Wichita public meetings in 2025

Delano Design Review Committee

The Delano Design Review Committee will consider three overlay projects—HPC2025-00180 at 348 North Millwood, HPC2025-00181 at 2440 West Vermont, and HPC2025-00182 at 1425 West Maple Street. For each project the recommendation is to grant an exemption. The agenda also notes no changes to the design review application form, no new advisory committee appointments, and will adjourn after these items.

• HPC2025-00180 – replace composition shingle roof on house and garage (348 North Millwood) – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00181 – repair/replace composition shingles, vinyl siding, metal fascia (2440 West Vermont) – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00182 – replace composition shingle roof, gutters, downspouts (1425 West Maple Street) – Recommendation: Exempt
• Delano Design Review Application Form – No changes
• Delano Design Advisory Committee appointments – None

The Delano Design Review Committee reviewed three applications for roof and siding work. Each application was granted exemption status. No other matters were addressed in this meeting.

• Exempt HPC2025-00180 roof replacement at 348 N. Millwood
• Exempt HPC2025-00181 roof and siding replacement at 2440 W. Vermont
• Exempt HPC2025-00182 roof, gutters, and downspouts replacement at 1425 W. Maple

City Council Meetings

The council will vote on a consent agenda covering numerous contracts, public‑improvement petitions, and administrative items. It will approve a $468,479.70 settlement payment for a claim and a resolution directing sales‑tax proceeds to fund a new downtown public performing arts center. Additional actions include approving the Evergy agreement for the Redbud Trail, a lease for 303 North Mead, and designating several banks as city banking service providers.

• Approve $468,479.70 settlement payment for claim (Resolution No. 25-559)
• Approve resolution directing sales‑tax proceeds to fund new downtown public performing arts center
• Approve Evergy agreement and resolution for Redbud Trail from Woodlawn to K‑96 (Resolution No. 25-556)
• Approve lease agreement for city‑owned property at 303 North Mead
• Approve banking services provider resolutions designating Intrust Bank, Fidelity Bank, Legacy Bank, The Valley State Bank, Southwestern National Bank, and Equity Bank

Council members heard a proposal from Tyler Williams to update the municipal code for personal electronic mobility devices, but no vote or formal action was taken. The Mayor’s Youth Council presented its activities and discussed expanding youth representation on district advisory boards, but no decision was made. The meeting concluded without any approvals, denials, or tabling of items.

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet to discuss two variance requests regarding building separation and front setbacks. The board will also review minutes from the December 4, 2025, meeting.

• BZA2025-00079: Variance request for less than three feet of building separation at 409 North Meridian Avenue
• BZA2025-00080: Variance request to reduce front building setback to three feet at 220 North Walnut Street

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved the December 4,2025 minutes with a 9‑0‑3 vote (three members abstained). The board then considered variance request BZA2025‑00079 to reduce the required three‑foot separation between an accessory structure and the primary building at 409 North Meridian Avenue. Staff recommended that the variance not meet the required criteria, but the minutes do not record a final board vote or decision on the request.

• Approved December 4, 2025 minutes (9-0-3)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission is considering several subdivision plats and zone change requests for both the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County. The body will also hold public hearings on vacation requests and a conditional use request for an RV campground.

• SUB2025-00055: Stonepost Addition 6-lot residential subdivision at W 63rd St S and K-42
• CON2025-00141: Conditional Use request for an RV Campground at 6255 South 159th Street East
• ZON2025-00058 & ZON2025-00059: Two zone changes to MF-18 for senior living developments
• PUD2025-00027: Zone change to create PUD#154 Harry Crossings for commercial development
• ZON2025-00060: Zone change to LI Limited Industrial to expand a warehouse at 220 North Walnut Street

The commission deferred the December 4, 2025 meeting minutes to this session. It approved the Stonepost Addition, a six‑lot residential subdivision in unincorporated Sedgwick County, with a unanimous 12‑0 vote. It also approved the Midland Baptist Church 3rd Addition, a 61‑lot residential subdivision, by a 7‑0 vote. Both approvals were made on the recommendation of the Subdivision Committee and staff.

• Deferred December 4, 2025 minutes to December 18, 2025
• Approved Stonepost Addition (6‑lot subdivision) – motion carried 12‑0
• Approved Midland Baptist Church 3rd Addition (61‑lot subdivision) – 7‑0 vote

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The board will meet to discuss updates regarding the network plan and the hub. The meeting includes a review of December minutes and a director's report.

• Network Plan Update
• Hub Update
• Public meeting scheduled for January 16 at Advanced Learning Library

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board approved the November meeting minutes with a unanimous vote. No other actions were decided; the remaining agenda items were informational discussions.

• Approved November minutes (unanimous, motion by Member Jantz, seconded by Member Shore)

Golf Board of Governors

The Golf Board of Governors will hear updates on finance, prior projects, equipment maintenance, and several club initiatives. No specific motions or approvals are listed beyond the routine approval of minutes.

• Finance and Rounds Update
• MacDonald Project Update
• Equipment Maintenance Tracking
• Auburn Hills Update
• Project Update

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will place an ordinance for a special election to impose a 1% sales tax on second reading and approve the accompanying notice. It will also approve design concepts, revenue‑bond letters of intent for multi‑family housing and industrial projects, and several development agreements and salary classification ordinances for 2026.

• Ordinance calling for a special question election to impose a 1% sales tax
• Design concept approval for Douglas from Washington to Grove (District I)
• Public hearing and approval of Letter of Intent for multi‑family housing revenue bonds (301 Meridian Partners, LLC, District IV)
• Public hearing and approval of Letter of Intent for industrial revenue bonds (Fagron Compounding Services, LLC, District II)
• Approval of development agreements with Wichita Maple, LLC and Family Destination Development, LLC

The council approved the minutes of the December 9, 2025 meeting and the corrected minutes of the August 26, 2025 meeting with a unanimous 7‑to‑0 vote. A resolution was adopted to honor and commend City Manager Robert Layton for his service as he retires. No other substantive actions were taken during the meeting.

• Approved minutes of Dec 9, 2025 and corrected minutes of Aug 26, 2025 (7-0)
• Adopted resolution honoring City Manager Robert Layton (vote not recorded)

Delano Design Review Committee

The Delano Design Review Committee will review four projects for the D-O Delano Overlay, including a carport construction and three roof replacements. The committee will also discuss attendance for the Delano Design Advisory Committee.

• HPC2025-00177: Approve attached carport lean-to at 141 North Glenn Street
• HPC2025-00174: Exempt roof replacement at 1911 West Douglas Avenue
• HPC2025-00175: Exempt roof replacement at 2222 West Saint Louis Street
• HPC2025-00178: Exempt roof replacement at 151 North Saint Clair Street
• Discussion on Delano Design Advisory Committee attendance

The Delano Design Review Committee reviewed four applications. It exempted the roof replacement projects at 1911 W. Douglas (HPC2025-00174), 2222 W. Saint Louis (HPC2025-00175), and 151 N. St. Clair (HPC2025-00178). The committee said more information is needed for the lean‑to carport at 141 N. Glenn (HPC2025-00177). No votes were recorded.

• Exempted roof replacement at 1911 W. Douglas (HPC2025-00174)
• Exempted roof replacement at 2222 W. Saint Louis (HPC2025-00175)
• Exempted roof replacement at 151 N. St. Clair (HPC2025-00178)
• Requested more information for carport at 141 N. Glenn (HPC2025-00177)

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

The board approved the minutes from the previous meeting. It unanimously approved the updated Douglas Avenue redesign plan, which will be sent to city council. The board also approved the 2026 Legislative Agenda recommendations. The meeting schedule for 2026 was changed, moving the January meeting to Jan 26 and the February meeting to Feb 23.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (unanimously)
• Approved updated Douglas Avenue redesign plan (unanimously)
• Approved 2026 Legislative Agenda recommendations (unanimously)
• Changed 2026 January meeting date to Jan 26
• Changed 2026 February meeting date to Feb 23

Citizen's Review Board

The Wichita Citizen's Review Board will hold a training on misdemeanor policy, then move to a public agenda with a five‑minute speaker limit. In New Business, members will present and vote on selected PSB cases, including 24PSB5144 and 25PSB2454, with public comment allowed. The meeting will also include subcommittee updates, a secretary report, and scheduling of the November and December 2026 meetings before entering executive session.

• Vote on PSB case 24PSB5144 (off‑duty misdemeanor investigation)
• Vote on PSB case 25PSB2454 (citizen‑requested case review)
• Training presentation on misdemeanor policy
• Subcommittee updates and secretary report
• Scheduling of November and December 2026 board meetings

The Citizens Review Board approved the November 13, 2025 minutes and adopted officer and City Clerk role descriptions. It tabled the police department roles and the bylaws pending review, approved the board workplan, added two new PSB cases to the review list, and set the 2026 meeting dates for November 12 and December 17. All motions passed with the recorded vote counts.

• Approved minutes for Nov 13, 2025 (7‑0)
• Approved board officer positions roles and responsibilities on website (7‑0)
• Approved City Clerk Office roles and responsibilities (7‑0)
• Tabled WPD roles and responsibilities until January (7‑0)
• Approved workplan (8‑0)
• Tabled bylaws approval pending WPD review (8‑0)
• Added cases 25PSB5192 and 25PSB5325 to review list (8‑0)
• Approved 2026 meeting schedule: Nov 12 & Dec 17, 2026 (8‑0)

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision and Utility Advisory Committee will review a final plat for the Midland Baptist Church 3rd addition, a 61‑lot residential subdivision on 21.17 acres. The agenda includes requests for waivers of lot depth‑to‑width ratios, block‑length limits, and a hammerhead turnaround, along with utility, fire, and storm‑water requirements. Additional items are updates on other subdivision projects and several utility easement vacation requests.

• Final Plat – Midland Baptist Church 3rd addition (61 residential lots, 21.17 acres) with waivers for lot depth/width, block length, and hammerhead turnaround
• Update on Stonepost Addition (SUB2025-00055)
• Preliminary plats for Greenwich Heights Addition, Kabazz Addition, and other projects
• Vacation requests VAC2025-00038, VAC2025-00052, VAC2025-00053, VAC2025-00054, VAC2025-00055
• Consent agenda for MAPC Subdivision Committee meetings

Ethics Board

The Wichita Ethics Board will approve the minutes from its October 16, 2025 meeting, then continue reviewing a proposed ordinance update by distributing a second‑draft redline and discussing its purpose. The board will consider a motion to recommend the updated ordinance to the City Council for approval. The meeting is held at Evergreen Community Center & Library, 2601 N. Arkansas, and will be streamed live on Facebook.

• Approve minutes of October 16, 2025
• Distribute second‑draft redline of proposed ordinance update
• Discuss purpose of the proposed ordinance updates
• Motion to recommend the ordinance updates to the City Council
• Schedule next meeting for January 8, 2026

The board unanimously approved the October 16, 2025 meeting minutes. It also approved revisions to the ethics ordinance draft, including removal of the introductory paragraph and narrowing of language, with a 7‑0 vote. A motion to forward the revised ordinance to City Council for consideration was made, but the vote outcome was not recorded. The meeting was adjourned at 6:49 p.m. by a unanimous motion.

• Approved October 16, 2025 minutes (7-0)
• Approved revisions to ordinance draft on page 3 (7-0)
• Motion to approve ordinance draft for City Council consideration (outcome not recorded)
• Adjourned meeting at 6:49 p.m. (7-0)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will review a proposed ordinance to place a 1.0% sales tax on the ballot as a special question election. Council members will also vote on the over‑naming of Ash Street at 13th Street North to honor Pastor J.P. Dennis Jr., approve service agreements with the Greater Wichita Partnership and the Wichita Independent Business Association, and consider a zone‑change request for a planned unit development at 944 S. Topeka. Additional items include routine consent agenda approvals and public‑agenda presentations.

• Ordinance calling for a special question election to impose a 1.0% sales tax
• Over‑naming Ash Street at 13th Street North to honor Pastor J.P. Dennis Jr.
• Agreement with the Greater Wichita Partnership for economic development services
• Business Service Agreement with the Wichita Independent Business Association
• Zone‑change request for 944 S. Topeka Planned Unit Development (PUD #149)

The council voted to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on December 2, 2025. The motion was moved by Mayor Wu and carried 7‑0. No other formal actions or votes were recorded during the session.

• Approved minutes of Dec 2, 2025 meeting (7‑0)

Delano Design Review Committee

The committee reviewed eight roof‑replacement applications. Six applications were granted an exemption, so no design review is required. No outcome was recorded for the remaining two applications. All three members were present.

• Exempted HPC2025-00165 – 2006 W. Douglas (house roof)
• Exempted HPC2025-00165 – 2006 W. Douglas (garage roof)
• Exempted HPC2025-00166 – 505 S. Martinson (roof and gutters)
• Exempted HPC2025-00167 – 2458 W. Vermont (roof and siding repair)
• Exempted HPC2025-00168 – 426 N. Elizabeth (house roof)
• Exempted HPC2025-00173 – 302 S. Walnut (roof)

Historic Preservation Board

The Historic Preservation Board reviewed and approved a consent agenda covering roof, sign, and conduit projects at historic sites such as 1709 North Fairview Avenue and 222 East Elm Street. The board voted to approve the Planned Unit Development (PUD 2025‑00017) that changes zoning for the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church at 944 South Topeka Avenue, finding it meets the Secretary of the Interior’s standards. Additional actions included approving a roof replacement with gutters at 1218 North Bitting Avenue, adopting a letter to City Council to establish a Highland Cemetery board, and electing new vice‑chair officers.

• Consent agenda approvals for roof replacements and sign installations at 1709 N Fairview Ave, 1805 S Wichita St, 922 E Douglas Ave, 222 E Elm St, and 1718 N Fairview Ave
• Approval of PUD 2025‑00017 zoning change for Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, 944 S Topeka Ave
• Approval of roof replacement with half‑round gutters at 1218 N Bitting Ave
• Approval of letter requesting City Council to create a dedicated Highland Cemetery board
• Election of Celeste Racette as 1st Vice Chair and Emily Taylor as 2nd Vice Chair

The Historic Preservation Board approved a consent agenda covering several minor projects. It voted 7‑0 to recommend approval of the renovation work at 1416‑1418 North Park Place, finding it meets historic standards. The board also approved its 2026‑2027 meeting calendar by a 7‑0 vote. All procedural motions passed unanimously.

• Approved consent agenda items (HPC2025-00114, 00137, 00148, 00149, 00164) – 7-0
• Recommended approval of renovations at 1416‑1418 North Park Place – 7-0
• Approved 2026‑2027 Historic Preservation Board calendar – 7-0
• Approved meeting agenda – 7-0
• Approved October 13, 2025 meeting minutes (with corrections) – 5-0-2
• Adjourned meeting at 2:22 pm – 7-0

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board will discuss a proposed one-cent sales tax referendum that would fund public safety, housing, and infrastructure projects over seven years. The board will also receive reports from the Wichita Fire Department and Police Department.

• Sales tax referendum for $375M in public safety and housing projects
• Fire Station #23 design committee working with architect
• Wichita Fire Department to present statistics and safety updates
• Wichita Police Department to present crime statistics
• Alford Branch Library staff to present updates

District 4 Advisory Board

The December meeting was canceled due to no new business items. The agenda included reports from the fire, police, and library departments, as well as a discussion on a proposed sales tax referendum.

• Proposed 1-cent sales tax referendum for projects including $225 million for public safety and $150 million for homelessness and housing
• Proposed $250 million for revitalization of Century II and convention space
• Proposed $150 million for property tax relief
• Proposed $75 million for a new performing arts facility
• Fire Station #23 design approved; expected to go to bid in January 2026

Board of Park Commissioners

The Wichita Board of Park Commissioners will vote to approve and file the minutes from its October 13, 2025 and November 17, 2025 regular meetings. The board will also receive updates on the Capital Improvement Program, social media, marketing, recreation, golf operations, park maintenance, and the Wichita Parks Foundation. No other decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Approve minutes of the October 13, 2025 and November 17, 2025 Board meetings
• CIP Quarterly Update presented by Tim Kellams
• Golf rounds and revenue report for November
• Park Maintenance & Forestry Update from Gary Farris
• Wichita Parks Foundation Update from Brandon Paulseen

Board of Park Commissioners

The Board approved the minutes from the October 13 and November 17, 2025 meetings. Commissioners received updates on multiple capital improvement projects, including the Nomar Stage at NoMar Plaza ($150,000 for art, $800,000 total budget), the Price Woodard Jr. Memorial Park improvements ($900,000), and the Planeview Community Center project ($10,237,299 total, $300,000 for art). The board also reviewed maintenance budgets, marketing efforts, and golf operations. Finally, the board unanimously voted to hold the January 12, 2026 meeting at the new Carl G. Brewer Community Center.

• Approve October 13 and November 17, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous 5‑0)
• Nomar Stage + Art at NoMar Plaza – $150,000 for art, $800,000 total budget (District 6)
• Price Woodard Jr. Memorial Park improvements – $900,000 budget (District 1)
• Planeview Community Center + Art – $10,237,299 total budget, $300,000 for art (District 3)
• Motion to hold Jan 12, 2026 Board meeting at Carl G. Brewer Community Center (unanimous 5‑0)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider several conditional use requests, vacation items, and zone changes. Key proposals include a zone change for a food bank and an industrial development request in the County.

• PUD2025-00023: Zone change to PUD for a food bank at 3142 North Amidon Avenue
• ZON2025-00053: Zone change from Rural Residential to Limited Industrial at East 45th Street North and North Greenwich Road
• CON2025-00148: Conditional use for oil and gas drilling on West 63rd Street South
• CON2025-00151: Conditional use for a groundwater treatment facility at 4465 North Arkansas Avenue
• ZON2025-00054: Zone change from Single Family to Multi-family Residential at North Broadway Avenue and West 69th Street North

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Board of Zoning Appeals will review two requests for setbacks in the City. The meeting also includes the approval of minutes from the November 13, 2025, meeting.

• BZA2025-00075: Request to reduce front setback from 20 feet to 0 feet at 1313 South Young Avenue
• BZA2025-00076: Request to reduce front setback from 25 feet to 8.5 feet at 5310 North Athenian Avenue

Advanced Plans Committee

The Advanced Plans Committee will review draft revisions to the Unified Zoning Code (UZC) for event centers and accessory apartments, and will receive updates on the Comprehensive Plan annual review, the College Hill Overlay, and MAPD operations. Members are asked to recommend approval of the UZC changes to the full Metropolitan Area Planning Commission. The meeting also includes a public comment period and routine procedural items.

• Event Centers in the County – review draft UZC changes and recommend approval
• Accessory Apartments UZC Update – review draft UZC changes and recommend approval
• Comprehensive Plan – Annual Review (2025) – update and seek input
• College Hill Overlay – update on project timeline and next steps
• MAPD Update – report on operations, caseload, and related initiatives

Cultural Funding Committee

The Cultural Funding Committee will meet to approve previous meeting minutes and deliberate on activation grants.

• Review and deliberation of activation grants

The Cultural Funding Committee set a minimum score of 11.125, removing six applications and reducing all "Do Not Fund" awards by 10%. It then approved the final funding recommendations totaling $56,650. The committee also scheduled a January meeting to review feedback and future Activation Grant changes.

• Set minimum score requirement to 11.125, removing six applications
• Reduce recommended funding of every "Do Not Fund" vote by 10%
• Unanimously approved final funding recommendations totaling $56,650
• Keep January meeting to discuss feedback and future Activation Grant changes
• Temporarily assign full funding to eight grants, total $12,410
• Temporarily fully fund Laughing Feet Performers and dulcimer project, $11,623
• Temporarily fully fund a mural project and Big Read 2026, $40,533
• Temporarily fund zine education project ($6,500) and MENAHT dance festival ($5,400)

Property Maintenance Advisory Taskforce

The Property Maintenance Advisory Taskforce will review and discuss draft amended items, hear public comments, and then approve its final recommendations.

The Property Maintenance Advisory Task Force reviewed and finalized ten recommendations covering fine structures, a neglected‑building registry, judicial discretion, and a temporary rental assistance fund. The group clarified a 30‑day grace period for new owners of registered properties and required out‑of‑state landlords to have a local registered agent. Follow‑up actions were assigned to staff to incorporate the recommendations into the City Council report, improve software, and expand tenant‑protection education. No votes were recorded.

