Meeting Information
-Convene
-Pledge of Allegiance
-Consider approval of Minutes for September 22, 2006
CONSENT AGENDA
(1) Consider approval of Commission Orders
REGULAR AGENDA
(2) Discussion of Revised Personnel Policy draft document (Pam Madl)
(3) Possible tabled items from Monday's Commission Meeting
(4) Other Business
(a) Consider approval of Accounts Payable (if necessary)
(b) Appointments
(c) Miscellaneous
(d) Public Comment
(5) Adjourn
Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
with two members present. McElhaney was present via speaker phone. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The Board requested a moment of silence to honor the passing of Patricia C. "Patty" Jaimes, retired Clerk of Douglas County.
Jones made a motion to approve the minutes of September 22, 2006. The motion was seconded by McElhaney and carried unanimously
CONSENT AGENDA 10-11-06
Jones moved approval of the following Consent Agenda:
► Approve Commissioners Order No. 06-175. Order is on file in the Office of the County Clerk.
The motion was seconded by McElhaney and carried unanimously.
PERSONNEL & POLICY 10-11-06
The Board discussed revisions to the Personnel Policy draft document. McElhaney questioned when the Revised Personnel Policy would go into affect. Madl suggested the first of the year in order to allow time to distribute the documents and give employees time to familiarize themselves with the new policies. Jones suggested an exception be added to the policy which would allow the Board of Commissioners, with a majority vote, to have the right to hear an administrative issue.
Jones made a motion to approve the Revised Personnel Policy with amendments and to give the Assistant County Administrator the authority to revise the language. McElhaney seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
PLANNING & ZONING 10-11-06
Paul Patterson, Lawrence/Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Department, presented item Z-05-11-06, deferred from the Monday, October 9, 2006 meeting, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 40 acres from A (Agricultural) District to A-1 (Suburban Residential) District. The property is generally described as being located on the east side of E 1800 Road between N 1000 and N 1100 Roads. The application is submitted by Dallas Livengood, for Charles Waits, and Mark and Debbie Schr der, property owners of record.
McElhaney made a motion to approve Z-05-11-06, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 40.91 acres from A District to A-1 District, and with the condition requiring the recording of a final plat prior to publication of the rezoning resolution. Johnson seconded the motion and it carried 2-1 with Jones in opposition.
PLANNING 10-11-06
The Board considered the item PF-08-23-06, final plat request for Livengood Estates Subdivision, located east of E 1800 Road between N 1000 and N 1100 Roads. The proposed four lot residential subdivision contains approximately 40.91 acres and the application is submitted by Dallas Livengood, for Charles Waits, and Mark and Debbie Schr der, property owners of record. Staff recommends approval of the Final Plat of Livengood Estates and forwarding to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation for acceptance of easements and right-of-way subject to the following conditions:
1) Provision of the following fees and recording documentation:
a) Copy of paid property tax receipt;
b) Recording fees made payable to the Douglas County Register of Deeds.
2) Revision of final plat to include the following:
a) Change the Planning Commission Chairperson's name to Holly Krebs.
b) Re-label the shared access notes to conform to the lot numbers.
c) Provide a 10' Utility Easement along the east side of E 1800 Road right-of-way.
d) Provide building envelopes which go no farther than 150' into the existing wooded area of the lots.
e) Correct the acreage shown for each lot.
f) Revise the owners' jurat to replace 'Shawnee County' with 'Douglas County'.
3) Addition of the following general notes to the final plat:
a) "The owner(s), executor(s), their successors and assigns hereby agree to hook into the public sewer system when the sanitary sewer facilities are within 1,000 feet of the plat."
b) "The owner(s), executor(s), their successors and assigns hereby agree to annex into the City of Lawrence at the time of municipal utility service provision."
4) The subdivider will need to provide a letter from the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department that septic systems, as method of sewage disposal for the subdivision, have been approved.
5) A written Water Supply Agreement will need to be signed and notarized between the Development and the Health Department. This written agreement would need to be recorded with the final plat.
McElhaney made a motion to approve PF-08-23-06, a Final Plat for Livengood Estates, with the above-listed conditions. Johnson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
PLANNING & SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS 10-11-06
The Board continued the discussion on proposed items: amendments to CPA-2006-1, Comprehensive Plan, Horizon 2020, Chapters 4 &5; the adoption of TA-01-02-06 and TA-01-03-06, and TA-12-05-03 revisions recommended to the floodplain management requirements for residential development within the Urban Growth Area of Lawrence, as tabled from the Monday, October 9, 2006 meeting.
Johnson opened the issue for public comment.
Dorthea Jackson, Douglas County resident, questioned how many divisions will be allowed under the new parent parcel regulations for a 20 acre lot.
Kay Pesnell, Register of Deeds, questioned whether a separate deed would be required to legalize surveys filed for 10 acre tracts after the adoption of the moratorium.
Craig Brown stated his concern with blanket ownership over separate tracts of land. Jones replied that people who complied with the moratorium should not be penalized. The new regulations, when adopted, would allow for more options, but he stated the owners should have the option to choose to comply with moratorium.
The Board agreed to table the discussion to the October 18, 2006 meeting with items CPA-2006-01, TA-01-02-06, TA-01-03-06, TA-12-05-03; additionally, the adoption of the proposed Home Rule Resolution for Access Management and Road Classification Standards that creates Article 5 in Chapter IX of the Douglas County Code will be placed on that agenda. The Board will accept public comment at that time.
MISCELLANEOUS 10-11-06
Jones made a motion to direct County Counsel to send a letter to the Kansas Department of Transportation announcing that the Board d s not object to their review of the Lecompton Bridge proposal, including a request that if the decision requires the net cost of the repairs to increase, Jefferson County would be responsible for absorbing the cost. Johnson seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Johnson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.
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Bob Johnson, Chairman Jere McElhaney, Member
ATTEST:
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Jamie Shew, County Clerk Charles Jones, Member
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