District 2 Advisory Board

District 2 Advisory Board Minutes Monday, June 14, 2021 • 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting via Zoom Attendance Members Present Staff Present Chris Broadrick Battalion Chief Terry Gresham, Wichita Fire Nancy Loosle Department Faith Martin Officer Richwine, Wichita Police Department Tim Johnson Jon Sidwell, Park and Recreation Tracee Adams Elizabeth Wadle, Finance Department Alicia Sanchez Savannah Ball, Wichita Public Library Steve Lebeda Cory Buchta, Community Services Tyler York Representative, City Manager’s Office Council Member Becky Tuttle Guests Members Absent Ofonime Sampson Sam Lindeman Bruce Gass David • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Order of Business Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Becky Tuttle. Approval of June 14, 2021 Agenda: Motion PASSED 8-0-0 Approval of Minutes from May 10, 2021: Motion PASSED 7-0-1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Public Agenda 1. Scheduled Items None DAB 2 • June 14, 2021 • Minutes • Page 1 2. Off-Agenda Items Faith Martin: Tomorrow non-discrimination ordinance at City Council to protect LGBTQ rights. City Council is poised to vote against it. Don’t want them to do that. If you have some time, email City Council members. Important for City Wichita to have NDO. My family would benefit. Friends that would benefit. Our community would benefit. CM Tuttle: Not just for LGBTQ, also covers age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, familial relation. Don’t think we are poised to vote against it, but there is room to make it stronger. There are areas of question for how we can best protect the most vulnerable. Faith Martin: I bring up LGBTQ because it becomes a hot button. I bring it up this month and for that community because that is the community that is really feeling the pressure. If there are a few points that need to be worked, I think that can be discussed in session with amendments. I don’t think we should throw the baby out with the bath water. I would encourage you to email all of your City Council people. Posted link in the chat: https://legistarweb- production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/958488/Ordinance_51-578.pdf Action Taken: Received and filed. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Board Agenda 3. Updates, Issues, and Reports None • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Staff Reports 4. Wichita Fire Department Report Battalion Chief Terry Gresham reported: 7 fire alarms, 386 medical alarms, 54 service alarms, 120 other alarms, 567 total incidents. 15 fires investigated in the city. 1 in District 2. Incendiary fire. Going into July – fireworks same rules. 10 teams patrolling. 1 firefighter and 2 PD officers in each vehicle. Possible lightning strike at Crown Uptown. No fires inside, but burnt wires in breaker box. More damage from the powder extinguisher than the actual lightning, but it was the right thing to do. CM Tuttle gave a reminder of the penalty for violating the fireworks ordinance. 5. Wichita Police Department Report Officer Richwine reported: DAB 2 • June 14, 2021 • Minutes • Page 2  Busy out east. New projects. Finished Camp Awareness at Watson Park. July 24 th Saturday Pickle ball Tournament at Chicken and Pickle for school supply drive. Beginning stages of planning right now. Looking at big donations. Hoping to make it huge. Working with BASE – USD259 program for high school boys to learn aspects of getting jobs and further themselves after high school. Looking for donations for suits for them. Crimes seems to be leveling except auto larcenies and burglaries. Doing a lot of follow-ups on those cases. Q (DAB): We don’t have a CP officer in Eastridge. Maybe September? A: 36 beat. I’m covering 3 beats right now, including 36 beat. 39 takes more of my time than the other two. Opened it up yesterday. Hopefully we’ll have someone before September. Q (DAB): From our last meeting, man living in trailer south side of Boston. Moves trailer around park. Residents are concerned. Is there an ordinance violating? A: I’m aware of it. Can’t live in a trailer. MABCD needs to get involved with. I will make contact with him and make him aware. If I get any response I can get with MABCD. I will start working on that tomorrow and touch base and see what the situation is. Maybe the HOT team can work with and get him set up with resources. 6. Wichita Park and Recreation Report Jon Sidwell reported: Summer camp up and running. Enroll well. At Boston specialty camps. Junior Chef Boot Camp, Animal Planet, Tech Camps, Coding, Video Game Designing. Splash Pads are open. First summer Boston has a new playground and new splash pad. Big increase in picnics and people being together at the park. If you go to a splash pad and the water isn’t running, you have to find the button to turn on the water. Timed for 10 minutes. Free swim days on select days. Check out the schedule. Rental shelters can’t be rented right now. Don’t have the staff to run them. OJ Watson is the only park that can be rented because they have their own staff. Clapp and Naftzger live in the park Sugar Free All-stars, Will Parker, music performances for kids. Gluten free cooking class at Boston. Gluten free protein treats and savory protein snacks. 