♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Welcome to City Hall. And good morning to all of you. Well, call the meeting to order and with us today as referenced Bend Staley of Chapel Hill, United Methodist Church by invocation following that indication, we will have the Pledge of Allegiance and we please ask you all to join us for that reference state. >> Let's pray together. The only father are thankful for the freedom. We have to come. To get together this way into the business of the city were thankful these good council members in our new mayor and we pray your guidance for them that they will wisdom as well strength of character and courage for leading the We pray for homes and families and these days so many tests and trials and we pray for those in our schools. Our teachers and students, especially as we come to the close of the school year, help them to finish strong and we're praying for wisdom as they make changes in the district, especially students and families who changing because of close schools guide in that whole process. We're thankful for. The fact that we can have safety here in the city. We pray that you continue to watch over us. Keep us free from violence, especially as we come upon riverfest and start baseball. We ask that with. Police officers in all of our. Responders, that you keep them safe and well, plus our businesses that they will remain wise and good stewards of the resources we have. We're thankful for the piece that you give us individually. The piece that's in our city and our nation and the hope that is ours. As we care for one another with the heart and mind of Christ in whose name we pray >> agents the United States of America just one nation under God. this justice for all. >> Thank you, Reverend Staley. And thank you to all of you want to get for attending our city council meeting. I am really grateful to see all of many of our seats here felt I do want to address something really post our agenda that every Thursday evening in 2 different places on our website and that. They were posted on our website on Thursday. Unfortunately, one of those locations did not show up properly so we posted yesterday morning at 24 hours before this meeting but once again, that agenda was posted on in staff. it's shared with me again moving forward, those locations, it will they will make sure that it does show up Thank you. To let folks know where you buy those agendas again just go to our which time Gov website like on City Council and right there on that front page. There should be a lake to adjust And presentations on that. And that's where you can see all of just as clerk. Please call the first item. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of April second 2024. >> Do we have any corrections to the minutes? I see none. I move that we approve those minutes. Motion and a second. Any other discussion. See that at clerk? Please open the Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Awards proclamations proclamations, Fair Housing month. >> Police asked the realtors chances to join Thank you to the realtors of South Central Kansas. This proclamation reads, whereas the Fair Housing Act enacted on April 11, 1968 trying to into federal law. The goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the United States. And whereas the Fair Housing prohibits discrimination in housing based on race color, religion, familial status, national origin and disability and commits recipients of federal funding to affirmatively further fair housing in their communities. The city of Wichita prohibits discrimination because of the nondiscrimination ordinance enacted on October 29th 2021. And whereas our social fabric, the economy, health and environment, our strength and threw to first inclusive communities. Nats of housing, discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity are unacceptable to common sense of decency and fairness. And whereas fair housing is in trouble to the ethical commitment of members. National Association of Realtors and the Real Chirs of South Central Kansas. And it is critical to the ability of all real estate professionals to serve their clients, customers and communities now, therefore, be it resolved that I lily Wu, mayor of the city of which the top along with the witch Cha City Council do hereby proclaim April 2024. Fair Housing Month in the city of Wichita and encourage all citizens to promote appropriate activities by private and public entities intended to provide or advocate for equal housing opportunities for all residents and prospective residents in Wichita, Kansas. Thank you. Mayor and City council were happy to join you today. >> As members of your local association of Realtors, we are proud to receive this proclamation on behalf of the city in 2015, the individual associations of Park City Butler County Newton Winfield and Wichita merged to form the realtors of South Central Kansas. Several years ago, we celebrated our one 100th anniversary as the voice for real estate and South Central Kansas. This Boyce is a proponent of fair housing and advocate for home ownership and a champion for high quality of life. We recognize the significance of the Fair Housing Act and confirm our commitment to upholding fair housing law as well as a commitment to offering equal professional service to all in their search for a home. We applaud the city for its passage of the non-discrimination ordinance in 2021, a further affirmation that fair housing is a priority for Wichita for Realtors, fair housing is more than a list of do's and don'ts rights and penalties and continuing education as stewards of the American dream. We depend on the market that embraces equal Opportunity. Fair housing protects our livelihood businesses. Discrimination in the real estate industry is real and ongoing. We as community leaders have the opportunity to be a part of a transformative solution. Providing equal service to all April is Fair Housing Month and a great time to affirm as a city that we're helping to build thriving, inclusive communities, fair housing impact all citizens, all markets and all neighborhoods. Thank you. And we hope that you will celebrate fair housing with us for the rest of April. >> May please luncheon of Wichita to please come forward. This proclamation reads, whereas the basis for the community of any society is education and in the great city of Wichita, Kansas, the education of our youth is a priority in order to achieve its highest goals. Education must not only impact knowledge, but also teach students how to live forming and strengthening their moral character to make a better life for themselves as individuals and for society as a whole. And whereas a global spiritual leader, the ready Rabbi she just nurse of righteous memory stress that of moral and ethical education empowers every individual to develop their full potential in making the world a better place. And whereas such an education can nurture the unity of diverse people, encouraging increased acts of goodness and kindness. With awareness that even a single positive act of an individual can change the world and usher in an era of global peace. And whereas education and sharing day is observed each year. birthday in recognition of his outstanding lasting contributions towards the improvement of education. More allergy and acts of charity around the world. A day to pause and reflect on our responsibility to ensure our youth have the foundation necessary to lead lifes rich in purpose and fulfillment through service and good works now, therefore, be it resolved that I Lily Wu, mayor of the city of Wichita, a battle with the Wichita City Council, do hereby proclaim April 19th 2024. as education and sharing day in the city of Wichita and encourage all citizens to work together to create a better brighter and more promising future for all. >> Thank you, Mayor Lee will and all the members of the City Council for this tremendous honor with this proclamation. Wichita proudly joins the president. Governors in dozens of states and hundreds of other cities and townships and designating the Raptors birthday, which is always celebrated for days before Passover as education, ensuring they contribute his outstanding dedication to education. But at the top that education in general should not be limited to the acquisition of knowledge in preparation for a career. The educational system must pay more attention. Indeed, the main attention to the building of character with emphasis on moral and ethical values. the side that every individual, fact, every individual action has an impact on the entire universe. And still the hope for a brighter future into the lives of countless people across the globe. Since 1978, the U.S. Congress has designated education sharing has birthday as a time to pause and recognize our responsibility to ensure that our young people have the foundations necessary to lead lives, rich and purpose and fulfillment. Education and sharing. is about creating conversations. It's about the conversations we have with our children around the dinner table, the conversations we have with our students in the classrooms and the conversations we have day and day out that could have an impact on the hearts and minds of our young ones. But at the top that in truth, every person is an educator. And lest we must be mindful of our ability to impact the lives of others. People are more influenced by the things they do that by the knowledge there talked, therefore beyond the conversation is important to promote these ideas to action in 1974. That I've introduced the charity campaign. This was at a fundraiser for a specific cause or call 2 philanthropists right up. Big checks. Instead, it was a grassroots campaign to train all to become givers. idea is simple. Set aside a box in your home or in your office as a charity box and start off the day with giving a small amount to charity. Children should have their own charity boxes and should be encouraged to give charity every day. This will educate them to have empathy to care for others. The catch is to do this on a consistent basis beyond the value of the accumulated charity money benefiting worthy causes, the hand becomes a giving as one becomes a giver as a result. Although April 19 has been set aside as education and sharing day, it's theme and message is relevant every day of the year. Even today. Let us reflect on our collective obligation and opportunity. Jen has that reputation of our children to serve as proper role models at that take concrete action to be more goodness and kindness into our world. May God bless your efforts to make a brighter future for everyone in our city and be all and made the merits of your crucial work. Welcome God's blessings in your personal lives as well for good health success and happiness. Thank you very much. >> Police have Cargill and pw and you please come forward. Thank you. To Cardinal and our friends the public works. And utilities, Department of the city of Wichita. This proclamation reads, whereas the celebration of National Earth Day can take many forms. The city of which has premier environmental event takes place along the Arkansas River with dedicated and passionate volunteers from across Cedric County and whereas the Arkansas River trash cleanup is a 23 year tradition to clean up, which greatest natural water resource. And whereas the 2024 Kansas River trash cleanup, well, increased water quality, protect the animals that call the river home enhance which cause image and safeguard all communities downstream from Derby to the Gulf of Mexico. Now, therefore, be it resolved that I Lily Wu, mayor of the city of Wichita, along with the city council do hereby proclaim April 27th 2024. As our Kansas River trash cleanup day in the city of Wichita and encourage all citizens to celebrate Earth