District 5 Advisory Board

Page |1 District V Advisory Board Minutes December 4, 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 Ben Bradley Chief Tammy Snow, WFD Nancy Duling Capt. Ken Ast, WFD Jose Gutierrez Officer Brad Haught, WPD JV Johnston Steve Degenhardt, Senior Engineer, PW&U Jill Kerschen Matt Martinez, Park & Rec Trevor Kurth Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner, MAPD Roman Rodriguez Laura Rainwater, Community Rep. Alissa Unruh Council Member Bryan Frye Guests Jim Weber, Deputy Director, Sedgwick County Members Absent Gig & Teresa Resko Angela Breer Nancy Ann Smith Ben Kittrell Pat Hommertzheim Troy Palmer Pat Campbell Jackson Oxler, Youth Representative Randy Kraft Mike Smith Alan Kailer Jonnie & Phil Rhea ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by JV Johnston Approval of December 4, 2017 Agenda: Approved 8-0 Approval of Minutes from November 6, 2017: Approved 8-0 Updates, Issues and Reports 1. CM Frye:  Lots of holiday events this past weekend including Mayor’s Tree lighting, Lights on the River and illuminations at Botanica  Big jobs announcement coming on Wednesday  Fireworks ordinance discussion – Wichita is an island. Should we align with State law?  Century II engagement to begin early 2018  Two new Council Members to be sworn in on Jan. 8 Public Agenda Items 2. None  Page |2 Off-Agenda Item 3. None Staff Reports 4. Fire Department Report: Chief Tammy Snow and Capt. Ken Ast, reported.  Importance of safely using space heaters  Remember to water live Christmas trees  Dispose of fireplace ashes properly  Ninza Restaurant fire  Chief Snow  Quint truck at Station 21 will be replaced in 2018 with a smaller more efficient truck  Dec. 19 Council meeting – will present options to council on enforcement of fireworks violations 5. Community Police Report: Community Police Officer Brad Haught, reported.  Larcenies down  Auto thefts down  Residential burglaries down  Non-residential burglaries up – serial robbers throughout City of Wichita  Education campaign to remind people not to warm up cars unattended  Thanksgiving and Christmas meals provided to families in need by West Bureau  Traffic congestion around Wilbur Middle School 6. Park and Recreation Department Report: Matt Martinez, Park & Rec, reported.  Dec. 7 – Night with Santa at Century II  Kids Connection Camps for kids during holiday break  Winter classes to begin the second week of January  Winter 2018 Activities Guide will be out next week  Polar Express at Watson Park is sold out 7. Libraries Report: Tracie Partridge, Westlink Branch Senior Librarian, provided the following written report: All of the Library’s weekly storytimes for children will conclude the week of December 4th. They will start again the week of January 15th. The Westlink Branch Library is offering walk-in tech help on Thursday, December 14th from 4 to 5:30. It does not matter if you are having an issue with your laptop, tablet, e-reader, or cell phone. The Library’s technology trainers are ready, willing, and able to help. The Library has planned a lot of activities while students are out of school over Winter Break. Here are just a few. • On Tuesday, December 19th from 2:30 to 4, the Westlink Branch Library will provide all of the supplies for children ages 3 and up to make graham cracker houses. • On Thursday, December 21st from 4 to 5, the Westlink Branch Library will host an indoor beach party. Teens ages 12 to 17 will get to build sand sculptures, play beach battle ball, and more. • On Thursday, December 28th from 2:30 to 3:30, children ages 3 and up will participate in a galaxy adventure by dressing up as their favorite characters for games, rebel training, art work, and more.  Page |3 For a complete list of Winter Break programs at all Wichita Public Library locations, please visit the Library’s website at http://www.wichitalibrary.org/winter-break. The Library’s Adult Winter Reading Program is getting a facelift this year. Instead of occurring from January through March, it will last all year long. It is actually Suzanne Tobias’ 12 categories in 12 months reading challenge. Individuals who complete the challenge will be entered in a Grand Prize drawing to eat lunch with Suzanne. 8. Public Works Report: Steve Degenhardt, Senior Engineer reported.  