District 1 Advisory Board

District I Advisory Board Minutes October 7, 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. Twelve board members, and eight staff members were present. Members Present Staff Present Brandon Johnson L. Carlson, WPD Lawanda Deshazer C. Burnett, WPD Dan Heflin A. Villegas, WPD James Holland Phillip Zevenbergen, MAPD James Thompson Dale Miller, MAPD Aaron Mayes WFD Tadonne Neal WFD Tom Scanlon Kameelah Alexander, OCS Joseph Shepard Azad Taben Tyler York Angel Galvez-Youth Member Members Absent Guests Anisia Brumley Not Available Order of Business Call to Order Meeting was called to order Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda Motion by Thompson/Deshazer, carried 10:0. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the minutes Motion by Scanlon/Thompson, carried 10:0. Staff Reports 3. Fire Report Station 10: In September, there were 639 total incidents: 12 fire alarms, 61 service alarms and 565 medical alarms. 4. Police Report Patrol North: Officer C. Burnett, 2-shootings IMPACT meeting will take place, Open streets was a success, a larceny assignment will take place near the north YMCA and Home Depot. Please remember to watch your cars as you warm them up. Patrol South: L. Carlson, Open Streets was a success and recommendations were put in to close off another intersection of Douglas and Broadway. Cars have been broken into near two hotels near Old Town. Questions from DAB and Residents: Q: Report of scooters being dumped in rivers, do have an update on that. A: Other Cities have warned us about that and the other companies have to figure that out. Q: How much latitude does the WPD have with using personal cameras? Is it utilized by the City? A: Videos can be shared voluntarily or with search warrants due to severity of cases. Videos will be used like evidence. Comment: Kudos to WPD to helping out with reading to 3-5th grade students.  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2019 Page 2 of 8 Patrol East: A. Villegas, stats for District 1-14 Auto thefts, 15 simple batter cases, 16 DV battery cases, 3 battery LEO, 4 larceny over $1000, 11 misdemeanor larceny-other,13 larceny auto accessories, 17 larceny from auto, 8 unlawful use of financial card cases, 6 larceny from building, 10 paraphernalia cases, 2 narcotic cases, 7 marijuana cases and 6 meth cases. October crimes have been the highest for the beat Villegas covers, there are a lot of battery cases (familial/domestic violence) and larceny to autos. Recommended Action: Receive and File 5. Library Report Kameelah Alexander read on behalf of Anne Ethen, Library Staff: After Hours Computer Lab at the Angelou Branch, Mondays and Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. On Tuesday, October 22, we’re hosting a Job Fair at the Angelou Northeast Branch from 2-4 p.m. Meet with five to six prospective employers. Don’t forget your resume and remember to dress for success. This job fair is co-sponsored by the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas. Something for the kids! On Saturday, October 26, stop by the Angelou Northeast Branch from 1-6 p.m. for a “Leaf Man” Make and Take. Take some fall leaves and see what you can create based on the book Leaf Man (ages 3-6). The NEA Big Read Wichita is happening NOW through November 15. This year, we are reading Lab Girl by Hope Jahren. The Wichita Public Library has partnered with dozens of organizations in and around Wichita to offer an extensive schedule of programs related to the book. For more information, visit www.bigreadwichita.org. Recommended Action: Receive and File 6. Park & Recreation Report Kameelah Alexander read on behalf of Angela Buckner, Woodard Rec. Director: Linwood Of the 50 classes offered during the fall session at Linwood Recreation Center, 46 were successful, exceeding registration minimum requirements, making it a highly successful class session! Linwood Recreation Center will host its annual grade school Halloween Party on Friday, October 25 from 6:00-8:00 pm. This is a free event for Kindergarten through 5th grade children featuring carnival games, candy and Halloween trinkets, cookies and caramel apples, and a haunted room full of ghosts and monsters. In an effort to capitalize on the surging amount of Pickleball being played in the City of Wichita, Linwood Recreation Center is now offering Saturday morning drop- in Pickleball. 