District 1 Advisory Board

DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD (DAB) I MEETING MINUTES Monday, March 3, 2014 6:30 p.m. Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St. N., Wichita, Kansas 67214 Members Present Members Absent Guests Aaron Mayes Twila Chaloupek Effei Bryant Bill Wynne Aaron Lewellyn- Youth Member Vivian Martin David Buckmaster Brandon James Burrell Gilmore Dan Heflin Bettie Lipsey Janet Wilson Kim Potochnik O.C. Ohaebosim Gerry Domitrovic James Roseboro Lisa Kiaassen Beverly Domitrovic Tim Austin Janice Rich Steven Witherspoon LaVonta Williams, Council Member City of Wichita Staff Present Mark Stanberry, Housing and Community Services Department Elizabeth Goltry, City of Wichita Finance Department Officer Carl Lemons, Patrol North Beat 44 Officer Recio, Patrol South Beat 22 and 23 Officer Whyte, Patrol East Beat 32 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. Motion carried. 10:0. Public Agenda 1. Agenda Items No agenda items 2. Off Agenda Items Burrell Gilmore, Sunflower Community Action Group, presented on “Ban the Box”, which endorses the need to increase public safety and support the economy by providing job opportunities for people with convictions. Questions- none.  District I Advisory Board Minutes January 6, 2014 Page 2 of 4 Carl Ligon, President of Ken Mar NA, appealed to the DAB members concerning the need for help for the neighborhood to continue the viability and safety for residents. Mr. Ligon commented that shots were fired in the neighborhood. Reports were made to the police department and no one received follow-up by law enforcement. Mr. Ligon provided pictures that were taken in the Ken Mar neighborhood of city violations and asked for central inspectors to work evenings during spring and summer months, due to issues that may only occur after business hours. DAB Member: Do you have a record of the reports you made to the police department concerning the shootings? Ligon: No. DAB Member: Make a list of the reports and we would be glad to take a look at the reporting log. Council Member LaVonta Williams, asked who did Mr. Ligon speak with when he made reports to OCI. Ligon: Tom Stolz, Jay Stalkup and John Godwin. Council Member Williams: We will ask for Tom Stolz and his staff to come to our next DAB meeting. DAB Member: Wichita Independent Neighborhoods, (WIN) meets with city department managers bi-monthly; these are the types of complaints we should be aware of, in order to be able to speak on the needs of the community. Council Member Williams: District I will be starting a pilot program for citizens to take pictures of city violations (tall weeds and grass, etc.) and send them downtown in efforts to expedite the process of correcting city violations. Staff Report 3. Fire Report No Report Action Taken: None 4. Police Report Officer Carl Lemons, Beat 44, reported on stats for his beat. During the month of February: two rapes, four robberies, 16 aggravated assaults, 19 residential burglaries, five nonresidential burglaries, 83 larcenies and 16 auto thefts occurred. Most of the larcenies are happening around liquor stores and Dollar General Stores. Be mindful of warming your cars during morning and evening hours, your car only takes a few minutes to warm up. Information Meeting Providing Answers to Citizens, (IMPATC) will be Wednesday, March 5th on the 1700 block of N. Spruce. The IMPATC meeting is usually done within 72 hours of the incident; or depending on when the officer gets all the information that is needed to provide to the community. Police are asking that residents come out and support the meetings to help solve crimes in the community. DAB Member: When did we decide when the IMPATC meetings take place? Lemons: Mostly; when a level one offense occurs, IMPATC meetings are held. DAB Member: Who responds to calls from 911? Lemons: All officers covering the beat area respond, if they are on duty. 2  District I Advisory Board Minutes January 6, 2014 Page 3 of 4 Officer Whyte, Patrol East Beat 32, reported in beat 31 there have been several reports of graffiti in the Douglas Design District. Police are working on a plan to identify people that are involved. There have been several burglaries in beat 32. Police have identified three suspects but no charges have been filed yet. There have been several larcenies to autos taking: jewelry, money and electronics. The vehicles have either been unlocked or suspects are using a coat hanger or slim jims to get into the cars. There have not been any reports of broken glass to car windows. DAB