District 1 Advisory Board

DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD (DAB) I MEETING MINUTES Monday, January 6, 2014 6:30 p.m. Atwater Community Center, 2755 E. 19 th, Wichita, Kansas 67214 Members Present Members Absent Guests Aaron Mayes KC Ohaebosim Gerry Domitrovic Bill Wynne Morgan Henderson David Buckmaster Don Hogg Dan Heflin Jay Storey Janet Wilson Mckenzie Ovriz Twila Chaloupek Lander Sueorivgen Brandon James Audrey Webb Aaron Lewellyn – Youth Member Russ Ewy James Roseboro Beverly Domitrovic Janice Rich Lavonta Williams, Council Member City of Wichita Staff Present Bill Longnecker, Planning Department Officer Bussard, Beat 47, Wichita Police Department Officer Long, Beat 34, Wichita Police Department Office L.J. Carlson, Beat 21, Wichita Police Department Robert Hovenkamp, Management Fellow City of Wichita Alana Haynes, Office of Community Engagement Order of Business Call to Order Council Member Lavonta Williams called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and welcomed staff and guests. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda submitted. Motion carried. 10:0. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the minutes submitted with one noted correction. Motion carried. 10:0. Public Agenda 1. Agenda Items Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) Introduction Robert Hovenkamp introduced the Mayor’s Youth Council- Hovenkamp informed the Board the MYC has several community service projects to complete during the year and the MYC was also interested in learning how government functions.  District I Advisory Board Minutes January 6, 2014 Page 2 of 4 DAB Member: What community service projects did MYC work on in 2013? Aaron Lewellyn: Jump Start, which is a program that will allow the youth to learn about positives and negatives in high schools. Other projects are: Operation Holiday, Children’s Home, A Night with Santa, reception with the City Council and Mayor, State of the City Address. DAB Member: In 2014 what will you do? Lewellyn: The MYC will do a Sticker Shop Campaign, which will consist of posting stickers on windows at liquor stores to prevent minors from buying alcohol. The MYC will also go the Capitol to meet state representatives, various community service projects, Young Leaders across Wichita and attend National League of Cities. Hovenkamp: Aaron will also introduce the Mayor at the State of City Address. CM Williams: There are several meetings to attend to get some ideas of questions to ask when you visit the Capitol. Also, participation in Love Wichita would be a great project. 2. Off Agenda Items No off agenda items Staff Report 3. Fire Report No Report Action Taken: None 4. Police Report Officer L.J. Carlson, Beat 21, reported cars had been broken into during mid-November through mid-December. Video footage of the break-ins was viewed by police officers. “It’s excellent to see video footage to help with faces, tags, etc.” Police activity has increased around bar and club areas. Community Police and SCAT are patrolling the Old Town area. The Police Department has had meetings with bar and club owners to be on the same page. Auto thefts and burglaries are down. A lot of effort has gone into reducing the rate of auto thefts. Vehicular theft is the largest area of theft in the city. DAB Member: What percentage of police is in Old Town at night? Officer Carlson: The percentage increases on weekends and at closing time. CM Williams: Walkers and Jetty’s has been open for a couple of weeks. Has there been any trouble? Officer Carlson: Just license and parking issues. Officer Bussard, Beat 47, reported Hope for the Holidays that took place during Thanksgiving and Christmas, was a great success; 200 meals were delivered to families in need. There has been an increase in auto thefts, mostly from people warming their cars in the mornings and leaving them unattended. Police have visited a city housing property on 26 th Street for drive-by shootings on several occasions. Two families that are associated with rival gangs live on the same block. Police are working with the City Law Department, the community and staff to see if they can move the families for the safety of the neighborhood. After speaking with the neighbors in the area, street lights have been added. Reports of three drive-by shootings have occurred in the area within the last three months. 2  District I Advisory Board Minutes January 6, 2014 Page 3 of 4 DAB Member: Are you looking to re-locate either families or just one? Officer Bussard: If we could get one family to relocate, issues between the two families would reduce. DAB Member: If the police are continuously called out to a specific apartment within city housing- is it considered grounds for removal? Officer Bussard: Yes. Action Taken: Received and filed. New Business 1. CON2013-00029 Bill Longnecker, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented on city conditional use request for ancillary parking on a TF-3 Two-Family Residential zoned property. Location: West of Oliver Avenue on the northeast corner of Belmont Avenue and 13 th Street North. DAB Member: What did MAPC say? Longnecker: The planning commission recommended it unanimously. DAB Member: Fencing along Belmont should be higher than 3 ft. It could potentially lead to noise and traffic that will disturb neighbors. Jay Storey, Applicant: It was reduced to 3ft for headlight view to allow vehicular traffic to ride along Belmont. DAB Member: A cedar fence is not good enough; it should be a concrete wall, because after a few years a cedar fence will deteriorate. Storey, I will continue to maintain the fence around the property. Citizen: Questioned the usage of water for the property landscaping. Storey: Water efficiency is an absolute priority. Usage will be what the city requires. Action Taken: Motion to approve item was made, properly seconded. Motion carried 10:0. 1. ZON2013-39 Bill Longnecker, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented on a zoning site that is being developed with a medical office and hospital which will: increase a ground sign size from 32 to 96 square feet, increase in building sign size from 32 to 130 square feet, increase in the number of signs for a business from one to two, the internal illumination of building signs, and a decrease in ground sign separation from 150 to 100 feet. The applicant intends to continue medical office and hospital use on the site, but desires increased signage as allowed under Limited Commercial (LC) zoning. Russ Ewy, Applicant: Wesley Medical Center has three signs along Woodlawn, which are 60 ft. from the new sign for the Heart Hospital. Re-zoning is necessary to do a sign which will be 70 square ft. bigger, for an appealing sign. DAB Member: Will the sign face north east to traffic? Ewy: Yes. Action Taken: Motion to approve the request was made, properly seconded. Motion carried 10:0. 3  District I Advisory Board Minutes January 6, 2014 Page 4 of 4 Board Agenda 5. Updates, Issues and Reports CM Williams: Reported due to an increase in violent activities at Southeast High School, she met with the Council of the Elders to discuss school issues and encouraged the Council to become more involved with the school district. 6. Adjournment Action Taken: Motion to approve the request was made, properly seconded. Motion carried 10:0. Meeting was adjourned. The next meeting for District Advisory Board I will be held at 6:30 p.m., February 3rd, 2014, at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St. 4