Wichita City Council Agenda Review September 6, 2024
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e e happy Friday we will begin our agenda review
you with city manager Leighton thank you mayor we have three proclamations on Tuesday and two
people on the public agenda um on page two Board of bids and petitions page three number one uh
bringing a status report to you on the parking plan discussions uh in the community we're going
to summarize again the purpose for the plan remind everybody of that talk a little bit about the
finances but then uh also come back with a summary of some of the themes that we've heard
uh during our public meetings and some options that we're exploring uh all we're asking you to do
is just hear this receive it and file it with the understanding that we'll be bringing something
back to you in the next 30 or 60 days to start working through uh more details so again it's just
a received this information gathered yes but no ual action will be taken that is correct other
than simply to receive and file right u under new business number one uh this would amend the city's
ethics ordinance primarily to clarify a definition of gifts there's a few other Provisions that would
be changed and then it would repeal the Council ethics policy so everything would be rolled into
the ethics ordinance clarify some confusion that there's been in the past regarding having an
Ethics ordinance and a policy so this will merge those can there be some background also on number
of complaints filed anything substantiated you had asked me for that before and I asked
the staff to be prepared to talk about that actually I asked Kathy seon
who's going to be giving the presentation uh number two would approve a cost
sharing agreement with SED County for a review of emergency communications and fire operations
stemming from an October 13th 2023 apartment fire incident number three uh would approve an
allocation of $1,320 th000 from the affordable housing fund to assist with Rehabilitation and
the sale or rental of 33 former public housing units that's all I have on page three on page four
first item uh would consider a cup amendment in District Two I think this is a little unique
it because it's an appeal Scott is that right yeah it was an appeal uh by a member of the
community not the not the applicant so this one's very unique uh in terms of how it's here but the
appeal simply causes it to go non-consent um it does not change the voting requirement by itself
yeah thank you was this heard by the dab already it was yes um so you'll see the information
about the dab and uh the mapc in the staff report okay number two on that page would
consider a zoning change in District Six there's a difference between the mapc and the dab
recommendations number five uh exact same thing District Six difference between the uh dab and
mapc it's all I have on page five under council member agenda I'm sorry on five and six you have
I think three travel requests page seven 2A this would amend the water plant loan agreement that
we have with the state revolving fund to reflect actual draws of cash uh interest pay and fees and
we do these amendments on a regular basis number three would approve an agreement with comare
for substance abuse treatment primarily for individuals that are referred from Municipal
Court number four would approve the selection criteria for design build project to upgrade the
Four Mile Creek wastewater treatment plant number five would approve an overestimate bid for a
special assessment sewer and Paving project it's all I have on seven page eight number seven
we're to approve an extension of a of excuse me seven and eight approve extension of leases in
the Oldtown parking Cinema garage we have retail space I think seven retail spaces and this would
um uh these amendments would extend agreements for two of those spaces does this change anything
regarding our Downtown parking conversation it should not no no again existing businesses
they've relied on our parking um our Oldtown parking um saor and yo are the two businesses
and so those rates have been locked in for how long have they been locked in well the rates
haven't changed since the beginning of the agreements which in the 1990s now these
businesses themselves have not been in place that whole time but um those uh all of
the Oldtown parking agreements have the same R 750 per space and 750 per space $7.50 per space
per month and does that cover the re recouping of costs for those spots no that's part of our
ongoing discussion that we'll talk about in our during the parking discussion should that
be part of our conversation regarding parking then instead of being consent agenda I think
we need to do this on the whole this is is a lease agreement so it doesn't include doesn't
reference parking at all they're leasing the space for us in the retail retail spaces
so the parking we need to deal with as a district so if maybe the rates go up later
we're not locked in at 750 correct okay y um number nine would extend IRB the
IRB letter of intent for an expansion project that's involving Midcontinent Midcontinent instruments in avionics um the extension
is due to construction delays in their project uh mayor that's all I have is there anything uh regarding the second
reading ordinances um I think we have a change from what we approved is that right yes um do I
have to talk about that there was there was one change it had to do with short-term rentals
and it was a a it was um regarding a penalty I'm sorry I don't remember the language
I I can send it out to the council again the city clerk sent something out to everyone I
think shortly after the last council meeting I think uh we did receive that I just wanted
to make sure the public knew that information okay okay that's all I have thank you thank you
mayor uh council members news from your District tomorrow is the district one breakfast featuring
assistant city manager Dante Martin and Parks and Rec superintendent Reggie Davidson uh we'll be
talking about all of the crime prevention work going on as well as youth football so hope to have
people out there we'll have a good breakfast nice hot breakfast better than District 3's breakfast
pancakes eggs bacon sausage all that good stuff yeah we have real food in District really finally
I hope everybody comes out instead of the rabbit food finally if you're not interested in attending
District one's breakfast District Four is having a town hall at senior services with the county now
I don't get fancy with food I just do donuts with Dalton but uh there'll be Donuts provided
for everybody it's a little less healthy option we had a ribbon cutting this morning at
Evergreen Park we have a new sand volleyball court so um I'm not really a volleyball
player but but um I could try if you guys want to go out there um also on Sunday I'm
doing a river cleanup from senica to um 13th in mlan hopefully we can get both sides of the
river so if anyone wants to come uh join me or us we need all hands on deck so have a good
weekend I I believe tomorrow is also is it tomorrow the uh stair climbing in honor of 911
um so good luck to all our First Responders or is going to make that track I'm going to show
up and watch them um maybe go up two or three flights and call it a day but um again we always
appreciate everything our First Responders do and it's a good time to just remember that they're
putting their lives on the line every single day for us thank you all and just a quick reminder
uh city manager I know that the flags were uh flown at half staff in honor of firefighter tyo
uh when will they uh return per protocol I don't the policy was for 30 days and I believe I I
just don't remember what that date is I I'll double check one last thing um I said I wouldn't
do this but I am shout out to West High I know commissioner Dennis has other teams he supports
but West High all right have a great weekend everyone for