• Finalized ten property‑maintenance enforcement recommendations (including fines, registry, judicial discretion, rental assistance fund)
• Clarified 30‑day grace period for new owners of registered neglected properties; registry resets on ownership transfer
• Recommended creation of a temporary rental assistance fund for displaced tenants
• Recommended that out‑of‑state landlords maintain a registered agent within 60 miles of Wichita
• Clarified that mold issues are addressed through moisture remediation rather than direct testing
• Assigned Sharon to add placard and registry recommendations to the Council report
• Assigned Sharon to compile a stat sheet on retaliatory eviction complaints for the City Council
• Assigned Robert and Chris to ensure new software provides real‑time public data and to communicate the grace‑period policy

District 3 Advisory Board

The District 3 Advisory Board will receive and file staff reports from the Wichita Fire Department, Police Department, Public Library, Park & Recreation, and Communications. The board will then consider a Conditional Use application (CON2025-00144) to allow an accessory apartment on a property zoned SF-5 at 2947 S Osage Ave. Staff recommends approving the request with conditions. No public agenda items are scheduled for this meeting.

• Receive and file Wichita Fire Department staff report
• Receive and file Wichita Police Department staff report
• Receive and file Wichita Public Library staff report
• Receive and file Wichita Park & Recreation staff report
• Conditional Use CON2025-00144 for accessory apartment at 2947 S Osage Ave – staff recommends approval

The District 3 Advisory Board approved the current agenda and previous meeting minutes. The board also approved a conditional use request for an accessory apartment on the property at 2947 S Osage Ave, with the motion passing unanimously (10-0-0). No other substantive decisions were made during the meeting.

• Approved current agenda and previous minutes (unanimous)
• Approved conditional use for accessory apartment at 2947 S Osage Ave (10-0-0)

Food and Farm Council

The Food & Farm Council will receive an update on animal licensing from Assistant City Manager Donte Martin. Members will review the Collective Impact Session 1 results and provide feedback. The council will also discuss the 2026 work plan, reviewing worksheets from October breakout sessions and establishing a timeline.

• Animal Licensing update – Assistant City Manager Donte Martin
• Collective Impact Session 1 results – feedback requested (Joanna Sabally)
• 2026 Food & Farm Council work plan development – review of worksheets and timeline (Vice Chair Susan Erlenwein)
• Public agenda speakers: Shelley Rich (Health & Wellness Coalition) and Trisha Wile (CHIP Food Access Workgroup)
• Updates, issues and reports from staff liaisons and council members

The Food and Farm Council approved the meeting agenda and the November 4 minutes with an 8‑0‑0 vote. Members voted to form a workgroup that will collaborate with zoning staff to clarify the animal licensing proposal. Four council members volunteered for the workgroup.

• Agenda approved (8-0-0)
• Minutes approved (8-0-0)
• Form animal‑licensing workgroup to refine proposal (decision made, no vote recorded)
• Volunteers for workgroup identified: Thomas, Doug, Susan, Christopher

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council meeting will consider a range of items, including approval of the City Manager’s employment contract, several public hearings on revenue‑bond letters of intent for multi‑family housing and airport projects, and adoption of water and sewer rate adjustments for 2026. The council will vote on the sale of 29 public housing properties through contracts with Patterson Home Solutions, Seek First Rentals, LLC, and three ownership entities of Large Enterprise. It will also consider zoning changes to create planned unit developments at 944 S. Topeka, Trinity Park, and the Eastside Community Church site. Additional items include bond authorizations for golf‑course irrigation improvements, park upgrades, and capital equipment replacements, as well as union memoranda of agreement.

• Approve contracts to sell 29 public housing properties to multiple buyers
• Adopt water and sewer rate adjustment options for 2026 (Ordinance No. 52‑846)
• Authorize golf‑course irrigation improvements and related bonding resolution
• Approve zone change request for 944 S. Topeka Planned Unit Development (PUD #149)
• Public hearing and approval of Interdale Marjoy Apartments letter of intent for multi‑family housing revenue bonds (District VI)

The Wichita City Council met on Dec. 2, 2025 and approved the minutes of the special meeting on Nov. 24, 2025 and the regular meeting on Nov. 25, 2025 with a 7‑to‑0 vote. No other motions were voted on. The session included a WSU Tech presentation and public comments on Kenyan culture, food deserts, and affordable housing.

• Approved minutes of special meeting Nov 24, 2025 and regular meeting Nov 25, 2025 (7‑0)

Design Council

The Design Council is meeting to approve Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for public art planning consultants. These consultants will help determine the scope and location of art for the new Planeview Community Center and the 2nd Street corridor from Main to St. Francis.

• RFQ for Public Art Planning Consultant for Planeview Community Center ($270,000 art budget)
• RFQ for Public Art on 2nd Street, from Main to St. Francis
• Approval of November 3, 2025, meeting minutes

Delano Design Review Committee

The Delano Design Review Committee will review five roof‑replacement projects and recommend each be exempted. The agenda also notes that the Design Review Application Form has no changes and that there are no new Design Advisory Committee appointments. The meeting will conclude with adjournment.

• HPC2025-00156 – replace composition shingle roof at 2414 West Saint Louis Avenue – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00157 – replace composition shingle roof at 254 North Martinson – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00158 – replace composition shingle roof at 137 North Charles Street – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00159 – replace composition shingle roof at 229 South Clarence Street – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00160 – replace composition shingle roof on house and detached shed at 253 North Martinson Street – Recommendation: Exempt

The Delano Design Review Committee reviewed seven applications for roof (and siding) replacement. Each project was granted an exemption. No other actions or votes were recorded.

• Exempted HPC2025-00156 at 2414 W. St. Louis
• Exempted HPC2025-00157 at 254 N. Martinson
• Exempted HPC2025-00158 at 137 N. Charles
• Exempted HPC2025-00159 at 229 S. Clarence
• Exempted HPC2025-00160 at 253 N. Martinson
• Exempted HPC2025-00161 at 207 N. Sedgwick
• Exempted HPC2025-00162 at 210 S. Sedgwick

District 1 Advisory Board

The District 1 Advisory Board will consider and vote on the design concept for the Douglas corridor from Washington to Grove, a project budgeted at $1,020,000 with total CIP funding of $7,489,500. The board will also review a conditional use request to add an accessory apartment at 1430 North Estelle Avenue and will approve routine items such as the agenda, minutes, and staff reports. Additional updates from city departments and council member announcements will be received for the record.

• Approve design concept for Douglas corridor improvements (budget $1,020,000, total $7,489,500)
• Approve conditional use for an accessory apartment at 1430 North Estelle Avenue (TF-3 zone)
• Approve agenda for December 1, 2025
• Approve minutes from November 3, 2025
• Receive and file staff reports from Fire, Police, Park & Rec, and Public Library

District 5 Advisory Board

The District 5 Advisory Board will approve the agenda for December 1, 2025 and the minutes from the November 3, 2025 meeting. Staff reports from the police, fire, library, parks & recreation, and public works departments will be received and filed. An update from District 5 appointee Troy Palmer on the Affordable Housing Review Board will be presented. No scheduled public agenda items are listed.

• Approve agenda for December 1, 2025
• Approve minutes from November 3, 2025
• Affordable Housing Review Board report by Troy Palmer
• Police Department report by Community Policing Officer Anthony Soto
• Public Works & Utilities quarterly update, including the Maple Street Project

The board met at 6 p.m., approved the agenda and the November 10 minutes, and heard reports from the Vice Mayor, Affordable Housing Review Board, Police, Fire, Library, and Parks & Recreation. No motions, votes, or formal actions were recorded during the session.

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will consider a consent agenda of 27 items, approve several agreements and design contracts, and vote on multiple real‑estate sales and acquisitions. It will also take second‑reading action on four ordinances, including a zoning change affecting 3207 East Douglas Avenue. Public agenda speakers will be heard, but no action will be taken on their items.

• Second‑reading ordinances 52‑835, 52‑839 (zoning change for 3207 East Douglas Ave), 52‑840, and 52‑841
• Approve Supplemental Agreement No. 1 and revised budget for Planeview Community Center
• Approve Presidio Agreement and Logicalis Agreement
• Approve sales of 149 South Washington (portion), 5224 South Hydraulic Avenue, 2319 South Saint Clair Avenue, and 2410 West Haskell Street
• Approve acquisition of easements at 14801 West Kellogg and partial acquisition at 13602 West Ponderosa Court

The City Council approved the minutes of the regular meeting on November 6, 2025 and the special meetings on November 10 and 17, 2025. Mayor Wu moved to approve them and the motion carried with a 7‑to‑0 vote. No other formal actions were taken during this session.

• Approved minutes of Nov 6, 2025 regular meeting and Nov 10 & 17, 2025 special meetings (7‑0)

Delano Design Review Committee

The committee will review four D‑O Delano Overlay projects that propose replacing composition shingle roofs (and in one case also vinyl siding) at 137 South Fern Avenue, 510 South Vine Avenue, 615 North Sedgwick, and 509 South Elizabeth Street. For each project the agenda lists a recommendation to grant an exemption. The meeting will end with an adjournment.

• HPC2025-00152 – 137 South Fern Avenue – replace composition shingle roof in kind – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00153 – 510 South Vine Avenue – replace composition shingle roof in kind – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00154 – 615 North Sedgwick – replace composition shingle roof in kind and replace existing vinyl siding with 4" vinyl siding – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00155 – 509 South Elizabeth Street – replace composition shingle roof in kind – Recommendation: Exempt

The committee reviewed four applications for roof or siding replacement. All four applications were granted exemptions from design review. No other matters were addressed.

• Exempted replace composition roof in kind at 137 S. Fern (HPC2025-00152)
• Exempted replace composition roof in kind at 510 S. Vine (HPC2025-00153)
• Exempted replace composition roof & vinyl siding in kind at 615 N. Sedgwick (HPC2025-00154)
• Exempted replace composition roof in kind and gutters at 509 S. Elizabeth (HPC2025-00155)

City Council Meetings

The council will hold a special meeting on November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers. An executive session is scheduled to receive information from the Selection Committee. No other agenda items are listed.

• Executive session: receive information from the Selection Committee

The council voted unanimously to recess into an executive session, then approved a 15‑minute extension of that session, and finally adjourned the meeting.

• Recess into executive session (7-0)
• Extend executive session 15 minutes (4-0)
• Adjourn meeting (7-0)

Affordable Housing Review Board

The Affordable Housing Review Board will vote on final funding recommendations for HOPE Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a HOPE CDC for seven occupied units in South City, and for 50 project-based vouchers for new construction projects. The board will also discuss the Country Acres disposition and approve meeting minutes.

• Vote on HOPE CDC funding for South City units
• Vote on 50 project-based vouchers for new construction
• RFP 29 Arnold Properties scheduled for City Council on Dec 2
• Discussion on Country Acres disposition
• Amendment to remove equity line from bylaws

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision and Utility Advisory Committee is reviewing a preliminary plat for the Young East Addition and a one-step final plat for Northgate 7th Addition. The body will also consider five separate vacation requests for utility easements and access controls.

• SUB2025-00044: Preliminary Plat for Young East Addition (252 residential lots, 162 acres)
• SUB2025-00059: One-Step Final Plat for Northgate 7th Addition (1 lot, 1 acre)
• VAC2025-00048: Vacation of complete access control for residential development on South Julia Street
• VAC2025-00049: Vacation of plattor's text east of North Maize Road
• VAC2025-00050: Vacation of 30-foot utility easement at North Greenwich Road and East 29th Street North

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

The Wichita Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board will hear an update on the 1st Street bridge based on information from a November 3, 2025 public meeting. It will also review performance‑measure targets for the Bicycle Master Plan and consider scheduling for 2026 meetings and agenda items. Additional items include introducing a new board member and reviewing legislative‑agenda recommendations. A project‑tracking form update will be received, discussed, and filed.

• Update on 1st Street bridge – information from November 3, 2025 public meeting
• Bicycle Master Plan performance‑measure targets – discussion recommended
• Introduction of new board member Tia Raamot
• Legislative agenda recommendations – review of 2024 submission
• Project Tracking Form update (Feb, May, Aug, Nov) – discussion and filing

The Wichita Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board approved the previous meeting minutes with a unanimous vote. The board also elected the 2025‑2026 officers—Chair Garrett Foster, Vice Chair Alan Kailer, and Scribe Kim Negrete—again unanimously. No other formal actions or motions were taken during the meeting.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved 2025‑2026 officer selection: Chair Garrett Foster, Vice Chair Alan Kailer, Scribe Kim Negrete (unanimous)

Delano Design Review Committee

The Delano Design Review Committee will meet on November 19, 2025 at the Ronald Reagan Building to consider several design overlay projects. Four projects (HPC2025-00146, HPC2025-00147, HPC2025-00151) are recommended for exemption, while project HPC2025-00150 is recommended for approval to replace a front window and add a cast stone sill at 535 West Douglas Avenue. The committee will also discuss and act on HPC2025-00079, address Design Advisory Committee matters, review the Design Review Application Form, and then adjourn.

• HPC2025-00146 – D-O Delano Overlay: replace composition shingle roof in kind at 2435 West Saint Louis Street – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00147 – D-O Delano Overlay: replace roof, gutters, downspouts, and repair siding at 428 South Elizabeth Avenue – Recommendation: Exempt
• HPC2025-00150 – D-O Delano Overlay: replace front window and add cast stone sill at 535 West Douglas Avenue – Recommendation: Approve
• HPC2025-00151 – D-O Delano Overlay: replace composition shingle roof in kind at 2236 West Caroline Street – Recommendation: Exempt
• Discussion and action on HPC2025-00079

The committee reviewed four applications. Replacement of a front window with a cast sill at 535 W. Douglas Ave. was approved. Roof replacements at 2435 W. Saint Louis St., 428 S. Elizabeth St., and 2236 W. Caroline St. were exempted.

• Approve front window replacement with cast sill at 535 W. Douglas Ave.
• Exempt roof replacement at 2435 W. Saint Louis St.
• Exempt roof replacement (house & garage) at 428 S. Elizabeth St.
• Exempt roof replacement in kind at 2236 W. Caroline St.

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board will vote on amended and restated bylaws and discuss a new transit loop in Downtown Wichita. The meeting will also include an update on The HUB Facility.

• Vote on amended and restated WTAB bylaws
• Discussion on Downtown Wichita Action Plan transit loop
• Update on The HUB Facility
• Director Feist's Report
• Public comments on transit matters

A quorum was not met, so the board could not vote on any items. The September meeting minutes were not approved and will be reconsidered at the November meeting. No old or new business was discussed.

Golf Board of Governors

The Golf Board of Governors will vote to approve the minutes from the October 21, 2025 meeting. It will receive a finance and rounds update and discuss ongoing items such as the MacDonald irrigation vendor selection, the MacDonald Bunker project RFP, and the POS system. Additional updates will be given on Auburn Hills, Arthur B. Sim, MacDonald, Tex Consolver, and other projects before adjourning.

• Approve minutes from October 21, 2025 meeting
• Finance and rounds update presented by Jesse Coffman
• Discussion of MacDonald irrigation vendor selection and timeline
• Update on MacDonald Bunker Project RFP
• POS system update

The Golf Board of Governors approved the minutes from its October 21, 2025 meeting. No other motions were adopted during the session. The board also received updates on finances, upcoming projects, and future initiatives.

• Approved October 21 meeting minutes (motion by Randy Bluml, seconded by Mike)

City Council Meetings

The City Council is holding a special meeting to conduct interviews for City Manager candidates during an executive session. No other business items are listed on the agenda.

• Interviews for City Manager candidates

The council voted 7‑0 to enter a three‑hour‑fifteen‑minute executive session from 1:35 pm to 4:50 pm. Later, Mayor Wu moved to adjourn, and the motion passed 5‑0 with two members absent. No other actions were taken.

• Approved executive session (3h15m) from 1:35 pm to 4:50 pm (7‑0)
• Adjourned meeting (5‑0, two members absent)

Board of Park Commissioners

The Board of Park Commissioners will approve the 2026 meeting schedule, nominate representatives for the SIB and Golf Boards, and review a proposed Tree Canopy Policy. The meeting will also include updates on finance, recreation, golf, and park maintenance.

• Approve 2026 Board of Park Commissioners Schedule
• Review Tree Canopy Policy
• Nominate SIB Representative
• Nominate Golf Board Representative
• Review Rounds and Revenue Reports for October

Board of Park Commissioners

The Board of Park Commissioners approved the minutes from the October 13, 2025 meeting and adopted the 2026 meeting schedule. It nominated Nino Lawson as the SIB representative and Kent Gose as the Golf Board representative. The board also reviewed the tree canopy program, finance figures, and recreation updates, but took no action on the tree policy.

• Approve minutes of the October 13, 2025 Board meeting (unanimous vote)
• Approve the 2026 Board of Park Commissioners schedule (unanimous vote)
• Nominate Nino Lawson as SIB representative (unanimous vote)
• Nominate Kent Gose as Golf Board representative (unanimous vote)
• Tree planting program cost $9,097 and maintenance cost $56,586.62

Delano Design Review Committee

The committee will consider several project reviews for the Delano Overlay district, most of which carry a recommendation to be exempt. The body will also discuss action on case HPC2025-00079 and review the design application form.

• HPC2025-00136: Roof replacement at 1529 West Douglas Avenue
• HPC2025-00138: Soffit and fascia replacement at 1811 West Maple Street
• HPC2025-00140: Roof replacement and vinyl siding installation at 2453 West Caroline Street
• HPC2025-00143: Roof replacement and aluminum gutters at 2237 & 2239 West Maple Street
• Discussion and action on HPC2025-00079

The Delano Design Review Committee reviewed ten applications for roof and siding work. Each application was granted an exemption from further design review. No other actions were taken at this meeting.

• Exempted roof replacement at 1529 W. Douglas (HPC2025-00136)
• Exempted soffit and fascia replacement at 1811 W. Maple (HPC2025-00138)
• Exempted composition shingle roof replacement at 146 N. Athenian (HPC2025-00139)
• Exempted roof and siding work at 2453 W. Caroline (HPC2025-00140)
• Exempted composition shingle roof replacement at 421 S. Vine (HPC2025-00141)
• Exempted roof replacement and flue removal at 144 S. Clarence (HPC2025-00142)
• Exempted roof replacement and new aluminum gutters at 2237 & 2239 W. Maple St. (HPC2025-00143)
• Exempted roof replacement at 1225 W. University Ave (HPC2025-00145)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Wichita‑Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider a series of subdivision approvals, vacation requests, conditional use applications, and zoning changes. Items include one‑step final plats for several additions, multiple utility easement vacations, and conditional uses for personal improvement services and vehicle sales. Several zone change requests will be voted on, including a change to permit duplex development at 201 South Vine Avenue. All actions are recommended for approval by the commission.

• Approve one‑step final plat for EMAW Addition (SUB2025-00038) on east side of North Broadway Ave.
• Approve vacation request VAC2025-00043 to vacate platted reserve east of South 143rd St.
• Approve conditional use for Personal Improvement Service at 5739 East Central Ave (CON2025-00118).
• Approve zone change from SF‑5 to TF‑3 to allow duplexes at 201 South Vine Ave (ZON2025-00048).
• Approve zone change from RR Rural Residential to GC General Commercial for vehicle storage yard at 6240 N Webb Rd (ZON2025-00046).

The commission approved the October 23, 2025 meeting minutes unanimously (12-0-1). It then approved the EMAW industrial subdivision plat (SUB2025-00038) with a 13‑0 vote. It also approved the Bender Steel residential/commercial subdivision plat (SUB2025-00047) with a 7‑0 vote.

• Approved October 23, 2025 minutes (12-0-1)
• Approved EMAW industrial subdivision plat SUB2025-00038 (13-0)
• Approved Bender Steel residential/commercial subdivision plat SUB2025-00047 (7-0)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Board of Zoning Appeals will consider two variance requests regarding a roof sign in the city and a 10-foot fence in the county. One previously scheduled variance request for a pole sign has been withdrawn.

