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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 2004
Page
6
The Lawrence City Commission meets at 6 35 p m Tuesday at City Hall located at Sixth and Massachusetts streets The session will be broadcast on Sunflower Broadband Channel 25 with agenda highlights and items for discussion and vote.
Mayor David Dunfield will present the annual State of the City address. Tuesday's meeting marks his final term as mayor as successor Mike Rundle is slated to assume office on April 6.
The address emphasizes the city and commission accomplishments over the past year and outlines upcoming tasks the commission must tackle in the coming year. It notes progress in services, infrastructure, and community programs, while underscoring priority projects and fiscal responsibilities.
City commission approves March minutes and a long list of consent items including licenses for Papa Renos and La Familia Café, plus appointments to several boards. It sets bids for Sixth Street work, approves multiple contracts for OConnell Road improvements, and adopts multiple ordinances and resolutions funding road, zoning, and development projects. The meeting discusses ICC code reviews, K10 corridor plans, and a North Town Business Park site plan.
Don Phipps of the committee criticizes Patriot Act controls as the taxpayers fund law enforcement. The act expands federal powers including wiretaps, sneak and peek searches, interagency data sharing and access to business records. The Lawrence committee proposed a resolution urging local officials to resist aiding investigations that violate rights, but officials worried about cooperating with federal authorities. The panel plans to bring the resolution to Douglas County and Kansas lawmakers as an ongoing process.
Knapp notes rain failed to reach western Kansas as Webster Reservoir in Rooks County sits 19 feet below normal. The U.S. Seasonal Outlook shows drought extending in the southwest including Liberal, with only slight improvement in the northwest now in doubt. A small northeastern patch remains severely dry, while Douglas County awaits rain to prevent a repeat of past conditions. continuous dry spell threatens regional water supply.
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