♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Good morning, which is tied. Welcome to City Hall. We'll call the meeting to order now with us today is reverend. Staley of Chapel Hill, United Methodist Church to provide invocation following the indication we will have the Pledge of Allegiance. We ask that you please stand and join us for Reverend Staley. >> Let's pray together. Lord, we give you. Thanks today for your president's with us. And for your promises that you respond to each of us and all of us whenever we are in need in call upon you. You be the president helping our time of need and we ask you be with those in need in Southern California and Ukraine and Washington, D.C., and then here with us today. Thankful we are that you've given us good leaders in our city. Guide. Our new mayor and city council members to lead with wisdom and compassion and integrity. You're able to make all things new. We're thankful for that. But we also pray that you will make. What needs to be better. We want your guidance and ability. To make things what it would be. Please in your side, unhelpful to. The members of our community. That you would make things. Helpful and make all things new our neighborhoods and in our homes, hospitals and schools. In our businesses and commerce all parts of our community, especially for the poor and sick and homeless. Today. More caring toward one another and all who are in need. The the Prince of peace. The wonderful cause we're almighty God. We pray in Jesus name and then. >> light United States and which stands. One nation under God. full just crawl. Thank you. Rep Rick Staly. >> We have approval of the minutes for the meeting on January 23rd 2020 for any changes or corrections. Seeing none. I move that we approve those minutes. We have a motion a second. Any other discussion. Clerk open the role number. So Motion passes 6, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Recognition for Katherine Katie Company. >> At this time May please ask Katie Com playing to please come to the front. >> Along with her daughter. That's my daughter. about you? All right. So we have Katie and Judy up at the stage. This is a really special day because a month ago, Katie and her daughter were supposed to come to city Hall. But if you remember, it was our very first city council meeting and there was a snowstorm. And so we ask people to please not drive. Katie and her daughter Judy, did not. And so we're doing this as a do-over and we're excited because served as a World War. 2 veteran and she turned 103 years old last month. And so this is a special recognition for her. I will give her a certificate of recognition that reads. For all she has achieved throughout life and all she continues to accomplish. She embodies the values of which the top through her life of service and dedication to her country as one of the first members of the Women's Army Corps having served during World War. 2. And still has a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Thomas Hopkins American Legion Post 4. Please help me in congratulating and wishing Katie Com Kling a happy birthday. Thank you. like to speak. >> one of those things that was there early that and well in with the women started in the military. the Congress, as you know. Women are smart. Why don't we and we all now but the yeah. Yeah. That's a good idea. And so that's what I'm one of those. >> The grainy >> so I was sworn in quite early. Course in the military. I did that really early. The cause Congress. You know, women are sparked. Why don't we use them? And we all agreed them. so they. No just south of straw after that. We were sworn in veterans. And have been doing them. Cause I enjoy doing that. That big of >> Well, thank you very much, Katie. Would you like to All right. We'll take a quick picture. Okay. All right. We go over to right here. Joy you. Yeah, I'm again, the peak. Thank you very Thank you again for your service K. Madam Clerk, please call the next item. Several No one Central came in and stole her stuff. >> Before we begin public agenda, I will remind our visitors to please limit your comments to 5 minutes. You will see a timer at screams and I will give you little 30 seconds before year so that we stay on time and be respectful of everybody who is here. Thank you. >> money was symbols started 3 to 6 our wall. That. I was outrage. When a central came in my house without permission, they stole They broke my house. And I didn't even know that the I was 29, 0, 9, north of Richmond. I got the news from one of my neighbors should just neighborhood watch. I understand I'm supposed to be treated like a person, but at to Central it's a fault or they come on me every where I live. And it gets to the point. I can't take it anymore. I would like. Retaliation. I want justice. I want to Central was taken from them. I lock and my own house. And walking dead and took pictures without my permission. And policy and planning. To Give it to a need to I went through a lot. I've been there for the community, but all it people turn to Maine. came in my de destroyed Thank do I want justice. I want justice now. I have been there for like I for the community I have took in to sort out the hall like that. Environments, kids that were and dry environments. And I have things for the community. I've a substitute teacher. At Franklin Elementary not West Allison and But I happened to me? I know that I can't take it anymore. I should not be going this. And I want retaliation. I want have to know you cannot go into someone's house without permission and take pictures. Yes, I asked Neighborhood Wall Project to me to help Mennonite housing, commanding to help Nobody helped Brandon Johnson, help I'm sorry. I call City Council member. But he helped me. Thanks. Helping she just. Ignore me away. So I want justice. Please give it to me now. want ask for who did it? I get no answer. You all know who did it? You need just to the play and help us citizens out. I I've had. Mostly drying me mentally drained me. >> I need help. Thank you. Goodbye. >> Thank you. Madam Clerk. Janice Bradley, unjust war in Gaza. Good morning. Mayor and council. My name is Jess Live. In District 6. Midtown. There are times in history when it is critical for people to stand up and speak out that time is now. After some 2 months of war. And Gaza by Israel. Responding to a brutal act. Roche U.S. attack inside Israel by Hamas. The UN Security Council took up a resolution calling for a cease-fire. The United States vetoed cease-fire and the Security Council, which was supported by 13 of the 15 members. The indiscriminate bombing has continued with some 30,000 Palestinians dead and over 60,000 wounded. So on December, 29th, South Africa. Filed charges of genocide against Israel at the international Court of Justice in The Hague. The UN's highest court. The court held hearings, public hearings on January. 11th and 12th. South Africa was able to prove intent, which is usually very difficult to do. Intent to commit genocide by quoting. Horrendous Israeli statements dehumanizing Palestinians and the plans stated by Israel over and over to start Gazans and deny them electricity, water medicines, food and other essentials for life. On January 6.26. Them sorry. Less than a month after. The international Court of Justice gave Israel 3 preliminary orders. court found that it is likely Israel is committing genocide. And that they must take action to prevent civilian death and injury. Number 2, the court ordered Israel to take action to end the blockade of humanitarian aid. And 3 that Israel must report return in one month to report on measures taken. So the first 2 orders basically require a cessation of fighting. In other words, a cease-fire. The ruling on plausible genocide by the court. possible genocide by Israel triggers action member countries to act to prevent the continuing genocide. Our own U.S. government is continuing to arm and assist Israel's genocidal campaign. Sending missiles and 2000 pound bombs to continue indiscriminate bombing. The war is widening. Houthi rebels are bombing ships and supplying Israel our bombing ships that are supplying Israel with weapons and people World War. 3. It is time for people of conscience to speak against the genocide. I ask that you move in. Pass a resolution supporting a cease-fire and steps towards resolution of the conflict. How you answer your children or grandkids when they learned this history and ask you what action you took to prevent the genocide, Palestine. The time is now. That important. Plan, Fred. Let's scene Bill requests consideration of resolution to support a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. >> Good morning. Mayer moved city council members fellow which turns I'm around for site I teach religion at WSU. As a resident of the city of Wichita would like to speak today about the need for a ceasefire in Gaza. So often we worry and feel helpless about things. We don't have power to do anything about. In the case of this war between Israel and Hamas. The U.S. is supplying Israel with the weapons and military support. It needs to carry out its devotees stating assault on Gaza. This means that not only does the U.S. have the power to end this war, but we as a city and we as U.S. citizens can contribute to ending it. Israel's war is pulver rising. A whole society. The Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th was atrocious and constitutes crimes against humanity, killing of civilians kidnapping assault, thousands of rockets launched causing fear and damage. Israel's response was to declare war now entering its 5th month. We've heard the numbers. 27,000 confirmed killed in Gaza. More than 12,000 of them. Children. Over 65,000 wounded. The dire situation has been described many times about 82% of the population driven from their homes. Many displaced multiple times having lost everything. Even after the ruling of the International Court of Justice, which stated that Israel needed to prove act to prevent genocide. Israeli bombardment and other military actions have cost between 10200 lives every and more continue to be driven from their homes. Most Gazans now trying to survive in a tiny corner of the small and strip. Either in overcrowded houses with family. If they're lucky or sheltering in schools in hospitals grounds and makeshift tents are suffering in the open. As of 3 weeks ago, 1000 children have lost at least one limb. UNICEF estimates that 17,000 children are without an adult care person as a result of the fighting and that 100% of children are in need of psychosocial support. They're traumatized. They scream and shake from the constant bombardment all around them. Around 20,000. Women have given birth since October, 7th. It organizations do what they can to get kits distributed to for home births since hospitals have become destroyed or are overwhelmed. Children roam everywhere looking for scraps of It is impossible to grasp the severity of the situation. Israel says it does what it can to protect civilians. But these words are hard to reconcile with what we see. As a university professor. I'm stricken to witness the systematic destruction of education, knowledge, culture and arts. As one guys and journalist put it. We have lost our memories and lost our future. Israel has blown up all 11 of Gaza's universities with labs, equipment, books and computers. The archives of know-how, all schools are closed. Hundreds used a shelters, many damaged or destroyed. The IDF has destroyed hundreds of mosques, including the ancient Omari mosque, one of the oldest in the world. And that had been a church and a Roman temple before that. They've destroyed or damaged 200 of 3.25. Agent and Heritage sites sites going back to the Bronze Age and Roman times. The Byzantine era say poor first church and other churches have been destroyed, archaeological museums, autumn in archives, other museums and cultural centers. This is cultural genocide. When the international Court of Justice made its ruling the U.S. as a signatory became legally obligated doesn't mean that they have to agree. Even it's a legal obligation to contribute to preventing genocide. We can use our voices as a city to let our stance be known. Palestinians everywhere are suffering and anguish. We cannot ignore. We can listen to this. We can speak up here in Wichita at WSU. Palestinians are among our fellow citizens. So for them. For all the webs of human lives that connect us with one another wichita's Gazans, Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs, Palestinians throughout the Middle East and around the globe and all who suffer from this war. I implore in calling you city council members to join the 50 or so U.S. cities that have passed resolutions for a cease-fire in Gaza. 4th speaker canceled. So we're on to hope they'll budgetary constraints on our transit system. >> Good Morning. City Council and Hopedale. I am organizer at Sunflower Community Action. And I stand here today to talk to you about the budgetary constraints that we have currently on our transit system. And a little bit of digging. And then back in 2015, we had declared that transit be prioritized over highways, byways by passes. And if we fast forward to 9 years, we find looking at that budget that we kind of a little bit differently. Then why those wishes were and I delivered this exact speech back in December and the former mayor asked me to come and present it to you and let you know that we're really in dire need of revitalizing our bus system. I think that that current budget is calling for about 17 million dollars to be a lot. And for our transit system and experts like mine over at the which tied transit. system knows that to get our transit system refurbished, as the Reverend said, to make it new. We need a lot more funds to be put into that. I know you guys are currently working on that budget this year. I'm watching that closely. I know that one of my co workers were there and budget had actually been brought up. So for trans U.S., that's really good. And I do have a specific ask for you this morning regarding the transit. Currently they have a transit study going on. I went to the Web site this morning to check out the forum to see if you guys had posted. Can you get that survey? I'm so we can get more feedback. Think amazing. And that transit study is going on. If you could kindly make sure that when you are having your advisory boards and things of that nature that we are talking about, that transit study, there were getting more folks to put that input so that it can be a wider demographic of folks that we've had in the past for studies like And in the past, the studies have cornered. I think about 6, maybe 800. And trying to let people know that you guys know how it's important. So my concern is the reach of that survey. We want to make sure that it's kitten out who are citizens that they are able to speak for themselves. I actually took a presentation in December was and went to which and advisory board. And I took about 15 that I via video. So I know that those are in your archives. So you have people like Sam Sam warning to give up his car. You've got a new baby, but he couldn't give it out because missing by 2 minutes means you're going to miss due date at work by 45 or IX in excess. And then you have users like Tyler who has to travel from Brock Road to second Meridian to reach his job. He has to get on the bus at 5.20, in the morning to get to his job by 77 30. So there are some things that make it different poll. And we all know that transit could be the barrier between food. It could be the barrier between job. And so those are really, really important trends in transit things. First city to have access to and just revitalizing renewing that transit system taking a better look at that. Chance it a J we'd be in our best interest for our citizens. And I thank you so very, very much for your time. Thank you. Just one quick note, it is on our city of which top Facebook page. >> There is a transit study happening right now. You can take the survey both English or Spanish. And that survey again like right now. So it has but share on our city of okay. Thank you. I sit vice mayor bag Ballard, thank you help. I just wanted to say thank you so much for continuing to come in and >> educate everybody. That is here where that may be watching. That doesn't how much work our transit system means. We're doing good things that we could be doing. Great things Putin is going to take more money the other problem that I have seen is there's a big statement right now with public transportation or riding the bus. And so that's something that we need to work on as a culture. hopefully the money with our help, maybe help follow to increase the ridership thank you for continuing to come in. Help us educate the community on the problems with transit. Councilmember Jaisol. >> Thank. Thank you, Something else I just wanted to point out. We actually have another study going on. I might be preempting councilmember tunnel. Here she is the queen of landfall. when Poe R it's our larger transportation body. So that with a surrounding cities Mulvane and Derby, we actually have a study that we're doing right now. That's going to look at the next witness between cities as well. So I just wanted to make sure that that was public knowledge as well that we're taking a multifaceted look at a transit throughout our city. >> All of your hard work really appreciate. >> Councilmember, thank you. And thank you for being here. I appreciated and I didn't advocate for transit for lunch and it's really an equity issue, right? For people to be able to around our community to where they need to get. And I did when I think summer sleep. Push the button right before me. So I appreciate it. But pointing out when great I was actually in a poll consent agenda item number 7 district, discussion. I won't. I'll just mention it now. But and first of all, you are exactly right. Mike Hanna, who unfortunately is no longer with the city which time transit, but he was a 21st century leader in our community and a real loss when he left. But one of the things that he was instrumental just fortifying our partnership with WSU WSU Tech in 2, 5, 9, to create the next generation of ridership. Right? And so in 2019, the ridership for W issue was around. 