Board of Park Commissioners

Board of Park Commissioners Regular Meeting Agenda Monday, December 9, 201!;1 3:00- 5:00 P.M. C IT T o ·o• 455 N Main W i CH I lA City Hall 1st Flo_or Board Room Wichita, Kansas 67202 Members Pr�sent: Bill Ramsey, Eddie Fahnestock, Ty Tabing, Hoyt Hillman; Tori'Deatherage, Alejo Ca_bral;,Troy·Pal_met city Staff:.Penny Garding (cierkj, Elizabeth Harienske (Assistant City'Attorneyi(3:05 p.m.), Troy Houtman (Director, Park & R!c!cre�tion), Reggie Davidson, Troy;Hendricks, §entr:y,Thi!c!sen; Paui Gurizelman f Guests: Jeff.Best, KentWilliams, Jefffluhr, Jason Gregory,Adi m'.Harti<e, Jessie 1 Hartke Item Descrietion Call to Order Eddie Fahne·stock, President, called the meeting to order at approximately 3:03 p.m. Announcements Houiman stated on the agenda he missed•one iterrdor today. It is informational, but Mr. Jeff Best is going to talk about a.project that involves som·e trails and downtown. We will put that in the Director's Report. Public Comments There.were.no Public.Comments. 1 Approve Minutes Recommended Acticrn: Approve, sign and file·minutes of the,November 18, 2019, Board of ·parkComniissioners Regular, Meeting. Motion by Fal\nestock, second by Ramsey, i'r WA!(UNANiillloD.stYVOTED to approve, sign and ·- -file .. the .. minutes . of the November ' . - 18, 2019, Board.of- Park. - Commissioners Regular .Meeting (7-0)'. 2. Riverfront Legacy Master Pian (Troy Houtman/Jeff Fluiir) Jeff Fluhr, Greater Wichit_a Partrership and Downtown_ Wichita, 501 E Douglas Avenue. We appreciate the opportunity to continue to give you an update on where we are with the Riverfront legacy Master Plan. The last time we were here was after RCLCO had come to town to talk about the market dynamics asfar:as the market potential that we were seeing in the downtown area.but also the Riverfront area. Today we are. sharing what was reported on November 14. It was a public presentation at the Hyatt, we.had about 550 people there. Amber Luther from Populous was there to give the p(esentation. About 10 members from the design team, from the various aspects were there as well, to work with the community to _get their input. We continue to gather that input, even today. Fluhr. shared _a presentation. The area being talked about is highlighted in.blue, along the riverfront edge as tile East.Bank: Today what we are tai'king about specifically pertains to t_hai study a_rea �_ighligMed iri blue fro_m Dougl?S Avenue:to the north, to K_ellogg to the south, Maih Street'to the east arid the Arkansas River east b'arik to the west. The Coalition Partners, the different private,sector,grbups,ttiat have come.together from Downtown BOAffo OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING December 14, 2019 Page 1 ol'15  , Wichita,,the.Greater Wichita Partnership, Visit'Wichita,,the Chamber:"W" and the Ci!Y ancl i County,.to work•on the project: We also have eiigagenehtfrori\'the pro/ferty·owi\efs withih the areas: Mrd)_evore;and Mr. Ruffin. The team·composition: ·Popuious'i_� the lead, Ne[son Nygaard:is doing current transport<1tion work forthe,City; RCLC())l\;IN i!Qd:CIYIB y,,j]o wilJbe doing cost:analysis. The community engagement started in July."and'h·as,advariced,through September withXJrban Explorations. 'Thiswas looking'at tt\issite,ihrough;a,cliffereht lens of �ow you interact from the Cll,buildingto·t�e riverfront but in a_l_llucb larger sense the tfolistic liow you ehgage the whole, river,front: When.we came back•in Octciber;looking,at ·what:are the, marker·potentials, iri November we:started,to'see the design concepts. 'We,are mo_ving to.ward ha�ing a final.design_conceptthatwould be con,_i11g bac� for pubJic presentation,and,some,additional·community,input'byJanuary.,14, You/ve,s!_!en'inform.�tion i talking <1boutthe evolution ofthe,site, going.back;fo 1ss2·and so ne,6Uhe forifigufatiohs aiong}he:Arkansas. 1Then in,:1938 you 1 start to,see'the popuia_tion cifthe site]_anct'ilie:gr]a that .. was'introduced•. 1974,you:see more ofthe influen�e,of,(ll_a_11� th_E!,[llegi! l!loct aJ.�_s0 And - - ' \ ' - - ·then what!the!site is today. Orie of tlie.,thing·sl\.ve've,been·doing; workii\g:'with,ttie•clesign, team:and:ttiecC::oalition and co_mmunity, is coming up.withj>lanning princ:lples. 'These·,are •core;thirgs y,,e 1 are:evalu_ating aU·of our iteci�ions,�Sf\l!_e_,g()}or:ward_. I� [s;(oo�ipg•a}h,ow we celebfate:the authenticity arid create a diverse district along ouroriver:front. How.do we look at-open,space,.parks and iegacy and that opportunity. Looking at .an econ·omit engine,. cre_atj_ng an economic district,nke what you see.in Ola Town, Whl'!reyou:hav_� on�.,third residential, one-third commercial and one,third retail/entertainment. 'There_ is� dj-lving:force 'there that relates to the bigger picture. Looking afsustaihability,ofpublicassets� und,trsfanding __we may build some greatparks,,buthow do•you ma_intain'and su_stain them in •a way that they will look the way you built them, in the years-to come. We want to share a bold vision that is part,of what wei�re seeing'which is'hecessary fof 'peffc5tmi�i arts,ar\d convention facilities. How do we create.a hub that helps in:our retention:ancl recruitment of talent as wework,to fulfill the jobs tha_t are being a_nnou�ced;ih:ourregion? looking at the \titality'of downtown, we,are coming,u-p on the.10 year l adoption of Project Downtown that will.happen next year. Since tliatplan's ado P,tion i '\'..ihat tiine'frame,, we ha11e seen \Vel[·ov_er .three quarters of a billion doll_ars of investme,nf; 70%,or greiter of that' nas been'through tne private sector. How do we continue.,the vitality of-our downtown's. development, .be connected· to what's haP,pening thrnughciut.downtown'ahd on the west bank; _butalso on,a larger perspedive as welL_ Lookihg_at;how weigc;> a_boiJtprii;>ritizingthe developmentstrategi . .es and how we•make that all,tie,into our different-transporfafion - - . - .- --- - , - aspects we have; the walkability'is very important. Thatwas'an'.iiiitial part cifwliat,was going - on \V[th Rrojeft'Pow11town, how do you co11nect Old Town tci the riv.er: 'Yo'ti'v.e,?eenJhat happen along Douglas, how do we continue to do that ·- ' . ' , . and'. liuilifupon•iL - �- .. -� . ,�- - W,e k,no_w fhe;sj�e. go_ing,back,to.\Vhat y,,e,leaJned:with Prn]ect )Nichiti3,.alhuge initiativeJast year,,which:garneredabout14,'000 survey·resultsmofonly from'Wicliita1buf,the:regi0n: A:big part �fit;was:how'we create publi(green space,alori/f,tlie•riveis etig�:�We1a �b;n€ed to- ma�e ?yrej_haj,th_e cpnvention ce,nter is,connecte<j'to the HyaJt;.,ih�-;convenJlori h_ci_teL 'lii_e ·know the:perforrriing·arts:cimnot be interrupted. We'have world,class 9ri:�. how,cfo•we m�ke sure!in the:development of this•visiori that they are hcit interrtipteiUh whaftliey'are:aoirig': W,e ar_e.also loo�.i�g at,tlle. street grid itself. We'have seen so�e,greal'\V(Jfk',in t_he two '-Jlay' irig:ofstreets like St. Francis and•the viability:that has brought back. There.isfori:her·.wor� beihg"ilone on Einporia'with·tne new IMA headquarters, that:that street woilld.be,rhai:le two­ way'agajn, '0/il,li_am_s Street ha� be_en that way as welL There are a m,m_be! ot'tj,ings;we are looking atwith.the,street grid. Also, how do we maximize this,mixed:use development, talking aboutresidential; commercial, hospitality,-retail, how does•thatall fontii'lue,towcir� BOARD OF PARK •- - - REGUI.A_R M_EETING, COMMISSIONERS .,,_De(iell1be-;. i,( 2019� �a-ge 2 Of 16 successfully together to be a driver in what we want