7. Wichita Public Library Report Savannah Ball reported: We had our first outdoor program of the summer recently. Tanganyika Animal Ambassadors brought animals for children to learn about and meet. The program was very popular, with 130 people in attendance. We also have a couple of great in-person programs coming up this month at the Rockwell Branch:  Chalk the Sidewalk is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 16. This program is for ages 2- 6. Complete a sidewalk chalk obstacle course and create your own chalk masterpiece at this come-and-go event.  Messy Science is 2-2:45 p.m. or 3:15-4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23. This program is for ages 8-11 and requires registration online at wichitalibrary.org/events or by calling 688-9361.  Monkey Tales Storytime with Ms. Anne is 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday, June 24 for ages 2-8. This program is a monkey-themed storytime where children will sing, dance, learn and laugh. DAB 2 • June 14, 2021 • Minutes • Page 3  For other programming opportunities, visit www.wichitalibrary.org/events. Action Taken: Received and filed. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • New Business 8. Preliminary Budget Overview: 2022-2023 Operating Budget and 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program Elizabeth Goltry, Finance Department, presented information on the 2022-2023 Operating Budget and 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program. Background: The City Manager is in the process of coordinating the development of the 2022-2023 Proposed Budget and 2022-2031 Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The Wichita Budget Simulator will be available for residents to provide feedback starting June 7, and will be open for responses until June 30. The Social Media Town Hall on June 22 will provide another opportunity for residents to provide feedback on the budget. Community input is being sought at District Advisory Board meetings in June prior to the 2022-2023 Proposed Budget and the 2022-2031 Proposed Capital Improvement Program being finalized in June and July. Analysis: This meeting 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. Further input and discussion will be sought about prioritization of the budget and CIP. The Proposed Budget and CIP will be presented on July 20, 2021 after all input and discussion has been evaluated and recommended changes are made. Three public hearings will be held in August, including budget and CIP adoption on August 24, 2021. Financial Considerations: The 2021-2022 Proposed Budget sets the service level priorities and projected expenditures for the City of Wichita. The 2022-2031 Proposed Capital Improvement Program sets priorities for capital investments for the next decade. Legal Considerations: The operating budget and CIP will be presented to the City Council on July 20, and three public hearings will be held in August, including budget and CIP adoption on August 24, 2021. The four areas they are looking are asking to help prioritize are: Workforce Development and Training Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Smart Manufacturing and Digital Transformation Affordable Housing Q (DAB): I did a little research on the 3rd category. I’m confused about what exactly the City was wanting to invest in. Seems like Bob Layton and City Council was a little confused as to what will be done with 3rd one as well. Can you tell me more besides the building on innovation campus? Doesn’t seem like specifically tied to advanced manufacturing methods that are job related. What exactly would the City be investing in that those companies couldn’t just invest in themselves without taxpayer dollars? DAB 2 • June 14, 2021 • Minutes • Page 4 A: That’s something I’ve heard from other DABs as well. Preliminarily we’re just getting a lot of feedback from people on different ideas from the categories. This would be a partnership WSU would lead on. If you remember last economic downturn, Wichita grew out of it a lot slower than other communities. People are really concerned about economic growth. This would be one approach to addressing that concern. C (CM Tuttle): What we see is that everyone agrees we need to diversify economy. Smart manufacturing could be the way, but how can we do that? How can we help create that? We are going to see people coming out of this that need jobs quickly. We have well trained workforce that needs a pipeline other than aerospace. How can we help companies to relocate for manufacturing into healthcare industry or, or, or. That’s my interpretation. Please