Day by participating in the Arkansas River. Trash cleanup to help make our city a beautiful place to live work and play. Just a few The fact that this is taking place for 23 years and the mayor and the council have supported that work. >> river for that duration time is fantastic. Each year in about 90 minutes of time, our volunteers remove over 3 tons of debris from the river. So if you start to add by the years we've removed a lot of litter that has blown in and washed in. I kept it out of the downstream communities. So please come out. Enjoy the the great food that Cargill Agen Masters will be cooking. And while they last, the most soft glorious T-shirts this year made from organic cotton and recycled materials because we like to practice what we preach. So thank you. They place asked our friends at Wichita State University and Berlin to please come forward. Now. everyone holding. Hi, good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. I like this cat. I thank you so very much for joining us this morning. We have a special recognition and I know that I'll be joining you all this evening. So >> I'm really looking forward to getting back to my alma mater of Wichita State University, the city of which caught in recognition of Wichita State University's Sparta School of Business issue says Certificate of recognition for the 20 year partnership between Wichita State University and that H W our Berlin School of Economics and Law. Both institutions have forged a strong bond through extensive educational collaboration, including Trans-Atlantic student exchange us. >> Thank you so much, Thank you so much, which follow those 20 is it was an amazing rights. We never expected that when 20 years ago I was so fortunate to meet the professors and deans of WSU. actually had my very first visit to which your time every last moment before it took off to Boston. We had lunch meeting and we thought, what can we do to bring our schools together to bring us cities to get We talk about international management. Why can't we do international management with our MBA students. And so we set up a project they got going now as more than 120 companies from Wichita and fairly establishing business across the Atlantic. We have had more than 300 students coming from land from which me think each other joining in consulting teams with a high professional background. I don't know any other MBA program, not the United States. Northern Europe that has really done so much for real work together. That's not the only education. A study visits and through working together. It's a real pleasure to do this with the city of Wichita. Thank you so much. thank you so much. Which time of city members. Yes can. >> The cup breeds of Berlin professional school grow personally professionally. So thank you very, very much for joining us this morning and look forward to sharing more this evening. May please, as Regina Miller to please come forward. Along with former City council member LaBonte to Williams. Thank you for joining us this morning. Recognition REIT the city of Wichita and recognition of Helen Miller issues the certificate of recognition for all she achieved throughout her life and specifically for early childhood education. She embodied the values of Wichita through her many years of service to Wichita children. As the founder of Trailblazers Academy. Helen Smiley daughter. Thank you, mayor, to the city council members city which tall licensing. >> Hello, love dearly. We always partner with the city. We knew it was best for children. We strive to do the best education practices every day. I know he'll in heaven. Watch down choice saying that her legacy will not be forgotten and that children in the city Wichita. continue to benefit from Trump faces Academy. God bless you all. >> Good morning, everyone. And thank you again. Mayor room city council mom just put me up here to speak. I don't I don't have a speech frightened, but I do know that every step of the way for the last 2 years, my mom and dad, then everything humanly possible. To keep my sister's legacy alive. And her legacy does live on. 13 years ago, she introduced me to my beautiful wife people that she's impacted here in the city is still felt. To the state. And I know that. It's it comes full circle. Sometimes we laugh at it because my mom's been early childhood education for over 40 years. My got under out. It had occasion because of my mom at 18 years old. So 18 years. My sister is giving our all to early childhood education. I know this is going on. Facebook's. I don't cry. So I would just say just thank you all. You can hear tissue. Thank you for for everything and we truly do appreciate it. And again, my sister's legacy does live on. we just tried to do everything to say about it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you again for joining us for proclamations and awards this morning. of the next item. Somebody human life. >> Morning Morning Mayor Council. Of course, it's human life, know, prepared speech at all. All. Talk to you from the heart. sat also Johnson startle power. He said several events of together. Glasgow as Ga several 14 with the other gentleman. Not yet, but we will. God was May or 2 I'm a Palestinian. The set. I'm actually from Gaza. That's huge. you can call it 4 times left doesn't the war born in Kuwait because my dad has to flee. So if you G to Desert Storm happens some of your younger that don't know what Desert Storm is. Refugee to Syria Syria to the United States, proud citizen of the United States of America. definitely love the city which Also want to thank you for this platform to allow us to say talk to you. I'm in public service. I know it's very hard when they might sit your Sometime. Maybe mayor, you. Because it's from the heart and I know you guys are good hearted people. So today I'm talking to you by human life. Human life is very sincere and sacred to all of specifically children and women. And what's going on over there on daily basis. Some of you that might follow. So my I follow some years. So you might get news feed or you might get ideas. Probably a family member now almost on a weekly basis. Nice. lost my answer early on in the of the conflict point. Don't sleep well, don't you will guilt trip? All the time? In the chosen to be the person that would have a good life. Still have a lot of faith. That's nothing go short that we needed to help. I this is local to the city of Wichita. I our tax dollars and some people also has to go to the city, which it does. Well, it just goes to the state and from the state. They're on to the federal government. So the guilt trip is that what I pay in taxes goes and kills some of these my nieces and nephews and my uncles and my aunts. And I don't want that. And I know there are other people on the other side that are hurting that you might support or mayor was sorry, last time said that she has e-mails that people call for no cease-fire. >> Why is the North Sea's fire light up? Why not? If he's don't stop bloodshed. That's been going on to 1948, my father, my grandfather, my great, great grandfather and his grandfather has names that still own owns that land that we've been kicked off and I'm not here to discuss a political issue. Don't have much time left. But now we're about 37,000 people that. And every day as we speak right now, there's people losing their lives somewhere it. Some are in hospitals. Some lost limbs. Some will never recover from the the hurt that they have. 37,000. So we're feeling because we see it every day. So I'll give you specific story real quick, someone that because it touches our hearts and we have a kid, you have grandchild and you have a grandchild in the end. grandchild is after you braid their her as a small girl and you love for you. Watch While the mom is going to work and trying to get some food on the table. And then she dies in the bombing has nothing to do with anything. Then he lifts her up her grandpa and stays in and that's famous and you've probably seen to do some good luck to watch. And you say you're the sole of my soul. that touch your heart. Now that becomes closer to home. I urge you DeVos's far. It's not binding to anybody is just all it is human being stop shed of life. It doesn't mean you support one way or the other. You support human life and human beings. So what is the good thing though? We going to do bring refugees over from doesn't make up for what we've done that just like we've done before and we've done before in Somalia. And we've done before in many other places, we bring them as refugees in Bosnia. And probably and we are accepting people from Yemen from against lower than that. So are we get is, though, is that the solution after we do so I urge you please look at it. Think about it. It's human people. It's human life. It's people like you and me suffering every day. And as we speak right now. Somebody is dead. Thank you for the time today. >> coming next. >> Preska city of total cease-fire resolution for Gaza. >> My name is Maria and I'm his morning on behalf of an organization called Free Palestine ICT. Organization employs the city of Wichita to pass a total cease-fire resolution for Casa. As of today, there are over 33,600 confirmed that civilians, 40% of which are children and this is still considered a wild. The incorrect undercount, incomplete count. Thus far. All hospitals in Gaza have been bond rated or attacked. 26 of the civilian housing hospitals have been completely destroyed. 72% of their hospitals with the remaining 10 partially functioning hospitals cut off from water, power and water medicine. Children are suffering from infected limbs that would have otherwise been easily treated being sawed off with no anesthesia. They're quite literally biting the bullet. Newborn babies have no access to formula mothers and children have no access to food or water. It they are dying of starvation right in front of our eyes. Mind you the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. It's strictly prohibited under the Geneva Conventions. Yet very few seem to care. And our community has a direct role in atrocities being committed against mankind. Furthermore, I would like to address a concern brought forth by Councilmember Glasscock. In which he said in an e-mail to one of his constituents that the city was shot is not quote, involve ourselves in foreign affairs, unquote, and that she should, quote, please reach out to your congressman senator quote. I firmly disagree with the notion that Wichita is not involved in foreign affairs and I'm appalled at the implication that local government should not be involved in foreign affairs due to the fact that in the age of globalization, there is no such thing as isolation. As you all know, which is one of the is one of the epicenter of nations military industrial complex. Israel's Air Force currently uses numerous airplanes produced by Textron to murder, bomb and tear as the Palestinian population. They also used tankers and aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin, which has a significant partnership with Wichita State University. Many of her majors here at WSU. Feed into the Mall for military industries. Right now as we speak, equipment designed within the WSU campus is being used to slaughter Palestinian civilians and children, aerospace majors design the planes and weapons of war that which they use. English majors right there, instructions, human factors may just make them comfortable and practical to use computer science majors program. Their guidance systems, graphic design majors, make them pretty. And I just before the public and political science majors self genocide to the public. Whether you care to admit it or not. Wichita aviation industry, its history and our community is intrinsically immersed in the ongoing genocide in Gaza as well as every other modern war. We have fought. City council members. You have the opportunity, the power and a voice to take a stand for children to make history and be on the right side of it. Silence is compliance. The longer we wait to pass a cease-fire resolution, the longer our community is complicity in genocide. That is why over 100 us localities have passed their own cease-fire resolutions, including 12 major cities. And it's why today we implore you to do the same. Council council member Jaisol. In college. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for saying that you would support a cease-fire and genocide. Council members class Scott Johnson Tunnel and Mayor I hope you genuinely think about inflict upon that day. Thank you for your time. That of the next. Kate pickleball in Riverside. >> Good morning. Mayor Wu and City Council members. My name is Kate I lived in Wichita for almost 30 years and a board member of the United States Tennis Association, Missouri Valley, a section board. Which is the governing board. U.S. is the governing board of the United of Tennis for the United States. I'm also a board member of the Maureen Connolly, Brinker Tennis Foundation of Kansas and of the Wichita Community. Tennis forward. I'm also president a past president of the United States, Kansas District. I started playing tennis of the public courts and my hometown has a great school student and the parents of a tennis player, a former USC Aly captain and player. My family has hosted 6 tennis players during their high school exchange years here in Wichita, as well as many college students when they were here to play in the Wichita tennis open simply said I love tennis. I'm here today to respond to things I heard in the City Council workshop on March 28th 2024. I was just hard to hear that the plans for the new approved pickleball complex in Southwest. may be set aside. And that Riverside should be considered as an alternative location for pickleball. Tennis is booming, especially in the Missouri Valley section of the United States Tennis Association. Pickleball is an exciting nor sport and is also booming. Pickleball deserves its own dedicated space, a dedicated space as planned in south Wichita can serve the local community as well as out of town players that would travel to which a tougher tournaments. I think both tennis players and pick up ball players would agree on this. If there's any expansion that riverside, it should be for tennis so we can build on the success. Better serve the tennis community and draw more and larger tournaments. So much stuff. Tennis is growing. In fact, last week, the United States Tennis Association stated that their goal is to have 35 million players in the United States by the year 2035. It's an ambitious goal. But it's attainable in part if tennis is supported by local communities. Tennis's last too many tennis courts to pickleball and pickleball should have their own dedicated space say don't keep taking more of the pie. From 10 estus or pickleball. As you may not be aware, both Topeka with a population of 127,000 people. According to the 2022 census and saliva with about 46,000 people. Each have a public facility with more tennis courts that we have in Wichita. I was surprised when I looked at their population and compared it to Wichita cause of a significantly smaller than winter time. If there's any further discussion about converting tennis courts over the pickleball courts. I ask that the tennis community be included in those discussions. The 2022 rather renovation that Riverside included 6 pickleball courts and tennis court expansion as well as renovation and additional items and it was partially funded by the Maureen Conley. Brinker tennis, a foundation of tie with the $403,000 donation. Maureen Conley, Kansas tennis goal is to support and encourage the development of skills for life that promote healthy lifestyle, their tennis programs. For the last 50 years. MC be Kansas's fundraise to make a positive impact. Of the greater Wichita community by supporting youth tennis. Each year we funded local programs and analysts say 10% of our proceeds to fund a larger project. That project was Riverside. You should have all received an e-mail with a member of a memorandum of understanding with the details. If for any reason you choose to trade tennis courts for pickleball courts at Riverside. We respectfully request our contribution back so we can invest in tennis elsewhere in our community. Thank you for your attention and time and please reach out if you have any questions. >> I have one question for the statistic that was just mentioned regarding or tennis courts. To pick get data. >> To say that not large single facility. >> Just information. Thank you very much. >> please call with emotion. >> I would motion that we extend public comment up to 10 more minutes remaining 14. Now, if there's anybody wants to speak in public comment. >> Motion and a second, any further discussion. Madam Clerk, please open the Motion passes 6, 0, 7 to 0. We now have 10 minutes for any individual who would like to come speak. That's 5 minutes per individual. >> I did not prepare a speech, but I want to introduce myself. I did write a letter. I'm Julie Ryan the current chair of Warren County Brinker Foundation. And just to share a little bit at that about her. might miss this lady, but she was the world number one many years ago. And her career ended at the age of 18. She had one. 51 grand slams in a row. She was going to going to be very dominant. That came to that because her community support her. Her community of San Diego supported her skill set. So what we have done in taking her namesake is believe that community should support kids and healthy lifestyles and get back. So we've done We're the only city in the country that such a philanthropic organization that supports youth tennis. One of programs that we support in addition to the city of Wichita, Summer activity camp for kids. have over 2000 kids every year going through summer kids programs. And we have in JT National Junior Tennis League president and president of the Alex Lee here. He goes really deep many of the kids that would not have any opportunity to play tennis at McAdams Park just I just think that we should be proud of our community efforts and at the things that we're able to her our our kids in the community, but also I'm just all kids in community, public parks. We're really proud Riverside. We wanted to make it all our premiere tennis facility for Wichita. We're lacking. When you go along the I-35 corridor. I'm a competitive tennis. Service that are other communities half. So we the tournaments going everywhere. But Wichita, they drive right by Wichita. So as Kate briefly alluded to for 50 years, 10% of our proceeds were saved to expand specifically to expand Riverside. We're so proud to work with the city to get that expansion completed. It. And it's utilized. It's a success. It's great. And we left many of us play pickleball to we love sports. are opposed to put the Don't take away our tennis it's heavily utilized is heavily invested in. It's a success we would like to even see that grow further and have the more competitive. appreciate you following up on that. So that you can see we have a opportunity still with our tennis instead of taking away from it. We still have our opportunity for it. So I appreciate your time and I appreciate all all of you for what you do to the community. So thank you for listening. >> Anyone that's from the community. >> I'm Alex Lee. I'm the president of the USDA, Missouri Valley section. That's a 5 state area. >> I'm also >> tennis coach at friends, University. We use Riverside sodas, Newman University. the 11 courts that we have there now is really not enough. We need more courts. And in the 70's Riverside. Was one of the premier tennis facilities in the United States. But now all the other cities have Biltmore tennis courts and Riverside has not. So if we want to keep up with the other cities and states, we we need to invest more tennis facilities because tennis is about the youth of America. And we'd like to see us open champion came out of here. 3 million dollars. You know. so I I think tennis is as one of our major youth and at McAdams irony and there and we focus more on the youth of America and building character and sportsmanship So. And that's focus. Montana saw. I do play pickleball so but tennis is sports. >> We could have one more speaker. If anyone wants a We will close public agenda. Madam Clerk, can you please call the next item? >> Consent agenda items. One through 20. Are there any items to be pulled from the consent agenda? >> I see there a motion move the consent agenda items? >> There with a motion to approve the consent agenda items, items, one through 20. >> Motion. And second, further discussion. I see none I do see what council member John stunt. I have a question. >> Is is the building for the homeless shelter, getting consent agenda. It's not OK. >> clerk, please open role. Motion passes 7, 0, put these called the next item. >> in a bit. Some contract stated April, 8th 2024. >> Good morning. Mayor City Council, Josh Labor, Department finance. The port of is in contract stated for April 8, 2024. As follows. for engineering, we have paving for Commerce Street and Saint Francis Avenue from Kellogg for Prey to Construction LLC and the amount of 5 million 61 thousand 400 $76. And $0.75. We have the Wichita Valley Center, local flood protection project the F told rain installation phase one for a pass as conveying a C and the amount of $575,555. The purchasing. We have the high pressure sewer, cleaner trucks for equipment company group. One and the amount of $365,884 and group 2 for $398,827. We have 3 quarter time and stake bed trucks arrest yet for incorporate it group one in the mask and the $8,891 and group to in the amount of $86,997. We have the license track software annual renewal for July. First 2024 through June. 30th 2025. for Progressive Solutions Incorporated the amount of $65,469. And $0.21. We have the phone system, hardware and software maintenance annual renewal. First 2024 through 4/30/2025, for unifying cooperated and the amount of $139,514.16. And we have the art for annual renewal for. May. 3rd, 2024, through May. Second 2025. for Environmental Systems. Research Incorporated in the amount of $83,525 and $0.84. This is how to become a vendor with the city of Wichita. These a question posed is out on the street today. be happy to try to answer your questions. I recommend your approval. Vice Mayor Ballard. >> Thank you. Mayor. question people want buy or please check. I'm just looking the beds. 3.8 million and 570 did somebody not understand the excitement? is that possible? Thank you for the question counsel. I mean, it's just so significant that I'm sorry. I have to ask. thank you for the question. Councilmember ballot I had to ask myself the biggest issue that I saw was married and Partners LLC, their new vendor throughout state based on a different Colorado. >> Chancey a lot of that cost base a mobilization and bringing in labor. We also saw with Wildcat their possibility could be anticipated cost a We asked on 2 separate occasions at my request that they understood the scope of work. They understood the assignment and they could complete the work as requested. we also many projects with a rating have any concerns with their work. Okay. Great. Thank you so much. question. >> Further questions for staff. Seeing that Josh. Their motion to approve it. Part of it. So I spent a second any further discussion. event at workplace. Motion passes 7 of the next. >> Fy 2023 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant. >> Good morning. Mayor City Councilmembers team no fire. here to present to our our intentions with the fiscal year 