10:00 a.m. noon. Edgemoor Saturday, September 28th, Edgemoor Park hosted the Bob Jackson Friendship Pickleball Tournament. Matches were played on the outdoor courts and also the indoor courts. There were a total of 48 teams playing, for a total of 96 players. The only issue which occurred was it rained for a short time. These pickleball players are so dedicated, that there were nine people with squeegees and gas powered blowers out on the courts getting the outdoor courts dry in order to continue playing. $2,400 was raised for the “Light Up Edgemoor Courts” idea. A special thanks goes out to volunteer Gregg Smith who coordinated this special event. Edgemoor Recreation Center’s Fall classes are going great. As of this date, 37 classes were offered and only 2 have had to be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. Some of these successful activities included Fitness, Genealogy, Fencing, Dance, Spanish, Oil Painting, Pickleball, Tennis, & Youth Art classes. Lynette Woodard On Wednesday October 2nd Lynette Woodard Rec. Center partnered with the Wichita Golden Bulldogs to host the 2nd annual Cheer Showcase from 6:00-7:30 p.m. There were over 14 cheer teams represented. There were over 451 people were in attendance. This event brought in $342.00 in cash donations to be used for funding for underprivileged youth to attend classes and activities at Woodard Rec. Center thanks to the awesome partnership of LaWanda Deshazer and The Wichita Park and Rec. Department. Woodard’s new Ninja Warrior Fitness and Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course have hit off with a bang. These two new Sunday classes have taken off with a success written all over them. These are two of the 36 classes that have propelled Woodard’s numbers to a 15% increase in revenue from this time last year. McAdams Fall Festival on 10/25 at 7pm. New Recreation Director, Corey Lyons started on October 7. Recommended Action: Receive and file 2  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2019 Page 3 of 8 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. 4. Scheduled Items 5. Off Agenda Items Individuals present that did not request to speak prior to the meeting may speak at this time. Updates from Council Member Brandon Johnson: Friday, 1pm City Hall 10th Floor is the next Water treatment planning meeting. Questions from residents: Q: Why are rates going up? A: 51% Federal Loan, and 49% State Loan, rate increases are about current upgrades Q: Two bids? A: In the first phase of the facility for design, second phase will have more options Q: Will the old plant be taken off line? A: The old facility will go offline except for the pump. Q: Will any of this come out of the CIP Budget A: I will go back and look, I will say no at this time. CM: Legal briefed all Council Members on what we can and cannot say to potential City investors. New Business 7. ZON2019-00032 Single-Family Residential (SF-5) to Limited Commercial (LC) Phillip Zevenbergen, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, will present this request. This application was filed to rezone the subject property from SF-5 Single Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial in order to allow for the highest and best use of the property. The site is generally located on the northwest corner North Oliver Avenue and East 21st Street North. Each lot is (+/-) 1.5 acres in size with a total area of 2.9 acres. Each lot has an existing single family dwelling unit constructed between the mid 1940’s and the mid 1950’s as part of the Crestview Lakes Addition. Recently, both Lots had a portion of their street frontage purchased in order to expand the rights-of-way for the reconstruction of the North Oliver Avenue and East 21st Street North intersection. This property was the subject of attempts to rezone in 2013 and 2018 (see Case History): both were eventually denied by City Council. Since the denial of the 2018 case, more work has been completed on WSU’s Innovation Campus, and a hotel is schedule to be completed in the summer of 2020 on property south of the site. There is a large area of LC zoning across North Oliver to the east of the subject properties. However, there is no LC zoning district west of North Oliver. The immediate vicinity is zoned SF-5 with residential lots of at least one acre in size and single family dwelling units. A unique aspect of this property is that Wichita State University (WSU) is immediately adjacent to the south across East 21st Street. WSU property is zoned SF-5, with a University Overlay. The purpose of the overlay district is to accommodate university related type land uses, including student housing. The land immediately south of the site used to the Braeburn Golf Course, but recently it has experience significant redevelopment as part of the full build-out of WSU’s Innovation Campus. More specifically, properties to the north and west are zoned SF-5 with single family residential uses. South is zoned SF-5 with the University Overlay and is the WSU Innovation Campus. The southeast corner of the intersection is zoned SF-5 with a church. Property to the east is zoned LC and has a gas station/convenience store, some retail, and a large, indoor self-storage facility. Property to the west is zoned SF-5 with single family residential. A mixture of uses and zoning exists; especially to the east. 3  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2019 Page 4 of 8 Recommendation: Based