District 1 Advisory Board

District I Advisory Board Minutes October 1, 2018 www.wichita.gov The District I Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:00 p.m. at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center located at 2755 E. 19th St. N., Wichita, KS, 67214. Eleven board members, eight staff and six members of the public were present. Members Present Staff Present Brandon Johnson A. Villegas, WPD Anisia Brumley C. Burnett, WPD Lawanda Deshazer Scott Knebel, MAPD Dan Heflin Lt. Hoelscher, WFD James Holland Deputy Chief Bevis, WFD Aaron Mayes Anne Ethen, Library Tadonne Neal Angela Buckner, Park & Rec. Tom Scanlon Kameelah Alexander, OCS Joseph Shepard James Thompson Angel Galvez-Youth Member Members Absent Guests Prisca Barnes Listed on last page LeSean Tarkington Order of Business Call to Order Meeting was called to order Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda with the suggestion of approval of the minutes at the end of the meeting due to the wrong minutes being emailed. Brumley/Thompson, carried 8:0. Public Agenda Board will hear public issues from individual citizens regarding City issues not scheduled on the agenda. Each presentation is limited to five minutes unless extended by the Board. 1. Scheduled Items Harold Schlechtweg, Advocacy Coordinator with the International Rescue Committee in Wichita shared that 1600 refugees have been assisted since the establishment of this organization. They cannot return to their country of origin. Various resources and support are in place to assist refugees in the Wichita area. 2. Off Agenda Items Steve Barnett, fireworks enforcement was pretty bad because he did not see someone measuring the height of fireworks. The resources could have been used for something else like checking on someone with drugs. Staff Reports 3. Fire Report Station 1 Firefighters: For September District 1 had 681 Total Incidents (30-Fire Alarms, 58-Service Alarms, and 593-Medical Alarms). 4 fires (3-fires occurred in a vacant home, 1-caused by an air conditioner).  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 1, 2018 Page 2 of 7 Q: Who do you call when you see something? A: 9-1-1 Q: Is the starting pay for Firefighters $20 per/hour? A: Yes, it is in that range. 4. Police Report Patrol North: C. Burnett Suspicious character with an attempt abduction on 9/27/18 and still looking for that person, participated in Open Streets ICT this year. There was a drive-by near 14th and Harding. Patrol East: A. Villegas, 12th and Dellrose IMPACT Meeting about a drive-by, vacant properties are also being looted, month-to-month data has been consistent beside aggregated assaults due to drive-by’s. WPD will offer traffic enforcement on Halloween in the College Hill area. Q: Do you know if the drive-by is gang related? A: Most of the time people know each other (bad blood between people). (DAB Member Arrived) 5. Library Report Anne Ethen, Library: The interior of the Angelou Branch Library was repainted last Sunday and Monday, September 23-24. The Big Read is underway. Copies of the book, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, will be available at the next Featured Big Read Event: Shakespeare in the Modern World, being held next Sunday, October 7, 2-4 p.m. at the Center for the Performing Arts, 9112 E. Central. Note that this is a different location from what is listed in the paper calendar. There are a lot of other Big Read activities – movies, book discussions, discussions on how well prepared are we for future disasters – see the calendar for more details. 6. Park & Recreation Report Angela Buckner, L. Woodard/Fairmount Director Edgemoor  After a rough beginning due to instructor issues, everything at Edgemoor Recreation Center is going strong. Edgemoor offered 15 varied fitness classes and 14 of them have been successful. These 14 classes have brought in 154 participants into our fitness opportunities.  Edgemoor Recreation Center just obtained a new Church group rental for 2019. This Church group will begin meeting in February in the Clubroom and Craftroom. This new group should produce $3,525 of additional rental revenue for our Department in 2019  October 26th, Edgemoor Park will be co-hosting “Halloween In The Park” from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.. This family friendly event will include fun, safe Halloween activities, food and drinks, bingo, candy, face painting and prizes. This event is Co-Sponsored with The Wesley Children’s Foundation and other community business. Linwood  Kid Konnection – one-day camp programs offered when USD 259 is out of school for in-service days. Program information on flier.  Linwood Grade School Halloween Party – Friday, October 26 – 6:00-8:00 pm. FREE! 2  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 1, 2018 Page 3 of 7 McAdams  McAdams Recreation Center partnered with the Wichita Metro Church of Christ to offer a “Panther in the Park” on Friday, September 15 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The movie “Black Panther” was shown. Approximately (115) people attended. This outdoor event was a success as the super screen projector filled with fun and laughter food including, popcorn, cotton candy, and the drinks were all provided by Wichita Metro Church of Christ. It was so successful that they were very enthusiastic about doing it again and planning to feature a variety of children’s and family movies on the weekends during the summer and fall seasons.  