March 5, 2007 Council Summary

City Council Action Summary - March 5, 2007

Recognized City employee James A. McGee, Fire Battalion Chief, for 35 years of service.
Presented Award for 2006 Excellence in Construction: 1) Pyramid Contractors, Inc., for the widening project on Switzer, 135th Street to 141st Street; and 2) Rose-Lan Construction for the Quivira Ditchliner project.
Reappointed the following members to the Landmarks Commission: 1) James Delaney – Term 2/20/07 to 2/20/10; and 2) Kevin Cowan – Term of 2/20/07 to 2/20/10;
Appointed Wanda Brussell to the Fair Housing Committee – Term of 3/3/07 to 3/3/09.
Reappointed the following members to the Fair Housing Committee: 1) Lynn Ferguson – Term 3/3/07 to 3/3/09; 2) Paul J. O’Connell, III – Term of 3/3/07 to 3/3/09; 3) Ananias Washington – Term of 3/3/07 to 3/3/09.
Directed staff to continue with the development of preliminary site plans for the proposed soccer complex project to be reviewed by the Planning Commission in April, and authorized staff to begin negotiations with Heartland Soccer Association, Blue Valley Soccer Club and other interested parties for use of the facility; secure agreements with local soccer clubs, which will allow staff to complete the operations plan and finalize estimated revenues and expenses associated with operating the facility; and return those plans and agreements to the Governing Body for review in April.
Approved the Scope of Work for consulting services for the proposed Entertainment District project, and authorize staff to proceed in partnership with Sprint as outlined in the Scope of Work, and approve and authorize execution of an Agreement with Basile Baumann Prost to perform the services outlined in the Scope of Work for an amount not to exceed $150,000.
Approved the following Consent Agenda items:
PUBLIC SAFETY:
Staff Items:
1. Application for New Massage Therapy License for Inner Strength Massage and Bodyworks, 11708 W. 95th Street, Kelly Floyd, applicant;
2. Application for Renewal of Massage Therapy License for Beach Club Tan, 8809 W. 95th Street, Jennifer Bahr, applicant;
3. Application for Renewal of Massage Therapy and In-Office Massage Therapy License for Hands on Massage Therapy, 7060 W. 105th Street, Erin Hillman, applicant.
PUBLIC WORKS:
Committee Items:
1. Waive selection process and authorization to negotiate contract with Larkin Group for design and survey for a bridge replacement at 95th Street and Foster;
2. Waive bid process and authorization to negotiate contract with IMS Corporation for collection of automated pavement condition data on City thorough-fares;
3. Informational Item – change the start time for the April 25, 2007, Public Works Committee meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.;
4. Waive bid process and authorization to negotiate Design/Build Contract with McCownGordon Construction for construction of vehicle/equipment storage shed, sand/rock material bin cover and truck pre-wash for the Blue Valley Public Works facility;
5. Authorization to negotiate design contracts with HNTB Corporation for final design of the Indian Creek flood control project located between Roe and Mission; and
6. Waive bid process and authorization to negotiate contract with Sellars Tractors for the purchase of one Allianz Johnston 4000 Street Sweeper.
FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Committee Items:
1. Resolution No. 3575 - Amending the City’s 457 Deferred Compensation Plan administered by the International City Management Association;
2. Resolution No. 3578 – Authorizing payment of memberships and dues in certain organizations;
3. Request to waive bid process and authorization to purchase from U.S. Communities Governmental Purchasing Alliance for the purchase of steel case context work- station furniture for the City Hall, Antioch Justice Center, Sanders Justice Center and the Tomahawk Ridge Community Center remodel projects; and
4. Agreement with Time Warner Cable to provide primary Internet Service Provider services for three years in the amount of $28,800 per year, with an amendment to Exhibit A under 40MBPS for the bandwidth for a total cost of $2,400.