to see as viability and connectivity as well, to our city's center. Looking at transportation corridors and also how you begin to have those areas maximizing mixed use deitelopmentand also viability,ofthe site. In the third.illustration, the black arrow is Waterman, It begins to look at, along the transportation corridors, where you could have some very succe�sful mixed us� development. Again the'knowledge of Old Town could help drive some ottlie,slli:cess.fortlie site. The nextslide.depicts'iinages coming through common themes of creating that district. You will recognize the OldTown and then Gallery Alley on Dougla_s �venu_e. Th-e point being most success-for that district, is extremely important is design and how it works together. The other thing is authentic iconic opportunities, showing_ a slide of the Mercedes Bent Stadium pedestrian walkway and a number of different images. They demonstrate, when we,talk about the riverfront and some of the concepts that are coming forward, these are the different aspects we begin to think about and visualize what it would begin to look like potentially as illustrative aspects of our riverfront. If you look,atthe riverfront, there are a number of ways we can engage it successfully. We:i!re seeing that with the Keeper of t_he Plains area where the rivers converge arid has a lot of activity, there are improvements along RivefVista; also the Drury Plaza. It's how you explore.this as·a sequence of events or experiences along.our riverfront. The great thing about our riveds that,the river gauge doesn't fluctuate too badly. That gives us the opportunity to gauge.this river in a way that can be very pfoductive and.helpful economically. Looking at'complete streets·and how that is important.in this area·as well as a district and ho_w it brings,the vitality of an area that is important to us.. The next shared image is one that has been,seen before. It goes back to the Bartholomew Plan. 'Youwill see there are lot of things influenc:irig what you are going to see. When Populous presented this back in July it reminded people that even 100 years ago we were.looking at civic,space in a very bold way. In th_i_s plan there are a number of things that happened after:1922.as far as the depression and world wars that impacted what we have seen happe-ri. Going back to historical references there were some great ideas that were. there at th-at moment to say how you create this dynamic green sp_ace. You activate it with buildings surrounding the perimeters. You will-see that·in one of the design concepts influenced by this-historical diagram. One of the things we.have been lookin·g into to is how some of our peer cities across the country are creating some dynamic open space. A_ display of Sciss_orfail'Park in·Oklahoma•City was displayed.showing,the dimensions of the park are very,closeto the dimensions of our site. This park is·about a'$140 million.investment. There are.also great park developments like the Gathering Piace in Tulsa and 'tv1illennial Park in Chicago, It is appropriate to co�tinue to look at whathas been.happening in other parts of the country, That park.in Oklahoma City is under. development,now. Part of the. tliought ofthis is'looking at how you could potentially repurpose.the Century II structure. This structure was p·urposely built to be a convention center/performing arts. Populous has really been looking:at,the structure itself to determine possibilities or what we need to be mindful of. The slide shows the center structure has a core area. That becomes important to make sure we are mindful of that and how that could impact what could.happen there. Part of it was looking at the size of the building; 250,000 square feet of space. The Library is also an asset on that site and is in conversation about .how that.could fitinto some·of the concepts. As we looked at different aspects, one of the things IJrnught up back in November, as they begin to think about re purposing CII, what are some of the aspects being discussed. eSports is about 100,000 sf. One of the things they did is look for are comparabies. They did not find anything as far as a large round building like w_e·have. They did find·the•F,eriyrBuilding in San:Francisc_o. When you equate to about the same amount of square.footage,that is a rectangular builaii\g in the Bay of San Francisco. You have trolleys that comein•every7'10 minutes, bring alotof people through the building. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING December 14, 2019 Page 3 of 16  Part'ciftlie,a·spectds.lociking°'at,all the dynamics a'rciund'when,yo'u begin tci',tliink:abciut f repurposing, P�rt'.of.itlooks at the:square footage and how you begin'.to workth ougti some_ of those thjngs. T_her� aretbjngs·they,l_ook at tha they he_lp guide thrO!J!l'1,tl}e conver_sation, i Lcioking-atwh·at:happe·ns ifyc u begin'.to lookafhow to build a new t6nveritioh-cehter with Ci('on the·she. The.slide dis.played showed how they rotated tlie.sqijare representing the rnnv_ention ce_rit_er_: Tti_e·pu_rpose is,to show the,scale and rela_tions_hips. We found� lot of times.When people,said'cariwe do this, it is the scale.and understanding how big,these structures·reaily are. You start.to'see some of the constraints.when you•·move.the,new convention_cer,iter a_ro_und the site, We are.also locil<ing at wliat_constitutes ail_the;costs as we begin to look•aMhe•phasing,and the financial aspectofthe project., \hie 1Na_nted to-polnt ouuhat-the;i::oritepts you.see afe coming,from plethora of things,the:design.tea·m-was looking at. We ha\/e,a board in-our office that has·ail,differentldeas.thathave been·put forth. ·There are a lot ofideas puJ fort_h by the Design Team. He1sha_re_d t�.e ihr_ee,sqinarios the team presented:in,Ncivembe'r.. A co'u"ple of the design cohceptiafeas have alferriates. on the Scen_arlo Matrix they are looking ateach'scenaiio,,hoW they me·et those,g°L1iclirig f)ri_nciple2; h_ow i:l_oe_s th�•priv_�fe sector investni?nt>.wor�. Vve,_�iU,con}ih_l!?.fo i!_e_vefop the mafrix.so-as,we.i:ome,forward,on 1Janual"){ ·r4 it will be-developed,even·furtlier. Thabmeans 'the next phas1!:wiUgetWitii;RCLC01 to,say how/do you go,ab�utthe phasin·g of, a:i>rcijectof this'nai:ure;wha,t;are thecci fferent fina_ncial tools thatwe,would be'able to utiliz;;t�imake ·this become a.reality: This ma\rix begins to help us sfep·through th_is a�we_go fo_l"\Y�rd,- Scen_ario 1 is IN_her�we begin to lo_ok·atwhat we.have whenyou:begih to utilize-th?.edges. The'blue box is mixed use development: Tl}is could_be,a combinatioffC>f;�e_s_ide_ntial, ccimm·ercial,.hospitality, retail;food aild'-those:types ofthihgs. The gold color box will always be the performing arts center, and.the_ purple.box Will be tlie-convendo11 center, This scenario is on? "'!hereJhe_:buUdi_ng wou_l_d'be removed and yol! begin to [o_ok•,ff the_creaticin of"so·me large· ii"ublit ope·11 space that would go east-west. This would be a.great connector - right into the river·ltself. The performing arts center wouid be the terminus cif,that. _One thingwe ha\/e bee_n do\11g)s ta_lking:to the performing arts group to h!!lp us_[!nderstand what works well. Part,cif their conversationwith us has.been accessibility forloa(jing ani:l_ unloading.truc:ks)an·d also for their patrons to come.in. A combination ofthisfnatu're begins to hita. lotof those,a_reas: The convention center runs east-westaswell. Th� direct connection to-the convention'hotel (the Hyatt),and then the,blue line:along the river frorif would,be additionalhotelrocirris .. As yoil'get•into,Wat�r Walktheri is additi�-�al-rr\ix€d �se development,-.maintaining_the_'par�ing·garage;further to the.. souih. ,You have,tWOmajor" green space areas-th�t �ouJQ have very distincti_v_e QUi!lities,to•theryi; )n theJJ1_e_x,t P..ha�e, if 'this!is the'.direction,We,are'tci go,,,tne•design,tearrfwould create more•6f what tliat,would'be. We are in'contfhued coriversation.wfth west bank-developers. We'i1vanuo:make sUfe'what ·we are.talking about fit's-into th9_se p[ans asweU,, Jhis scenario,has:aJ>ot1(i0\1,c_r,E!