District 2 Advisory Board
Regular MeetingWichita, KS · June 10, 2019
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District II Advisory Board Minutes
June 10, 2019
www.wichita.gov
The District II Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at the Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E 9th St
N, Wichita, KS 67208.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present Staff Present
David Babich Captain Jason Jones, Wichita Fire Department
Nick Howell Officer Brian Shelton, Wichita Police Department
Sam Lindeman Savannah Ball, Wichita Public Library
Mike Heldstab Gary Janzen, Public Works and Utilities
Nazir Jesri Seth Gotchey, Public Works and Utilities
Joe Goetz Philip Zevenbergen, MAPD
Alicia Sanchez Cory Buchta, Community Services Representative
Keith Lane
Council Member Becky Tuttle Guests
Charles Norris
Members Absent Dennis Dye
Junetta Everett John Fuller
Dee Nighswonger Barb Fuller
Tracee Adams Duane Osborne
James Workman
Ryan Bendell
Jim Groff
Kyle Koser
Haley Koser
Teresa Burkes
Karen Terrill
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Becky Tuttle
Approval of June 10, 2019 Agenda: Motion PASSED 8-0-0
Approval of Minutes from May 13, 2019: Motion PASSED 7-0-1
PUBLIC AGENDA
This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for citizens to present issues that are not part of the
regular agenda for the meeting. There is a five minute time limit for each speaker.
1. Scheduled Items
None
2. Off-agenda Items
None
Recommended Action: Receive and file
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BOARD AGENDA
3. Updates, Issues and Reports
None
STAFF REPORTS
4. Fire Department Report
Captain Jason Jones reported:
18 fire alarms in May, 44 service, and 313 medical alarms.
Significant fire on 6/7 East 34th street suite 1. Large commercial building fire. 100k in structural;
damage. 50k in property damage. Cause dust collector from airplane manufacturing equipment.
New truck company on Webb road. Engine and truck company. Funded by grant.
Road maintenance at Pawnee and Greenwich still allows station 20 to respond. Maintenance
crews working with fire department.
5. Community Police Report
Officer Shelton and Officer
Huge auto larceny issue – spiked in this area. Addressing the issue now. Will see more bike cops
in the area this summer. Even in wee hours of the morning. Small group of people usually.
Hitting Andover too. This area getting hit the most.
Abandoned vehicles problem
If you see something say something. Identifying suspects is the hardest thing to do. It’s a fast
crime. They can check 50 cars in two minutes. People with Ring doorbells really help. Seeing
them is the hardest part. If you see or hear something, email me and I’ll come check it myself.
Lock your car doors and don’t leave valuables inside.
National Night Out is coming up August 13.
6. Park & Recreation Department Report
NONE
7. Wichita Public Library Report
Savannah Ball, Branch Manager, reported:
Summer reading program with 3 age groups. Prizes for tracking your reading. Continues through
July 19. More info at website.
A ton of programs at Rockwell for kids and teens.
o Rockwell June18 – Egg Drop Lab
o Wichita Griots June 21
o Mad Scientist June 27
o Space Camp June 28
o Teen Hackathon at ALL Sat July 27th Sunday July 28th Registration began June 1st.
8. Public Works and Utilities Report
Gary Janzen, Public Works and Utilities, reported:
Used to come every month, now once a quarter.
Still have a lot going on on East Kellogg. Original schedule to have Webb road interchange done
by End of Year. Get Webb open turning in all directions. On track.
Greenwich everything out to K96 scheduled for completion late 20-21. Made considerable
changes. Right now, as long as we don’t have that rain again, we could have traffic on freeway
by end of this year. Overall project cost over 250M. Have a ways to go. Starting to really take
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shape. Greenwich and Zelta bridges will have cool artwork backlit with LED lights. Walls
starting to get painted. Weather has been cooperative as far as timing. Keeping fingers crossed.
Just finished expansion of 4 mile creek treatment plant. Doubled capacity to treat 6 million
gallons per day. Formal dedication ceremony coming. Easy to see what happens with
transportation project. Hard to see what happens with sewer treatment plant. Everyone pays
water and sewer bill and this is what it goes to.
127th from 13th to 21st street back open in both directions. Had issues and took longer than
expected. Got signal at Redbud crossing. Turned out really nice. In the works for some time.
