District 2 Advisory Board

Page |1 District II Advisory Board Minutes January 11, 2016 www.wichita.gov The District II Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at Wichita Downtown Development Corp., 507 E. Douglas, Wichita KS, 67202. The Council Member, seven board members, six staff and four members of the public were present. ATTENDANCE Members Present Staff Present Jennifer Baysinger Capt. Warren King, Fire Kelly Callen Paul Gunzelman, Public Works Dale Carter Alan Taber, Park & Rec Nick Howell Laura Rainwater, Community Sevices Nazir Jesri Chris Mullen Guests Becky Tuttle Jeff Fluhr, Greater Wichita Partnership April Winn Shane Schumacher, USD 259 Council Member Pete Meitzner Members Absent David Babich Carol Jones Blaine Knott ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Nick Howell. Approval of minutes from October 12, 2015: Approved 7-0. Approval of Agenda: Approved 7-0. Public Agenda Scheduled Items: None Off-Agenda Items: None Staff Reports Fire Department Report: Capt. Warren King, reported statistics from November have not been released  WFD won the Battle of the Badges blood drive  No major incidents during November in District II Park and Recreation Department Report: Alan Taber, Recreation Supervisor, Park and Recreation  Winter classes begin next Tuesday, Jan. 19  March 19 Easter Egg hunt Public Works Report: Paul Gunzelman, Public Works Engineering, reported  Page |2  Utility work continues at Kellogg and Webb. AT&T will require some temporary lane closures. No left turns beginning in March.  Greenwich Road on schedule to open bids June 01.  143rd St. and 127th St. field check with KDOT to occur in February. Slated project for 2017/18.  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 is being maintained.  SE High School traffic flow meeting with HOAs will be Jan. 26. There will be a public information meeting at 5:30pm on March 22 at Summit Church.  Signal design for Pawnee/127th and Harry/143rd  Shane Schumacher, USD 259, reported the following statistics:  Every student will be eligible for busing since there are no sidewalks  Approximately 60 buses  220 Staff and 1587 students for 2015/16 school year  Only 188 parking permits were issued for current school year  There will be plenty of parking to accommodate sporting activities, music programs and other school related activities New Business Greater Wichita Partnership: Jeff Fluhr, President of the Greater Wichita Partnership, presented an update on economic development within the downtown corridor. DAB members expressed their enthusiasm for the growth and development that has been accomplished since 2010. Board Agenda None Meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m. Next Meeting: The next meeting for District Advisory Board II will be at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2016, at Fire Station #20, 2255 S. Greenwich, Wichita, KS 67207.