_� and �bo_ut '$1sl.5.:billici-n cif-iiivestme·nt.. That .number is·about,14,16:prcijects,over,ai-15'20.year period. lJ\is is,aU publiec in11_estm_e·nt,that.would drive,mixed use,developmeht of ab6ut}35,000 sf. This is not say!ng thafs,�11 you can have; itis'just1sayi11gwhaHi.!_e wo_t1ld5a_nticipa_te you would - - - • -- start seeing on'thatsite. In 1B, .the.difference from the one before is you begin to loo_k at [!li_lizatiori qf Ga_n_(j_er Mountain and.the Boat Hou·se._ At-the'bottcim ofthe.slide, you'll,see where now.you have mixed use ilevelopment. It is a·20-year vision, You_ would see_cohtinued dens_ity in that site ·where you see-the,difference between lA·and 1B. The other t_hing is.the,�onventlo.n_ ce11ter in this scenario is·•all"atibve,grade. ln:lA part of itw6Lild:be·belowgrade: Along the river's edge yC>uwoula h�veithe open,sf)ace as.we IL With this,scenario it)�_about i.d:'atre_s of green space, about the-same price-point, then-the,increase-in mixed use development-. That-takes BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING - - • - - - - - --- ·o� ce-�b��-14, ·2919 Page 4 of 16 in account the potential of what could be there with Gander Mountain and the Boat House. Parking is a critical element of this so part of the thought in most of the design developments here is that under the green space could be the incorporation. Again, you are keeping the amount of parking and increasing it with what you would have under the green space development. You would have that to service the convention center, the performing arts, but.also the various uses surrounding this site. The orange dots surrounding it are reference points to parking adjacent to this area. We do have a number of assets along William Street that would be opportunities to park as the public as they'begin to work with this site. Always be mindful of what is happening around this site. When.you think about what is happening with Fidelity Bank, they are building a new garnge. AIOng William Street you have the Kansas Health Science Cente.r being developed. That m_eans opp,o_rturiities from student employment as far as·residents'.but also·the new DOschool'and,o_ther medical aspects. There is a lot ofactivity around the perimeter of the site: As you look at Scenario 2 and..think,back to th!lt historic:Jigure.b.ac_k i_n 1922, you have the presence of ihe. large green space in the.middle cif the north/south of the site. In this scenario you see the development happening along the river's edge. We need to be mindful of, if this is an area we would go, based on comm!Jnity inp_ut, you would have the buildings along_the river's edge. What is important here is how you.would penetrate into the river from in between these buildings., There are a lot.of things to.think through on this one. Particularly, if you do the convention center where.indicated, .the convention business would have to be dark for a period oftime because to be a�le tp build t_hat building in that location CII would have to come down. You can see the configuration going back to the 1922 element as far as bringing thatpark space back in. You h_av_e ahout 11 acres of park space, $1-1.5 billion,.notquite as much of mixed use development. Scen,!rio 3A looks at maintaining Cll,and the library building. The library would go into a mixed use type development. CII wo�l_d be. the Clpportunity:of developing around the perimeter ofJhe.'bliildiilg. You wOuld utilize the interior ofthe building-with the parking, but activate.the exterior of the building anci.create,the·park suirOundingthat-area. The performing arts would be sou_th,ofthe current Hyatt'and the convention center would follow - • . ' . - - ttie configuration ofall of them. Here you are not having as much concentration of mixed use because of how the'buildings.would have to be laid out You could still achieve some great dynamics with public open space. It's about six acres of park. You.will see a drop in the amount of mixed,used.around the �ite. You are stiU looking'at.$970,000 to $1 billion . . . investment. The last scenario, 313, would be a variation. of the original where the building has been removed .but you would have some of the steel structure remaining, create more of an open space and around that would be more mixed use development. In this scenario performing arts would be to the_ south. You still have the green space at.Water Walk. Scenario 3B is ab·out eight acres of park $1,1.s billion of investments and then the mixed use development is about 735,000 square feet. We are pushing this out in public engagements, we've been going to all the DABs, talking to a lot Of diverse groups, there is a survey closing at the end of today. We will be tabulating the information going forward. Our next Coalition me_eting is a wee_k from today. When we get to the next part of this process,.the visualization we will start to see is on slide displayed. You begin to create the.understanding ofwhat we.are sayin'g these f spaces could be. What'do we envision can be happening in those areas and we build of that. The Coalition will be meeting BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEmNG December 14, 2019 Page S of 16  .a.week froni today'to bring all"the·community inputtogether and oegiii-to determine the next steps"in the process. Fahnestock stated we will continue to track this process and gain valuable feedback from this boarel.and· our. constituents that we·serve. Houtman.added they ha\ie been doing,a lofof f w_ork,_engaging.with a Jot of people. Technical comniittee·ani:l.staf have �roVidec:(feedback as well'.. When it starts getting to the nuts and bolts ofhowt_hirigs qperate,it•is:_nij:�•-tq_giv� our input: It has,been'welcoming:thafyoiJ"halie bee11,able towcfrk.with City:staff!as'well.as other community.experts. Fluhr,r.espondeci any time beyond today, re_ach out to the team and:let"them'know ifyou,have questions. 3B .Agfeementwitli;Wave afNaftzgef :i:filesen stated,tt\is istt\eragreement'put togetherwithWave)Oid'Towri;LLC. :me p�ffosophy '!"as pr,es_en\ed)h;Oc�o_ber for ev_erit management,serykes a_i Naftzger Park. Tni�1� fhe agreem·ent witli,our selected ver\dor:wave. Wave wasselected:after we,receiiled1one response·totheRFP. ToriDeatherage,seriled on the selection m·eeting to.hear.the p_r�s�nfation from WAVE·aboui:wh"ilttheywanted·fo do and their ideas atthe paEk. The principals of the company are Adam Hartke, Dave. Wells,. Dave. Burk, JerryJones, . . - Dr.,Pat,Do and Steve Barrett. Ttie,group·currently books wave; Cotillion, and Wichita Riilerfestfor,over ,400 eve11ts aNear. :Theywili be responsible for all aspects:of event management at'the park, inch,idi_ng admin_istration, financial management, talent acquisitjon, producti_on, CODCe_s_slori o"peratibn incluaing bar management, staff and ven1l"e operation, airanging-safety_,and security; al)d.marketing·of.all events it hosts: This.was drafted as·a non-exclusiiie·use·agreement with an initial term oforie year as a_pilot program to:make.sure ail operations are r�nning·a11ticipated. There.is an:option to ext�nif for two five - - - -- year terms:after the iriitial,year. Wavewillretain 100% ofthe event; jllcohdl -.ind ticket•sales up to $300,000 during.the calendar year. A rebate.of5% will'be given.to the City foresales exceedirig $300,000. The minimum expectation.set by Wave.is $100,000. If the annual �ales are less than the minimum the_ City and Wave will split the deficit: it starts with a 50/50 split from•$60;000-100,ooo of defidt. 