Stryker. Go out and see. Formal dedication ceremony. Bringing secretary of commerce down to
see it. 1100 square feet indoors. Can play indoor soccer, football, and baseball. All outdoor fields
are improved and lit. New seating. Really nice facility. Operators say it has been a huge success
already. Tournaments with 150 teams from all over the Midwest. State championship tournament
for high school soccer will be there.
Greenwich improvements from harry to Pawnee has been affected by weather. Hoped to keep
one lane open, but things came up. Public safety is first priority but it was just not safe to
continue traffic through there. Will have it back open by the time school is back in session.
Upcoming projects: improvements to Pawnee and 127th. Thinking a roundabout might work well
there. Crossing of redbud path at 127th street. Final designs to improve from K96 to 127th street
east. Got a lot of public input. People didn’t want all concrete. Didn’t want to run on all concrete.
It will be both – 9 feet of concrete, 5 feet gravel. Will be improved concrete not railroad ballast.
Will be our first hybrid path. Should be under construction by this fall. Primarily federally
funded. Plans to improve Pawnee from Webb to Greenwich. 3 lanes with sidewalks. Planned for
2022.
Pavement Rehabilitation and Repair. Made quite a few changes to program over last 6 years to
get better return on investment. Have over 5,100 lane miles in city. In 2011, by using process we
only touched 80 something lane miles. Quite a few streets that have zero remaining surface life.
Started piloting and perfecting new plans. We believe we found the sweet spot. Trying to keep
bottom streets from getting worse while also keeping best streets good. Variety of things going
on. Example Rock Road: from 17th to K96. Did patching, then put on new surface. From 13th to
17th, concrete paving then did diamond grinding. Even on neighborhood streets, last 2 years, City
Council dedicated millions of dollars to residential streets that had zero remaining surface life.
Rock Road did patching and surface, next we will put a preservative seal on what we just did.
This work goes quick, matter of days. Will do a media release and outreach to the public. This
map is online through city of Wichita website. Legend shows different types of work we are
doing. Black is cracked seal. Not popular with people on residential streets because of how it
looks. One of the best things we can do because of how well it keeps streets lasting, especially
with our weather. Seals cracks and keeps moisture out. Doesn’t look pretty but keeps it
structurally sound. Middle if map, blue, ultrathin surface. Webb road from 13th to 21st. So many
things done to it over the years. We will do some patching this fall and next spring new surface.
Will look like brand new street. Will do that a few other places in the district. The map is
interactive. Go to the city website, type in an address, and it will show you what type of work
will be done if any. Making it work with what we’ve got.
Q (DAB): K96 north of 45th. Any plans for that?
A: Can’t tell you future plans without map in front of me. The model tells us exactly when we will look at
that. It is a 40 year model.
Q (DAB): But I can look at that on the web?
A: It won’t show beyond 2019.
C (DAB): One street looks like driving through the Grand Canyon. Douglas North of Town East. Worst
street. Craters 6-8 inches deep.
A: I had somebody ask me not long ago. We will look at that. Here’s our challenge, it’s not something for us
to be proud of, but we’re trying to make a dent in what was done really bad for a long time. I hate to tell
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people this, but when you see bad streets, there are worse ones out there. Pot holes don’t necessarily make a
road not structurally sound. But I will look at that.
C (DAB): Encouraged to see a roundabout. They just turned one down by 45th.
A: That was Bel Aire. They put it out to a community vote and the community said no. I like roundabouts in
the right area in the right circumstances. It can work really well depending on the traffic split. Bonus to not
have to maintain a traffic signal.
Q (DAB): When they redid 13th east of 96 a few years ago a lot more truck traffic now, was that extra weight
taken into account?
A: I’m sure it was. That was county and they use the same standards we use. Even all residential roads can
handle that type of traffic. We apply some different standards on heavy commercial. We don’t want to
overbuild but we have a found a good balance that really works.
Q (DAB): What are city freeways?
A: Primary freeway for us is Kellogg. Local sales tax referendum in 1985 since 1990 city has used millions
to improve Kellogg.
Q (DAB): What about turn lane on Kellogg to 143rd still on the list with KDOT?