• BZA2025-00067: Roof sign variance request at 213 & 215 South Hydraulic Street and 212 South Greenwood Avenue
• BZA2025-00070: 10-foot fence variance request at 5860 South 103rd Street East
• BZA2025-00064: 65-foot pole sign variance at 3405 South West Street (Withdrawn)

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved the October 9, 2025 meeting minutes with a 13‑0 vote. A variance request for a 65‑foot pole sign at 3405 South West Street was withdrawn by the applicant. The board discussed a roof‑sign variance request for 213‑215 South Hydraulic Street, but no vote or decision was recorded in the minutes.

• Approved October 9, 2025 minutes (13-0)
• Variance request for 65‑foot pole sign withdrawn by applicant
• No decision recorded on roof‑sign variance request

Advanced Plans Committee

The Advance Plans Committee will discuss proposed updates to the Unified Zoning Code regarding public notifications for zoning cases. The body will also receive updates on accessory apartments, event centers in the county, and the Midtown Neighborhood Plan.

• Proposed Unified Zoning Code (UZC) changes for public notifications in the city
• Proposed UZC updates regarding accessory apartments
• Update on UZC changes for event centers in the county
• Project timeline and next steps for the Midtown Neighborhood Plan update
• MAPD operational updates on the Comprehensive Plan and College Hill Overlay

The committee unanimously approved the meeting summary for October 9, 2025. It voted to defer the proposed changes to the Unified Zoning Code public‑notification process to the January 2026 Advanced Plans Committee meeting. No other actionable items were decided; the remaining updates were received and filed for information.

• Approved October 9, 2025 meeting summary (unanimous)
• Deferred UZC public‑notifications update to January 2026 AP meeting (motion passed)

Citizen's Review Board

The Wichita Citizen's Review Board will vote on three specific police cases following subcommittee recommendations. The board will also discuss domestic violence policy and the outcomes of a recent retreat.

• Vote on case 25PSB1610 (domestic violence call investigation)
• Vote on case 25PSB2454
• Vote on case 22PSB7076 (officer truthfulness complaint)
• Discussion of DV Policy
• Discussion of Retreat Outcome

The Citizen’s Review Board approved the October 23 minutes and moved the discussion of retreat documents to the December meeting. It changed the December 11, 2025 meeting to December 15, 2025 at City Hall and adopted a schedule of holding meetings in City Hall on odd months and in other city buildings on even months. Several case files were added to the review list and one case was moved to the December agenda. The board also set December agenda items for policy reviews.

• Approved October 23, 2025 minutes (7-0)
• Moved retreat document discussion to December meeting (9-0)
• Rescheduled December 11, 2025 meeting to Dec 15, 2025 at City Hall (9-0)
• Added cases 24PSB4732, 24PSB5177, 24PSB5775 to review list (9-0)
• Added case 25PSB4646 to running case list (9-0)
• Added case 25PSB2237 to review list (9-0)
• Moved case 24PSB2454 to December meeting agenda (9-0)
• Adopted alternating meeting locations: odd months City Hall, even months other city buildings (8-0)

Property Maintenance Advisory Taskforce

The Property Maintenance Advisory Taskforce will meet on Nov 12, 2025 at City Hall to discuss its review process and expected work product. It will also examine current and proposed enforcement processes and penalty schedules. Additional topics may include fee increases, an implementation timetable, rental registration for significant offenders, and connections to other international codes. The meeting will conclude with scheduling the next meeting.

• Discussion of Task Force Review Process and Expected Work Product
• Discussion of Current and Proposed Enforcement Processes and Penalty Schedules
• Fee Increases
• Rental Registration for Significant Offenders
• Scheduling Next Meeting

Delano Design Advisory Committee

The Delano Design Advisory Committee is meeting to provide advice on the design of a proposed detached accessory apartment. The committee will evaluate if the structure is compatible with the main house and subordinate in height, scale, and mass.

• HPC2025-00079: Design review for a new detached accessory apartment at 433 South Fern
• Proposed construction of a two-story, 2,268 square foot building including a two-car garage
• Review of compatibility with the principal building per Guideline 3.a (3)
• Review of height, scale, and mass per Guideline 3.a (4)

The committee did not have a quorum, so no formal action was taken on the accessory apartment request at 433 South Fern. Members expressed support for the design but could not vote. The meeting was adjourned at 9:22 a.m. by a passed motion.

• Adjourn meeting – motion passed (9:22 a.m.)
• Accessory apartment request – no formal decision (quorum not met)

City Council Meetings

The City Council will hold a special meeting to receive information from the selection committee and recruitment consultant regarding candidates for the City Manager position. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 10, 2025, at 8:30 AM in the First Floor Boardroom.

• Executive session to discuss City Manager candidates
• Information session with selection committee and recruitment consultant

The council voted to enter a 60‑minute executive session, then extended it by 45 minutes, and finally adjourned the meeting. All three motions passed unanimously with a 6‑to‑0 vote.

• Approved 60‑minute executive session (6-0)
• Approved 45‑minute extension of executive session (6-0)
• Approved adjournment of meeting (6-0)

Historic Preservation Board

The Wichita Historic Preservation Board meeting scheduled for Monday, November 10, 2025, was cancelled because no cases were filed. No agenda items were discussed or decided. The next board meeting is set for Monday, December 8, 2025, at 2 p.m.

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision and Utility Advisory Committee will consider several final and preliminary plats for new additions. The body will also review five requests to vacate utility easements, rights-of-way, and setbacks.

• Preliminary Plat for 21st West Addition: 149.77 acres and 277 lots
• One-Step Final Plat for EMAW Addition: 7.494 acres and 4 industrial lots
• One-Step Final Plat for Bender Steel Addition: 14 acres and 3 lots
• One-Step Final Plat for Stonepost Addition: 25 acres and 7 lots
• Vacation request for a 35-foot right-of-way at 9500 & 9530 North Oliver Street

City Council Meetings

The City Council is deciding on funding for 16 different 2026 facility maintenance projects and a sidewalk maintenance program. The body will also consider several zoning changes and a new lodging establishment license ordinance.

• Funding for 2026 facilities including Police, Fire, City Hall, and Botanica improvements
• Budget approval for the 2026 Sidewalk Maintenance Program
• Ordinance No. 52-835 to create a Lodging Establishment License
• Zone change for Proctor Family Indoor Athletic Facility at 11010 East 28th Street North
• Request for Mayor Wu to exceed ethics gift limits for a $3,500 fellowship seminar

The council approved the minutes from the October 21 and October 28, 2025 meetings by a 7‑0 vote. Mayor Wu then moved to approve Consent Agenda Items 1 through 26, which also passed 7‑0. No other substantive actions were recorded.

• Approved October 21, 2025 meeting minutes (7-0)
• Approved October 28, 2025 meeting minutes (7-0)
• Approved Consent Agenda Items 1‑26 (7-0)

Cultural Funding Committee

The Cultural Funding Committee will consider approval of the minutes from its previous meeting. It will also review activation grant applications submitted to the city. The agenda includes an item labeled "As May Arise" with no further detail.

• Approve minutes from the previous meeting
• Present activation grant applications
• As May Arise (unspecified item)

Property Maintenance Advisory Taskforce

The Property Maintenance Advisory Taskforce will review its purpose, timetable, and the challenges it addresses. Members will discuss topics such as the role of the code official, fines and penalties, the appeals process, fee increases, enforcement procedures, and protections for both landlords and tenants. No formal actions or votes are listed on the agenda.

• Role of Code Official
• Fines and Penalties
• Appeals Process
• Fee Increases
• Enforcement Process and Penalties for “Bad Landlords”

The Property Maintenance Advisory Taskforce discussed adopting the International Property Maintenance Code and set a recommendation deadline of December 2. The committee agreed to create a flow chart of the current and proposed enforcement process, review and clarify code language on notices and penalties, assess staffing resources, evaluate a rental registry for out‑of‑state owners, and collect feedback on code amendments. No formal votes were recorded.

• Set recommendation deadline for IPMC adoption to Dec 2 (no vote)
• Assign creation of enforcement process flow chart to Robert, Chris, and Sharon
• Task Robert and Sharon with reviewing and clarifying code language on notice, abatement periods, and penalties
• Task Chris with assessing current staff and resource capacity for code implementation
• Task Robert and Sharon with evaluating options for a rental registry or responsible‑party designation for out‑of‑state owners
• Task Robert, Sharon, and Chris with collecting and consolidating feedback on specific code sections and coordinating revisions

District 3 Advisory Board

The District 3 Advisory Board will consider a request to rezone a property at 2611 East Pawnee Avenue from single-family to multi-family residential to allow for a medical clinic. The board will also receive monthly reports from the Wichita Fire Department and Police Department.

• Zone Change request for medical clinic at 2611 East Pawnee Avenue
• Receive monthly reports from Wichita Fire Department
• Receive monthly reports from Wichita Police Department
• Receive updates from Wichita Public Library
• Receive updates from Wichita Communications

The District 3 Advisory Board approved a zone change request, converting the property at 2611 East Pawnee from SF-5 Single-Family Residential to B Multi-Family Residential with a protective overlay for a medical clinic. The motion passed unanimously with a 9-0-0 vote. The board also appointed Vanessa Christophersen to the CDBG Grant Review Committee, also by a 9-0-0 vote.

• Approved zone change to B Multi-Family Residential with medical clinic overlay (9-0-0)
• Appointed Vanessa Christophersen to CDBG Grant Review Committee (9-0-0)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board will review several planning proposals, including a Zone Change to create the Trinity Park Planned Unit Development (PUD #151) on the northeast corner of S. Hoover Rd. and W. 47th St. Additional items include a Conditional Use for outdoor vehicle sales on West Pawnee St., a Zone Change to General Commercial at West 135th St. and US‑54/400, a Conditional Use for a spa at 2935 South Seneca St., and a Zone Change for duplex development at 201 South Vine Ave.

• PUD2025-00022 – Trinity Park PUD #151, SF‑5 to PUD, northeast corner of S. Hoover Rd. & W. 47th St.
• CON2025-00138 – Outdoor Vehicle and Equipment Sales, 2412 West Pawnee St. (northeast corner of West Pawnee St. & South Meridian Ave.)
• ZON2025-00045 – SF‑5 to GC General Commercial, southeast corner of West 135th St. South & US‑54/400
• CON2025-00133 – Personal Improvement Service (spa), 2935 South Seneca St. (northwest corner of South Seneca St. & West 29th St. South)
• ZON2025-00048 – SF‑5 to TF‑3 Two‑Family Residential (duplex), 201 South Vine Ave. (west side of South Vine Ave. and one block south of West Douglas Ave.)

The board voted to adopt the meeting agenda with a 7-0-0 vote. It then approved the previous meeting's minutes, also by a 7-0-0 vote. No other actions were decided at this meeting.

• Approved agenda (7-0-0)
• Approved minutes (7-0-0)

Food and Farm Council

The Wichita Food & Farm Council will receive updates on animal licensing from member Thomas Montiel and staff liaison Teresa Veazey and will be asked to provide feedback. The council will also review the 2026 work plan development worksheets and discuss a possible timeline. Additional items include scheduled public presentations and a lightning talk from a council member.

• Animal Licensing – updates and feedback request (Goal 3, Objective 3)
• 2026 Food & Farm Council work plan development – review of worksheets and timeline discussion
• Public Agenda scheduled items – presentations by Jamie Fuller, Joanna Sabally, and Trisha Wile
• Lightning Talk – presentation by council member Jeremiah Ortiz of Dear Neighbor Ministries
• Updates, Issues and Reports – staff liaisons and council members share announcements

The Food and Farm Council approved the meeting agenda with a 7‑0‑0 vote. The council also approved the October 7 minutes by the same unanimous vote. No further votes were taken because the council lost quorum before any additional actions could be decided.

• Agenda approved (7-0-0)
• Minutes approved (7-0-0)

District 1 Advisory Board

The District 1 Advisory Board will vote to approve the design concept for the Douglas corridor from Washington to Grove, a project budgeted at $1,020,000 with total CIP funding of $7,489,500 and construction slated for 2027‑2028. The board will also consider several rezoning and conditional‑use requests, including a zone change for a 74.77‑acre site on North Hillside Avenue and a 365.35‑acre site on North Oliver Avenue, and conditional uses for a group residence and a personal‑improvement service. Staff reports from fire, police, parks & recreation, and the public library will be received and filed.

• Approve design concept for Douglas corridor improvements ($1,020,000 design budget, total $7,489,500 CIP, construction 2027‑2028)
• Approve zone change ZON2025-00044 for 74.77‑acre site east of North Hillside Avenue to Limited Industrial (LI)
• Approve conditional use CON2025-00136 for group residence (12 residents) on 1.38‑acre site west of North Oliver Avenue
• Approve conditional use CON2025-00118 for personal‑improvement service at 5739 East Central Avenue
• Approve zone change ZON2025-00050 for 365.35‑acre site west of North Oliver Avenue to Limited Industrial (LI) with Protective Overlay #465

District 5 Advisory Board

The District 5 Advisory Board will approve the agenda and minutes, hear a resident request for new crosswalks, receive reports from the police, fire, library and parks departments, and consider a rezoning application. The rezoning request (ZON2025-00049 with CON2025-00140) seeks to change a 0.61‑acre property at 749 North Arapaho Avenue from SF-5 Single‑Family Residential to TF-3 Two‑Family Residential with a conditional use for multi‑family development. The board is recommended to approve the rezoning with conditions.

• Approve agenda and minutes for the November 3, 2025 meeting
• Public comment by Delbert Wells requesting additional crosswalks
• Police Department report by Community Policing Officer Perkins
• Fire Department report by Battalion Chief Ridder
• Rezoning request ZON2025-00049 / CON2025-00140 for 0.61‑acre site at 749 North Arapaho Ave, change from SF-5 to TF-3 with conditional use

The District 5 Advisory Board formally approved the agenda for the November 3, 2025 meeting. The board also approved the minutes from the October 6, 2025 meeting. No other substantive actions or votes were recorded in the minutes.

• Approved meeting agenda
• Approved October 6, 2025 minutes

City Council Meetings

The council will consider several consent agenda items, including contracts for illegal dumping cleanup, security software renewal, IT security agreements, and the Kansas Special Traffic Enforcement Program. It will vote to approve the purchase of a specialized SWAT armored critical incident vehicle. The council will adopt a resolution for the Campus Electrical Distribution Study at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, approving the project budget and contract. An ordinance amending sections of the Animal Services Advisory Board code will also be adopted.

• Approve contract for illegal dumping cleanup
• Approve SHI Inc. security software renewal contract
• Approve purchase of a SWAT armored critical incident vehicle
• Adopt resolution and budget for Campus Electrical Distribution Study at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
• Adopt ordinance amending Animal Services Advisory Board sections

The council approved the Board of Bids and Contracts items, authorizing the necessary signatures. Council members also appointed Maggie Ballard and Mayor Lily Wu to the Second Light Board, created a property‑maintenance advisory task force, and scheduled a special November 10 meeting to discuss City Manager candidates. All motions were carried unanimously except one executive‑session extension, which passed 4‑0.

• Approved Consent Agenda items 1‑9 (7‑0)
• Approved Board of Bids contracts and authorized signatures (7‑0)
• Appointed Maggie Ballard and Lily Wu to the Second Light Board (7‑0)
• Created the Property Maintenance Advisory Task Force (7‑0)
• Scheduled a special meeting on Nov 10 to receive City Manager recruitment information (7‑0)
• Extended executive session 11:42‑12:12 (7‑0)
• Extended executive session 12:12‑12:42 (4‑0)
• Adjourned the meeting (7‑0)

Delano Design Review Committee

The Delano Design Review Committee will review several overlay projects, recommending approval for foundation waterproofing at 227 North Fern Avenue, a new garage at 2230 West 2nd Street North, and an accessory apartment at 433 South Vine. Two roof replacement projects (2323 West Burton Avenue and 622 South Martinson) are recommended for exemption. The meeting also includes a six‑month review of the Delano Neighborhood Design Guidelines and consideration of the design review application form.

• Approve HPC2025-00122: foundation waterproofing, interior work at 227 North Fern Avenue
• Approve HPC2025-00050: new garage construction at 2230 West 2nd Street North
• Exempt HPC2025-00123: replace asphalt shingle roof in kind at 2323 West Burton Avenue
• Exempt HPC2025-00124: roof replacement, siding repair, gutter repair at 622 South Martinson
• Approve HPC2025-00079: construct accessory apartment at 433 South Vine

The Delano Design Review Committee approved the waterproofing and discharge lime project at 122 227 N. Fern (case HPC2025-00). It exempted the roof replacement at 24 2323 W. Burton (case HPC2025-001). The committee asked for additional information on the garage construction resubmission at 50 2230 W. 2nd St. (case HPC2025-000) and the roof and siding replacement at 622 S. Martinson (case HPC2025-00124).

• Approved foundation waterproofing at 122 227 N. Fern (HPC2025-00)
• Exempted asphalt shingle roof replacement at 24 2323 W. Burton (HPC2025-001)
• Requested more information for garage construction at 50 2230 W. 2nd St. (HPC2025-000)
• Requested more information for roof and vinyl siding work at 622 S. Martinson (HPC2025-00124)

Affordable Housing Review Board

The board will approve the minutes from the August 25, 2025 meeting, receive updates on the Affordable Housing Fund, and consider funding recommendations for two requests for proposals: one for South City’s seven occupied units and a competitive application for 50 project‑based vouchers, and another for 29 Arnold Properties presented by three firms. After discussion, the board will vote on its final recommendation for the 29 Arnold Properties proposals. The meeting will conclude with any other business.

• Approve minutes from the August 25, 2025 meeting
• Affordable Housing Fund update: RFP for South City – seven occupied units
• Competitive application for 50 project‑based vouchers for new construction projects
• RFP 29 Arnold Properties presentations by Large Enterprise Inc., Patterson Home Solutions LLC, and Sampayo Capital Group, LLC & Seek First Holdings, LLC
• Vote on final funding recommendation for 29 Arnold Properties proposals

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will vote on a final plat for Courtyards at Jacobs Farm, approve a vacation of a building setback, and consider multiple zone change and conditional use applications. Several proposals will be approved with conditions, while one zone change request will be denied. All actions are recorded as recommendations in the agenda.

• SUB2025-00053: One-Step Final Plat – Courtyards at Jacobs Farm 3rd Addition (west side of North 135th St W) – recommended approval 6‑0
• VAC2025-00042: Vacation of building setback at 2207 N Hyacinth Ln (northwest corner of West 21st St N and North Hyacinth Ln) – recommended approval 6‑0
• ZON2025-00041 with CUP2025-00029: Zone change to Limited Commercial at 14242 E 21st St N (northwest corner of East 21st St N and North 143rd St E) – recommended approval with conditions
• CON2025-00129: Conditional use for vehicle and equipment sales at 8405 East Kellogg St (southeast corner of US 54/400 and South Eastern Ave) – recommended approval with conditions
• ZON2025-00044: Zone change to Limited Industrial east of North Hillside Ave and south of K‑96 – recommended approval

The commission approved the prior meeting minutes unanimously. It approved a one‑step final plat for a 12‑lot residential subdivision at Courtyards at Jacob Farms (13‑0). It also approved a vacation of a front building setback at 2207 North Hyacinth Lane (13‑0). A separate vacation request for a utility easement at 15410 East Woodcreek Street was deferred to November 13, 2025.

• Approved prior meeting minutes (13-0)
• Approved 12‑lot Courtyards at Jacob Farms subdivision plat (13-0)
• Approved vacation of front setback at 2207 N Hyacinth Ln (13-0)
• Deferred vacation request for utility easement at 15410 E Woodcreek St to Nov 13, 2025

Board of Zoning Appeals

The regular meeting scheduled for October 23, 2025, has been cancelled. The cancellation is due to no cases being filed.

Citizen's Review Board

The Wichita Citizen's Review Board will review and vote on PSB cases, with public comment allowed. The meeting also includes training presentations by Dr. Birzer and Dr. Skinner, approval of the September 25, 2025 minutes, and subcommittee updates. An executive session will discuss case numbers 25PSB3567 and 25PSB3566.