'As ii lessens, the City reim_bursernei:it c_o_sts"'!ill be·.smaller. The qfy 1NilLbe,responsible..fC>r rnaJntaini�g t_he property,aswell as:iheJestoft.he pa[k. wa·ve1will provide•an operating plari for'all-eVents arid will also.be resporisible f or all.show relatecl exp_enses. Wave wfli ensure,the•property and venue.is'returnedto:.the:state is,wa·s• provi(led·fo them. They wil(have;�_time ofcontrol,of:five hou_rs before.and-afterhiee.ve.nt: That-could be inthe,afternoon,and late:irito'the night;,which makes it!essential that\w�-have ·ca mer1:fs in; park,so• we· can: u naerstahd, dam·ages, thafare -.within , tlieir:control "or1ca use·d :oy· sfaff'11e.gligenCl!: For evenfschecluJiog,tnere:will ·IJ_e.1shared COllt�ol:bet\Veen'the Gitv;and° WaveJor-the everit,talen'ilar to ensure'ifis profitable fciriWave,and the City is•ableto schedule programming 'ifke'we,ifo in other'paf�s. The,booking:parameters�wiii ,be0establishe·a by:,botb·�ar:ties ar,_d ifa p_ropos_ed eventf�lls outsid_e 'the para�_eters'Wave,will:re.quest a·pjkoval,thafstiould not.be unreasonably withheld. This:savesthe City.-from having to approve,every single eventthat goes·through and it aiso saves administrative·time,on,shared event ca]e.11d_a!, 'Sche_d_u)i11g,Js·expected'to rarely overlap. Thexe is;no'[nte@gn.fo,cJeny s1:heaulinifby either party in addition to the dates-in the-calendar already. ·wave.has the•first rightof refusal to provide equipment and services'on events.scheduled by the City foYuse,by others i_nc_lud_Lng re11tir]g the· park out to people like we,do ato_ther parks. If other P!Olli.ders aie suggested or.interested in.their services for alcohol, for.example,their prii::e pciirits,will'be considered, such as a non-profit hosting an event"lmd having alccilloldonatea. A.map ilfthe BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING - • - • - - bec� mber i4; fo].g Page 6 of 16 property was displayed. What is outlined in red dots is where Wave will have control for their events and the rest is under city control and outside of what they are able to manage. Thiesen invited Adam and Jessie Hartke to the podium for additional discussion. This item will require a vote'of support and would like to bring to City Council next Tuesday. Adam Hartke state_d:t_hey do not have a lot of comment, butwould welcome any questions They are excited anifhave talked with Houtman for a while·aboutthis. They have a lot of good ideas and can do some cool programming. Palmer commented they will be great partners for this project. Houtman added when we were looking at what-ttie Wave does, it really blends in with things we want to get done at the park, not just.this pa_rk but all of our parks. An example and idea he got from them is they had an eve_nt,a_nd everyone brought their own little p_ools and you filled up the pools and listened to music:arid hang out. If we do that at a park:itis g�ing to be a lot more conducive. All these,gathering spaces-and this particular c 5pace is going to be great to do fun activities like that. We a�e very excited to partner with the_m. This•is something new we trying and is a,lotdifferentthan anything we have done before, There is a lot of skepticism, fear of the unknown, but we have a good partner, good relationship and with some great communicationwe will get a lot done. We are looking,in February to have the Ribbon Cutting for Naftzger Park so we will start doing some programming then to start kicking off going into spring:and slimmer. Tabing asked what t_he anticipated frequency of events is. Hartke responded starting off this summer, once We get a feel.for the park we'll ramp itup, at.the.beginningwe're thinking a couple times a month·. For the upcoming 150th Celebration-we are programming one per week for the.six weeks . prior. If the Arena is having anw event . . we will program something. If there is a bigger community event like the chili cook off, open streets, we will partner and program the park so it.iS'a'ctivated. We have a lot.of ideas.of other.stuff we are going to sprinkle in. Events like thingswe have done at Wave th.at.this would be a better location for or just new creative ideas. Anticipating a-couple times a month outside of the things that are already occurring. Once Jessie, he and the rest of their staff really start focusing it is going to be a.lot; because we.have a lot of ideas and also things being presented to us that don't work at any of our other facilities but will work perfectly at the park. Tabing asked about maximum capacity, what if there.is a crowd of 5,000 people show up for an event.that' has capacity of.250, do you turn:away people or how does that work. Hartke responded capacity is dictated on the·size of the park and once we.discusswith the Fire Marshall.we will know.what.the actual capacity once it is completed. Every event is going to be different, if it:is'a free event with, no fencing and the sfree_ts•a_re shut down, then it is a capacity of whatwe feel comfortable allowing·in that space.within the confines of our delineated liquor areas. Some events are going to be bigger, some events are going to be smaller. We are going to have events like the NCAA Toumame_nt, we will be churning through people so there are going to be tons of people that might go through the park but not all at once. We will be super mindful of what the overall capacity is. We will run it like an event, with a perimeter, entrance and exit and will maintain the numbers as needed. Ramsey asked how often they anticipate fencing off the park. Hartke responded very rarely, probably never. We had discussed the [dea c;,f making _almost every event freewith:a small private VIP space. Every now and then we may fence it off and do a bigger event, but it is going to be very rare; because it is a public spa·ce. We want to-treat this as a public space and BciARo OF PARK COMMlSSIONERS REGUlAR MEETING December 14, 2019 Page 7 of 16  do free events. lfthere,is'soineticketed compohentofah event,the·n it.is not'gciing tci be fully ticketed. If there is something that is a fenced off,thing; we will talk with,Rark Board and Troy. Houtman added'this giyes lJS.some opportunities to get,spo_risor�tiJps to help pay for some of the expenses for miisicia·ns. This will also showcase,and tiighlighta lot of local taient, not just music but'cither types ofart as well. Ramsey asked if there is an example of what something mightdook.like if it was to be fenced off. Hartke,responded they,.Haven'tput,ri\uch thought'.into that part of ifliecause'thatis going to be the'least likely,scenario,, If it was to,happen it would)e,a fence; tie;can't really answer because they have n�t,p�t,much th;,ught - into tliat,scenaiii:> .. Thi,!;� .ire a �ouple things th.at Would dictate it,. what:the:sfage.can acco'n1modate, if.