A: Working with City Manager to sit down with city of Andover to have discussion about that. We’ve done a
lot. Spent over $500 million to improve Kellogg. City of Wichita still contributing over $100 million to
project. Kellogg and 143rd still in Wichita proper. Counts say 130 to 135 thousand vehicles through that
intersection every day. Most of the traffic is coming from Andover. It would make sense to have someone
else come to the table to help with those improvements. It makes it safer for through traffic. We think a
partnership may be in order.
Q (Public): Douglas improvement east of Greenwich to 127th Street?
A: No plans at this time. It’s not on here for 2019. From a maintenance standpoint I’d have to get back to
you. I’d have to go to maintenance engineer and ask. I’ve had some road sections that it’s the very next year.
C (Public): That’s one of our biggest concerns. It has a lot of Cessna traffic. And with apartments.
A: Traffic has increased since Kellogg under construction.
C (Public): Speed limit says 30, but people going faster.
A: Speed has nothing to do with the road maintenance.
C (Public) Webb on 13th you mentioned to get rid of pot holes.
A: Will start working on patching work this year and resurface next spring.
C (Public): Kellogg 143rd over to Harry. Workers created a dip over there.
A: I’ll defend our contractors. Trying to patch pavement is a lot harder than it looks for the very reason you
described. It settles. It’s really easy when you’re building entire road. Trying to build a patch within existing
pavement is really challenging. We started adding surface coat to help with that issue. Structurally it fixes the
road. Telling you we are always on a quest to get that right. More times than not, it’s not a contractor issue,
it’s just really tough to fix pavement.
Q (Public): Hyatt money is all spent? What about our neighborhood streets?
A: Doesn’t mean all the work is done, but the money has been spent.
C (Public): We were told one meeting that every five years all roads are hit.
A: We don’t have a goal that we will touch every street every five years. We don’t just go after worst roads
first. If we ignore top half of roads, then before we know it they are back to the bottom half.
Action Taken: Motion made by Nazir Jesri to receive and file all Staff Reports. Seconded by Mike Heldstab.
Motion PASSED 8-0-0.
NEW BUSINESS
9. City Budget Simulator Rollout
Lindsey Vogt, Finance Department, reported on the. Zero based budgeting. All services align with goal of
mission statement. Budget simulator was launched simulator on May 13th. Allows citizens to see how
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adjusting services affects property tax bill. All information collected is confidential and will be compiled
mid-June. Data will be posted on line.
Budget calendar. Social media town hall on June 26. Results will be reviewed. Proposed budget will be
presented by city manager on July 23rd. Hearing on August 6th and adopted on August 13. Quite a bit of time
for feedback.
Focus on General Fund. Funds core local government services. Slower growth happened in 2001 and 2008.
Due to franchise fees and slow local sales tax growth. Pie chart of general funds revenue. Property tax is 1/3.
Franchise fees on utilities about 1/5.
2018 was good year for COW. Ending surplus of 2.5 million dollars. Prior recession there was a negative
year then a few years later a big bounce back. But residents have been cutting the cord which has impacted
franchise fees on utilities. Online retail sales tax revenues being lost.
Recession impacts revenues on a lagging basis due to reappraisal cycle. Recession not budgeted in because
it’s difficult to forecast what would happen.
Providing city services is labor intensive. Salary and benefits. Police and fire are two of our biggest
expenditures. Even when city budget is seeing negative growth, police and fire budget continued to grow.
General fund reserves are important for cash flow. Provide flexibility. Rating agencies monitor reserves.
Rating agency feedback important for interest rates on CIP projects.
During planning period expect moderate growths. Staff involved in ongoing process improvement efforts
that will bring savings.
CIP development process prioritizes projects using a scoring matrix. Developed in 2018. Have scored every
project this year. Align top community priorities. Where project is located. Maintenance. Impact on
operating budget. Operating budget finds public safety services. Costs can be increased. Current mil levy for
debt service fund lowest since 1970s. Largest category includes police and fire equipment. Most revenue
from utilities for GO at large fund.
Flexible funding services. Debt service fund can be used for any purpose. Transient guest tax can only be
used for tourism and something else.
Determining debt capacity is important because debt is amortized. Legal debt limit set by state statue. City at
25% of that limit. City policy less than 67% of property tax revenue.
Adopted CIP update. Aquatics master plan accelerated. Focus on street maintenance. Library branch study
under consideration. Some police and fire stations considered.