2023 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant and to ask for your to support it. The fire prevention safety Grant it resources and the opportunity for us to enhance and bolster our fire prevention, our education and our investigation. Sections of the department, one of the primary goals produced a robust and efficient building inspections to allow a city preplanning and to also enhance our fire code reviews, which includes the identification of dangerous and for nonconforming conditions. Our grant history with this particular grant in fiscal year 2020, we were able to obtain the fire investigation Grant for a little over 1 million dollars. What that did for us was allowed us to train and provide some succession planning within our fire investigation unit. Also, we allow our it allowed us to to obtain some certifications so that currently at station 5, it's what we call kind of are learning center for fire investigators. But those members have been to that training. And if they're not one of the first units on scene that can help us with origin and at that specific fires. The second grant fiscal year 2021. It's our community reduction grant. We obtained a little over $500,000 and that one allowed us to start certification program and fire inspections with our operations personnel. The reason why that becomes important to us is this grant right here what we're asking for in this particular grant is to continue education program. The first we we were able trained 70 out of our 131 fire officers and fire inspection would like to continue that momentum. I'm ed of would like to continue with that of that. The for personnel that we identified in the first grant, we do like them again to continue trained the remaining officers for us. This would allow us to put those officers out on the street and we have a little over 17,000 of building inspections who us to our art at any reduction inspectors. Do those inspections and also do some very low operational permits. this is a grant that allows us to supplant member of the for allowed some plan shunts. But this one does. And so we're going we would like to ask for a total of $574,268 for those 4 individuals, wages. It's a 95 5%, meaning that the federal government give us 95% of the money. If we are ordered it and out of our budget, then it would cost us. $48,713 federal then would produce $525,555. So with that, I will ask my recommendation is to authorize this mission of the grant all stand for questions. >> I'm really hoping I'm doing my math right to the So I was looking at the percentage of 5% local matching out of the 574,525 1000 requested 5% 26,000 around their depend on the number. And so I was just wondering where the 48,000 5 person yeah, all have to go back and double check, I trusted staff to give me the numbers. Don't know if an. >> double check on that come back in second. Thank you. And I'll double check to because sometimes it's maybe 5% per Let me double check. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Wanted to know councilmember who I think you >> this is a recurring grant. >> No, it's not. Rick occur and we let me define We have to apply every year. This milk a what we want to do is take it to face, too, because the first time that we obtained it was back in 2021 fiscal year last year. We didn't obtain the grant this year. We'd like bolster continue that program that we had 2 years ago. >> Because that we applied last year. But we didn't get the great now. We didn't get the did not receive it. Okay. all right. So we feel pretty good about this year. >> I it's always a and some Appreciate that. Thank >> Chief. So back in 2021 it did get approved. got that that I did did not get the >> How do we pay for? it was, again, a matching one. So it comes out of the general operating budget of ours, whatever the matches. And then we get the federal funds pay the rest of it. Is that what you're question, OK? >> know, is a yearly application. We don't get it next year. How we will supplement. Obviously, right now we get the actually pay. But if we don't get it next year, how will pay for the 570,000 moving forward? >> If it we don't get the grant in the program ends. >> Make sure that that was something that people understood that this is being supplemented because there's a grant only that's correct. So I know that we're going face a lot difficult decisions moving forward. And I just want buy that when we are approving the use that the recurrent continues to be something that are when it comes to the general. >> Yeah, it's just opportunity to provide an opportunity for professional development and education to our personnel. But if we don't get the grants and the program >> Madam, further questions for staff. I think that its mayor. >> Councilmember Glasscock deserves a gold star. There is a $20,000 Air. >> which should the local match should be. 28 7.13, grant amount should be 545 5.55. So $20,000 Thank you. Thank you Appreciate that. >> And I appreciate both of you. Thank Councilmember Johnson. >> Thanks, I I did tax councilmember Glasscock those numbers. So. know, we've got the Summerhall Jaisol. Thank you. was at a just typo. On the >> was made on both sides. So it somebody miscalculated. I'm not quite sure where that came that we include that 48,000 in our application or have drove apply that application deadlines, 5 o'clock on Friday. come to you guys for approval. First before we get at the center. So no, we not included that I'm not yet. Okay. Yeah. We might use some whiteout online >> Any further questions for staff. I see that. Thank you, This time for public comment. Anyone from the public would like to this pattern. I see none. Bring it back to the bench. Councilmember Tyson, thank you, If passes. >> Should we make an amendment reflect the? The typo there? The county here. >> The project cost is accurate. So I think that's good enough, if you will. We've caught it so okay. >> Any further questions or comments? I see There's motion by Councilman Class >> Thank you, mayor with a motion that the City County Council authorize mission acceptance for the fiscal year 2023 Fps program for Fire investigation, personnel expenses and authorizing necessary signatures reflective of the new information as well. Take it. >> notion of a second, any further discussion. The that important piece the role. Motion passes 7, 0, but a clerk please call the next item. Payment for settlement of claims. >> All right, mayor and council Jennifer McKay city attorney the item before is the payment of a sum of claim. But I'd like to provide first a brief background on the subject of a lawsuit, a state law in the criminal statutes provide defines criminal street gang Criminal Street gang member, Criminal Street gang associate and the criteria for being designate dismembered associate. Since These laws have been on the books and a BPD is follow them. The statute also includes provisions for bail and sentencing enhancements for crimes committed. By getting members. Following the state wpd like other jurisdictions has maintained and compiled criminal investigation records regarding gangs and gang members and these records are created and maintained as criminal investigative records and double up these database serves as an important criminal intelligence function and allows police to action a proactive way to solve crimes. Wbbl Wpd policy 5.27. Provides guidelines on how information is maintained used disseminated the quiet officers to follow the state statutes. It allows for persons to be removed from the list with 3 years of no new gang activity. April of 20, what the was filed, a lawsuit was filed against the city. Wichita. They mean the city is a defendant as well as chief Ramsey and police captain. Now the lawsuit is simply against the city of which ties a defendant. This claim was brought by progeny a program of Destination. Innovations Inc. Christopher Cooper over mice Costello, Martelle Costello, Jeremy Levy junior. This case is filed in U.S. district court in a separate trial next month. This case was filed section 1983 actions alleging violations of the first and 14th Amendments. The plaintiffs assert that police department's policies. And practices implementing the state law. Through the creation and maintenance of this database of gang members believed to be members aren't those people are believed to be associates, violate plaintiffs to rights, to due process, equal protection and freedom of expression association and are the first and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit also sought to dissolve the gang database and sought and received class certification for those people who are affected. It's time they said is follow the state law with regard to this gang database, her to the lawsuit being filed, that would stop police from was in the process of implementing improvements to the database and deputy wpd policy. 5.27. The filing. The lawsuit created a risk for the city paying attorneys fees for what's called prevailing party status. The settlement now before you would allow PPP to now move forward with improvements in the process and policies that it has. The terms of the agreement, a settlement agreement is proposed include 550,000, 4 plaintiff's attorneys fees and costs a $75,000 of the resolution, which is 625,000. Would go for the 3 years of a special master to provide oversight of the implementation of policies under the policy 5.27, the settlement agreement. Along with this. The city will. Implement a new record system this database. There will be a gang review ombudsman who is a civilian who will appoint for two-year terms to assist with individuals who are on this list. The criteria in the list will be clarified. Under a that agreement. Policy. 5.27, will be revised there will be additions to that that provide a clear process to review one to provide the ability to contest inclusion or continuation of the database every 18 months for an individual who believes. Wrongfully in the database. In addition, it will remove inactive members and associate members names and in the categories of an active in associate members. Deputy will pop publish aggregate data from on its not disclosing information related to any one individual. But will provide aggregate data that results from its audits and will provide training on the policy deputy deputy officers. This agreement would provide a really small claims and their rights to appeal. But it is subject to the approval of federal court. So it is not final until the federal court has a hearing on this matter. Today. item before for you is this settlement claim the authorization of payment and the adoption of the bonding resolution and it is the recommendation that you take the recommended action this day, villa. But for questions as is a WPP chief beard, if you have any questions available, thank you. Councilmember. Thank you, Just one quick question. We indicate that. >> We're going allow the public to be able to look themselves up and to see if they're on this list. Is it just the individuals or and other people? Look at the particular the vigils on. >> parent would like to talk about. I'm going St feared The 7 expert on All right. Should >> in reference to part of the settlement will allow for personal and identified attorney to seek what their status is and individual may also come in and with proper identification, be able to seek if what their status is and then a parent, if they properly identified and at the Dana find their child, they may also. Coming to to look at that if anybody is worried again, it will only provide what their status is and then what the criteria that were for that. In addition to that, we also provide intervention and information. To them. If that individuals already documented and information the appeal process as well. >> Okay. So pretty much