38,000 in 2023, it was 203,000 trips. And so we are taking steps. I agree. It's something that we can always focus on. But I think creating the next generation of ridership Indy stigmatizing being a transit users, something that we're focused on. thank you for your efforts thank you for being interested in. Please keep coming back. >> Thank Thank you. of the next Consent agenda items one through. 24. >> Are there any items hold the consent agenda? >> Seeing none. >> Is there a motion to approve So moved? Any discussion? please open the role, a numbers. They stepped. Motion passes 7, 0 that please call the next item. >> Florida bids and contracts to did February 5th 2024. >> Morning there City Council, Josh Labor, Department of Finance, the board of to February 5th 2024 convene and have the following recommendations. And if I can find them out. For engineering, we have the South Lakes Park Complex complex recommendation is the camps. The Ward of 12/5/2023 due to a Fact reject all bids due to still Nest Rigell project timelines. We have. sanitary improvements. Marianna 3rd edition for McCall has commission incorporated and the amount of $62,740. As street paving tariff, Wall Street, Tara Falls court and Clark Street for Con Spec incorporated dba Kansas paving and the amount of $567,949. And $0.25. We had that 2024 outscores, paving preservation Cip ultra thin bonded overlay phase one for Con Spec incorporated dba Kansas paving and the amount of 2 million, 825,923 dollars and $0.70. We have the 2024 Outscores paving preservation program Cip Ultra thin bonded overlay phase 2 for Pearson, Construction LLC and the amount of 2 million, $987,820.35. We have the water distribution system watermain extraction, storm water distribution, 5.12, pave to serve area one. 51 addition for a and sons, construction company incorporated and the amount of 5 million, $391,333.60. We have for purchasing the sewer. High-pressure cleaning has for key equipment supply company. And the amount of $72,155. And $0.33. We have the ERT water module for right, Ron Incorporated and the amount of $85,260. We have the end, dense hydra siphon skit for world water works and the amount of $100,000. We have the traffic signal controllers and software for cubic it S incorporated and the amount of $301,980. We have the has pump station Bear Pump for Re Lindsay Company and the amount of $296,495. We have the access controls. New East Patrol substation for Center for Engineering and Controls Incorporated. And the amount of $71,662. And $0.84. And we have the install hardware and software video surveillance system for Axon Enterprise Incorporated and the amount of 114,000 $343 and $0.84. This is how to become a vendor with the city. Wichita. These for Qwest proposals out on the street today. And I'd be happy to try to answer your questions. I recommend your approval. >> Thank you, Josh. Questions for staff councilmember glass com. >> I don't have a question. So there's councilperson has a question seeing none. All comments. I'm not sure the correct way to do this as I have concerns or want more information rather about the South Lakes Park Pickleball Plex complex so I'm not sure how exactly make this but I would say receive and file the report prove the contracts authorized necessary signatures with an amendment to board of bids and contracts statement where it would be canceled award of 12. 0, 5, 2023 to the mistake. A factor reject all bids to the stillness original project timeline. I would add to that do not go back out for immediate bid and instead request a presentation from the consultant for the mayor and city council to review the project as a whole. >> Legal is okay for the motion? >> That's a motion. You can make it. there's a the discussion. Second. Any further discussion. >> Madam Clerk, please open the role and members Castor Motion passes 7, 0, Councilmember Johnson, thank you by screens. Motion passes 7, clerk please call the next item. Petitions for public improvements. >> Good morning. Mayor City council members, all guns money for the record public works and utilities. A new petition as well as revise petitions for your consideration this morning. signatures on the petitions represent 100% of the improvement district. And the petitions are valid per Kansas Statute. Revised petitions for Cypress. Glen addition located in District 5 on June, 20th 2023, the City Council approved storm water drain improvements as well as Senator Ian Supreme Pence Surf Cypress. Glen addition to developers submitted revised petitions with revised budgets to meet current market conditions. New petitions for Pine Way addition located in district 5 as well. Projects will provide. Storm water, drain improvement, sanitary sewer improvements, and paving improvements required for new residential development. And it's recommended that city council approved new and revised petitions and budgets adopt a new and amended resolutions and authorize necessary signatures must answer questions. >> Thank you, Paul, any questions for staff. Public comment for This topic. Do we have a motion? Almost to prove. Madam Clerk, roll members Motion passes 7, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Public hearing and her quest for an in that letter and intent for Industrial Revenue Bonds Union, a Purple Heart Trail LP. >> Good Morning. Mayor and city Council members and Tim Good pastor with the city Manager's Office development Services for the record. Before you today is a request for an amendment to the letter of intent to issue industrial revenue. Bonds for union at Purple Heart Trail Unit Purple Heart Trail LP is a real estate holding entity, which is an affiliate of the annex group. The annex group is a real estate development company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company is acquiring 12 acres of land south of Douglas on the east side of 100 27th Street East just north of Kellogg on December 6th of 2022, the City Council approved a letter of intent to issue multifamily housing revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed 35 million dollars. The company applied for tax credits through the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation and was denied in their initial application because of the competitiveness of the tax credits. They subsequently submitted a second application and were approved. But due to the delay in the start of the project, interest rates have risen and the cost to construct the facility have increased as well. Therefore, the company is requesting an amended letter of intent to increase the not to exceed amount of the letter of intent to 50 million dollars. This is aerial of where the project is located. You can see running from top to bottom and the aerial just a little bit right of center. And that 127 Street east to the left side of the triangle. And so that is just north of K on 100 27th Street East. The project has not changed in scale or scope. It is still 240 units for low income individuals and families. It will be too for story buildings that will be a mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units. Amenities will include a fitness center, a media center business computer Learning Center and more. These are images of some of the projects that the annex group has completed. They anticipate beginning construction summer of this year and completing the project in early 2026. Therefore, the staff's recommendation that the City Council close the public hearing adopt the resolution of intent and authorize the necessary signatures. I would be happy to stand for any questions. >> Thank you, Tim. Any questions for staff? Seeing I will open it up to public comment. I see none. We'll bring it back to the bench. Councilmember Thank you. Thank you, Tim, for your work. And this. It seems like we've been working on this project for quite a while. And number one of the First teams are zoo meetings we had. We're still wearing masks to its benefit. >> So thank you for your tenacity. Also, thank you. To union a Purple Heart trail. appreciate and anyone who wants to invest in our great city and I'm especially happy that this is a project and that brings more housing to our community and especially low-income housing, more affordable housing. We know that stunt desperately in need in our community. So just want to thank everyone who's involved and hopefully we'll see this project come to fruition. >> I see no further discussion. This is and council member totals district. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate that. I would move that the city Council close the public hearing adopt a resolution of intent and authorize the necessary signatures. Madam Clerk Open the role numbers. Cast your >> Motion passes 7, 0, That please call the next item. >> Public hearing and tax exemption request leading technology Composites Inc. >> Again, Mayor City Council members good pastor with the city Manager's Office of Development Services. The next item before you is a request for a tax abatement from leading technology composites. technology composites was founded in Wichita in 1993, they manufacture composite materials and products for aerospace military and automotive markets they have developed armor systems for automotive and personal use as well as structural assemblies for aerospace. The company is generally located at 26. 26 West May on this aerial. You can see Meridian running through the middle of the real from top to bottom. This is just north of Pawnee. This is their primary facility at 26. 26 West may. The company is requesting an economic development exemption. Tax abatement or ADX tax abatement. Edx is a state of Kansas program that is designed for companies that are in one of 3 industry sectors. You have to be in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution or research and development all for products used in interstate Commerce. The company is adding 34,000 square feet of new space and renovating 3 existing buildings. They are investing 3.2 million dollars in real property improvements as well as an additional 2.8 million in machinery and equipment for a total investment of 6 million dollars. The company projects it will at least 12 new jobs from a base of 518 employees over the next 5 years with annual wages in excess of $46,000. A year based on the job creation. The company qualifies for a 30% abatement based on their capital investment. They qualify for an additional 50% abatement being a regional growth plan sector. They qualify for an additional 10% abatement and because they're utilizing state of Kansas incentives, they qualify for a final 10% abatement. 4 total abatement of 100,000 of 100% on a 5 plus 5 year basis. Again, this aerial shows the 26 26 west may facility on top a little bit below that on the left the facility that is located at 2045 Edwards, which will be renovated. And then the 2 buildings outline on the right side, our 2050, 2056 South Edwards, the 34,000 square-foot expansion. Well, actually in close the space between those 2 buildings and then those 2 buildings will be renovated as well. The estimated value of 100% one year tax abatement for this facility is approximately 92,000 with the city share being a little over 26,000. Leading technology, composites has agreed to a payment in lieu of taxes or a pilot payment for the 10 year abatement. So these properties are currently generating taxes today. And we're not in the business of taking taxes off of the tax roll. So the existing taxes of almost $95,000 a year will be preserved. So all taxing jurisdictions. We'll continue to get the existing taxes that they're getting today for the 10 year abatement. So the the taxes that will be abated will be on the increased value based upon the improvements that are created. We're not taking any property tax off of the tax rolls. A cost benefit. Analysis was conducted by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University, which showed an overall ratio benefits to costs for the city of 3.7 to one 3.2, 8 to one for the city's general fund and 5.2 to one for the city's debt service fund. Therefore, staff's recommendation that the city Council close the public hearing and place on first reading the ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of documents for the economic development exemption for leading technology, composites incorporated and authorize the necessary signatures rich year. Who is a senior vice president with leading technology composites is here and can answer any questions specific to the company. And I would be happy to stand for any questions as well. >> Thank you. 10. Any questions for staff? I have 2 questions for staff. What's the city's risk? And also what's the worst case scenarios? >> So the city's risk is in granting this tax abatement. If the facility is never built, that the tax abatement will never go into place. This is only an abatement on something that doesn't exist today. So if they don't pursue the project, don't complete the project. There's no tax abatement on anything going So that really no risk to the taxpayers. And again, with the payment in lieu of taxes, we're making sure that all taxing jurisdictions continue to get what they're getting today in terms of their taxes. So nobody is out any existing taxes. >> Are there any individuals in the audience who would like to speak regarding this? >> Good morning, Councilman East while a I live in the Polo Club really does have a questions. More for Mister Good pastor related to this. I have a little bit of experience with the IRB program now, when on the tax abatement is that sales tax on the construction components. And I understand >> I >> That's one question. And the other question, the 5 plus 5 years in my experience with the IRB. The extra 5 years was after. Proving a threshold at even more employees. So I saw others just 12 employees over number send. Just curious about what the incentives are so that they add more jobs. >> Great questions. So you're absolutely right. The IRB program is different than the