Board of Park Commissioners
Regular MeetingWichita, KS · October 14, 2019
Minutes
Board of Parlt Commissioners
·Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday; dctol>er'i4, 2619
3:06- 5:00 P,M.
455!N Main C I T Y D .0 P
Gity Hall 1st Floo,r, Boo1�d Room
Wichita, Kansas 67202
W i C'.H IT A,
Members-Present: Bill:Ramsey; Ec!die Fahnestock,,Ai_ejo.C�br_al, Jy. t_a_liirig,
Meinh!!,:s A_b�en�: Troy Palmer, Jorl•Deatherage,.Ho.v:t,Hiliman,
City Staff: Troy Houtman (Director,Park,�Rfi!cr�atiori), Pe11ny G�Jc:ting (Clerk):,Elizabeih Harlenske
(Assistant•Cify_Attorney), Reggie.Davidson; TroyHendricks;.Ge"ritry'Tliiesen
Gu_es�:, fir, RobJ{.irriseye_r-(Frien_ds:Uriiversityj
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Item Descri�tlon
Call .fo Order
Eddie'Fahj,_es_to_cl<;. Pre_sipent; called·the, meeting to, order a_t:approxirriately3:04-p.m.
Af1 l]OIJ_n_c_e"le_n_ts
' Tliere-were�no·Ahnouhcerhents.
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Public _Comments
C:alvin,C:uJJp; HeadC:oach .Wicliita State:Rowing and Dire_ctor ofBoats·and'Bikes·atRiver Vista,
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1845:N Faifmount. Metwith Hol.ifrnarnlast week andwants to ensure we continue to express
, ourappreciatiorf,for wnat Parks ·ana Recreation'does f r ui·a�a,w"tfat:we are:t;yiriifto do·to� '
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. prngrammihg in our collegiate prngram,in the community,. The river is'd_own now so we are
not-ableto row Clr c:l<J �ny,-P,rc>gr�(!lming th�re, We ha'l_e fae.�l'l t_r!Jile_riDg �ach d_ay to t_he Lidie
Riverto practice. Wesi.vo·rked witli Houtman ori that'arid lie was able fo·,turn on some
add_iti_onaUights in.the;mornings, Also now that we have,theiretaiFside,.with,the river down
we �ave !Cl close !h!!.t_as,weJI.
Houtnfan,addea:it,,lias1 1ieeri welcoming working.with Calvin,and histeam.
i. ApprovelMinutes
[lec_ornrrier,ded.Action: Approv_e, sign and file minutes of the SeptembE?r 9;:2019; .Board of
Park .comm issiohers, Regular.Meeting,
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Motion h'yFahriestock; sei:ond l>y Ramsey, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY·VOTED,to'a·pproite, sign
and. fite·!tie minutes o_t'the September. 9; 2019, Boaril'of �a{k C:�mmissioners'R�gular
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2 Riverfrorit'Legacy•Mastef Pi_a-n(TroYHoutma·n/Jeff Fluhr)
fioutmal'ljstafr,d ncit'much.h<!S changEl_d. There is a meeting thisThLirsday, One thing he will
tie talking'abmitds',that it is.not,just about Centu�-11 and,the gre!:!nspace'.but'how.are we
going.to connect.within the river, how are we going to get mbfe people on ttie,river. Do we
need more.ramps, docks;what'other \hings do we need to get people on the river, Thiesen
will·-talkmore about,the,River·Barge RFQ:
Tabing aadedittiis Ttiursdays·meeting is .with the sub'that is looking attlie<ei:oriomic: viability
of a lot of different conc:epts: Next month_ is when three concepts wlll come outthat the
community. members,will: respond to.
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,Fa�_nesfo_�k, stated he,a_ l�o•siJ�:on!th E, Technic�I Advi�qry.:<,gmmifree .. They-are coritimiingfo
erigage'the commlii\ity.. They:nave,see·n a'ifewideas,come'to the top.and ifowrare,wofking on
'fe1·sibiiityfand 1 makingrs ure the nuriibers'rnake sense,
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Houtman-. . ·--s.fatect:he;has'beeri
. � app oached·a:c:o\ipleltimes aboUt,turnii@thattfiarigle,park'area
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into,a clog park. There 1 are,a lotof'dowritown:resii_jents,and:a[i:6ut/fiQ!?O%; hav_e:dbgs and
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.need? pfac:e·io ta�e•tbern to "'�It Naft1gerPa_c�:� ggingito__;,h_!!"e•�•gqg;nJ__ni 'J:his:is,a,;b_i!
largj,!r. ·pafr of ,theiidea· is:to close:down '\Nichita:Bo u levard;1 right,nexMothe,Post Office: We
ia(e;jpst exploririg,tt\e:idea,.hot�irig,has oeen�J)ut:intofmotiohyet .. "Therf;jfgpihg to be a;neeci'.
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for fundirig;s.v;e, rie.ed'to t11Jk5to_.the:_P,c,stJ)ffi�_e;Jraffi(cC>nt,r_ol;andf�11·those,th_ings, lf)J;does
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_ move forward'iherewill'be a·lotmore 0 presentations broughHorward ..