McAdams Golden Age Club hosted their annual play production on Saturday, September 22, from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm. Wonderful event, all cast members were McAdams Golden Age Club members. 93 people attended the show (2 minute standing ovation.) Lynette Woodard  Lynette Woodard’s classes are going strong as we embark into the fall session with enrollment to the brim in some classes with others near the very top with participation. *notates full enrollment. *Boxing Basics – Adult Women (Revenue = $160) 5 week class *Tiny Dancers (Revenue = $100) 4 week class no cost on instructor/volunteer *Trampolean (Revenue = $96) * also take drop in’s equates to extra revenue not calculated. Watercolor – Adult Monday (Revenue = $234) 4 week class Watercolor – Adult Sunday (Revenue =$144) 4 week class Kickboxing – Adult (Revenue = $96) 5 week class Tiny Tot training Classes All (Revenue = $220 Revenue) 4 week classes Cardio Kickboxing – Adult (Revenue = $192) 8 week class Gym Rentals after evening programs are increasing in revenue and production in September revenue generated over $1,025 in comparison to August with $887.50  And more as this is only the first 4/5 week classes. The next session of 4/5 week classes begin the 3rd week of October for Woodard’s classes.  Lynette Woodard’s Afterschool playground has picked up with steady attendance with over 230 participants since September 4th. Students are able to participate in study hall, soccer, basketball or table games. Lynette Woodard is working with USD 259 to partner with the PANDO program which use to be communities in school to try to reach the youth in the neighborhood that are unaware of the afterschool program. Flyers have been made and have been approved to be submitted to the surrounding schools. Recommended Action: Receive and File New Business 7. Fireworks Enhanced Enforcement Deputy Chief Stuart Bevis, Wichita Fire Department, will present this information. The Wichita Fire Department, in conjunction with the Wichita Police Department, deployed personnel on the evenings of July 3rd and 4th to enforce the fireworks ordinance.  WFD approves all fireworks so we know which fireworks are legal and illegal and there is language on each firework that we can look for  There was a large media/advertisement push including the ability to google the new ordinance  1400 calls came in which includes an extra day of the complaint line and repeat calls (57% increase). That’s all of Sedgwick County calls.  Mortars and firecrackers were the higher cost  A bottle rocket caused the most damage on July 6th.  138-144 citations written on July 3rd and 4th 3  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 1, 2018 Page 4 of 7  Teams were spread out throughout the City and then crews moved closer to higher call areas  Calls were received for support and opposition to the enforcement  A lot of exempt firefighters had to work on the 4th due to maintaining the regular staff count not including enforcement  It was announced numerous time that no warnings would be provided this past July 3rd and 4th.  Enforcements efforts were pretty dangerous with interactions with citizens so the cost analysis could be different.  If you had a net positive to break even with resources, I would stay the course of enforcement.  It interested that the person did not get charges pursued.  Sometimes fountains can also be dangerous. Comments from DAB:  The City is encouraged to stay the course  If revenue was the issue then the fines can  I think there is a concern between cost effective versus safety of WFD and WPD  If you go with the same fireworks usage as nearby cities and just focus on safety, sounds the most reasonable thing to do  Four DAB members said stay the course with the enforcement  Two DAB prefer that there was major change  Four citizens said stay the course  Two citizens said make major changes  We do not have any history/data with going over the 6-foot rule so how can we compare that  You might get more WPD to work next year if they know in advanced  On the county side you cannot really justify the expense.  The density of home is different in the Wichita  Having one year of collected data skews the data along with the holiday on a Wednesday  It feels pointless, do not carry on another year.  The data does not reveal if this was effective  Keep the enforcement with improvements Questions from DAB: Q: How much are the citation? A: $250.00 Q: Was there follow-up from the Firefighter that got hit with a firework from a citizen? A: No Q: What is the procedure if a person does not pay the citation? A: It is up to the court and it could go to a collection agency. Some people set-up a payment plan to pay off the citation. Q: Do you foresee going back to the designated area? A: The previous research done does not show that people would cooperate with the designated area? Q: The Sedgwick county side is not showing much damage? A: Most structural problems are from disposal of fireworks. So it is worth asking the question. 