MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Wichita, Kansas, April 11, 1995 Tuesday, 9:03 A.M. The City Council met in regular session with Mayor Broadfoot in the Chair. Council Members Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers; present. *Ferris absent. Chris Cherches, City Manager; Gary Rebenstorf, Director of Law; Patricia L. Burnett, Deputy City Clerk; present. The invocation was given by Bishop Eugene Gerber. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was participated in by the Council Members, staff, and guests. Minutes -- The minutes of the regular meeting of April 4, 1995, were -- approved approved 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) CONSENT AGENDA Broadfoot moved that the Consent Agenda, including addendum item, be approved in accordance with the recommended action shown thereon. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) BOARD OF BIDS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF BIDS AND CONTRACTS DATED APRIL 3, 1995. At 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 31, 1995, pursuant to advertisements published, bids were received, publicly opened, read aloud and tabulated for the Board of Bids and Contracts: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION: SEWERS, PAVING AND WATER MAINS AS PER SPECIFICATIONS 1995 Contract Maintenance Asphalt Rehabilitation of St. Paul from the north side of Central to the south side of 13th Street. (132316/621029) Traffic to be carried through construction. (Council approval date 12-20-94) (District IV) Cornejo & Sons - $272,400.00 - Engineer's Estimate Lateral 19, Main 1, Cowskin Interceptor Sewer to serve Lexington and Miles Hidden Lakes Estates Additions (west of Maize, south of Maple). (468-82260/742031/480495) Does not affect existing traffic. (Council approval date 01-31-95) (District V) Nowak Construction - $156,730.00 Lateral 335, Southwest Interceptor Sewer to serve unplatted tracts (south of 55th Street South, east of Kansas Turnpike Authority). (468-82388/741959/480287) Traffic to be maintained through construction using flagpersons and barricades. (Council approval date 05-24-94) (District IV) Nowak Construction - $41,213.00 Water Distribution System to serve Meadow Creek Addition (south of 29th Street North, west of Broadway). (448- 88889/732560/470334) Traffic to be maintained through construction. (Council approval date 01-10-95) (District VI) Nowak Construction - $20,890.00 Water Distribution System to serve KUMC Addition (north of 9th, east of I-135). (448-88895/732586/470336) Traffic to be maintained through construction using flagpersons and barricades. (Council approval date 03-07-95) (District I) Hopper Construction - $28,966.82 - Engineer's Estimate 1995 Contract Maintenance Reclamite Seal of residential streets (various locations) (131540) Paving Maintenance - $41,559.00 - Engineer's Estimate The Board of Bids and Contracts recommended that the contracts be awarded as outlined above, subject to check, same being the lowest and best bid and within the Engineer's construction estimate. Broadfoot moved that the contracts be awarded as outlined above, subject to check, same being the lowest and best bid within the Engineer's construction estimate, and the Mayor be authorized to sign the contract for the City. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) CITY MANAGER/CENTURY II: PROVIDE TWO (2) LIGHTING FIXTURES DELIVERED AND SET-UP AS PER SPECIFICATIONS McDaniel Grip & Lighting, Inc. - $13,250.00 Option #1 - $ 665.00* *5% Discount for 5 or more PARK DEPARTMENT/RECREATION: C.P. HUNTINGTON MINIATURE TRAIN AS PER SPECIFICATIONS Chance Rides, Inc. - $130,300.00 Option #1 - Less $ 30,300.00 (Trade In) The Board of Bids and Contracts recommended that the contracts be awarded as outlined above, same being the lowest and best bid. Broadfoot moved that the contracts be awarded as outlined above, same being the lowest and best bid. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) CMB APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES. Escort Service 1995 Sonja Barnes Royal Entertainment1726 S. Seneca, Suite A Cereal Malt Beverages. Special Event 1995 David K. Oxley A Little Cafe & Deli Annual Party220 W. Douglas Renewal 1995 (Consumption on Premises) Teresa J. Roll Pizza Hut #301046*333 E. 47th St. South Kevin F. Raven Taco Tico* 8629 N. Irving Kevin F. Raven Taco Tico* 311 E. Pawnee (Consumption off Premises) E.T. Sabin, Jr. Kerr-McGee Food Shop #88502160 S. Broadway John R. Leftwich C Mart #9189 8330 E. Kellogg John R. Leftwich C Mart #9111 7115 W. 13th John R. Leftwich C Mart #9114 8008 E. 21st John R. Leftwich C Mart #9115 1131 E. 47th South John R. Leftwich C Mart #9157 1925 W. 21st Timothy S. Kellogg QuikTrip #328 2801 S. Hydraulic Timothy S. Kellogg QuikTrip #369 3216 E. Harry Timothy S. Kellogg QuikTrip #347 1532 S. Seneca *General Retailer--beer sales derive less than 50% of gross revenues. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the licenses be approved subject to Staff review and -- carried approval. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) PLANS AND SPECS. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. a. Storm Water Sewer 384 to serve Lots 2-6, Block 6, Sterling Farms Addition (north of 21st, west of Tyler). (468-81943/750570/485093) Does not affect existing traffic. (Council approval date 02-14-89) (District V) b. Alley between Douglas and William from the east line of Topeka to the west line of Emporia (east of Broadway, south of Douglas). (472-82405/762260/490329) Closed to traffic. (Council approval date 11-01-93) (District VI) c. Two-Way Center Left Turn Lane on Rock Road from approximately 290 feet north of the centerline of 13th Street North to approximately 2,380 feet north of the centerline of 13th Street North and necessary transitions (west Rock, between 13th and 17th). (472-72463/705921/405146) Traffic to be maintained through construction. (Council approval date 05-17- 94) (District II) d. Accel-Decel/Right Turn Lane to serve properties on the west side of Rock Road from approximately 500 feet north of the centerline of 13th Street north to approximately 500 feet north of the centerline of 13th Street North and necessary transition (west of Rock, north of 13th). (472-82464/705913/405145) Traffic to be maintained through construction. (Council approval date 05-17-94) (District II) Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the plans and specifications be approved and the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids to be submitted to the Board of Bids and -- carried Contracts by 10:00 a.m., April 21, 1995. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES. a. 1995 Contract Maintenance Asphalt Rehabilitation of St. Paul from the north side of Central to the south side of 13th Street - $299,600. (132316/621029) Traffic to be carried through construction. (Council approval date 12- 20-94) (District IV) b. Lateral 19, Main 1, Cowskin Interceptor Sewer to serve Lexington and Miles Hidden Lakes Estates Additions (west of Maize, south of Maple) - $226,000. (468- 82260/742031/480495) Does not affect existing traffic. (Council approval date 01-31-95) (District V) c. Lateral 335, Southwest Interceptor Sewer to serve unplatted tracts (south of 55th Street South, east of Kansas Turnpike Authority) - $54,000. (468-82388/741959/480287) Traffic to be maintained through construction using flagpersons and barricades. (Council approval date 05-24-94) (District IV) d. Water Distribution System to serve Meadow Creek Addition (south of 29th Street North, west of Broadway) - $28,000. (448-88889/732560/470334) Traffic to be maintained through construction. (Council approval date 01-10-95) (District VI) e. Water Distribution System to serve KUMC Addition (north of 9th, east of I-135) - $43,000. (448- 88895/732586/470336) Traffic to be maintained through construction using flagpersons and barricades. (Council approval date 03-07-95) (District I) f. 1995 Contract Maintenance Reclamite Seal of Residential Streets (Various locations) - $45,909. (131540) Traffic to be maintained through construction using flagpersons and barricades. (Council approval date 12-20-94) (District all) Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the preliminary estimates be approved and filed. Motion -- carried carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) STATEMENTS OF COST STATEMENTS OF COST. a. Golf Cart Paths at Pawnee Prairie Golf Course - $174,253.52. Bonds to be issued - $174,253.52. (696021) b. Golf Cart Paths at L.W. Clapp Golf Course - $156,720.28. Bonds to be issued - $156,720.28. (696013) c. Golf Cart Paths at Sim Park Golf Course - $132,501.72. Bonds to be issued - $132,501.72. (696005) d. Sidewalk improvements along the west side of McLean Boulevard, from Central to 9th; west side of Seneca, from 500 ft. north of Crawford to Haskell; south side of Harry, from George Washington Boulevard to Hillside; north side of Harry, from George Washington Boulevard to Hillside; south side of Douglas, 150 ft. east of the school crosswalk (near Tara), and wheelchair access ramps (1994 ARTERIAL SIDEWALK PROGRAM) - $450,000.00. (Less financing previously issued - $445,000.00) Financing to be issued at this time - $5,000.00. (472- 82431/705806) e. 29th Street North Bridge over Little Arkansas River - $489,805.35. (Less financing previously issued - $444,065.00; Less KDOT reimbursements - $37,382.07) Financing to be issued at this time - $8,358.28. (472-81751/602094) Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the Statements of Cost be approved and