District 3 Advisory Board

District III Advisory Board Minutes for Aug. 1, 2018 District III Advisory Board Minutes August 1, 2018 www.wichita.gov The District III Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at the WATER Center, 101 E. Pawnee, Wichita, KS 67211. Council Member James Clendenin, nine District Advisory Board members, one City staff, and sixteen members of the public were present. Members Present Staff Present Jared Cerullo Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner David Robbins Maddy Campbell, Office of Community Services Marco Alcocer Ron Tracy Michael Loop Gerald Henry Daisy Olivar Catherine Johnson Paul Davis Council Member James Clendenin Members Absent Bruce Gass Cindy Miles ORDER OF BUSINESS At 6:32 p.m. Council Member James Clendenin called the meeting to order. The agenda for the current meeting was approved. The Minutes for July 2, 2018 were approved. STAFF REPORTS None PUBLIC AGENDA 1. International Rescue Committee Harold Schlechtweg, Advocacy Coordinator, presented on IRC, a refugee resettlement agency, and its activity in Wichita and District III specifically. IRC is located in District III at Harry and Oliver. Many refugees choose to live close to the IRC office, so there is a significant number (231) in District III. He informed the group that refugees are legal residents and are not here (in the U.S.) due to poverty, but are here because they have good reason to fear persecution due to race, political group, religion, social group, etc. There are 65.6 million people displaced from their homes due to persecution with 51 percent being children. Kansas has three agencies that work with refugees; two of the three are located in Wichita (IRC and Episcopal Social Services). All refugees are vetted extremely closely before they are allowed to come to the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security vets them overseas. If they cannot document their past and kinship networks, they are denied. Once refugees have been cleared to come to the U.S. and placed, the IRC comes in to help with the transition. IRC offers employment and ESL/EFL services, which they are required 1  District III Advisory Board Minutes for Aug. 1, 2018 to utilize. Within six weeks most of IRC’s refugees are self-sufficient. IRC also provides immigration services to those who become eligible. Q(DAB): When a refugee comes to the U.S. are they citizens? A: No. They are legally here though and we encourage them to apply for a green card. After five years of having a green card they can apply for citizenship. Q(DAB): What is the difference between a refugee and what is happening on the Mexican border? A: These people have been thoroughly vetted by the FBI, Homeland Security, all the intelligence groups, and are also vetted by the United Nations as victims of some type of war/persecution. These people have gone through a process and the people coming in on the Southern Border seeking asylum have not gone through that process. Action taken: Received and filed. NEW BUSINESS 2. CUP2018-00024 and ZON2018-00020 Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner presented an application on behalf of Charles Bucinski, President, Starlite Drive-In Theatre Corp (Applicant) and Russ Ewy, Baughman Company (Agent) for Commercial CUP with zone change from GC General Commercial to LI Limited Industrial (ZON2018-20) to allow additional industrial and commercial uses. Site is generally located at the northeast corner of MacArthur Road and Hydraulic Avenue (3900 S. Hydraulic). The DAB heard the request so that Wichita residents had an opportunity to express their concerns. Russ Ewy, agent of the applicant, was in attendance and answered questions. After staff presentation, DAB members and residents in attendance had questions and some concerns. Concerns were focused on the possibility of unsavory industrial developments going on the property. The agent and staff were able to ease concerns by addressing the required conditions, what the current CUP prohibits, and what steps the agent and applicant have taken to work with the nearby community. Q(DAB): It seems like the agent has been vague about why he is requesting the zoning change. There is no specific reason, other than listing future changes to the business. That is a concern. A(Russ): About 40% of all the cases our company represents are futuristic. This is for estate planning purposes. Q(DAB): Why does there need to be a zone change, rather than taking off the stipulation the property can only be used as a drive-in theater? A(Russ): Half of the lot is already zoned industrial and by making it uniform it becomes more marketable and useable. Q(public): Can storage buildings or car lots go in there? A(Russ): Car lots are prohibited, but storage buildings are allowed. Action Taken: Motion made by DAVID ROBBINS to ACCEPT the application with the Staff Report conditions. Seconded by RON TRACY. MOTION PASSED 8-0-1 3. ZON2018-00026 Morgan presented an application on behalf of Joselito and Imee Magno, owners (Applicant) for a request for the rezoning of the east 119.5 feet of Lot 1, Block 2 of the Louis Addition (0.25 acre) at this location from 2  District III Advisory Board Minutes for Aug. 1, 2018 SF-5 Single Family Residential (SF-5) to TF-3 Two Family Residential (TF-3). The property is currently vacant and generally located on the south side of East MacArthur Road and west of Hydraulic Avenue adjacent to 1503 E. MacArthur Rd. The applicants were not present. The DAB heard the request so that Wichita residents had an opportunity to express their concerns. After staff presentation, DAB members and residents in attendance had few questions and presented no concerns. The group was informed there is only one duplex going in and it is unknown whether it will be owner-occupied on one side. Action Taken: Motion made by TRACY to ACCEPT the application as submitted. Seconded by PAUL DAVIS. MOTION PASSED 9-0-0 4. ZON2018-00027 Morgan presented an application on behalf of Jim Barnum, Kaw Valley Engineering (Applicant) and Levi Bond (Agent) for a zone change from SF-5 Single Family Residential to GC General Commercial generally located north of MacArthur Road, 750 feet east of South Broadway Avenue. Agent and