• Vote on each PSB case presented in New Business
• Training presentations by Dr. Birzer and Dr. Skinner
• Approval of minutes from September 25, 2025
• Subcommittee updates and board discussion
• Executive session reviewing case 25PSB3567 and 25PSB3566

The Citizens’ Review Board approved the September 25 minutes (7‑0). It unanimously added cases 25PSB1600 and 25PSB1486 to the review list (8‑0). The board also moved the November meeting to City Hall (8‑0) and set the November agenda to include DV Policy cases 25PSB1610, 25PSB2454, and 22PSB7076 (8‑0). A motion to recommend continued work with Dr. Birzer on biased policing failed.

• Approved September 25 minutes (7-0)
• Added case 25PSB1600 to review list (8-0)
• Added case 25PSB1486 to review list (8-0)
• Moved November meeting to City Hall (8-0)
• Set November agenda: DV Policy 25PSB1610, 25PSB2454, 22PSB7076 (8-0)
• Motion to recommend WPD continue work with Dr. Birzer failed
• Entered 15‑minute executive session (8-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 6:41 p.m. (8-0)

Sustainability Integration Board

The Sustainability Integration Board will meet to approve previous meeting minutes and discuss microgrants and a 2025 wrap-up. The meeting will be held at the Advanced Learning Library or via Zoom.

• Approval of September 24, 2025 Meeting Minutes
• Discussion of Microgrants
• Discussion of 2025 Wrap Up

Golf Board of Governors

The Golf Board of Governors will approve the September 23, 2025 meeting minutes and receive a finance and rounds update. They will continue prior business items, including tee‑time availability, the MacDonald irrigation vendor selection, the MacDonald Bunker project RFP update, a POS system update, an irrigation payment plan, and changes to the 2025 tournament schedule. New business will cover board seats for 2026, tree planting at Sim, a maintenance building, and the end‑of‑season round. Several updates will be presented on Auburn Hills, Arthur B. Sim, MacDonald, Tex Consolver, and other projects.

• MacDonald Irrigation Vendor Selection and Timeline
• MacDonald Bunker Project RFP Update
• POS System Update
• 2025 Tournament Schedule and Changes
• Board Seats for 2026

The board approved the minutes from the September 23, 2025 meeting. It approved an early $400,000 payment toward the Sim Park irrigation debt, with a unanimous vote. Members agreed to form a subcommittee to evaluate league definitions, tee‑time management and booking policies, with Ron Reese and Jesse Ramos volunteering to serve. The $1.73 million irrigation contract for MacDonald Park awarded to United Golf was noted.

• Approved September 23 minutes (motion passed)
• Approved $400,000 early irrigation payment (unanimous)
• Formed subcommittee on league play and tee‑time management (agreement)
• Ron Reese and Jesse Ramos volunteered for the subcommittee
• Noted United Golf irrigation contract for MacDonald Park ($1.73 M)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will vote on a range of items, including a consent agenda of routine approvals and several new council business proposals. Council members will consider multiple ordinances that amend the municipal code, such as adopting the International Property Maintenance Code and updating the nondiscrimination ordinance. Specific funding resolutions will be adopted for police equipment, police heavy‑equipment vehicles, and the conversion of the Central Library into an event venue. Public hearings will be held to approve letters of intent for industrial and health‑care revenue bonds.

• Approve initiation of funds for Police Equipment Project (Resolution No. 25-457)
• Approve initiation of funds for Police Heavy Equipment Vehicles (Resolution No. 25-458)
• Approve project and bonding resolution to convert Central Library to an event venue (Resolution No. 25-462)
• Public hearing and approval of Letter of Intent for Industrial Revenue Bonds (Lange Gen Y, Resolution No. 25-459)
• Public hearing and approval of Letter of Intent for Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Larksfield Place, Resolution No. 25-460)

Mayor Wu moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on October 14, 2025. The motion carried with a 7‑to‑0 vote. No other motions or decisions were recorded during this session.

• Approved October 14, 2025 meeting minutes (7-0)

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision Committee will review the preliminary plat for the Midland Baptist Church 3rd Addition, a 21.17‑acre, 61‑lot development that includes several requested waivers to subdivision design standards. The committee will also consider a one‑step final plat for Courtyards at Jacobs Farm (12 lots on 1.68 acres) and two vacation requests for utility easement and building setback parcels. Additional agenda items include a consent agenda for MAPC Subdivision Committee meetings and an application checklist for subdivision applications.

• Preliminary Plat – Midland Baptist Church 3rd Addition; 21.17 acres, 61 lots, waivers for lot depth‑to‑width, block length, hammerhead turnaround, street length, and emergency access easement.
• One‑Step Final Plat – Courtyards at Jacobs Farm 3rd Addition; 1.68 acres, 12 lots.
• Vacation request VAC2025-00038 to vacate a portion of a platted utility easement near 15410 E Woodcreek St.
• Vacation request VAC2025-00042 to vacate a portion of a building setback at 2207 N Hyacinth Ln.
• Consent agenda for MAPC Subdivision Committee meetings and an application checklist for subdivision applications.

Ethics Board

The Wichita Ethics Board will review minutes from the July 10, 2025 meeting and begin discussion of a redline draft proposing updates to the city ethics ordinance. Board members will receive the draft and consider its purpose. The meeting is held at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St. N., and will be streamed live on Facebook.

• Review minutes from the July 10, 2025 Ethics Board meeting
• Distribute and discuss the redline draft of proposed updates to the ethics ordinance
• Set next meeting for November 13, 2025 at Evergreen Community Center & Library, 2601 N. Arkansas

The board voted 4‑0 to approve the minutes from the July 10, 2025 meeting, with one member absent for the vote. The board then voted 5‑0 to adjourn the October 16, 2025 meeting at 7:02 p.m.

• Approved July 10, 2025 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 7:02 p.m. (5-0)

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board will vote on the amended and restated WTAB bylaws that were shared with members after the September meeting. The board will also hear Director Feist's report and introduce John Oswald as a new member appointed by Council District V. Public comments are allowed, limited to five minutes per speaker under City Code 2.12.010(9). The meeting concludes with scheduling the next session for October 15, 2025.

• Vote on the amended and restated WTAB bylaws
• Introduce John Oswald as WTAB member appointed by Council District V
• Director Feist's report
• Public comment period (max five minutes per speaker)
• Approval of September meeting minutes

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board approved the August meeting minutes. Members elected Justin Shore as Chair and Heather Schroeder as Vice Chair. The board modified its bylaws to limit public comment time to five minutes per City Code 2.12.010(9). It also voted to allocate remaining project funding to four mini‑grant projects, including ozone‑monitor stations.

• Approved August meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Nominated Justin Shore as Chair (vote passed)
• Nominated Heather Schroeder as Vice Chair (vote passed)
• Modified bylaws to limit public comments to five minutes (vote passed)
• Allocated leftover project funding to four community mini‑grants (vote passed)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will consider several new council business items, including design funding for Capital Improvement Program projects in Districts II and V, an amendment to the Evergy agreement with funding for Hess Reservoir improvements, and funding allocations for library branch public‑art projects and a 2025‑2028 public‑art maintenance plan. The council will also act on a 2026 contract renewal with Visit Wichita. In the planning agenda, the council will vote on zone change requests for a Proctor Family indoor athletic facility, a vehicle‑repair commercial use, and an annexation of land on East 29th Street.

• Design funding for multiple Capital Improvement Program projects (Districts II and V) – adopt budgets and resolutions
• Amendment No. 1 to Evergy agreement and funding for Hess Reservoir improvements – adopt revised budgets and resolutions
• Library Branch Projects Public Art (Districts III, IV, VI) – reallocate funds, approve project and bonding resolution
• 2025‑2028 Public Art Maintenance – approve contracts and bonding resolution
• 2026 Contract renewal with Visit Wichita – approve contract and authorize signatures

The City Council voted to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on October 7, 2025. The motion was moved by Mayor Lily Wu and carried with a 7‑to‑0 vote. No other formal actions or votes were recorded during the session.

• Approved minutes of Oct 7, 2025 meeting (7-0)

Historic Preservation Board

The board will discuss a request to create a Planned Unit Development at 944 South Topeka Avenue. Other agenda items include roof replacements in historic districts and elections for vice-chair positions.

• HPC2025-00093: Rezoning request for Grace Methodist Episcopal Church (944 South Topeka Avenue)
• HPC2025-00098: Roof replacement at 1141 North Emporia Avenue
• HPC2025-00106: TPO roof and downspout replacement at Allen's Market (2938 East Douglas Avenue)
• HPC2025-00113: Roof and gutter replacement at 1218 North Bitting Avenue
• Elections for First Vice-Chair and Second Vice-Chair

The board approved the consent agenda unanimously. It voted 3-1-1 to approve the proposed zoning change for the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church property at 944 South Topeka Avenue. Additional approvals included a roof and gutter replacement in the Bitting Historic District, a letter requesting a Highland Cemetery board, and the election of vice‑chair officers.

• Approved consent agenda (5-0)
• Approved zoning change for Grace Methodist Episcopal Church (3-1-1)
• Approved roof replacement and gutter installation at 1218 North Bitting Avenue (5-0)
• Approved letter to City Council to create Highland Cemetery board (5-0)
• Approved meeting agenda (5-0)
• Approved meeting minutes with corrections (5-0)
• Elected Celeste Racette as 1st Vice Chair and Emily Taylor as 2nd Vice Chair (5-0)

Board of Park Commissioners

The Board of Park Commissioners will vote to approve the minutes from the September 8, 2025 regular meeting. A new Board Attendance Policy will be presented by Nate Johnson for consideration. Updates will be given on social media, recreation programs, golf operations, park maintenance, and the Wichita Parks Foundation. The meeting will conclude with adjournment.

• Approve minutes of the September 8, 2025 Board of Park Commissioners meeting
• Board Attendance Policy – presentation by Nate Johnson
• Social Media Update (Katie Eddy)
• Recreation Update (Angela Buckner)
• Golf Update – Rounds and Revenue Reports for September (Golf Board of Governors)

Board of Park Commissioners

The Board approved the September 8, 2025 meeting minutes unanimously. Members discussed the attendance policy but took no action. Updates were given on social media reach, recreation programs, golf revenue, and park maintenance. The director reported a $51,250 contribution to the Master Plan and a budget surplus of more than $1 million for the fiscal year.

• Approved September 8, 2025 Board of Park Commissioners minutes (unanimous vote)
• Wichita Park Foundation contributed $51,250 toward the Park and Recreation Master Plan
• RFP issued for 1,451 stump removals and for 350 tree and stump removals
• Fiscal‑year budget reported to be over $1 million under budget
• Mac Irrigation RFP bid received at $1.727 million, below the $2 million budget

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will vote on multiple one‑step final plats for subdivisions in both the city and county, all recommended for approval. It will also consider a vacation request to remove a 20‑foot side setback, a conditional use for an accessory apartment, two PUD amendments for assisted‑living and building capacity, and a zone change to Limited Commercial with a protective overlay for a youth mental‑health facility. One vacation request is deferred to the October 23 meeting.

• Approve SUB2023-00025 final plat – Colonel James Jabara Airport 3rd Addition (city)
• Approve SUB2025-00048 final plat – Clear Creek Acres (county)
• Approve VAC2025-00041 vacation of 20‑foot side setback on South Seneca St (city)
• Approve ZON2025-00043 zone change to LC with protective overlay for youth mental‑health facility (city)
• Approve PUD2025-00020 amendment to allow assisted‑living and independent‑living residences (city)

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved the final plat for SUB2023-00025 (Colonel James Jabara Airport 3rd Road addition) by a 14‑0 vote. The commission also approved the Clear Creek Acres one‑step final plat (SUB2025-00048) following a staff recommendation of 5‑0. Earlier, the September 25, 2025 meeting minutes were approved 13‑0‑1.

• Approved September 25, 2025 minutes (13-0-1)
• Approved SUB2023-00025 final plat for Colonel James Jabara Airport addition (14-0)
• Approved SUB2025-00048 Clear Creek Acres one-step final plat by consent (staff recommendation 5-0)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Wichita‑Sedgwick County Board of Zoning Appeals will first approve the minutes from its September 25, 2025 meeting. It will then decide on variance request BZA2025-00059, which seeks to lower the minimum lot size and cut street‑side and front setbacks by up to 20 percent for a duplex on the southeast corner of North Market Street and East 11th Street North, zoned TF‑3 Two‑Family Residential. Staff recommends approval, stating the variance meets all five statutory criteria. The meeting will adjourn after these items.

• Approve September 25, 2025 BZA meeting minutes
• Consider variance BZA2025-00059 to reduce minimum lot size and setbacks for a duplex at North Market St & East 11th St N (TF‑3 zoning)
• Adjournment

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved the September 25, 2025 meeting minutes with a 13‑0‑1 vote (Miles abstained). The Board also approved variance request BZA2025-00059 to reduce lot‑size and setbacks for a duplex on the southeast corner of North Market Street and East 11th Street North, voting 14‑0 on consent.

• Approved September 25, 2025 minutes (13-0-1, Miles abstained)
• Approved variance BZA2025-00059 for duplex lot (14-0)

Advanced Plans Committee

The Advance Plans Committee will consider a recommendation that the full MAPC start a review and amendment process for the Unified Zoning Code regarding the accessory apartment approval process. The committee will also receive updates and files on housing trends, event center zoning changes, the Midtown Neighborhood Plan, and MAPD operations. No final decisions are recorded in the agenda; actions are limited to recommendations and filing of reports.

• Recommend MAPC initiate review and amendment of Unified Zoning Code for accessory apartments
• Housing trends presentation – receive and file
• Event Centers zoning code update – receive and file
• Midtown Neighborhood Plan update – receive and file
• MAPD operations update – receive and file

The committee approved the meeting summary for September 11, 2025 unanimously. It recommended that staff begin drafting amendments to the Unified Zoning Code to allow accessory apartments through an administrative permit process. The next meeting was scheduled for November 13, 2025 at 10:00 am.

• Approved September 11, 2025 meeting summary (unanimous)
• Recommended staff begin drafting UZC amendment for accessory apartments (administrative permit process)
• Scheduled next Advance Plans Committee meeting for November 13, 2025 at 10:00 am

Food and Farm Council

The Food and Farm Council will review a draft ordinance for livestock permitting and develop its 2026 work plan. The group will also receive updates on food access and gardening initiatives.

• Animal Licensing update: Reviewing draft ordinance for livestock permits
• 2026 FFC Work Plan Development: Reviewing breakout session worksheets
• Public Agenda: Updates on food access and community gardening
• Animal Maintenance Permitting ordinance recommendations presented
• Livestock permitting fees proposed from $0 to $25

The council approved its agenda and the September 9 minutes with a 10‑0‑0 vote. It unanimously approved the proposal to change Animal Maintenance Permits authored by Thomas Montiel of ICT Farms. The council also established subgroups to pursue its 2025‑2026 work‑plan priorities.

• Agenda approved (10-0-0)
• September 9 minutes approved (10-0-0)
• Animal Maintenance Permits changes approved (10-0-0)
• Subgroups formed for 2025‑2026 work‑plan priorities

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will consider a range of items, including a consent agenda of routine approvals and several new council business proposals. Key proposals include a contract amendment for the Starlite Drive‑In loan, an agreement and funding for biennial bridge inspections, rehabilitation and repair, and budget and bonding resolutions for property‑evidence facility improvements and police protective equipment. The council will also vote on a second five‑year 100% ad valorem tax exemption for Air Capital Flight Line, LLC, and adopt updated housing payment standards and agency plans.

• Approve contract amendment for Starlite Drive‑In loan extension (District III)
• Approve agreement, budgets, and design‑build delivery for biennial bridge inspections, rehabilitation and repair
• Approve revised budget and amending bonding resolution for Rounds and Porter Property and Evidence facility improvements
• Approve police protective equipment project budget and bonding resolution
• Approve second five‑year 100% ad valorem tax exemption for Air Capital Flight Line, LLC (District III)

The council voted 7‑0 to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 23, 2025. No other motions or votes were recorded; the remaining agenda items were public comments and presentations without formal decisions.

• Approved minutes of September 23, 2025 meeting (7-0)

Design Council

The Wichita Design Council will consider approving five Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for public‑art commissions. Items include a $25,000 mural project at O.J. Watson Park, a $50,000 gateway sculpture at Woodland Park‑North, and approvals for artwork at Crystal Prairie Lake Park, Fire Station 23, and Hilltop Community Center. The council will also review a progress update for the Phase 1 artwork at Crystal Prairie Lake Park.

• Approve RFQ for O.J. Watson Park Murals – $25,000 public‑art commission
• Approve RFQ for Woodland Park‑North Gateway sculpture – $50,000 public‑art commission
• Approve design progress for Crystal Prairie Lake Park Phase 1 artwork (30% complete)
• Approve RFQ for City of Wichita Fire Station 23 art component (no dollar amount listed)
• Approve RFQ for Hilltop Community Center mural (no dollar amount listed)

District 1 Advisory Board

The District 1 Advisory Board will review a request to increase capacity and modify building codes for the Crown Uptown Theater. The board will also consider a zone change for a property at East 1st Street North and North Ash Street to remove permitted residential uses.

• PUD2025-00021: Request to increase capacity and modify floor area codes for Crown Uptown Theater (3207 East Douglas Avenue)
• ZON2025-00039: Request to change zoning from Multi-Family Residential/Limited Commercial to Office Warehouse for 2020 East 1st Street North
• Staff reports from Wichita Fire, Police, Park & Rec, and Public Library departments

The District 1 Advisory Board approved its agenda and the September 8, 2025 minutes. A request to amend the Crown Uptown Theater PUD resulted in a tied 5‑5 vote and was not adopted. The board approved a zone change for 2020 East 1st St. North to an Office‑Warehouse district with an 11‑0 vote.

• Approved meeting agenda for October 6, 2025
• Approved minutes from September 8, 2025
• Crown Uptown Theater PUD amendment motion tied 5‑5, not adopted
• Approved rezoning of 2020 East 1st St. North to Office‑Warehouse district (11‑0)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board will review staff reports from the Fire Department, Police Department, Library and Communications and file them. It will hear a public presentation by James Kilpatrick on the South Wichita Haysville Area Plan and affordable housing. New business includes a recommended approval of a zone change to Limited Commercial for a community health facility on West Harry Street, a recommended denial of a zone change on West 55th Street, and a recommended approval of a conditional use for an accessory dwelling unit at 433 South Fern Avenue.

• ZON2025-00043: Proposed zone change from TF-3 Two-Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial for a youth community health facility on the south side of West Harry Street (recommended approval, subject to Protective Overlay #461).
• ZON2025-00042: Proposed zone change from SF-5 Single-Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial at 1313 W 55th St. South (recommended denial).
• CON2025-00110: Conditional Use request for an accessory dwelling unit at 433 South Fern Avenue (recommended approval with conditions).
• Public agenda item: James Kilpatrick presentation on South Wichita Haysville Area Plan, community plans, and affordable housing.
• Staff reports from Wichita Fire Department, Wichita Police Department, Alford Branch Library, and City Communications (receive and file).

The District 4 Advisory Board met on Oct. 6, 2025. The agenda was approved by a 6‑0‑0 vote. The minutes of the previous meeting were also approved by a 6‑0‑0 vote. No other substantive actions were decided.

• Approved agenda (6-0-0)
• Approved minutes (6-0-0)

District 5 Advisory Board

The District 5 Advisory Board will meet to approve the agenda and minutes from September, hear reports from police and fire departments, and consider a zone change request for a property on North Westlink Avenue. The board will also receive an update on the search for Wichita's new City Manager.

• Zone Change ZON2025-00040: SF-5 to LC district for 720 North Westlink Avenue
• Approval of September 3, 2025 meeting minutes
• Police Department report on beat areas
• Fire Department report on District 5 concerns
• City Manager Search Committee update

The District 5 Advisory Board formally approved the agenda for the October 6, 2025 meeting. The board also approved the minutes from the September 3, 2025 meeting. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Approved minutes from 9/3/2025 (unanimous)

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision Committee will consider the one‑step final plat for the Colonel James Jabara Airport 3rd Addition, a 203.44‑acre, two‑lot industrial subdivision at North Webb Road and East 45th Street. Staff notes water, sewer, fire and drainage requirements and no waivers are requested. The meeting also includes several deferred subdivision applications and two utility easement vacation requests.

