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Page 1 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Wichita, Kansas, May 4, 2021 Tuesday, 09:00 AM The City Council met in regular session with Brandon Whipple, Jeff Blubaugh, Becky Tuttle, Bryan Frye, Jared Cerullo, and Cindy Claycomb. Absent: Brandon Johnson. Staff Members Present: Bob Layton, City Manager, Sharon Dickgrafe, Deputy City Attorney, and Karen Sublett, City Clerk. Mayor Whipple called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. (Vice Mayor Johnson arrived and took his seat at the bench ) Approve the minutes of regular meeting on April 27, 2021 MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to approve the minutes of regular meeting on April 27, 2021. Motion carried 7 to 0. Mayor Whipple read aloud and presented the following Proclamations: Asian American Pacific Heritage Month Public Service Recognition Week National Travel and Tourism Week I) PUBLIC AGENDA 1.) Travis Washington - "Hands Up Act." Travis Washington stated he was recently in the Sunflower newspaper for creating the Hands Up Act, which is a law where if police officers shoot someone who is unarmed, it is a mandatory 15 year prison sentence. Stated he has received more than 2.7 million signatures and has the support of Breonna Taylor's mother, Jacob Blake's father, Michael Brown's mother and Antoine Rose's mother. Stated he is asking the Wichita City Council to vote on this piece of legislation; the issue of police brutality needs to be answered immediately. Stated he is looking at City Hall in being in the right direction of history because it is going to happen again. Stated he is asking the City Council to stand with him on this action or to at least vote on it. Stated the Hands Up Act is the only way where people can feel comfortable with the police. 2.) Kent Rowe - Establishing a Sustainability Board. Kent Rowe stated he is here to appeal to the establishment of a sustainability board for the City of Wichita. Stated as a member of the WSU Sustainability and Planning Committee, we showcased a range  Page 2 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 of technologies, innovations and recent developments concerning energy materials and pollution elimination. Stated February's devastation of the power grid in Texas demonstrated the usefulness of islanded electrical micro-grids, which enabled isolation from centralized power grids and kept homes, businesses, hospitals and clinics supplied during record below temperatures. Stated us ourselves in our homes exported voltage from our own solar panels when the Rural Cooperative called for additional voltage. Stated now Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled #22-22 allows homeowners to sell their excess generated power on the open wholesale market, however, disagreements can be contracted anywhere from distant capacity markets to local neighborhood generators who agree to supply grocery stores, clinics, plug in service vehicles, schools and school buses by deferring their loans by battery storage electric vehicle bi-directional flow, heat pump thermal storage and high demand times when prices are at their peak. Stated this accomplishes reinvestment into those communities, solar PV can be installed in a number structures, carports, pergolas, patio covers as well as greenhouse facilities. Stated those urban environments most affected by poor air quality, low emission zones can be flared by the rapid adoption of electric vehicles. Stated this is ongoing, we have a good source of very talented people who are willing to serve on a sustainability advisory committee and asked the Council to give this additional consideration. Stated we are looking at mental health alleviation, crime and a revenue stream for residents who most need it. II) CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11 MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to approve consent agenda items 1 through 11 in accordance with the recommended actions shown thereon. Motion carried 7 to 0. COUNCIL BUSINESS III) BOARD OF BIDS AND CONTRACTS 1.) Report of Board of Bids and Contracts and WAA Board of Bids and Contracts dated May 3, 2021. Attachment: 05-03-2021 Board of Bids.pdf Attachment: 05-03-2021 Board of Bids WAA.pdf Hannah Lang, Finance Department, presented the items. MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to receive and file report, approve the contracts and authorize the necessary signatures. Motion carried 7 to 0. IV) PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS - NONE V) UNFINISHED COUNCIL BUSINESS - NONE  Page 3 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 VI) NEW COUNCIL BUSINESS 1.) PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR THIRTY-SEVEN (37) PAVING PROJECTS, THIRTY-THREE (33) WATER PROJECTS, TWENTY-NINE (29) SEWER PROJECTS, AND EIGHTEEN (18) STORM SEWER PROJECTS IN THE SEPTEMBER 2021 BOND SALE SERIES 828. Attachment: Agenda Report No. VI-1.doc Attachment: Paving Ordinances for Series 828.doc Attachment: Sewer Ordinances for Series 828.doc Attachment: 828 Storm Ordinances 51-532 to 51-549.pdf Gary Janzen Public Works & Engineering, presented the item. Mayor Whipple asked if anyone from the audience wished to speak; no one came forward. MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to close the Public Hearing, approve the proposed assessments and place the ordinances on first reading. Motion carried 7 to 0. 2.) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 - ADOPTION OF 2018 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE. Attachment: Agenda Report No. VI-2.docx Attachment: 2018 IFC Changes to Present to CC.xlsx Attachment: Summary Ordinance 51-552 2018 IFC Attachment: Ordinance 51-552 Jose Ocadiz, Battalion Chief presented the item. Mayor Whipple asked if anyone from the audience wished to speak; no one came forward. MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to place the ordinance on first reading, authorize all necessary signatures and approve publication by Summary Notification. Motion carried 7 to 0. 3.) TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT-2022 SCOPE OF SERVICES. Attachment: Agenda Report No. VI-3.docx Attachment: 2022 TBID Scope of Services - Approved 3.22.21.docx  Page 4 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 Donte Martin Assistant City Manager, presented the item. Susie Santo President & CEO-Visit Wichita continued with the presentation. Mayor Whipple asked if anyone from the audience wished to speak; no one came forward. Vice Mayor Johnson stated working with SMARI, do they inquire about what folks do when they get to Wichita. Susie Santo President & CEO-Visit Wichita stated they do, we did not do SMARI research this past year because we didn't do advertising but we will resume that again this fall. Stated we tend to look at how much they spend and how long they stay. Stated with SMARI we are able to see those who saw our advertising and those who didn't see our advertising and what we have consistently seen throughout the TBID, is that those who have seen the advertising, stay longer, do more and spend more. Stated we see it in the totality and doesn't think they can get down to if they visited the Zoo versus Exploration Place. Vice Mayor Johnson stated he would be interested to see because that might help promote because he knows what he likes in Wichita and it would be interesting to see what folks as they are going to the airport and they see a survey that says what did you do, just to see what the main attraction was for them. Susie Santo President & CEO-Visit Wichita stated as part of their budget they have hired a new platform of data collection and we are testing some digital advertising and our fly markets such as St. Louis, and we can compare people who came in from St. Louis and when we look at that we are able to see what they did while they were here. Stated we now have the ability to see which hotels they stayed at and what activities they did. Stated this data doesn't come through SMARI, it comes from a different provider and if this pans out to what we are hoping, we are going to gain a lot of intelligence and be able to use it in our marketing. Mayor Whipple stated with that data, could we sometime next year be able to see collections of what people do and we can see what Wichita is known for whether it is events or has to do with sporting or our parks; will we be able to actually look at the data and see what we do really well with attracting folks here so that we might have a better way to go upon as we look towards other policies. Susie Santo President & CEO-Visit Wichita stated staff on her team has been working with the provider and is going to cautiously say that is our hope. Council Member Blubaugh asked what is our saturation or what regions are we looking at right now for the TV advertising. Susie Santo President & CEO-Visit Wichita stated TV advertising we are still in our local or regional, the Kansas City market, which is still a driver throughout Kansas and Oklahoma. Stated those are our primary and is based on where our leisure overnight visitors are coming from and that to kind of think about a three or four hour drive. Council Member Blubaugh stated stations in Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Tulsa? Susie Santo President & CEO-Visit Wichita stated yes and western Kansas and Topeka.  Page 5 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to receive, approve and file the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) 2022 Scope of Services and Budget. Motion carried 7 to 0. 4.) 2021-2022 THIRD PROGRAM YEAR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. Attachment: Agenda Report No. VI-4.doc Attachment: Executive Summary Attachment - 5-4-2021.docx Attachment: 2021-2022 Funding Spreadsheet- No CARES, 4-27-2021.xlsx Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, presented the item. (Council Member Blubaugh momentarily left the bench) Council Member Blubaugh stated we have been consistent with the domestic violence shelter services of $250,000 throughout the years; is most of the money going for hotel vouchers or the facility we are sustaining. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated it is both and depends on the organization. Vice Mayor Johnson asked who made the recommendation not to fully fund Center of Hope. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated that was from the Impact Continuum of Care group who reviewed the applications and made recommendations to fund Salvation Army, about $2,000 more and Center of Hope about $2,000 less. Stated the grants review committee reviewed past history and found that because Center of Hope does the job so well to get 100% of those funds out in the community for this purpose, that they felt funding their full request was the way to go. Vice Mayor Johnson asked if they gave a reason why. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated she thinks at that point they were trying to make the reduction to Salvation Army less harsh. Vice Mayor Johnson asked if we could potentially host another non-profit workshop like we did in 2019. Stated he would like to see that happen again and looks at the youth crime prevention and given what's going on right now in the community, we continue to fund the same organizations and knows three right now how actually go out and are working with gang members. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated one thing significant to that is from the consolidated plan it was very specifically deemed that it was to fund middle school aged students. Stated maybe in 2018 and 2019, when that was happening, that may have been where they thought the priority and where that intervention was necessary. Stated but with the spikes that we have seen in the older kids, unfortunately when we put out the RFPs it is one RFP in accordance with the consolidated plan. Stated she agrees and thinks we need more resources and that is another reason why we allowed TWTW to  Page 6 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 expand to double its size and we are bringing in case workers this year to work with the students, not just teachers; we knew there needed to be more intervention for those teenage years and not just the middle schoolers. Vice Mayor Johnson asked if we could work with the Juvenile Intervention Unit on the RFP. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated we do, they know about it and communicate with us when we are doing it but because the focus is in accordance with the consolidated plan, it has been focused on the middle schoolers. Vice Mayor Johnson asked if we could consider looking at the consolidated plan and also getting input from the Juvenile Intervention Unit. Stated the Chief in the department always talks about how we have to work as a community and it is not just law enforcement but this funding helps the community come in and help, so if there is a way to get some ideas or population ideas to add into the RFP from them, then maybe we could get some of these organizations that are doing this work and just need a little bit more support. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated we would need to amend the consolidated plan. Council Member Claycomb stated she noticed that last year we funded the Raise My Head Foundation and believes that was the first time they were funded and this year there is recommendation for no funding. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated they did not apply. Stated they have been very challenged with their funding allocation from last year. Council Member Claycomb stated you said that on The Way To Work Program, we are still looking for businesses. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated yes. Council Member Claycomb asked how is that promoted to businesses. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated we have a great link on our website where businesses can find out information and then submit through an online application if they want to host a youth. Council Member Claycomb asked if that shows up on the City's Facebook post. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated yes. Council Member Frye stated on the housing activities, the recommendation to put $334 in the land bank proposal; how did we get to that number and is there an opportunity if it is not used in the land bank for that year, to go back into housing activities? Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated we could reallocate the funds back if the land bank isn't established or we don't spend it. Stated one nice thing about CDBG, it doesn't have to be spent during the program year and can roll from year to year but what we are held to is that we can't have  Page 7 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 access to more than one and a half times our allocation. Stated when we have a new pilot program, it allows us to let that money carry if it takes longer to get that program off the ground. Council Member Frye asked how we decided on the $334. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated it was about scraping funds together from things we weren't funding for this year plus the increase in the amount. Stated we knew we needed to fund at least one position to do the work of the land bank and then we needed additional funding for all of those other items like title clearance and maintenance. Council Member Frye asked if part of this will fund a position. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services, stated yes. Bob Layton City Manager stated the land bank part of Places for People is moving quicker than maybe some of the other pieces. Stated on May 6th the Planning Commission will review and hopefully approve the land bank program and it will come to the Council on May 18th for approval. Stated on Places for People you have a number of programs here that are going to feed into your first steps for implementation for Places for People, so this is important. Stated there is over $600,000 in housing development loans and there is over one million dollars for rehab, so we are starting to put into place the tools to help with the implementation for Places for People plan. Mayor Whipple asked if we could get an update on the numbers for the rental assistance program. Sally Stang Director of Housing and Community Services stated as of yesterday we were at $1.3 million in approved payments going out. Stated we are working on the first thousand applications, we have just under 3,300 applications so we are working on the first third. Stated he have five more temps through the temp service, who started yesterday, so we have 14 of the 15 positions we wanted. Stated this week will probably be a little slower week