2. Approved Ordinance No. LC-2525 designating the Graham Rogers House, 6741 Mackey Street, a local historic landmark.

  3. Approved Ordinance No. LC-2526 designating the Carriage House, located in the Santa Fe Commons Park, a local historic landmark.

  4. Approved bids, as recommended by staff, for 2005 Asphaltic Road Oils.

  5. Approved bids as recommended by staff for 2005 Asphaltic Concrete.

  6. Approved bids as recommended by staff for 2005 Portland Cement Concrete.

  7. Approved the following Planning Commission Consent Agenda items:
    1. Acceptance of Right-of-Way – Final Plat No. 2004-118 for Highland Corporate Campus Fifth Plat, southwest corner of 107th Street and Nall;
    2. Ordinance No. Z-3108 (Special Use Permit No. 2004-35), 7355 West 162nd Terrace, for a two-year period of time to allow a temporary facility;
    3. Ordinance No. Z-3109 (Special Use Permit No. 2004-36), 6541 West 119th Street, for a three-year period of time to allow a drinking establish-ment in association with a new restaurant;
    4. Ordinance No. Z-3107 (Rezoning No. 2004-36), 8612 and 8624 Switzer Road, to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential District, to R-1A, Small-Lot Single-Family Residential District, to allow a small-lot single-family development.

  8. Continued Sanitary Sewer Easement Vacation No. 2004-8, vicinity of 138th Street and Switzer Road, to the Council meeting of February 7, 2005.

  9. Approved Ordinance No. Z-3106 (Rezoning No. 2004-31), 7631 Eby Lane, to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential District, to R-1A, Small-Lot Single-Family Residential District to allow a new single-family lot with stipulations a and b. A valid protest petition has been submitted.

  10. Approved a request by the Chair of the Community Development Commit-tee for an extension of time, from January 5, 2005, to February 2, 2005, for the Committee to study proposed Resolution No. 3432,A, a consent to annex land on the south side of 175th Street, on the west side of Pflumm Road, on the north side of 183rd Street and on the east side of Lackman Road.

  11. Held executive session for 15 minutes for the purpose of holding preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property.