-We.doJence off tliat park it is,goingto be,at;least'a '2;0()0 q1pacity,area, ._probably more: Comparlng,it,to;other, spaces, probably,2;000°3,000 is what he aJltLcipatesthe leg�I capacity,'l{jll be. ']n;qrd_er to get an artist thatwill'draw'2,000-3,000}Seople,there are certain fequiremeiitsthat:have to be met with a stage, green,rooms; and certain things. He is notsure we,fouid acccir'nmodate an a.rtistthatwould - . - -- peopl.� to ]u'stify_ fencing of an area that'tiig, Most scenarios pull that many • f are going to.be open arid free with,scir'ne sort of barricade per Kansas and Wichita liquor Law that says no alcohol.beyond t.liis'point with ropes arid,stanchionswith:pos·sibly a little VIP area that is ticketed on some shows, If wewere to fence it in, therewouJd be.a fence around the manageable perimeter. The other scenarios'if we shut down St. Fr.i_ncis Street, 'Uke the NCAA-tournament, fence·:that off ahd make it:all one big'commifriityf event'areas, not unlike what we do at ..Riverfest . With . AP.rice . -Woodard;Rark. WeJenced of Naftzger'for the 311 Block Party and had abolit'3;QQO,p.�opje for )hat, The parkWafincl�de_!1 in t_h}!!• ,Spr:nething like.,that is what it'probably'v.ioula,,I061<,like,. Ramsey stated somethingilike.: the ;NCAA,;that'is not somethlng,that'wmild.·be a'tic�eted event lt,wOlild:be fenced.coffforfhe;corisumption of alcohoL What<h_e is trying to fi_nd outjs how ofte_n,would the p�rk l:>e iraccessil5.le1to'the gerieral:public fodree. Hartke.responded very rarely. We do not.have any·plans;,all of the plans that we are·ma.king currently are'free events,that are accessihie to the.public. Deatherage asked if:any·sort•of noise ,curfew has been discussed for the surrounding residents. Hartke responded we will-follow the standard noise.ordinances of bid Town, and f probably be earlier th'an those. We envision . most eventswill be in the1 5:00-7:0f j:im range and ending by 8:00-10:00 pm., Fahnestock stated they are g·reat pa·rtners with·what,they have done:With the,Wave and other things. Some ofthe talent;they bring in is unbelievable. Motion by Fahnestock, seconi:t.by Cabral, IT WAS'UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to support:the agreement with Wave afNaftzg�r.parl <(7°0). 3A Agreement.with WFTC(Wichita F:ooi:t Trui:k,Coalition)afNaffige'faiid othe�:city:Parks 'jhiesen shared'the;llllemo ofdnder�tanding'drafted between the,wic�ifa'DoWntown f DevelopmentCorporation;,'the Wi�h[ta Food Truck Coalition a11d·the Cify of \Nj�tijt�' or food truck ma'nagemenfat'Naftiger"Pifrl<- The'philosophy of-the agi'eeme·nfis tha(we are scheduling food trucks atthe park to·co11tribute to the impad of.a nigh usage urban park. It will be for activatingthe park for daily.use and.drawing users·into the p�_rk for the·ex.perience 6f other amenities as well. It is a pulilic,private partnership between'the three,parties to promote,and schedule food Jr.ucks.'an·cl mobile,food vendors at Naftzger, lt,will.be,highiy beneficial for the food vendors·to pe•at Naftzger location with a high stre_am of -�1,1_si.11ess similar to the Pop up·Park. ltisdrafted'fo'r a term-of.three years aiid'may be termiiiated'at any pointwith a 30 day notice, BOARD OF PARKCOMMISSlONERS REGULAR MEETING 6epce�ber'i4·;·2ifi9 • ·· - - - • • - -- ·- --•� - -· 0 --�-•-"' Page 8 of 16 The City responsibilities in this agreement are that we create decals that food vendors will display as members of the WFTC while vending at the park. We will provide electricity for vendor use and will notify Downtown Wichita of relevant information that impacts s_cheduling such as events hosted by Wave that would require food trucks. The responsibilities of Downtown.Wichita are coordinating the schedule with WFTC for daily use,and special events. They will col_[ect the proposed $300 annu_�I fee-on vendors operating in Naftzger and remit to the City of Wichita. They will also promote with the WFTC on social media. Th_e responsibilities of the Food Trucks are that they must be licensed under Chapter 3.15 of ttie City Code. They have.to obtain insurance. They will use.City electricity not generators in the park. They will be responsible for the management of trash·in vending areas. The next step would be a vote.of support for the philosophy of the agreement. We will be continuing negotiations. We are expecting scheduling and operation to begin fn 2020. Additionally, . . we would . like to draft - a.similar . .. .' . agreement with . . -the same parties --·. . - . - for six other parks in the City: Fairmount.Park, Osage Park, Buffalo Park, Central Riverside Park, West Side Athletic Field and West Douglas Park, By partnering with these organizations Wichita Park & -Recreation is not burdened with the task of scheduling and tracking down each individual t.ruck.for fees and licenses wh_en that work is already being coordinated by other groups -within the City. Hi!lm_an_asked why Wa�son P,ark is;not on the list: Houtrran·responded they currently have their, own concessions. We want to useJood trucks for some-special events, That may be something we piggyback on as'well._ Thiesen stated the idea:with thi� agreement is that we will be scheduling wit_h Down-town Wichita for these six.parks for more typica_l scheduled use on a more constant schedule than just special events. Houtman·added we will be looking at something like Thursday, Friday, Sa-turday where they will be at the park and they come and go. We don't need to be there to tell them where to park or. -supervise.them. It will be a . �chedule. That might be different than what we are talking about at OJ Watson. We will see how they do. If we need or want.to can expand to other locations in.the City. Cabral inquired how easily would we be·able to add or expand to other locations; like Clapp when that gets... Houtman,responded that.is just a matter of meeting with the Food Truck Coalition again and see what the demanii'is, We need to prove to thenithere,is'a demand and it will be worth their while to make some money there_. We put these six in,an_d_ make some evaluations and see how it goes. If it grows or we.have some other problems then we make adjustments. The biggest one is going to be Naftzger Park. We are going to be looking at two food truck locations there. That will be almost,every day that we are going;to Jiave something at Naftzger Park. We don't want put ourselves in a long term agreement so we can evaluate and see how things move-forward and make adjustments as needed. Cabral asked if we had spoken with other vendors that ar_e af Naftzger Park like Homegrown. Houtman responded they know about it and are expecting it. We have talked about it since the inception of this plan. M,otion by Fahnestock, second by Ramsey, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to support the agreement with WFTC at Naftzger, ari� other City Parks (7-0). BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING December 14, 2019 Page 9 of 16 4 Continuation of P.rior Business 'There was no prior business discuss_ed. 5 Recreation Update (Reggie Davidson) Davidson stated last month itJiiias requested'that an update be given-on OJ Watson,P;frk, Brian Hill is here today to give an overvi�w•and_comparisons from:2018 to 2019. Brian Hill, Manager at OJ Watson l'ai'kaiicl:Aifuatks:Program. He will be talking atfout highlights from this year, changes:mad� to.op�ratibns ttiis yearcand some upco�irig ttiihgs for the future. Wat.son is a,bea�fiful PJI_[�, 12p,�cres,1:o of those are great:wafer for fis_h(ng ·ahd,somewate�.sports. 