• SUB2023-00025 – Colonel James Jabara Airport 3rd Addition (203.44 acres, 2 lots, LI zoning)
• SUB2025-00047 – Bender Steel Addition (14 acres, 3 lots)
• SUB2025-00048 – Cedar Clear Acres (20 acres, 3 lots)
• VAC2025-00038 – Vacation request to vacate portion of a platted utility easement near 15410 E Woodcreek Street
• VAC2025-00041 – Vacation request to vacate 20‑ft side setback at NE corner of South Seneca Street and West 29th Street South

Cultural Funding Committee

The scheduled Cultural Funding Committee meeting on October 2, 2025 was cancelled. No items were discussed or decided. Residents should note the cancellation and await a rescheduled meeting.

District 3 Advisory Board

The District 3 Advisory Board will review several land‑use requests, including a proposed Planned Unit Development at 944 S. Topeka. Staff recommends approving the PUD, while recommending denial of a zone change for vehicle repair on South Hillside Avenue and a conditional use for vehicle sales on South Broadway. A conditional use for an accessory apartment at 5827 E. Bellaire Avenue is recommended for approval. Staff reports from fire, police, library and communications will be received and filed.

• ZON2025-00025 – Deny request to change MF-29 Multi‑Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial for vehicle repair on east side of South Hillside Avenue (within 0.5 mi south of East Pawnee Ave).
• PUD2025-00017 – Approve zone change from B Multi‑Family and GC General Commercial to Planned Unit Development for 944 S. Topeka PUD #149, located one block east of South Broadway Ave and three blocks south of East Kellogg Ave.
• CON2025-00113 – Deny conditional use for vehicle and equipment sales at 2200 & 2208 South Broadway (southeast corner of East Kincaid Ave and South Broadway).
• CON2025-00119 – Approve conditional use for an accessory apartment at 5827 E. Bellaire Ave (within a quarter mile southeast of East Mount Vernon Rd and South Edgemoor Dr).

The board approved the current agenda and previous minutes. Staff reports from the Fire Department, Police Department, Public Library, and Strategic Communications were received and filed. No public‑agenda or off‑agenda items were presented. The board voted 8‑2‑0 to approve the ZON2025‑00025 zone change from MF‑29 Multi‑Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial for a vehicle‑repair business.

• Approved current agenda and previous minutes (unanimous)
• Received and filed Wichita Fire Department staff report
• Received and filed Wichita Police Department staff report
• Received and filed Wichita Public Library staff report
• Received and filed Wichita Strategic Communications report
• No scheduled public agenda items (received and filed)
• No off‑agenda items (received and filed)
• Approved ZON2025‑00025 zone change from MF‑29 to LC (8‑2‑0)

Delano Design Review Committee

The committee will consider four project reviews for roof replacements within the Delano Overlay. The meeting also includes a six-month review of neighborhood design guidelines and a discussion on shared drive organization.

• HPC2025-00102: Replace asphalt shingle roof at 2318 West 3rd Street North
• HPC2025-00103: Replace asphalt shingle roof (main house) and metal roofs (carport and shed) at 509 South Fern Avenue
• HPC2025-00104: Replace asphalt shingle roof at 236 North Fern Avenue
• HPC2025-00105: Replace asphalt shingle roof at 211 South Athenian
• Six month review of Delano Neighborhood Design Guidelines

The minutes record only procedural information and a list of voting options, but no actual votes, approvals, or rejections were documented. Consequently, no projects were approved, denied, or deferred during this session.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider several subdivision plat approvals, utility easement vacation requests, and multiple zoning and conditional‑use actions. Two one‑step final plats (Bright Estates and Miller and Blazer Addition) are recommended for approval by a 5‑0 vote. Vacation requests for a utility easement (VAC2025-00039) and a building setback (VAC2025-00040) are also recommended for approval. The most consequential item is the zone change request ZON2025-00039 to rezone the northwest corner of East 1st Street North and North Ash Avenue to an Office Warehouse District.

• Approve SUB2025-00045 One‑Step Final Plat – Bright Estates (5‑0)
• Approve SUB2025-00046 One‑Step Final Plat – Miller and Blazer Addition (5‑0)
• Approve VAC2025-00039 utility easement vacation (5‑0)
• Approve VAC2025-00040 building setback vacation (4‑1)
• Approve ZON2025-00039 zone change to Office Warehouse District

The commission approved the Bright Estates (SUB2025-00045) 4‑lot residential subdivision with a 13‑0 vote, and approved the Miller and Blazer Addition (SUB2025-00046) 2‑lot residential subdivision with a 5‑0 vote. The EMAW Addition (SUB2025-00038) was deferred at the applicant’s request. The September 11, 2025 meeting minutes were also approved (10‑0‑3).

• Approved Bright Estates subdivision (13-0)
• Approved Miller and Blazer Addition subdivision (5-0)
• Deferred EMAW Addition per applicant request
• Approved September 11, 2025 minutes (10-0-3)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Wichita‑Sedgwick County Board of Zoning Appeals will approve the minutes from its September 11 meeting. It will then discuss variance request BZA2025-00054, which seeks to eliminate the landscaped street yard requirement for a property at 515 East Elm Street in the Limited Industrial district. Staff have recommended denial of the variance.

• Approve September 11, 2025 BZA meeting minutes
• Review variance BZA2025-00054 for 515 East Elm Street
• Staff recommendation: deny the variance
• Variance seeks to remove landscaped street yard on an arterial street

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved the September 11, 2025 minutes with a 10‑0‑3 vote (Johnson and Williams‑Bey abstained). The variance request to waive landscaped street‑yard requirements for 515 East Elm Street was discussed, and staff recommended denial, but no vote or final decision was recorded, leaving the request pending.

• Approved September 11, 2025 minutes (10-0-3, 2 abstentions)
• Variance request for 515 East Elm St discussed; no decision recorded

Citizen's Review Board

The Wichita Citizen's Review Board will conduct a PSB Case Review, voting on each case presented by board members or subcommittees. The meeting includes continuation of an executive session for case 23PSB0010 and two additional executive session items, 25PSB2461 and 25PSB3567. Subcommittee updates and policy training on Policy 305 and Tattoo Policy are also on the agenda.

• PSB Case Review – board vote on each citizen complaint case
• Continue executive session for case 23PSB0010 from August meeting
• Executive session items 25PSB2461 and 25PSB3567
• Subcommittee updates
• Training presentations on Policy 305 and Tattoo Policy

The board approved the August 28 minutes unanimously and authorized several recesses into executive session. It moved case 25PSB3567 to October and added cases 25PSB2454 and 25PSB3566 to the November review list. The board also voted 10‑0 to dissolve the CRB case‑review subcommittee and then adjourned.

• Approved August 28, 2025 minutes (9‑0)
• Approved 45‑minute executive‑session recess (10‑0)
• Approved 25‑minute executive‑session recess until 6:07 pm (10‑0)
• Approved addition of secretary report (10‑0)
• Moved case 25PSB3567 to October (10‑0)
• Added cases 25PSB2454 and 25PSB3566 to November list (10‑0)
• Dissolved CRB case‑review subcommittee (10‑0)
• Adjourned at 6:52 pm (10‑0)

Cultural Funding Committee

The Cultural Funding Committee will meet to review operational funding grant applications. Members will consider options listed as Do Not Fund, New Cultural Institutions, and Recommended awards. They will also collate feedback for applicants. The agenda includes routine items such as a welcome, lunch, and adjournment.

• Review/Deliberate Operational Funding Grants – consider Do Not Fund, New Cultural Institutions, and Recommended awards
• Collate feedback for applicants

The committee voted to designate several organizations as Cultural Institutions, including Exploration Place, Wichita Symphony Society, Music Theatre Wichita, Arts Partners, and The Ulrich Museum. Ballet Wichita was placed in the Cultural Anchor category and Wichita Grand Opera was moved to the Cultural Partner tier. The board approved funding recommendations, setting $35,000 for each Cultural Anchor and establishing amounts for Cultural Partners, with Storytime Village’s funding contingent on a 990 filing.

• Exploration Place included as a Cultural Institution (unanimously)
• Wichita Symphony Society included as a Cultural Institution (unanimously)
• Music Theatre Wichita included as a Cultural Institution (unanimously)
• Arts Partners included as a Cultural Institution (unanimously)
• The Ulrich Museum designated as a Cultural Institution (5‑0, Ann Keefer abstaining)
• Ballet Wichita placed in the Cultural Anchor category (unanimously)
• Wichita Grand Opera placed in the Cultural Partner tier (unanimously)
• Funding recommendations approved: $35,000 per Cultural Anchor, partner amounts set, Storytime Village funding contingent on 990 submission (unanimously)

Sustainability Integration Board

The board will meet to discuss the criteria for micro-grants and a presentation regarding the ICT Trees Proposal. The meeting also includes the approval of minutes from the August 27, 2025 meeting.

• Discussion of Micro-Grants Criteria
• ICT Trees Proposal Presentation

The Sustainability Integration Board approved the minutes from the August 27, 2025 meeting. The board also approved the proposed scoring rubric for the micro‑grants program after discussion. No other actions were decided.

• Approved August 27, 2025 meeting minutes (motion passed)
• Approved micro‑grant scoring rubric (motion passed)

Golf Board of Governors

The Golf Board of Governors will discuss updates on request for proposals (RFPs) for MacDonald irrigation and bunker projects. The board will also review the winter project list and the 2025 tournament schedule.

• MacDonald Irrigation RFP update
• MacDonald Bunker Project RFP update
• POS System update
• Winter Project List
• 2025 Tournament Schedule and Changes

The board approved the minutes from the July 15, 2025 meeting by unanimous vote. It awarded a $70,000 contract, split with the Forestry department, to remove 88 hazardous trees, with work scheduled to begin in October. The meeting also announced staffing updates, fundraising results, and upcoming project plans, but no further motions were recorded.

• Approved July 15, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous vote)
• Awarded $70,000 tree removal contract (work to begin October)

Mayor's Youth Council

The Mayor's Youth Council will open the meeting, approve the agenda, and recognize participants. Council members will wrap up a council‑wide project discussion, introduce a new icebreaker activity, and brainstorm ideas for an issue‑group project. The session also includes a leadership segment, unfinished business, new council business, a local‑issues debate, and announcements.

• Wrap‑up of council‑wide project discussion
• New icebreaker activity
• Issue‑group project brainstorming
• Leadership session
• Local issues debate

The Mayor's Youth Council approved the meeting agenda with a 17‑0 vote. The council also approved the minutes from the previous meeting by a unanimous 17‑0 vote. The meeting was then adjourned unanimously at 7:48 p.m.

• Approved agenda (17‑0)
• Approved prior meeting minutes (17‑0)
• Adjourned meeting (17‑0)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will adopt a series of second‑reading ordinances that amend airport hazard zoning, daycare zoning, and change zoning classifications for several parcels, including 109 South Exposition and 440 North Harding Street. The council will also authorize the issuance of multifamily housing revenue bonds for the Market Centre Apartments project. In addition, the council will consider contracts for on‑call engineering services, design agreements for various infrastructure projects, a right‑of‑way grant on Rock Road, and the sale of 1647 North Estelle Avenue.

• Adopt Ordinance Nos. 52‑814 to 52‑821, covering zoning amendments and a housing bond authorization
• Approve contracts for on‑call engineering services with seven civil engineering firms
• Approve design agreements for Blue Lake 3rd Addition, Courtyards at Jacobs Farm, Yellowstone Addition, and Bleckley drainage improvements
• Approve grant of right‑of‑way across city‑owned property on Rock Road (District II)
• Approve sale of 1647 North Estelle Avenue (District I) and related budget adjustments

The council voted 6‑0 to approve the minutes of the September 16, 2025 meeting. It then approved Consent Agenda items 1 through 11 with a 7‑0 vote. Finally, the council approved the revised petitions, budgets, and amending resolutions for public‑improvement projects, also by a 7‑0 vote.

• Approved September 16, 2025 meeting minutes (6‑0)
• Approved Consent Agenda items 1‑11 (7‑0)
• Approved revised petitions, budgets and amending resolutions for public‑improvement projects (7‑0)

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision Committee will consider the deferred final plat for the Colonel James Jabara Airport 3rd Addition, a 203.44‑acre industrial subdivision with two lots. It will also review one‑step final plats for the EMAW Addition (7.494 acres, 4 lots), Bright Estates (21.01 acres, 4 lots), and Miller and Blazer Addition (24.95 acres, 2 lots). Three utility easement vacation requests (VAC2025‑00038, VAC2025‑00039, VAC2025‑00040) will be discussed. The meeting concludes with a consent agenda and an application checklist.

• SUB2023-00025 – Colonel James Jabara Airport 3rd Addition, 203.44 acres, 2 industrial lots
• SUB2025-00038 – EMAW Addition, 7.494 acres, 4 lots
• SUB2025-00045 – Bright Estates, 21.01 acres, 4 lots
• SUB2025-00046 – Miller and Blazer Addition, 24.95 acres, 2 lots
• VAC2025-00038 – Vacation request for utility easement near 15410 E Woodcreek Street

Cultural Funding Committee

The Cultural Funding Committee will approve minutes from its previous meeting and hold Q&A sessions with a range of local cultural organizations. It will then consider an activation grant funding amount for these groups and address any additional considerations before adjourning.

• Approve minutes from the previous meeting
• Q&A sessions with listed cultural organizations (e.g., Music Theatre Wichita, Inc., Ulrich Museum of Art, etc.)
• Consider activation grant funding amount
• Any additional considerations

The Cultural Funding Committee unanimously approved allocating $50,000 to the Activation Grant opportunity. The committee discussed applications from Ballet Wichita and Wichita Grand Opera for Cultural Institution status but did not make a final decision, planning further deliberation next week. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm.

• Approved $50,000 Activation Grant allocation (unanimous)

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board will discuss proposed changes to its bylaws and hear Director Feist’s report. It will elect new officers to fill all vacant positions. The meeting will also note the appointment of John Crane as a representative for the Transit Advisory Board.

• Bylaws discussion (law)
• Director Feist’s report
• Election of new officers and filling all positions
• Appointment of John Crane as Transit Advisory Board representative
• Public comments limited to five minutes per speaker

The board approved the June and July 2025 Transit Advisory Board meeting minutes. A motion was passed to list member Justin Hoheisel as in attendance for the July meeting. No other formal actions or votes were recorded.

• Approved June and July meeting minutes (motion passed)
• Added Justin Hoheisel to July meeting attendance list (motion passed)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will consider and vote on a bond and note sale covering series 836, 837, and 322, adopting emergency bond ordinances and resolutions. It will also adopt the Airport Hazard Zoning Code Update and approve a letter of intent for Enclave West, LLC to issue multi‑family housing revenue bonds. Additional items include a contract for false‑alarm registration services and the 2026 group health, vision, and dental insurance premium rates.

• Bond and Note Sale: ratify bids, adopt emergency bond ordinances for series 836, 837, and 322
• Airport Hazard Zoning Code Update: adopt MAPC findings and place ordinance on first reading
• Enclave West, LLC: approve public hearing and resolution for a letter of intent to issue multi‑family housing revenue bonds
• False Alarm Registration and Management Services Contract with PM AM Corporation
• 2026 Group Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance Premiums approval

The council approved the minutes from the September 9, 2025 meeting by a 6‑0 vote. It then approved consent agenda items 1 through 22, excluding item #10, also by a 6‑0 vote. No vote was taken on item #10, which involved a sidewalk project on 135th Street, and the council only discussed the issue without a decision.

• Approved minutes of September 9, 2025 meeting (6‑0)
• Approved consent agenda items 1‑22 except #10 (6‑0)
• Did not approve consent agenda item #10 (no vote recorded)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider several final plats and vacation requests. The body will also hold public hearings on a conditional use request for an accessory apartment and two zone change requests in the City.

• SUB2025-00042: Final Plat for Rafter E Estates at W 21st St N and N 407th St W
• SUB2025-00043: Final Plat for Sunflower Grove Addition along N 359th St W
• VAC2025-00033 through VAC2025-00037: Five vacation requests for easements and setbacks
• CON2025-00106: Conditional Use request for an accessory apartment at 26555 West 21st Street North
• ZON2025-00037: Zone change from Limited Industrial to Central Business District at 825 West Douglas Avenue

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved the minutes from the August 14, 2025 meeting with a vote of 11-0-3. A variance request to eliminate landscaped street yard requirements at 515 East Elm Street was presented, and staff recommended denial. No vote on the variance was recorded in the minutes.

• Approved August 14, 2025 minutes (vote 11-0-3)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Board will approve the minutes from its August 14, 2025 meeting. It will review variance request BZA2025-00054, which seeks to eliminate the landscaped street‑yard requirement for a property at 515 East Elm Street in the Limited Industrial District. Staff has recommended denial of the variance. The meeting will then adjourn.

• Approve minutes from August 14, 2025 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting
• Consider variance BZA2025-00054 to eliminate landscaped street‑yard requirement at 515 East Elm St. (Staff recommendation: Denial)
• Adjournment of the meeting

The commission approved the August 28, 2025 meeting minutes (9-0-2). It gave final consent to the SUB2025-00042 "Rafter E Estates" plat with an 11‑0 vote. The commission also recommended approval of the SUB2025-00043 "Sunflower Grove" plat with a 6‑0 vote.

• Approved August 28, 2025 minutes (9-0-2)
• Approved SUB2025-00042 subdivision plat (11-0)
• Recommended approval of SUB2025-00043 subdivision plat (6-0)

Advanced Plans Committee

The Advanced Plans Committee will review a proposal to amend the Unified Zoning Code’s public‑notification requirements for zoning cases. The proposal seeks to expand notice distances and to mail notices to tenants as well as property owners. The committee will also receive updates on the Midtown Neighborhood Plan and on MAPD activities, including case counts and staffing.

• Proposed amendment to Unified Zoning Code public‑notification distances and inclusion of tenants (recommended for MAPC approval)
• Midtown Neighborhood Plan update on timeline and next steps (receive and file)
• MAPD update: 164 cases to date, projected 260; 1,607 subdivision lots; open staffing positions noted (receive and file)
• Public comments limited to three minutes per speaker (receive and file)
• Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:00 am

The Advance Plans Committee approved the August 14, 2025 meeting summary unanimously. It voted 4‑0 to defer the proposed updates to the Unified Zoning Code public‑notification process to the November 13, 2025 meeting. No other decisions were made.

• Approved August 14, 2025 meeting summary (unanimous)
• Deferred public‑notification agenda item to Nov 13, 2025 (4‑0)

Mayor's Youth Council

The Mayor's Youth Council will meet to hear from Mayor Wu and discuss council-wide project information. The session includes brainstorming for issue groups and a review of the bylaws.

• Presentation by Mayor Wu
• Issue group brainstorming and planning
• Review of the last page of bylaws
• Announcement regarding MYC + Big do on 9/10

The Mayor's Youth Council approved the meeting agenda with an 18‑to‑0 vote. The minutes from the previous meeting were also approved unanimously (18‑0). The council then adjourned the meeting by a vote of 18‑0.

• Agenda approved 09/09/25 (18-0)
• Agenda approved 09/10/24 (18-0)
• Last meeting minutes approved (18-0)
• Meeting adjourned (18-0)

Food and Farm Council

The Food & Farm Council will hear an update on the city’s animal licensing recommendations from member Thomas Montiel and a status report on the Food System Master Plan from Stephanie Merritt. Council members will also discuss the 2025‑2026 work‑plan priorities and provide feedback on these items. No formal actions or approvals are scheduled beyond providing feedback.

• Animal Licensing update – recommendations from Thomas Montiel (provide feedback)
• Food System Master Plan tracking – update from Stephanie Merritt (provide feedback)
• 2025‑2026 FFC Work Plan priorities – analysis and discussion led by Susan Erlenwein (provide feedback)

The Food and Farm Council approved the meeting agenda with an 8-0-0 vote. It also approved the August 5 minutes with an 8-0-0 vote. No other substantive actions were decided at this meeting.

• Agenda approved (8-0-0)
• Minutes approved (8-0-0)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council will consider a range of consent agenda items, including contracts, agreements, and easement acquisitions, and will receive several preliminary estimate reports. The council will also adopt three new ordinances addressing mapping restrictions, illegal dumping, and noise nuisances. Public agenda items are limited to informational referrals only. The meeting includes routine approvals of minutes, awards, and proclamations.