Q (DAB): The Manager looks at peer cities for benchmarks, right?
A: We have robust benchmark program. Do you have anything specific?
Q (DAB): What about police?
A: Performance report will be finalized same time as budget. Has several measures. Has benchmark with
each one. Anything you can think of not on report, we can look into.
Q (DAB): We have specials and most cities don’t. Impacts bond rating, I wish we’d do away with that.
A: Noted.
Q (DAB): Do we keep track of money we’ve left on the table?
A: I would need economic development expert to look into that. We can get back to you on that.
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Action Taken: Motion made by Davie Babich to receive and file. Seconded by Sam Lindeman. Motion
PASSED 8-0-0.
C (CM Tuttle): Before we hear this presentation just know the only thing we are looking about is whether
this land is suitable to be rezoned, not the issue with the roads.
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Philip Zevengerben, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented an application on behalf of
Steve Miller, Kuzens, LLC (applicants)/ Garver, LLC (agent). This application was filed to rezone a portion
of the subject property from SF-5 Single-Family Residential (SF-5) to TF-3 Two-Family Residential (TF-3).
We brought this to you last month but deferred it due to not notifying adequately. This case was heard by
MAPC. 127th street east and east central. Along Jackson Heights along Zelta.
Looking to go to Two-Family Residential for duplexes. Intention of having 27 lots – 54 dwelling units.
Preliminary site plan NE corner retention pond for storm water. Continue street dedication to allow
connection to east 2nd and another entrance into area. Current site has single family home.
Will Clevenger with Garver is here. Planning commission meeting showed there have been updates. Area
around mix of housing. Primarily larger lot single family homes. There are mobile home parks. Duplexes.
Office park. Single family cul-de-sac off of Jackson Heights. More development across area. Being more
densified. Long range planning document has this area dedicated new residential as city grows. This is n
infill project. Looking at this. Staff approved it at planning commission. Residents in D2 had to sit through
2and half hours before we even got to this. Through planning commission meeting, there was lengthy
discussion about what is appropriate for zoning and platting case. Concerns of increased traffic. Could the
area handle new cars or drainage. Those issues are taken care of in platting process. Number and density has
not been determined yet. The question is this area ok for multi-family residential and staff said it is. Next step
is this will go before city council. Now is the protest period. That period goes to June 20th. Protest petitions
are online. Wichita.gov/planning – middle of page you’ll see green button that says application form.
Downloading PDF submitted to city clerk no later than 5pm June 20th. Way it works if 20% of land owners
with 200 feet requires city council to have higher approval level than simple majority. I can give you
specifics of how to do that.
Gary Janzen – my staff deals with the platting process. This ground is currently zoned as single family. If
developer chose to develop single family – 27 units. There will be a difference in traffic. Trip generation
standards for residential is 10 trip per day for residential. 54 units is 540 units. 2 lane road can handle that.
Less homes, lessens by a couple hundred a day. Amount of traffic should not be a consideration. Already
single family. Could be developed without you even knowing.
Jackson Heights got annexed as city was growing. Some roads put in township do not meet current standards
by width. 2 lane roads can handle a lot of traffic. This area will never get beyond that requirement. Safety
issue with narrow roads you have there. We have done in past if zoning is approved does not tie to net part
just to determine whether multi-family fits in area nothing more. Zoning doesn’t go into effect until replatted.
Developers want to see it changed in zoning to see if that can even get it. Then they file a plat. My staff will
look at regulations and will require development to improve Jackson Heights to city standards. Wider roads.
Curb and gutter. Last time we even required sidewalks. Would take care of ditches in that area. That’s one
direction you get traffic in and out safely. That’s next step after this. The two are not tied together. My
perspective – shouldn’t hold up zoning because that will take care of next step.
Q (DAB): In staff report says all municipal services nearby will need to be extended. What does that mean?
A: Water and sewer are nearby but not on the site right now. Will work with City on branch into
development to serve however many lots.
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A: Janzen – Plat won’t be approved until they say it will be extended.
A: Zevenbergen – This is typical.
Q (DAB): Who picks up cost, City or developer?
A: The developer would pay for that cost.
Q (DAB): And what about road improvements?
A: That part of Jackson Heights the development would have to put a petition together to pay for those
improvements.
