District 6 Advisory Board

District VI Advisory Board Minutes www.wichita.gov Monday Evergreen Branch Library Aug. 5, 2019 2601 N. Arkansas, Wichita, KS 67204 6:30 p.m. Conference Room The District VI Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at the Evergreen Branch Library conference room, 2601 N. Arkansas, Wichita, KS 67204. There were 9 District Advisory Board members, the Council Member, 11 staff members and 7 members of the public in attendance. Members Present Staff Present Gregory Boyajian Kathy Morgan, Metropolitan Area Planning Matt Brown Janet Johnson, Office of Community Services James Deckard Officer Steve Jerrell, Patrol North Bill Longnecker Officer Nate Schwiethale, Patrol South Angela Martinez Officer Frank Tejada, Patrol West Linda Matney Sean Sandefur, Finance Denise O’Leary-Siemer Elizabeth Goltry, Finance Shaun Rojas Laura Hadley, Cultural Services Joel Weihe 3 Firefighters Council Member Cindy Claycomb Members Absent Guests Gisela Pena Listed on last page Lorenza Snyder Carrington Thom (Youth member) Order of Business Council Member Cindy Claycomb called the meeting to order and the minutes for July 17, 2019, meeting were approved. Motion passed (9-0) Staff Reports Police Department Officer Steve Jerrell, 48 Beat, reminded everyone that school will soon be starting so watch out for children and school buses. Car larcenies continue to be a problem and he reminded residents not to leave valuables in their cars. Officer Nate Schwiethale, Homeless Outreach Team, reported on new traffic control measures being implemented in Old Town. He also gave an update on work being done with the homeless downtown. James Deckard said he noticed the increase in homeless people hanging out around 2nd and Topeka and commented that it seems when they do enforcement downtown it moved the homeless out into the neighborhoods. Schwiethale confirmed this perception. Shaun Rojas said the building he works in downtown is being vandalized and tagged with graffiti. Schwiethale said it’s important to have the graffiti removed or covered immediately; he suggested they have WPD conduct a CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) and encouraged them to report all incidents. Officer Frank Tejada, 12 Beat, said he has been busy addressing a huge homeless camping issue in Riverside Park around the 800 block of Wiley. He said WPD was getting calls daily and were post 72 hour notices constantly, but the campers would just keep moving around the area. WPD was finally successful in removing them and the Forestry Department raised the tree canopy so police can now more easily see what is occurring in the park. Tejada reported WPD is currently doing education on the legalities of the new rentable scooters and said next month they will start enforcing violations. He reminded everyone that Neighborhood Night Out is next Tuesday, Aug. 13, and reported continuing issues with teens hanging out at night around Exploration Place. He said a new volunteer program is being implemented where graduates from the Citizen Police Academy will be patrolling the bike paths along the river and calling in crimes to 911. Linda Matney reported at the bridge at 21st and Amidon there is something hanging underneath it that resembles a person. She also asked if there is anything she can do to keep school children from cutting through her yard every day. Tejada suggested posting no trespassing signs. A citizen asked how much the tickets are for scooter violations. Tejeda said $91 and that only applies to the rental scooters, not personally owned ones. A citizen asked if there were any updates that could be reported on the Chuck Giles homicide case; Tejeda said he did not have any updates. Fire Department None – had to leave on a call. Action Taken: Receive and file Public Agenda Ron Rosales thanked the City for the work being done on Waco Street and thanked DAB member Angela Martinez for an event she coordinated at Woodland Park in June. New Business ZON2019-00028 and CON2019-00025 Two-Family Residential for nine duplexes Kathy Morgan, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented a request to rezone 3320 W. Elm (1.37 acres) from SF-5 Single Family Residential (SF-5) to TF-3 Two Family Residential (TF-3). The property is currently vacant. The applicant also requests a Conditional Use for multiple duplexes on one lot; the applicant intends to develop nine duplexes with 18 total units (see the attached site plan). TF-3 zoning district requires a 25-foot front setback, six-foot interior setback and 20-foot rear setback. The property is approximately 60,050 square feet, with 135 linear feet of frontage along West Elm Street. The