• Adopt Ordinance No. 52-808 to enforce mapping restrictions (Section 5.68.218)
• Adopt Ordinance No. 52-809 to address illegal dumping (Chapter 5.44)
• Adopt Ordinance No. 52-810 to prohibit loud and unnecessary noise (Sections 5.63 and 11.60)
• Approve Collaboration Agreement between Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita
• Approve acquisition of a temporary construction easement at 1631 East 17th Street for the 17th Street North road project

The City Council unanimously approved the minutes from the September 2 meeting. It also approved the consent agenda items, the fire‑department alerting contracts, and a petition and budget for Northwest High School sewer improvements. All motions carried 7‑0.

• Approved September 2, 2025 meeting minutes (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Agenda items 1‑16 (7‑0)
• Approved fire‑department alerting contracts (nearly $1 M) and authorized signatures (7‑0)
• Approved Northwest High School sewer‑improvement petition, budget, and resolution, authorizing signatures (7‑0)

Historic Preservation Board

The Historic Preservation Board denied the proposed awnings at the Ablah House (102‑104 North Pinecrest Avenue). It approved the nomination of the Marjoy Apartments to state and national historic registers, approved a rear addition at Holyoke Cottage, and approved a connector building between the McClellan Hotel and Ellis Singleton Building. The board deferred the rezoning review for Grace Methodist Episcopal Church to the October 13, 2025 meeting. All motions were voted on and recorded.

• Approved consent agenda items for three historic district projects (5-0)
• Denied awnings installation at Ablah House (4-0-1)
• Approved nomination of Marjoy Apartments to historic registers (5-0)
• Approved rear addition at Holyoke Cottage (4-0-1)
• Deferred rezoning review for Grace Methodist Episcopal Church to Oct 13, 2025 (5-0)
• Approved connector building permit at 207‑209 South Broadway Avenue (3-1)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board approved a zoning change request for the 0.25‑acre property at 825 West Douglas Avenue, moving it from Limited Industrial to Central Business District, with the motion passing 7‑0‑0. The board also unanimously approved the meeting agenda and minutes (6‑0‑0 each). The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 pm by a 7‑0‑0 vote.

• Approved agenda (6-0-0)
• Approved minutes (6-0-0)
• Approved zoning change ZON2025-00037 for 825 West Douglas Ave (7-0-0)
• Received and filed Sedgwick County Register of Deeds Property Fraud Alert program
• Received and filed Updates, Issues, and Reports
• Motion to adjourn passed (7-0-0)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board approved its agenda and minutes unanimously. The board voted 8-0-0 to approve the zoning change request (ZON2025-00037) converting the 0.25‑acre site at 825 West Douglas Avenue from Limited Industrial to Central Business District. The meeting was adjourned with a 7-0-0 vote.

• Agenda approved (6-0-0)
• Minutes approved (6-0-0)
• Zoning change ZON2025-00037 approved (8-0-0)
• Adjournment approved (7-0-0)

Board of Park Commissioners

The Board of Park Commissioners approved a land exchange with Evergy at Evergreen Park and granted Evergy temporary access to the Redbud Path corridor for utility work. The board also received a quarterly update on Capital Improvement Program projects for 2025 and 2026.

• Approved land swap at Evergreen Park: Evergy acquires 4,394.1 sq ft; Park Board acquires 4,397.1 sq ft
• Approved Right-of-Entry Agreement for Evergy to access Redbud Path corridor through December 31, 2026
• Proposed 2026 Golf Irrigation Improvements budget: $2M
• Proposed Planeview Community Center budget: $10,237,299
• Proposed Park Master Plan budget: $250K plus $51,250K donation from WPF

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision Committee will review four final plats for industrial subdivisions and five requests to vacate easements or setbacks. The committee will also discuss drainage plan compliance and subdivision application checklists.

• SUB2025-00038: One-Step Final Plat for EMAW Addition (4 lots, 7.49 acres)
• SUB2025-00044: Sketch Plat for Young East Addition (393 lots, 161.95 acres)
• VAC2025-00033: Vacation request for a 30-foot access & utility easement on South Byron Avenue
• VAC2025-00035: Vacation request for 33 square feet of a street side building setback at 8003 East Kellogg Drive
• VAC2025-00036: Vacation request for a 15-foot interior building setback at 7271 E 37th St N

District 5 Advisory Board

The District 5 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda as presented and approved the minutes from the August 4, 2025 meeting as presented. No new business was considered and staff reports were filed.

• Approved agenda (as presented)
• Approved minutes from 8/4/2025 (as presented)
• No new business actions taken

District 3 Advisory Board

The board will receive reports from the Wichita Fire Department, Police Department, Public Library, and Park & Recreation. The meeting includes a presentation on the Book Bus and a scheduled item from Bike Walk Wichita.

• WFD report on fireworks season and recent fire incidents
• Wichita Public Library presentation on the Book Bus
• Scheduled presentation by Rami Stucky of Bike Walk Wichita
• WPD updates on Patrol South and Patrol East crime trends
• Park & Recreation updates on District 3 centers and programs

The District 3 Advisory Board approved the current agenda and the previous meeting minutes. Staff reports from Fire, Police, Library, and Parks & Recreation were received and filed. No new business or off‑agenda items were considered, and the meeting was adjourned at 7:21 p.m.

• Approved current agenda and previous minutes
• Filed Wichita Fire Department staff report
• Filed Wichita Police Department staff report
• Filed Wichita Public Library staff report
• Filed Wichita Park & Recreation staff report
• Filed Wichita Strategic Communications updates
• No new business items were adopted
• Meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.

City Council Meetings

The council voted to approve the minutes from the regular meetings on August 19, 2025 and August 26, 2025. Mayor Wu moved to approve, and the motion carried with a 7‑to‑0 vote. No other actions were decided during this session.

• Approved minutes of August 19 and August 26 meetings (7-0)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider final subdivision plats, requests to vacate public rights-of-way, and conditional use permits. The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building.

• Approval of final plats for Rusty Roots and Rafter E Estates
• Vacation of right-of-way on South Edgewater Road
• Conditional use request for mobile food unit on East 13th Street North
• Zone change to Planned Unit Development for 944 South Topeka
• Approval of Refilling and Application DER2025-00020

The commission approved the Rusty Roots (SUB2025-00039) and Rafter Estates (SUB2025-00042) subdivision plats, each with a 5‑0 vote. The EMAW Addition plat (SUB2025-00038) was deferred to September 11, 2025. The minutes from the August 14, 2025 meeting were also approved.

• Approved August 14, 2025 meeting minutes 9-0-3 (3 abstentions)
• Deferred SUB2025-00038 (EMAW Addition) to Sep 11, 2025
• Approved SUB2025-00039 (Rusty Roots) 5-0; motion carried 12-0
• Approved SUB2025-00042 (Rafter Estates) 5-0

Citizen's Review Board

The Wichita Citizen's Review Board will review multiple police conduct cases and discuss policy changes at its meeting on August 28, 2025. The board will also receive a report on its statistics regarding selected and closed cases since 2020.

• Review of PSB Case 23PSB-0010 regarding officer use of force
• Discussion of Policy 905 - Brady Giglio Disclosure
• Review of 2025 police conduct case outcomes
• Board statistics report on selected and closed cases
• Approval of July 24, 2025 meeting minutes

The Citizens’ Review Board approved the July 24 minutes (8‑0) and moved the public agenda (9‑0). Members voted 9‑0 to fully review four PSB cases (22PSB7076, 24PSB5144, 25PSB2127) and to place them in executive session. A motion to review case 25PSB1610 and add case 25PSB1349 to the list passed 8‑1. The board also adopted an officers‑conduct‑after‑work‑hours policy (9‑0), recessed into executive session (9‑0), and adjourned (9‑0).

• Approved July 24, 2025 minutes (8-0)
• Moved public agenda before training/presentations (9-0)
• Approved full review of four PSB cases, placed in executive session (9-0)
• Approved review of 25PSB1610 and addition of 25PSB1349 to list (8-1)
• Adopted officers conduct after‑work‑hours policy (9-0)
• Recessed into executive session (9-0)
• Adjourned meeting (9-0)

Sustainability Integration Board

The board approved the June 25, 2025 meeting minutes. It also passed a motion supporting the proposed every‑other‑day watering city ordinance. The board discussed criteria for the micro‑grants program and updates on educational materials, but no formal decisions were recorded on those items.

• Approved June 25, 2025 meeting minutes (motion passes)
• Approved every‑other‑day watering ordinance (motion passes)

City Council Meetings

The City Council will consider adopting the 2026 Proposed Budget and the 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Program. The body will also decide on resolutions to exceed the revenue neutral rate for the City and the Self Supported Municipal Improvement District.

• Adoption of 2026 Proposed Budget and 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Program
• Water, storm water, sanitary sewer, and paving improvements for Young 2nd Addition
• Industrial Revenue Bonds for AC Hotel and Midcontinent Instrument projects
• Ordinances for permanent water restrictions and common consumption areas
• Approval of $1,600 gift for Mayor Wu to attend the 2025 Hunt Mayors Leadership Fellowship

The Wichita City Council met on August 26, 2025 and approved the minutes from the August 12 and August 19 regular meetings. The motion passed 7‑0. The remainder of the session consisted of public comments and discussion about the animal shelter budget and operations, but no additional actions were taken.

• Approved minutes of August 12 and August 19 meetings (7-0)

Affordable Housing Review Board

The Affordable Housing Review Board will discuss and vote on a funding recommendation for the Housing Development Loan Program regarding Mennonite Housing. The board will also receive an update on the Affordable Housing Fund.

• Vote on funding recommendation for Mennonite Housing
• Affordable Housing Fund update
• Approval of July 28, 2025 meeting minutes

Delano Design Advisory Committee

The Delano Design Advisory Committee considered three project requests. A motion to approve the Douglas Apartments design resulted in a 2‑2 tie and was sent back for further review. The request to replace fire‑damaged windows and remove a chimney was approved unanimously. The garage construction request was approved by a 3‑1 vote. The meeting was adjourned at 10:03 a.m.

• Motion to approve Douglas Apartments design failed 2-2; sent back for review
• Motion to approve fire‑damaged window replacement passed unanimously
• Motion to approve garage construction passed 3-1
• Motion to adjourn the meeting passed

Subdivision Committee

The Subdivision and Utility Advisory Committee will consider several requests to vacate public right-of-ways and setbacks. The body will also review final plats for three subdivision projects and discuss drainage plan compliance.

• Final Plat for EMAW ADDITION (7.494 acres, 4 lots) on North Broadway Avenue
• Final Plat for RUSTY ROOTS (20.74 acres, 3 lots) north of West 45th Street North
• Final Plat for RAFTER E ESTATES (23.884 acres, 2 lots) at W 21st St N and N 407th St W
• Vacation of 30-foot right-of-way and 40-foot setback at 752 S. Edgewater Rd
• Vacation of 10 feet of front setback for 1724, 1728, 1732, and 1736 South Goebel Street

Homelessness Task Force

The Homelessness Task Force presented updates on the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation grant, Project HOPE progress, and the Direct to Housing initiative. It discussed data findings, partnership growth, and upcoming community engagement activities. No votes, approvals, or other formal decisions were recorded.

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The board could not confirm a quorum, so the June minutes were not approved and no votes were taken. Members discussed funding, marketing, scheduling, and other ideas for the Q Line, but no actions were formally adopted.

City Council Meetings

The council voted to approve the minutes from the August 7, 2025 regular meeting. Mayor Lily Wu moved the approval and the motion carried unanimously, 7‑0. No other formal actions or votes were recorded during the session.

• Approved minutes of August 7, 2025 meeting (7‑0)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Board approved the May 8, 2025 meeting minutes by an 11-0 vote. It also approved a variance allowing the accessory structure setback to be reduced from three feet to 16 inches at 285 South Dellrose Avenue, also by an 11-0 vote.

• Approved May 8, 2025 minutes (11-0)
• Approved variance to reduce garage setback to 16 inches at 285 S. Dellrose Ave (11-0)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The commission unanimously approved the July 24, 2025 meeting minutes (11‑0). It approved the One‑Step Final Plat for the L3 Addition (8‑lot residential subdivision) with a 5‑0 vote. It also approved the One‑Step Final Plat for Wild Oak Estates (3‑lot residential subdivision) with a 5‑0 vote. All approvals were taken on consent.

• Approved July 24, 2025 minutes (11-0)
• Approved SUB2025-00040 One-Step Final Plat – L3 Addition (5-0)
• Approved SUB2025-00041 One-Step Final Plat – Wild Oak Estates (5-0)

Advanced Plans Committee

The committee unanimously approved the meeting summaries for the July 10 and July 24 special meetings. It then voted 4‑0 to recommend approval of the proposed Airport Hazard Zoning Code and map to the MAPC. No other actions were voted on, and the next meeting was set for September 11, 2025.

• Approved July 10 and July 24 meeting summaries (unanimous)
• Approved recommendation to adopt proposed Airport Hazard Zoning Code (4-0)

City Council Meetings

The council heard a presentation from the city archaeologist about the office's history and services. Residents and officials discussed the condition of Highland Cemetery and how the city trust fund could be used for infrastructure repairs. No formal actions, approvals, or votes were recorded during the meeting.

Historic Preservation Board

The Wichita Historic Preservation Board meeting scheduled for August 11, 2025, was canceled because no cases were filed. The next meeting is set for September 8, 2025.

• Meeting canceled due to no cases filed
• Next meeting scheduled for September 8, 2025

District 4 Advisory Board

The board approved the meeting agenda and the July minutes, each by a 6‑0‑0 vote. It then approved the design concept and funding for Fire Station 23 with an 8‑0‑0 vote. The council’s municipal ID and downtown paid‑parking report was received and filed. The police department agreed to investigate the reported streetlight outages on W Maple between 135th and 119th.

• Agenda approved (6-0-0)
• July minutes approved (6-0-0)
• Approved Fire Station 23 design contract $1,577,500 (8-0-0)
• Municipal ID and downtown paid‑parking report received and filed
• WPD will investigate streetlight outages on W Maple (135th‑119th)
• Off‑agenda item received and filed (recommendation)
• IPMC adoption proposal presented; staff to provide feedback

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board will discuss a proposed plat for the EMAW Addition affecting the North Broadway bikeway network and the 1% Street Bridge project. The board is also scheduled to elect officers and review performance measure targets for the Bicycle Master Plan.

• Election of officers
• 1% Street Bridge Project engineering discussion
• SUB2025-00038 EMAW ADDITION (CITY) proposed plat affecting North Broadway bikeway
• Bicycle Master Plan Performance Measure Targets review
• Project Tracking Form update

The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board approved the Option 2 design for the 1* Street Bridge with an 8‑vote majority. The election of officers was postponed until the September meeting. The next board meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2025.

• Approved Option 2 design for 1* Street Bridge (8 votes for)
• Postponed election of officers to September meeting

City Council Meetings

The City Council voted 7‑0 to approve the minutes of the July 22, 2025 regular meeting. No other motions or votes were recorded. Members heard public comments on the city’s reparations ordinance and a citizen‑led budget efficiency review, but no decisions were made on those topics.

• Approved minutes of July 22, 2025 meeting (7-0)

Cultural Funding Committee

The Wichita Cultural Funding Committee met on August 7, 2025. Members reviewed grant applications and discussed advertising and review processes. The committee approved the Activation Grant Opportunity guidelines by unanimous vote. No other actions were decided.

• Approved Activation Grant Opportunity guidelines (unanimous)

Food and Farm Council

The council approved the meeting agenda and the July 1 minutes unanimously. The animal licensing item was tabled for discussion at the next meeting. Megan Greenway’s resignation was noted. No other motions received a vote.

• Agenda approved (8-0-0)
• July 1 minutes approved (8-0-0)
• Animal licensing tabled for next month’s discussion
• Megan Greenway resignation recorded

District 5 Advisory Board

The board met at 6 pm, approved the agenda and the July 7 minutes, and filed staff reports on police, fire, library, and parks. Members and the public discussed the International Property Maintenance Code and related questions. No formal approvals, denials, or votes were recorded.

District 1 Advisory Board

The District 1 Advisory Board approved a conditional use request for a 12‑resident group residence on East Peachtree Lane by a 7‑0‑0 vote. It also approved a zone change from single‑family to two‑family residential for a lot on North Harding Avenue, also by a 7‑0‑0 vote. Staff reports from the Fire Department, Police Department, and Public Library were received and filed. No scheduled or off‑agenda items were presented.

• Approved Conditional Use for Group Residence (12 residents) 7-0-0
• Approved zone change from SF-5 to TF-3 for 0.1844‑acre lot 7-0-0
• Received and filed Wichita Fire Department staff report
• Received and filed Wichita Police Department staff report
• Received and filed Wichita Public Library staff report
• No scheduled items presented
• No off‑agenda items presented

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved the July 10, 2025 meeting minutes with an 11‑0‑2 vote. It then approved the Falcon Crest one‑step final plat (SUB2025‑00036) by a 13‑0 vote, and gave a 7‑0 recommendation to approve the Vineyard Terraces III one‑step final plat (SUB2025‑00037).

• Approved July 10, 2025 minutes (11-0-2)
• Approved Falcon Crest final plat SUB2025-00036 (13-0)
• Recommended approval of Vineyard Terraces III final plat SUB2025-00037 (7-0)

Advanced Plans Committee

The committee voted to approve the draft changes to the Unified Zoning Code for Day Care, General Use in residential zoning districts. The motion was made by Joe Johnson, seconded by Cindy Miles, and passed with a 5‑0 vote. The meeting summary for the June 12 2025 meeting was also approved unanimously. Other items such as the Airport Hazard Zoning Code update and Midtown Neighborhood Plan RFP were discussed but no decisions were made.

• Approved draft Unified Zoning Code changes for Day Care, General Use in residential districts (5-0)
• Approved meeting summary for June 12, 2025 (unanimous)

Citizen's Review Board

The Citizens Review Board approved the June 26 minutes and the meeting agenda unanimously. It added case numbers 25PSB1103, 22PSB2277, and 25PSB2461 to the review list with 8‑0 votes. The board voted 9‑0 to hold two executive‑session periods to consider a list of cases and policy matters. A motion to adjourn at 7:08 p.m. failed.

• Approved June 26 minutes (7-0)
• Approved meeting agenda (8-0)
• Added cases 25PSB1103 and 22PSB2277 to review list (8-0)
• Added case 25PSB2461 to review list (8-0)
• Entered executive session 6:01‑6:31 (9-0)
• Entered executive session 6:33‑7:03 (9-0)
• Motion to receive, file, and give recommendations passed (9-0)
• Motion to adjourn at 7:08 p.m. failed

Sustainability Integration Board

The board approved the city staff’s recommendation to allocate $40,000 for four SIB projects. It also voted to support the proposed every‑other‑day water‑watering ordinance and to nominate Ibrahim Abdallah as chair and Russell Fox as vice chair. The June 25, 2025 meeting minutes were approved.

• Approved $40,000 funding for SIB projects (motion passed)
• Supported the every‑other‑day watering city ordinance (motion passed)
• Approved the June 25, 2025 meeting minutes (motion passed)
• Nominated Ibrahim Abdallah as chair and Russell Fox as vice chair (motion passed)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council approved the minutes from the July 15, 2025 meeting by a 6‑0 vote. The council also approved Consent Agenda items 1 through 15, excluding item 3c, with a 6‑0 vote. No other motions were decided during the session.

• Approved minutes of July 15, 2025 meeting (6-0)
• Approved Consent Agenda items 1-15 except 3c (6-0)

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board unanimously approved the May 2025 meeting minutes. No old or new business was discussed, and no decisions were made on agenda items. Chair Sorrells announced this would be his last TAB meeting. The meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m.

• Approved May 2025 meeting minutes unanimously

City Council Meetings

The council voted 6‑0 to approve the minutes from the July 8, 2025 regular meeting. No other motions were adopted; the remainder of the session consisted of proclamations, public comments, and discussion of accessibility and road projects without any formal decisions.