:liitro,to'Land use,Agreernent,Clapp -,Houtman
,Ho_utman st.ited,tie;'6as oe�n ilf>W�athed]by .i lot.ii bgslbess;thafse]is gisc_sfor;dis_c;gq}f., .fhe
jae.i is.c_Q,u lcl,w� l�a�.e ordo _;i l�g ·!-'Se'agre�_n:ie.rf!ito_1 u.�!! tjte o!f!,goltc1ub11o!:Jse•for,.i:re't�il'
spotJand•to sell beverages ahd:snacl<s, We'are\fi'yingfoJiiit mofe programming info•thatlpark,
we did a:Movle lriThe'.Rar�:. it;wasj1{iiotbalhhemedmovie'and �as hot;weil'ratten~ci.e8: :Next
·_sf)rii)g w_e1<1.r�;goJ!lg'(o,p ut aJu_l 'f[�giiil:progr.ii:nrti[ng!it�ll)'i.n.{hi;,:p2rKt.o .i_r y:t_o,gej;mgre
,activities,there: This•might'incluile•some oiscgiilfiournaments;,maytie • • .• . ultimate Frisbee.·we
•are:,talRing•aBout:it 6ut nothihg,f\'as happened.vet,
C<>untr:y �cre�)>og P.irk
Houtman sfated,.we are looking,at Country,Acres for a westsicle:dog,paik. 'We had•a
·swirhr\iingjpcicil thefe;thaf this n6:WJ.cli:>sed.. Tnefe are some'irripifctslto\fundifig;an·il dollars)
trading•spaces-v;itl\:the)\ollce l)epar1n,e_nt5J:tE!-•PoJice;Qepar:tmE!n!_i�ll9oking(at.p utt1ng:a,sub
�tation •�ti Btiff.ilo park so we_' -,yoll)q' E!l(diange some, �o_l l_il rs ,fgr th�!'l.rh ich ·.�o\ilcl/ g9 ;fow_� rd2,
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this, dog pa !<.. • 1t:is,a 11 ve r(pre Iirrii ha nj, ..we: sti11:h·a-ve,a ,lot :of, tti i iigs" fo'fa 11<:rabout and
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ih 11estigate{and research:, • •
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Ho'iffman sfatedJ>revioUs1v:therewas·a•presenfatioh1aboiih:naWging1the-street:tnefe .. we,Will
. bejlhing sorrielbackwards,parkihg;'the�e,a re;itemsto s_uppor't LeagJe 42. ·l'lie:constr\iction
wjll �ick-off in/ebwary,but't'rying:for,Januar:y, '··- ••
.3E .Ffiends1Unhiersitv Agreemeiit�!Davidsori
,Davidson stated� few,montiis�ago Dr,:Rob.Raiifsey�r,;Athietiec'Dif_e�for, Friends'l:Jhlversify
•approa�hecl _llS'atio.ut.•.u �iog;VvesfSicle:..fi.t�IJ,!.�,c- F,ielclJ\a_�Jil'.Pl<IC!!i'.foi,host�nei,r,:t\.Ql!ll"Jg�rTil!S_ang'
practiceslfor-their baseball,'.team1along with, other options•to make1.improvemerits.on•site .with
ian:ihitiai·iniiestment·otafm·ast,$300;000. 1i11:onjuncti6h, wefwoula still.naveiaccess_;fo
cpntin u e;wjth. QU! •cu rre nJi p_rqgr� lll_rrl_lng !_!l�i W!!li ,!�,garr.iesjfor Oso i_s9\ ,cine of th� high lights
of the.agreement:we have,been working,on is'Friendswill make'improvemeritsincluding
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. a rtificia I turf, onitne!i nfield, .Wnich,wi 11 :i iicl udeithe,fou 1;1i fies d6Wn,o6th1sides ,as,wel1.
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Addition<!I JiJ,f)roven:,l!Qi� �ill 1!1Clui:leJbas_ls;top_s: _AS,p,!r:t;ofahe(!Jgrf!,em�_nt;tj:1ey,1,VC>9ld'sover
I part ofthe electricity costs that•go along,with it the[first$2(000 oflhatswo u ld be covered by
the City,ahtl . ahytb jiig-'civerthat iwouia, te -tqVefed :i5,Y Frien<i�i on:site'ffash:se niicelw_ould
•'co!1ti11,1JeJojbe•rnalt2foi!1 egJ?Y'U_S,oJ1:tfaecc usr:.e�_t �y,d�:we h�y!!,n_OW; •A�Y,!jlirig ouJsicl_� C>f{h_!!t
,would be covered:by - '' Friends. therewo u li:l'.be no additionakosHo
. the tity,. f or them toJ:ie
cfnsite l.lsing;the .., space.
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'This is,a•gooaiwayif o db•the partnership;without!ihcurring;additional,cost; they.are•willingto
, invest arfdi improve,ttii\site: :MaY:tnroughJuly,summet i�ague,b-a'setiall'WOtJlil,be .there'.
l1111c,r:iday,th:���ghTb_urs i.jay,:,W!!.�hlY,: M�rcl]Jfrg�gb:;r:0�Yilt�i5:�i?JTb�se_oAII ga[!l!!S•\f,/_O_ll �•·oir
;;held;there.oflce aweek, Theri,,tliere:w6u ld oe.otcasior\al overflowa\ames,from South Lakes
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• weekehd'tOurna· mehts. 'Friends;. potential expandeci use,_wouia:not ihtefferewitn;current· fse,
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thosewotJld 1continuewith (;_ity discretion: Collegiate games and practi�_es will be held there.
It will also be,the•hostfor,tournaments for local teams and,visitingte_ams in the are_a.as well as
clinics-and instruction as.well. lfwill'also··help support our Wichita tourism and college
recruitment.
WhyWestSide,AthletitField? 11t:is close to Friends.University, can benefit fromJhe usage and
the,fields are:ail grass that wewiil be able to improve by'.putting in'tuifr Jhat will improve our
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game play in to_urn�ments ih the;rE!c cgmmunity and-still be able to use that space. They plan
to replace the:scoreboards and'.backstops as wel_l VJ,hic_hwill fu@e_r erihaf1ce our mission, This
will be,an initial;agreehier\tfof 10,years arid could exj:ia-rid ·up fo 30 years. It gives us
opportlmities to.share advertising and sponscirstiip dollars:to help offset some of the
expenses. Additio!')al benefits·are l'riend_s \\/ill.maintain th.e turf, The IJigh traffic are_as will.be
maihfaihed ·and'repaired·at Hiends'-.cost. • They will:be•pfovidiiig the grandstar\d·-supplies. We
currently maintain the a·reaibutthey wili inaintafrfit whiie they are using it. They will maintain
li_abi[ity;_insurjlf1Ce,th_aHvjll cover the City as.well as,anyore,usjilgthe f�cility while on site.
There.will also be:additional-revenue.from sponsorships. They-will'possibly improve some
other,spa·ces ohsite,as part ofthis,partnership.
He di_splayed the are_a of the Q!!II field where they are starti�g_firsf.cshowing,the in_field, foul
lines; backstops ani:f,si:cireboard improve"inents. Long term, the-goal.is to turf.the other field
indicated that will be u_sed for softball in the future. There-is potentiai to add a soccer field,
a11d ir, thefi.rture an incJ.o_or train_ing fa�ility. The·benefit is-t_h�y are incurring·all the cost for
the enhancements and upkeep and it-gives us an adaitiohal,arneriity that we can,use.at no
cost.
Ramsey inquired if the indoor trainingfacility,is something tha_t would be availjllile to the
p·ublic. Davidson.responded it would be-something availableJM us'.fo.progra"m around the
time they are not;using it;for their team. Houtman added it woulcl:noi ·be.a daily drop in
situation, it \\/Ou]d.�e.scheduled tJrogr,�_rnming.
