District 1 Advisory Board

District I Advisory Board Minutes March 4, 2019 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. Ten board members, six staff and five members of the public were present. Members Present Staff Present Brandon Johnson A. Tapia, WPD Lawanda Deshazer M. Ring, WFD Dan Heflin G. Rodriguez, WFD James Holland Scott Wadle, CMO Aaron Mayes Mary Hunt, MAPC Tadonne Neal Kameelah Alexander, OCS Tom Scanlon Joseph Shepard James Thompson Angel Galvez-Youth Member ` Members Absent Guests Prisca Barnes Listed on last page Anisia Brumley Order of Business Call to Order Meeting was called to order Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda Motion by Scanlon/Shepard, carried 6:0. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the minutes with correction of Tom Scanlon in attendance at January meeting but arrived late. Motion by Thompson/Holland, carried 6:0. 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 No Items 2. Off Agenda Items No Items (DAB Member Arrived) Recommended Action: Receive and File Staff Reports 3. Fire Report In February there were 338 total incidents: 10 fire alarms, 35 service alarms and 293 medical alarms. There were 4 fires (residential locations).  District I Advisory Board Minutes March 4, 2019 Page 2 of 5 4. Police Report Patrol North: A. Tapia, District 1 is violent crimes are down. Please lock your car doors when warming the car up and do not leave backpacks and purses in visible site. (DAB Member Arrived) 5. Library Report Tadonne Neal, Library Board Member, reported on behalf of Anne Ethen: Next week is Spring Break. Check the library’s calendar for special events for kids: Emoji Emotion at the Rockwell branch on Tuesday 3/12 at 2:30 – make emoji creations on cookies, bookmarks and magnets. Wind Racers at the Angelou branch on Thursday 3/14 at 2:30 – make LEGO wind racers, pinwheels and mini-kites. Both events are for ages 8-11. Registration is required. The library will be offering a series of gardening programs starting Tuesday 3/19 at the Rockwell Branch Summer Annuals for Shade and Sun, Tuesday 3/19, 6-7:30. No Till Gardening, Tuesday 3/26, 6-7:30 Registration is required. Finally, don’t forget the “Grow with Google” After Hours Computer Lab at the Angelou Branch, every Monday and Thursday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. The library is closed, but the meeting room is open for after-hours computer assistance. We have library technology trainers on hand with 12 laptops and free Wi- Fi, to assist customers with job applications, resumes, and internet research. Recommended Action: Receive and File New Business 6. Scooter Presentation Scott Wadle, City Manager’s Office, presented this request. Information on a draft scooter pilot program.  You use your cell phone to sign-up to use the scooter and start it  You take a picture when you are done to show that you locked it up  The location is detectable and the company has the ability to program when and where they can operate  The suggested speed is 20 miles per hour  Can be operated on streets, larger park paths, bike paths and no sidewalks  Some Municipal codes will need to be changed if this program move forward  Policies from other cities have been reviewed Questions/Comments from DAB: Q: Are the discussions to operate out of the Downtown core and extend into the Downtown Douglas District A: No more than 250 in the area of Washington Street is the eastern boundary, the River is the western boundary, Central is the northern boundary and Kellogg is the southern boundary with. Comment: Concern of allowing them in the street and safety with cars. Preferable use of the bike lane is suggested. A: Other cities are wrestling with sidewalks and street safety. Q: Is there any way to lower the requirement of 18 years of age for students who also need transportation. A: It is more up to the company’s policies. 2  District I Advisory Board Minutes March 4, 2019 Page 3 of 5 Q: How is the infrastructure for bike lanes in Wichita? A: It is an opportunity to look at how our streets function. It varies of where you walk. Q: Is there a docking station for scooters? A: Other cities have areas where you can have a return station with painted scooters on them. Q: Do the scooters have to be charged up? A: Some companies have employees that charge the scooters overnight. Q: Are there battery meters? A: I believe so. Comments: There is potential to improve public transportation with the City bus route. Comments: Please consider adding reporting of scooters to the “report add.” Questions/Concerns from the Public: Q: Will they be on college campuses? A: That is up to each campus. This pilot effort is for the right-of-way. Comment: 250 scooters would be too much for Wichita. Q: Please clarify the boundaries? A: They can operate anywhere in the city with a limitation of how many can operate in the downtown area. Recommendation/Action: Shepard/Neal recommended that City Council adopt. Motion carried 8:0. 