'They,hiive operations·and rii:les are· offered seasonally, pedai'.boats, miniature train, 18-hole mini'golfrour'se, ahd'th-e p'ohy rides: Shared.a video, Daily attractions include food court; miniatffre1train'..ride, miniature·:golf,,pony riaes;.pedal ,bots; kayaking, family fishing, playgrolinds anct'volleyball courts. S�me things dose·for t-lle se�son. Our �ides seas9n of)er�tio11s sj_arfs �tie_n U_SD 259,goes fo:spring,break:and all)he way through October. Some vary a little1tiiton hours of operations. Summer'is,our busiest Jhe bigthing was a change,to operatio_ns. Usu_ally tile.park was open for rides and.adivitie_s in the summe·r. We did a morning session•from 9:00 a.m. to Noon, then the.park'rii:leswoulg ciose for a while.and re open··atS:00 p.m. until 8:00 p'.m. We didn'.t.Jike that'operation model but had to do i\ watching our budge(ani(s_taff h9urs, We found a lot of peoplewould still come to the park.eventhough it was,hot. We noticed the parkwas·not getting utUi�ecf,a lot Monaay through Thursday, especially.inTspring (Ap'ril'- May) so we make ·a change, This was the first year we only dicl rides o_riErl�ay,Saturday. and Sunday through the month:cif April ,_ and most of May. Once•sumrner st�]'.!e� an_«:l �i_gs �er� outof scho_ol the p_ark \/,/_as op�•f9r , - _,, 7• ' • • ' �- 'rides everydaylO'OO a'm. to'B:00 p:m. Wetdid ttiis:uhtil:schobl:was'back,in,session,and then, retu_rnea back,to'the Friclay,:SaturdayTan(Sunday;op_eration for tf\.e:fall ahdJihished up in Octojler. \Ne noti�edthroug� thgseJrno_ri,!�SjOU_rieve,r:!ues inc,rea_sed,$8;06Q'.in)u.it'.Pofo! of ,Sale items. When, ,your,trarisactioiis'are _$3 per iterri, $8;000.is quite a-,bit,of increase, We m·aximized staff hours to get peo_plefin a·nd revitalize the park. Classes and,leagues offered.include youth archery workshops, fall family festival, kayak clinics, outdoor adventure c·amp·and san·a volleyball leagues and tournaments. Wejiist missed our numb.er on the outdoor adve·nture cam.I/ so we·are doing some.things to retool 1t fornext year. The biggestti1ing for ttle past co11pl_e years·isthe sand volleybafl_eagu_es. When we,first started 10 years ago'.had,abc,utA-s,teams average on the leagues;·this'last league we had 47 teams: We have.increased it.to Tuesday and Thursday nights. This.coming summer we are,going,to create an•open.voll�yb�II night on Wedne�days. It will be,drgp in, pay $5,we do a random scramble aricfpufthem on·teams:and plaY, We have.multiple outdoor shelt'ers, We haft_he gazebo from Nafizger Park moyed_overt_o the park. We'.reht inflatables,and.bourice houses, aria'.\iie have:the.campfire:space. Difring: ·that sarne·operational month where·we:changed th!!fseason,. another thing,we.sa1,1(wa�'an· increase-in revenue ·on our rentals. •Special.events;,we always.look'fornew things.to'do., The Watson Christmas Express'is supet popular,\Vith over40 �lasses full. We,�;e-looking abc�eating additionalclassestryihg to get people in forthis year. We afe:gbint•to be changihg,the operatioh'for,next,year. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING - •• • - December i4; 20i9 Page 10 of 16 OK Kids.Day has been done for as long as he has been at the park. It is a free event for about three h ·ours. Kids get to participate in fun activities like fishing, kayaking, archery; things you don't generally get to do when you live inside the city. Movies in the Park we added the last several years. We had help from a Park Board member to help get tt\is started. We are looking to expand going forward. We have two dates selected for the 2020 season. The Young lions Obstacle.Course is a group from Oklahoma and d_o the obstacle course on the west side ilfthe park. It is a great ·partnership for us, we receive quite a bit of revenue from it without any of the expenses. It has brought'a different group of people to the park. The:Water Lantern Festivalwas new in 2019 and.already.have the 2020 date set. It is a large special e,vent that was peaceful and calm. Expectations were,exceeded. A couple otherthingsthatwere done, we added a Glow Tours on,th� river and at Watson Park. We had a•Concert in:the Park. This is the first time in olier.20.years. Jeep.Round Up whichwill b_e expanded i_n:2020 w_ith other car �roups coming out. Trick or Treat on the Lake went well. There are,som�,things we "'!ant to retoo_l for next year. We always have the Haunted island goiiigohbutwanted something else that is.more kid friendly. We partnered with ½l_i!=hi!a police Departme11t for the Real Heroes fishing event. We brought veterans from arbu'r1iHbwn into.the park for food and fishing. Attendance.is not qu_ite w!Jat'it was last year, we had a lot of rain early in the year. Our surnmerattendance and remainder of this year will catch us up closer. Revenues are.up from last year. Cost recovery is quite a bit better than last year. We maintained better cqg on e_xpenses, better staffing efficiencies. We have been working on a pilot program with USD 259 about bringing school kids out to do some ofthe activities we do with OK Kids Day during the school year. This is our second year with Colvin, we are expanding now to other schools for field days where they bring the kids out for the activities. We have a new concession that _has been renovated. It has helped improve the visual aesthetics of the park. One staff member painted a Wizard of Oz themed mural on the golf course. We've always had _youth volunteer groups come.into the park. This coming year we have three separate youth leadership volunteer days, with oiler 200 people coming to the park to help o_ut with differe_nt_projects, Two new ponies were.added to the group this year. Davidson stated Brian has done a goodjob looking at opportunities to expand programs and streamline what we do. There was a small'dip in the attendance number, part of that was during the time the renov�tions at concession stand. Hillman stated they are doing:g�eat job, any time you can return over SO% on activities is fantasti_c. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING Dece·mber 14, 2019 Page 11 of 16  Houtman added tney did:a great'eventwith'the kids doing a kidis challenge obstacle.course, with' people from:out cif town coming to partidpate, We are stillworking on ,the..four season shelter. We,ha11e not had·a,cb�-�ce to break g�ou,nd but when we do get a ground breaking date we will.make.sure ,you know. Ramsey out 4:li>,, back 4:15 6 Golf.Update (Troy Hendricks) Heridrkks statect' fouhcls'areilip')Aih'eh cornparing:the1four courses to iastyear by3%. sirn:is up6%;Tex,Co,r1solver is,up•4i'o,tM}cdo11aJd' is even,;an_cj /iullurri • Hill.s·COr)tinL1es:t.01 b.�•sl. ightly c!ow.rfby•2'J'o, 'Rev�nue is in�re��.ed thisiYe.ar by S'/'o:over·lastyear: Expenditures are,up,18%. r When.loo ki rig 'afifef'infoin'e, •we,are 'payi ri'g ·o u r'inte ria I sei:vices a11. along:this'year/where last year did n_ot pay untfi)he'.end ofthe:ye�L Sii\�e·they,closecl)ooks,this year, for tlie: month .... -· - - puil1 ---- io . '--· � - _.__..._ --� - ·- ofNovember'l.was·noi:able .. - -· -- .... - - -. . thosemumbers.today. ' , -. last' month it:was up - $434,000; ifyou were·to ada:tliat'oack in'.fo Our net income to,cornpare,to.lastyear-.we would lie:abouUhe same. Novein-be_r,rounds.up''41%over.2.01.8: Revenue•was also up,bya significanfamo(!nt of money: We.'did a fewtargeted'ciffers.thfOugh our m·obileiapp this month. We,targeted some people who ·had: not playeq'since the:e.nd'.ofAugust; first oi'September; ,we,generated:about$1;300 additio.nal i_ncome. We currently have42( J membershipnoid: 5911.dult;:36 Couple, i2·Junior;38·Young Adult, and 270 Seni<Jr. We h.a\le ihree J)�_sses that;are .currently frozen. One gentleman that we talked·abciutlast mOnth has'paii:l ellerytliing cifrfeht. In 2018,we hacl 1;731,season pass rounds., In N.ovember 2019 with t�.e pass holders and the new memberships we had 3:137·played. That'<s an c 81% increase in roimds•fro·m those players, Torn·orrow we have our newstaff.mern'oer,starting at Mac'donaid Golf.Course. His name is lack; he is .o.ur goose,dog,we aniJeasing to fry to eiiminafe some of the prnblemswe have atthaf coursl! with·the amount of geese we have, .In 2018_ w.e started our equip1T1e11t,.replace,ment'fimd when we had our greens fee . increase. Right n()W fo! this.year v,,e have.a_bout•.