the personal information is just contain too. The party and whatever they have designated to speak on their behalf, correct, actually have a form that they complete and it must be done within 30 days upon the review of us to provide that information. >> And then if after that, they have the right for an to go before the omnibus been person. to request a in reference to their status. appreciate happened. Absolutely. >> of Johnson, thank you, One question kept should all this happened today with council both. Will there be any outreach from us to identify members on the game for >> Much like we did in 2017 house. >> Yes, that would be the the process is that we will go apply the new based on this settlement. And then we make the notifications as required by the so it will be a little bit of an initial process. It won't happen like tomorrow. We'll have to take some time. Go through it. It conducted essentially a second audit. Making sure that the new criteria that individuals meet meet that and then we will send out notifications. >> Okay. Could also and I know for time tonight, Gilmore, we had. think we put out the number to the game and for folks who had just kind of heard about some policy changes, wanted to call in and see they had to be verified. I think Social Security number, all that when they call be a part of the process as well. >> Yes, and I'm not 100% sure going to get misinformation. But yeah, we We will make sure that request is There's a specific form that formally requested. So there will longer people just calling on the phone or sending an e-mail. We can't verify who they are. So will want that form completed. That will give us a record that as well for all the request. Again, if we want provide aggregate data as to how many people requested their status. We could then provide that to the public as well. There will be that the formally completed make sure that's completed completely and then make sure that that person is verified again, if it's a parent or their counsel so that we know that there are authorized to receive the information and then we'll provide that information to them. Whether that's in a formal visit. zoom call, whatever works for them. Will. I think we're going make try to make arrangements so that they get the information they they But we'd prefer face-to-face. >> have to fear. I see no further questions. I that I know about second chance. Thursday's just a great opportunity If they they could get them cleared criminal background check. This might be a great opportunity in future to maybe have a second chance with the additional portions to mention. Want to see people face to face verify that that really is could there be a possibility to a partner with the state? I would think so. Yes, I don't want speak out of turn without knowing all the things about second chance. But I think that could be a very good possibility that we could offer, you know, one Thursday out some time that we would allow for people to submit a request or have the paperwork there. Present. >> So that they can submit the their quest for them if they if they thought there on the list, I think it would a very good option. Thank you. Captain Just, you know. >> The recommendation I know in the presentation was the 5 to $50,000, she's is the 6th. Yes. Let me address that once again. The $625,000 is the bonding resolution. We're bonding that amount. >> Of that is the 550,000 which will go toward playing us as the summit for fees and costs the other $75,000 is to set aside for the cost of the special master who the city will engage for three-year period. And we estimate that cost to be 75,000. So it's a combined amount that we bonded. So thank you for for clarifying that. >> And that couple more questions for each This is just one of many Lee facing. Do you know just amber lawsuits? The city is main doesn't. >> Yeah, whether there are depends the category. There's everything from workers comp to personal injury. General Tort claims all types. mean, I don't have a number right now. I mean, I think you could say 30 to 60 any time that we have currently posted online. The active civil lawsuits. We've excluded some some other categories, but we've we've posted those. So they're available on the website with caption of each case that's available. You tell us where that thanks to communications, it's available. Www dot Gov. I can't think of the actual I'm like the gets there, but Tyler would be able to keep that information because he was very quick and helpful in getting that done. >> I will last a communications sent that to us so that share that on our social media pages that people want to know. I did get questions asked lawsuits, the city of which are currently faces. He said safely 30 to 60. And I mean it depending on the category thinking civil, you know, the civil typical civil lawsuit against us. There's other ones like we're calm, poor. >> You know, appeals and things like from other ordinances. But that's that's a general member changes from time to time. >> Can you tell us a process the cost to the city? >> Defending our I don't have the numbering in hand at the moment. We do different funding sources depending on the lawsuit summer from the the self-insurance fund. Some tort claims So I can get that information for you and make that available. Thank you. Councilmember Glasgow, mayor. I just had the chance to go to which Gov. Backslash law right there. Easy. >> The left side. There's a thing and items is pending lawsuits. So that takes. >> 2 clicks. Thank you. >> Any further questions for staff? I see Thank you very much. And for public comment on this item. there anyone in the public who would like to speak? Seeing none? We'll bring it back to the bench. Councilmember. Is there a motion to approve this payment for settlement? >> I would move that the city council payment of 625,000 and the engagement of a special master is the full settlement of all possible claims arising out of the event, which is the subject of this claim adopt a binding resolution authorizing necessary signatures. >> Motion and a second, any further discussion. I see none please open the call. >> Motion passes 7, but clerk please call the next. >> And meant to state. state 2024 legislative agenda. >> Mayor with emotion, I move that we this item indefinitely. >> Any further discussion seen about a clerk. Please open the call. Motion passes 7, 0, at. Madam Clerk. Please call the next item. Sale of city-owned property at 2. 2, 2, 2, 0, east, 21st Street. >> Good morning. My name is Jerry Ford. I'm with real estate agent with the cities Real Estate Services Division. Today. I bring you an item regarding the sale of a property at 20 to 20 east. 21st Street, little background about this property in 1996, the city entered into a partnership with Cessna to develop this property as a life skill training facility. This particular property also was facilitated with the day care center. That program ended in 2015 and after Sesno exit in 2015, the city of Wichita declared the property surplus and another 10, it was an occupancy the building through October of 2023. The building itself is comprised of 19,798 Square feet. And it is improved with offices and classrooms. There's an office space that's improved as an operating for the operation of a daycare and almost half of the building itself is an area designated for warehousing storage and light assembly. The site is approximately 2.6, 6 acres and it is owned limited commercial. Other organizations along Opportunity Drive include United Methodists First Pantry, food pantry, the Boys and Girls Club of South Central Kansas and top Learning center. This is just an overall site plan of the property. And a street view of the property. I'm sure everybody's familiar with it already having Have the interim use be in the emergency winter shelter. In September of 23 anticipation of the tenants pending relocation. The city initiated the solicitation of a request proposals to seek a new user to either buy or lease the property. When the need for this location became known as the possible sighting for the emergency winter shelter. The RFP timelines were extended to allow for the operation of the E W S the extended timeline also allowed for interested parties to plan for the building to be occupied. As an emergency winter shelter through the march of 2024. The RFP itself sought an applicant with the ability to demonstrate the qualifications of the RFP competence capacity of a new user seeking to occupy the property. RFP criteria included an outline of plans for the designated space, including a discussion of the use of the property type of industry that would be in operation. And in overview of how the use will benefit the overall community enrichment efforts of the city, a description of the applicant's history with specific emphasis on growth of their current business. Commitment letters with terms and conditions for financing. If the applicant is in a partnership, a copy of the partnership is to be provided showing cash contribute contributions by the general and or limited partners. And a resolution of authority from applicable board of directors giving the applicant authority to submit an offer. Financial statement of the applicant and all Grand tours in General Partners was also requested. 4 proposals were received. We had to applicants offer to lease the property from the city. All of these leases were for 5 year terms. One applicant effort to purchase the property. The 4th applicant offered to purchase the property only has the second option to leasing the property. So they submitted a proposal for both. The staff selection committee invited 3 of the 4 applicants to make a presentation and be interviewed by the selection committee panel. The panel was comprised of staff from the city manager's office. Real Estate Services Division. The City Manager's office of Community Services. The law Department finance, Housing and Community Services. And we had a representative from the Northeast know Lair Neighborhood Association participate in on this panel. Applicant want proposed at least and requested that the city charge 0 rent for their occupancy. This was the one that we did not interview. Applicant, who was also propose at least with a graduated rental payment schedule starting at 6,000 per annum, the first year and 24,000 per annum. By years, years, 3 threw for 3 to 5. Excuse me. The 3rd applicant proposed to purchase the property for $682,500. This applicant also indicated that they had $300,000 earmarked for building modifications in capital improvements. The 4th applicant proposed to purchase the property for 900,000 as a second option to leasing the property for 56,000, 850 per annum. As a condition to both a lease or a sale. That applicant also required that they have the first right of refusal on 4 acres of land situated along the west side of Opportunity. Drive city-owned land. Concerned about the 4th applicant's request for a first right of refusal on unsolicited land and the ability to acquire necessary necessary capital to purchase the property. The selection panel selected Habitat for humanity's proposal to purchase the property for $682,500 or the equivalent of 34 44 per square foot. Generally. 