edx program. So industrial revenue Bonds, which is most frequently what you're going to hear me bring forward for consideration comes with a property tax abatement potentially and a sales tax exemption potentially. It could be one or the other could be both. The edx program is a very narrow state of Kansas program. It comes with a property tax abatement only there is no sales tax exemption with the edx program. And as for the jobs of the jobs, the reason we do 5 plus 5 year abatement in the state of Kansas companies receive and abatement for a 10 year period. If that's what the governing body grants. But we do modify plus 5 year basis, meaning at the 5 year, Mark, we will come back to leading technology composites and say you said you said you were going to create 12 jobs at $46,000 a year. Did you do that? And if they create at least 12 jobs at $46,000 a year, then we will come back to you as the governing body at the 5 year. Mark and say it staff recommends granted them the second 5 years because they have met the obligations that they were supposed to meet. Does that answer your question? Yes, thank you. >> I see no further questions from audience will bring it back to the bench. Any questions that your discussion, councilmember class. >> Thank you, mayor will yesterday how the chance to visit with Rick and show it. Also, Tim, at all to see it was very impressed with operations there. A long time, a locally owned business that has history of developing projects over on the South side as well. And what they're doing for not only serve U.S. service members and law enforcement is something incredibly admirable. And I really appreciate the torque specially the conversation regarding values Thank you for the opportunity to allow me to visit your facility. I'm excited about the opportunity that 12 new jobs as well as a $34,000 or 34,000 Square feet facility. And I think this capitalizes on the history of the South side has been the manufacturing court. The city and I'm glad that we're continuing to out those projects. Also thankful for the the payment lieu of taxes to cover the current tax. There's no risk to taxpayers and I feel comfortable with this. So unless there is that is on the board, I would make a that the city Council close the public hearing place it on. First reading the bond ordinance authorizing the execution delivery documents for the economic development exemption for leading technology, Composites, Inc and authorize the necessary signatures. >> Madam Clerk, please open the role Spence. Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Requests for a letter of intent for industrial revenue. Bonds, empower Evergreen. >> Again, mayor and council members good pastor with the city Manager's Office of Development Services, a promise this will be the last time you see me today unless you see me in the hall. The next item is a request for a letter of intent to issue industrial revenue. Bonds for empower Evergreen. Empower Evergreen is a 501, C 3 not-for-profit organization that was incorporated in 2021. that same year the organization was donated to buildings at 2041 21. 21 41 21 57 North market basically market and Broadway market and 21st Street and they later required 103, east, 21st Street North. The building's comprise what they call the Nomar project. The 21 41 North Market building was the original Nomar theater which opened in 1929. The area outlined in red are the 21. 41 21, 57 buildings and the area outlined in Blue is the 103, east, 21st Street. You can see obviously right there at 21st and North Market Street. Empowers requesting a letter of intent to issue industrial revenue. Bonds, you out not to exceed 12 million, 100,000 dollars for a sales tax exemption. Only as a 501, C 3. They're entitled to a property tax abatement in their own. Right. So they're not requesting one as part of this request. The funds will be used fun to projects the market street buildings will be converted to a community gathering space and the 21st Street building will be converted to a commercial kitchen. 21 41 21 57 North Market street buildings will become public dining shopping. Art displays music and cultural events enters there will be a removal of asbestos and lead based paint hazards. There will be a facade repair and they will install 6 fully equipped. Micro kitchens, retail space and a soft drink station among other improvements. The 103, east, 21st Street building will house a multi week food based business start-up program to train people their own food based businesses. There will be a demonstration kitchen and classroom as well as shared commercial kitchen with 8 workstations, a walk-in cooler, dry storage and a patio between the 103, east, 21st Street building and the 21. 57 North Market street buildings and there will be facade improvements to that building as well. This is roughly what the site plan will look like on the left is the 103, east, 21st Street building. You can see the patio in between it and the 21. 57 North Market Street building. Bond proceeds are going to come from money that the organization has raised and or a loan from Intrust bank been proceeds are 12 million, 100,000 dollars. The construction costs are estimated at 9.4 million, an additional 2 million in furniture, fixtures and equipment. 564,000 professional fees. And 82,000 in financing. Fees. Therefore, staff's recommendation that the City Council close the public hearing adopt the resolution that authorized the necessary signatures. Ariel Rodriguez, who is the executive director of Empower Evergreen is here. And I believe Jean can Marina, who is the board chair is also here as well and can answer any questions specific to the organization. And I would be happy to stand for any questions as well. >> Thank you, Tim. Any questions for staff? Alas, the same question to you. 10, what's the city's risk and what's the worst-case scenario? >> So there's no risk to the taxpayers on this. Again, this is a sales tax only. So the the the company will be provided a sales tax exemption up front. So anything that they purchased construction materials furniture fixtures, equipment, anything that is subject to a sales tax, they will use that sales tax exemption certificate to be exempt from the sales tax. But there is no risk taxpayers in any way, shape or form. >> Thank you. 10. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to ask questions discussion? I see none. We will bring it back to the bench. Councilmember Johnson. >> Thanks, Just wanted to say I'm excited to see more developing opportunities on the north. I know that that has been a long time in the making. I remember former council member Miller talking about some work on north end. So this is really good to see and appreciate would empower has been camera in us as well. >> Councilmember Class Tim, thank you for the presentation. Aerial the rest of the power. Thank you for the opportunity. Also meet with EU this week about this project. I'm very excited. This is a one of a kind project for the city. It offers a when we're looking at how to spur, especially small businesses and economic growth. >> This is something I would love to see more of encouraging increased like an incubator space for businesses be able to thrive. So thank you for what you so excited. There's nobody else to the space. It's not that we're giving incentive over different are just really incentivizing and I'm excited to the food coming out of there. Some point us all be a very frequent guest. >> Councilmember Tuttle, thank you. And I do want to still and baseman Ballard's and center because they know you have a lot of accolades that you want express as you should. But I did want to say thank you Ariel for meeting with me last week in answering the questions that I had and then also just put that vision of this project. Again, it's exciting to see what's going to happen in the north end. And I appreciate Councilmember Ballard and Pass Council members for teen Syria. Council member Jon Stead. Thank you, Mayor. >> I would just like to personally thank. But, you know, like go camera without your your vision and your support. But this would not happen. he also made a good decision on Iran aerial so. Very good. So congratulations and good luck. >> item resides in district number Vice Mayor Ballard. Thank you, Tim, thank you so much for that presentation. also like to real his board members for being here as well. >> This is a really exciting project that I feel like we've been talking about for some time. So this is just one step closer to seeing this project have ration. So I really appreciate the vision and your ideas and all the hard work that is taken to get this far. meeting with the other council members to make sure that everyone understands the project and what the plan is moving forward. So with that, I'd like to take staff's recommended action and close the public hearing adopt the resolution and authorizing necessary signatures. >> Second. Madam Clerk, please open the role that first place spent. Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Public hearing and approval of a facade improvement project 11. 0, one West Douglas. >> Good morning, mayor the city Markle here with the city manager is a department development services for you today is a public hearing regarding facade renovations at 11. 0, one West Douglas, you may recall in January 16th, the city hearing was set for today. This project is that the for rehabilitation of 11? 0, one. West Douglas. And it includes both the update in the building along Douglas as become the offices of laying real stay. Line was found in 1981. Is a ritual just residential, but now they're into residential commercial development. Full service, real estate offices, their total investment in this project is around 3 million dollars. The facade improvement will be just including the exterior. We're comparing permissive the interest as well as the new windows and doors other improvements on the next year. This is the aerial view of Douglas and Seneca. You can see the buildings The actually 3 addresses. But we just heard is 11. 0, 1, bit of that entire building will be part of the facade route and renovation. This is an image of the existing facade. How does today? As well as this is the east facade as it is today. Now there are some renderings of what they're proposing to do. This is that North Passat. And then this is kind. Of course, you can see both the north and east facade of what they're proposing to do with that building. So the facade project is setting a maximum assessment $395,000. That includes about $341,000 of actual eligible expenses, as well since financing costs. The administrative fee. But that 47 ABC in the financing costs does include one year's worth of debt service reserve on that project. That's when the securities the city has in these as we hold back when years with the debt service as precaution. So with the finance and works is the special assessments would be levied against a 11 0, one west Douglas but the interest rate will be set by the law. And so so when we go to issue the bonds, that's when the the interest rate would be set on that loan and will be repaid over 15 years. The way this program works, actually pay the construction costs up front for the facade. And then when those improvements are completed, they will be for that. And then the special assessments are levied against property. So following completion of improvements, like I said, that's when we do final assessment. So what happens is we set the maximum assessment today. And if those improvements come in less than the maximum assessment, we would bring that back to the council. Just adjust that down. Without its recommended. The city council close the public hearing in place. The maximum assessment ordinance for the 11, 0, 1, west facade improvements on first reading and I would stand for any questions. >> Thank you, Any questions for staff? I have question for first first. Want the same ones I've asked a previously race to the city. And what's the worst-case scenario regarding this project? And then can you explain one more time regarding why we're using special tools, not on a residential building. The new move reports this new plan great. So I'm yes, the facade program actually has several precautions and safeguard the city. >> Of the first one would be. That we set the maximum assessment. No more than 25% of the city of the buildings by so that just as the protection of before we go to sail, that. You know, they're still buying the building that's not tied up. And and that assessment because what happens is we assess that property matter who owns that building? It's paid with the taxes. So if they're to sell ghost Axel, special assessments are still paid with that building. But with that, we also have the one years with the debt service reserve on that to wear. If for some reason there ever is a year where the payments are made, we have reserve in place. To make that payment to keep the city hall. Now, if you they go the full time and there's no issue that that reserve isn't used to pay that 15th year after they pay the 14. Otherwise we hold that as an extra precaution for the city. So we have several safeguards in place protect us on that. As far as the special assessments, we have been special assessment since 2001 for for this program. The really the change would be originally we used the same state law that allows special assessments like you have for the roads. Roads, sewers all out for new subdivisions because it improvements to was about in the public right of way. And so our program historically has been 2. Back spaced. To only be able to do improvements along the public right of way. So the situation the east side would be only only one that you can find it. The change we're recommending is the community improvement. District bill allows for special The special assessments really just levy against the property. This repaid over time. But the C ID allows 4 additional improvements that are not just restricted the rights with now improvements to the facade along the north side there. That's it's back behind the parking lot is also allowed to use special financing for that. Thank you. >> You know questions from the bench. I will open it up to public comment at this time. Any public comment? I see none. I will bring it back to the bench. Seeing none this resides and council member last District. Councilmember class cut to speak. Thank you, I move that we close the public hearing place. The Maxim Assessment ordinance for 1, 1, 0, one west Douglas facade improvement on first reading. >> Clerk, please open the role and personally spent. Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Park and Recreation Budget adjustment. >> Good Morning. Mayor Council and director of parks and recreation. I have for you now is we guards to the Parks and Recreation Grant budget adjustment. little bit of background. So the Parks and Recreation Department received aggregate of almost 2 million dollars and federal passed through grants ridging from the Department of Children and Families. Grants are received in 3 phases to support operations at the Kansas Department of Health Children children care program held at neighborhood Recreation centers here in Wichita. The funding a lot allotment is determined by each of the facilities. Enrollment capacity. Of the kdhe Child Care program. Federal funding is subject to a single audit but not chosen in previous years. External audits by the city Wichita however internal audit. Annual risk is assessed and determine with grants that would be included in the 2023. 