tell me if I’m wrong. A: That goes back to workforce training. These are all interconnected. Sometimes we confuse cyclical changes with structural changes. I think there are major structural changes going on right now. Q (Public) Bruce Gass: Had an experience with an unwed mother who was homeless. Ended up in homeless shelter. Had a 30 day deadline she had to be out. So wife and I tried to find out what is available. Seems to be a big black hole between section 8 housing with a 2 year waiting list and when some of these folks are put on the street. Surprised this exists. We tried different counties. These ladies all have obvious issues. Like some kind of hot potato. People are reluctant to have a government agency or ministry that picks up the pieces that would keep these people from being homeless. Want to express all that under heading of affordable housing. Not sure that’s the government’s job to do that. Finally, by surprise, one of the big renters in town volunteered a temporary situation. That’s what got her off the street. For weeks it was crazy. If there’s something out there I don’t know about, it would be great to know about. Several ministries have strict rules. Have you gotten any feedback? Do you know something I don’t? A: That gap and long wait for section 8 housing is something we’ve talked about before. Homelessness Assistance Program came out of that. Primarily addresses single individuals. A lot of additional federal funding right now. But that gap between homeless shelter and stable housing is one we’ve heard of before unfortunately. C (CM Tuttle): I’d like to speak with you offline about this Bruce. I had a robust discussion with CM Claycomb about this and we talked about the systemic issues with housing. C (Public) Bruce Gass: We discovered GraceMed who is an amazing example of going to the people. We need landlords like that and some kind of job thing where the people are because they don’t have cars. C (DAB): Don’t you think zoning is the purview of local government and a lot zoning is counterproductive to affordable housing since the purpose of zoning itself is growth and development? A lot of our zoning is not set up for tiny, single affordable. Maybe we have plats of land that are rezoned and don’t have to be car friendly. Like tiny house villages that are zoned differently. A (CM Tuttle): I’m proud of places for people. Zoning falls into that, and the land bank. To take some of those lots that are one offs. To take lots that are blights right now. To make it easier for zoning changes to happen quicker If developers want to develop those. Elizabeth you probably have more insight than I do. A: As far as ARPA funding goes, it could influence those as far as infill development goes. Government services like utilities don’t need to be extended in those areas, but there might be other costs. So we DAB 2 • June 14, 2021 • Minutes • Page 5 could use ARPA funding to meet affordable housing gap with infill development. The cost to build that housing might be more expensive than appraisal value. So that is one concept that kind of ties back to what you’re talking about. It’s not that we have a cheap housing problem, but we have an affordable quality housing problem. That concept would help meet that goal. C (DAB): Workforce development is my profession and my passion. A lot of grants on state level and workforce alliance. A lot of opportunities to create underemployed and underemployed projects to work with populations. Populations that haven’t been worked with. Everyone wants to work with youth and that’s great but there’s a huge prison population that needs help. They have immense talent and passion and they are almost unemployable when they walk free, but we can work with them through grant funding, get them training, technical colleges, a really great population that could set them up to be successful and reduce recidivism. A: The barriers that exist, it’s astonishing. Just the lack of documentation they have access to when they get out. C (CM Tuttle): I was on a call with Lt Gov and Cheri Utash talking about this exact problem. Hard skills and soft skills as well. Might be something to think about. Soft skill training is very important not just for youth, but for vulnerable populations. CM Tuttle: Many folks in this group are like me, we’re after thinkers. We need to marinate and think about it later. If you want to reach out later, I’m happy to have lunch, coffee, a call. We’re having a social media town hall on the 22nd. You can email Cory and give that feedback. Action Taken: Receive and file • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m. The next District 2 Advisory Board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 2021. It will take place virtually via Zoom. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Respectfully submitted, Cory Buchta, Community Services Representative, District 2 DAB 2 • June 14, 2021 • Minutes • Page 6