C (DAB): I had a lot of concerns, but you address all of them. Thank you.
Q (DAB): Single family home has to be two car garages. Will there be room for two car garage as well?
A: Yes. 10 acre plot. If you look at any duplex in City also has to be on that minimum as well.
Q (DAB): That affects street parking too. When this was all laid out, it was single family because it was part
of big picture. Why would we go away from master plan?
A: When land is annexed into city, base zoning layer in county is rural residential to allow normal residential
and agricultural use. When it’s annexed into city it automatically gets zoned single family. So when it was
annexed, it got zoned automatically single family.
C (DAB): Concerned if someone lives there, they see it zoned around them single family, then it gets
changed.
C (Public) Teresa Burkes 11825 East 3rd Street North: Single family vs multiple family, there are some
duplexes in our area. They are on the outside, they are not in the interior. Don’t enter neighborhood. Little
double off of Douglas. Large apartment complexes. Not a great benefit to us. Streets are a serious problem,
but it has to be discussed. A lot of young families moving into neighborhood. 40 year old neighborhood, we
didn’t want to be in Wichita, didn’t have a choice. Our streets are gravel roads that they just threw a little bit
of asphalt on top. We have nowhere to walk or ride our bikes except in these streets. 200 cars is an issue
when walking and biking. Only other choice is on Central. Less than 3 feet from cars doing 50/60 mph.
Drive Douglas. See how many people are driving up and down Douglas. Bridges are narrow. 2 cars can
barely pass. We bought these as single family homes in semi-rural setting. I think they should stay that way.
C (Public) Kyle Koser – 11826 East 3rd Street – Feel that ruling made by MAPC shouldn’t count. Should be
overturned. Brought up by members if DAB looked at it first. They wanted to know if DAB saw it. Feel like
they couldn’t make an honest decision. MAPC could have made a better informed decision. In plans we saw
from developer initial drawing shows continuation on 2nd street. My neighborhood off of Zelta, not a need for
second entrance and exit. Other places that don’t have 2nd entrance and exit. I ask if second entrance,
developer put it on Jackson Heights. Demand continuation of 2nd street be removed. Don’t consider 2nd street.
No need. Religious temple off Zelta Street. People just coming and going for worship. Goal of city to
increase population. Special consideration should be made to reverse.
C (CM Tuttle) – Going to MAPC before DAB not that uncommon. DAB provides advice to Council Member
and not MAPC. D6 has decided to meet two times a month so that won’t happen, but it’s not a regulation, it’s
not an ordinance. Does that report go to MAPC?
A: Zevenbergen – We mention in our staff report if we go to DAB beforehand and that may inform and
persuade. I can’t speak on behalf of them and how they make their decision. But we do mention what the
DAB vote is.
C (Public) Karen Davidson 235 Jackson Heights: Fence row separates our property. Lived there 35 years. In
the group that had to join Wichita, we just want it to remain single family homes.
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C (DAB): Hard to vote without seeing platting.
C (DAB): Unique area. Go there often to look at turkeys. I understand your concerns.
Q (Public) Jim Graw 1742 South Triple Crown Street: Are you aware of council ever turning down
developer request to rezone property?
A (CM Tuttle): Not since January
A (Zevenbergen): I’ve been on planning commission – one has been denied since January.
Developer has piece of land zoned single family – request to rezone to double. I’ve never heard of any
denials.
A: Zevenbergen – Platting goes through similar process goes through subdivision committee. Technical
experts from different departments. Half planning commission members on that committee as well. Then
goes to planning commission. Same protest process. Goes to city council. I can’t speak to if any have been
overturned or denied, but everyone has same right to overturn. Protest goes to next level of city council.
Though same notification does not happen for platting process, we take names and property information for
interested parties and make them part of the platting notification process. Should this move forward and get
rezoned and developer replatts, you will get notified when public hearing process begins. Different
notification standards for plats. Once a vote is heard and this item is finished I will be happy to talk to you
after.
Public – That’s a good thing – it has been case many times neighborhood going to platting neighbors weren’t
informed.
Q (DAB): In Willowbend they wanted to zone an office warehouse – went through planning but failed in
City Council. But it is hard because this stuff happens fast. You have to plan and be fast. It can be done but
you need to be fast and dedicated.