45% of unrestricted proceeds from the sale of surplus property such as this is credited to the funds economic development fund and 55% is credited to the general fund. However, given the lack of infrastructure to support the homelessness and ongoing efforts to develop of multi agency center, which includes a navigation center, congregate shelter and non congregate shelter space staff recommends that the proceeds from the sale be set aside to fund costs associated with the development of future MAC project or projects. With all 4 applicants being nonprofit organizations, the sale of the property will not add value into the tax base has stated on the agenda. It does, however, are relieved. The city of continued maintenance costs. It is recommended that the city council approved the real estate agreement as presented today and authorize the necessary signatures authorize staff to establish a cash fund, a project for future use for the Mac. And with that, I stand for questions. Vice Mayor Ballard. >> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so I just have a it appears that the appraisal came in significantly higher, such just curious about that number appearing to be over a billion dollars and testing 682,000. Yes, I understand that most certainly. >> The county's appraised value of that property did increase from 23 to 24 53%. I know a lot of people's properties went up in value last year, but 53% is quite a bit. We had a conversation with Cedric County Appraiser's Office to find out what caused that that increase and they had an inspection done of the property when they went through it in 2023, they saw that the warehouse assembly space was being utilized such as a gymnasium. So that reclassification of the property to a gym from warehouse, 2 gymnasium, classroom it reclassified the property and caused the property to go up in value. You're welcome. >> Can you get the amounts of what it was 2022? Versus 2023. >> I have the number for 2020 3. It was 910,000. And I believe it was around 900,000 is well in 2022, but I don't have that in front of me. value for and then the 2024 upright county appraised value is 1, 1 million, 392. 930. >> Seeing no further questions for the bench. But I will accounts Thank you, Mayor. >> To get the proposal for the 900,000. >> That was one Are permitted to disclose? Okay, sorry, I didn't. I didn't know. That is Mike Adams Academy. >> Was there a discussion with them just outright buying the building out the possibility option? >> Yes, that was yes, are most That was a question that was asked in advance and again at the RFP panel. And they decide they said that they had to have that land for future growth. So that was could not release that request for first right of refusal. >> Okay. And what what plans we have for that land. >> Well, that corridors very much dedicated to social services and education. So the city of Wichita doesn't have immediate plans to develop that property. It's a little over 4 acres. And so there is some opportunity for some could do future social services or programming to be constructed on that. But at this time, there is not a plan for that property. They offer a price for the property. Know they just asked for first right of refusal and really we're going to look at the other properties in the area, the TOPS property and the boys and girls property. A lot of these are usually like one dollar hit deal type one dollar a year type transactions. And so if we get into a situation where we have a and offered for another nonprofit agency comes in and they want to develop that property for a dollar a year. And we have a standing first right of refusal with another party. They can walk in for a dollar one and acquire the property. >> could jury. Could you talk about the their ability to actually pay $200,000? Now? >> That was another concern of the panel. That was it was discussed >> they preferred the the applicant preferred a and suggested that they would have this a lease with the option to purchase that property at 900,000, they would be able to improved their capital campaign and their cash reserves in the interim to be able to finance property. >> But you know what? Their cash reserves are now. >> I don't have that handy on hand, but it was substantially less. Then the other applicants. >> Was it more or less than 900,000? It was less. >> Vice Mayor Valor. Thank you, 7 of the question. just a public understands these are pieces that went out before. >> We moved the emergency shelter in there. So. We just kind of put that pause. These are peas until the shelter closed. >> That's correct. had an issue. We had anticipated that that the previous tenants departure was going to occur in October of 23. So we had started the RFP process in advance of that. And then just ended up having to kind of slow it a little bit. And we still work through the RFP process with the intent to just delay the awarding of the RFP to this time versus at the first of this at the first of January. >> Do you think that I will asking because someone asked the question why we didn't go back out for RFP after. The shelter closed. Why we just kind of on hold like potentially maybe therapy. Something else we didn't necessarily put it on hold. What we did was just we continue to work through the process. We just extended the timelines for it. Okay, great. Thank you. You're welcome. >> Councilmember Tunnel, thank you. Great job rethink. Usually work in this. I appreciated. I really do. >> I'm sorry. I didn't write right, the slight number down. But if you go back a few slight where talks about applicant number 3 and the amount of their offer. Thank you very much. So it says that $682,500 was the price that they proposed and then can you explain a little bit more about the 300,000 that's being? Here, mark for building modification, capital improvements? Because if you add the 682,300 1000 applicant, 3 is actually the highest, correct? Yes. So can you explain that 300,000 so that the community understands what that means? And then I have a follow-up question. Most certainly. >> This building was originally built in 1996 and therefore, its components are also that old as well. And so while the city has done maintenance on the exterior in the major components of the property, a building getting to be 30 years of old, 30 years of There has to be some anticipation for some major maintenance expenses. But in addition to that, some of that money leave the set aside so they can customize the building to fit their use. Exactly. Thank you. So it's an improvement and investment into the building. Thank you. >> So I just want make sure also understand one thing. the applicant 3, the 3rd applicant, they have all of their financing secured and we feel confident that they're going to be able see applicant for had questions regarding their ability to make their offer of 900,000. Is that correct? >> Yes, their first preference was for a lease, but it was also that contingency to put a first right of refusal the land that >> took that, that that. Had the panel's interest in the other applicant. Okay. >> And then a Just one kind of general question. Then you do is you can be to any specific specifics. But you work in a real estate department, correct? One to beat 19 years. Thank you for your service. That's great. Looking for 2 your 20 in your 19 years of experience with the city of Wichita. Have there been other incidents where we had an asking price and we perceived or appraisal price and we've received less than the appraised price. There have. >> When the city of Wichita is looking at selling a property, we don't just look at the price. We're also looking at the cohesive use use of that user and how it works with the other properties in that corridor. In addition to that, we will put deed restrictions on our properties, which is not a traditional facet of a real estate transaction. So we are in essence, continuing to current role that land even after a sale. >> Thank you to your question. Councilmember Thank you, Mayor. I have 2 quick So when the city moved to term urgency, shelter so the Sarpy went on September 2023. Yes, we can supply September October. Yes. How much to the city spent renovations to the building while we preparing it shelter. >> I don't have that number readily available. As far as yeah, as far any kind of major and and investment was made, the city had put up some state substantial amount of money into that property in 2015. At when went to RFP at that time. >> Matter of fact. And just clarification, most of the funding that we put in that building went into programming pain for the expenses operate the facility. Thank Second question. I noticed a >> Based on the seems that all the nonprofits. That's correct. Where did we restricted just to nonprofits for the application process to allow for profits to apply? >> No, we advertise this property to the entire real estate community. There has been some substantial interest from some nonprofits over the years in that just because of that corridor. thank you your welcome. >> I see no further questions from council. First I R I'll start off with process so that everyone understands exact timeline. So its September of 2023 process speaking at many days, was that open to the public, whether commercial or profit? >> Josh, would you be able to answer that for me? >> mayor council just The question is how many days on the street was it out? I don't have that on top my head. I do know for 2 or 3 weeks it was out on the street and housing action fide, the property from purchasing Ys, a notification to city council and the public that this property was available. So had been out probably 2 or 3 weeks before any conversations of emergency winter shelter. >> Back 3 weeks. correct. >> I'd say that's fair. I don't quote Me at don't have that on my head. I'd like to have actual Haitian has again. This is a new council 3 of us were not on this council when occurred. >> So I'd like know the exact timeline the avenues in which shared to community of this opportunity. As mentioned, it was. On the street for not just on profits, but also anyone in the community who want to purchase that property or lease that property. If I may clarify the publication date was September 15th 2023. >> And >> And it was due due date October. 20th 2023. >> That's our peace process The next question that The $682,000. Specifically. How was that >> gathered by the applicant or from the real estate. >> $682,500 was the offer that was made by the applicant. We did not have a list price for the property. >> Next question yesterday, did district advisory board meeting. Where district number 2 and in that presentation, update regarding police substation East which will >> open up some time this year with about Airlie 20,000 Square Feet. This building is almost 20,000 Square feet. My question that really to staff. Have we considered what other options we might aid in the future regarding ability for city purposes. And was that after? A consideration? >> Yes, when the city of Wichita looks at disposing property prior to its disposal and it's it's request of council to do such. We do share that information internally with department heads to see if they have any media for future use for property. >> And a police substation expansion or location was ever considered Not for that particular area. there is a relatively one of our newer substations at. >> Is out there east 21st Street just a couple blocks away. >> And then one final I think it was said that this was a advertised a yes, too. >> The community specifically real estate agents. We're aware of this and what avenue get that information gets shared. I know that the realtors accept such as this, which is just a few moments. >> Sure will be happy to provide you the distribution list. We had the CCI this time we had a brokerage list. I was just looking at that on top my head. It was. >> Maybe 100 more than 100. Firms. And then we had That's on top of that. I just want to make clear, too, when this was originally solicited, it was September 15th with the original due date of October, 20th to Jerry's Point, this was delayed so that day I can get you from day, but it was extended. I want to misrepresent. >> You very much. I see no further questions for staff at this moment. We'll now open it for public comment. >> A wonderful council. Thank you guys. So very much for all that you've got. And I know my name