24 internal audit plan. The audit was conducted in August of 2023 to January of 2024. Evaluated the financial management and the administration of the Grant Award. This is important because per federal regulations, financial Management and administration of the Grant is the responsibility of the grantee. However, a defeat deviation from the grant requirements would jeopardize the city's ability to receive future federal funding. So the analysis and regards to the audit, the internal audit concluded that they were and eligible expenses charged to to nation was difficult as the recreation centers are used for other programs. I didn't just cut child care. For the direction of the agency. Staff reviewed the operating expenses and expenditures for the parks and recreation to determine if they're eligible for expenditures that could be replaced for those deemed as eligible. All. But $37,531. And $0.85. We're replaceable. Some of the benefits of the that covered at the recreation centers is this followed. So we had some. Technology improvements which included laptops, charging stations hotspots upgrade Internet media equipment and a 3 D printer. A staff development and training which is really new staff uniforms. Equipment for the recreation centers and for the rentals which included new basketball goals, authors for the gyms, crafts supplies, inflatables, helium tanks for parties and gatherings, a new refrigerators, ice machine and camp T-shirts sen and functional improvements to facilities included. And you jump for painting in new exterior signage. So financial considerations, the parks and Recreation. The point of return. $47,831.54 to the agency. The amount that could not be replaced. Plus, $10,299 and $0.69. I would dance funding on the grant that was unspent. The funds to repay the agency will come from the grant. 2023 budget adjustment is necessary to reallocate the budget from personal services to commodities and capital outlay. The personal services were deemed eligible by the agency and were moved to grant that's resulting in available budget. The recommended 2023 budget adjustment is to reduce the personal services of. $393,000 to increase to come. It is by $150,000 and capital outlay by $243,000. So here you a nice little graph. The grant dollars are going into the operating income. It is. That was what was spent. However, placed money into the operating services, which is eligible expenses and actually the requirements of the grant. So it comes out with a budget adjustment with the operating that excess of the personal expenses. $393,000 will be split. With the commodities and the capital outlay. For the budget adjustment. So the legal recommendation legal considerations and recommended action based are 2.5 budget adjustments. Clear. Then $50,000 require the approval of city Council is Rick is recommended that the city Council approved the recommended budget adjustments. Available for any questions. >> Thank you, Troy. Also members of the high >> Thank you, Thanks, Troy for the the work on This was self reporting. All right. We found the mistakenly report. I think that's important to note. We are not trying to cover anything up we suspect that this and there are eligibility in the future for this or any other grants or is this and understandable mistake that can usually be ironed out. >> I think it's definitely something that I'm glad we caught ourselves to. Self report reported. I don't think it's going jeopardize any future applications. In fact, we're expecting more funding in the near future. >> Okay. And what is the pastor agency that were returning the money to do we get through the state or yes, it's to child services. All right. Thank you. >> Councilmember Johns said. >> Troy, thank you very much. internally. Do you have people that look after these grants? Make sure there's that. We I think a lot of this was. A little bit of misunderstanding about what qualifies and what is some of those actually changed as we did. Go through the process. But working with our internal auditor and working with the budget staff were able to. Really can't put back on track. probably be very much so much what we're doing right now where those expenses would be going into personal services. And the excess would be. Moved over into come it so we can actually use that funding for the things that we need. So I think we can. Anticipate. Budget adjustments when we use these type of grants in the future, do I understand, too? There's also a $10,000 That's correct. Is that something is that it missed opportunity? Is that $10,000, $10,000.7 Million. I is pretty good. Yes, but I yeah. >> 2 things for staff. Troy, congratulations here. Team for winning some awards last I know that that speaks volumes to efforts that you all put together or quality of life here in our community. Second thing is actually for city manager. Bob, can you just explain one more time on importance of internal auditor and that this is to increase transparency and to make sure that we are what we tell our community that we're going to do. >> Thank thank you for the question. There. internal audit function is important. The city we've had in turn numbers of There was a period of that we had a vacancy in the position. And we have a I think, a very skilled person in the position today. It's a unique position because the person reports both to the mayor and council as well as the city manager. And so the mayor and council can direct auditor and receive reports from the auditor outside of the administration. And so that that independence extremely important. The person is responsible or that office is responsible for reviewing our financial operations. And this review a number of grants and how we spend funds and our grant usually dollars dollar amounts that are below the threshold for the external auditor. So with the number of grants that will meet criteria. Also, the routine functions checking inventory, cash controls, things like that in our buildings as well. it's a I think that we get another layer review or financial affairs. The on what we get from our external auditor and what we get in our regular everyday reviews by the finance Department. Thank you. >> Any public comment regarding this topic? I see We'll bring it back to the bench. Seeing none. Is there a motion? And so high school. Thank you, Mayor >> I move that the city council approved the recommended budget adjustments. >> Clerk, please open role first place Motion passes 7, 0, at a clerk. Please call the next item. 2024. playground rehabilitation and development. >> For the record have a director of parks and the next time we have for use regards to 2024. We build a program for playgrounds. It's a little bit of background and now sister Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for 87 playgrounds. That playgrounds are. We took. The Tinley expected. I trained employees to assure safety 2024 funds will focus on the following items. Supplementing grant funding for new interpretive playground at a prep wetlands O J Watson upgrades and repairs. Central oversight upgrades and repairs and other repairs as defined throughout inspections of our whole system. In this picture, you'll see a picture OJ Watson and we have sand as the safety surface in this particular playground. Our efforts are to a change that to other surfaces that are ADA accessible. sand is one of those items. And so we're going to be replacing this with. Engineered wood fiber. So these are the type of programs that we do every year. This is annual process of upgrading and making sure that we are up to standards with their playgrounds. Financial recommended actions in 2020 for 20, 33 adopted Capital Improvement program. We have $425,000 in the 2024 playground rehabilitation and development category. is recommended that the City Council initiate the project adopt a binding resolution authorizing necessary signatures. Well, any questions. >> Any questions for I see but I have one question for you I know that there was vandalism back September of 2023 at Southview part Playground. Can you tell us again what it for these types I'm sick or how does that the budget for you? All and the overall system? >> So whenever we get a vandalism, it's an impact on our budget because we have to replace those items and those it and to SUP 8 ID costs and expenses because we don't necessarily budget for vandalism. that takes away our ability to continue high level of maintenance and operations. That just means that we're going to be asking for more capital dollars later on to make those repairs and upgrades. It's just a loss of taxpayer dollars. >> Councilmember Ballard, thank you, Mayor trays thank you for. Taking a close look at some of these parks that need to improved. We hear about deferred maintenance all the time and I appreciate that. We're making some improvements along the way. I don't know how you which parks and where and how that works. But I really appreciate your efforts to try to make the improvements, especially Grady. To answer that question. We >> evaluate all the playgrounds and find which ones I of highest need. And then we look at a swing at much stall the district's. So we equal distribution around it when the district so just to share that with OK, thank >> Any further questions from Scott? Seeing none. We'll take it to the public. Any questions from the public for discussion? I see We'll bring it back to the bench. What accounts going >> And thank you, Mayor. I will go ahead and make the motion that city council authorize initiation of the project adopt a binding resolution and authorizing necessary >> Second. Madam Clerk, please open the role that Person Police Dept. Motion passes 7, 0, but a clerk please call the next item. >> 2024 aquatics facilities improvements. >> Last item have for you For the recommending will help and director of Parks and recreation is in regards to the 2024. quarks facility improvements and it's going to be in districts. One. 4, 5, 6, Some background aquatics master plan also known as MP was approved in 2019 and completed in 2021. It rehabilitated 6 pools in created 6 new Splash Pads. Pull houses or bath houses were not addressed in a and and they need to be addressed because of some deferred projects within those facilities. The Wichita Police Department conducted a crime for prevention. 2 environmental design also known Sept Put the salmon. So pulls in 2022. couple items that they found was we needed to put in some security cameras, which we've installed to different and make improvements to buildings to discourage vandalism and increase the usage. Kind of the shuttered building, broken window If you see those typically that actually has more vandalism to those areas. So analysis of the work that to be done, the book of the maintenance will be conducted prior to the summer. We want that cancel closing pools for this work will be around the season and the postseason. The Parks and Recreation Department and public works and utilities maintain a running list of all the maintenance needs throughout the year. And the list of some of these would include plumbing and mechanical equipment building and roofing systems. Electrical repairs. placement ADA, accessibility, barriers to address those. And improve chemical quiet facilities and Pruitt fund will address these did upgrades from the list to store many of the pool functions and the facility. Better preservation will also occur through improved chemical storage and the chemicals can be corrosive if not stored correctly. So a couple examples and these are some of the running things. We doors that have been. damage that need to be repaired obviously he's part a function of the building. Some of the roofs to repair some of the leaks and some of the gaps the refs. And is a particularly in Collegeville, Minnesota and Ely. Exterior lighting, which has it nice impacting guards to safety and security. So here's some examples of Ely orchard and Mecca. People. Some vandalism. The large want to happen at last year that burnt the sun shades. That will be replaced. And some other locations. We've had some graffiti. A painting, the facilities. So the interior areas within the bath house, the changing they obviously need some painting and this location at Mississippi. That's very typical. All of our locations. It in the exterior locations. We have. I'm a leader, needs some painting as well as college Hill. The financial new can leave considerations. The 2020 for 20 33 Capital Improvement Program includes 1 million dollars. The GEO Bonds funding for 2024. For the aquatic facility improvements. Staff identified savings 677,255 in under expenditures from the original amount allocated for the aquatics master plan. Staff recommends putting the 2 together initiating the 1 million 677 thousand 200 $55,000 at this time. The law department has reviewed and approved the binding resolution as to form the amending resolution will decreased the original. Account for the aquatics master plan by 677,255, Ashley close that project and a new resolution creating a new project will initiate the 1 million plus the savings. And the and are expenditures. For a new project for the quest to cities improvements. Recommend action is recommended that city Council authorized the project, the top the binding resolution and authorized a necessary signatures available for any questions. >> Thank you, Troy. Questions for staff beginning with Councilmember class >> Thank you, I've a few questions about security admissions. Security already been improved by installing cameras of these locations for south. What type of camera system are was the police department consulted Quitman were using. >> I don't know the name brand of that particular camera system. But the police department was very much involved. Our I t department was involved as well working to a local vendor that has been very reputable and very knowledgeable of art facilities and systems. And so I I do know it's already been instead and many cases been stalled in actually been activated where? The police have been called a solar midnight to find out what they're doing there in a pool. Some of our skateboarders that that that the people would be a great place to skateboard. So I know it's already working. I couldn't follow to the vendor is why make sure all of our systems are compatible and the police are having a look through multiple different and that we're using the same systems across the board. >> In addition under that Linwood loss this weekend to the city for bagels and were able to use the cameras, be able properly identify. >> So wasn't hit at at the Splash pad was actually outside splash pad in the general area of the park more. So the damage was at a cell tower has not owned by the city so they receive most of the damaged and then the rest of the damage was in regards to a connection to some of the. Park lighting. We have some smaller lamps and those were hit. So but those are this is covered by cameras because we can have cameras. Covering every single square inch of the park just really focused on splash pads and which was not. there's a questions to go back a little bit better question when we go out and bids for the cameras. That was definitely something that was considered was the compatibility with the police department. They review the specifications as well as it would use the specifications. So obviously, I think we getting what was expected. We will come up and follow up with you regards to the name brand. The company that made the installation. But when we do, these bids were put in the specifications to address those type of concerns that you have. Thank you. >> OK Jaisol, thank you, Thanks. Troy probably worked on this. Are these both these are the just the poor house is at the polls. That's correct. Okay. And we haven't enough in the splash pads as well. OK? So some of the splash pads on here. Yeah, I think I remember hearing that they can necessarily get into our poll. How certain So that's a a good sign So for the pool houses, most of them, pretty good shape. splash pads. >> Which were, from pools, we had some that didn't have access to bathrooms. And that's one reasons why we kept the bath houses for those splash pads so that users to have little kids have access to the restrooms. are the patients that we need to address Thank >> what are the status of our splash Do we have any that need a little bit of working for the season or are they looking pretty good right now? They're all looking really We're expecting all of them to be open. Same with their swimming pools. >> Always knock on wood because we always have some kind of mechanical issues in with supply chain, the way it is when we lose a pump, we have an issue with a particular feature. We're waiting for the supply chain to give us the repairs. And and I know other. That's all I have. Thank you. >> Councilmember thank you. And thank you, Troy, and to your staff for your work on this end. When you mention the aquatics master plan things that been most proud of that we've worked on since I've been in council also want to thank the Wichita Police Department for coordinating with the park and rec department in trying to make sure that we can come to the great resolution. I saw you this morning on a local news station as council member Johnson, great job. One of the things that was mentioned was that and they would also possibly be some art elements because we know and we have art in our public facilities and in our parks and, you know, other places that it helps actually decrease crime and vandalism. So just wanted to see if maybe you could highlight that a little bit. Thank you. >> So through the aquatics master plan, I think we initiated. I can't remember the dollar amount. But it is quite a bit. We have major pieces of art and all of our swimming pools Aly pulls a great example. We have a flying total. Has made out of a galvanized steel. It's really a cool, cool item along there with it in that park. We have a lot of tiles that were put in place painted by the neighborhood. Kids from that school nearby. By the way, that flying total one and our award. Some place in Chicago. But every single way, these swimming pools, we've had our installed. >> So just to follow up with this project include anymore are there's this just routine maintenance. is more than routine Yes, think you so Vice Mayor Ballard. >> Thank you, Mayor trade, thank you your hard on pools are very important to personally. So I'm excited that we're getting close to the last phase of improving the back houses. Just one follow-up question to Councilmember are there and >> cameras currently at all of this in polls. Yes, okay. Great. Thank you so much. >> One additional item I want to share as well as we did receive a grant. Heritage Grant. For of Mecca, people. And so that's going to be additional. $170,000 for maintenance of that location and which is really important, too. The user groups and stakeholders of that that pool. Thank you, Troy. >> Any questions or discussion the public. I seen that. I'll bring it back to the bench. 