Wichita City Council Agenda Review August 1, 2025
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And good morning to those tuning in online. We'll begin agenda review. Let's start with
the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. City Manager Leighton. Thank you, Mayor.
Um, our first uh meeting is the August 7th meeting. Just to remind everybody,
that's a Thursday evening meeting, 6 pm start date. Um, on the first page,
we have a couple of proclamations at this point and one award. And on the second
page, we have a full public agenda. On next page, under new council business, the
first item would approve a contract with CPS HR consulting for executive search services for
the city manager position. That recommendation comes from the advisory committee that the
council, the mayor and council appointed. Next page number two would approve the a purchase
agreement for the installation of a fitness court in Osage Park. Number three would receive public
comments um and approve appropriate ordinances for the 2026 operating budget. Thank you. Next
page, there is a travel uh request for Mayor Woo. Next page on consent. 3A would approve a site
security contract for the new water treatment plant. 3B would approve a contract amendment
for um resident engineering services for the BNR project. And 3 C would approve a contract
for a new bus wash system. On the next page, 4B would approve a design contract for
the Plane View Community Center project. That's all I have until the last page. Number
13 would approve an amended budget. Can you go back to 4B? Council member Hoisel's here.
Can you give me a little bit of background of when this was approved initially? Yeah, it was
approved uh I believe shortly before you guys took um took your seats on council. it was combining
mostly projects from within my CIP um projects, park projects mostly. Um so yeah, that's
when this one was approved. We also um month or so ago or maybe two months ago
using I believe it was CDBG funding approved an additional million dollars to it as well. What's
the total uh is it 11 then? Close at 10.9. Yeah, a little over 10. Yeah. That that additional
million was just simply to didn't add any program space. It was simply as contingency. Yeah. And
what will happen to the current space that is occupied within USD259? I believe we are looking
at um returning that to the school. It's attached to Kulvin already um through a hallway. So I
believe that's the plan is to work with 259 to um give that to them. I could be wrong, but I
think the contract requires our agreement with school district I think requires for the property
to go back to them go to them the space and this new um building where will it be located? Uh
directly across from uh the Golden Center now in Plane View Park. We did the architectural
work. That was a interesting process as well, making sure that we're not disturbing um any
Indian burial or any Indian um grounds there. So, or Native American grounds. Um it's within a mile
of Gypsum Creek. So, that was required. Um so, we did the architectural look in that um the
archaeological, I'm sorry, look around there as well. So, yep, directly across the street from
Coleman. And I know that we've had conversations about this, but any movement on the Jardine?
No. Um, essentially with Jardine, it would have taken every penny that we had for the project
to put in just to bring Jardine up to code and um to meet the needs to to refernish it. There
were some accessibility issues there that we would have had to work around. I mean, it was
like a million dollars we would had to spend on one hallway for a ramp and instead the plan was to
like board that off. Um, I have been working with separate groups about being interested to get
into Jardine. There's a academy that's looking at potentially getting in there as well. So, I
keep trying to steer people back over there, too. Okay. And as I started to say on the last page, um we have an uh amended budget and
change order limit for the airport terminal modification project. That's all I
have for the August 7th meeting. August 12th. Um somebody online may want to mute. I think
we're hearing some background noise. Um we have uh three people so far on the public
agenda on new business. Number one would consider a residential project in Waterwalk. Number two
would approve um annual trail maintenance project. This year um all the funds are targeted to repairs
in Pony Prairie Park. Number three would approve a contract for the design of a centralized financial
services model that the council has endorsed um previously. Number four would receive the second
quarter financial report. Uh number five would consider appeal of a planning issue involving
the construction of an awning. Do we have to have another appeals committee set up? I you know what
to be honest with you I don't have details on this one yet. Um I asked yesterday. I'm getting trying
to get additional information. Those are a lot of fun. So I think you're hearing this as the body.
I don't think there's a committee on this one. Next page, uh, non-consent planning item. This
is a conditional use request in district six for both numbers one and three, um, which
is a zoning change in district one. The there's a difference between the DAB and
MAPC recommendations. Next page um is a uh affordable it's a it would approve amendments
to the affordable housing fund allowing for um allocation of funds to um move forward with
some additional rehabs and uh or assistance and rehabs. Next page um 3A would approve
security software for our water system. 3B would approve mowing contracts for MABC. 3C would
approve nuisance abatement contracts for MABCD. Uh nothing on the next page following that
uh number 18 would approve a home program um contract amendment. Next page and the
page two pages after that there are 14 public housing properties uh asking for
approval of the sale of those properties. Mayor, that is all I have for the 12th. Thank you very much. City Manager, Council Member
Hisel, do you have anything? Yeah. Um, Saturday evening, we are having the NBC championship game
back down at um, Equity Bank Park, formerly um, Riverfront Stadium. But um, I encourage everybody
to come down. The weather's looking delightful. It's been a great tournament so far. Uh this is
the NBC championship returning downtown where I think it should be. Um so please please come
out. Um the ticket sales have already been pretty promising. It should be a good time and it's
celebrating a tournament that is almost 100 years old. It's really is a gym as far as baseball fans
go and um just a gym for the city of Witchah. So, let's show our support and let's keep it
going because um the better the attendance, the more likely that we're going to continue
to have it downtown in the future. So, please come on out again. It's going to be a
beautiful day, I think, in the 80s that day. So, you don't have to sit there and bake in the sun
all day. So, looking forward to it. Probably just a plug for those who attend. Uh the museum should
be open and what a great way to learn about the history of NBC. It's really it's highlighted
as one of the major features of the museum. So, they did some pretty innovative things in the
early days of NBC. Yeah. Yeah. Serving on the board. Well, it's it's been Thank you for serving
on the board of the NBC. Well, I appreciate that and I appreciate the appointment. Um, old baseball
guy, so it always it always does mean something and it's just been a pleasure to serve with those
people and Katie Woods is doing a a great job there as director of the tournament. So that's
Saturday, which then means on Sunday, I just had to plug uh the Aftershocks. Congratulations to
the Aftershocks. They're now in the championship for the basketball tournament. And tickets are
only $10. And so it's going to be a great game on Sunday at 3 p.m. And I think it's so important
for our community to keep supporting whether it's the NBC or any of these sporting events because
again, these are opportunities for our community to enjoy sports and community building. Is old
Baker, did he get enough likes to come off the bench? Maybe for the championship game. Come on.
Come on. Get out there for a little bit. Well, thank you all very much. Happy first day of
August and uh thank you all for your work.