District 5 Advisory Board

District 5 Advisory Board Minutes Wednesday, September 2, 2020 • 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting via Zoom Attendance Members Present Staff Present JV Johnston Officer Lori Kimry, Wichita Police Department Roman Rodriguez Steve Degenhardt, Public Works & Utilities Troy Palmer Tracie Partridge, Wichita Public Library Nancy Duling Cory Buchta, Community Services Dennis Clary Representative, City Manager’s Office Rachel Murphy-Thomas Jose Gutierrez Trey Rios, Youth Member Members Absent Alissa Unruh Jill Kerschen Angela Breer Trevor Kurth Council Member Bryan Frye • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Order of Business Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by JV Johnston. Approval of September 2, 2020 Agenda: Motion PASSED 7-0-0 Approval of Minutes from August 3, 2020: Motion PASSED 7-0-0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • DAB 5 • September 2, 2020 •Minutes• Page 1  Public Agenda 1. Scheduled Items None 2. Off-Agenda Items None Action Taken: Received and filed. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Board Agenda 3. Updates, Issues, and Reports None • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Staff Reports 4. Wichita Fire Department Report None 5. Wichita Police Department Report Officer Lori Kimry, Wichita Police Department, reported: Working on a lot of special assignments during COVID, especially traffic assignments. Issued 7 tickets on Northwest Street today. Hit that hard after the fatality. In two weeks we’ll be sitting on 29th Street between Ridge and Tyler. Working with hotels and motels running tags looking for warrants. Did a warrant sweep for larceny warrants. Issuing blue sheets since court is not going right now. Clearing out warrants on larcenies from 2014. Next week we will be doing traffic citation warrants. Last week we cleared up 20 warrants in just 7 hours. We’re telling people it’s your get out of jail free day. 6. Park and Recreation Department Report None DAB 5 • September 2, 2020 • Minutes • Page 2 7. Wichita Public Library Report Tracie Partridge, Wichita Public Library, reported: Fall gardening series is virtual this year with K-State Extension of Sedgwick County Center. List of upcoming programs at www.wichitalibrary.org/events. Saving Money on Daily Expenses – Thursday Sept. 24 at 6:30. Jeff Witherspoon with Consumer Credit Counseling will lead the virtual program. William Allen White and the Ku Klux Klan in Kansas. It’s a humanities Kansas program that will be Sunday, September 27 at 2:30. That will also be virtual. You will need to register for those through the library website to get the Zoom link. Partnering with Census Bureau. Final day to respond is September 30. It takes just a few minutes to respond. It’s safe and confidential, and the information gathered is really important because it’s used to provide daily services, products, and supports to your community. ALL still doing book a librarian sessions. If individuals need technology help you can call to schedule an appointment. Cannot browse selection. Concierge service is offered. Library staff will pull items from collections for customers. Grab bag service for youngest customers. Board books, picture story books, early readers. Forms on the website. Customers can use online catalog and place holds by calling. 8. Public Works & Utilities Report James Wagner, Public Works & Utilities, reported: Projects Under Construction  13th Street, Cowskin Creek to 135th Street o Storm sewer work complete. Doing paving work. 13th Street now open from 135th to the east to Liberty. o Work at 135th Street intersection nearly complete. All concrete pavement is down. o 2-way traffic to resume in late 2020.  37th & Tyler Traffic Signal o All parts are in production. Supposed to be here by October. Should be complete minus the equipment. October will put in the equipment.  Walking Path Repairs o Sunset Park. Construction to begin late August. Complete by late 2020.  Pavement Preservation o 2020 Program  Asphalt Overlay – complete  Crack Seal o Arterial Streets o Finish up in October/November o 2021 Program  Going to City Council for approval in October Projects in Design Aquatics Master Plan. Phase 2 set to bid Sept. 11. Includes Harvest Pool. Goal to have ready by next summer. Hoover bike path, selected a vendor to order signals. Getting them ordered well in advance. DAB 5 • September 2, 2020 • Minutes • Page 3 Q (DAB) – When will Hoover project begin? A – Spring 2021 Q (DAB) – If I knew general contractor, landscape architect, that want to bid on projects, who would I refer them to? A – Start with Chief Design Engineer. Action Taken: Received and filed. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • New Business None • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:48 p.m. The next District 5 Advisory Board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020. It will take place virtually via Zoom. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Guests • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Respectfully submitted, Cory Buchta, Community Services Representative, District 5 DAB 5 • September 2, 2020 • Minutes • Page 4