2 quick you mentioned Sept had Troy and I really appreciate that. The crime prevention through environmental design an opportunity for law enforcement can come out to hide their businesses or even homes to evaluate your property to make sure that you are I'm cognizant of how you can prevent eye with your own property. So thank you for highlighting using our parks. The second is I'm excited for a memorial Day Monday. May 27 but >> the pools will open at the splash pads will open so that the date so people can look ahead to May 27 to the start of that season. I will ask. Council member to make a motion. Council member. >> Thank you, I move that the city council authorized initiation of this project adopted the Boehner resolution authorizing necessary signatures. >> Second. Madam Clerk, please open the role members, please. 2 minutes. Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Design and funding for multiple capital improvement program projects. >> morning. You can commencement public works and utilities for the record got in before you funding for design a fault, multiple capital improvement projects located throughout the city. got up to 2024 through 2033 Capital Improvement program includes multiple projects that are identified to begin design in 2024, the projects include 20th Street North Broadway. Intersection. Second straight north from Maine to Saint Francis. Douglas Avenue from Washington to Grove. Very straight from 100 27th Street, 200 and 43rd Street and maple from 100 35th Street to 100 67th Street West. The intersection of 29 from have submitted this intersection or consideration to K DOT for Highway Safety Improvement program funding due to the number of crashes at this location. We will coordinate with the road since adjacent to that and make sure that we keep the as we move through the the product, the intersection currently doesn't have left turn lanes. So we will ask the consultant to evaluate the need for those. And on to Second Street from Maine to Saint Francis. We will ask the consultant to review the link configuration. Any parking improvements as well as bicycle and pedestrian improvements along this corridor. Douglas Avenue from Washington to growth. This project does have some history with it. A concept was developed in 2018 with angled parking on the Southside of Douglas. And Parallel parking on the North We have worked with. The Douglas Design district at that time. They had striped curb extensions and possible median locations as you drive to the corridor, you can what could in the future if that is approved. In Twenty-twenty. Nelson Nygaard also developed some additional concepts. And when we have consultant on we will work local businesses as well as staff to make a final recommendation to complete design of the corridor. Perry 100 27th Street 200 and 43rd Street. This project will be filling in the The intersection 127 from Harry was a improved with a previous project on Harry from Greenwich to 100 27th Street. The intersection 100 43rd and Harry will improved with a project along 100 43rd Street from Kellogg that presented to the board. In recent weeks. So this fill in. Improve between those 2 intersections and we'll ask the consultant to look at configuration training, improvements and pedestrian bicycle facilities along the corridor. The last project for you is Maple Street from 100 35th Street West, 100 67th Street This actually is programmed in the cip is 2 separate projects we believe we could design both. 2 at once as well as look at possible constructing. The 2 at the same time instead of a mile, they are programmed separately. Your part in the cip. So. Again, we will have design consultant look at link figuration. Drainage improvements and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Financial considerations as a mentioned before the existing budget of $800,000. this from Washington to growth was approved by City Council in on 1/8/2019. And it was funded by general obligation, Bonds. The adopt a 2024, 3, 2, 2033 Capital Improvement program includes $220,000. Local sales tax funding. For design of this project in 2024. Staff request initiating the full amount. For revised budget of 1 million 20 thousand dollars. The requested budget for design and project manager cause for the remaining projects listed below 20th Street North Broadway, $500,000. Second straight north from Maine to Saint Francis, $500,000. Very stray from 127, 200 43rd Street East $385,000 and Maple Street from 100 35th Street West, 167 street west for $330,000. All projects will will return to the city Council. Once we go through the site, consultants selection. In addition, we will bring the design concepts once those are ready to be presented to city council at a future date as well. At this time, it is recommended that city council approved the budgets, adopt the resolutions and authorizing necessary signatures. And I will stand for questions. >> Thank you Any questions for staff. Councilmember Johnston. >> Paul, thank you very much. And thank you for including Maple from 100 35th 100 7th. This is owning case a night. Residents are more concerned about the street are about the zoning so much much needed based a gun Eisenhower and lot of traffic. Badly needs to be done. You can move it up in the budget process. That would be great destruction. So thank you. and with that. Well, the comments I make the motion. >> What I public comment. I seen bring it back to >> I will make a motion to approve budgets and adopt resolution gain 6 signatures. >> Second. Madam Clerk, please up in a row members please Motion passes 7, call the next. I am. >> Local wellfield improvements project. Good morning for the record on Henry Public works and utilities. The item before you at the would approve the budget our contract for engineering services. For improvements to the city's local wellfield. The local will feel is an important part of the city's face water supply plan. What the objective of providing sufficient water supplies through prolonged drought. Local wealth and includes 18 wells that were constructed in the 1940's and 50's located along the Arkansas River in the vicinity of the existing water treatment plant near but Annika and they are 37 golf course. Some of the wells will still produce although they may not to maximize the amount that can be recovered. So they're in need of repairs and workers. Other wells will need to replace be replaced or rehabilitated. Miss is expected to time as well as age. improvements are necessary to fully laws. The existing water rights that are already in place completion of the project that will maximize the use of existing annual water right of about 16,000 acre feet in a normal year. The project will furnish role water to the new Wichita Waterworks plant and maintain the ability to send raw water to the existing plan if necessary. It will provide critical supplier for emergencies. For example, if we lost the ability to to pump water from Cheney reservoir the at this would provide needed supply to get to that emergency. But the main face water supply plan is for drought. The risk of not doing project would result in a more severe restrictions. Our customers through a for instance, estimated that the supply maintain be a drought restrictions, no more restrictive face to otherwise. We would be looking at multiple years of stage. 3 drought restrictions. Burns, McDonnell, engineering company was the lone proposer on this project. proposal was reviewed by screening and selection committee and Burns and Mack was based upon their project approach to schedule the staff assignment. Previous similar projects and expertise. Burns and Max has thorough knowledge of not only our face water supply plan, but also the local wellfield and the hydrology and the model that we to protect pumping rates and flow rates. Work under the contract will include a condition assessment of existing assets commission. Additional modeling to determine future pumping conditions, including during drought to optimize well, locations that need to be re drilled or water, reg, that need to be transferred to other points of diversion. That electrical systems. Electronic controls rehab, existing wells and then cover design of replacement wells as necessary. Funding for this project is included in the 2024. Through 2033, adopted Capital Improvement program and a light item face water supply plan. Staff recommends initiating 1 million 500 thousand dollars at this time for the space. The project and the total cost for the engineering contract is $920,000. Therefore, staff recommends that city council approved the contract with Burns out Barnes and Noble for Engineering Services approve the budget, adopt the resolution and authorizing necessary signature. Thank you. And I'll stand questions, Jeff, this time. Thank you, Don. >> Questions for staff beginning with Councilmember Thank you, thanks, Don. For the presentation and you guys hard work on bear with me for a minute. Councilmember Fry was our resident water expert. And I think we all need to brush up on this a little bit more. since the wells are so close to the river, does that help make ensure that they don't run dry? >> I'm actually if if this is this is outside the Equus beds outside of ground Water management district never too. So the hydrology of the local off for is different. And and the Louisville is actually show or has it been or less saturated thickness, Equus beds. the proximity to the river. Maximizes the ability withdraw water. But there's not as much water in the local okafor's there is bad. So it's kind of both. >> Because Social says mated sort of. It's not what don't run a dry. >> This was the original well field that was developed, which I in the 40's and 50's provided adequate supply for short period. Time. it was intended more for an emergency supply. Should we least one of the major sources? >> Okay. Do we have plans for any other wells in the future? >> Not not wells in terms of additional water acts, but we have a well field maintenance plan. That's and an annual plan in Chris Perez where we replace Wells has made work over Wells. Okay. >> And the last one you kind of hit on this a little bit so you're going to come up with a strategy or I guess the operations plan to prom the water. So are we looking right now pumping it through the old plant or is that something we're still kind of looking at? >> Yet right now we have the to send water from the local will feel to plant. We don't have full capacity because of the condition of the wells. But what we can do that now after the treatment plant comes online, there was a pipeline to pump water furnish water to the new plant that connection more rain with plan as well until the the fate of plan is is decided. Thank you. >> No questions for staff. to public comment. back to the bench. Council member who would like >> Thank you, Mayor. One. I move that the city council approved the consultant selection and contract budget adopt the resolution and author as necessary. second. >> At certain place open. Please Motion passes 7, 0, companies. >> Funding for water treatment instruments and communication equipment. >> Once again for the record, Henry public works and utilities. The item before you now, what approve the budget time to purchase needed electronic control equipment for the production of drinking water. During the treatment process. Electronic communications with outside the control room, such a such a pump station has pump station and the booster the pump station is critical for monitoring system pressures. The Corning levels in the system and for making the necessary adjustments. This equipment includes things like are computerized controllers, pouring analyzers system. Pressure control monitors and additional hardware that's necessary for monitoring and making adjustments of the plant operators or act or able operate the Saints remotely from the control room and stronger level communications are necessary to avoid potential for permit violations and boil orders and is in the best interest of the public. Other current communication equipment end of its useful life. And so it proved that this time to move forward with replacement ahead of failure affairs and equipment can cause things like boil The ability monitor disinfectant levels can cause large pressures. Brake pipes are pressures are too low below permit requirements. it's to that. The proposed equipment will continue to be wants which waterworks comes online because these are associated remote facilities. The adopted 2023 through 2032 Capital Improvement program includes $120,000 and 2023. and funding in the amount of $140,000 in 2024. Listener. The line item, Wichita or water treatment, plant instruments and communication equipment staff request initiation of the form out of $260,000. This time for purchase of the equipment. Therefore, it's recommended that the city council approved the budget, adopt the resolution and authorizing necessary signatures. Remain available for any questions that you have. >> Thank you. questions first. You see that. It out. But comments. that to the bench. But liked >> Mayor, I would make a motion to city council approved the budget, adopt the resolution and authorize the necessary signatures. >> At a clerk, please Motion passes 7, 0, And Please >> Home program funding from a co-development South Bricks states project. >> They mayor and city Council. I'm Sarah Cody on your real property section manager and here this morning to talk about the home program opportunity to have a conditional commitment with for a development itself. But the states. her Graham could have a revolving grant cycle. So this morning and actually talking about May of 2022, when the city Council approved final allocations from the 2022. 