upon the information available at the time the staff report was prepared it is recommended that the request for LC Limited Commercial zoning be DENIED and a rezoning of GO General Office be recommended for approval subject to the establishment of a Protective Overlay. Comments from MAPD:  In 2013 and 2018 previous cases were denied  Currently there is more development at WSU  There is no commercial development from Hillside to Oliver at this time  The Neighborhood Association has done some planning to create a Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan with MAPD Questions from DAB to MAPD: Q: How can the City or anybody arbitrary say that change is coming? A: You cannot say that but the City’s growth has rather pushed it. Q: Strip zoning up Oliver? A: The current zoning does not face into the neighborhood. Q: Before permits are given, site plans must be approved. A: You may not know the actual company but you will know the usage. Tenants are not planning matters from a law perspective. Q: Are the neighbor supportive of the GO-General Order recommendation? A: Yes Q: Water drainage was a previous concern, has that been addressed? A: Yes, water drainage will be reviewed in the construction process and it was written in the Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan. There are standards that must followed. No more water can run off the site than what it does today. Questions/Comments from residents: Comment: Lighting looks different in the winter than other seasons, please remember brick and on sight drainage concerns can saturate the soil. Q: What are the measures for the current water? How do you measure that? A: We will follow up with Public Works Department? Comment: The water does not drain now, so we really need a study for that, we need a traffic study also with students speedy down the street; we need more information about what they are trying to do with this plan. Comment: Retention ponds and other items would need adjusted, right-in and right-out only turns would be current plans Comments from Applicant (Mr. Marks): I am is surprised about the amount of dollar stores and I have pictures of all the dollar stores near this area, a break-in has occurred at the home and the traffic is too much for my family, the area is a food dessert. Questions for applicant and agent from DAB and residents: Q: What are your intention the pictures? What do you propose? A: Dr. Bardo had a vision with Innovation Campus; my vision is that the property be a keystone to enter WSU. I do not want a dollar store. Q: What is your idea of what you want to do? Why do you have the pictures? 4  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2019 Page 5 of 8 A: To show what could come to the community. Q: What is your intent for a higher zoning? A: To get the highest zoning, we have intentions for a restaurant. Q: Have you had conversations with the community? A: Yes Q: The Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan was GO, what is your vision for LC? A: We have several people who have come to us who are interested parties. Q: Are you planning to develop with GO if LC is not permitted? A: Yes Comments from DAB: You have an idea but have you truly talked to the residents Comments from Agent: He is trying to show you what he does not want and he wants to bring places that people do not have to go on campus to enjoy. Comments/Questions from Residents: Comment: Please do not forget the water concerns, other corners have not been cared for, the applicant has not listened to the City and Count recommendations Comment: The current recommendation has the number one recommendation is to remain residential. My husband and I are disappointed and trust is lost with the applicant because we made this plan with them and they overreached. They do not care about us; they did not show up in September to the meeting to present. They keep bringing ideas that do not match the recommendation plan. All plans to protect our lake were dropped. If you have to give them something, give them NR-that is generally appropriate near residents. Comment: Ditto to points that have been heard, o do the dollar stores have ponds? The ones in the neighborhoods do not o We have not been give the opportunities to buy those properties to remain residential. o I wonder what the 13th and Webb footprint size is-can that fit on our corner? It is about 7-Acres o In the property use, did you ask WSU if they have restaurant? WSU will not divulge any information o Do you have cost estimates for the initial drainage upfront? Yes, but I do not have the figures with me. Kay Valley did those estimates. o I only support the maximum of GO and see how ridiculous LC gets Comment: The majority of our Crestview Lake HOA would prefer that this area remain residential. The University’s protective overlay is allowing them to do anything and dump refuge into our community. Question from DAB to residents: Q: Is there a covenant in place for the HOA? A: Yes Comment: There is a lot more money that needs to put into this, he could put an addition on this house and the city could have given us a wall like other streets. There are other opportunities along 21st near for commercial Comment: We are here for a zoning change; LC places a value for the potential development. I am a community person who has worked in this community. I want the best value for my property. Q: With what you know about the development, what do you think will be benefit the community? A: No direct response from citizen. 