District 5 Advisory Board

Page |1 District V Advisory Board Minutes September 4, 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 Nancy Duling Capt. Scott Downs, WFD Jose Gutierrez Officer Lori Hahn, WPD JV Johnston David McGuire, Park & Rec Jill Kerschen Tracie Partridge, Libraries Trevor Kurth Shawn Mellies, Public Works Rachel Murphy-Thomas Laura Rainwater, Community Services Rep. Alissa Unruh Trey Rios, Youth Member Guests Council Member Bryan Frye Barbara Coats Harold Schlechtweg Members Absent Angela Breer Ben Kittrell Troy Palmer Roman Rodriguez ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by JV Johnston Approval of September 4, 2018 Agenda: 7-0 Approval of Minutes from August 6, 2018: 7-0 1. Updates, Issues and Reports  Council updates from CM Frye  Welcomed new DAB V member, Rachel Thomas-Murphy  Central/I-235 area traffic study being completed and navigators installed to control parking  Budget/CIP approved by Council  No increase in mill levy  $1 million added to residential street repair  $1.5 million to Pracht Wetlands in CIP  13th, 119th to 135th – Construction in 2019  City Arts, Linwood Library and Clapp Golf Course funded  Golf Advisory Committee delayed MacDonald Golf Course RFP until a Golf Master Plan can be established  Fireworks Workshop  Approximately 131 tickets issued  Looking to tweak/improve ordinance  Biggest concern is for the safety of WPD and WFD doing enforcement  RFP for new Northwest Water Treatment Plant  Page |2  21st and Hoover Road, south of Cox Machine  100 million gallons per day capacity  $.5 billion cost  Design, build operate proposals to be considered  Money to fund it is already included in water bills  Top priority for the growth of the city PUBLIC AGENDA 2. Scheduled items: Dr. Barbara Coats: Bike Walk Wichita – Walkability Audit  How safe is it to walk in Wichita?  What prevents people from walking?  Has economic impact  Need community input in the Walkability Audit – can be done through paper audit or through electronic audit  Live results available online – map depicting where audits have been done 3. Off-Agenda Items: Harold Schlechtweg, Advocacy Coordinator, International Rescue Committee: We are a refugee resettlement agency and since our opening in 2012 we have resettled more than 1,600 refugees in the Wichita metro area. As a resettlement agency we provide vocationally-oriented ESL classes, cultural orientation, help refugees find housing and jobs, and navigate the various government agencies they must deal with.  District 2 has the largest number of refugees  635 actively receiving services, 186 in District 2  All refugees are fully vetted before they come to the US  Considered permanent residents  Can become citizens after five years  Employment services end after five years  In most cases, they are successfully sufficient within 60-90 days  Refugees pay for their own flights  Organization relies heavily on volunteers  Employment services focus on construction, hospitality and manufacturing industries STAFF PRESENTATIONS 4. Fire Department Report: Capt. Scott Downs, reported.  13 fire alarms, 42 service alarms, 234 medical alarms, 289 total incidents  12 new recruits starting Sept. 10  New engine replace quint at station 21  Reminder to 5. Community Police Report: Community Police Officer Lori Hahn, reported.  Refugee interpreters needed – looking at Language Line  Stealth Stat – Pole mounted boxes can monitor traffic and data can be downloaded  Chili Cook-off Sept. 22  Open Streets ICT – September 23  Coffee with a Cop  Oct. 3 – 7:00-9:00 a.m. at Lamar’s at 21st and Maize  Oct. 9 – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Starbuck’s at 21st and Maize  Page |3 6. Park and Recreation Department Report: David McGuire, Division Manager, reported.  Pracht Wetlands update  New footings for boardwalk being installed  Perimeter bike path installed  West Meadows Park improvements – new surfacing installed  Pawnee Prairie Park  New bike trails coming soon  Playground being installed  Low-water crossings installed  Buffalo Park Splash Pad open on weekends through September  Fall Activities Guide is out  Open Streets ICT – Sept. 23  Wicked Island at Watson Park  Fishing tournament  Polar Express  Night With Santa  So many more activities 7. Wichita Public Library Report: Tracie Partidge, Westlink Branch Senior Librarian, reported.  Big Read – Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel  Shakespeare in the Modern World – Oct. 7 at Wichita Community Theater  Imagination or Omen? At Westlink Branch on Oct. 20  Author Address – Nov. 15 at Friends University  Local Author Day – Sept. 8 at ALL  Storytimes start back up a Westlink on Sept. 10  STEM Saturdays at Westlink – Second Saturday of each month  Harry Potter’s 20th Anniversary Party at Westlink on Sept. 18  Little Women 150th Anniversary Party at Westlink on Sept. 23 8. Public Works Report: Shawn Mellies, Special Projects Engineer, reported.  Kellogg/I-235  All ramps open by end of September except NB to WB  First weekend in October the entire interchange will be shut down. Then NB to WB will be open  OP3 Micro surfacing  21st from Hoover to Maize Road – later this month  13th – Maize Rd. to 119th St. – Spring 2019  Ridge Rd. sidewalk to 29th to Cloisters in 2019  13th, Azure to 135th – in 2019 – Meet with neighborhoods later this fall  29th & Maize Intersection – RFP for design will be out by the end of the year  Staff evaluated northbound right turn movements – over 8 hours, distribution was split between through and right turns; adding additional pavement would require closing the ditch and relocating traffic signal  Proposed CIP includes design funding in 2018 and construction funding in 2022 for full intersection improvements  Staff will continue to monitor traffic counts and movements, evaluate for interim improvements Action Taken: Motion made to Receive and File all Staff Reports. Motion PASSED 7-0.  Page |4 NEW BUSINESS 9. None Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. The next DAB V meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, October 1, 2018, Fire Station #21, 2110 N. 135th St., Wichita, KS 67235.