applicant were in attendance and answered questions. The DAB heard the request so that Wichita residents had an opportunity to express their concerns. After staff presentation, DAB members and residents in attendance had few questions and presented no concerns. Action Taken: Motion made by DAVIS to ACCEPT the application with the Staff Report conditions. Seconded by OLIVAR. MOTION PASSED 9-0-0 5. CON2018-00028 Morgan presented an application on behalf of Kortney and Tammy Capello for a request for Conditional Use for an accessory apartment generally located south of East Harry Street and east of South Washington Avenue (1710 S. Ida Ave.). The DAB heard the request so that Wichita residents had an opportunity to express their concerns. Neither the applicant nor agent were in attendance. After staff presentation, DAB members and residents in attendance had few questions and presented minimal concerns. One DAB member remarked that property is being utilized in a way that supports the mission of the Infill Committee. Another DAB member commented he did not approve of the intended use for the accessory apartment for personal reasons. Action Taken: Motion made by ROBBINS to ACCEPT the application with the Staff Report conditions. Seconded by JARED CERULLO. 3  District III Advisory Board Minutes for Aug. 1, 2018 MOTION PASSED 8-0-1 6. CON2018-00029 Morgan presented an application on behalf of Mark A. Michaelis, WAM Capital Corporation (Applicant) and Julius Miller and Jack Engle and Company (Agent) for Conditional Use to allow conversion of an existing building to a facility for the indoor collection, processing, storage and shipping of aerospace waste materials. The plans call for the conversion of the existing building at 3001 S. Madison Ave. for the proposed use. The narrative provided with the application provides the detailed operations of the facility, which will have all work conducted indoors. The DAB heard the request so that Wichita residents had an opportunity to express their concerns. Julius Miller, agent of the applicant, was in attendance and answered questions. Q(DAB): As I understand, there will be no noticeable difference to the property? A: Correct. Q(DAB): How do you recycle oil? A: Everything is drained in a container and a local company comes and takes them away. Q(DAB): Will you be adding employees? A: Yes, that’s the intention. Q(DAB): Do you deal with magnesium? Is there fire hazard with that? A: We do not deal with much magnesium. We only have one client that deals with it and we follow safety procedures and have a magnesium fire extinguisher on site just in case. Q(public): Will there be an odor? A: It should not be noticeable. Q(public): What are your hours of operation? A: We typically operate between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., but can start as early as 5 a.m. With the company growing we are considering adding a second shift. Since all our processes are held inside noise issues should be kept to an absolute minimum. Q(public): What will happen after your lease ends in three years? A: If we do not renew the lease we are required to and will restore the property to its original status. There will be no residual components to affect the environment. Q(public): Will there be large truck traffic? A: Truck traffic will increase in the area. We are shipping between 12-14 trucks a month currently and predict it will be up to 30 trucks a month with growth. All of our shipping is done via common carrier. There could be one to seven trucks a day. We would limit truck traffic to the 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. timeframe and can direct them down roads away from residences. After staff presentation and comments made by the agent, DAB members and residents in attendance presented no significant concerns aside from increased truck traffic. Possible solutions will be explored with Public Works & Utility. Action Taken: Motion made by ROBBINS to ACCEPT the application with the Staff Report conditions. Seconded by TRACY. MOTION PASSED 9-0-0 7. CON2018-00030 Morgan presented an application on behalf of James Wyatt (Applicant) and Bill Johnson, Evans Building Company for a request for Conditional Use for indoor wrecking/salvage on property zoned LI Limited Industrial, generally located west of South Washington Avenue and north of East Lincoln Street (1114 S. Santa Fe Ave.). 4  District III Advisory Board Minutes for Aug. 1, 2018 The DAB heard the request so that Wichita residents had an opportunity to express their concerns. Neither the applicant nor the agent were present. After staff presentation, DAB members and residents in attendance had few questions and presented no concerns. Action Taken: Motion made by CERULLO to ACCEPT the application with the Staff Report conditions. Seconded by DAVIS. MOTION PASSED 9-0-0 PUBLIC AGENDA Off-agenda items BOARD AGENDA CM Clendenin spoke to the group about a recent zoning item at DAB and budget items. CM Clendenin revisited a past zoning case to explain why City Council approved the request despite the DAB voting against it. He shared additional restrictions that were added to the request and stated that with those conditions added it was difficult for Council to legally deny the request. CM Clendenin thanked everyone who participated in the budget discussion. He shared that because of the meetings and public input, Clapp Golf Course is going to be left in place in this current budget until a master plan for the property is developed. He shared that the libraries that were slated to be closed are staying open for the time being. He discussed the importance of public participation in these quality of life conversations (in regard to City-funded amenities) and stated the need to explore ways to increase City funding (sales tax or mill levy increase). Meeting was adjourned at 9:18 p.m. The next District Advisory Board III meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 5, 2018, at the WATER Center, 101 E. Pawnee, Wichita, KS 67211. Guests Sheri Johnson Melody Stucky Vernie Wollard Marjorie Griffith David Kapaun Russ Ewy J.D. Croley Chad Rash Irma Darlington Jim B. Ray Darlington Respectfully submitted, Maddy Campbell, Community Services Representative of District III 5