Theresa Left Lady and I represent health care clinic in access to health care on the 21st Street corridor thank you so much allowing the property to go to great use what I think about what the property was just use for for access for emergency, temporary homeless shelter. It was. it was. It was compassionate. It was it. It was meaningful. In the at. To be able to use this facility now for Habitat for Humanity to give people a real home. I'm still extending what we do and how we work with our homeless individuals in our community. I think it's going to be impactful powerful. That opportunity drive corridor. It's a special place and this part of the community. It's a place where our children road work and learn my children grew work and learned in neighborhood. It's a place where seniors they have space that they can walk up the Meridian and exercise and just different things. There. There's food access their next space. Our health center is right there. We have the public library that's just walks away. And of course, Wichita State is just along that walking path well. I believe providing this opportunity for Habitat for humanity is really going to help support and do something in our community and not just there for the northeast side, but for all of Wichita to have the have the space to expand their mission in scope and the ability to give people a real home. You know, that's we all want. A real home and in our community where we know our housing costs are going through the rat. We know that without for double housing, improper housing, we're going extend some of our social social determinants of health and social disparities that really will not make our city that viable and credible city that we know we are. And we know that we can continue to be in the future police strongly consider allowing them to purchase this property for now. And for ever more. The great work that they're going to around homelessness in our community and addressing that issue again. Thank each of you. I know 3 of you were there when there was that. I saw you guys that you 3 members right there in the back when we were talking having that homeless shelter, emergency temporary shelter being in that space so proud of the 3 of you there. It was actually election Day when that happened. And so so proud to see you guys there on the air and that. Thank you so much for those that have to continue to serve our community and this way. Thank you very much. Good morning. Mayor and council when back to Williams and at one point lived very close to the community that you're talking about. >> Habitat has been in existence since 1986. So you have an organization that is coming year that is something that has proven itself to be very reliable as a city council member when it left 13th and Oliver was going through some changes at that point, we lost a Walmart and we a furniture store. But as part left, I called Walmart and said, please do not put anything in our community. That is going to depress them. Do not put another liquor store a night club or a payday lending facility. When we also are looking at 13th and Oliver and quick trip was leaving. I did the same thing. He came into my office and I said, please the press our community, no liquor stores, no payday lending. No night Cups. Both of those. Upheld their obligation to our community. They both said we will honor what you are saying. And so we did not get those there. The thing that I'm asking you today is to continue to help up lift our community. As a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. That is one of my goals to uplift our community. And I'm asking you right now to look at what you have to look at where we've been. And I so appreciate you keeping your word and making sure that the building was vacated at a certain time. And so we're just asking you right now to keep your word about uplifting communities and putting place in place in communities, things that are going to bring them up, not be pressed them. That particular community has gone through so much. So much. And they fight every single day. I find so much that they're tired. That we are tired. Fighting the EPA issues that are going on there. Because they feel that they have. Very little support. And so they continue to fight. They they continue to fight for everything that they have. That is some buddies, neighborhood. If you don't know what's going in there, that's what scares me. If you're ready to sell to someone else, that's what scares me. I can count on somebody who's been around since 1986. I can count on them to uplift the community by putting houses in place that need to be in place. I can remember and habitat coming to the rescue when we hopped a fence to feed a lady in the rock. The black community. I can remember the community saying the city of forgot we even lived here. That's what that rocked. The black community told me. That's what the community is telling me. That is in the contaminated issue on 21st going all the way up to maybe 37th Street. At the city is not paying attention to where they live. And so we've got to make sure that we're listening. We've got to make sure that we're helping. We've got to make sure that we're saying we are uplifting your community because that's everybody's neighborhood. That may be in the neighborhood president down there that maybe her community. But this is your neighborhood. This is all of our neighborhood. And I'm just asking you today to look at what we have look at offering that we have look at the homes that have been built by habitat, which is over 100 over 100 homes and one community. And I wish we could give you the statistics of how how things went down, how prime went down. And I'm asking you right now to please look at this with an open eye. Making sure that you're making the best decisions possible. And help uplift what start community. Thank Stand for questions. thank you. Mayer with City Council members. My name is Lori Walker and the program director which to Habitat for Humanity of been there since 2011. >> And in that time I've been at Habitat. We've had 2 We're in our second one. Now it's in the building that humankind owns a we know that that's going to change in the not too distant future. We don't know exactly when, but a couple of years ago when we started working on our strategic plan, we knew we had to do something about that. So in our strategic plan, we wanted to find a new location for a program offices and also find a location that would allow us to bring our construction and home repair teams into the fold to promote better communication and work practices amongst our teams. This building uniquely fits that bill and its nearly perfect. At the same time, we were blessed by the Mackenzie Scott Foundation with a very significant grant that puts us in the unique position to pay cash for this building. And to also invest in this building to make sure that it serves our needs for the long term. I did want to point out we did look at Twenty-twenty to the value on that property. According to Central County was $871,920. There. We have asked about that puts the information we're looking for. And moving into this building. It can become a dynamic hub for Wichita Habitat for humanity. We have expanded our educational programs. We are for the classes that we offer to our home buyers to anyone in the public for free, unable in order to be able to do that. We need more classroom space. This building will provide that. It will provide year-round climate controlled volunteer activities in situations where we have rain and our Alton tear crews can't on the build site. We can bring them to the warehouse will have enough room to build walls within the perimeter of that building. Collaborative community programs with those on our opportunity drive. And in the 20st Street corridor, I just want to point out that in our response to the RFP. We had endorsements from very downing with top Learning Center's. From Campbell, with the Boys and Girls Club. He and Smith with open door. For state along with CML, Collective Movement with which to state University Theresa Love lady, with health court. Market market afternoons with can't destination innovation. Brian Walker with the Kansas Food Bank at O'Malley with the Kansas Health Foundation, Aaron Bastion with Fidelity Bank. 8 news euro with United Way of the plans and Ariel Rodriguez with in power. This move is supported overwhelmingly by your community. People who care about what happens Wichita, who care about affordable housing and are aware the work that we're doing and want to support us and that working. We're asking that you please do the same thing and make this a reality for which habitat. >> I mean, for their public comments. Regarding this item. I see will bring it back to the bench. >> You'd asked the date of the extended DOT deadline for submission of proposals that was November 17, 2023. >> Councilmember whole high Thank you, Mayor. >> I just want to just real break with just couple things This is a win-win across the board because not only are we able to give a building to a great organization is making life changing policies here. You know, that's generational wealth that spat past when you own your own over 100 houses. I know you guys are gonna keep doing great work. I'm so glad that we're able to have somebody step into the space is actually doing great work in the community and also across also I applaud you guys for all the work that you're doing. And we're also able to more funding into the so again, this is across the board win-win for everybody. It's unfortunate when you have some haters on the sideline to just like to kind of. Poke holes in every single good thing that people try to do so again, thank you. Guys were doing great work. Keep doing the great work. I just appreciate everything everybody is doing on behalf of housing people and our communities. That's all I have. Thank you. >> Council member John F. >> Thanks, mayor. Due to a personal conflict of be abstaining from this vote. >> Vice Mayor thank you, Mayor. I just have a couple is habitat will they be taxes? I seem to be in the nonprofit, okay. obviously I think have a tie. Does incredible Rock the block. >> Are really excited for you. This shouldn't pass. I think my main concern it is. >> To make sure that we're selling assets and never back on the tax revenues to provide revenue. So that's my main I will be supported. I mean, I will be supportive of this. I think it's it's also something that we need to think about and the other question that I just wanted to ask is, was this property treated any differently than in any other city asset that we Okay. And my last question is what are we doing to sell or lease any unused city buildings to produce revenue? >> As those properties are identified, we do market them on our at the city's website. We market them to the real estate community. We do keep a file on those properties and keep any interested parties who may have expressed interest over time. So we can contact them when that property becomes available. We also send notifications to some of the adjacent property owners as well to try to help get the word out to see if any adjacent property owners are interested in serving our surplus. Property. >> Do we have like a giant for sale from the on properties Obviously, if you're in that will house, you know where to look. But maybe for people that don't as distribution lists. I mean, is that ever might be opening up a whole new can of worms? Yes, we have done that, for instance, for the housing portfolio we had signs made to put on those properties. >> And I can another instance when we sold the car dealership Kellogg in Greenwich, we had a large banner made that the property was being advertised for sale. In addition to other our other methods. Thank you. You're