Remarks by Stephanie Wise
25 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“I'll just make a quick comment. Brandy, thank you for going back through the numbers and really trying to hone in on as close to what you need to operate and to improve the services to people utilizing the Tag Office. I just appreciate you coming back with a number that... completes the tasks at need and isn't overreaching that. So I know it's taken a lot of time. I know finance has helped a lot, just making sure that we're thinking about all of the different things to improve your office. And that is our goal. And you're elected to run your office, and we want to support you in that. So…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 23, 2026
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“Yes, thank you, Chairman. I move that the Board of County Commissioners recess into executive session for 25 minutes until 1026 for preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property for the purpose of discussing the potential purchase of land and buildings for use by county departments. And that the Board of County Commissioners returns to this room from executive session at 1026.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 23, 2026
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“Thank you, Chairman. I'd like to read a proclamation of Sedgwick County, Kansas. Whereas mental health crisis, substance use emergencies, and behavioral health challenges impact individuals and communities across Sedgwick County, requiring compassionate and effective intervention. And whereas ComCare's Community Crisis Center, in partnership with Emergency Communications and the Wichita Police Department, has dedicated teams to respond to these urgent situations with expertise and care, connecting individuals to appropriate services and promoting public safety and wellness. And whereas…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“And we have Regina Stout, Program Manager, Community Crisis Center at ComCare and Malachi White, Crisis Team Supervisor at ComCare to accept this proclamation.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“A couple of questions. So we're looking at $0.12 per square foot, and that's monthly, or $1.44 per square foot per year, just from a commercial real estate perspective. It's pretty good rent. Of course, I'd love for it to be lower. I'd love for it to be nothing. Rent, it shows that rent should start six months after execution, I guess, of the agreement. Have we asked them if we could have the rent commencement date to line up with completion of construction? I don't know how long that process takes, but I'd hate to start paying rent when we don't have a building constructed.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“or even an on or before date so that we have time to complete, and then they have a security of knowing that we're going to have a date in mind.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Yeah, I think there's different dates we could have. We could have a lease commencement date and then a rent commencement date, and those two dates could be different. I'd like to ask the question at least.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“And some of this I'm asking just to have it on record that this is where my mind is so that if we can further negotiate some of these when we get to a final agreement. I know in an LOI we want to be as close to business terms as possible. I don't want to throw any curveballs at them. And then a couple more questions. How long of a lease, this might be for Colonel, how long of a lease do you think we could get signed with KHP. Can we get a 20-year lease? Can we get longer? Just take a seat.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“And is there a way that we could get that lease...”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Yeah, I want to make sure that we don't tie ourselves into something and then something changes that's out of everybody's control from the KHP side and then we don't have a tenant or a use for it. We just have an expensive lease agreement. So protecting ourselves on that end, I'd like to get that lease started simultaneously so that we can have that commitment and that level of confidence that we've got a tenant for the building that we can... Sure.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“I think those are my only ones. I'll look at it closer and let you know if I have any other. But I appreciate the work that you guys have done, and obviously this is an area I can kind of geek out and get excited. Appreciate that. But thank you. Those are, I think, all the questions. I think I'm okay with moving forward knowing that a letter of intent is just what it is. It's not a legal binding document. These are the overarching business terms that we would like to continue conversations. There might be some tweaks or some requests, and I think it's all for the betterment of everybody that…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Okay, a couple other questions. He asked one of them, and that was if we did want to sell the building, do we have that option? So I guess we don't for the reason of the bonds.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Okay. And then was a 50-year lease the only option, or they can't do anything less than that?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Happy to ask questions if it's appropriate for me to talk to Jesse. I haven't talked to him about this. And then I had one more question. Oh, so as I look up on the GIS, Wichita Airport Authority at Jabara, they don't pay property taxes. So would we pay property taxes on this building? Okay. So I don't know if I heard Commissioner Howell mention that as a concern, but I wanted to clarify, we would not have property taxes then?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Do I remember correctly, is it on this project or a different one that has Jesse already pursued a grant or some sort of funding to help us and it got denied? Okay. All right.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“I think those are all of my questions. I think that there is some contingency language that we should probably craft in there to help protect us, even on the LOI side, just so they know that we have some risk that we want to make sure we're covered on. But again, I think as long as we can feel comfortable with the LOI right now, all of those things need to be worked out before the agreement's made, and surely they understand that we've got business to do, too.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Thank you. I did receive a phone call from this homeowner. It sounds like there's been a series of events. I'm not sure I followed completely, called me on my cell phone while I was driving, so I asked for a follow-up email to kind of tell the story of what's happened so that I could understand it better from the homeowner's perspective. I never received that email, but just knowing that there was some discontent, I would like to ask if you'd be willing to speak on behalf of Goddard. Can you tell us about what the homeowner situation has been? Have you guys smoothed that out or talked to them…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“So you just answered what I was going to lead into next is once it comes into the city of Goddard, there will be code enforcement. What does that include for the homeowner?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“What is the timeline that a homeowner has to comply with such? It sounds like it's not just mowing a yard, you know, fixing a fence. Right. This is a... This is a huge expense that perhaps it's not been fixed because they don't have the financial capacity to do so.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“What's the city going to give them for a timeline to come into compliance?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Thank you, Brandy, for all of the information and for our meeting on Monday, too, to catch me up on what you've been working on. I just wanted to share a couple of agreements, perhaps. I agree that the cost of doing business has increased since 50 years ago. I agree that this is a fee-funded service that shouldn't be propped up by property taxes for people that aren't tagging and utilizing your service for their vehicles. My concern would be if you could tell me if I have a family of six, what does that do to my total annual cost if I have six drivers in my family? I know that you said that…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Yeah. I wanted you to do that math out loud because I think that's what, before I even knew what was coming on today's agenda, it seemed like I was already getting, um, emails from constituents that a huge concern that, you know, these fees are going to impact their lives. And I'm not saying 20, $30 doesn't impact someone's life annually, but, um, I think we have to find a way. I think so far the TAG office maybe hasn't proved, have the proof in the pudding. Is that what the saying is of improvement? And perhaps that's because you've had to, you're still swimming upstream a little bit with…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“Nobody knows. Nobody has the crystal ball to know that we're not going to over-collect and then lower it because it doesn't seem like we get to lower much ever. We didn't lower our mill levy at Sedgwick County. But that's the concern of front-loading this is, okay, we front-load it. Why would you ever reduce it after that? And I'm just speaking from some of the constituents that have reached out to me.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“I think that's all the questions I have.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026
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“I'm fine with staffing it and getting everybody more comfortable. I think that it's good practice for us to honor that if we have two commissioners here that would request that. So I would support their desire to study it a little bit more and bring it back next week.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 16, 2026