2023 annual action plan. And this plan include a little more than 686,000 in Home Investment Partnership program, funding. And this is for the Housing Development program. funds are federal entitlement funding source received by the city which is hot and they're really all about being able to develop affordable housing. And so the Housing Development loan program helps to provide subsidies for infill housing. And it also can help support really see that is idle or underutilized. It provides needed housing for underserved populations. And so it's GOP funding can be available nonprofit or for-profit organizations and the land structure that we use with this funding source is dependent on the type project finance scene funding requests are received open application basis. And so that's why we bring these here wanted time as we have to project opportunities. It's a little bit of background on this project. For those of you who were on the previous council, this will sound familiar, development originally submitted application for a GOP funds a year ago. The states project on April 11th City Council did approve a conditional commitment of funds and that was basically a preliminary step from a co-development and a map location for 9% tax credits. Today, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, 9% tax credits are extremely competitive and they were the majority of the funding source propose for this project at that time was not awarded tax credits in last year's opportunity. And so they have updated tightened and resubmitted their home application and they're working toward applying again in the 2024 tax credit application process. And South Park Estates is proposed is a 50 unit Garden Style apartment project. And that is for individuals ages. 55 and older and or individuals with disabilities. It will include a total of 7 residential buildings each of the 2 building single story residence is is Bill using the universal design standards. And the National Home Builders. Green standards, residences, come equipped with most major appliances, including washer, dryer, a microwave refrigerator, dishwasher and high efficiency. HVAC systems. So what this is one of the areas where the application is a little bit tighter this year last year, there were some market rate units this year. All units, affordable at lower area median price points. And so we have a total of 8 units proposed that will be affordable for households at 30% area median income and the rent on those would be 425 per unit. 17 units are proposed for households at 50%. Am I with Prince of 675? And then the remaining 25 units would be affordable. A 60% am I and so rinse it 705. Red does include most utilities with the exception of electric and also includes on maintenance. And so the proposal today does that has requested a total of 150,000 and home Housing Development Loan program, financed scene for the construction of South Park estate project. So staff review has found that the project is consistent with the city's comprehensive housing policy. The availability component specifically relates to persons with disabilities and also the affordability component we wanted to know the persons with disabilities are considered to be a special needs population. There's a strong likelihood that their housing needs will include accessibility, features that can be difficult to find. so we know that a larger number of older adults and persons with disabilities are lower-income often Social Security represents a primary income source for households that would be served by this proposed complex. Again, the project is consistent with the city's consolidated plan. A top priority need is safe and affordable housing. This includes older persons with physical disabilities, persons with developmental disabilities and so housing and community services recommend approving the issuance of the conditional commitment letter, which is what we're asking for today. This conditional commitment letter would be subject to securing all necessary financing at 10 environmental clearance and final underwriting. This proposal also has been through the Affordable Housing Review Board and has been recommended by board. And so I'd like to share to invite And Sanders was to share a little bit more about the proposal and then either finish out the council presentation either of us would be available for questions. >> My name is Sanders. I am with development company. Our corporate addresses one 11 North Main Street Clark in Missouri. And thank you for allowing me to present information about our proposal to build these 50 single story Garden style apartments for seniors. Our request for the city home funds will fill the sources get to make this development financially feasible. And while keeping the rents affordable for the senior disabled population that serve. The approval of these participation funds is critical in the scoring by the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation, as they determine which developments they award their funds to throughout the state. Like the city of Wichita, home funds, the K H R C tax credit and federal funding are scarce and highly competitive resources. And without all these resources, southbrook states is financially feasible. This is a rendering of what the type of building will look like that we're proposing a bill for Southbrook Estates. You say these are single story. They'll have a front porch and a rear patio. This is located at 55. 35 South Broadway, 50th and Broadway immediately. And that lot behind the Walgreens there. We will have access both off of 55th and Broadway. 7 single story, residential Buildings. 52 story, a 2 bedroom, affordable gardens, apartments. 55 plus senior community. All residents must be 55 years of age and older. Because of the federal funding and the timing and requirements it takes to get through all the proper closing process. We would probably not be able to start construction to about this time next year. 12 to 14 month construction period. So early 2026 is when these units would be coming online. And they'll be managed locally by wide and Omega management company. Why Megan manages a lot of our properties for Snow-plow and there are perfect fit for this property here since this is their headquarters. This is a lot Levin 0.7 Million Dollar project. The majority of the sources for this property comes from the tax credit equity. Can this housing Resources Corporation, if we're successful in our application, Ward credits which sold to investors, which are admitted as limited partners into the property and they bring the majority of the equity and the sources for this project. About 9, almost 10 million, 9.9 million. We will have a conventional mortgage. We also asking can this housing for National Housing Trust Fund funds? These home funds that were requesting here today? And then we will also be back in March 2, we're working with staff to try to come up with a plan to ask for permit fee waivers. And again, these are critical in the scoring with Kansas Housing Resources Corporation. This is one of the steps we've taken to increase our chances for having approval from Kansas housing this year. uses of the funds about 8.3 million strictly for construction. Lamb is 1.1. Soft costs and fees or 2.1 million and reserves are another 226,000. This is a site plan for the property. Again, as I pointed out, we will have access both a 50th and Broadway, very convenient location for the seniors, infill for the neighborhood single story Garden style, the static Lee and should fit in well into the neighborhood. Again, as Sarah departments are for the reform of people at the 30%. Am I that rents for 25. 17 apartments affordable for people at the 50% am I with rents of 6.75? and 25 apartments are affordable for 60%. Am I with rent of 705. And all of these rents are below the Publish Wichita, Fair market rents. That's that was a critical point. Again, why we lowered the rant this year to increase our scoring ability. Kansas housing. This is rendering of what the community building look like. Community building will have an exercise room with commercial great workout equipment for the residents, the community room with tables for games, puzzles Kerry and dinners. A living room area with a large screen television, a kitchen for community meals, Kerry and meals from the residents, the committee room and the senior properties is is used extensively there. Everything there from daily card games to monthly gatherings for birthday parties and carrying banners. And so there is a critical part of bringing social environment to the senior residents. We'll also have on site civil community garden. Many seniors like the ability to still plant gardens. So we will EV inaccessible community Garden on site. This is the building planned for the community building. Again, the exercise and fitness room. The community room kitchen and the offices for the management. This is a picture of a property where we had recently completed an accessible community garden. If raised beds to allow people that that need access access to be able to also participate in planning of the gardens. Department themselves 900 he can square feet front porch back, patio storage area. As Sarah Point out, we have already all appliances, including washers and dryers. They will be designed to meet Energy star requirements. Though. The 3 fully accessible units. We first built the property, but all of the residents is one corporate universal design sort. They already have the blocking in the walls. They'll have the switches, lower the plugs higher. Everything can be adaptable as a resident needs it. This is the unit plan. The typical shore plan. And this is the excess full, fully accessible for plan. Also show you a few pictures of a recently completed project up near Kansas City Kearney, Missouri. And also have given you links here for other information about other properties. We do and an actual virtual tour. If you want to see what one of the department's looks like. This is a community building of what with the one we just completed very much like the rendering. This is the actual buildings and what they look like. Again, a lot of brick. We build these to maintain them and for the long term, we want low maintenance. So a lot of brick lot of low maintenance materials for the long term. Ariel, what we what the property looks like this actually it you make property. It's got the actual the senior citizen. The senior center is on one side and and it also has it has a dollar general next to it. I mean, select Walgreens. Here we look for places that are convenient to the seniors for for things that they need in their daily lives. This is the interior for the community area, the living room area with the television. Exercise area. The community kitchen. And that's in my presentation. I think Sarah still has made, but I'll be available if you have any questions directly from me, too. >> His first financial considerations. These again are entitlement So there is no impact to the city's general fund. The project cost, as Dan mentioned, is just under 12,000,011.7 0 2 0 1 0 you mentioned finance teen stacks to the home funds that are being requested. Alright, small portion of that financing. Stock. But they are important too, demonstrate that local buy-in as the project proposal moves forward to K H R C and so the city's home funding would be provided in the form of an interest bearing bone had an interest rate of one percent. Legally and today a fund or a funding agreement would be drafted. It would be approved to form by the law department and in the future would be brought back to city Council for approval provided that make it was successful in obtaining the other sources of financing and environmental clearance. So today, what we're requesting is simply the conditional commitment that these funds. So with recommendation is that the city Council would approve issuance at the conditional commitment letter for home investment partnerships, program, financing for the South Brook States project and authorize the director of Housing and Community Services to sign. And I would be glad to stand for any questions. Thank you, >> Questions from City >> Thank you, I appreciate the presentation and all you guys are doing. can't wait to affordable housing is definitely something we here. You hit on a planned. We had an item earlier where they talked about the difficulty securing the low income tax credits and you guys kind of hit on that, too, about ways that we can. Make it more likely that you guys are going to get some of alongside the 9% tax credit. You're talking. Well at all. Ken, we do as a city to help ensure that we get these tax credits. Is there anything as far as policy? I heard the waivers was one of them that you have talked about. I think this came up recently, Sally, discussions around the Mac as well was that we could help this. So I don't know that necessarily pertains to this item, but just overall. >> Yes, actually, we had several developers coming to us with very similar primarily because of the way the cage RC evaluate applications and to work to try to help Wichita become more competitive within these processes. So that I know that there is staff conversation and analysis right now at the proposed fee waiver that was mentioned. And then we've also works too connect as well. Sally heading up. She's probably the better person to speak to this ally on the spot. All is. >> Good morning. Their members council your your spot value aiding the qualified allocation plan by that Kansas Housing Resources Corporation. >> We do know by providing fee waivers projects are guaranteed points. In construction sales tax exemption is another area and which projects can score points. Now mind you that often happens in our multi-family housing to 4% credits as a kind of comes alongside with the issuance of This is the first time that KPRC, you know, it's really now pushing that sales tax exemption is another opportunity complicates 9% project. But we really need to consider at city, which has only received 4 allocations of the 9% competitive applications in the last 7 years and compared to other communities that it isn't enough for amount of need that we have. They also offer additional points for property tax exemptions. And so that's something that we have been talking about moving forward, but will definitely be coming back very soon. We're having conversations on also with the county related to those permit fee waivers because that is a joint city county. Initiative and we're hearing positive things from there. >> Okay. I don't know if we have a workshop planned on affordable housing in the near future, but that's maybe something we can get. It on the agenda. I know we have some budget ones coming up and quite a few plan later. >> Possibly the summers. I I worked for Okay. Are we going to live county in on that? 2 words that just we were talking about on Initially we're talking about a workshop and council. Okay. >> Number this is a follow-up Sally's a statement. So for applications out of 7 years, how many applications as the state prove yearly basis? >> vary from year to year, depending on the number the amount of cash credit each project is requesting as well as the state's annual allocation. I do have that list of every project and have it broken down both by number of units as well as by community. And I'd be glad to share that with. But it's not proportional to the size of which started it In addition, I know when we have not yet been mentioned that we're only let me know if I'm projects. >> But if there is a limit of 100 units, the city can apply for earth. A limit of 100 units. >> That were eligible for. >> No, not necessarily that limitation of the number of units, it's it's more on the limitation of dollars that they're setting aside in both the new construction and the rehabilitation pots. And that can vary from from year to year as to what they're putting forward. But there is no specific limit. There are limitations in that. They have set aside to that are specifically for rural communities versus urban communities. But it doesn't necessarily get into the number of units. It's more about the dollars. >> We have also talked about the price per unit this development. Can you speak to that as well? Sure, that the use Housing Development loan program, historically we've done mainly the infill development of single-family homes. And as we see with that program, we have a cap of $90,000 subsidy per unit in this particular project. If we get if we get 50 units out of it for $150,000, that's $3,000 subsidy per unit. That's a huge win increasing the number of units in our community. >> Thank you for building that capacity. And then last question have is this guarantees or with this project guarantee 20 years before ability, correct? >> This year actually it's going to end up PM that. So we'll have a 15 year affordability period per the tax credits. But in order to boost the score, the development is committing to having the 30 30 year 20 thank you. Gift. >> Councilmember Justin. >> Thank you, for the developer a couple questions for you. But what development feed you have built in there? Where Bill? 10 decisions coasters? 