District 2 Advisory Board

District 2 Advisory Board Minutes Monday, December 14, 2020 • 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting via Zoom Attendance Members Present Staff Present Steve Lebeda Savannah Ball, Rockwell Branch Library Nancy Loosle Officer Sam Floyd, Wichita Police Department Faith Martin Cory Buchta, Community Services Dee Nighswonger Representative, City Manager’s Office Chris Broadrick Sam Lindeman Alicia Sanchez Guests Tyler York Bob Potter Council Member Becky Tuttle Bruce Gass Malachi Winters Members Absent Junetta Everett Tracee Adams Nazir Jesri • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Order of Business Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Becky Tuttle. Approval of December 14, 2020 Agenda: Motion PASSED 8-0-0 Approval of Minutes from November 09, 2020: Motion PASSED 8-0-0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • DAB 2 • December 14, 2020 • Minutes • Page 1  Public Agenda 1. Scheduled Items None 2. Off-Agenda Items C (Bruce Gass) – 28 Maverick – Chisolm Creek HOA – Moved from District 3 where I served for 7 years. Still on block grant citizen board. A lot I like about Wichita, but when things were exciting, our Chief of Police kept us out of the national news and that right now is one of my favorite things about Wichita. C (Malachi Winters) – 2552 North Oxford Court – Enjoying watching DAB thank you for having me. Action Taken: Received and filed. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Board Agenda 3. Updates, Issues, and Reports None • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Staff Reports 4. Wichita Fire Department Report None 5. Wichita Police Department Report Officer Floyd: Two biggest crime issues – vehicles and burglary. Uptick in construction site burglaries in east Wichita. Going after hand tools. Doing special assignments and made some arrests. Q (CM Tuttle): Have you communicated with Wichita Area Builders Association? They can maybe communicate something in their newsletter. A: I have not and I will see if my colleagues have. That’s a really good idea. The second issue is vehicles. We are seeing a record low of people breaking into vehicles in DAB 2. However, for total year, we’ve had a big uptick. Sending out information on license plate readers and special assignments. Caught several people overnight. Working with HOAs and NAs. DAB 2 • December 14, 2020 • Minutes • Page 2  Patrol East community policing are taking donations of food and clothing for winter and we have been overwhelmed by the Wichita community and their giving. We have a few places in mind for giving that to. You might see more police activity in your neighborhood if you are seeing problems at night. Flexing schedules to address overnight car vandalisms and theft. If you haven’t seen Patrol East community policing put up some informational videos about not leaving cars running and not leaving valuables in cars overnight. Q (CM Tuttle): Are you still taking donations? A: We are at Patrol East until the end of the week. C (CM Tuttle): And if you get newspapers, take them to the Wichita Animal Shelter. C (DAB): I’ve had many questions about panhandling and an officer was so kind and so helpful to me. It was very nice to feel heard and listened to. Q (DAB): With car running, if it’s locked and remote started, is that not what you’re talking about? A: That’s more of a controlled situation. Folks are starting their vehicle and leave and do something just for a second. They close the door and it’s not locked. It’s always safest to have someone out there with the vehicle if you can. 6. Wichita Park and Recreation Report None 7. Wichita Public Library Report Savannah Ball, Rockwell Branch Library, reported: All library locations operating with curbside and drive thru service only. You can still borrow materials and place a hold. We are currently waiving fees for that. When materials are ready for pickup, we notify the customer automatically. We are still doing copy, print and fax service through curbside and drive thru window. Public computing is not available. Our digital collection is always available 24/7 on Overdirve and Flipster. You can get more information on these services by going to our website. We are working up to our NEA Big Read. It has been pushed back to January 9 through February 21 due to COVID. It will be virtual this year. This year’s book is Circe by Madeline Miller. The kickoff event will be broadcast on KPTS Channel 8. You can stream live on KPTS.org. You can learn more at BigReadWichita.org. Registration for Winter session of virtual programs available online now. They will all be on Zoom. Working with YMCA for Cooking Matters series through January 12th. How to shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget. Class is specifically for adults who are caregivers of parents or are parents. C (CM Tuttle): When I worked for YMCA before council, we always participated in the Big Read and it is a really fun way to engage with the City and interact as a group. Action Taken: Received and filed. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • DAB 2 • December 14, 2020 • Minutes • Page 3 New Business None • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:04 p.m. The next District 2 Advisory Board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2020. It will take place virtually via Zoom. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Respectfully submitted, Cory Buchta, Community Services Representative, District 2 DAB 2 • December 14, 2020 • Minutes • Page 4