Member: Do we know who is responsible for the graffiti? Whyte: Police are aware that many of the graffiti markings are not gang related but people like to tag their artwork. Police are early in the investigations; more information will be available next month. Officer Recio, Patrol South beat 22 and 23, reported for the month of February, police received 6 aggravated assaults, three auto thefts, while two arrests were made for the auto thefts. One of the vehicles were left running to warm up at the time of theft. There have also been 36 larcenies to the area and one homicide earlier during the month of February. An IMPATC meeting was held due to the crime that occurred. Police issued 148 flyers to the neighborhood and four people showed. DAB Member: I am a NA president and I live in the area, I was not aware of an IMPATC meeting. Recio: Police will try to do a better job of informing NA presidents of future IMPATC meetings. Action Taken: Received and filed. New Business 5. O.J. Watson Park Elizabeth Goltry, Senior Budget Analyst Finance Department, presented on the O. J. Watson Park Master Plan for the Park and Recreation Department. The goal of the plan is to receive direct cost recovery of 100% by 2015, in order to be within compliance of the 2014-2015 adopted budget. The goal of the operation will be adopted by the Wichita City Council to guide operations and capital investments in the park for the next 30 years. Goltry, explained that the Steering Committee of eight members, collected public input on the priorities of the park and presented the list to the DAB members. DAB Member: Does O.J. Watson Park still have paddle boats? Goltry: Yes, the park will also provide kayak boats and classes to teach boat safety. DAB Member: When is the deadline for the survey’s? Goltry: The deadline is the end of March. DAB Member: Does O. J. Watson Park charge to fish? Goltry: No, the park is considered a community park so there is no charge to fish; but there is a charge for a fishing license. DAB Members: I am very concerned about the trend the Park and Recreation is going towards by making the parks self-sufficient. “Our community needs a nice park that isn’t too far away.” Action Taken: Motion to approve item was made, properly seconded. Motion carried 10:0. 3  District I Advisory Board Minutes January 6, 2014 Page 4 of 4 6. Housing and Community Service Department Mark Stanberry, Manager of Home/Neighborhood Improvements, presented on a requested resolution for DAB I to support a 9% Housing Tax Credit application, with a waiver of the 20% market rate unit requirement. Stanberry, reported Inwood Crossings Senior Apartments; to be located at 3540 N. Inwood, will be composed of 49 two bedroom apartments with washer and dryer hook ups. There is an age requirement of 55 and older, no children and extended family members will be allowed to reside with the occupant. Housing and Community Services believes that the proposed project will provide safe, clean affordable rental housing. Tim Austin is the consultant seeking resolution support. DAB Member: Who is the builder? Austin: LDG Development, Inwood Crossings based out of Louisville. LDG Development must maintain ownership for 15 years. Citizen: Will the property conduct background and credit checks and have elevators for wheelchair access? Austin: Yes, elevators and fire sprinklers. No one with felonies or children are allowed. DAB Member: Will there be landscaping and gates around the property? Austin: Yes, it will be a gated community, there is a city landscaping order and it will meet the requirements. Typically the landscaping is not done at this stage of the plans. DAB Member: Who will enforce the codes? Austin: Property management will enforce all codes. Action Taken: Motion to approve the request was made, properly seconded. Motion carried 7:3. Board Agenda 7. Updates, Issues and Reports CM Williams: Spoke on the upcoming Council meeting and the controversial vote of the name changing of the airport, she welcomed suggestions and comments. CM Williams is also working with the city manager and a young lady that is an animal enthusiast who wanted to know if the City could do something as far as animal control in our community. CM Williams commented that she will be out of town on next week and regretted that she would not be able to attend NA meetings. “Go Shockers!”- CM Williams. 8. Adjournment Action Taken: Motion to adjourn 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., April 7, 2014, at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St. N. 4