5  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2019 Page 6 of 8 Comment: Concerns of maintaining the HOA? The Marks family separated from the HOA a long time ago. Another home also separated. Comment: We have a domino effect of our City moving Comment: Mr. Marks #11 is not part of the Crestview Lakes HOA Comment: I would like the property to remain residential but if not I prefer minimum use please Comment: I would like to see residential as well, as stated before the current plans do not warrant what was presented prior to this meeting Comment: It is negative to say we cannot have anything at 21st; here is an opportunity to have something in our community. Kids should be able to walk around their campus. We say we want economic development. Why does Rip Gooch have to look at a 4-story apartment building across the street. (DAB member leaves) Comment: The new street was not designed for heavy commercial with the new development, right now WSU has not built up the corner yet, and developers should meet with the association. Your DAB previously voted not to have this go through. We would rather have gradual progression. What would it take for the homeowners to buy the property; the price value was not a negotiable price. Is not the time and if it is, what level of zoning. DAB Comments: Comment: If something is done, major density of commercial is there and there is blight on the NE corner from old businesses, first right of refusal would be a good gesture to the neighborhood Comment: As a business owner, we need to be responsible to our neighbors and be good neighbors Comment: I wish there was some consensus for the applicant and neighbors and they are not there. My issue is that major concerns have been voiced including what if your house gets flooded. Comment: I do not have to drive far away to have something nice and making money on a personal level. The same energy is not there for middle ground. Comment: We want something in our community that is affordable, the community is still disfranchised, the development needs to be meaningful. The only compromise I heard is GO. Comment: The difference at 21st and Rock and this corner is that the property was set up to not have access to the major street. Eventually something will have to be done for an entry into Crestview lakes. Meeting in the middle will not help in my opinion. I struggle with GO versus have a destination restaurant. Comment: I suggest the applicants actually work with the residents. Comment: Be very clear that something can happen in this area. Comment: I do not anyone to come say I want your house; I cannot go against residents. Please work it out, right across the street Comment: I love that I can walk into a sports bar or a restaurant to eat. 6  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2019 Page 7 of 8 Comment: The residents are in a predicament and they are choosing the lesser of the evils. Recommendation: Heflin/Deshazer made a motion to recommend that City Council deny the request. Motion carried 8:1. 8 .ZON2019-00038 Single-Family Residential (SF-5) to and Limited Commercial (LC) Neighborhood Retail (NR) Phillip Zevenbergen, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, will present this request. This application was filed to rezone the subject property from SF-5 Single Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial and NR Neighborhood Retail in order to redevelop the site for commercial uses. The applicant wishes to rezone the east 250 feet of the lot to LC and requesting the remainder of the west portion of the lot to NR. The site is generally located north of East 21st Street North and one block west of North Oliver Avenue and is addressed 2 Crestview Lakes Drive. The lot has an existing single family dwelling unit constructed in 1950 as part of the Crestview Lakes Addition. The subject site abuts property to the east that was the subject of two attempts to rezone in 2013 and 2018. The adjacent site is also currently working through a zone-change application for LC zoning concurrently with this subject application. The first two attempts on the abutting property were eventually denied by City Council. Since the denial of the 2018 case, more work has been completed on WSU’s Innovation Campus, and a hotel is schedule to be completed in the summer of 2020 on