10 of the soft cost yet what feet at what percent is that? >> It's iffy. That's limited to me. See if I have an exact number with are limited vice. It's around a million dollars. Just what a development fee totaled. And that that is our fee basically. >> To guarantee everything for 15 years are guarantees are on the percent Yeah. And it's OK. Secure, selling these to investors. couple things. What what's the cap rate? to investors are you just pay to be? All right. What right do the cap rate right now where we're fighting some things? I mean, the private credit pricing is coming down the last few years. I mean, interest rates going up. There's many other things that are affecting what we're able to sell these 4. But right now we're selling state which are the Kansas Housing Resources credits for like $0.55 on the dollar and the federal credits are in the low $0.80 per credit on the dollar but again, that's a 10 year stream of credits. So you have to take him to get the present value. And that's there. And I don't know, Jason, you know, exactly. But what kind of cap rate we're seeing right now and on. >> Credit equity. Thanks. I do know the prices down. >> From where we were. Probably 3, 4 years ago. their much needed budget for taking on the task. And it is federal pricing. So it's it's like saying we do go out in the market and try to get the best price possible. >> For questions from the bench, any questions on? >> Welcome, >> please. State your name. You're >> Good morning. Mayor Wu and members of the My name is Terry a resident southeast a time. Is that okay? Haha. I just actually to clarify and questioned. I'm just returning to the city from South Carolina and so sitting in today and wanting ask us to a couple questions about this project in particular, for clarification. I heard the phrase special needs population that being said, 55 and older to senior and community. Does that mean that we're serving individuals with assisted living needs intellectual developmental disabilities? Or is it just 55 and older? That's one question that I have. And then there was a statement construction starting possibly this time next year. That being the case when with the review at take place review, they be accepted. >> Disabled, we will have physically and mentally disabled residents here. This is not assisted. Living is all independent living. So they have to be able live on their own. But We do meet Offerman to fair housing marketing they will be physically and mentally disabled people that could live here too. We can't. We don't. We don't differentiate there. We would actually start marketing late. We started in 2025. Late 2025 would start marketing. So that. Typically these properties are full from day one. do free marketing, you know, 3 or 4 months ahead of time. But it usually not an issue. There is the 4th minute we open the doors on these. >> You know, for questions from audience will bring that to the bench. Council member Jonathan. >> Thanks, mayor. Due to a personal conflict of interest, I will be abstaining from this vote. >> Vice Mayor Ballard, thank you, mayor. I just wanted to say to our last Speaker, welcome to Wichita thank you for being here. Councilmember class caught. >> I want to thank Dan as well as for meeting me with her meeting with me this week. I also think Sally and Sarah for a credible only been here a month. They help me set the size very clearly and incredible experts when it comes to their department and also the use of federal dollars to make sure that we advocate for residents here in which does well, I'm just wanted to point out again it was in the presentation by think is pretty incredible. of the 50 written will be at 4.25. 17 of the apartments will be a 6.75. And 25 of them will be at 705. So we're talking about affordable housing. This is a plan that makes it a reality. And we need more of especially in the South side. I think it's a great location for think if it's the character of the neighborhood, I like that. You're targeting next to a long greens as well. be able to help with needs for especially those that may not be able to transit in the last thing I would say is $3,000 per unit is incredible. A return on investment for the city for the second project. So that you for that much better than the $90,000 per unit. So. >> I see no further members asking questions comments. I will add one additional item, a Would there be a possibility for opportunities you mentioned, Missouri and we in which Todd would only spoken housing? I think we of all the conversations today, specifically to housing. And so the question would be back to you with their be one possibility. See on this project. >> Definitely, yes, we can get this one going will be glad to come back and provide other opportunities if we can and looked opportunities that you may have available. >> Thank you very much. >> of icy Councilmember Glasscock has made a motion. as I said multiple times, I'll be glad to take you out to lunch. You can spend your money in Wichita while you're here as well. So thank you coming Wichita. And as a mayor, we said, hopefully this is the start of a partnership where you bring more developments like this. And I'm looking forward to the new residents of the 4th district that will come to this project. So with that, I would motion that we approve the issuance of conditional commitment letter for the Home Investment Partnership program financing in the amount of $150,000 for the Development South Park Estates project and authorize the necessary signatures. Second. >> Madam Clerk, please open the role of burst. Please cast your ballot. Motion passes 6, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> Liquor tax caseworker for homeless care Coordination Team. >> So good morning again, mayor and council Sally staying with the housing and Community Services Department. For the record, my understanding is our power point here. Okay. I can win this. >> Haha. All right. The item I have is for liquor tax funded case worker for homeless care coordination team. So the Laker tax again, the policy guidelines were developed in 1999 and then they wear reaffirmed in 2005. I'm how the city allocates and monitors special liquor tax funding. So those policy guidelines and the Kansas State statutes provide the framework of how things are allocated and monitored. In August of last The housing department big came where was notified that some of the liquor tax funding remained unallocated with an increase. Make unexpected as to the amount received. So staff from the courts depart court who usually hand just look tax allocations and the housing department met and inquired with stakeholders, including the homeless outreach team. The continuum of care agencies and homeless care coordination teams to identify if there was a need for it or substance abuse. Case management among people experiencing homelessness and you can the answer was unanimous. Yes, every now yes, there's a tremendous need for substance abuse. Case management and treatment services for those experiencing homelessness as many of them are uninsured. And substance abuse is prevalent. Among many of those experiencing homelessness. So Tober 27th a request for proposals was issued for both a substance abuse case manager as well as inpatient bets. Unfortunately, we didn't receive proposals for the inpatient beds, but we did received 2 proposals for the case. Management services. So on selection can Vinnie was convened with representatives from purchasing courts finance law and housing and community services and the committee selected the Substance Abuse Center of Kansas for Contracting work for Substance Abuse case management to work alongside our homeless care coordination teams. And so last year, we we deployed these teams, homeless care coordination teams, they were funded with our project, hope dollars as well as cdbg cares funds. And we've seen results from changing how we are providing case management for people experiencing homelessness by wrapping them with a full team. Right now, those teams include a housing case manager, a social work in turn from either Noonan or WSU as well as peer support specialist so these are folks that have been trained but have lived experiencing homelessness. And then those teams, we have contracts Workforce Alliance goodwill to provide workforce development activities and opportunities for folks that engage with our teams. The addition of a substance abuse case manager to work with those teams to me, I think is a game changer. The ability to be able to have someone who can do substance assessments and then hopefully linked to inpatient that could really be what changes the lives or some people experiencing homelessness. So we are recommending funding in the amount of 94,000, $464 in 2 sets. That cover is salary and benefits for a full time licensed addiction counselor to work with the care coordination teams as well as one-tenth of one fte for their supervision at sacked as and then. So contract also includes some administrative expenses related to cell phones and mileage at an office supplies as well as some client services fun. So some funds that would be available if the client needs identification or transportation, whatever that barrier is to getting into treatment and then getting into housing, if we can get people into treatment and they come right out of treatment into housing rather than back into old habits or back to the streets, we believe will have much better success. So and it is our intention to issue a new RFP for the impatient. That's that's a keeper. Part of this whole strain we want to get the contract with second place because they want going to assist us and making sure that our P is seen by all providers in the space in our community. As we know there's a lack of of resources. So we want to make sure they're all saying it. Legal considerations. A lot of Hartman has approved the contract ESTA form and it is our recommendation that the city council approved the liquor tech liquor tax allocation of $94,464.2 and the contractor substance Abuse case Management Services with the Substance Abuse Center of Kansas and author as a necessary signatures and a stand for any questions. Thank you >> Vice Mayor yes. Thank you, mayor, tell you have a couple questions. So completely in support. I think this is fantastic. My concern is do you have any idea why nobody responded to the R The Venn piece is so incredibly important most of us know that. Do you have any idea why we didn't get a good response and what will change in the RFP when you send it back. >> So if you back, I got Nathan Emery in court was at the time we had put it out. They were still the process of the contract amendment that occurred with that, which is the biggest provider that courts uses. We do recognize their capacity of agencies in our community is challenging. So we're we're hopeful that a second round of RFP will result in actually receiving responses. >> Because you believe that the program will be most successful so what happens if we we don't get I mean, obviously the licensed addiction counselor can provide outpatient substance abuse services and then still trying connect people with other beds funded other ways. But this you know, we see this ability to have dedicated beds that that counselor would have access to with just expedite the process. I agree. A great. Thank you so much. Councilmember Total. Thank you. thank you to sell your team for weeks being so innovative. appreciated. I know that you're doing every single thing that you can to make sure that we're addressing. >> One of the most critical issues that our city has homelessness and it's tied so clearly to mental health and substance abuse. And I just have a question misses somewhere. Apologize. But because of my back and we think of a sustainability, the worst thing that we can do is start some great program and then not be able to continue it. So the genesis from what I understand is that never really temperature. Mister Power pointed because it got to help to keep things straight. in August, you know, were notified that there's liquor tax funding. >> That was remaining. if there isn't in future? they miss that? I'm sorry. I just want to make sure if we have, you know, I seen a this year been and can also address this. And then I do have one more question after this one. But thank Want >> So there is funding to fund this program. In addition and with the potential, the for about 10 years and that's programmed into what we're looking at for utilization of the liquor tax funds. So there is a kind of your march dollars for this that budgeted into liquor for this year and going forward. Thank you. Goes exactly what has happened here to stay. And then just so the community is clear because, again, I think this is such a good option and it's kind of >> setting the stage for the Mac. What we hope to have soon right with reference services in providing people in option to get out of homelessness and not just shelter for the immediate need, which is what I think we all agree. You should have how many people do and to speak could be impacted by this program annually. >> The impact of the program, you know, right now when we put out the RFP for bad, it was for 2020 people to be able to get inpatient services each year. You know, with the idea that it would be a one-year contract renewed for. And 3 years. Thank 100. although you know our care coordination teams and interface with with hundreds of people between the different teams and so being able to connect those who are interested in in treatment service says even though they may not necessarily going to those treatment that there may be other resources that that caseworker is provide exciting. The number of people that they could be impacting and it is a lot more than the 20 that we would have. excellent. And just a final thought. baseman Ballard and I have the luxury of starting and the mental health and Substance Abuse coalition board. This might be something that we have. You just come in. Give them an update about said that they're aware of what's going on, too. >> I know that Stack is represented there and knows, but other community partners may not so I just want to make sure that we're always letting our community partners in the community know what efforts we are making towards these very important issues. thank you for all you do Thank you to. And just to clarify to, we did reach out to Don Shepperd with us, mental health and Substance Abuse coalition before putting out the RFP and even getting that feedback how this could potentially work. >> A John F. >> Sally, thank you for doing a great job. Why are the work you do may not know this, but how many beds do we have a competing now? >> That I could not answer you patients sense of U.S.. But we can find out. >> But what is may be a guest to me. What would your guess be it estimated number of people we need the same type of position. >> Then the estimated number of people experiencing homeless now are that number of people with counselor 8, now you need the need Just a guess. That's a tough I mean, if you use last year's point-in-time count of 702 and they're saying that the statistics are saying 65 to 70% have substance abuse. >> Issues and could do the math on that to say. And then we're talking 20 to 30 clients per caseworker. I mean, it's a is have to do Thank >> Seeing no further questions. Anyone from the public would like to will bring it back to the bench. I will add additional. On its ally. Thank you for mentioning Goodwill Industries. Their next step Alliance. Programs. They are available. And I appreciate that. That's also part of the provide more opportunities for individuals too, realize their full potential. you know that there are resources out help with that. Is there a council member who would like to make a motion? okay. I'll make the motion. make the motion >> recommend City Council to approve the liquor tax allocation. $94,464.2 contract for substance abuse. Case management services, the Substance Abuse Center of Kansas and authorizing necessary signatures. >> Madam Clerk, please open the members. Please that. Motion passes 7, 0, Madam Clerk, please call the next item. >> The CEO and 2023 Dash 66 so change requests in the city from TF 3 to family residential district to MF. 29 multifamily residential district to redevelop existing home into a full-time family generally located on the southeast corner of South O C Street and South Santa Fe Avenue 17, 0, 4, South Santa Fe Avenue. >> Good morning. Mary City Council films, even Bergen with the planning Department. This zone change request is coming before you. Because the planning commission recommendation and the DAV recommendation were different. I'm a little bit back on on this. This was originally heard by City several weeks ago on December 6th over almost 2 months ago. I'm sorry, January 16th but a month ago and the action of the city council at that time is to defer this item until today to give the council more time for consideration. little bit of background on It is located at 17. 