District 2 Advisory Board

Page |1 District II Advisory Board Minutes December 14, 2015 www.wichita.gov The District II Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at Fire Station #20 located at 2255 S. Greenwich Road Wichita KS, 67207. The Council Member, seven board members, six staff and four members of the public were present. ATTENDANCE Members Present Staff Present Jennifer Baysinger Officer Justin Whyte, Patrol East CP Dale Carter Lt. Ryan Hall, Fire Nick Howell Paul Gunzelman, Public Works Nazir Jesri Alan Taber Carol Jones JessMcNeely Blaine Knott Laura Rainwater Chris Mullen Becky Tuttle Guests April Winn Bill Nestelroad Council Member Pete Meitzner Members Absent David Babich Kelly Callen ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Dale Carter. Approval of minutes from October 12, 2015: Approved 8-0. Approval of Agenda: Approved 8-0. Public Agenda Scheduled Items: None Off-Agenda Items: None Staff Reports Community Police Report: Officer Justin Whyte  Explained the use of his new body camera. Officers from Patrol North and Patrol East are now equipped. Federal funding for cameras for Patrol South and Patrol West is expected any day.  Burglary arrest has been made in Auburn Hills. The suspect is believed to be the ring-leader of as group of younger kids responsible for many home break-ins.  Seeing a rise in auto thefts due to citizens warming up their cars  Car break-ins are also on the rise at malls and strip centers due to the holiday season. Mounted patrol units will be covering the mall parking lots over the next couple of weeks.  There will be a graduating class of 19-20 new officers on Dec. 18  New class of cadets starting Jan. 4  Page |2 Fire Department Report: Lt. Ryan Hall, reported statistics from November have not been released  Battle of the Badges blood drive is happening now. Go give blood  New equipment, Ladder 2, is being equipped and will be put into service in January  Aragon Apartment fire caused by a discarded cigarette in a planter filled with wood mulch. Please dispose of cigarettes properly  There will be seven new recruits graduating by the end of the year Park and Recreation Department Report: Alan Taber, Recreation Supervisor, Park and Recreation  Approximately 3,500 participated in Night with Santa at Century II  Winter class registration began today, Dec. 14 and classes will start Jan. 19.  They are offering an ID theft protection workshop  Edgemoor Park will host a Kids Camp over the holiday break Public Works Report: Paul Gunzelman, Public Works Engineering, reported  Utility work continues at Kellogg and Webb. Southbound left-turn lane is temporarily closed. Hope to re-open by midweek. There is a new work schedule available online at eastkelloggimprovements.com. A camera has been installed at intersection and linked to website so progress can be monitored.  Douglas and Linden Street bridge repair has begun. Linden St. entrance has been closed for the duration of the project. A temporary entrance off of Douglas has been installed and will be maintained.  Becky Tuttle congratulated Gunzelman on his National Public Health Thank You Day Award presented by Sedgwick County for his work on building an environment to support healthy lifestyles.  SE High School traffic flow meeting with HOAs attended by CM Meitzner, Gunzelman and Rainwater. There will be a public meeting in March at Summit Church. Meitzner asked for a DAB volunteer to represent the DAB II at ongoing meetings. New Business CUP2015-00042 – Jess McNeely, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented a request from the Charles Koch Foundation, Wichita Center for the Arts and PEC, P.A., to amend the Community Unit Plan (CUP) DP-144 Parcel 1 to uses, parking, building restrictions and signs. McNeely explained that the MAPC has approved the request based on the following conditions: (1) Parcel 1 uses shall be amended to state that the Nightclub use shall be for rented and special occasions only, and shall not be regularly open to the general public. (2) General Provision #1 shall be amended to state: “Access openings per access management guidelines as approved by the Traffic Engineer.” (3) A general provision shall be added stating: “A pedestrian circulation plan shall be approved by Planning Staff and the Traffic Engineer demonstrating accessible pedestrian access to all buildings from the arterial street sidewalks.” (4) The applicant shall submit four revised copies of the CUP to the Metropolitan Area Planning Department within 60 days of approval or the request shall be considered denied and closed.  Page |3 (5) If the Zoning Administrator finds that there is a violation of any of the conditions of the CUP amendment, the Zoning Administrator, in addition to enforcing the other remedies set forth in the Unified Zoning Code, may, with the concurrence of the Planning Director, declare the CUP amendment null and void. DAB members expressed their enthusiasm for the project stating this is a great location for the use. Action Taken: Jesri made a motion to APPROVE the request based on staff recommendations and conditions set forth by the MAPC. Jones seconded the motion. Motion passed 9-0. Board Agenda CM Meitzner  Lots of building happening in all areas of town  Two Police Chief finalists will be interviewed in a public forum that is taking place tonight at Century II. City Manager, Layton, hopes make the announcement by Christmas. Meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m. Next Meeting: The next meeting for District Advisory Board II will be at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016, at Wichita Downtown Development Corp. offices at 507 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67202.