Fahnestock asked.if Frfends played here last year. Davidson.responded they played at a
differen_t locatiCJn, Rob l{arnseyer s_fated last ye�r they wer,E'! �t West·Urban.bec�use they had
been.at Lawrence Dumont Stadium for-seven.years, prior to that'theywere at this site for
several years. Fahnestock confirm·ect.that [awrence Dumont, 10'15 years ago, had-turf infield
and gras_s outfield. _Several comment_ed itwas:all.turf.
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Harlenske.stated.when Friends was using itbefore, before Lawrence Dumont, we had an
agreement. This is'rnore compiicated'b_ecause:they are putting major improvements on the
i:>rotJerty. You h_ad t_he price ofabout $3so;ooo. AIJ_d, that d_qes notin�lude the grandstand or
the scoreboard? Ramseyer responded:they h·a·v e-the funding.to ifnrnediately do turf infields
and they are exploring how they can do the rest. Houtman stated the timeline•is once.the
?greem_ent_i§finalLz_ed,aAd take fo (;ouncil. Harle_n_ske_stated wewould peed a vote today for
Park Board to approve to get it.to Council in two weeks. Houtman adaed the-timing is we
would start construction ·in the.next month or so because they need it.for the spring season.
WE! do r,eed a voto;,, _n_ot necessarily on the contrac(but on the philosophy of the agreement.
ltwould give us great flexibility in our programming, and a n·ew partner to make sure the
parking lot is filled and the field ·can 'be used a·li year long.
Fahnestock inquired if the initial construction phase includes the backstop. Ramseyer
responded no, right rioW the only funding we ha\ie is for tile infield. Cabral inquired if that
was both infields or just.the big one. Ramseyer responded'just the baseball field. Ramsey
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:�larifiesJ:-«h�tlii; tJ,aj�g,t_ajk�sJ:�IJmff fq�J.a.vtis'jus!sthe,big,fi_eLd'" [)aY,i�or:iia,tl_cl�d\!JiI i�,i�t,a
coneepf of-what, we envision, •we 'a re· in· frieffd ly coriiiersatioii'; uhtilifuna i ng;is, ava ila ole:
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.l;{afle�ske'_,stateiJ!theJease[t6\templates,t�eyic:an[foy_e�'additioriaUielcf(and:8o'aci�itiona1
_agreements, )f thil( cq111es tci f)a_ssi?riilJti_ey'5:_an;get,cq111_rni�m_enis,·tha,tth2sJo;�etr\Jr:l'.�Y-th e:
City,and the Park Board before it1is1done. Ttiere'is a:dause;in thedease tliat'Says-we,wilhnof
\iiire·as'o·nablywithticild approval. 'l:loutmai\,ai:ldedhhe,fo,fson We,did ,that:was be'i:ifuse -they
1 rieed 'reass\Jran�_etheytia�ve·the a�ility,to'grciw: Jheylare gettl_ogJlils 1 aJl}r,om·donilt1ons-so_
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• 'l,h_ey,!")eed !l!eir c_:lo_npisto.kr:iow:f�ls isia, i:i.9s_siJ:>iliJy_, ••
:Ramsey,ihqUire/;t'.li:tney come,i\ack;ahdOsay we;are]gciih-g"to do alscitce�fiei8-10rian:ihcioor
't\aining;1wo uJd it c9 mi, IJil��ltQ'.gqil rd, Thern.:a,r_e1f&..e fi_elcl s th_ereJ'!9.W, ,hoy,,Afier:i,ar,e"t,h_ey,_a_n
iihuse?1 Davidson,responded'typically,the,fieldswe,use'are'for·league•play,and,we can expand
,to Linwood where:we havelfields,We jUst;ci ffsome�(tpgfades to: H6Utmanstate'li:we,thought
!�_b9lit,t,h�t lt ls a.,JJQSSl�fljty.wefcp�1d'ios_e-,t1.yo fi_el_Qs;;pne \YOIJ!d_;ll_eiihe;sq,cferfi�ld �_n_gjhe
,other would'be:the;indoor fa�ility..Whafwe.are,ta'lking;aboutlis·otherfocaiions,where we·can
aliscifb,ttiose:programs._ This!gives us1iiicirelflexiliility.··1twill .. b-e;greatlif�we navera sciccetfield
'iien\Jiecause1we:c:fo·n•t have,on� in'the:c�ntra!'.part'qf th� city, fhis1wi11Jie;a gteat pfa_ce to 1 do
il,lgtcoLofhert),_ings �til_ hjg�erl�ve]'f9s the:d�\',{nto_"Y_n �r_ea: •
.�ahhestocR:stat�d-thls 1is,an:excitlng1pr_oject, not'.only<for Friends;b,1Jttfie;Gity OfW�ni_ta.,
'6.911.mto,�n:_nee,«fa•aftiy�ti,o!): 'W.fft\Jtlle1p[i:v_aie1cl0Qil_tiq_nsJfti_e11_ds b.as,t_h_is··cgu_ld _b_!!�jco_ol
,faci I ity, over,the, next+10.,yea rs or-so,
Mcition1by Fiihnestock,secona Sy)Cabral,1IT,WAS UNAt"'IIVIOUSLYiVOTED,tocappro,ye,this;arid
move itiforward)o;coundl on ill�vembe;s;:zoi!'i. (4-0).
3F '.1\iaftzger Entertainment�'Ttiiesen
\Gehtryl:hiesen stated she had talked toJne'Boa fa'on;thetphilosophVJon'.ttieteiiefit'
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'rr,an_agementserykes�Reci�es! for!i�roposal fo( 'rilJfrzg_er:fa{k. W,e 11efq·to rede{igQ �cl
'activate the space. We'ite,already;clonetitie,reilesigmand'.construdion. Themext-•stepHsthe
a�tiv�tioi'i tiftiil space'til reflid w�a1::wiu1d tie,afsigriatufe ao�htbWiijiarl<. A,iiititifdfwe·rit
:fnto"this 1id�a torniiig fiom�a SL4: inn lion clonatlo_n 'i'fom:Evergy fo(tHe:consrruqtlo_i1'o(a·
;p�v@�r,_ a_nd_;��g�,- Ih!!'Cc.ity �as,s_ou.gh(o\!'ta_;c_orr,p_�_QY;foj1r9�uceJsped�_I e_vents; c9!]5=erts;,
-festivals and tnen too·a an~a oar,.ihanagemenf:afNaftzgef Park, :rliei"fnanagementwill'betacine
soleif bythe,Vendof v,iith, a'.j'>ercehtage, ohevehUe:snil ng .com1 ng. b�c� tci,tl\e\City, .tlie
'corr, p� ny is '[eSJ)O_rlS_ible'for faprlm.<irffv 1:a 11':a_spect's[cif _exe_ni rr,_a.nage.,rn_eri}1ihcLugfog,acci uiring
talerit,.managing,contrac:ts; sl\ow production, maiketing,ana:aditertisin"g:to include
:spofisorsh i p's Wit ti inltne;pafli; ,staffing:a ha' logistii:s\management;' and ha f ·aridi fbcid!ser;vices.
