District 5 Advisory Board

District 5 Advisory Board Minutes Monday, November 2, 2020 • 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting via Zoom Attendance Members Present Staff Present JV Johnston Officer Lori Kimrey Troy Palmer Acting Battalion Chief Pete Ridder, Wichita Fire Alissa Unruh Department Angela Breer Steve Degenhardt, Public Works & Utilities Dennis Clary Tracie Partridge, Wichita Public Library Jose Gutierrez Cory Buchta, Community Services Jill Kerschen Representative, City Manager’s Office Rachel Murphy-Thomas Council Member Bryan Frye Trey Rios, Youth Member Members Absent Trevor Kurth Nancy Duling Roman Rodriguez • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Order of Business Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by JV Johnston. Approval of November 2, 2020 Agenda: Motion PASSED 6-0-0 Approval of Minutes from October 5, 2020: Motion PASSED 6-0-0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • DAB 5 • November 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 CM Frye: Last month we did the groundbreaking for the Northwest water treatment plant. Tomorrow at the Council meeting, we will approve the second part of the loan. It will take about 5 years to build and we will start to pay back the loan 5 years after it opens. It’s the single largest one-time infrastructure project the City has ever done. The North Junction project received $21 million from the Federal Department of Transportation. We are beginning to work on the budget already. COVID has impacted it. We are planning to end the year with a balanced budget. We are still getting CARES funding to take care of a lot of the COVID expenses. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Staff Reports 4. Wichita Police Department Report Officer Lori Kimrey reported: Thursday will have special assignment at 9th and Tyler. Community policing officers working with sheriff’s office to make sure polling stations are safe. We don’t expect any problems. Increase in mail thefts. Time to think about locked mail boxes. Keep an eye out for people following mail trucks. 5. Wichita Fire Department Report Battalion Chief Pete Ridder reported: District 5 had no fire incidents in October. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 had 17 fire incidents. DAB 5 • November 2, 2020 • Minutes • Page 2 6. Park and Recreation Department Report Cory Buchta reported on behalf of David McGuire:  Contracted mowing coming to an end. Limited work orders being let at this time.  On-going forestry work is steady due to all the weather related events of late, dead trees, etc.  The tennis court contractor got started painting the tennis courts at West Meadows Park this week…got started on it over the weekend. Hope to be done by the end of the week.  Halloween event down at Watson Park went well. Good attendance for the drive through event.  Recreation is working on planning something for the Christmas…the Night With Santa event will virtual this year…will be different than in years past.  Also, Watson Christmas Express will be starting and that tickets will be available to be purchased online.  All of Botanica’s tickets for Illuminations will have to be purchase on-line and in advance. 7. Wichita Public Library Report Tracie Partridge, Wichita Public Library, reported: Advanced Learning Library will start socially distanced tech training this month. People need to register at WichitaLibrary.org/events to register. Library partnering with YMCA to offer cooking matters series. Target adults, parents, pregnant women. Showing how to shop and cook healthy meals on a budget. It’s a virtual series. Participate in 3 classes and complete a survey will get a $20 gift certificate for groceries. November is Kansas Reads to Preschoolers month. Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs. Available through Scholastic Book Flicks. Online resource. Special promotion Sunday November 15 th with all kinds of educational activities you can do on Library’s YouTube channel. NEA Big Read event. Mostly online. Partnering with KPTS Channel 8 to do live Kickoff event. More information at BigReadWichita.org. 8. Public Works & Utilities Report Steve Degenhardt, Public Works & Utilities, reported: Projects Under Construction 13th Street, Cowskin Creek to 135th Street Two-way traffic on 135th anticipated to be restored in both directions and 13th in both directions 119th to 135th. Wrapping up sidewalk work. A lot of the asphalt down before the cold spell. Will have to come back in second quarter of next year to put final layer of asphalt on top. 37th & Tyler Traffic Signal Had a setback. Pole manufacturer sent a letter saying they had equipment issues. Delayed several projects throughout the country. Scrambling to get back on track. Best we know, that will be early 2021. Pavement Preservation work continues. Halfway through list of arterial streets. More in the works to get completed this year. 2021 program was approved by council a couple weeks ago. In December we’ll have full list of streets and maps put together. Projects in Design Harvest Park Pool demolition work in progress. Expecting it to be complete in time for pool season 2021. Action Taken: Received and filed. DAB 5 • November 2, 2020 • Minutes • Page 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • New Business NONE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:57 p.m. The next District 5 Advisory Board meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020. It will take place virtually via Zoom. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Guests Alan Kailer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Respectfully submitted, Cory Buchta, Community Services Representative, District 5 DAB 5 • November 2, 2020 • Minutes • Page 4