• Approved minutes of July 8, 2025 meeting (6-0)

Historic Preservation Board

The Historic Preservation Board approved several project applications and a bridge nomination. It authorized a new illuminated sign for the Brown Building, denied awnings for the Ablah House, and approved renovations for the Ellis‑Singleton Building/McClellan Hotel and the Lassen Hotel. The board also supported the nomination of the Minisa Bridge to the National Register of Historic Places. All motions passed with votes ranging from 5‑0 to 6‑0.

• Approved agenda (5-0)
• Approved minutes (5-0)
• Approved consent agenda items (6-0)
• Approved Brown Building sign (6-0)
• Denied Ablah House awnings (6-0)
• Approved Minisa Bridge nomination to National Register (6-0)
• Approved Ellis‑Singleton and McClellan Hotel renovations (5-0)
• Approved Lassen Hotel renovations (5-0)

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

The Wichita Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board approved the previous meeting minutes by unanimous vote. The board discussed performance measure targets for the Bicycle Master Plan and will present an updated list at the August meeting. A WAMPO update announced bicycle and pedestrian counts for September 10, 11, and 13, 2025, and identified three new count locations. The next meeting is scheduled for August 11, 2025.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Scheduled next meeting for August 11, 2025

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The commission approved the minutes from the June 26, 2025 meeting with an 8‑0‑3 vote. It then approved the Cedar Rust Estates 9‑lot final plat with a 6‑0 recommendation and an 11‑0 consent motion. The Ranch 3rd 27‑lot final plat was also approved by a 6‑0 vote.

• Approved June 26, 2025 minutes (8-0-3, 3 abstentions)
• Approved Cedar Rust Estates 9‑lot final plat (recommended 6-0; consent motion 11-0)
• Approved The Ranch 3rd 27‑lot final plat (recommended 6-0)

Advanced Plans Committee

The committee approved the meeting summary for June 12, 2025 unanimously. It also approved the draft changes to the Unified Zoning Code for Day Care, General Use in residential districts by a 5‑0 vote. Other items, such as the Airport Hazard Zoning Code update and the Midtown Neighborhood Plan RFP, were discussed but no votes were recorded.

• Approved meeting summary for June 12, 2025 (unanimous)
• Approved draft changes to Unified Zoning Code for Day Care, General Use (5-0)

Ethics Board

The Ethics Advisory Board approved the June 12, 2025 minutes (5‑0). It recessed to an executive session for 40 minutes (6‑0). The board adopted the final report on ethics complaint 2025‑13 as its finding (5‑1). The meeting was adjourned (6‑0).

• Approved June 12, 2025 minutes (5-0)
• Recessed to executive session for 40 minutes (6-0)
• Adopted final Ethics Board Report 2025-13 as finding (5-1)
• Adjourned meeting (6-0)

City Council Meetings

The City Council approved the minutes from the July 1, 2025 meeting with a 6‑0 vote. The council then approved Consent Agenda Items 1 through 11, excluding items II‑3a and II‑7, with a 7‑0 vote. No other actions were voted on during the meeting.

• Approved July 1, 2025 meeting minutes (6-0)
• Approved Consent Agenda Items 1‑11, except II‑3a and II‑7 (7-0)

District 5 Advisory Board

The meeting consisted of reports and updates from the Vice Mayor, Access Advisory Board, Library Advisory Board, Police Department, Fire Department, Public Library, and Park & Recreation, plus a presentation on the Downtown Wichita Action Plan. Attendees asked questions and provided comments, but no motions, votes, approvals, denials, or tabling of items were recorded. The staff reports were filed and public feedback was noted.

District 1 Advisory Board

The District 1 Advisory Board considered a request to change a 0.25‑acre site from Limited Industrial to General Commercial to permit a 12‑unit multifamily development. After discussion, the board voted to approve the staff recommendation for the zoning change. The motion passed with a 5‑1 vote. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Approved zoning change request for 0.25‑acre site to General Commercial (5-1)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda with a 7-0-0 vote. It also approved the June meeting minutes with a 7-0-0 vote. No other actions were decided; staff reports and a conditional use request were discussed but no vote was recorded.

• Approved agenda (7-0-0)
• Approved June minutes (7-0-0)

Cultural Funding Committee

The Cultural Funding Committee asked staff to revise the Arts Thrive Grant language to limit for‑profit eligibility and to clarify which city‑owned organizations may apply. Staff will also specify the minimum ($500) and maximum ($10,000) award amounts and develop an annual reporting format. The application window was set to open on September 8 with a November 3 deadline.

• Staff to workshop for‑profit eligibility language (agreed)
• Staff to clarify that city‑owned/operated organizations cannot apply (agreed)
• Staff to set minimum $500 and maximum $10,000 award limits (agreed)
• Staff to develop an annual report template for the grant (planned)
• Application period scheduled: open Sep 8, due Nov 3 (proposed)

District 3 Advisory Board

The board voted to deny the requested zone change from MF-29 Multi-Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial for a vehicle repair business on South Hillside Avenue. The motion, made by Daniel Bateman and seconded by John Buck, passed with a 7-0-2 vote. The board also approved the current agenda and previous minutes, and filed several reports and public agenda items. Feedback on the proposed International Property Maintenance Code was provided, and the meeting adjourned at 9:04 p.m.

• Approved current agenda and previous minutes
• Denied zone change request ZON2025-00025 (7-0-2)
• Received and filed public agenda items
• Received and filed board agenda updates, issues, and reports
• Provided feedback on International Property Maintenance Code proposal
• Adjourned meeting at 9:04 p.m.

Food and Farm Council

The Food and Farm Council approved the meeting agenda with a 9-0-0 vote. The corrected June 3 minutes were also approved unanimously (9-0-0). A motion to draft a letter supporting K-State Extension funding was passed. No other substantive actions were decided at this meeting.

• Agenda approved (9-0-0)
• Minutes approved as corrected (9-0-0)
• Motion passed to draft a letter supporting K-State Extension funding

City Council Meetings

The council approved the minutes from the June 24 meeting and the consent agenda items, both unanimously. It also approved the Board of Bids and Contracts report and revised petitions for the Buffalo Pines improvements. Contracts for promotional items with four vendors and a paving petition for the Airport Industrial Park addition were each approved by a 6‑0 vote.

• Approved June 24, 2025 meeting minutes (6‑0)
• Approved Consent Agenda Items 1‑10 (6‑0)
• Approved Board of Bids and Contracts report (6‑0)
• Approved revised Buffalo Pines petitions and amending resolutions (6‑0)
• Approved contracts with 4imprint, Lasing Impressions, Exhibit Arts, QuikPrint (6‑0)
• Approved paving petition for Airport Industrial Park Addition (6‑0)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The commission approved the final plat for the Sunshine Village Addition, a 494‑lot residential subdivision, with a unanimous 10‑0 vote. It also approved the one‑step final plat for the University United Methodist Church addition, a 2‑lot residential subdivision, by a 5‑0 vote. Earlier, the commission approved the minutes from the June 12, 2025 meeting with a 10‑0 vote.

• Approved June 12, 2025 meeting minutes (10-0)
• Approved Sunshine Village Addition final plat (10-0)
• Approved University United Methodist Church addition final plat (5-0)

Citizen's Review Board

The board approved the May 22 minutes (10‑0) and added several PSB cases to its docket, including 24PSB5158 and 25PSB1117 (11‑0) and 25PSB1268 (8‑3). Members approved a future review of the tattoo policy (11‑0). Gregory VanDyke was appointed secretary (12‑0), Odell Harris Jr. was elected Chair (10‑2) and Faith Martin was confirmed as Vice Chair unanimously. The board entered a 60‑minute executive session (12‑0).

• Approved May 22, 2025 minutes (10‑0)
• Added cases 24PSB5158 and 25PSB1117 to docket (11‑0)
• Added case 25PSB1268 to docket (8‑3)
• Approved future review of tattoo policy (11‑0)
• Nominated Gregory VanDyke as secretary (12‑0)
• Elected Odell Harris Jr. as Chair effective July 1 (10‑2)
• Confirmed Faith Martin as Vice Chair (unanimous)
• Entered 60‑minute executive session (12‑0)

Sustainability Integration Board

The board approved a motion to fund four sustainability projects—air quality sensors, food waste reduction, education/outreach materials, and micro‑grants—at $10,000 each, with a backup plan to fund only three projects if the micro‑grant process is too burdensome. The motion passed unanimously. The board also approved the May 28, 2025 meeting minutes and postponed the chair/vice‑chair election to the next meeting.

• Approve May 28, 2025 meeting minutes (motion passed)
• Allocate $10,000 each to air quality sensors, food waste reduction, education materials, and micro‑grants (motion passed)
• Adopt backup plan to fund only air quality sensors, education materials, and food waste reduction if micro‑grants are too onerous (adopted)
• Remove seed rebate program from funding options (agreed)
• Postpone SIB Chair and Vice Chair election to next month (moved)
• Request staff to provide detailed scopes and administration plans for each project at July meeting
• Request staff to investigate micro‑grant application process and burden (asked)
• Board agrees to split funding evenly among four projects as a primary plan (agreed)

City Council Meetings

The council approved the minutes of the June 17 meeting and the consent agenda items, except items 10, 12, and 13. Council members voted 7‑0 to approve the police department’s grant application for up to $500,000 to fund school safety technology. The council also approved consent agenda item 12 concerning the disposition of public housing properties, also by a 7‑0 vote.

• Approved June 17 meeting minutes (7-0)
• Approved consent agenda items 1‑16 except 10, 12, 13 (7-0)
• Approved police grant application for school safety technology up to $500,000 (7-0)
• Approved consent agenda item 12 on public housing property disposition (7-0)

Homelessness Task Force

The Homelessness Task Force approved a contract on June 10, 2025 for a non‑congregate shelter and housing development. The project will provide 25 shelter units and 50 housing units and has identified funding of $15,182,117 from public housing sales proceeds, CDBG, and HOME‑ARP. No other decisions were recorded; the meeting also included updates and future plans.

• Approved contract for 25‑unit shelter and 50‑unit housing project ($15,182,117 funding) (approved 6/10/25)

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The board unanimously approved the April meeting minutes. A tied vote resulted in the decision to keep future TAB meetings at the Wichita Transit location. The board also approved scheduling and advertising a shuttle from the Transit Center to Wichita Transit for the June meeting.

• Approved April minutes unanimously (motion by Shore, seconded by Blankly)
• Decided TAB meetings will remain at Wichita Transit location (vote tied)
• Approved schedule and advertisement of a shuttle from the Transit Center to Wichita Transit for the June meeting

City Council Meetings

The City Council approved the minutes from the June 10 meeting (6‑0). It approved Consent Agenda items 1‑12, except item II‑4a (6‑0), and then approved item II‑4a, authorizing a temporary fence at 2501 N Hoover (6‑0). The Council also received and filed the Board of Bids and Contracts report and approved the associated contracts (6‑0). No other substantive actions were taken.

• Approved June 10, 2025 meeting minutes (6-0)
• Approved Consent Agenda items 1-12, except II-4a (6-0)
• Approved Consent Agenda item II-4a: temporary fence at 2501 N Hoover (6-0)
• Received, filed report and approved contracts from Board of Bids and Contracts dated June 16, 2025 (6-0)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The commission approved the May 22, 2025 meeting minutes with a 10‑0‑3 vote, three members abstaining. It also approved the One‑Step Final Plat for the Young 2nd Addition (SUB2025-00015) by a 5‑0 vote. The earlier SUB2025-00020 was withdrawn by the agent. No other actions were decided.

• Approved May 22, 2025 minutes (vote 10-0-3, Nicks, Miles, Zimbelman abstained)
• Approved One-Step Final Plat Young 2nd Addition (SUB2025-00015) (vote 5-0)
• SUB2025-00020 withdrawn per agent (no vote)

Advanced Plans Committee

The Advanced Plans Committee voted 6-0 to recommend that the full MAPC find the 2026‑2030 County Capital Improvement Program in conformance with the Community Investments Plan. It also voted 6-0 to recommend adoption of the College Hill Neighborhood Plan as part of the Comprehensive Plan. A motion to recommend the Urban Growth Area amendment tied 3-3, and legal counsel treated the tie as a denial. Meeting summary approvals for May 8 and May 22 were each approved 5-0.

• Approved recommendation for 2026‑2030 County Capital Improvement Program (6-0)
• Approved recommendation to adopt College Hill Neighborhood Plan (6-0)
• Urban Growth Area amendment recommendation denied after 3-3 tie
• Approved May 8, 2025 meeting summary (5-0)
• Approved May 22, 2025 special meeting summary (5-0)

Ethics Board

The board approved the May 22, 2025 meeting minutes (vote 4‑0‑0). It recessed to a 60‑minute executive session (vote 4‑0‑0). The board did not adopt the Ethics Board Report 2025‑13 concerning Mayor Lily Wu; Al Higdon voted no. The meeting was adjourned (vote 5‑0‑0).

• Approved May 22, 2025 minutes (4-0-0)
• Recessed to 60‑minute executive session (4-0-0)
• Did not adopt Ethics Board Report 2025‑13 (Al Higdon voted no)
• Adjourned meeting at 7:05 p.m. (5-0-0)

City Council Meetings

Mayor Wu moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on June 3, 2025. The motion carried unanimously, 7‑0. No other formal actions or votes were recorded; the remainder of the agenda consisted of public comments on mold concerns and the animal shelter.

• Approved minutes of June 3, 2025 meeting (7-0)

Historic Preservation Board

The Historic Preservation Board approved a consent agenda covering roof repairs and sign installations for several historic properties, all passing unanimously. The board voted to recommend that the Wichita City Council list the Crown Uptown Theatre on the Wichita Register of Historic Places, also passing 5‑0. The meeting was adjourned at 2:46 p.m.

• Approved roof replacement at Arkansas Valley Lodge, 615 N Main St (5-0)
• Approved roof replacement at Wichita High School, 324 N Emporia Ave (5-0)
• Approved sign installation at East Douglas Ave Historic District, 511 E Douglas Ave (5-0)
• Approved sign installation at Warehouse and Jobbers Historic District, 920 E 1st St N (5-0)
• Approved sign installation at Warehouse and Jobbers Historic District, 920 E 1st St N (second sign) (5-0)
• Approved reroofing of Eastwood Plaza Apartments, 4825 E Eastwood St (5-0)
• Recommended Crown Uptown Theatre be listed on the Wichita Register of Historic Places (5-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 2:46 p.m. (5-0)

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

The board unanimously approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The board approved the proposed 2‑mile Maple Street corridor project, which includes a three‑lane roadway, a 10‑foot shared path, a 6‑foot sidewalk, signalized crossings and a roundabout, with no objections recorded. The project will be presented to City Council on July 1, and construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2027 with completion in 2029. No other formal actions were taken.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Maple St 2‑mile corridor project (no objections)

District 3 Advisory Board

The District 3 Advisory Board approved the conditional use request for the Mt Vernon and Hydraulic Intersection reconstruction project. The motion was made by Mike Loop, seconded by John Buck, and passed unanimously 9-0-0. Construction is slated to begin in summer 2026 and be completed by spring 2027.

• Approved current agenda and previous minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Conditional Use request for Mt Vernon & Hydraulic Intersection (9-0-0)
• Received and filed staff reports from Fire, Police, Library, and Public Works departments
• Received and filed off‑agenda welcome of Daniel Bateman

Food and Farm Council

The Food and Farm Council approved the June 3 agenda and the March 4 minutes with a 10‑0‑0 vote. A motion to place the K‑State Research & Extension funding request on the council’s “to‑do” list was passed. No other formal votes were recorded.

• Agenda approved (10-0-0)
• Minutes approved (10-0-0)
• Motion passed to add K-State extension funding request to council to‑do list

Food and Farm Council

The Food and Farm Council unanimously approved the meeting agenda (10‑0‑0) and the March 4 minutes (10‑0‑0). A motion to place the K‑State Research & Extension funding request on the council’s to‑do list was passed. No other formal actions were taken.

• Agenda approved (10-0-0)
• Minutes approved (10-0-0)
• Motion passed to add K-State extension funding request to council to‑do list

City Council Meetings

The council approved the minutes from the May 27 meeting (7‑0). It then approved Consent Agenda Items 1‑12 (7‑0). Finally, the council received, filed, and approved the June 2 Board of Bids and Contracts and authorized signatures (7‑0). No other actions were voted on.

• Approved May 27, 2025 meeting minutes (7-0)
• Approved Consent Agenda Items 1 through 12 (7-0)
• Approved June 2, 2025 Board of Bids and Contracts and authorized signatures (7-0)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda with a 7‑0‑0 vote and later approved the minutes of the meeting with a 7‑0‑0 vote. No other substantive actions or approvals were recorded.

• Approved agenda (7-0-0)
• Approved minutes (7-0-0)

District 5 Advisory Board

The District 5 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda with a 7-0-0 vote and approved the May 5, 2025 minutes with a 7-0-0 vote. No other decisions, approvals, or votes were recorded during the meeting.

• Approved meeting agenda (7-0-0)
• Approved May 5, 2025 minutes (7-0-0)

Golf Board of Governors

The Golf Board of Governors approved the minutes from the March and April meetings, including the April 15 minutes, with unanimous votes. No other motions or decisions were taken at the May 20 meeting.

• Approved March meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved April meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved April 15 meeting minutes (unanimous)

Sustainability Integration Board

The board approved the March 26, 2025 meeting minutes. A motion to change Sustainability Integration Board term expirations to March 31, 2026 was made, seconded, and passed. The board also agreed to keep its meetings on a monthly schedule.

• Approved March 26, 2025 meeting minutes (motion passed)
• Changed board term expirations to March 31, 2026 (motion passed)
• Decided to continue meeting once a month (consensus reached)

Delano Design Advisory Committee

The committee approved the HPC2025-00032 project to construct three new apartment buildings at 721 West Maple with a 5‑2 vote. The design for that project was unanimously accepted (7‑0). The committee approved the siding material for the new house at 1209 West University Avenue, requiring a horizontal orientation, with a 7‑0 vote. The committee rejected the design for two three‑story apartment buildings at West Douglas Avenue and South Exposition Avenue with a 6‑1 vote.

• Approved HPC2025-00032 three‑apartment project (5-2)
• Accepted HPC2025-00032 design (7-0)
• Approved siding material for HPC2025-00016, require horizontal orientation (7-0)
• Rejected design for HPC2025-00042 apartment project (6-1)

City Council Meetings

The council approved the minutes from the May 20 meeting and adopted the consent agenda, including items #16 and #17 that fund an additional care‑coordination staff member and raise the hourly wage for peer recovery specialists. It also approved revised petitions and budget amendments for the Buffalo Pines Addition, increasing the project budget by $250,000. Travel expense authorizations were approved for several members to attend conferences in Dallas and Detroit. The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 a.m.

• Approved minutes of May 20, 2025 (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Agenda items 1‑31 except 16 and 17 (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Agenda item #16 – budget revision to add a care‑coordination staff member (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Agenda item #17 – wage increase for peer recovery specialists to $14.00/hr (7‑0)
• Approved revised petitions and budget amendments for Buffalo Pines Addition, adding $250,000 to the project (7‑0)
• Approved Council Member Johnson’s travel expenses to Multi‑Family Housing conference in Dallas (7‑0)
• Approved Mayor Wu’s travel expenses to City‑to‑City conference in Detroit (7‑0)
• Approved Council Member Glasscock’s travel expenses to City‑to‑City conference in Detroit (7‑0)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The commission unanimously approved the May 8, 2025 meeting minutes (11‑0). It also approved vacation request VAC2025‑00014 to reduce a 30‑foot setback by 19 feet at 2138 S. Bedford Road, with a 5‑0 recommendation and an 11‑0 MAPC vote, subject to several conditions. A staff‑recommended conditional‑use request for an accessory apartment on 933 N. Indiana Avenue was noted, but no final vote was recorded in the excerpt.

• Approved May 8, 2025 minutes (11-0)
• Approved vacation VAC2025-00014 to reduce setback (5-0 recommendation, MAPC 11-0)
• Conditional use request CON2025-00067 recommended for approval with conditions (no vote recorded)

Advanced Plans Committee

The committee postponed consideration of the College Hill Neighborhood Plan to the June 12, 2025 meeting. It also deferred the proposed amendment to the City’s Urban Growth Area to the same June 12, 2025 meeting. No votes were recorded.