Ttie,C_ityiv.,oula•·1i_e;resj)ohsit:il}•,forJbe:n9rm�Tma(nJen_ari.ce t_h�tis\y,,_itl}in thaJ,type g fhigt,
usage park,th�fwE!,apply t�:ciih�r p�rkswi!h th<1t"stand�rd.
We we_re•fir_sfappr,oi_!�11e_d gy:a'Lbc�tvengor'in J1Jrie �iJh•an;@i:_� e>_(,\'/�afthat'.n1ight !P.o.l<H�e_.
'We puVitout:forproposaland,opened:thatup.omSeptefnber;g:and closed on,October 4. A
prejir�jios�Sm�e_ting;was,field,oillSeeterril5e(,1? a_nd iiacira1c6Uple pep�le'.come ana\as½
. q�est!on_s.c ·W�\S�ue.«!!a11 ad_de_ng�rn'to. �.ns\Yer ,t_tlgs_!![guest19n_s'form.a.lly.,10.:t_h,e_;p_eople_ctbat'
:could,not,attend;the1meetihg,, Nowthatihas·closea:and we.will be.'hosting an'.interview·
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Thursday, october!11.: Tori 0eathefa'ge·trom\ine7Parli,Boarct.WiU'.Be;ser;ving a§tfie;ll_ar1<:s.ciafd
r_epr_e�e_ii_ta,til[e_: B,e_��use 'l,'__ef9_rjly rgt,ejye_a q_ne �j�'l!Ye cl_o_ 110,t.a. fP[l!li_!I sel�1:tio11 �o.r.n.r:ril!tee,
The:only people[thatwill be,requiredto be there wilLbe· representatives,frcim P.ark;yF.inance;
we;have,inititeil Tori'as:weil ,to:get;ihifut,ffcim Vfiu. Afterttiafo;ve hcjpe to iiostneggtiaticiris
a�g)reffpre�er1ffhe;c9nJrnc,!ito',you, Ln NC>ye!1'l�er/ �nclQify•IZQ.UJ1�il'a1�.e_ll,,
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Ta_bing inquired if therewould,be a minimum usage, a certain number of events per month
or.year. How will-that-work? Houtman responded that is part of the negotiations and we
want to sit down ·and.talk to the potential vendor. It could have a minimum amount. But the
think.that-is important is.that the more they do, the more they have the potential to make.
This is not going to in�lude every piece of programming. A lot of the family oriented
programming, tlie:regular health and fitness programming•will be done by us. If there is
going to be a·"Bingd Night'.'we will do that. If there is going to be a·special theme night we
rriighfdo that. .It is gciing,to be. a great collaboration. The great thing is we don't have to
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worry about-finding the entertainment-and serving-alcohol. Once they meet a certain
threshola there is some revenue sharing that tomes back to· the City. Thiesen added the City
holdnhe master calendar for _the park so they would be responsible for being able to say yes
you can do this .event. or .no. you .cannotto the event: We can then make .sure it doesn't
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overlap witli progra·mming we•wanno do. Houtman added they'rnet with lntrust Bank
Arena, so a lot of the events would dovetail on some of the things they are doing. It is going
to be tied closely to aWthe activities they are having downtown. Cabral)nquired if the
agreementwould deter us from working with the Tall Grass Film Festival.in the future.
Houtman responded it would enhance those opportunities: Ramsey asked if it would limit
anybody from being able•to utilize the park, for instance·the Wagonmasters and their chili
cook off.. Wouli:l-they. be able to lease for the day or do they.have to go through that vendor?
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Houtman responded we.will hold.the'.master calendar, it is our'i:lecision to make, but we
would .do that and consult with our _vendor. Wagonmasters•are self-supporting and can
op,eraJ.e everything, so.this might be a:situation where they are not involved.
Thiesen:stated a lot of the.eventswill still have to go through the Community Events
appHi:afion, We will still receive those special event requests. We can then ad as a liaison to
•talk-between the vendor and the community event·to lielp coordinate. Fahnestock stated
this aiieviates the City staff from having to find talent. Houtman.adi:led the. liability of the
alcohol operations a_s well.
Fahnestock inquired'ifa vritewas needed today. Houtman responded a vote.supporting the
:philosophy.of this arrangement. Once we get the.items negotiated we would bring it back in
Nove_mb_er a_11d then t.ike·itto Coun_cil t_he next wee_k.
Motion liy Ramsey; second by.Cabral, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to recommend
supporting the pi,Iiosophy of.the-vendor for Naftzger Park. (4-0)
4A River Ba_rge �FP - Thi_esen
"Thiesen stated we had another proposal out.for the River Barge concessions. We are asking
a vendor to,pro\iiae servii::es:for'entertainmentand educationai programming to activate the
.Arkansas River, including coc�tailcruises; children( s tours, hi_storic tours, taxi services, etc.
Th_e idea isto creat� a unique cultural experience.for locals.and for visitors that wouldwant
to come·and see this "must see" atfraction of the city. Then balancing revenue and
affordabie rates. It is about establishing a public/private.partnerships between the ve_ndor
and the City-ihat meets.the.requirements and is.the most•advantageous over cost.