$1151000 in ihafaccount that•wewill use.for our Superinteni:lents to ouy,some neW.equipmehtthis next year. This past year we used about $110,000 of.that. We,had a meetihg,with,First Tee'onHiday last week,.,theV have signed the.addendum to thei1 lease atMacdcfr1ald._Goif Course,. They are.starting in the next coupleweeks·on the parking lotat,the.facility', . - . • . -and hCJpefu.lly;bj!gi� the building mii:l'spring: We are'sixweeks into fiirlbu�hs,and rotation of the golf,courseneems.to:.be going okay. What'w6uli:l the,Park.Board likeJOr usto do with th·e Golf.Advisory Cornmittee·moving forward?· Fabnestock cesponded we hilted the1G/I.C:� few, months;ago due·to needi�g a new. m.i.ssi9.11_: W.�ei, dJd. thai c�111.rnitt!!e �fart? fiendJicks responded'.2012,when we,looked:at m outsourcing;tne'.g6 If: courses: Fa lihestOck' stated 'that. co' mittee: has fun its'coiirse,. the'{,'did a great job and:�carne Qp':wfrh great:iaeas, .We:neeii,to:reevaluat� (,Jhere,we:are1 at as a golf ,�ysie111:a.11cj CC>[ll.�i\Jp,wifo �:r.ey,n:nissio�. Whatc.ome�with that'iswe can target the right iiidividualsfof.therc0·mrnittee, Houtinan'suggeste·d a subcommittee,of:th'e.�ark.Board.to come upwlth,thatdfrection,you ar'!! t�iking:aboy.t:, if ttiere;are;spedfjc topics you want.staff to engage we camproviae,tha't{information, Jusf,getting,a subcommittee.•'together to meet so BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS'REGULAR MEETING Dec�mber)4, 201� P�ge 12 of 16  you can provide a dire_ction we need to go. Fahnestock asked if we need to do anything today. Houtman responded itis up to you. We are not working on anything pa'rticular, but he suggested a,small committee to start getting together and working on some of those details. Fahnestock as��d the board f or volunteers. Hillman·asked if you are suggesting the existing committee get.to"gether arid reform a new charter. Houtman responded that should come from the Park Board: He is talking about the Park Board putting together a subcommittee io give that directic>n; what it is you guys want to accomplish for Golf. Hillman responded the existing Golf Advisory Committee was chartered by the City <;ouncil, have the\ closed that? Houtman responded nb, they have not, bun he Park Board tan determine what the Golf Advisory Coml]littee should work on or give them direction to what you want the GAC to �o. That is ""�ere - the f>ar_k Board should put together a subco_mmittee io find out what that is. Harlensl<e suggested it be on an agenda for you to formulate a subcommittee • so it can be discussed and·dfrection can be given, maybe for the first meeting in January. Fahnestock asked Hendricks·about the golf app, how many users or downloads does that currently have. Hendricks responded the last.time they looked.it was.about 8,000-9,000 downloads. We·are,one of the top 10 around the world with.Gallus Golf Fahnestock asked i we are doing·anything.,to market.that. Hendricks responded when we send oui email blasts we have information ii\,.there /iertairiing to the golf app. Our'eniail.database"has grown over the last six yearsfrom"about3,000-4,000 names to almost is,ooo names, We also have it on City 7. 7 Wichita Parks Foundation Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman stated we had a meeting with folks from the Wind Surge to.finalize.the July 4 fireworks, They had a rrieeting last wee_k a_nd startedtalking ab_outsome of the parameters regarding how to rate and gauge each project that comes up for using,Plates for Parks dollars. By.the end of the year, after they have already paid the City the $200000, there is about $60,000-$70,000. They can bank that and put it towards another projector he could come up about 10 projecis for that $70,000. 8 OJ Watson Park Committee Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman stated you,gota good overview on that from Mr, Hill. 9 Aquatics Master Plan Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman stated we'separated the splash pads from the swirriming pools. We had three splash pads and three swimming.pools for ttiis year for Phase 1,and the same for Phase.2. (ombinedwit_li th_e �pl�sh pads·a'iid swimming pools we are 1 $1,8 m!ll]on e>ver budget which is clo"se to 18%. Two of-the main factors for that is befause,of ttie aggressive timeline for the contractors to adh_ereJo and get·everything done bythe.midale of May. By the time we start moving dirt'itis goi_ng,tCJ be the end ofJanuary, it's not going to happen, We did get one bid that said they could db,it-arid instead of having a disappointment at the end, we decided to _go ahead and cancel-and rebid. We are going to send out the bid again with new parameters. We have already started to do some value.engineering as well. We will probably-not have construction completed by next summer. We going to change some things around where we will have four swimming pools operating next summer. It is a disappointment, itis going to be a difficult situation to operate with four pools instead of six. Just like East Kellogg we've dealt with a problem for a long time and made a sacrifice but now we are.reaping the benefits of that; it is going to be the same thing having to deal with the inconvenience next summer, but the following summer we will have everything done. Hillman left the meeting at 4:20 BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING December 14, 2019 Page 13 of 16  Cabral,asked Wh-en yo\iexpect Listo:stai-fmoving dift:. on pools..Houtman responded v-ie go out to'bid again the begfnrii�g[of.January;.that:process,will take,another six Weeks to get,the. bids; evaluate'.thell);.the_ri.t,ayiQgithe.•�qntracjs -�n!!;go·backto Coundl, realistiq1lff'P!Q�a�ly not,until end ,Febfuar;y,:begir\hihg:cif;March. C:aoraLasked which Jou� pools that,wilrremain open .. Houtman responded'·Al�y; Harvest! College.Hill, and Minisa. 10 President's Update (Eddie Fahnestock) None. 11 Director;'s,Update (Troy Ho.11tni�_n) Houtman,stated at the first presenli)tion we talked .allout the Kansas He�lt_h Scie_nce,school, it is'going'to have ari impattoi\ Refle·cticin Square:Park. We·are going to look af'doing some renovations.to that. .Once we get dr�wingswe.wiU bringthem·to you;,liopeflilly next,month, That is going to change because th�_entrance to _the old State Building is goLng {o•b_e !!Lff'ere_nf because of the medical school th'ere. At vyest Side Athle.ticwe aJ!! n,011.[rg:iJirt there already, We hope to get.the artificial turf;on the infield done by the end ofJanuary. We hope Naftzger Park'INill bl! doQe'.F.ebniaryL Sometime in February.we wrn;be ciqin�•a. ribbon cutting. Jeff Best, Landscape Architect, LlKArcnitecture: He sha�e:a graphic;ofJhei,belaho:Greenway, They, looked,at'ifin separate ZO(!l!