C (DAB): I’m sympathetic to what was a hostile takeover. Your neighborhood is transitioning from what was
rustic rural. That happens. Property values I don’t think are affected by this. I live in a patio home
neighborhood. Right behind me are standard homes. We’re less expensive than those. Hasn’t affected either
properties. My concerns are platting.
Q (DAB): Question. Is there assurance or protection if this moves forward – current residents don’t get stuck
with specials to pay for new roads?
A (Zevenbergen): Based on level of development, City would require developer to improve road one
direction or another.
A (Janzen): If anyone else would be included in a petition to pay for that they would be notified in a hearing,
but I don’t expect that to happen.
Action Taken: Motion to APPROVE the application as presented made by Nick Howell. Seconded by Joe
Goetz. MOTION DOES NOT PASS 4-4-0
11. Sanitary Sewer Improvement to a portion of Lynch Addition to Travel Air City
Gary Janzen, Public Works and Utilities, presented on a petition regarding sanitary sewer improvements on
Beech Avenue in the Lynch Addition.
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Developer can request public infrastructure. We don’t push it on anyone. There are 90 miles of unpaved
streets in the city’s core, but no one has ever wanted to pay for them to be paved. A lot of properties are on
well water and not city water. KDHE might pay for extension if there’s a health issue. They can cause public
health and safety issues if not properly maintained. Most of the time people want to extend sewer service.
We have the ability to look at economic impact of forcing people to go on sewer. People a lot of the time
want to get on sewer, it makes their property more marketable. There are people who like septic and dirt
streets. Cost of the project assessed as special assessment over 20 years – about 3% or less. That makes it
more affordable. The petition gives city an idea of level of support. We put together a benefit district, it’s up
to requestors to get approval of the petition. We send a letter to everyone and include estimated cost for each
property. 10 years ago we had a neighborhood that got a valid petition (50% of size or properties). City
Council does not have to approve any petitions. We used to just give info out to petitioners, but people would
stop at after they got 51% support and we’d have 49% of the neighbors that didn’t know anything about it.
So we let everyone know ourselves.
All developments were once vacant fields. Think about 21st and Maize Rd. Special assessments allows areas
to grow and flourish. It attracts developers to Wichita. New houses are required to be on paved roads with
city sewers and water. Example, northwest Kellogg and 159th – request petition to pave. Another example is
Pawnee and Greenwich – storm water petition, 100% of owners signed the petition because there was just
one owner.
Three of the five property owners signed this petition making it a valid petition. The City will own and
maintain the sewer when it’s done. The cost will be split five ways, $10,000 each assessed over 20 years.
This will be presented to City Council on June 18. If approved, it will get designed and a bid contract. It can
be done in four months. Staff is recommending approval.
Q (DAB): You’ll be tapping into the closest sewer?
A: Yes
Q (DAB): It will bypass properties not on the sewer?
A: Yes
Q (DAB): But they could eventually benefit?
A: Yes. Some properties have no structures on them. There are people in the defined area that want a sewer.
They have a valid petition approved. Those properties then get developed or sold to someone that will
develop them.
Q (DAB): People who can tap in later won’t have to pay for it?
A: People to the north still aren’t on sewer and people to the south. We can’t just have parties that want it to
pay, but that’s why there is a petition.
Q (DAB): If you have only the three people that want it to pay for it, then you have two free riders.
A: They all pay to tap in.
Q (DAB): But they don’t have to tap in?
A: No, but if their septic ever fails they will.
C (Public) James Workman 7800 E Donegal St. – I would like to develop a residence on that lot. I would like
to add city sewer to my location.
C (Public) Mike Burnrouter – I agree with most, but my issue is look at the aerial view, it’s not accurate
today. There are three big industrial buildings, they’re running a big business. This land is residential and a
neighborhood. The value of the property has gone from $10k to $4k. Makes sense to a business but not
residents. Eight foot fences around the huge industrial buildings. They are the ones that want the sewers.
Should be a commercial business.
A: When we look at petitions for public improvements, we are blind to the use. We cannot factor in land use.
If someone asks to extend service it can’t matter to us what the use is. Three lots have said they want it.
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Q (DAB): Are you saying someone else in the area will get to tap in that’s not on this list?
A: I suspect that’s what he
A (Gotchey): Property owners passed 855 won’t be able to access.
