District 4 Advisory Board

District IV Advisory Board Minutes April 2, 2018 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 nine (9) District Advisory Board members in attendance as well as Councilman Blubaugh. There were nine (9) City Staff, and sixteen (16) members of the public present. Members Present Staff Present Kit Corby Rebecca Fields – Community Services Rep – D4 Ray Hall Cpt. Jim Heath - WFD Stephanie Hartman Officer Chris Robinson – WPD South Matt Lashley Officer David Perkins – WPD West Don McManamey Robyn Belt – Alford Branch Library Manager Jonathan McRoy Chief Tammy Snow - WFD Alex Martinez Battalion Chief Pete Ridder - WFD Jason Platter Kyle Kobe – Associate Planner - MAPD Rebecca Robertson Jamie Buster – Deputy City Clerk Members Absent Guests Michael Gomm Betty Long Nick Hoheisel Tony Martinez Beth V------- Council Member Dale Kelley Jeff Blubaugh Patty & Rick H Bruce Barnes Robert Harris Mike & Marsha McClendon Becky Gale Linda Tillman Christine Pruitt Rosetta Blackmore Kirk Miller Pat Hall – Wholesale Fireworks ORDER OF BUSINESS At 6:33 p.m. Councilman Jeff Blubaugh opened the DAB meeting and called the meeting to order. He then asked everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, after which he announced that there would be an Oath of Office for the appointed and re-appointed DAB members who were present. Jamie Buster, Deputy City Clerk, had the members respond to their responsibilities as DAB Members and then had them sign their “oaths”. She then presented all present members with an appointment certificate. Rebecca Fields gave the names of the two new board members, Ray Hall and Jonathan McRoy, to the staff and guests present. Page 1 of 7  District IV Advisory Board Minutes April 2, 2018 www.wichita.gov Councilman Blubaugh then proceeded with the agenda and asked for approval of the April 2, 2018 agenda. Kit Corby made a motion to approve and Don McManamey gave a 2nd. Motion was approved 9/0. The next item was approval for the March DAB meeting’s minutes. Don McManamey motioned to approve and Rebecca Robertson gave the 2nd. Motion was approved 9/0. STAFF REPORTS Councilman Blubaugh then asked for a report from the Wichita Fire Department. Cpt. Jim Heath reported that there had been no fires in District 4 during the month of March. This received applause from all present. Captain Heath did state that they answered 439 medical alarms, and then reminded all that April was a no-burn month, but this does not apply to barbeque grills/smokers. Councilman Blubaugh then asked for Wichita Police reports. Community Police Chris Robinson, Beat 299, reported that auto larcenies and thefts were up, but burglaries were down. Officer Robinson stated that there would be a neighborhood impact meeting in the 2800 block of S. St. Paul regarding the drug deal that resulted in a shooting. This meeting will take place Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm. Officer Robinson then commented that his teen night program at the South YMCA is still going good, and that he was working on another project involving kids. He said that he would like to write “good” citations for those kids that show courtesy or good works. The “citation” would be worth $20 that could be taken to a participating bank and could be used to open a savings account or deposited into an active savings account that belongs to that child. Officer David Perkins, Beat 18, reported for Patrol West and stated that due to a traffic stop, they had cleared 15 larceny cases that had taken place in the Lark/Pawnee/Dora Court area. 2 suspects were taken into custody. Officer Perkins further reported that there had been 3 burglaries and 8 auto larcenies on his beat. He then reminded everyone of the Law Enforcement Appreciation Parade this coming Saturday, April 7th, and that there was also an upcoming event on April 28th, Autism CARE Walk, starting at 515 S. Main, Wichita. Officer Perkins also spoke about running a sting operation that will hopefully stop the drag racing that has been going on in the K-42 & south Hoover areas. And due to a new board member Ray Hall that was now sitting on the DAB, Officer Perkins mentioned the Sunflower area was up in auto larcenies. DAB Member Ray Hall asked about the person that had been tagging businesses and Officer Perkins replied that the person doing this has been identified. The next staff report was from Robyn Belt, Manager of the Alford Branch Library. Robyn reported that Alford’s Gate Count for March was 15,943 visits, and that Alford’s Circulation count for February was 14,010 items. Ms. Belt stated that just inside the library entrance we have a new artwork display. The Young Artists’ Exhibit is created by local South High School’s Child Development Center and the Shirley Mayes Head Start program. On the evening of Page 2 of 7  District IV Advisory Board Minutes April 2, 2018 www.wichita.gov Tuesday, April 10, we will hold a reception for the tiny artists and their families to come and view their masterpieces on display. The library board has approved volunteer Lynn Behnke to plant and maintain the flower beds in front of the building. On Saturday, April 21st, volunteers will gather to weed, plant, and water the new plants. The plant varieties are all native to the region and have been selected for their easy care and drought resistance. All branch libraries are now accepting applications for teen volunteers for this year’s Summer Reading Program. They must be entering 8th through 12th grade and available to work between 2 to 6 hours per week between May 