District 5 Advisory Board

Page |1 District V Advisory Board Minutes June 5, 2017 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 Jose Gutierrez Officer Brad Haught, WPD JV Johnston Capt. Mike Malter, WFD Trevor Kurth Dale Miller, MAPD Roman Rodriguez David McGuire, Park & Rec Jackson Oxler, Youth Representative Tracie Partridge, Senior Librarian Laura Rainwater, Community Rep. Members Absent Angela Breer Guests Ben Bradley Nancy Duling Barby Jobe Greg Ferris Jill Kerschen Ben Kittrell Troy Palmer Alissa Unruh Council Member Bryan Frye ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by JV Johnston Approval of June 5, 2017 Agenda: No vote due to lack of quorum Approval of minutes from May 3, 2017: No vote due to lack of quorum Updates, Issues and Reports Rainwater – Reminded DAB members of the 5:00 PM on June 14 tour of the new science building at Newman University Public Agenda Items None Off-Agenda Items None Staff Reports Fire Department Report: Capt. Mike Malter, reported.  Two structure fires in District V in May  1200 block of Crestline – discarded cigarette  600 S. Ridge Rd. – Electrical fire  Page |2  Building and fire hydrant inspections occurring in neighborhoods  $46,000 collected for MDA through “Boot Campaign”  Fireworks safety reminder Community Police Report: Officer Bradley Haught, reported.  Larcenies down  Residential burglaries down  Auto thefts down  Non-residential burglaries way up. Tyler and Maize Road businesses being hit possibly by the same person  Big focus on Riverfest activities. Arrests up  Abandoned vehicles sweep on May 9. 40 vehicles were tagged for impound  New WPD app activated June 2 Park and Recreation Department Report: David McGuire, Park & Rec, reported.  July 4 celebration – Red, White and Boom – Fireworks, live band and food trucks  Summer camps, classes and swim lessons under way  Buffalo Park splash pad has been fixed and opened May 24 Libraries Report: Tracie Partridge, Westlink Branch Senior Librarian, reported.  Riverfest - watch a short preview video inside the special Fireshark trailer outside the Central Library during Riverfest  Over 7,000 children have signed up for the summer reading program  154 city-wide Library programs in June  36 programs at Westlink in June  Frankentoys – June 15 – Ages 12-17: Deconstruct old toys and re-engineer them into new and unique toys  Capt. Underpants Party - June 22 – Ages 8-11: Celebrate like George, Harold and principal turned Superhero with underwear-inspired races, book trivia and your very own crime-fighting alias  Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House – June 22, 6:30 – 7:30 PM: Completed in 1918, Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House is located in College Hill. Learn more about the site that USA Today considers one of the "10 great Frank Lloyd Wright home tours" in the nation Public Works Report: Written report attached to Minutes. Action Taken: No motion made to receive and file all staff reports due to lack of quorum. New Business CUP2017-00015 & ZON2017-00019: Dale Miller, Planning Director, MAPD, presented the request for Zone change from LC Limited Commercial to GC General Commercial and Amendment #6 to Parcel 2, Community Unit Plan (CUP) DP-184 to permit “vehicle repair, general” (body shop) and to create Parcel 2B.  NO protests have been filed  MAPC approved Recommended Action: No action taken due to lack of quorum Old Business None Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.  Page |3 The next District V Advisory Board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Fire Station #21, located at 2110 N. 135th St W., Wichita, KS 67235. Public Works Staff Report DISTRICT 5 PROJECT STATUS  13th, Azure to 135th o DAB 5 approved design concept o City Council approved October 6 o Widen to 3 lanes with drainage improvements and sidewalk o 2019 construction, if Fed funding not sooner o Donald Sutcliffe/Phil Kline – Hickory Creek; Met w/HOA June 16, 2016  Kellogg & 235 Interchange o SB I-235 to WB 54 closed until Fall 2017 o EB entrance ramp at West St. will be closed until Summer 2017 – anticipate opening and completion of West St. in June o Kellogg is 2 lanes each direction until late fall for center pier construction o EB Kellogg exit to West closed May 8 until late fall o Maple Street returned to 2 lanes in each direction, but back to one in the summer o Estimated project completion fall 2019 o Railroad bridge to stay; work with KDOT on bike path connection  Tyler Road – Wilbur Middle School o PEC selected for design o Met with Wilbur MS 3/23/16 to discuss concept o City Council approved revised design concept and final design/ROW budget 11/01/16 o Estimate construction start beginning of summer, 2017 o New CIP programmed with additional funding – to Council 06/06/17 for construction funds  Hoover Bike Path o Zoo Blvd to 29th St. N o Council approved funding 01/03/17 o Sand Crest development fund north half via special assessment o South half to 21st, then across Zoo funded by City of Wichita o Crossing of Zoo will be included if signal warrants met o Transystems selected for design o Late 2017 construction  Ridge Rd. Sidewalk, 29th to K-96 o Consultant selection 05/08/17 o Sidewalk to be constructed on both sides of Ridge from 29th to The Cloisters; then one side of 29th to QT o PEC selected for design o Late 2017 construction  Cowtown Drainage o Bid package to be advertised next week (boardwalk, drainage, street lighting, etc) o Open bids March 24  Page |4 o Begin construction Spring 2017 o Rick Stubbs - PM  21st St. N., Tyler to Crestline o Thermal crack and pavement repairs complete – staff evaluating need for some repairs, particularly eastbound o 21st, Tyler to Hoover – same work to be completed summer, 2017  119th, Maple to Central o Thermal crack and pavement repairs begins June 1 – all adjacent PO’s notified; LR social media; message boards last week o Traffic to be flagged through one lane during the day, opened to 2 lanes at night  Hyatt Funded Pavement Preservation o NE of Central/119th is complete o Currently working Central to 13th, Maize to Tyler  Pavement prep work  Micro surface to follow in the fall  Country Acres will move to summer/fall 2018 for completion of water main replacement, Ph 2, which bids June 1  Arterial Crack Seal (complete mid-July) o Maple, I-235 to 151st St. West