4  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 1, 2018 Page 5 of 7 Q: What if publication of proper disposal was done? A: It was part of the media including being neighborly. Q: Of the phone calls, how does that compare to previous years? A: 287 calls per day versus 207 per day Q: Was there any training to prepare the firefighters for the enforcement? A: There was just a briefing and the WPD had to worry about an unarmed WFD. Q: Why do think injuries have increased? A: Wichita is the only city surrounded by cities that have this ordinance. Q: Do you think people took this enforcement for granted based on the first year? A: Not sure. Q: What is the goal for the revenue? A: The excess funds go to the general fund. Q: Do you issue tickets when there is an injury and when there is a fire? A: Most injuries are not known until someone goes to the hospital. Q: Why did the City choose to use the 6 foot rule? A: That was decided over 20 years ago and it was mostly choose because of the control factor of fireworks. Questions from Public:  District 1 has a lot of homes with the wood roofs  Q: How many other major metro cities compare themselves to the suburbs? A: None  A lot people say they are not aware of  This is the first initiative that has gone well; this year was better  This is a major metropolitan area, please do not compare Wichita to suburbs  What do we as citizens need to change to get more staff to work this shift?  The fireworks help youth groups and community, I do not think we will ever stop illegal fireworks in our City.  Shorten the days Recommended Action: Receive and File 8. ZON2018-00038 TF-3 Two-Family Residential to MF-29 Multi-Family Residential Kathy Morgan, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, will present this request. The applicant/owner is requesting a zone change from TF-3 Two-Family Residential to MF-29 Multi-Family Residential for the property at the southeast corner of E. 16th Street and North Fairmount in order to redevelop the existing, vacant church educational building and construct two new two-story apartment buildings. The two new buildings are proposed to eight units and the existing building is proposed to have 6 units for a total of 22 units. Per the attached site plan, the proposed development includes 33 on-site parking spaces of which 3 are handicap accessible. Cars will enter the parking area from E. 16th Street and exit onto N. Fairmount. The property is currently developed with a brick structure that served as an educational building and church offices for Fairmount Congregational Church. There are four local, state and national register listed properties within 250 feet of the subject property. 5  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 1, 2018 Page 6 of 7 The surrounding neighborhood is a mix of multi-family and two-family zoning developed with apartments, duplexes and single-family dwellings. The property north of the subject site is zoned B-Multi-Family, developed with single-family detached houses and purpose-built apartment buildings. TF-3 zoning is east, west and south of the subject property and is developed with duplexes and single-family detached houses. RECOMMENDATION: Based upon the information available at the time the staff report was completed, staff recommends APPROVAL of the request, as submitted. This recommendation is based on the following findings: Comments from MAPC: There are apartments scattered about this area. Most of the housing is used by students from Wichita State University. Questions from Public: Q: Is adequate parking built in? A: 33 reserved parking spaces are shown in the plan? Action Taken: Heflin/Thompson made a motion to recommend that City Council approve the request development of 4-stories only. Motion carried 9:0. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the minutes Motion by Thompson/Brumley, carried 9:0. Board Agenda 9. Updates, Issues and Reports A. Galvez: College visits and community service events are available at East High School, PSAT is coming up. All juniors and some seniors are eligible to take the ACT for free next semester. J. Shepard: October 16th is the last day to register to vote. Please encourage people to request an advanced ballot. D. Heflin: Sleepy Hollow NA clean-up is coming up including private rental of a wood chipper J. Thompson: Not a lot of trash was dumped during the clean-up A. Brumley: October 6th ICT Voter registration event with music. Try to bring someone that is not civically engaged L. Deshazer: The NAACP Banquet is October 27th at 6pm T. Neal: Working with Horizontes project including survey results J. Holland: A faith-based initiative with Storytime Village will roll out soon to increase literacy CM Johnson: Please attend the District 1 Breakfast this Saturday at 9am, Family Dollar will open at 21st and Grove and efforts have been made to reach out to them to request a produce section. Q: Do we have an update from Westar about the concerns? A: There is still conversation on the table for the community and residents directly affected. Q: What areas of town did WFD and WPD choose not to enforce or go back to? A: Follow-up with the Fire Department will take place for this question. Recommended Action: Receive and file 6  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 1, 2018 Page 7 of 7 Adjournment Motion to adjourn Motion made by Thompson/Scanlon, carried 9:0. The next District I Advisory Board meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., November 5, 2018, at Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St. N. Guests 1. Steve Barnett 2. Monica Marks 3. Janet Radig 4. Janice Rich 5. Harold Schlechtweg 6. Faith Shellman 7