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City commission approves a package of ordinances, transfers and contracts; awards waterline bid
Summary
The Shawnee City Commission approved multiple routine and policy items including property transfers, code changes, a PUD amendment for Shawnee Marketplace signage, waterline contract award and direction to issue RFPs for two historic buildings. Several items carried unanimously or near-unanimously.
Shawnee commissioners on a single meeting night approved a series of ordinances, property transfers, contract engagements and project awards, and directed staff to issue requests for proposals (RFPs) for two downtown properties.
The actions included the appointment of a vice mayor, approval of a property transfer to the Dunbar Heights Community Group, the transfer or sale of six city lots to the Tiny Homes Foundation at the county assessor’s fair cash value, approval of a new engagement letter with the city’s outside municipal law firm, passage of a planned-unit-development amendment for the Shawnee Marketplace, adoption of a vacant-structures ordinance for a downtown zone, awarding the Walnut Street waterline replacement contract, and direction to issue RFPs for the Santa Fe Depot and the Franklin School building.
Why it matters: together these votes shape near-term redevelopment and code enforcement in Shawnee — authorizing staff to start procurement or transfer processes that will affect downtown properties, neighborhood infill, infrastructure contracts and legal services.
Votes at a glance - Vice mayor appointment: Motion to appoint a member as vice mayor carried (6-0). - Property transfer (618 S. Broadway): Approved allowing South Central Industries to deed 618 S. Broadway to Dunbar Heights Community Group with timelines and clawback provisions (vote 6-0). - Tiny Homes Foundation properties (six lots): Approved sale/donation at assessor fair cash value totaling $26,353 with conditions noted (vote 6-0). - Engagement letter with Stewart Glover PLLC: Approved updated engagement with higher hourly rates, administrative fee and arbitration clause (motion carried; recorded as carried with five affirmative votes and one nonparticipation/abstention in the transcript). - Shawnee Marketplace PUD amendment (Case PUD01-25): Ordinance amending PUD to allow wall signs up to 440 sq. ft. per storefront; adopted (6-0). - Vacant-structures ordinance (Article 17, Ch. 7 of city code): Adopted for a defined Main Street corridor with reporting and maintenance requirements; adopted (6-0). - Walnut Street waterline replacement: Awarded to Accuracy Underground on the base bid of $690,846 (6-0). - RFP direction: City staff directed to publish RFPs for the Santa Fe Depot and for the Franklin School building; motions carried (votes recorded as affirmative). - Airport Authority emergency sewer repair: Airport Authority authorized staff to proceed with a pipe-burst repair not to exceed $75,000 (motion carried; recorded affirmative).
What was not decided tonight: none of the RFPs were awarded tonight — commissioners instructed staff to publish and solicit proposals so the commission can review submissions before awarding.
The commission generally approved staff recommendations and moved routine items by single motions; where discussion occurred staff provided timeline or condition clarifications in open session.
