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The city is expected to move forward in its search for the next city manager Monday night in addition to voting on matters related to a new event space, Scooter’s, church land rezoning and selling property to the Wights.
Commissioners interviewed and discussed four city manager candidates in-person during executive sessions June 16 and June 17.
At the time, Mayor Tim Reazin said an attorney would begin drawing up a contract before negotiations with the finalist.
Commissioners are set to go into executive session Monday night for further discussions about the final selection.
In other business, GW Weld may receive final authorization for a permit to use the former Methodist church at 703 Church St. as a venue space. The Planning Commission recommended the permit with stipulations about parking during its June 7 meeting.
Commissioners and city staff discussed how many occupants should be allowed with Weld’s current parking arrangement. The Planning Commission recommended there be one spot per five building occupants, which would equal 200 people with the current parking. Weld said he hopes to raise the number by acquiring more property in the future.
The Planning Commission recommended the permit’s approval but asked for landscape, lighting, and traffic plans, limiting events to indoor activities, and no live music or amplifications after 10 p.m., among its criteria.
In other business, the commission is expected to vote on the rezoning of Eudora United Methodist Church land following a recommendation from the Planning Commission.
Since the land was already annexed into the city, the land must be rezoned into city code. The land was previously considered county agricultural land, but must be placed into the city’s zoning criteria.
Residential agriculture is the city’s closest equivalent district to the county’s qualification and is the least intense residential district, Codes Administrator Curt Baumann said at the June 7 meeting.
During a public hearing, some community members expressed concerns with the potential increase in housing around their farms or secluded homes.
In other business, the commission will consider a real estate contract for the old public safety building at 840 Main St.. The 701 Group hopes to purchase the building for $150,000 to create a media production facility to shoot, film and record.
A letter from Paul and Kawehi Wight to the city said the goal was to attract national TV and film production to the city of Eudora and bring sustainable projects and jobs.
The commission will also consider the final development plan for Scooter’s Coffee within the Nottingham Center. The Planning Commission recommended the City Commission approve the final plan. The coffee shop will be on half an acre with a 664-square-foot single-story building, drive-thru lane and trash enclosure area.
Finally, the commission is expected to discuss bids received for the detention basin improvements. The city’s standards require every department to control stormwater runoff leaving the developed site, according to Monday’s agenda. This is often in the form of a basin.
The detention basins help release stormwater and reduce downstream flooding from stormwater. With the new developments at Nottingham, the current detention basin needs more storage volume for more water flows.
The cheapest bid came from Alcove Development, LLC for $256,000. The funding would come mostly from ARPA funding and then $16,000 from the storm drainage fund.
Monday’s meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Reach reporter Sara Maloney at [email protected].