welcome. >> Councilmember Johnston. >> I have a question is, is it coming late? Is it common practice to take not take the highest bid? For a property. >> We're always looking for the best opportunity and and the and the most amount of money that we can bring in for the taxpayers. so but we're looking other things that we're looking at the compatibility and the ability to perform. In addition to a purchase price. >> Obviously, you don't have any McAdams. >> It really with a their first preference was a lease with an option to purchase the property. But the thought that contingency, though, to tie up that additional 4 acres of land for a potential future future development was I know that was a sticking point for the committee. >> I will say I absolutely love habitat for Andy. I try to volunteer or once a year. I probably get there once every other year when I retired like to have it every week. I love it. I just have a problem with leave in $217,000 on the table. You don't say you're going to pay 900,000 not be able to do it. >> And or so I have a problem that so thank You're welcome. Councilmember class cook. >> Yeah, just a few remarks. I want to Vice-mayor Ballard's in terms for-profit for-profit to eventually get things back on the talk shows. I love the idea. Disposing city property, making sure that we can reinvest So thankful for that is why do have concerns about what seems to be a 3 week process Bill. So real estate know things move. Very slow expression, corporate real estate. And so that will be concern for future process is just make sure to continue to open >> I just wanted to clarify. That was not a 3 week process that was actually open on in September and closed in mid So yes, that that extension I just mentioned was the October 20th date. And they That was the original bridge. That And great you for that clarification. I appreciate that. So is really all my would be a great fit for the area. I also think such a county and the state, it's reform their appraisal process because that's same for 22. I think. >> Everybody feels not businesses but also a private individuals as well. So from the bench, County and the State Police get your act together to. >> I see no further comments from the bench, but I have several comments regarding I need to be mindful of numbers and I grateful that those numbers were presented to us at the council But I believe that out of full transparency, those numbers also should have been in the agenda packet so that community understands the process and how the has increased over time. From 2023 to 2024. That increase, according to the valuation, is $482,930. And I am mindful that that might not sell at that price get us just about you. Ation. But that's a sizable, a number of dollars that we in essence would be kind of fade away, donating non profit. If that it sold for 1.3 billion dollars. I guess I'm I'm really concerned what I hear from community. That they did not feel like they had an open process, even though we did it from the previous council September 15 through November, 17th with request for proposal period. And as the city of Wichita, we do have a process that is, again, the request for proposal process that may look different. Then the private sector. But people should know that it was open and available to real estate agents to community members to nonprofits. So again, I want community to understand that. That's why at every city council meeting we have a board of bids before we even begin the new business. And that is an opportunity for community members, whether in the city of which dealt outside of the city of Wichita to bid for jobs. And so. I am mindful that the RFP process was open despite may some other folks not knowing about it. It was open and transparent since September to November when that period was open. When community brings up again, devaluation a new valuation from 2024. of nearly again, of an increase and the reason why it increased. By that amount was because of a reclassification. That again reminds me that that everything could be an opportunity. So you might see it right now as learning center, but it could again back in 1996, it was a life skill training center from a for-profit business, but then decided to again. No bunker have that property in 2015, it became educational facility and now we have a nonprofit that does great work in our community. And I really appreciate that. It's an evolution or it could be opportunity. But hearing from community things like well, this now people back on the tax roll. It won't be back on the tax roll because it would be a nonprofit yet again. And that is what Vice Mayor Ballard's concern came about and sharing with community that we won't be getting extra revenue. Property taxes on this. So we have to play a very important role balancing when do we help a nonprofit that does great work in our community see, this is an opportunity that is a win-win like former mayor about former Councilmember Labonta Williams said find those opportunities where it really is trying to uplift our community. I'm just A tug, a war when it comes to this decision because as a free market individual that wants to make sure that everyone in our community has equal opportunity and access to chance. I I just want. 2. Say a few words because I know that transparency is one of the things that a council we up hold and want to make sure we are with our community. We started off today's meeting a transparent statement that our agenda that was not available in full and what area of our website. But it was shared on Thursday. So I want the community to understand that we are whenever there are issues or errors, we correct ourselves and we are open and transparent. And in this process, I don't see that we were not open or not transparent. I believe that we were open and transparent. And so. Because of the commentary from community community wide support and a win-win situation. I do. believe that this is in the best interest of community to move forward because we need the dollars. Also for a multi agency center to address one of our greatest need in our community, which our challenge with homelessness. So with I will that we. The recommendation from City Council but the real estate agreement authorizing the necessary signatures and authorize staff to establish a cash funded project for future use. I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion. I see We'll open the role. Motion passes. But by 2, and one abstention. clerk. Please call the next item. Approval of travel for Vice Mayor Ballard to attend the summit on homelessness and housing in Lawrence, Kansas, April 20. >> 3rd through 24th 2024. >> With a motion to approve, the travel provides are about to attend the summit on homelessness and housing. In Lawrence, Kansas, April 23rd 24th 2024. second. >> Motion and a second. Any further discussion, CNN that a clerk please open the world. Clark, a motion pass a 70 run that put the next second. >> Approval of travel for Councilmember Johnson to 10 create campaigns. Culture come. Compass in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 27th or 28th 2024. >> With a motion to approve the travel Councilman Johnson to to attend the creek campaigns, culture Compass in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 27th or 28th 2024. take >> Any further discussion. Madam Clerk, please open the Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Approval travel for Councilmember Johnson from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Washington, D.C., 2.10, young elected officials national convention are convening June 28th 30th 2024. >> Mayor with a for Councilman Johnson to attend from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., to the young elected officials, national convening a June 28th 30th 2024. With a slight joke that this may be his last opportunity to. >> Thank Any further discussion. I see none. Madam Clerk, please open the Motion passes 7, 0, out of Please call the next item. Councilmember appointments and comments. Councilmember class caught. >> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to appoint Kelly wins the bicycle and pedestrian advisory board. Vice Mayor Ballard. >> Thank you, Mayor. I would like to point Kim, you had to court. Councilmember Johnston. >> I'd like to point to my killed to the ethics board and he's a background check that I don't think would be a problem. hope not. Anyway. And also a point or when to the bicycle and pedestrian board. Andrea Point can't goes to the board of Park commissioners. Bryan Fry today and may. BC and M C a and Elaine Stephen, Animal Control Board. >> there a motion to approve the slate of appointments so moved. Any further discussion. I see none clerk please open the role. Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk. Actually any comments now, council members. Councilmember Jaisol. >> Thank you, This real quick, a point of clarification when I was referring earlier to haters, I was not referring to anybody on this bench. You we have to ask appropriate questions. We have to do our due diligence. So I just want to point that out. It's more people. Is he conspiracy behind every rock and slander people without any sort of basis of fact now saying that I am going to put on my haters hat real quick congratulations on winning the pool. The NCAA bracket you chose the number one overall ranking. Good That's that's real. Tough also district Riverside Park is going up very own Watson Park in the finals of Nice Harkness. All I'm gonna say is only thing memorable, but Riverside Park, maybe the zoo which and the rocket ship that you can't even get up into anymore. But you can take the train all day long at O J. Watson part. We've got the yellow brick road. We got puppet, please. Anybody out there listening anybody out here. We know the best partners and the city. go. We've got about another hour. Let's just make sure that that the truth is no one out here. So thank you for that. >> Councilmember Johnston, thank you, Mayor. just think you're a somewhat. Marched. congratulations will. As we make note, there's no money involved in the pool. So just just a sense of pride and a sense of pride watch the most basketball and most knowledgeable about basketball obviously got first in this Like I say, the cream always raise rises to the top. And again, this is the case to thank you. >> Thank you again and to council member Johnston for winning Art. office bracket competition. I do have a couple of comments. I just want to again, congratulations to the This entry mission crew who safely got back to Wichita after traveling around the world and just a matter of a couple I was able to represent the City Council on Saturday evening back to Wichita. Because this was, again, a fundraiser for the classic Learjet Foundation that is trying to restore the very the year that was delivered to a customer. And so it was us when a pride to be able to represent capital of the world there and also celebrate the Kansas Aviation Museums fundraiser event. Again, another a wonderful organization and our community. And just a reminder that we have lots of wonderful nonprofits in our community talked about Habitat for Humanity and many others. And so I just want to remind community that there's always an opportunity for you, too. A volunteer help out and a police this upcoming Sunday for a free event at open streets. ICT which is right in front of WSU 17th Street will be closed on Sunday from noon to 4 o'clock. So encouraging community to come together, enjoy the outdoors and really be part of which a community so thank you for the comment section and I will. Asked if we have a motion to adjourn. Madam Clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 6, 1, Councilmember Johnson can continue being up here. >> All right. Now state my authority as the new mayor.