District 5 Advisory Board

Page |1 District V Advisory Board Minutes February 5, 2018 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 Lt. Josh Gordon, WFD Angela Breer Officer Robyn Douty, WPD Nancy Duling Steve Degenhardt, Senior Engineer, PW&U Jose Gutierrez David McGuire, Park & Rec Jill Kerschen Tracie Partridge, Senior Librarian Ben Kittrell Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner, MAPD Trevor Kurth Laura Rainwater, Community Rep. Troy Palmer Roman Rodriguez Guests Council Member Bryan Frye Alan Kailer Members Absent JV Johnston Alissa Unruh ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Jill Kerschen Approval of February 5, 2018 Agenda: Approved 9-0 Approval of Minutes from January 2, 2018: Approved 9-0 Updates, Issues and Reports 1. CM Frye:  Wichita Flag license plate update  Testified in front of the Kansas Senate transportation Committee last week  Bill passed out of committee with full support  Will go before full Senate in next few weeks  If passed through Senate with a lot of support, it could be placed on the House “Consent Agenda” for passage without need for discussion  Council – CIP planning and strategic goal setting  ProjectWichita – Partnership between City, County, Greater Wichita Partnership and several others. A process to identify the future we want for our home, and then deciding what steps are necessary to achieve it. In addition to a regional vision, the process will produce an action plan focused on the next 10 years  Century II Committee - citizen steering committee who will be tasked with analyzing the different possibilities for a new or renovated Century II Convention and Performing Arts Center Duling: Access Advisory Board meeting – Floor wheelchair accessibility at Intrust Bank Arena is being addressed  Page |2 Public Agenda Items 2. None Off-Agenda Item 3. None Staff Reports 4. Fire Department Report: Lt. Michael Avila, reported.  38 fires in January city-wide  Three fires in District V – all accidental  325 total incidents  Safety tip: Fireplace safety  Ensure flue/damper is open  Keep combustibles at least three feet away  Use fireplace screen  Clean/sweep chimney 5. Community Police Report: Community Police Officer Robyn Douty, reported.  Auto thefts up – people leaving their vehicles running attending – seem to be targeting large trucks  Robberies in the last 24 hours – Taco Bell (21st & Ridge) and Burger King (Central & Tyler) – possibly related  Garage burglaries – 21st & Tyler and 13th & Tyler 6. Park and Recreation Department Report: David McGuire, Park & Rec, reported.  Winter classes have begun  2017 Park & Rec Annual Report  Easter Egg Hunt at Watson Park coming in April  RFQs for Pracht Wetlands have come in and are under consideration  Wes Meadows Park – New surfacing and drainage improvements to begin soon 7. Libraries Report: Tracie Partridge, Westlink Branch Senior Librarian, reported.  ReadICT Program  32nd Annual Academy Awards Short Films Showings  Free and open to public  Feb. 24 at Orpheum Theater  Feb. 28 at Westlink  March 3 at Warren West Theater  Westlink events  Feb. 6 – Conversations with Writer Denise Neil - Neil will share how she came to be a food writer, how she comes up with ideas for her articles, and will answer your questions  Creating Circle - Second Tuesday of every month - place for crafters of all sorts. Bring your small projects such as knitting, scrapbooking, or beading  Feb. 14 - Pinkalicious and Peterrific Premiere! - Get a sneak peek of the new PBS Kids show, Pinkalicious and Peterrific: based on the books by Victoria Kann  Feb. 15 – Teen Link: Tabletop Battle - Create your own fingertip catapult  Page |3 8. Public Works Report: Steve Degenhardt, Senior Engineer, reported.  Tyler Road – Street work to begin soon. 2nd Street will be open to WB traffic only  Kellogg/235 – possibly one more closure this summer to remove forms  Maple under I235 down to one lane in each direction  Pavement preservation/maintenance is on hold due to cold weather but trying to finish up 2017 projects as weather allows  2nd Street sidewalk west of Ridge Rd to begin in March  Ridge Road sidewalk – Concept approved by Council Dec. 5. Construction to begin along the east side of Ridge Rd. later in 2018  Sidewalk extension from Mere Ridge to 29th St. is possible in 2018  Hoover Path – Sandcrest development to Zoo Blvd.  Signal is warranted at Hoover and Zoo Blvd.  Sedgwick county will pay for half of signal install  13th west of 135th St. – Still on track for 2019 Action Taken: Motion made to receive and file all staff reports. PASSED 9-0. New Business 9. CON2017-00043 Kathy Morgan, Senior Planner, MAPD, presented the request by Craig Steven (owner), Harlan Foraker (agent), for City Conditional Use to allow private personal improvement services on property zoned GO General Office, generally located north of West 21st Street North and east of North Tyler Road. (behind 2290 N. Tyler).  Neither the applicant nor the agent were present  For a personal use gym  No protests have been filed  Ample parking and access  MAPC approved unanimously by consent  DAB members concerned that nothing guarantees that it will stay private use Action Taken: Motion made by Bradley to follow the staff recommendation to APPROVE the application with the following conditions: 1. The site shall be developed and maintained in general conformance with the approved site plan, and in conformance with all applicable regulations, including but not limited to: licensing requirements, building, fire and utility regulations or codes. 2. If the Zoning Administrator finds that there is a violation of any of the conditions of the Conditional Use, the Zoning Administrator, in addition to enforcing the other remedies set forth in Article VII hereof, may, with the concurrence of the Planning Director, declare the Conditional Use null and void. Seconded by Kurth. MOTION PASSED 9 – 0 Old Business 10. None Meeting adjourned at 7:18 p.m. Page |4