7. Wichita: Places for People Mary Hunt, Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented this information. Updates from Mary:  Purpose: Create connected, accessible community, strong neighborhoods, active centers and put people first  Why: Advance our economy, offer a different product, revitalize our community, take better care of what we have, focus on established neighborhoods, take advantage of existing infrastructure, address regulatory barriers  Goal of getting everything done in 3years  Boundaries of 29th Street on the north, Rock Road on the east, 31st street on the south, and  24 suggestions but not all get built  These ideas help pull commercial activity back into the city  These are just concepts  Accessory dwelling units are now popular (A separate house in the back or attached to a home) Questions/Comments from DAB: Q: Who will own the buildings? A: The vision is for an adoption of a parallel zoning code to help developers move Q: Are there any specific developers? A: No, but developers are interested in general. Comment: Q: Do we have enough space in Delano for the medium sized development A: Yes 3  District I Advisory Board Minutes March 4, 2019 Page 4 of 5 Q: With the landbank, how can you ensure that the community benefits? A: The City creates the landbanks. Q: How does this help the things that community’s needs? A: It is built in the plan. Q: What are the benefits of the AUD rights? A: It allows you to rent out the unit and get more affordable housing. Q: Most of the area does not neighborhood covenant restrictions but how does this tie into this? A: An HOA can establish that AUD not be allowed. Questions/Comment from the Public: Q: What is parallel zoning? A: You can chose between the current zoning code and the proposed zoning code for the most appropriate code for your idea. Comment: Slowing down traffic like the round-a-bout in Delano truly does slow people down A: The angled parking also assist with this. Q: Will the public be able to add more areas of potential development? A: Yes, there will be more opportunities for input. Q: How long of a time frame will we see more? A: Hopefully by the end of June. Q: So the City is proposing support for developers Q: Would the plan dis-incentive the development on the margins of the city? A: No. Comment: One of the majority concern is that WSU development should be coming west. Recommended/Action: Neal/Holland made a motion to require more data and concrete information before a vote. Motion carried 5:2  More feedback after the developers meeting  This helps promote mixed used (please define mixed-use)  More specific information on the land bank Board Agenda 8. Updates, Issues and Reports Opportunity is provided for the Council Member and the District Advisory Board members to report any activities, events, or concerns in the neighborhoods and/or Council District.  Sleepy Hollow met with Country Overlook to consider merging the NA and a combined clean-up.  Grants review committee is meeting this Wednesday, please attend if you can.  6pm, March 12th at ICT Launch Pad 1156 N. Oliver movie by NAACP to discuss rape and disparity. For high school age and up.  NLC Conference is this coming week and discussion will take place about transportation 4  District I Advisory Board Minutes March 4, 2019 Page 5 of 5  Reappointing of DAB member will take place soon  A potential DAB retreat is proposed for April 6th, 20th or 27  Opportunity Zone areas have been identified in Wichita that includes portions of District 1  Baseball land purchase conversation will be part of the City Council Meeting tomorrow Recommended/Action: Receive and file The next DAB I meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2019, at the Advanced Library, 711 W. 2nd Street Wichita, KS 67203. Adjourn Heflin/Neal made a motion to Adjourn: Motion carried 7:0. Guests 1. Jane Byrnes 2. Dave Cook 3. Rip Gooch 4. Darrell Peoples 5. Janice Rich 5