property south of the site. Additionally, the Northeast Heights Neighborhood had an amendment to the comprehensive plan adopted in May 2019 (see case history). There is a large area of LC zoning across North Oliver to the east of the subject properties. However, there is no LC zoning district west of North Oliver. The immediate vicinity is zoned SF-5 with residential lots of at least one acre in size and single family dwelling units. A unique aspect of this property is that Wichita State University (WSU) is immediately adjacent to the south across East 21st Street. WSU property is zoned SF-5, with a University Overlay. The purpose of the overlay district is to accommodate university related type land uses, including student housing. The land immediately south of the site used to the Braeburn Golf Course, but recently it has experience significant redevelopment as part of the full build-out of WSU’s Innovation Campus. More specifically, properties to the north and west are zoned SF-5 with single family residential uses. South is zoned SF-5 with the University Overlay and is the WSU Innovation Campus. Property east is currently zoned SF- 5, but is the subject of a current zone-change application. The applicant is seeking LC, and the case is being heard concurrently with the subject application. Property to the west is zoned SF-5 with single family residential. Recommendation: Based upon the information available at the time the staff report was prepared it is recommended that the request for LC Limited Commercial and NR Neighborhood Retail zoning be DENIED. Comments from Agent: The applicant’s reason to live on their property has vanished. I understand the emotions. A lot of the speakers live off of the arterial road tonight. The applicant wants to end-cap the lot with the two zoning changes and a voluntary protective overlay was offered to include some plans from the proposed neighborhood plan. This area was developed to handle this traffic. There are hard corners to prevent development from going further into the residential (2.3 and their 2.9 acres). We would be able to stay off the north line to help with drainage. The applicant’s property has runoff that it generates. Property that is 1 acre or less is not bound by run off requires. Someone could petition the City to drain the current lake and assist/connect to Chisolm Creek. This property is already platted. Comments from Citizens: Comment: We tried to keep K-Mart, Dillons, the restaurant, night club, and we had a 7-Eleven. Drive thru and get your own opinion. We have been fighting storm water development forever. Do not start at neighborhood to just make money. Comment: If they brought a walkable site plan, I would consider it. I am for good development. The plan is so general because nobody would work with us. The applicant was part of the Comprehensive Plan. The applicant has not listed the property for sale as residential; they committed and signed the covenant as of March 2016. They are also asking 7  District I Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2019 Page 8 of 8 for more than the Comprehensive Plan allowed. We are so confused, we keeping jabbed. We have to stick to our guns. Please recommend denial Comment: Generated revenue, the asking cost sounds like greed (ask Steve Falke) Comment: When I built my house, people questioned my architectural plans which I did not have to show, the window in my house was busted out. My daughter and her friends were chased out of the area. Crestview Lakes is my personal Civil Right fight. Comment: We wish the applicants the best of luck in their move. I appreciate that some of their concerns but this did floor me. We were concerned about the development spreading like cancer further north on Oliver and west on 21 st. Please deny it. Recommendation: Heflin/Neal made a motion to recommend that City Council deny the request. Motion carried 9:0. Board Agenda 9. 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.  October is big month for seniors in high school, please complete your FASFA  Census is hiring  Sleepy Hollow had NA clean-up with chipper again  Last day to register to vote is October 15th  NAACP Banquet November 16th at the Marriott ($65/per ticket)  Kudos to Real Men Real Heroes for helping with the neighborhood clean-up near Atwater. Thanks to Mr. McAfee, Mr. Roseboro and Mr. Gooch for your impact on this City. Westar Energy is officially Evergy.  Got to wichita.gov/water to follow updates about the water treatment plant  CM Johnson: Even though we go off task, I would rather the community and DAB members get some answers. Thanks for staff’s support. Recommended Action: Receive and file Adjourn Motion to adjourn the meeting Motion by Heflin/Thompson, carried 9:0. The next DAB I meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., November 4, 2019, at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St. N., Wichita, KS 67214. 8