The:conditions are,that the proposer must operate within.the existing river,conditions. We
will·not_be dredging the river. That would be a multi,million,dollar cost and1we.don't see it a•
effective or possible atthis time. The City may negotiate,the con·struction ofnon-permanent
boat docks as the·vendor may•request:
We've been looking at'this for a•couple years at what this.might look like and.how we might
, propose'.it. We.reieased a Requestfor'lnformation on July 3_and closed it on Augusts to
understa_nd who might be interested and what-they might propose to the City: An RFP was
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pu.blished·on'Septemb�r H. and closed this past Frigay., The preproposal meetihg,was held.
o·n,Septernbefl9: We had someone come and,ask questions•aboutit. Staff.evaliiation"will
begin.this Week. Cabral.askecfhow rnany proposals.were,received. fiiiesen respondedwe·
received one. Cabr.al as_ked ifth.ey were local. Tlii!c!s_eo responded thatis.i_nfor_matio� she . is.
not able.to disclose. It.is a.sealed.proposal. Houtrnan:provided sorne:additiohal bacl<grotfrid.
Abouttwo years•a·go the Cityof,San Antonio. vendors anifbarges. We Were approached by·a
vendor to provide the,seryice.here:in Wichita by._usingJhose barges here.. Unfortunately they
were able to sell them·to another city: This idea has merit; il'is just a.matter of.finding the
right entrepreneur•to corne in and•tackle the idea: Unforturiately the riverisjifetty shallow,
so a largev 0hulled boat is·not·going to work, ·rvfore than likely it is going to have to be some·
kiDd of.barge, Cupp staied'sorr.iehow..he miss�d thi_s: Ho.utman �dde_d.we have-been
investigatingdt'ifor civer tWo years. He,and-Councilmember Frye.nave had-discussions. After
more research'. behind it, it has not.been very successful, weiare,back to square:orie: 'There
was a news article,lastwe!c!.k.• F;rorn that:.he:received_,aboub12';ernails:�it_. h al!,k[rids of.gre�t
ideas forthe. Park &-Recreation.Departrnentto do. 'They,kind of mis·sed' the·:idea that it•was'a
entrepreneurial activity tliat'sorneone else couI�:operate. We,.Wiil locib1tthe,proposai:and
see where we·are at.
Tabing; asked if the City Would make:anycapitaLihve·stmehts? lfso;. thaf.woiild impact.rent
that.would be,charged, so how do you·structure•a deai:on;something lil<e,thi_s. Ho!Jtrnan
responded'there.are:a rr.ii!lio� w�ysto, do'ttiat ancj.we are. not;dose to anything Ii�� tha_t,. the
rnore,that peo·pIe put capital:dbllars'into'.itthe lessithe CitY':Will'.be:putting:in. Lip. .fforit,. but
there:are:opportunities'for-them'to use,that for revenue generating}or themselve·s, if it
requires the.City to put in"infrast�ucit1re theri ih_e rent goes;higher,, We:rieed to\ial� al:Jo.ut 0
this.with Riverfront Legacy,.liow does ,thii; c all blend:in:
Ramsey as.ked if.this is something that is'supposed to,be opeiatihg year-founa,or,just during
the summer/weekends, Oriis,th�t·part of, the RBR,1 _Houtman-respgriiledjt·could he,
whatever. Let'.s f[nd oufwhat,they.want to do. If would be part:cif.fhe;negcitiatibns, part of 0
what'. tlieir' business ;plan : is. • so:far,. it has not. b'eeif,ver:y'fruitfti I. Ramsey, statifd.
Wagonmasters;iloesthis during Riyerfest: !tis incredioly packed far &ose ninerdaY,S;,liutit'[s
free: lt:is .well received. He'likes·theiiaea but-not:sure how it-woula goyeaHound. He is
• :, • • •• , ••• C. • ••• • • -- •• .a o • <, S, • •"• •- •.• ••••. •' ' -•• >-' • • • • ,- , T••••.-,C
interested iii;howttiis works out: Hotitma·n·stated We'.11'.keep tcying,and seeWhafhiijfp·ens:
5 Recreation, Update, (Reggie, Davidson)
Daviqson·pre�ented.September Recreation,H_ighHghts.
Attiletics had a gocid year with the youth football program. We,had over 1;200 kids•,With 62
ie�ms, .Currentiy playing games a'f Dr. Glen Qey, Ejr11A1ood an_d ty1c�dams•par.�s., 'Because of
the·large participation,we have run'into some challenges with parking, This,yearwe'.have
been working with �riends,to look;at hosting our'cha�pionship game,dn their, turffie.id.
We,also partnered with the:Ronald.McDonald l'iouse.Charities,to.hosta Kickball To-urnament
atSouth lakes. They haci'32 tearn:S participate on September 14.
• ,The,Athletic'Divisiori also put on a,yotith fast,pitch·tournamerit on,se·ptemb·er:20. Tney'had
. 2S'teams:participate.
We,are·cohtinuing.fo see quite.a.bit cif.growth,in,thatarea. We,dia haite•to cancel•a
tournament on•9/22 .due:tb'weather. That:is one ofthe,thihgs that the partnerships With
otner places,UkeJriends·at Wes(Side thatrnay �e·pol!'ntia_lly·be an•of>por:ttmity for•us if we
had tuif:to,be.able to rnove.overto that location·to-host.some,bfthcise garnes as·we11 ·when
tiie1weather gets:bad.
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Boston Rec Center is in the process of getting a new playground. It is expected.to be
comph,!ted_in the December timefrarne. We have already started;doing some of the prep
work. The.new splash pad will.be coming. They started breaking ground to be completed for
next summer. we·are·also doing some facility improvements.inside during.the transition to
fall session.
Linwood Rec Center had a:really good. fall"session, They offered 50 classes and.46 of those
rnade, exceeding registration rnihirnurns. We have been putting emphasis on making sure we
ey�luate programs those programsoffered ever year and bring back the ones-that are well
attended. Pickleb�II conti.11ues to,grow. We have starte_d to offer some of those classes on
site,in,ttie gy·rn. Some.maintenance and repairs are being_done'to prepare for cold weather.
Ralph'Wulz Rive_rside, Tenni� Center has•b_een active, We hosted a.wooden racket
0
foufhameiitttiat was a throwback tournament We tiad 24 pl,!Yers that participated. We are
seeing quite aJiit more usage, expandir,g our programs with some unique·programs. They
aJso p_artkipated on•Open Streets ICT: They had'sorne tennis,programming on-site to
- - for-what
continue·to get exposure �- - w_- e,do. We.had Newman. University
. - player,,tennis center
staff, USTA, and)Missoi.lri Valley tehnis:Jilayers all,participated. We had over 25,000 attend
ttle,event: '.we �ot:aJotofgooi:fexposure. •
We,-are in'the process offransitioriing.to a new rec management software that will roll out in
February 2020.
_ CM,FRYE joined,meeting at 3:48.
