City Council - Regular Meeting

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Assistant City Manager Dante.

Good morning, Mayor Wu, members of the council. City Manager Dennis Marsdall is away at a large city manager's conference. I'm here with you today. As far as the August 4th agenda, we have two proclamations scheduled as well as an award video for Dr. Sherry Utash. Five speakers have requested to speak on the public agenda regarding a variety of items. Shifting to the unfinished council business, we will continue the conversation we started a couple of weeks ago regarding charter ordinance 228. This is the charter ordinance that sets the limits for change orders. New council business will continue the discussion of the 2027 operating budget and 2027 to 2036 CIP program. There is a public hearing and request a letter of intent for industrial revenue bonds for Wesley Medical Center. Vice Mayor Glock's cock, an item of interest for you. It's a continuation of the common consumption area in Delano. And you? All right. Is that because it's in your district or you like to hang out? Little ball, OK. Item number four, by request of the city manager, we're pulling from the agenda the ordinance amendment that would potentially increase political contributions for city council elections. Item number five is an RFP for veterinary consulting services for our animal services.

So is this the emergency vet?

Oh, Josh, you still want to explain?

Good morning. May I counsel just on finance? This is, without the PD here, this is a case to make society contract for the daily veterinary animal care. OK.

Thank you. Thanks, Josh. We have one item on the non-consent planning agenda. Shifting to page four, there is a non-consent airport agenda. It's a lease agreement with Textron Aviation. On the council member agenda, we have the selection of an appeal panel to hear an appeal of an administrative penalty related to licensing. You may recall council recently adopted an ordinance where we asked that the sitting council member for the district sit on a three-person panel, but also we look at a rotation among council members, so we'll be asking for a three-person panel to be appointed to represent the city.

Do you know the rotation? Who is next?

I don't, but we can track it down.

I don't know, Mayor, since they canceled the last one, maybe we do this one again because we didn't end up doing that one for whatever you want to do.

On the next page, we have a number of preliminary estimates. Shifting to agreements and contracts, we have an agreement for the ASR project accounting model and annual report. Staff is recommending an agreement with Burns McDonald. You may recall that they helped develop the model. There's an amendment number two for the Hess Reservoir Improvement Project. We also have a contract exhibit relative to the Central Riverside Inclusive Playground improvements that are being designed. Turning the page, we have a number of property acquisitions. Next page, uncategorized items. I want to draw your attention to item number eight. It's an approval of an encroachment agreement with Advantage 906. It would allow access to a platted alley. This is an alley where utilities need to be relocated. Access is necessary for that project to continue.

Hey, Nick. Hey, sorry.

That's okay. I was calling. I've got an email from Blake Mama with Wichita PD. Captain with Wichita PD. Excuse me, Aaron.

He's asking about installing the signs. I haven't gotten back to him yet. He just emailed last night.

Oh, he did?

Hey.

Thanks, Sean. Continuing on categorized items, there is a grant that the Transportation Department has submitted. It would help fund operations, wages, as well as benefits, fuel, and additionally provide funds for local matches for federal grants. I have a few items on the consent planning agenda on the next page. And then finally, on the last page, is a grant agreement It would increase situational awareness and reduce incursions on the runways at Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport. Mayor, that's all I have for the April 4th agenda. If it's okay, I'll highlight just a couple of items that we're working on for the, excuse me, I said April. I'm way ahead of myself. August 4th agenda. For the August 11th agenda, staff is working on an ordinance relative to the Access Advisory Board. You may recall this is the discussion that Gary started during the workshop on Tuesday. And then also we have a school violence prevention program grant that we're working on. Mayor, council, any questions, anything you need me to follow up on?

I'm just going to highlight that August 11th also happens to be national night out here in Wichita. So the council will be going around various neighborhood associations and dinners, barbecues, ice cream socials to connect with the community. So August 11th is a council meeting in the morning and then neighborhood night out.

And only two items on the agenda, it looks like. So we might be able to get out in time to actually attend some this year.

We're purposely trying to manage the agenda size so that the mayor and council can make the rounds, as well as the manager.

I appreciate that. We've missed it before. Thanks, Shannon.

Yeah.

Just two things, I guess, before we close up here. Tonight is the NBC World Series semifinals out at Wichita State. And tomorrow downtown at our stadium is the championship game. So always a good time. This tournament's approaching 100 years. Longest running sporting event in the country. So let's keep it going and finish this year strong. also i'd like to bring attention to the opioid settlement funding the rfp hit the street yesterday so anybody listening any groups that have a hand in educating people about the dangers of opioids or treatment or prevention any of those areas please go to our social media pages go to our pages where they have the RFP out, take a look at it, apply for some of this funding. This is a crisis, it's kind of ebbed a little bit the last year or so, but it's still very much a present danger, especially with new drugs hitting our community. So let's work together, and we're coming together, my appreciation towards county for joining in this endeavor, and let's get this money spent in the right places to do prevention and save people's lives.

I just reviewed this very quickly, and I still would like to have signs, two of them on Third Street, one on Central, entering our parking lots that say free parking is available at City Hall. Rounds and Porter with an arrow, however it gets you get done, but I've asked for a couple of months. I really would like the opportunity to have people have the opportunity to park for free if they come in and pay their fine or whatever, so.

If we're looking for consensus, I also agree. I wish that would have been done sooner. I'll follow up on that today.

Okay.

Thank you.

Have a great weekend, everyone.