�;-Zof!e'l•b_eing niore ,as true,greenway;!Zone·:2 as,a l}ybrLd street liecause:tnere is additional'.beriefit'if you:keep some veliicular caci:ess through,tt\is section and possibly parking; 1_and· then Zone 3, because of.the width; as:niore ofa iihear'park. T_hose functions c�ange·as you.go !hroug�,.you have,a transition of spaces:and experiences as you mmie through. Part ofthis project is reworking•Sycamore as well. ':rhe sec'c;�ti slide,shows the sec'tion hiey worked on early: They started with,tliis se�tion because of the timeline.with EPC and.Hutton, You can see the right.of way that,used to go through the sectionbutdoes n·ot ahy longer. This is no� goirig,to be. resJrv�d fo; public access. They will.do the improver:nen_ts; maintenance is:still up in the•air. There fs:a ib; mixed use pathway through the,section,. O�k'Stree't, which dead e_nds into,t_he>rig�tof Wi)Y now,,will have a turn around .. Angled parking cin'Sycamore.and table-top;crbssihg. There is not a lot ofspace_, There·�re nowt\\/.O nio(e -�nits:added.since the presentation was c:'reate·d. Then the_re isthe connecti9n poiDi',11JO�age. As'part of the oyerall. projed,,Kei)t;,)Niiliains1isthe,artist. They talked'about the:ne:eil!for sornetlling,visu_al to lead'th()uglfth_eJl[)gJ linea_r SRa�e. T_h,ere,is ih� nist.ory o(a_re�. aricl iia mihg. that: relates back'.to ttie:.Cti istfo I hi' Trai I.. Williams passed•around scale:llle>cleJ�o(s�u,lptl!res, T,hi� is a farita_stii:: reuse oft�e �pa_ce, Because of.the unique tiistory of-Delano arid early"days of Delano's.rapid'grbwth due,tb Wichita's.cattle history and the GhishQlm Trail that;aliowed for that infrast�ucture,and,a big bCJon of economic growth, \11/e:ve piggy IJ�ck�g 011 tbe gqo_g efforts of'neighborhpod to t�LI • f their oWn story. The piece beirig0p·ass·ed:a ound is seen as many things, is born of the longhorn horn. Ma�ing the horn;conie out ofthe,ground·and would be 12'16)eettall, enough to gefthe visual connection·if\hls were loca!ed at multiple poj_nt� th,ro_ug� ttijs l_ong site. We'are currently thinking of-three locations. They would be large.ehough.so.,ybu c·ould stand.next one and see the next;;seve·ra(hundred feet away. •- - BOARD OF.PARK • � �EGULAR MErnNG COMMISSIONERS C>eC -e mber i4; 2o'iJ Pag� 14 of 16  Tabing inquires how would it be lit, or will it be lit. Williams responded they are exploring three possibilities. Our favorite is to do an up-light flood, another is just to light the very top, ·t_he one we are most excited about is taking just a select number of edges that are inherent to the aesthetic of that piece and just lighting a few of those edges with an LED that is durable and long lasting. It would become almost a secondary piece. You would see an interesting light sculpture in the dark of night Best indicated the stretch along the southern edge of the triangular piece we are looking at widening.the walks going north and south along Mclean to make the bike connection. Tliis section well developed out. We are not in final design yet Everyone has been supportive. The next-section, Zone.2, originally a hybrid street. This was always conceived of as a greenway. We·did a greenway concept through here, The.next display is kind of a hybrid, it has a cycle track; separated from the vehicular way. The third concept is a plaza street, similar to Old Town:where you would mix youi bicycle traffic,with'auto traffic. We have had three·meetings withthe,Delano Neigliborhood and'the plaza street concept they do not favor.- The majority of them ,leanfoward the cycle track.idea:becau_se-this gives you the best of all worlds, Yau:have the abilityto,have policing; delivery,.parking, vehicular access and still separating the bieycle traffic from the auto traffic. This takes you out to Seneca. From Seneca to the west you move into the third zone, the linear park, because that right of way gets wider-through that section. We have-three concepts. It was presented to Delano as use areas and how different elements are located and what the elements and uses are. We did nothave a strong program going into this so we.are still working through the program as well. The first concept is a greenway concept that relates to the previous: In this one there is a - " a • •• •• • • • , play hill, nature play, dog park and a parking lot. There is a location where)he bike path connects to on street and connect out west to Prairie Sunset. This would be something of a trailhead location. This is kind of a liability-to the neighborhood. It is city □wried and not well maintained. The indicated-parcelihas.si.milar:issues�because it is behind a large building. We are being conscious of what is.being done behind there. The_ next p_a_rcel,with great visibility, with Braum's on one side and QT on the other, which is ber\eficial,'but we don't want to cause parking issues with them,.so we have some on street parking. Jhe second concept is probably where the neighborhood is starting to lean. We have open lawn space-that could be used for.. a small event space. There.is a·pull off where. the portable stage,cou_ld be,placed, you could have outdoor movies and events. The next section behind the DAV Thrift is parking/food truck area, then some market spacewith interest in bringing back their Farmers Market. Back in the terminus is a naturalized playground. The third concept is a dedicated cycle track through space, trailhead parking lot, small parking lot/food truck space, and vendor space for market. There is a spot for a fixed stage, but there is not a lot of support or need. The neighborhood is more interested in the flex space in the previous one. The neighborhood is excited about a lot of things in this. The want to gauge and have as many people involved ih the decision making process as possible. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING December 14, 2019 Page 15 of 16  Ta bing asked ifis this\funde·d:and .lolihat is timeline. Paul Gunzelman, Engineering; responded we do have;this progr.ammed into the,G(P in 2,phases,, One is frorn:2021 and1 the·oth<:?r is 2023.. The ,µay it is,curreritly programmed 2021 is.from the westerniedge ouuo,near Hociiie·r 1 ,and'.Kelloggwhere,ttie;Prairie,suhset Tfail;picks up. Then.this .funded during 20i3. HeJee[s ttie\,:probablyishould'beJiipped, Part_ofthe sche<:IJJie of the,first;portion.Jeff taJ�ed;al;>ouI benind.theJ,PQs_i!� �ould. riQt bf! fOnst_ructe d• untili 2021. They· are,ncit supposed; to. be finished with ttieir site. untirOctober.·2020. Houtmanstated w.e.have sever.alstages'.downtown already. Th_is would. be something,that would be duplicating some oUhose efforts, so we don'..t,really need'.that. He likes,the playground,beihg closer to Seneca. The idea ofhaving·it at end may not be:the:smartest· maneuver, As you·a_re designing:the:playground, the'berrn with the hiU i_s:a greaticle�. w__e haverh_ad greaj s1J�cess.when we do that .. Best added there was some interestfrom•the neighbortiood about ,i:dog:pafk as well. Would Park:Board be supportive of that? Houtman responded 1f you are askfng staff,,yes,. Houtman stated we.receiveiHhe bids for qualifications on LW Clapp. They came back·ahoiJt 3-4 weekslago. We narrowed it down to four that will be interviewed. Ty is on.,the committee. ·we•will do the interviews January 9 .. From that wewill have a•final decisi9n on who the designer/consultant is. Adjou'rn There being no further husiness; tlie;meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:45 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meetingwiil'be heid on Monday, January 13, 2020. Eddie .fatinestock, President BOARD -OF- - ·- PARK - -COMMISSIONERS- REGULAR MEETING ·- - De-,e� ber_:i4;:-29l9 Page 16 of 16