District 5 Advisory Board

Page |1 District V Advisory Board Minutes November 7, 2016 www.wichita.gov The District V Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at Fire Station #21 located at 2110 N. 135th St W., Wichita, KS 67235. ATTENDANCE Members Present Staff Present Ben Bradley Troy Houtman, Director, Park & Rec Jose Gutierrez Officer Robin Douty, WPD Barby Jobe Capt. Mike Malter, WFD JV Johnston Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner, MAPD Ben Kittrell Laura Rainwater, Community Rep. Trevor Kurth Troy Palmer Guests Jackson Oxler, Youth Representative Russ Ewy Council Member Bryan Frye Doug Malone Don Wilhelm Members Absent Neva Wilson Angela Breer Layne Connelly Jill Kerschen Brent Zluticky Roman Rodriguez S. Galen Chapman, Jr. Alissa Unruh Euel Reed Jarred Bliss ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by JV Johnston Approval of November 7, 2016 Agenda: Approved 7-0 Approval of minutes from October 3, 2016: Approved 7-0 Board Agenda Jose Gutierrez: Suits for Soldiers – Co-sponsored by Farmers Insurance and KFDI radio. Assisting Veterans to make transitioning into a new career easier, so they provide free suits and business clothing, resume writing assistance, job interviewing and mentoring classes, and work with hundreds of companies that are looking to hire veterans. Drop donations off through Nov. 30 to Farmers Insurance at 13th and Tyler. CM Frye: Welcomed our DAB V Youth Representative, Jackson Oxler. Jackson is a junior at Bishop Carroll High School and is on the Mayor’s Youth Council. He also reminded everyone to get out and vote. Public Agenda Items None Off-Agenda Items None  Page |2 Staff Reports Fire Department Report: Capt. Mike Malter, reported.  Three District V Fires in October  10400 W. Texas - $8,000 in damage to duplex  6800 W. Shade - $8,000 in damage caused by cigarette  200 Woodchuck - $25,000 in damage caused by cigarette with oxygen tank  Furnace & fireplace checkups  Change the batteries in smoke detectors  Use caution when deep frying turkeys Community Police Report: Officer Robin Douty reported.  15 years on police force. Previously was CP officer in District IV. Replaces Officer Davidson.  Large increase in auto thefts. Had 18 theft across three beats in October. 15 vehicles were recovered.  Larceny to autos still up. Please remove valuables from car  Construction site burglaries are up. No arrests but a suspect has been identified.  Christmas Crusade – partnering with KFDI to provide gifts for families in need Park and Recreation Department Report: Troy Houtman, Director, Park & Rec reported.  Pracht Wetlands Charette  Three day planning process with RDG. Engaged many different groups  Nature park  Educational components with nature trails  More design info to come  $800,000 in upgrades to playgrounds has been approved by Council. This includes upgrades to Redbarn Park in District V. Design amenities will be brought to the DAB V Board at a later date.  Night with Santa at Century II - Dec. 8 at 6:30  Golf Carts – new funding has been identified to purchase approximately 200 carts at a cost of $4,500 each. The golf department is also looking at the new Golf Board to add another fun aspect and attract new golfers to the City courses. Libraries Report: Tracie Partridge, Westlink Branch Senior Librarian, provided written report to DAB members. Attached at the end of Minutes. Public Works Report: No Staff report. CM Frye shared that Council approved the revised plans of the Tyler Road improvements. Construction to begin Summer 2017 to expand Tyler to five lanes from 2nd Street to Central. Action Taken: Motion made to receive and file all staff reports. Passed 7-0. New Business ZON2016-00041: Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented a request for a City zone change from SF-5 Single Family Residential and GO General Office to LC Limited Commercial, NR Neighborhood Retail, and GO General Office with Protective Overlay to permit mixed-use development, generally located north of Maple and west of 135th St. W. In attendance were Russ Ewy, Baughman Company, agent for the applicant, Doug Malone, J.P. Weigand Realtor (developer representative), and seven property owners from the adjacent properties. Complete guest list is attached to this report. DAB member, Trevor Kurth, excused himself from the meeting due to a conflict of interest.  Page |3 After staff presentation, Ewy addressed the Board. He indicated that he and Mr. Malone had met with impacted property owners on two occasions (Oct. 20 and Nov. 2) to address their concerns on the proposed zone change. A protective overlay was then established and agreed upon by all interested parties. Don Wilhelm, 14201 W. Sheriac Circle, on behalf of the property owners, expressed his appreciation to Ewy and Malone for their willingness to listen to the neighborhood concerns and their willingness to establish a protective overlay that addressed their concerns. The property owners in attendance had no opposition to the zone change with protective overlay as proposed by the agent. Troy Palmer made a motion to APPROVE the zoning request with protective overlay as proposed by the agent. Jose Gutierrez seconded. Motion passed 6-0-1 (abstention due to conflict of interest). ZON2016-00040: Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented a request for a City zone change from SF-5 and GO to NR to allow for massage therapy business at 654 N Woodchuck; generally located south of Central between Ridge and Tyler. The DAB heard the request so that adjacent property owners and Wichita residents had an opportunity to express their concerns. MAPD staff recommended approval of the request. There were no questions or concerns from DAB V Board Members, adjacent property owners or citizens. Action Taken: Motion made to APPROVE the application based on staff recommendations and subject to the conditions set forth in the staff report. MOTION PASSED 7-0 Old Business None Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. The next District V Advisory Board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Fire Station #21, located at 2110 N. 135th St W., Wichita, KS 67235. Page |4