17th and July 27th. Applications are available on the library website and at our Circulation Desk. Starting April 9th, Central will no longer be an available pick up location for Hold Requests. Interlibrary Loan service will suspended through the move to the Advanced Learning Library. These two services will be reinstated when we open the new building in mid-June. PUBLIC AGENDA One person responded when Councilman Blubaugh asked if there was anyone who had NOT scheduled, but wanted to speak. Councilman Blubaugh then asked for him to state his name and let us know what issue he had concerns with. The gentleman’s name was Dale Kelley and President of the Blue Lake HOA that is next to the lake that Jeff Lange Realty has purchased and was developing. Mr. Kelley states that they (HOA) would like to have another access into their area, and that it was platted to be at K-42, but doubted that this area would be developed anytime in the near future. Mr. Kelley stated that he and his neighbors had been blocked by a train and could not leave or come in to their neighborhood for 50 minutes. Mr. Bob Harris, who lives in the Blue Lake HOA, added that they were concerned that EMS would not be able to get through someday should there be an emergency. Kristine Pruitt, who also lives in the Blue Lake HOA, stood up and said that Jeff Lange’s development is causing traffic problems by driving at high speeds through their HOA to access the lake next door and that lots of dust is being kicked up due to this. Councilman Blubaugh was unaware that they had started any type of construction, and Ms. Pruitt commented that they were remodeling the existing buildings that were already there. Mike and Marsha McClendon then stated that they were the first ones to be stopped at the railroad crossing on that Sunday that the train had stopped and blocked them in. They had to wait for 50 minutes before leaving. Councilman Blubaugh then asked Mr. Kelley if Jeff Lange had ever made contact with Blue Lake HOA, and Mr. Kelley said no. Councilman Blubaugh then stated that he had taken a photo of the audience and was sending it as they spoke to Jeff Lange asking him to get in touch with them. Tony Martinez then stood up and added that he too had been in line to get out when the train had them blocked in, and that his house backed up to the Jeff Lange development. Mr. Martinez stated that this development should have screening that would help block out sound coming from the venue that has been proposed for Mr. Lange’s lake. Councilman Blubaugh then Page 3 of 7  District IV Advisory Board Minutes April 2, 2018 www.wichita.gov asked for Mr. Kelley to be sure and give Becky his contact information before leaving. (Which he did after the meeting was over) NEW BUSINESS First on the agenda under New Business was the Proposed Fireworks Ordinance. Chief Tammy Snow was on hand to present a PowerPoint regarding this ordinance change that basically involved two options: Plan A that limited full power fireworks with designated shoot area, and additional modifications, and Plan B that would continue with currently allowed fireworks with increased enforcement and additional modifications. Both plans would have a tent fee of $65.00, and the proceeds from sales permits would go to help fund events such as Red, White & Boom that is an annual Park & Recreation event. Plan A’s designated shoot areas were becoming hard to find due to businesses with large parking lots not wanting the liability issues that come with fireworks. Therefore the designated shoot area for District 4 would likely be South Lakes Park. Minimum cost per designated shoot site would be $3,432 per night, and enforcement task force would cost about $11,000 per day, with July 4th running as high as $15,200. Plan B would maintain current limitations of fireworks less than 6 ft. high and would limit usage dates/times. Violation penalties would be $250 per incident, and will make adults responsible for children’s violations. The sales permit would be less for Option B than for A. DAB Member Matt Lashley asked if adults would have to responsible for incidents on their property even if they were not at home, and Chief Snow replied “yes”. DAB Member Jonathan McRoy asked if Chief Snow knew how many injuries there had been last year due to fireworks. Chief Snow replied that in 2017 there had been 38 injuries reported by area hospitals and emergency medical facilities, most caused by “mortars” that are considered illegal within the City limits of Wichita. DAB Member Jason Platter asked the Chief since the streets are public property, how would that enforcement be handled. Chief Snow replied that they were still working on that. DAB Member Don McManamey asked for clarification on the proposed fees. Chief Snow stated that the tent fees remain at $65.00, and that sales permit fees would range from $1500 to $5000 depending on whether they adopted A or B proposed ordinance. Chief Snow states that the sales permit fees are paid by the wholesaler and pointed out that Pat Hall with Wholesale Fireworks was present and that perhaps he could expound on this. Mr. Pat Hall commented that most of the people/entities that sell his fireworks work on a percentage of sales, meaning that organizations can make about 20% of everything they sell, and Wholesale Fireworks provides the tent, fireworks, and pays the fees. The higher the fees become, the less percentage that organizations would make. Maybe as low as 10% of all sales. Part of the problem of doing business in Wichita is that they are limited to the