Staff Items:
1. Expenditure Ordinance No. 2B - Outlining the expenditures from the General Fund for February 7 through February 20, 2007;
2. Capital Projects Expenditure Ordinance No. 2C – Outlining the expenditures from the Capital Projects funds for February 15 through February 21, 2007;
3. Capital Expenditure Ordinance No. 2D – Outlining the expenditures from the Capital Projects funds for February 22 through February 28, 2007;
4. Application for Renewal of Drinking Establishment License - Darya's Company, Inc., d/b/a Cafe Casbah, 8609 College Boulevard, Parvin Jalali, manager;
5. Applications for Renewal of Drinking Establishment Licenses Contingent on Receiving State Licenses: a) Overtime Sports Bar and Grill, L.L.C., d/b/a Overtime Sports Bar and Grill, 9083 Metcalf, Jitesh Patel, manager; b) PB and J Robin, L.L.C., d/b/a Red Robin, 7111 W. 95th Street, William Patrick Khoury, new manager; c) The Athletic Club of Overland Park, L.L.C., d/b/a The Athletic Club of Overland Park, 10440 Marty, Holly Combest, manager; d) Torreon Restaurant Company, d/b/a Torreon Restaurant Company, 9129 Elmhurst, Denice L. Hamilton, manager.
6. Applications for Renewal of Cereal Malt Beverage Licenses: a) Mary E. Lara, d/b/a Tienda Casa Paloma, 8220 Metcalf, Mary E. Lara, manager; b) Queen-Morris Ventures, L.L.C., d/b/a Queen's Price Chopper No. 4, 8686 Antioch, Thomas E. Morris, manager;
7. Application for Temporary Permit to Sell Cereal Malt Beverage for Overland Park South Rotary Club for an event to be held June 22, June 23 and June 24, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m., 9711 W. 109th Street, Bryan LaGree, manager.
Authorized Mayor to execute the Satisfaction of Mortgage on the property at 7137 Santa Fe Drive.
Approved the following bids for Asphaltic Road Oils for year 2007: 1) CRS-1H or CRS-2 from Vance Brothers, Inc., for a unit price of $1.70 per gallon; 2) Rubberized Asphaltic Crack Sealer from Paving Maintenance Supply, Inc., for a unit price of $0.2794 per pound; 3) Wide Crack Material from Maxwell Products, Inc., for a unit price of $0.583 per pound; and 4) CSS-1H (diluted 50 percent) from Vance Brothers, Inc., for a unit price of $1.70 per gallon.
Approved low bid from Miller Paving and Construction, L.L.C., in the amount of $2,483,867.30 for the 2007 Residential Street Program (88th Street, Switzer to Farley; Mastin, 88th Terrace to 88th Street; 86th Street, Valley View Drive to Metcalf; Foster, dead end to 86th Street; Riley, 87th Street to 85th Street; Floyd, 87th Street to 86th Street; Floyd cul-de-sac; 87th Street, Marty to Metcalf; Foster, 79th Street to 78th Street; and South Lake Parking Lots), and the 2007 CDBG Street Program (85th Street, Riley to Metcalf; and Marty, 87th Street to 85th Street).
Approved Agreement with Affinis Corp for engineering services for College Boulevard widening from Pflumm to U.S. 69 Highway in an amount not to exceed $885,592.50.
Approved Agreement with Construction Management Resources, L.L.C., for On-Demand Program Management Services in an amount not to exceed $100,000.
Approved Resolution No. 3576 and Agreement No. 24-07 – Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) for installation of Fuel Dispensing Vapor Recovery Systems at City facilities.
Presented the 2008 Budget Calendar schedule.
Presented information regarding change of the start time for the May 16, 2007, FAED Committee meeting time from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., to better coordinate with a Vision Metcalf session scheduled for that evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel.
Approved the following recommendations from the Planning Commission Consent Agenda, subject to all stipulations:
Approved Ordinance No. Z-3265 (Rezoning No. 2006-21), Vicinity of the northwest corner of 135th Street and Melrose, from R-1, Single-Family Residential District, to RP-1A, Planned Small-Lot Single-Family Residential District, RP-3, Planned Garden Apartment District, and RP-5, Planned Apartment House District, to allow a Single-Family and Multi-Family Residential Development, subject to stipulations a through s.
New Business: Presented information regarding a) Senate Bill No. 370, concerning public safety sales taxation relating to countywide retailers’ sales tax in Johnson County; b) Johnson County Education Research Triangle (Kansas University Edwards Campus, Kansas University Medical Center and Kansas State University), which would offer additional undergraduate and graduate degrees, specifically in math and the sciences, as well as in cancer research.