Unified Zoning Code (UZC) requires a minimum of 6,000 square feet per duplex building. The request to allow nine duplex buildings is within the required limitations. The applicant provided a proposed plot plan and duplex floor plan with the application. Property north of the subject site is zoned B Multi-family and is developed with condominiums. Property to the east is zoned SF-5 and is currently developed with single family dwellings. Property south of the subject site is zoned TF-3 and is developed with duplexes. Bill Longnecker asked that another condition be included – a no protest petition regarding paving. He also posed the question as to whether solid screening would be appropriate on the east side of the property where it abuts single family residential. Morgan stated the solid screening is not a requirement. James Deckard stated it appears these are a lot of united on not a lot of space. Morgan said the property size meets the TF-3 requirements. Deckard inquired about the parking requirements. Morgan said the owner will have to provide two off street parking spaces per unit; one will be the garage and one will be the driveway. She also noted that the current application doesn’t show the location of the trash receptacles which will have to be screened in. Greg Boyajian expressed concerns over the increased traffic and on-street parking on the dirt road. Matt Brown said he thinks the solid screening on the east side should be included. Several other DAB members felt like since it’s not a requirement, this expectation was over-reaching. Action Taken: Weihe/Longnecker moved to recommend MAPC approve the request with the five listed conditions and add a sixth condition that the property owner will sign a no protest petition regarding future paving. Motion passed 9-0. Request to designate a percentage of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for public art Sharon Fearey, member of an Ad Hoc Group for Public Art, presented a proposal to designate a portion of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for public art and aesthetics. The group is proposing an ordinance that will formalize the structure for public art funding. It will also identify a percentage for funding based on various sources in the CIP with the final funding being a percentage between 1% of the entire CIP and 2% of limited funding sources. The City recommended 1.5% from GO at-large funding, Local Sales Tax and Transient Guest Tax. The Ad Hoc group is recommending 2%. In addition, the Design Council could designate certain projects as having “special considerations.” Those projects could potentially receive additional funding for public art. Denise O’Leary Siemer asked for clarification that the Ad Hoc committee is requesting 2%. Fearey said yes, but they would like more. She said the primary purpose of this proposal though is to codify the process. Fearey explained how Design Council functions. Greg Boyajian asked if this function is in cooperation with the County; Fearey said no. Boyajian said he felt like public art is one of those things where the City and County should be working in cooperation with each other. Deckard said he felt like 2% was a reasonable amount. Elizabeth Goltry, City Budget Manager, reported that the CIP is pivoting to more maintenance and explained that staff did a look back on the amount of money dedicated to public art with the exception of any Kellogg expansion projects and it amounted to around 1.5%. It was also mentioned that design standards for streets are automatic so the decorative concrete, etc., is included in the cost of the project. Action taken: Provided feedback Issues of Concern Several concerns were reported:  Litter on NW Bank of the Amidon Bridge  17th and Charles entry to bike path has overgrown bushes  Issue with a location on the St. Paul median  Storm drain with lumber in it Neighborhood Reports  The North Riverside clean-up was a success  The Orchard Park swimming party was a success  Love Your Community will be held at Evergreen Rec Center on Aug. 17th Updates from Council Member Council Member Claycomb reported on Access Wichita and a conditional use case that passed MAPC so did not come in front of Council. She also asked if anyone was interested in serving on one of the Housing Department Boards. Matt Brown announced that this would be his last DAB meeting as he is moving to Topeka. ADJOURN The next DAB VI meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on August 21, 2019, at the Evergreen Library, 2601 N. Arkansas, Wichita, KS 67204. Guests Sharon Fearey Marianne Crockett Ron Rosales Ernie Graves Mark Baker Casey Boultinghour 1 person did not sign in