because we are in training mode of those new eight temporary staff. Mayor Whipple asked if anyone from the audience wished to speak; no one came forward. Vice Mayor Johnson thanked the City Manager for highlighting that timeline and thinks it would also be great to highlight when it comes to Council on just how everything is coming together and how we can get off to a strong start. Council Member Cerullo stated as a former member of the Grants Review Committee, would like to thank them for their hard work and decisions. Stated these decisions are not easy, there is a limited amount of funding for a lot of good organizations that do a lot of good work in our community. MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to close the public hearing, approve the funding allocations and staff and Grants Review Committee recommendations, authorize submission of the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and authorize the funding agreements and necessary signatures. Motion carried 7 to 0.  Page 8 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 COUNCIL BUSINESS SUBMITTED BY CITY AUTHORITIES PLANNING AGENDA VII) NON-CONSENT PLANNING AGENDA - NONE HOUSING AGENDA VIII) NON-CONSENT HOUSING AGENDA - NONE AIRPORT AGENDA IX) NON-CONSENT AIRPORT AGENDA 1.) AIRPORT HOTEL, LLC, CONCESSION AND LEASE AGREEMENT, WICHITA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT. (DEFERRED APRIL 20, 2021) Attachment: Agenda Report No. IX-1.docx Attachment: Select Service Hotel Agreement Final 05042021.pdf Bob Layton City Manager stated staff has asked that this item be deferred until May 11th. MOTION: Council Member Frye moved to defer until May 11th. Motion carried 7 to 0. COUNCIL AGENDA X) COUNCIL MEMBER AGENDA - NONE XI) COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENTS AND COMMENTS 1.) Board Appointments. Mayor Whipple stated the Sedgwick County Commission is reappointing Tim Bonnell and Ron Ryan to the Wichita Airport Advisory Board. Stated there terms will expire March 31, 2023. Stated he is appointing Ericka Sauer to his Small Business Advisory Council. Vice Mayor Johnson appointed Daisha Eaton to the Library Board for District I. MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to approve the appointments. Motion carried 7 to 0.  Page 9 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Mayor Whipple moved to adjourn. Motion carried 7 to 0 The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Karen Sublett, MMC City Clerk  Page 10 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 ATTACHMENT 1 - CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11 CITY COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1) Applications for Licenses for Cereal Malt Beverages: a.) Applications for Licenses to Retail Cereal Malt Beverages: Attachment: CMBs for May 4, 2021.docx 2) Preliminary Estimates: a.) List of Preliminary Estimates. Attachment: PEs for CC 05-04-21.pdf b.) Preliminary Estimate for Drainage Improvements to Serve Schulte-Johnson 2nd Addition. (District IV) Attachment: Cover Sheet Schulte-Johnson 2nd Ph 1 SWD.doc Attachment: PE Schulte Johnson 2nd Ph 1 SWD.doc c.) Preliminary Estimate for Water Improvements to Serve Schulte-Johnson 2nd Addition. (District IV) Attachment: Cover Sheet Schulte-Johnson 2nd Ph 1 WDS.doc Attachment: PE Schulte-Johnson 2nd Ph 1 WDS.doc d.) Preliminary Estimate for Sewer Improvements to Serve Schulte-Johnson 2nd Addition. (District IV) Attachment: Cover Sheet Schulte-Johnson 2nd Ph 1 SS.doc Attachment: PE Schulte Johnson 2nd Ph 1 SS.doc 3) Minutes of Advisory Boards/Commissions: Board of Electrical Appeals, March 9, 2021 Wichita Transit Advisory Board, March 17, 2021 Attachment: Board of Electrical Appeals, March 9, 2021.pdf Attachment: Wichita Transit Advisory Board, March 17, 2021.pdf  Page 11 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 UNCATEGORIZED ITEMS: 4.) Community Event with Alcohol Consumption - Blessed Sacrament Parish Festival. (District II) Attachment: Agenda Report No. II-4.docx Attachment: Site Plan.pdf Attachment: Resolution 21-141 5.) South Central Kansas Library System Grants-in-Aid Service Contract. Attachment: Agenda Report No. II-5.docx Attachment: Signed SCKLS Contract Law Dept.pdf 6.) Notice of Intent to Use Debt Financing Amendment, Taxiway A-3 Extension, Colonel James Jabara Airport. Attachment: Agenda Report No. II-6.docx Attachment: Resolution 21-142 7.) Sale of City-Owned Property in the 300 Block of West Wind Rows. (District IV) Attachment: Agenda Report No. II-7.doc Attachment: Supporting Documents.pdf 8.) Visit Wichita Monthly Reports. Attachment: Visit Wichita TGT Reporting 3.2021.pdf Attachment: Visit Wichita 2020 Audit Report.pdf Attachment: Q1 2021 Performance Report.pdf CONSENT PLANNING AGENDA ITEMS 9.) SUB2021-00002 -- Plat of Ysidro 5th Addition Located on the East Side of South Broadway Avenue, One-Quarter Mile North of East MacArthur Road. (District III) Attachment: Agenda Report No. II-9.docx Attachment: Encroachment doc -SUB2021 02.pdf  Page 12 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS MAY 4, 2021 10.) SUB2020-00050 -- Plat of Trinity Point 2nd Addition Located on the North Side of West 47th Street South, on the East Side of South Hoover Road. (District IV) Attachment: Agenda Report No. II-10.docx Attachment: Supporting Documents.pdf CONSENT HOUSING AGENDA ITEMS - NONE CONSENT AIRPORT AGENDA ITEMS 11.) Taxiway A-3 Extension, Colonel James Jabara Airport. Attachment: Agenda Report No. II-11.docx Attachment: Garver SA 1 Taxi lane A3 Revised Scope and Fee.pdf Attachment: 3-20-0089-027-2021 Grant Application.pdf