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District IV Advisory Board Minutes September 12, 2016 www.wichita.gov The District IV Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at the Alford Library at 3447 S. Meridian, Wichita, KS 67217. There were ten (10) District Advisory Board members including Council Member Blubaugh, six (6) City Staff, and eighteen (18) members of the public present. Members Present Staff Present Councilman Jeff Blubaugh WPD – CP Officer McHenry – Beat 17 Benny Boman WPD – CP Officer Kempf – Beat 27 Kit Corby Bill Longnecker - MAPC Michael Gomm Karen Sublett – City Clerk Rob Hartman WFD – Jim Heath (arrived after staff reports) Nick Hoheisel Rebecca Fields – Community Services Rep IV Matt Lashley Don McManamey Guests Jason Platter Karen & Jerry Unruh Rebecca Robertson Russ Ewy Wanda Thimesch Members Absent Mike & Dianne Loux David Kapaun Cindy Corn Alex Martinez Ross & Sharon Ailslieger June Johnson Janice Lundy John & Ursula Kiser Neil & Cathy Holley Joe Bagby Eric Stewart Kim Edgington ORDER OF BUSINESS At 6:30 p.m. the meeting was called to order by Councilman Blubaugh who led the Pledge of Allegiance. A motion was made to approve the agenda by Don McManamey and 2nd by Kit Corby. Motion carried 10-0. Rebecca Robertson made the motion to approve the minutes from the August 1, 2016 meeting, and 2nd by Michael Gomm. Motion carried 10-0. The first item was for Karen Sublett to minister the Oath of Office to the reappointed and new DAB members and hand them their certificates. Councilman Blubaugh then introduced the two new DAB members, Rob Hartman and Jason Platter, and read their bios to all who were present. Page 1 of 4  District IV Advisory Board Minutes September 12, 2016 www.wichita.gov STAFF REPORTS WFD Station 12 was not there at the time, and so Councilman Blubaugh asked for reports from the Police Officers that were present. Community Police Officer Ronald McHenry, Patrol West Beat 17, stated that larcenies were down last month. In July there were 52, and in August there were 35 total. However, there was a 20% increase in burglaries, many of them from sheds and other structures that were not attached to the house. Many of these were between the 300 – 1500 blocks on south 119th St, and areas around Kellogg & West. Community Police Officer Robert Kempf, Patrol South Beat 27, reported that that there had been many larcenies to autos but an arrest was made and after that the larcenies decreased. Around the 31st & S Meridian area there had been eight (8) storage units broken in to at an apartment complex. There had also been a shooting at 1924 W Rita, with 2 people shooting at each other. There was one fatality and an arrest was made of the other for 2nd degree murder. PUBLIC AGENDA Councilman Blubaugh asked if there was anyone from the Public who wanted to speak about any issues at this time NOT on the agenda, and being there were none, he proceeded with New Business. NEW BUSINESS City Staff, Bill Longnecker, was on hand to present all of the Planning cases tonight. First on the agenda was ZON2016-00036 AND CUP2016-00027, a request for Zone Change from SF-5 Single-Family Residential to GC General Commercial with the establishment of the Cotillion Ballroom Commercial CUP (DP-341). Diane Loux from the Calfskin Neighborhood group asked if smoking would still be allowed outside of the Cotillion since they already have an outside smoking area. Russ Ewy, the agent for Richard Leslie (The Cotillion Ballroom) answered this question stating that the Cotillion just wants their smokers to be able to take their drinks with them into the fenced-off smoking area. There is an eight foot privacy fence that surrounds the smoking area to the SW side of the front doors of the Cotillion. Mr. Ewy elaborated that he and Mr. Leslie were working with the Calfskin group to accommodate their requests, and that Mr. Leslie had met with the group during their last neighborhood association meeting. Mr. Ewy further stated that he and Mr. Leslie are willing to drop the NE quadrant from their zoning request, allow no access to Emilia Street, and that there was a 300 ft. zone on the east side of the property that would not allow any buildings. A guest from Calfskin asked what would happen if a new owner Page 2 of 4  District IV Advisory Board Minutes September 12, 2016 www.wichita.gov wanted to expand the building, and it was stated that any new building would have to resubmit for a CUP (Conditional Use Plan) to MAPD (Metropolitan Area Planning Department). Mr. Jerry Unruh, a member of the Calfskin Group, then gave a PowerPoint presentation that had many maps of the area and photographs. Mr. Unruh’s presentation lasted almost 20 minutes. Councilman Blubaugh asked Mr. Longnecker if this was in a floodplain, and Mr. Longnecker was unsure but stated that he would find out. The current parking at the Cotillion allowed for 900 – 1000 vehicles, and that includes the graveled area. Mr. Unruh had a color aerial view that he handed out to the DAB members. The main requests from the Calfskin group was that there be a fence around the graveled parking area that would keep vehicles from trying to cross the field to get out, that the gap in the fence on Emilia Street be closed, that the luminaries of the lights on the poles by Emilia Street be lowered, or some type of shield put on the lights in order to keep the lights from shining on residents in the Calfskin neighborhood, and that the NE quadrant of the property be removed from the rezoning request. Diane Loux asked why smokers couldn’t take their drinks outside with them in the enclosed smoking area, and Mr. Ewy responded that it was because of City ordinances and the classification of “nightclub”. Mr. Longnecker then explained the process for approving these requests which was the presentation at the MAPC hearings, then the DAB meeting, and then final approval at the City Council meeting. At this time, Matt Lashley made a motion to approve for the case with the following conditions; No expansion of the existing parking lot, no access to Emelia Street, that the luminaries on light poles be kept minimal, no outdoor speakers, a 300 foot setback on the north and east property lines, and to remove the NE Quadrant from the zoning request. Kit Corby and Rob Hartman both made a 2nd. Motion carried 10 -0. Next on the agenda was CUP2016-00024, Amendment #1 of DP-332 Eureka Gardens Commercial Community Unit Plan (CUP). Kim Edgington, agent for the applicant, stated that this was for permission to add Verizon to a sign that is currently on Kellogg. Kim said that a new Verizon store was going into the small retail center that was to the north of the old Rowdy Beaver building at the NE corner of Kellogg Dr. & West Street. Currently, the developer, Christian Ablah, had not decided on what to do with the Rowdy Beaver building. As there was no further discussion, Michael Gomm made a motion to approve, and Nick Hoheisel made a 2nd. Motion carried 10 -0. Page 3 of 4  District IV Advisory Board Minutes September 12, 2016 www.wichita.gov OLD BUSINESS No old business. BOARD AGENDA Councilman Blubaugh spoke about the current use of contractors to mow certain area parks, one of them being Pawnee Prairie Park, and that the City Manager is considering appointing additional City staff in the management of mowing contractors. Jason Platter mentioned that there was an increase in traffic at Glenn Village Park and also more traffic in the area of 27th St South and Glenn. Kit Corby made a motion to adjourn and there was a 2nd by Michael Gomm. Motion carried 10- 0. The meeting adjourned at 7:53 pm. Page 4 of 4