Wichita City Council Agenda Review August 15, 2025
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It is August 15th. May we please
stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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, let's go to August
19th meeting first. Uh, you have four people right now planned on the uh public agenda. On the third
page um of your agenda, start off with unfinished council business and that's the design contract
for the Plain View Community Center project. Uh new council business number one would receive
input on the 2026 operating budget and the CIP. Number two would approve a letter of intent for
an IRB issue for Advanced Cancer Therapies and its medical facility expansion. Number three would
approve an letter of intent for IRB issue for the Douglas Apartments at 1301 West Douglas. Number
four would approve a development agreement CID IRB issue and a TIFF project plan for the Hotel
Indigo project located at 229 East. Uh William, next page. Number five would approve
amendments to the common consumption ordinance and number six would approve a common
consumption area for the Delino uh neighborhood. Number seven would rename Lincoln Park to the
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park. Number eight would approve the second state revolving fund loan
for the BNR project. Number nine would approve the design concept for the reconstruction of the
first street bridge over the Aranansas River. Number 10 would adopt new watering restrictions,
an ordinance actually enforcing uh new watering restrictions similar to what was discussed
at the um workshop. Next page number 11 would approve vendors for the city's dental vision and
flexible spending account insurance programs. at the bottom. Um, under council agenda, there'
be approval for council member Glascock Traveled. Nothing on the next page on the consent
agenda. 3A would approve KTO K grant for transit operations. 3B would approve
mowing service contracts for MMACD. On the next page, number seven would approve
funding for city's participation in the central Kansas safe streets task force. Number eight
would approve grant funding for the city's participation in the highintensity
drug trafficking area task force. Next page number nine would approve the 2025 uh
bond and note sale. Number 10 would approve the revised budget for 17th Street North improvement
project. Number 13 would approve an IRB issue for the Douglas Market Development Project.
And that's the AC hotel portion. The next page number 14 would approve an IRB issue
for Midcontinent Instruments and Avionics. Number 15 would approve a second 5-year
tax exemption for BG Products. Number 16 would approve a second 5-year tax exemption for uh Spec Industrial Building at 9180 East 35th
North. Number 17 would approve a second 5-year tax exemption for a spec industrial
building at 1315 West MacArthur. And number 18 would approve
a second 5-year tax exemption for facility improvements at Bombardier LJT. I have nothing on the next
page or the page after that. Numbers 25, 26, and 27 would approve the sale
of three public housing authority properties. Number 28 would approve grant agreements for
the airport terminal modifications project at Eisenhower. Next page, number 29 would approve
grant agreements for the acquisition of land at Jabara. And number 30 would approve
grant agreements for airfield pavement rehabilitation work at item five. That's all
I have for August 19th. I have a question on consent agenda item number 10. What is so
is this the bridge to to McAdams Park? Can you tell me about this? It's the 17th Street.
Yes, this is a bridge and actually there was an assess an assessment of the bridge that was
done to determine whether it should be rehabbed or rec or rebuilt if I remember correctly.
That is that the number 10. That's the No, we are Oh, no. I'm sorry. I'm on a different
one. Yeah, it's reconstruction 17th Street. Yeah, that's reconstruction of 17th Street for Yep.
Sorry. Got too confused. First street. Okay. Anything else? Was was there a reconnecting
communities? Was that part of that? No, it was not. Okay. Uh I I do have one question for
Paul. Um just off the top of your head, how much are we saving if we get the uh state revolving
loan for the BNR? $9 million. 9 million. Okay. All right. Can I go back? Can I go back really
quick? I know Mr. Stokes keeps coming back regarding black mold. Is there anything I know
he reiterates the same message. Is there anything that the city manager staff can do regarding?
He indicated he's going to continue to come back until we pass an ordinance. That ordinance
is being drafted and coming to the council. All right. uh August 26th. Nothing on the
first page. Really, the meat of this agenda is the last budget hearing. Um it would start
with council's approval to exceed the revenue neutral rate in the SMID and then a second
action to exceed the revenue neutral rate uh for our proposed 2026 operating budget.
And then you'd have the last hearing and final approval of the annual operating budget
and the 2026 2035 capital improvement program. Other than that, mayor, there's really not much
to highlight. If you go on the consent agenda to number nine, this would receive and file
the annual comprehensive financial report for the Witchaw Retirement Systems. Really, that's
about all I had to highlight for that meeting. Any comments from council members? I see
none. Thank you, council member Tuttle, who is at the child care conference right now at
Botanica. Um, I appreciate her efforts in trying to lead that initiative and so that's why she's
absent today. Have a great weekend, everyone.