size of tent Page 4 of 7  District IV Advisory Board Minutes April 2, 2018 www.wichita.gov allowed. Outside of Wichita many of the tents are 3 to 4 times larger and therefore more sales are made. Resident Bob Harris stated that having designated shoot areas would cause problems in that a more concentrated area could cause more injuries. Mr. Kelley spoke up and commented that is trash from spent fireworks is also a major problem and who was going to be responsible for that? At this point DAB member Matt Lashley motioned that we approve Option B of the proposed fireworks ordinance, and Don McManamey gave a 2nd motion. The motion passed 6/3. Councilman Blubaugh then asked for the MAPD cases to be heard, and Kyle Kobe, Associate Planner with MAPD presented all five (5) cases under “New Business”. First up was case CON2018-00008 & 00012 that Mr. Kobe explained were related. Mr. Kobe went over the staff report that reported the application is designed to accommodate the use of the currently existing structure for indoor salvage and storage of aircraft components. The site is located at 7070 W Harry St., currently zoned LI Limited Industrial, and has been operating for this use previous to this case. During the applicant’s exploration of how to address expanding their business to a new site at 1505 South Yucca, they discovered they needed a Conditional Use for this property as well. This location is a part of the same business operation being conducted at 1505 South Yucca and 6925 West Mariposa Lane. In addition, during the applicant’s exploration of how to address expanding their business to a new site at 1505 South Yucca, they discovered they needed a Conditional Use for this property as well. This location is a part of the same business operation being conducted at 1505 South Yucca and 7070 West Harry Street. Member Don McManamey motioned that we approve CON2018-00008, and it was given a 2nd by Member Kit Corby. Motion passed 9/0. Member Rebecca Robertson motioned that we approve CON2018-00012, and it was given a 2nd by Jason Platter. Motion passed 9/0. The next case was CUP2018-00006. This application proposes to amend the Ridge Plaza Community Unit Plan (DP-37) for Parcel 10 to allow the redevelopment of the parcel for a new facility for U-Haul. The site was occupied by a hotel for many years, but that facility was razed within the past year. The property was acquired and the proposed plans developed as presented. Parcel 10, which is the lot north of Kellogg Drive on the east side of Holland Lane, is zoned LC Limited Commercial (LC), and according to the CUP limited to the following uses: Service and retail commercial, hotel and motel, restaurant, private club, offices, service stations, medical offices and clinics. The determination was made an amendment was necessary to accommodate the proposed use. No rezoning is required from LC. Member Alex Martinez motioned that we approve CUP2018-00006, and Member Ray Hall gave a 2nd. Motion passed 9/0. Page 5 of 7  District IV Advisory Board Minutes April 2, 2018 www.wichita.gov Next up was case ZON2018-00010. The subject site is zoned SF-5 Single-Family Residential (SF-5). The applicant is requesting LC Limited Commercial (LC) zoning to build eight (8) four-plex units for senior housing. The applicant is applying for Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to finance the project. Should funding not be allocated, the applicant wants to use the property for commercial development with a Protective Overlay #324 to limit uses, define screening and landscaping, and create architectural controls. Rebecca Fields reminded the DAB Members that the builder of these properties, Mark Cox, had built the beautiful Keystone Place homes that are Starkey group homes. This next project would be to the north of those homes, also built by Mark Cox. There was no one from the surrounding neighborhood in attendance that were adverse to this. DAB Member Jason Platter motioned that the board approve, and Kit Corby made a 2nd motion. Motion passed 9/0. The last case to be heard was ZON2018-00012. The applicants are requesting to change the zoning on the indicated property from GC General Commercial to SF-5 Single Family Residential to facilitate a single family residential development and to bring the entire Auburn Lakes Addition Plat under the same zoning district. This property is also the subject of an annexation and plat case. A18-02 was approved by the Wichita City Council and published as Ordinance No. 50-667 on 26 January 2018. The Auburn Lakes Addition was heard and approved by the Wichita City Council on 27 February 2018. Again there was no one in attendance that objected to this zone change. DAB Member Matt Lashley motioned to approve and Ray Hall made a 2nd motion. Motion passed 9/0. BOARD AGENDA There was no Old Business to report. DAB Member Don McManamey stated that it was very impressive that Camper World and Gander Outdoor Sports were moving over to the Seneca and I-235 area. Don then suggested that following a much shorter DAB meeting some month that after the board has adjourned that everyone meet up down the street at The Village Inn for coffee, pie, or even dinner. Councilman Blubaugh thought that this was a good idea. CM Blubaugh then asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion was made by Don McManamey and a 2nd given by Jonathan McRoy. Motion carried 9/0. The April 2, 2018 DAB IV meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm. Page 6 of 7 District IV Advisory Board Minutes April 2, 2018 www.wichita.gov Page 7 of 7