C (Public) Ryan Bendell 1641: I own a rental house and I started the petition. I have a hobby shop behind
that, it’s not a commercial business. This came up because I have done over $12,000 worth of work on the
septic system and it’s not right. There’s the clay and I probably got some bad plumbing advice. I just want to
be done with it and hoop up to city sewer.
C (Public) James Workman: There are two non-commercial hobby shops. I have old cars. You are welcome
to come check it out. I would like to build a residence here if we can get hooked up to city sewer.
Action Taken: Motion to APPROVE the petition as presented made by Nazir Jesri. Seconded by Sam
Lindeman. MOTION PASSES 8-0-0
Meeting was adjourned at 8:48 p.m.
The next DAB II meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, July 08, 2019, at Rockwell Branch Library,
5939 E 9th St N, Wichita, KS 67208.
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Agenda
District II Advisory Board Agenda
www.wichita.gov
Monday Rockwell Branch Library
June 10, 2019 5939 E. 9th Street
6:30 p.m. Wichita, KS 67208
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Call to Order
Approval of Agenda for June 10, 2019
Approval of Minutes for May 13, 2019
PUBLIC AGENDA
This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for citizens to present issues that are not part of the
regular agenda for the meeting. There is a five minute time limit for each speaker unless extended by the
Board.
1. Scheduled Items
None
2. Off-agenda Items
Any individual present that did not request to speak on the public agenda prior to the meeting may speak at
this time.
Recommended Action: Receive and file
BOARD AGENDA
3. 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.
STAFF REPORTS
4. Fire Department Report
Fire Department Staff for fire stations in District II will report on specific concerns.
5. Community Police Report
Community Police Officers for beat areas in District II will report on specific concerns.
6. Park & Recreation Department Report
Park and Recreation Staff will provide updates for parks in District II and report on other activities taking
place across the city.
7. Wichita Public Library Report
Savannah Ball, Rockwell Branch Manager, will report on events and programs at the Rockwell Branch
Library.
8. Public Works & Utilities Report
Gary Janzen, Public Works Engineering, will give an update on District II projects.
Recommended Action: Receive and file Staff Reports
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NEW BUSINESS
9. Preliminary Budget Overview: 2020-2021 Operating Budget and 2019-2028 Capital Improvement
Program
Lindsey Vogt, Finance Department, will present on the development of the 2020-2021 Proposed Budget
and 2019-2028 Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP). This will provide an overview of the current
financial environment, with a review of City revenue and expenditure trends, as well as financial projections
relative to the development of the Proposed Budget and CIP.
The Wichita Budget Simulator has been available for residents to provide feedback since May 13, and will be
open for responses until June 15.
Recommended Action: Provide comments regarding the 2020-2021 Proposed Budget and 2019-2028
Proposed Capital Improvement Program
10. ZON2019-00013
Philip Zevenbergen, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, will present an application on behalf of
Steve Miller, Kuzens, LLC (applicants)/ Garver, LLC (agent). This application was filed to rezone a portion
of the subject property from SF-5 Single-Family Residential (SF-5) to TF-3 Two-Family Residential (TF-3).
The subject property is located approximately 1,000 feet south of East Central Avenue and 1/3rd mile west of
North 127th Street East. With this request, the applicant would like to rezone the property to a TF-3 district
and develop 27 lots for duplexes equating to 54 dwelling units (see attached site plan). The preliminary plan
also identifies an area in the northeast corner of the subject site as a retention pond and a potential street
dedication for the continuation of East 2nd Street North.
Recommended Action: Based upon the information available at the time the staff report was prepared, it is
recommended the application be APPROVED.
11. Sanitary Sewer Improvement to a portion of Lynch Addition to Travel Air City
Public Works and Utilities will present on a petition regarding sanitary sewer improvements. Beech Avenue
in the Lynch Addition is currently unserved by City Sewer. A petition signed by 60.00% of the resident
owners, representing 59.42% of the improvement district area, was submitted in support of proposed sanitary
sewer improvements. The proposed improvement consists of extending sewer to serve five properties in the
Lynch Addition to Travel Air City.
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the District Advisory Board recommend the petition be
APPROVED.
Adjourn
The next DAB II meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, July 08, 2019, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E.
9th Street, Wichita, KS 67208.