, Goif Update (Troy Hendricks)
HendricJs·stated September was a good month with·not much rain. Rounds are up slightly
under 1%"forYTD in comparing the 4 course system si_nce w_e have rem_oved Clapp from all of
our-numbers. Revenue is'cfown about 4% and expenditures and encumbrances are up 13%.
In 20i8we were n_ot paying any personal services. Some.of the ohes we have been paying
thisy-!!ar are fu,el, equjpme_rit rental, data and iT charges and a couple other fees. With those
being added oacldn last.year, this year those·add upto-$434,265 for YTD. If you calculate
thatbackJn, when we look:adast year we show showed that net inc6me was $721,000. If
·you,r.e_mo\/e,that'we are down 40% in revenue. Our expenditures are· up a little bit. He
started goingthrough·the·203 report which break things dowri m_ore, A couple things we had
thisyear that we ifaan't anticip-ated wasthe main irrigation line•at Auburn Hills started
leaking. We hadto_tear apart 135th Street to repair that. Thattotal cost was $25,000. The
he has had some ot_h�r irrigation]ea�s on the main linethatt_otaled about another $10,000.
We haveil'iad abo·ut$35,000 anhat facility justin unexpected expenses. At MacDonald in
Augustwe had the purnp house go down. We were not able to water the golf course so we
haiho,gefthat refl_aired, T_hat bill was abo_ut $19;000, We have had other issues, some air
conditions h·ave.gohe out at a couple buildings. We are in,the process of putting together an
idea _ofsome of those.things we have done this yea"r that have caused those expenses to go
up. We are_in the proc�ss of working on the Golf Guide-for next year and planning all of our
player develo'pnient programming fof next year. We should have that ready to go and be
published in January or February.
Fahnestock"asked how the membership program is going. Hendricks responded as of the end
of September we had sole! 388 memberships. That is about 39% of what our season pass
sales are in a year's time0 It has slowe_c/ down now. We have seen an increase in rounds.
Whe·n we look at August/September for our season pass rounds in 2018 we had 8064; for
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:2019whichwould be,seasor\ ,pa·ss rourids•and:memliership rounds we,ifre at.10;480,:.which is
a:30% increase, We)ooked at cart usage, that is'optioriai, ahd wh'at:season pass holders
'were,spending:o.n:carts, last . yearfor that}wo m.ontti pe[l9cfapd).ivi)at·tti,ey,spe_11t·J1i s year
,and we are up in·revenue inicaifs aswell.. Fahnesfock asked of food and beverage factor into
rev��u� per round. Hendrick'sresjioni:led tliaUs•facforeci'inlasWell. lt.is,tofai/everiue that
wejgenerate for,thewhoie fac:iiity, �ahnestock,a��E!d if\.ve, have loo�ed at,solTle.'�Qrt of
�inier.specJiJ,t_ti�j..yvou[cl ru.n trom,l'Jpve!Jlb.er i_,:i Fe,b�u�r:y. M!Jybecget you more seaSOf f J)ass
holdefs•signed up on the memliership•program. :Hehdriclis askea ifhe,was;talkinglaliout
.someihirigiil<e•a discounted greens;f�e. Fa"t\nestotk'tr"esponded·yes; just for the �inter·
months·then,theywould
- - . haveto1buy,a1reguiar
· -- • . , - - -- �• ·• · - --�- membership
- --� ·---•·-· --• - --· - ·•--·-=·· after'that.
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a'couple things .to be careful,aboutiis that<we,are.,providir\g a•gieatvalue with'tlie diffent:
pass,:so you'd6nlt,want:to1ileValueittiat.by76ffefing1aribt�ei.speciaT., Scime,,of'that it:huflt:into
the pass we just;cr.eateil,-. Q.ne:of,th_e:reasonsw_e �enfthJs.dire_ciio110-11as•,tg,eJi1J:1.in�t�;_havjQg
several·differentdiscounts and1passes, That•gets,corifusing, .We!have looked'at it>ih·the past
ahd·did'.evalu�te,:biiCright,110�/th�tiis notanythinfwe fre m·ovingffc.iiward:wiih' Hehiiricks
addecl)ie:menti6ned it briefly.and:nqne:ot,the,goirpros biton it, 'ftiey,ar�,yer:y:n,:uch in tune
and:wanting to make:surewe1gei:a good·rate penciund,1 Acouple,years ago:thereiis a
spre�dsli�et tliat,hi �;� give·.:it;;iihe,GiS.lf:.e..civi�i>fyCffr�fmitt��;th�at stifi'ts'i�·201oho11 prior
to when we,sfarted doing some dTscounts. w�1dfd',quite'a fe.w discouQtfin 2612/20H:ancl
2614. We saw .o.uJ'fui1• r.a.�.k greensfee roun_cls'wh)cb��re-•aver�ging:abouf19i)'a.9owDfo
56%. Ourrevenue·dropped,appropriately,as.well. 'We are trying to make,sufe we:keeI> those
numbers·'as high.a·s we can. We:afe notgetting·any]mofe rourfds,:so we need tQ1make·sure,
we.lTlake the revenuewhere.1/J.E''CiJ.n. fa_h_nesfo�_�;sf.aJed lo,okjng{n (hepast,we,s.ee:a
�ignifi�arit drop right al:>0ut thisitime 1when the weather is getting;cooler,:he.was,just
wondering if.you had.looked at that Hendritks'stated with the new p·ass'j:>l,rri;,sihte;tlief
don't.have.t;;;;,,ake tbat:co-pay,,we are hoping:th.a.t:p_nth.ose,.d,iy·we:might see;so111eci:(those
pas� holclers �on1e1out, re11t1 � �aiband - . pJa,y;g:hciles,- •\NE' are hoping1t.ha(generates some
.
additional revenue in'the wirite·rth·roug,li ttiafpfogram.
Hendrick� sJated tbr_ollgh thE' b�clget pr()�.ess !b[fa_nd las't;ye_a.r, �� h�ve beer i11stru,cted to
nqtonly close Clapp GOifCourse, but.we,alscrfurlougti all:fulltirne'staff, Wtiat<\1/e. liave done,
in order to make it not so impattfulto our cusfome'rs"and golfefs;afoun- d the community, we
havE! put,together,a furlough;iil�nj_t\at-wilj take.:pl�_cE';OVE'f a fourmo(it_h pE'riQd, sta.rti11g in.
