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Council suspends rules under Rule 11 to add package of items as emergencies and refer to Ordinance Committee
Summary
Lawrence City Council unanimously suspended the rules under Rule 11 to declare a set of items emergency additions to the agenda and referred the package to the Ordinance Committee; the committee meeting was scheduled for Wednesday evening.
The Lawrence City Council voted unanimously to suspend its rules under Rule 11, declare a package of items as emergencies to be added to the agenda, and refer those items to the Ordinance Committee.
The council read a list of items to be added as emergency new business and to be sent to the Ordinance Committee. The items read into the record included: item 26025 (longevity pay for employees); a series of Hendricka Park items (document references 26725, 26825, 26925) tied to addresses including 23 Washington Street, 38 Foster Street, and 130 Amzetti Street; parking and curb-related items (for example, removal of a handicap parking space and changes to minute parking on Jackson Street); a school-bus stop designation on Hubbard Street; an item listing multiple streets in a zone B2 school area; item 27625 (a play date event at O'Connor Park/South Common on 06/28/2025 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.); vehicle-dealer permit items; a resolution honoring deceased World War II soldiers buried in a South African cemetery; and a request for council assistance with enforcement on South Broadway.
Council discussion followed procedural steps for adding the items. The council president asked that the items be declared emergencies and sent to the committee; Mala Clark (clerk) advised the council that, "Per Rule 11, suspend the rules and declare it an emergency if that is what the council chooses to do." A motion to suspend the rules and add the listed items to the agenda passed on a roll-call vote with all voting members recorded in favor. Councilor Marmol was recorded as the second on the motion to add and refer the items.
The council directed that the listed items be sent to the Ordinance Committee, which the clerk scheduled to meet Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Implementation details for each item (including any required permits, fees, or ordinance drafts) were not provided during the council floor action. The council did not vote on the substance of the listed items; the action at this meeting was limited to suspending rules, adding the items to the agenda as emergencies, and referring them to committee for further consideration.