• Deferred College Hill Neighborhood Plan agenda item to June 12, 2025 meeting
• Deferred Comprehensive Plan amendment for Urban Growth Area to June 12, 2025 meeting

Ethics Board

The Ethics Advisory Board unanimously approved the minutes from the April 10, 2025 meeting. It voted to enter executive session for 60 minutes, then for an additional 30 minutes (the second recess was 4-0-0 with two members absent). No binding action was taken in executive session. The board then unanimously adjourned the meeting.

• Approved April 10, 2025 minutes (6-0-0)
• Recessed to executive session for 60 minutes (6-0-0)
• Recessed to executive session for additional 30 minutes (4-0-0, 2 members absent)
• Adjourned meeting (6-0-0)

Citizen's Review Board

The Citizens Review Board approved the minutes from the April 24 meeting by a 9‑0 vote. It then approved a slate of new police misconduct cases with a 9‑0 vote. The board entered an executive session for 30 minutes and later extended it by 15 minutes, each by a 10‑0 vote. The meeting was adjourned by a 10‑0 vote.

• Approved April 24, 2025 minutes (9‑0)
• Approved slate of new cases (9‑0)
• Entered executive session for 30 minutes (10‑0)
• Extended executive session 15 minutes (10‑0)
• Adjourned meeting (10‑0)

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The board approved the March meeting minutes unanimously. It reappointed Ben Blakely to the advisory board with a unanimous vote. The board directed the Maintenance Department to remove outdated Q‑Line shelter signage and ordered Spanish and Vietnamese translations of the Rider Code flyer. Seats removed during the pandemic will not be reinstalled because they are no longer available.

• Approved March minutes (unanimous)
• Reappointed Ben Blakely to the board (unanimous)
• Ordered removal of outdated Q‑Line shelter signage by Maintenance Department
• Directed translation of Rider Code flyer into Spanish and Vietnamese
• Confirmed transit‑center seats removed during pandemic are not available for reinstall

Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights Advisory Board

The board approved the meeting agenda (6‑0) and the prior meeting minutes (6‑0). A motion to forward the final reparations ordinance to the City Council without a board recommendation passed with a 5‑2‑2 vote. The board also re‑appointed Jessica Maldonado to the State Interagency Board (9‑0). No other actions were taken.

• Approved agenda with correction (6-0)
• Approved April 15, 2025 minutes with correction (6-0)
• Approved sending reparations ordinance to City Council for review (5-2-2)
• Approved Maldonado's continuation on State Interagency Board (9-0)

City Council Meetings

The Wichita City Council met in regular session on May 20, 2025. Mayor Lily Wu moved to approve the minutes from the May 13, 2025 meeting. The motion carried 7‑0, approving the minutes. No other actions were taken; the remainder of the meeting featured student presentations on energy topics.

• Approved minutes of May 13, 2025 meeting (7-0)

City Council Meetings

The council voted 7‑0 to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on May 6, 2025. No other resolutions, approvals, denials, or tablings were recorded during this session.

• Approved minutes of May 6, 2025 meeting (7-0)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Board approved the April 24, 2025 Board of Zoning Appeals minutes with a 10‑0‑3 vote. A variance request to allow a roof sign at 105 South Broadway was presented, with staff recommending denial. The board discussed the request, but no vote or final decision was recorded in the minutes.

• Approved April 24, 2025 minutes (10-0-3)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The commission approved the minutes from the April 24, 2025 meeting. It approved the final portion of the Willow Springs 2nd Addition subdivision, an 8‑lot residential plat, by a 5‑0 vote after a consent motion carried 13‑0. It also approved the vacation of a 40‑foot pipeline easement at 9422 Woodspring Court by a 5‑0 vote. All actions were adopted without opposition.

• Approved April 24, 2025 minutes (10-0-3)
• Consent motion to approve Willow Springs subdivision (13-0)
• Approved Willow Springs 2nd Addition subdivision (5-0)
• Approved vacation of 40‑ft pipeline easement at 9422 Woodspring Ct (5-0)

Advanced Plans Committee

The committee approved the April 10, 2025 meeting summary unanimously (5-0). It deferred consideration of the College Hill Neighborhood Plan to a special meeting on May 22, 2025. No other actions were taken.

• Approved April 10 meeting summary (5-0)
• Deferred College Hill Neighborhood Plan to special meeting May 22, 2025

District 3 Advisory Board

The District 3 Advisory Board approved a Conditional Use request for an entertainment establishment at 1827 East 47th Street South with a 9‑0‑0 vote. The board also elected Jessi Wigdahl as Chair and Michael Loop as Vice Chair, each by a 9‑0‑0 vote. Staff presented the upcoming 2025‑2026 budget and 2025‑2034 Capital Improvement Program, and the board recorded comments but took no further action.

• Approved Conditional Use request for entertainment venue at 1827 East 47th St S (9-0-0)
• Approved Jessi Wigdahl as DAB 3 Chair (9-0-0)
• Approved Michael Loop as DAB 3 Vice Chair (9-0-0)
• Received and filed Wichita Public Library updates
• Received and filed welcome for Vanessa Christophersen (off‑agenda)

Food and Farm Council

The Food and Farm Council met on May 6, 2025 but did not have a quorum. Because a quorum was absent, the agenda and April minutes were not reviewed or approved and no votes were taken. The council received updates on health and wellness, the Healthy Corner Store Initiative, Wichita Transit services, animal licensing, and the Food System Master Plan. The meeting was adjourned with plans to reconvene on June 3, 2025.

City Council Meetings

The council voted 7‑0 to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on April 22, 2025. No other formal actions were taken; the public agenda items were informational presentations. A motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 1‑37 with exceptions was introduced, but the minutes do not record its outcome.

• Approved minutes of April 22, 2025 meeting (7-0)

District 5 Advisory Board

The District 5 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda with a 7‑0‑0 vote. It also approved the minutes from the May 5, 2025 meeting, also by a 7‑0‑0 vote. No other formal actions or votes were recorded.

• Approved meeting agenda (7-0-0)
• Approved May 5, 2025 minutes (7-0-0)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda and the prior meeting minutes with an 8-0-0 vote. No substantive policy decisions were made; staff presented updates on police, library, fire services and introduced the 2026 proposed budget and capital improvement program, inviting public comments. The board will consider resident feedback before the budget is finalized in July.

• Approved agenda (8-0-0)
• Approved minutes (8-0-0)

Cultural Funding Committee

The committee unanimously approved the March and April meeting minutes. It also unanimously approved moving the start date of the Operational Grant opportunity from May 5 to May 9. The meeting was moved into Executive Session by unanimous vote, and the committee later unanimously adopted the changes to the grant application.

• Approved March and April minutes (unanimous)
• Changed Operational Grant start date to May 9 (unanimous)
• Moved meeting into Executive Session (unanimous)
• Adopted changes to Operational Grant application (unanimous)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved the April 10, 2025 meeting minutes with a 10‑0‑1 vote. It approved the Red Oaks Estates one‑step final plat (12‑lot residential subdivision) by a 7‑0 vote. It also approved the Dugan West Kellogg Commercial 5th Addition one‑step final plat (4 residential lots and 1 commercial lot) by a 7‑0 vote.

• Approved April 10, 2025 minutes (10-0-1)
• Approved Red Oaks Estates one-step final plat (7-0)
• Approved Dugan West Kellogg Commercial 5th Addition one-step final plat (7-0)

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved the minutes from the January 23, 2025 meeting (vote 8‑0‑3). It then approved a variance allowing a building sign at 1034 North Roosevelt Avenue to be increased from 25 sq ft to 48 sq ft, with the condition that the sign may be illuminated until 11 pm. No public comments were received before the motion was adopted.

• Approved January 23, 2025 minutes (8-0-3)
• Approved sign variance to 48 sq ft, lit until 11 pm (11-0)

Citizen's Review Board

The Citizen's Review Board approved the March 27, 2025 minutes by a 10‑0 vote. The board then moved into executive session three times, each motion passing 10‑0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:04 PM by a 10‑0 vote.

• Approved March 27, 2025 minutes (10-0)
• Entered executive session 5:26‑5:56 PM (10-0)
• Entered executive session 5:58‑6:28 PM (10-0)
• Entered executive session 6:29‑6:59 PM (10-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 7:04 PM (10-0)

City Council Meetings

The council unanimously approved the minutes from the April 15 meeting. It then approved Consent Items 1 through 20, leaving II‑3b, II‑5a and II‑10 out for separate discussion. Afterwards the council unanimously approved Consent Item II‑3b (elevator change order) and Consent Item II‑5b (Central Riverside Park playground planning). No final action was taken on Consent Item II‑10, which remains pending.

• Approved minutes of April 15, 2025 (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Items 1‑20, except II‑3b, II‑5a, II‑10 (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Item II‑3b (elevator change order) (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Item II‑5b (Central Riverside Park playground planning) (7‑0)
• Consent Item II‑10 was not approved and remains pending

Homelessness Task Force

The April 16, 2025 meeting provided updates on the new Homeless Management Information System, system performance metrics, and the street outreach tool. It also outlined the Multi‑Agency Center’s transitional phase plans, upcoming hiring and naming actions, and future work sessions. No approvals, denials, or votes were recorded.

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board unanimously approved the February meeting minutes. It decided not to fill part‑time transit positions, keeping only one full‑time mechanic, one full‑time bus operator, and a senior management analyst to be hired soon. The board approved adding Chris Stanyer from Goodwill to the advisory board for April. It also changed the code of conduct wording on vulgar language from “prohibited” to “not welcome.”

• Approved February minutes (unanimous)
• Decided not to fill part‑time positions; will hire 1 FT mechanic, 1 FT bus operator, and a Sr. Management Analyst
• Approved Chris Stanyer (Goodwill) joining the board for April
• Revised code of conduct language on vulgar language from “prohibited” to “not welcome”
• Decided Q Line will run 3 buses (instead of 1) during NCAA March 20‑23

Golf Board of Governors

At the April 15 meeting, the Golf Board of Governors unanimously approved budget adjustments totaling $260,000, allocating $100,000 to the Equipment Fund, $110,000 to the Grounds Fund, and $50,000 to the Clubhouse Fund. The board also affirmed that it will not accept new league registrations beyond existing commitments. No other formal actions were taken.

• Approved $260,000 budget adjustments (Equipment $100k, Grounds $110k, Clubhouse $50k) – unanimous vote
• Affirmed policy to not accept new league registrations beyond existing commitments

City Council Meetings

The council voted 7‑0 to approve the minutes from the regular meetings on April 1, 2025 and April 8, 2025. No other actions or votes were recorded in this meeting.

• Approved minutes of April 1, 2025 and April 8, 2025 (7‑0)

Historic Preservation Board

The Historic Preservation Board approved its consent agenda, a rooftop sign for the Brown Building, and historic nominations for the McAfee Pool, Interdale Apartments, and window modifications at 134 North Saint Francis Avenue. It also approved a recommendation to the Wichita City Council supporting Kansas Senate Bill 227 to increase historic tax credits for smaller communities. All motions passed unanimously (7‑0).

• Approved consent agenda covering six historic district projects (7-0)
• Approved rooftop sign for Brown Building at 105 South Broadway Avenue (7-0)
• Supported nomination of McAfee Pool to state and national historic registers (7-0)
• Supported nomination of Interdale Apartments to state and national historic registers (7-0)
• Approved front‑elevation window modifications at 134 North Saint Francis Avenue (7-0)
• Approved recommendation to City Council supporting Kansas SB227 historic tax credit changes (7-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 3:07 pm (7-0)

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board unanimously approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The board decided not to issue an opinion on Wichita's choice not to install audible crosswalk infrastructure at transitioning intersections, and referred the matter to the Wichita/Sedgwick County Access Advisory Board. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Approved previous meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Declined to opine on city's decision not to install audible crosswalks; deferred to Access Advisory Board

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The commission approved the March 27, 2025 minutes by a 9‑0‑4 vote. It approved the Willow Springs Addition final plat (SUB2025-00007) with a 7‑0 vote and the Edison Acres one‑step final plat (SUB2025-00017) also with a 7‑0 vote. The Red Oaks Estates plat (SUB2025-00016) was deferred to the April 24, 2025 meeting.

• Approved March 27, 2025 minutes (9-0-4)
• Approved Willow Springs Addition final plat (SUB2025-00007) (7-0)
• Approved Edison Acres one‑step final plat (SUB2025-00017) (7-0)
• Deferred Red Oaks Estates plat (SUB2025-00016) to April 24, 2025

Advanced Plans Committee

The committee approved the meeting summary from March 13, 2025 with a unanimous 5‑0 vote. No other actions were voted on; the remainder of the meeting consisted of presentations and updates.

• Approved March 13, 2025 meeting summary (5-0)

Ethics Board

The board approved the March 13, 2025 minutes (4-0-1). It recessed twice for executive sessions (45 minutes and an additional 40 minutes, both 5-0-0). The board adopted the Ethics Board Report on complaint 2025-12 (4-0-1). The meeting was adjourned (5-0-0) and the next meeting was set for May 22, 2025.

• Approved March 13, 2025 minutes (4-0-1)
• Recessed to executive session for 45 minutes (5-0-0)
• Recessed to executive session for additional 40 minutes (5-0-0)
• Adopted Ethics Board Report on complaint 2025-12 (4-0-1)
• Adjourned meeting (5-0-0)
• Rescheduled next meeting to May 22, 2025

City Council Meetings

The council voted 7‑0 to approve Consent Agenda Items 1‑24. It also voted 7‑0 to receive, file and approve the Board of Bids and Contracts dated April 7 2025 and to authorize the necessary signatures. No other actions were taken; public comments on a proposed inclusion resolution were heard but no vote was recorded.

• Approved Consent Agenda Items 1‑24 (vote 7‑0)
• Approved Board of Bids and Contracts (April 7 2025) and authorized signatures (vote 7‑0)

District 5 Advisory Board

The District 5 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda and the prior meeting minutes, each by an 8‑0‑0 vote. The board then accepted the staff recommendation and approved, with conditions, the conditional use request for ancillary parking at 12050 West Central Avenue (CON2025-00034) by an 8‑0‑0 vote. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Approved meeting agenda (8-0-0)
• Approved March 3 minutes (8-0-0)
• Accepted staff recommendation and approved conditional use for ancillary parking at 12050 West Central Ave with conditions (8-0-0)

District 4 Advisory Board

The District 4 Advisory Board approved the meeting agenda and minutes without dissent. Staff reports on fire, police, and library services were received and filed. The board voted 9‑0‑0 to approve the Restoration Church's Conditional Use to add an accessory apartment on the 3420 South Elizabeth Street property.

• Approved agenda (8-0-0)
• Approved minutes (8-0-0)
• Approved Conditional Use for accessory apartment at 3420 South Elizabeth St (9-0-0)
• Received and filed fire department staff report
• Received and filed police department staff report
• Received and filed library staff report
• Received and filed public agenda items (WAMPO transportation presentation)
• Received and filed off‑agenda items

Cultural Funding Committee

The Cultural Funding Committee unanimously approved the creation of a tiered structure for the program as outlined in staff Plan 5. It also approved placing existing participants into the three tiers, resetting qualifying years for new Anchor and Partner tiers to zero, and adopting the 2026 Operational Grant timeline. The committee approved the creation of a 2026 Activation Grant Opportunity, and informally tabled approval of the 2025 Operational Grant application.

• Approved creation of tiered structure for Cultural Funding Program (unanimous)
• Approved placement of existing participants into three tiers, pending applications (unanimous)
• Approved resetting qualifying years for Cultural Partner and Anchor tiers to zero (unanimous)
• Approved 2026 Operational Grant timeline: open May 5, close Aug 4 (unanimous)
• Approved creation of 2026 Activation Grant Opportunity, to open later in 2025 (unanimous)
• Tabled approval of the 2025 Operational Grant application (informal)

District 3 Advisory Board

The District 3 Advisory Board approved the current agenda and the previous meeting minutes. Several staff reports and public items were received and filed, including a street‑maintenance concern, a Risk Terrain Management presentation, feedback on the WAMPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2050, and comments on FY2025‑26 funding priorities. No motions were denied or postponed.

• Approved current agenda
• Approved previous minutes
• Received and filed street‑maintenance concern (Michael Loop)
• Received and filed Risk Terrain Management presentation
• Provided feedback on WAMPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2050
• Comment provided on FY2025‑26 CDBG, HOME, ESG funding priorities
• Received and filed updates, issues, and reports

Food and Farm Council

The council voted 9-0-0 to approve the April 1 agenda and the March 4 meeting minutes. No other formal actions were approved; the council discussed updates and recommended monitoring of initiatives. All other items were noted for future follow‑up.

• Agenda approved (9-0-0)
• Minutes approved (9-0-0)

City Council Meetings

The council voted to approve the minutes of the regular meetings held on March 18, 2025 and March 25, 2025. Mayor Lily Wu moved to approve them and the motion carried 7‑0. No other formal actions or votes were recorded.

• Approved minutes of March 18 and March 25 meetings (7-0)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved the final plat for the Barnhart Lake Addition, a 6‑lot residential subdivision in unincorporated Sedgwick County, with a 4‑0 vote and a unanimous consent motion (10‑0). The commission also approved the Oak Tree 32‑lot residential subdivision plat in Wichita with a 4‑0 vote. Both approvals are subject to staff recommendations and required conditions.

• Approved March 13, 2025 meeting minutes (8‑0‑2)
• Approved Barnhart Lake Addition final plat (4‑0 vote; consent motion carried 10‑0)
• Approved Oak Tree final plat (4‑0 vote)

Citizen's Review Board

The Citizens Review Board approved the meeting minutes unanimously (10‑0). It also approved a motion, unanimously (10‑0), directing City Legal and the Wichita Police Department to explore how to conform to the Jensen Hughes recommendation so the board receives more information. The board recommended adding PSB numbers 24PSB5249, 25PSB0096, and 25PSB0656 to its review list and instructed Captain Aaron Moses to have executive staff review and enhance the Drone Policy. A follow‑up meeting in April will include a list of cases for one individual.

• Approved meeting minutes (10‑0)
• Approved motion for City Legal and WPD to explore compliance with Jensen Hughes recommendation (10‑0)
• Recommended adding PSB numbers 24PSB5249, 25PSB0096, 25PSB0656 to review list
• Directed Captain Aaron Moses to advise executive staff to review and enhance Drone Policy
• Planned to include a list of cases for one individual at April meeting
• Adjourned meeting at 7:09 PM

Sustainability Integration Board

The board approved the February 26, 2025 meeting minutes. It also approved the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s $200,000 grant application to support the Community Resiliency Plan’s cost‑benefit analysis and outreach. The board discussed drought updates, the revised draft of the Community Resiliency Plan, and upcoming Earth Day events.

• Approved February 26, 2025 meeting minutes (motion passed)
• Approved $200,000 KDHE grant application for Community Resiliency Plan (motion passed)

City Council Meetings

The council approved Consent Agenda Items 1 through 27, except items 4a, 4c, and 7, with a unanimous 7‑to‑0 vote. It then approved Consent Agenda Item 4a, the agreement with CDM for a public‑private partnership to capture methane at the sewage treatment plant, also by a 7‑to‑0 vote. No vote or decision was recorded for Item 4c, which concerned park rental fees and application processes. Discussion continued on cost recovery for the Old Town Farm and Art Market, but no resolution was adopted.

• Approved Consent Agenda Items 1‑27 except 4a, 4c, 7 (7‑0)
• Approved Consent Agenda Item 4a – methane capture partnership (7‑0)
• Item 4c discussed – no decision recorded

Tourism Business Improvement District Board

The board approved the meeting minutes with a unanimous vote. It then unanimously approved the 2026 Scope of Services and Budget for the Tourism Business Improvement District. No other motions were adopted.

• Approved meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved 2026 Scope of Services and Budget (unanimous)

Wichita Transit Advisory Board

The Wichita Transit Advisory Board unanimously approved the January meeting minutes. The board also unanimously approved the updated Code of Conduct draft dated June 12, 2024. No other actions were taken at this meeting.

• Approved January meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Code of Conduct draft (6/12/24) (unanimous)