November.we.will have one course,closed each,week. lt<would go·through a rotation.over
the hext 16.weeks, All,staffthat°works iri'the clubhouse'will be,furlolil'l�ed. OUr
maintenance crew. furiough··is a .•littl�:diffetent, yo_uqm'tjust shut;do�n.the:maintenance
sid_e,o.ft.hi_ngs. JheJe,are.i.hingsth�y che�k �n� do e11ery c:lay. They�heck the:pumpihouse to
make.sure itis n·otfoiining··excessiitely,cif it;is,they'have·,an:ifrigation.line tliat.is brbke'h and
they n_eed.to.get:itJi_xe_d, 'fhey:hav_e·,.three fuil,time,P,e.ople th,at.v.,ork,m�intenance,,they are
goi6g to furloug� ev_e_r:y third v.,�e�, Sh�11�'�nd he.will be:furlotJghed'during,that'time period
on·e week.per-month. we, a·re,anticipatin1fwewill meetaheirbu·dget req'i,irements;for.2019
and 2020: ,We,also;looked.at in.fa11uar:y and fe_bruary havihgJwo course� open,,and
ajter11ating,IJ�c_k. By having\hree course� 9pen,and one being,closed we'increase availability
foYoiJr,gcilfers'fo play by 50%. Cabral asked a_liOufthe pla'n'fo communicate thatto.our
golfer�?: Hendricks re-spon_aed we;t,av,E"on_e,more:111eeting with,the:u_l}ion to finalize the .plan
_before we can communicate t<J golfer�. that meeting.is scheduled for this week, Once we
i
have'that:finalizeil'we will put iton ou'r.website; if will l e included in email blasts and
throu�h push notifications,
Houtmari:stated the.Golf.Division•did liire:Rowan Coop·er,tb replace Michelle Haun. We have
also.Katie Dawes; in Recreation:asweil:
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7 Wichita,Parl_<,s,Foundation Update (Troy Houtman)
'
, Houtman·stated'they had a greatfundraiser aHhe WAVE. There were abou_t 70 people
' attended.
Plates for Parks has a,couple new.events.
'They are working on a policy and procedure on prioritizing and,spending those dollars on
capital projects. A couple groups have already approaclied-them with their needs. We will
. see,how.we can,come,up with a standardized way to make,sure everybody gets a fair shake
,at using those dollars for the:projects we.want to,use.the for.
8 OJ Watson Pa'rk Committee Update (Troy Houtman)
Houtman.stated we are moving forward.With four-seascin facility: lfis going to be a great
venueJor weddings a_nd parties. It-won't be built unt[l.a year from now. We,are going
through,the,final processes on the perm!tting. Within a fewmonthswe hope to start the
bidding pfocess and see ·some·construction going·on.
G�brai a_sk�d wliatthe capacity is for that space. Houtman responded he believes it is
roughly,about 1-10,120.
9
' Aquatics Maste{Plan Update (Troy Houtman)
' Houtman stated we·are doing a presentation at Council tomorrow to finalize all of the art and
a_est_hetics of the,prClject,the b_tJdgetand to get $J2M'au_thorized for the bonding to start the
construi:tior\wi>rk. We did,a review ofconstruction companies•and contractors that would
b_e.alife to liicfon the.projectaliout a'week and a half ago. ·cabral Was onthat committee.
We have a go_od,group ofvenc:lors; there was only one that we we·eded out. There were
three'pocil builders and seven construction companies.
10 President's Update (Eddie Fahnestock)
There was no President's update,
11 Director's Update (Troy Houtl'l!an)
Hciutma·n.stated next week we·hope,to putout ttie Reque·st:tor Proposal out for the Clapp
M_as_ter Plan, We hav_e that out for about three weeks until the middle of November. We
have,_a cgmrn_iit�e wiU pllt 't_ogeth_er. Ty will �e on that committee.
We had a·couple ribbon cuttings at the Fabrique playground and the Harrison Dog Park. The
v.te_ather held ciff long enough so they could have a nice ribbon cutting. At College Hill we had
a ribli6n cutting for a,new Keeper. We had a Keeper at t_he dC>g park as well.
Cabral.stated he,.W, tlle,Gha,mber are working with Together Wichita. One thought was to
celebrate a l�O years'of Wichita by givi_ng-sC>methi_ngtC> every. _District, The thought was to
put.two Keepers'in tWo parks'in ever District for'a total of 12 Keepers next year. They want
to find artis!s'inJhose neighborhoods that co,uld commemorate maybe.the history of the
comrn.l!..nity or ne_ighb.orh_ood. The th<Jug�t \1/ould be the Ch.amber and wand Together
Wicl\ita\vould jUst carry this forward. The idea is to activate different parts of the
community and use,it as a Way to celebrate 150 years of Wichita. Next month we hope to
haye a fe'N_ peop_l_e here.to p�esent.Qn t_h_atplan and nextst_eps an�_timelines. We hope to
have.all Keepe·rs installed byJuly 21, Wichita's birthday. One thought isto be able to
showcase them atRiverfest. Fahnestock asked what kind of Keeper are we talking about.
C!J_b�a_l responde_d it•is _like wj,at was.done.at CClllege Hill. The '!lfh.ite fiberglass Keeper and
then we would gci through the design process with the Design Council and City then come to
the Park Board as We ff for approval. We will get in contact with Council members as well to
get r�comm_endations. We.have a short list of parks we re_ceiveitfr_om_staff: We also want to
hear from Council and'their.District-Advisory Boards to make sure that those areas are the
most in need of activation.
