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District IV Advisory Board Minutes November 06, 2017 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 eight (8) District Advisory Board members in attendance as well as Councilman Blubaugh. There were seven (7) City Staff, and five (5) members of the public present. Members Present Staff Present Kit Corby Rebecca Fields – Community Services Rep – D4 Michael Gomm Robyn Belt – Alford Branch Library Manager Stephanie Hartman Mark Stanberry – Housing Nick Hoheisel Dave Yearout - MAPD Matt Lashley WPD – Officer Vicki Kern Alex Martinez WPD – Officer Roddy Winder Jason Platter WFD – Cpt. Jim Heath Rebecca Robertson Members Absent Guests Benny Boman Ray Hall Don McManamey Vincent Hancock David Kapaun Jr. Kendice Talty (new President of Delano United) Council Member Mistie Sifford Jeff Blubaugh Phil Meyer (Baughman & Assoc.) ORDER OF BUSINESS At 6:33 p.m. Councilman Blubaugh opened the DAB meeting and asked everyone to take their seats and called the meeting to order. He then asked everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, after which he asked for a motion to approve the agenda for November 6th. A motion was made by Nick Hoheisel, 2nd by Kit Corby. The minutes for the 2017 October 2nd meeting were then approved (motion made by Michael Gomm and 2nd by Stephanie Hartman). Both motions passed 8/0. STAFF REPORTS Councilman Blubaugh then asked for a report from the Wichita Police Department. Officer Roddy Winder of Patrol West reported that there has been an increase in auto thefts mostly due to warming up unlocked vehicles in the cold weather. He reminded everyone NOT to do this unless you had a remote start for your vehicle. Officer Winder then reported that the annual Lights on St. Paul, a fundraiser for the ARC of Sedgwick County, would begin on Thanksgiving and continue through New Year’s weekend. There will be a charge of $10 per car on Fridays and Saturdays, and during the week a donation would be asked of each car entering the area. Page 1 of 4  District IV Advisory Board Minutes November 06, 2017 www.wichita.gov Community Police Officer Vickie Kern, Patrol South, reported that 2206 W MacArthur was now a work station for Patrol South officers and it also gave a police presence to the area. Officer Kern then stated that citations were issued the previous Friday and Saturday nights for street racing on West Street between K-15 and Kellogg. She reported from Officer Chris Robinson, who could not attend tonight’s meeting, that Teen Night at the South YMCA is still going strong. Officer Kern then ended by saying that burglars who had broken into a house in District IV had been apprehended thanks to a neighbor using her cell phone to video tape the truck and men involved. Next on the agenda was a report from the Fire Department. Cpt. Jim Heath was in attendance and reminded everyone that it was time to check and/or change the batteries in their smoke alarms due to the recent time change. He reported that there had been a fire at a residence on West Street due to a space heater that was on a regular extension cord. He said it was best to never use an extension cord on an appliance that emits/radiates heat. He ended his report by stating that the Fire Department is averaging 193 daily alarms to which they respond. Robyn Belt, Branch Manager for the Alford Branch Library, then gave the Library report. Robyn reports that Alford’s gate count for September was up – 8,424 visits and Alford’s circulation count for September was 15,375 items. November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Each Tuesday evening this month writers will gather at Alford to work on their respective writing projects. The challenge is to write 50,000 words to their work-in-progress by November 30th. November is also Kansas Reads to Preschoolers month, an event that promotes reading to children from birth through age 5. Parents, librarians, early childhood professionals, and caregivers are encouraged to read a chosen book, this year’s title is The Napping House by Audrey Wood. During this month, the Wichita Public Library serves thousands of preschoolers in the city through visits to schools and early childhood facilities. Celebrations include a Pajama Party for preschoolers 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 15 at the Central Library. Ms. Belt then reminded everyone that all the Wichita Public Library locations will be closed on Friday and Saturday, November 10 and 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day. They will reopen on Sunday at 1 pm. . PUBLIC AGENDA No one was scheduled to speak on the Public Agenda, and there were no individuals present that requested to speak. Page 2 of 4  District IV Advisory Board Minutes November 06, 2017 www.wichita.gov NEW BUSINESS Dave Yearout, Principal Planner with MAPD, presented ZON2017-00043, a request for LC Limited Commercial zoning on two lots (0.4 acre) located at the southeast corner of South Seneca and West Mentor. (Across from the Kansas Masonic Home on Seneca Street) The subject site is currently zoned SF-5 Single-Family Residential. The residential structures on these lots were demolished between October 2015 and April 2016. These are the only two remaining SF-5 zoned lots on the east side of Seneca between the Kellogg overpass and Maple Street to the north. This request will come before the City Council on November 21st. There were no questions from the board or the public. Michael Gomm motioned to approve, and Jason Platter made a 2nd motion. Motion carried 8/0. The next case was ZON2017-00050, a request to Amend Protective Overlay (PO) #78 to remove a prohibition of “outdoor storage.” Generally located north of MacArthur Road and northwest of Kansas Highway K-42, this would provide outdoor storage in association with an established self-storage facility, subject to listed conditions. The board was surprised that this area was inside the City limits of Wichita since it abuts what is commonly known as “Schulte”. Mr. Yearout with MAPD assured that this parcel was indeed inside the City limits and would be able to provide storage for boats and campers. This item will come before the City Council on December 5th. Seeing that there were no more comments or questions from the board or the public, Nick Hoheisel made a motion to approve, and Matt Lashley made a 2nd motion. Motion carried 6/0. The last item on the agenda was Mark Stanberry with the City of Wichita Housing Department who provided an overview of the allocation amounts received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Wichita receives annual allocations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. He had handouts of a PowerPoint presentation for the DAB to follow, and quickly spoke about home repairs, code enforcement, Community Services in the City Manager’s Office, Housing First (that provides housing for homeless individuals), and a program that provides a down payment for 1st time homeowners in defined areas of Wichita. Mark Stanberry than gave an explanation of the purpose and procedures for the Grants Review Committee (GRC) funding, and asked for a nomination(s) for the committee. Jason Platter was interested in serving on this committee. Michael Gomm made a motion to nominate Jason Platter, and Nick Hoheisel made the 2nd motion. Mr. Stanberry then asked Jason to fill out an information sheet that had been provided. Page 3 of 4  District IV Advisory Board Minutes November 06, 2017 www.wichita.gov At 7:04 pm, Councilman Blubaugh left the meeting in order to be at an HOA meeting. Jason Platter took over as Chair, and commented to Mr. Stanberry regarding the Grants Review Committee (GRC). Jason stated that often supporting prevention is a better way as opposed to “assistance”. Jason commented that one is a “hand up”, and often the other way is a “hand out”. Mr. Stanberry replied that this was a good point and would be happy to discuss further with Mr. Platter. BOARD AGENDA Mr. Platter then asked if anyone on the Board had anything to report or talk about, and seeing none, Matt Lashley motioned for the board to adjourn, and a 2nd motion was made by Nick Hoheisel. The motion passed 8/0. The meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm. 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