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.