Tyler Road – Waterline work is complete. Stormsewer work has begun  Kellogg/235  West St. exit from eastbound Kellogg is now open  I235 is open to two-lane traffic both directions  Another full highway closure will occur in January for beam placement  Southbound 235 to eastbound Kellogg will open in Spring 2018  Summer 2019 completion  Crack sealing continuing in District V  Arterial thermal crack repair continues  Ridge Road sidewalk – Concept approval to Council tomorrow. Will go along the east side of ridge Rd.  Hoover Path  Will come before DAB in January  Hoover & Zoo Blvd. does warrant a full traffic signal  Summer 2018 construction to begin Action Taken: Motion made to receive and file all staff reports. PASSED 8-0. New Business 9. ZON2017-00031 & CUP2017-00038 Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner, MAPD, presented the request by Coleman & Kelley LLC/ KAW Valley Engineering, Tim Austin, for City zone change from TF-3 Two-Family to MF-18 Multi-Family Residential and GC General Commercial and City CUP Amendment to Farmington Square Community Unit Plan DP-59 to permit commercial and multi-family development on approximately 5 acres generally located 1,800 feet east of Ridge Road on the south side of West Central Avenue.  Multi-family is limited to two-stories on Parcel 9C  Only one letter of protest received  DAB ?: What were concern from protest letter? Morgan: Land is right next to floodway. Drainage issues. Blocking views of nature. Increase in traffic  Teresa & Gig Resko, 6725 W. Shade, #1302  Drainage issues already  Losing natural habitat  Traffic congestion  Area is saturated with rentals  Nancy Smith, 1388 N. Crestline  Property Manager for HOA for 21 years  Drainage backs up and floods driveways  Page |4  Getting on to Ridge and Central is already dangerous. Increase in traffic will make it worse  DAB ?: Have any traffic studies been done recently? Frye: Not to my knowledge, but will check with engineering  DAB ?: How many units will be permitted Morgan: 18 units per acre or 36 maximum total for Parcel  Pat Hommertzheim, 909 N. Maize Rd.  Owns four units  Losing view devalues property and decreases rentability  Pat Campbell, 909 N. Maize Rd.  Mentally-challenged son resides in unit  20’ of distance from back door of his unit to apartments  Human factor does matter  Randy Kraft, 8505 W. 15th  Owns two units  Echoes what has already been mentioned  Opposes apartments  Capri Kent, 6505 N. 159th  Losing the natural habitat  Owns two units  Speeding traffic  Loss in value  Phil Rhea, 1624 Chapel Hill  Owns one unit  Supports everything that has been said by other owners  DAB: Majority here are investors and don’t physically live in the units  DAB: How many units in HOA? Answer: 86 units  Tim Austin, Agent for Applicant  In-line with character of neighborhood  You don’t own the view. It is already zoned for two-story duplexes  Big slough will not be filled in. Parcel is not in the flood plain  Two-story is reasonable and already fits in with what has been built in the neighborhood Action Taken: Kurth motioned to APPROVE the application set forth in the Staff report with the following conditions: A. The applicant shall submit four final copies of the amended CUP to the Metropolitan Area Planning Department within 60 days after approval of this case by the Governing Body, or the request shall be considered denied and closed. B. Access to the site shall be provided according to Farmington Square 3rd Addition approved plat (Case No. SUB2017-00042). Seconded by Duling. MOTION PASSED 8 – 0  Page |5 10. WAMPO Scenario Planning Initiative Jim Weber, Deputy Director, Sedgwick County Public Works Scenario planning provides a framework for developing a shared vision for the future by analyzing various forces (e.g. economic, environmental, land use, etc.) that affect the growth of the transportation system.  To help prepare the region for the future of the transportation system  Public engagement/input is underway  Trends for our metro area  Social and demographic changes 1. “Graying” of region 2. Reduction in the size of households 3. Population moving to large metro areas 4. Need to attract more new folks and keep the 18-54 year olds in the area  Need for a regional identity  Technology  Financial uncertainty  Employment – employment demand and skills required  Land use  Most important factor?  Employment  Need for new jobs  Job training  Large percentage of jobs are less than $15/hour  Focus needs to be bringing higher skilled jobs to area  High percentage of population holding second jobs  Job training Old Business 11. None Meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m.