Wichita City Council Agenda Review August 30, 2024

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agenda review this Friday city manager Bob  thank you mayor um on the first page we have   three proclamations and we're receiving an award  we have been judged to be the best tasting water   in the state of Kansas this year so so Bob if  I celebrate that yes go ahead I'll make a quick   comment so it was at the Kansas water environment  annual conference and so I asked for this item to   be added to the agenda 17% of kons get their water  from witcho that's one in six kons and so um I'm   just going to make a few brief comments and then  hand it over to Don Henry and he and his staff   um he wants to recognize so I just think it's  a fantastic opportunity to pause and thank our   Public Works and utility staff who you know do  something that we take for granted every day   and especially during the drought it's just  another opportunity to remind people of the   importance of water but also in wit apparently  great tasting water so thank you on the first   page also I'll note the may had asked about  this we've got the new language on public   agenda reflects the council's actions that were  taken previously to allow to modify how speakers   get on the agenda and the number of speakers  that are allowed so just a quick question it   looks like no one has signed up for public agenda  so that means during this time frame anyone who   shows up to the city council meeting that Tuesday  uh will be able to come up and sign in that's yes   that's the way it's approved and uh that's  up to 25 minutes thank you okay uh page two   unfinished Council business this would approve  um the nuisance party Provisions that have been   clarified uh as uh they apply to Property Owners  so it shows the limitations in terms of property   owner responsibilities uh for nuisance parties  uh excuse me and that's related to short-term   rentals I'm not sure I mentioned that uh under new  Council business number one this would approve a   $90 million uh issue of Health Care Facilities  revenue bonds for Presbyterian manners Inc it   would refinance existing debt and then Finance  improvements at Several of their senior living   campuses page three number two would approve  the 800 would excuse me approve an $835,000   project to upgrade Lighting in City facilities  and then also along a street Corridor that has   experienced a significant copper theft and  we're putting solar installations there I saw   on that item that there was um some garage  improvements is that the remaining portion   that will be garage improvements if so which  ones that would be if funds are available if   that's a possibility I remember correctly  let me look at the report make sure I don't misspeak it could be used for  garage improvements if we have fun   available but the primary projects are the  city hall Bailey Street Corridor and the rec centers um number three would approve $14.4  million in water and sewer maintenance   improvements number four would adopt new safety  standards for elevators and escalators these   standards have been approved by the board of  electrical Appeals number five would approve a   purchase agreement for the old Park Elementary  School for the creation of the multi- agency Center on page four number six would approve  a not to exceed contract in the amount of $2,749 and predevelopment  costs in the amount of $77,400 now it's broken down into three phases actually  three separate projects in order to be able to   meet Federal requirements so the first project  will be for the winter shelter and our Target   is still to be open before Thanksgiving or  by Thanksgiving the second piece of it is   for the remainder of the Mac which is the intake  facilities and shelter and that is uh our goal   is to be have that up and running I Believe by  the end of April is that right April 1 April 1   and then the third piece is the construction  of uh affordable housing and uh non- congregate   shelter on the site and we're waiting  for notification on tax credit for that project on the non-consent planning  agenda the first item would approve   a zoning change in District Six there's  been a protest petition filed for that one   on page five number two is a resoning in District  three by the way it's correct in the report but   it's still showing it's incorrectly showing  is District six on the agenda that should be   District three the mapc recommendation um was  for approval the dab recommendation was for   denial and the third item is the resoning uh  for the Mac there is a a slight difference in   the protective overlay restrictions that were  recommended by m mapc and the dab it's all I   have on page five nothing on page six nothing  on page seven on page eight number seven is a   lease lease extension for concession operation  in clap Park uh that mayor that's all I have thank you very much any council member  comments uh just a reminder there is a   free fly in at javara airport tomorrow uh we had  this during our Thursday mayor's briefing and   it's an opportunity for youth to get some free  flights um with some experienced Pilots to get   them excited about someday becoming a pilot  themselves or getting involved in Aerospace   um industry here in our community so again it's a  Jabara airport Tom tomorrow Saturday more details   on their website thank you have a great weekend  council member am present I'm outdoor knocking for   a town hall that's coming up next Saturday let  everyone know I'm here and present have a good weekend can you say that again council member  Glascock I'm uh here I was outd door knocking for   a town hall that's coming up this Saturday so I  just want to make sure there's nobody else present   thank you very much thanks to council members for   joining us virtually and in person  have a safe uh Labor Day weekend