0, 4, South Santa Fe. It's on the southeast corner of South Santa Fe and scene. The party was originally developed as a church as stated in the case, description is own to to family residential and the purpose of the request is so that the property owner could redevelop the property into multi-family residential. Terms of context. again, the yellow indicates to family residential zoning. You can see on the north and west and south. They're single family in the white. There's to family to the West as well as to the east and then across the alley, way to the East is limited. Industrial zoning. The staff report that you provided has conversation about density parking landscaping and screening requirements. terms review on December 14th. The Planning Commission originally heard this item and recommended approval of the zone change 11 to 0 at this public hearing. No members of the public spoke on December 6th. The District 3 advisory board heard the item and recommended denial of the application with a 501 vote. Members of the public at this meeting had questions regarding parking in the number of units that would be available. Up front with his own change. One member of the public spoke in opposition. And support of and leading up to the recommendation. The death room members expressed concern about effect on the nearby properties. No protests were filed on this application. This map shows you the notification and the protest area, which in this case match at 200 feet. So the action the city Council can be approved if it is approved by a simple majority vote. As I mentioned before in January 16th, the city council consider the item and recommended deferral to today's date. So in terms of recommendation, it is recommended that the planning Commission, I'm sorry, my normal presentation that the city council adopt the findings of the Planning Commission approved the request, a zone change place ordinance on first reading authorizing necessary signatures. And it struck the city clerk to publish the ordinance after approval up on second reading. And again, this requires a simple majority vote alternatives in this case is to override the I'm a PC alternative findings and denied the zone change request that takes 5 to 7. In the alterations of an approval. If there were to be a protective overlay or anything like that would also be overriding of the I'm a PC that would also take 5 votes. And as always, it can be returned to planning Commission for additional concern, consideration with the 4, 7, vote as a reminder in terms of process the public comment is heard at Planning Commission and City Council has a policy that typically does not take additional public comment at this time. I can finish going through the slides here on our presentation. This is looking north toward the site. This is the south facade of the building. This is looking east at the building. Looking south at the building. And this is the rear of the building. This is looking north scene. Looking to the east at dwelling. This in between the church and the industrial properties along the railroad track. That's the property to the south and to the West. And I can sing for any questions. >> Any questions for staff? Seeing This resides council I still suspect. >> Thank you, you know that turned it down. 5 did not think they had concerns about the number of units going in parking. They did not have a representative there to answer the question. So I delayed and I've been in talks with the property owner so I'd like to make a motion that will is some of the concerns with my dad. And I talked this over again with the property owner and they are fine with this. I'm just making sure that we limited to or units currently so I'd like to make a motion to override the. I'm a PC and approved the request. A zone change with the protective overlaid with the following language. The maximum number of quelling unit shall be limited to 4 dwelling units and support of this motion. I'll for the following finding that protective overly will help ensure that future development of the property will not have a significant that are mental effect on nearby properties. >> Motion a place over role first Motion passes 7, 0, at place called the next item. >> CEO 2023 Dash 68 so change request in the city from SF 5 single Family Residential district to in our neighborhood retail district with protective, overly overly number 4 to 4 for commercial development, generally located on the east side of North Road within one half mile north of the East 45th Street North. >> Again, for the record loves even Bergen for with the planning Department. This unchanged request is located right on the boundary which taught and Bel Air upon North Rock Road north of 45th Street about a half-mile between 45th and 53rd. The property was originally planted as a reserve, which generally is use for signage or landscaping, drainage areas, things like that. And the developers looking to do some limited amount of commercial development. Any portion of the padded reserve that Front's North Rock Road the saw Mill Creek Edition at this location. They're requesting neighborhood retail, which is one step below limited commercial. It allows unlimited number. I'm not at a loss for retail, has limited number of like restaurant has some restrictions on allows for office use is in some other uses as well. The applicant Adam came in with idea of a protective overlaying as we all remember is additional restrictions on the zoning. The details of that was in your staff report just a couple of highlights. I want to mention a number one architectural controls in the way in which buildings are designed to be compatible with. This us reading residential development in terms of having a double pitch game double cable or hits to roots and specifically mentioning and being having materials as the existing single family residential development nearby and is limiting the height to 35 feet, which is what is the maximum height standard in SF 5, which is zoning it has now. sign restrictions has some eye controls as to appearance light fixtures be consistent throughout the commercial development. Has some use restrictions. So not the full gamut of neighborhood retail would be permitted. And then it also further restrictions on setbacks to not allow the use of the area. The neighborhood retail allow specifically having a minimum of a 20 foot set back on the North property line. Which is a budding residential use on property in the city of Bellaire. Speaking of which the surrounding property to the north is R 4 residential in the city of Bellaire. It is currently undeveloped property to the south as and East are SF 5 in the city of Wichita. Both of those are also undeveloped. They're part of the reserve network of this overall larger subdivision. The property to the west across road is our 3 residential in the city of Bell air. And it's developed with single family homes. As you can see, there is a bit of a distance between the eastern property line of this and the backyards. The single-family residences. Some of that is to preserve the nature of the reserve. That was a region. How did you can see that? There's a stream in there and there's probably some drainage needs storm water management that has to occur in that area anyway, but also continue to keep a buffer between and you commercial development and the residential development that's nearby. The staff report includes conversational compatibility setbacks as well as screening in landscaping requirements. On December. 28, the Planning Commission considered this and recommended approval. 91 including the protective overlaying to members of the public spoke in opposition to the request, citing concerns about drainage and they were opposed just commercial development in the area. On January 10th District to advisory board recommended to 0 the zone change request, including the protective overlaying and no members of the public spoke at this public hearing. There was one protest received on this. It was outside the protest area. We felt it was necessary and just give it to you process in order to bring this is a consent item today because of the protests that was not engines of it was received and have everything it needed to end all that in that it does not count toward towards a new type of vote count because it was not within the 200 foot protests area that's set by state statute. The it is recommended that the city council adopt the findings in the Planning Commission approved the recommended zone change place. The ordinance on the first reading authorize the necessary signatures and instruct the city clerk to publish the ordinance after approval on second reading in this takes 4, 7, votes alternatives will include a ride. The I'm a PC adopt alternate findings into the night. The zone change that would take 5 to 7 where can be returned back to planning commission for additional consideration with simple majority for 7 votes and then the policy of come has received at the planning Commission of the Doubt and City Council has a policy tonight include additional public comment at this time. This is looking north at the property. Looking east looking north along Rock Road. Looking west of the single-family homes and Bel Air. And I can stand for any questions. >> Thank you, Philip. questions from staff. I see none. This resides and councilmember tunnels district. Thank you so much. I appreciated thank you to Philip. Also thing to 2 and the PD staff and legal. >> And we had an opportunity to meet last week just to make sure we all understood why this split end. He's the only protest was from outside the area. I did want to mention just for the record and had no communication with the applicant or anyone in the community regarding MS. And so with that, I would make the motion that the city council adopt the findings of them ABC and approve the requested sent he changed planes. The ordinance on first reading authorize the necessary signatures and instruct the city clerk to publish the ordinance after approval. And second reading, thank you. >> With that thank Second. Madam Clerk, please open the role first please cast your vote. Motion passes 7, 0, Get clerk. Please call the next >> Councilmember appointments and comments. >> Or okay, we're going to do remember appointments first. I see Councilmember Johnson. >> Thanks, Have quite a few reappointments. Start with Airport advisory board. I like to reappoint Toronto dinner. For the community Services Block. Grant Review committee like to reappoint Tommy Binford for the public sector. Like 2 Reappoint Doctor La Tasha Kelly for the private sector. Where the food and Farm Council would like to reappoint Donna Pearson Mcclish. The Transit Advisory Board a flight to reappoint Ben Blankley. Where the park Board of Commissioners like to reappoint Allay ball. For the Wichita employee retirement board. I'd like to Reappoint Arlan Hamilton. For the Historic Preservation Board. I'd like to reappoint Janice Rich. And for the District one advisory board, I'd like to reappoint Till siege action. Twyla purity boatman. Mary Beth, you are now but wanted to change your Micaela pack and Nathalie Martin. >> Councilmember Vice-mayor ballot. Thank you, mayor. I would like to point Robin Templin to the library board. Councilmember Glasscock. >> I would like to appoint Nathan McClure to the Parks Board of Commissioners. >> Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to point Jenna Johnson to the District Advisory board. >> Any for their appointments. I seen Is there a motion to approve these? >> The motion to approve the names as presented. >> Madam Clerk, please open the role first cast. Motion passes 7, 0, Council member comments at this time. Councilmember Johnson. >> Thanks, mayor. Not to comment. Actually have a question from our colleague Councilmember Glasscock on the you referring to a council workshop or bringing that back to a council meeting? >> Council workshop permissible. That was my intention. >> Councilmember class. >> 2 things. First off, I just want to because it's on the consent agenda I just want to highlight the land acquisition of new fire station at Maison Pawnee. And that was a commitment that I heard a lot over this past year. And I'm excited the council's meeting on it very quickly. very needed in the area. So thank you, my colleagues for I'm supporting that as well. In addition, would like to add to the future workshop as well. The workshop regarding public comment how we handle public comment. What's the best way to handle public comment and public engagement? I don't know if that's needed to have a vote workshop. That's a request having to make a motion. If that is >> I think that's just request because it's a workshop request. Councilmember Jaisol. >> Thank you, mayor. big game coming up this Sunday. Go Chiefs. The Chiefs. >> Vice Mayor Valery. I came to say is go chiefs. I actually have one item. There's no one for public comment. >> Or comment from the bench? I just want to promote something really quickly from Rotary Club, which time there's an application process right now going for economic development and they want to a request any I D S to be sent to The economic development are available and it can be up to $150,000 to get if people are interested something like that contact Rotary Club of Wichita. I see no further comments at this We do have one additional item before we a recess. I have a motion to move that the city Council recessed into executive session pursuant to KSA 7, 5 Dash 4, 3, 1, a B, 3. >> Employer employee negotiations in consultation with the representatives of the city for 30 minutes to discuss negotiations that St IQ and FOP of treason. And we convened the meeting in council chambers. >> Well, 20. Of 20. >> 20, guess. >> Well, 30 PM, sorry, 12:30PM, at Executive Session is necessary to protect the city's right to confidentiality that go shooting position and public interests. Do I have a second? Please cast your vote. Motion passes 7, 0, We will take executive session until 12:30PM. >> You're going till 12, 30 and it's a 30 minute session. We exact of session won't start until That's what the intent to us. Thank you. >> Executive session will begin at noon. So council members take tiny break.