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Thiesen,shared a handout onwhatthey have been developing ori the Community
Engagement Plan� They:started the process'in Ma\ ( working on de\ieloping our.community
Engagement Plan ...We)ind itessential that.we inform and engage the community, Examples
fr_o_m the past'i,nclude·planning ai CliJppwhen wewere going·to close·the golf course.,the
Aquatics Master Plan, ,:ind then what'we have done·:with our PROS:Plan in 2015 and CAP.RA
accreditation in 20i6 .. On:the '2019 Spring Rec.ciass Survey we had:no:respondents froin the ,
age of18·to 2,4. For the•ages•of0;18.we only h_ad 4_� of'resporide11f�. for t!Je age,group of
.55 and older we had 48%. '.For-the,pastcouple years.it.has been forisisteritly ilnder110%'that
we have'had.people'35 and younger resp·onding to.the'survey. Thro:ugh several.su·rveys'we
hav_e done with Rec Center staff we h_ave identffi�dJey iss_u�s .in_g lirriffaiiorifto.enga,g�111ent
from.the l)Ublic .. The_se:informed our f ocus group design thatwecdid.with a community
engagement iritem over the summer. Our-focus'audience is going " 1
tci lie,young'farriily
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1 and
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children: Focusing on yoLJnger families ties to'a;re_levant i�sLJe:in:11\(ifhita whichJs;creating:
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cpnnections,Vllith a,rid r�_ta,i11i)lg yoLJng.f<!milie_s. We hCJp_e to do thitt.hr9ugh building•capacity,
creating solutions and fostering ownerstiip ofour parks'and open spaces. We.·have:oohe··our
research and.create an impiementat.ion tool which_ will eventll.iliy:torm our departmerit
polj�y, The first.step of the strategy Ls\o in.fo_r!J'l-' 'T�_a(include�[nfopTliJ:lg fhe:pllti_l[c,'o_u_r
recreation staff,,the City Manager; the Park 8ciafd an·a-then later City Couri"cil aftefWe liave
run the philoso�hy by.,the'Par�·Boa·rl The second step:is.listening, so working:oh'creating
focus groups with different orgarii?a,tior_is'in \V,i_chita, th�t.Vllo_uld�m!J�dY Oll!, large� i!_Ud_ience.
The·focusing·,the informationwe,received'and then analyzing,and developing a strategy for
next:steps. Then fihally°sharing a report of findings ariifYetomriiendatioiHci the 11uliiic. Our
focus statement istha,t ttie:purpose of the COITl�unih,,E!nga,ge111ent·pro£�S_S is to·utiliZE! the
community,perspective.andthe decision making pro�ss for polices,facilities:and.
development. The.differericein,ttie·process.from11iefore is that'.We•!fre;meetirig'people
where they are;at. IA(e•find that hosting �v.¢nts iri'City'f;iau:is'ina:Cce·ssibie for p:e�ple and·the
general,th_em, w_e IJ.ave pjc�ei:t'.frorr_i·th_e J>LI,Dlic is a r:i:iisJ[u,sf.9(gov_ernrrierit I�t!Y fe!!I
reluctant to come an engagein our"space. Theri;the:recruitinent of,comriiunity:meinbers
thatare,the·unusuai.voices, Wheh'We,get.corrirriunity engagement from:th·e:pJHliG'we:hear·a
lo_t of the same people. Thati_�:no_t neces�arily rel)res1;fita.ih;epJw�afth!?•�nti_rE! JJ.QJJU,ia,tion
looks like especially with young•:families:, We.·hope to share the results far•and wide,and the
eni:ou�age othehto,ei1gage'.in1the:pr6cess in tlie future, we hiive created th·e s·ur:vey that.We
distributed to our·rec c�nter,staff, '0/e)gaihefE!d,the:re_sti!t�-and,desig11eil,ou_r f9_c:u/gro�p
process. Then we i:liscussed'with �fake�olclers ab<_Jufwhat'the;pro.cE:?�s•c_an look·like ..Our
next steps. are'go inifto be"begin·n i ng the foc:us'· gfo ups,, a'nalyzi ng'the -i'espo nses: aha,
developing our goals•
and'strategies,;reieasing
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and't,he_n creat']_ng•an
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actio11a_ble pQli.�y_ aft_erthat, 1-loutll]_a_n s_t�te.d, thJs "Y.� aJ1uge,h_ole i!J.•OLJr rnmmu_ri_lcatio,n Y{itb.
ttie community;,getting!the,youth;more:involved'. _We,hi'>p-e.thatl:iy,the·end ofthis:We will''
have;a lot more.fe�dba�kthat;wifl}ie;r�preseritative ofouryoutti'. ,\Ne;r\eed to plan for our
youth fQr t�e.Jytur:e·to keep,tb,eQ)larouncl: ..
Houtrrian;stated on November 3 is;th�,Frostbite Regatta, 'ftie.wffi'.8e_,h'.1ving:a•
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groun9_breaking,cerem_911y f9r ihern,;Y{ row_i11g,fa�i!ity,
C;ibral•asked'ifHoutmar\ knowsv,m:en,Naf!zgefwiii;11e;officialiy,_operi: H6_utman'.responded
b_e,dges not:ha.ve•a rjbpg_n:.cy!_ting d�.fe yet, '.constrLJciig11:,ij�i��:�re\sti!I f[Q_a!i11g1a,ill(tJe .bit
substantial colllpletior'i:is Decemtier.20,;ttiatao·esift1riecessarilyfinearNie:can,od:upy;ifyet,,
butthe substilntial cor'npletion'.of;construction shpulcl,be done t>y:ther'L: we:,wiTirsge whanhe
q�te is going;fo•l9ok,like:for the ri���Q ctit_ting, Most,likely-itwilf'�e;�fterth� holfflays,1so ii
will.probably be,so"metime in.Januar:y.,for'an official ribbon cutting. ttis all'still iiiiflffx'
,soARD.oF°PARK'coM"iVfisSioNERS'ffG-i.JLAR M°EETING.i
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Harlenske stated she is hoping to have a final version of the Friends agreement to everyone
by email tomorrow or Wednesday.
Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:14 p.m.
The·neict regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, November 18, 2019.
Eddie Fahnestock, President
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
October 14, 2019
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Agenda
Board of Park Commissioners
Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, October 14, 2019
3:00 – 5:00 P.M.
455 N Main
City Hall 1st Floor Board Room
Wichita, Kansas 67202
Item Description
Call to Order
Eddie Fahnestock, President
Announcements
Public Comments
1 Approve Minutes
A. Recommended Action: Approve, sign and file minutes of the September 9, 2019,
Board of Park Commissioners Regular Meeting.
2 Riverfront Legacy Master Plan (Troy Houtman/Jeff Fluhr)
3 New Items for Consideration
A. Mayor’s Pine Grove Park – Houtman
B. Friends University Agreement – Davidson
C. Intro to Use Agreement Clapp Golf Course – Houtman
D. Naftzger Entertainment - Thiesen
4 Continuation of Prior Business
A. River Barge - Thiesen
5 Recreation Update (Reggie Davidson)
6 Golf Update (Troy Hendricks)
7 Wichita Parks Foundation Update (Troy Houtman)
8 OJ Watson Park Committee Update (Troy Houtman)
9 Aquatics Master Plan Update (Troy Houtman)
10 President’s Update (Eddie Fahnestock)
11 Director’s Update (Troy Houtman)
Adjourn