filed. Motion -- carried carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) 100% PETITION PETITION (100%) FOR PAVING, SANITARY SEWER AND STORM WATER SEWER TO SERVE I-135 POWER CENTER ADDITION (EAST OF HYDRAULIC, SOUTH OF 31ST STREET SOUTH). Agenda Report No. 95-306. On September 20, 1994, the City Council approved I-135 Power Center Addition, a commercial development on the east side of Hydraulic, south of 31st Street South. At that time, the Council approved paving, sanitary sewer and storm water sewer petitions. The signature on the petitions represents 100% of the improvement districts. The petitions provide for sanitary and storm sewer systems to serve the five lots in the addition, and an accel-decel lane along the east side of Hydraulic. The purpose of the new petitions is to modify the improvement districts to remove a tract of land in the original improvement district that was sold to a local business in the area. The improvement districts are the same for the paving, sanitary and storm sewer improvements. There is no change in project budgets. The entire cost of each project will be funded by Special Assessments. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the Petitions be approved and the Resolutions be adopted. -- carried Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) RESOLUTION NO. R-95-163 Resolution of findings of advisability and Resolution authorizing construction of Storm Water Sewer Number 455, Project No. 468-82419 to serve I-135 Power Center Addition (east of Hydraulic, south of 31st Street South) in the City of Wichita, Kansas, pursuant to findings of advisability made by the Governing Body of the City of Wichita, Kansas, presented. Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. RESOLUTION NO. R-95-164 Resolution of findings of advisability and Resolution authorizing construction of Lateral 155, Sanitary Sewer Number 22, Project No. 468-82418 to serve I-135 Power Center Addition (east of Hydraulic, south of 31st Street South) in the City of Wichita, Kansas, pursuant to findings of advisability made by the Governing Body of the City of Wichita, Kansas, presented. Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. RESOLUTION NO. R-95-165 Resolution of findings of advisability and Resolution authorizing construction of an accel-decel lane along the east side of Hydraulic, Project No. 472-82502 to serve I-135 Power Center Addition (east of Hydraulic, south of 31st Street South) in the City of Wichita, Kansas, pursuant to findings of advisability made by the Governing Body of the City of Wichita, Kansas, presented. Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. BOARDS MINUTES MINUTES OF ADVISORY BOARDS. Ad Hoc Committee on Wichita/Sedgwick County Solid Waste Management, 3/9/95, 2/20/95, 2/6/95, 1/23/95, 1/9/95, 12/5/94, 11/7/94, 10/3/94, 8/29/94, 7/25/94, 6/27/94, 6/6/94, 5/2/94 Board of Code Standards and Appeals, 3/6/95 Board of Electrical Appeals, 3/14/95 CPO East Council 2, 3/27/95 CPO Southeast Council 3, 3/23/95 CPO Northwest Council 5, 3/22/95 Wichita Airport Authority, 3/20/95 Wichita Historic Preservation Board, 3/12/95 Wichita Police & Retirement System, 3/22/95 Wichita Public Library, 3/21/95 Wichita/Sedgwick County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Board, 3/9/95 Wichita/Sedgwick County Emergency Communications Advisory Board, 3/16/95 Motion -- carried Broadfoot moved that the Minutes be received and filed. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) STREET CLOSURES CONSIDERATION OF STREET CLOSURES. There were no street closures considered. CERT. OF CANVASS CERTIFICATE OF CANVASS. Certificate of Canvass of the votes cast in the General Election on April 4, 1995, determining that the following candidates were duly elected: Mayor Council Member, District II Council Member, District IV Bob Knight Sheldon Kamen Bill Gale Council Member, District V CPO - All Districts Greg Ferris Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the Certificate be received and filed. Motion carried -- carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) EQUIPMENT PURCHASE PURCHASE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION. Agenda Report No. 95-307. Six portable radios plus six chargers will be purchased to support inspectors at a cost of $11,160. The equipment must be compatible to the 800 MHz trunked communication systems operated by the Department of Emergency Communications; and is available only from Motorola Communications & Equipment. There are sufficient funds available from current 1995 Budget. Motion -- Broadfoot moved the purchase under the provision of the purchasing ordinance for -- carried sole source of supply be approved. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) HILLSIDE & PAWNEE AUTHORITY TO AWARD CONTRACT -- COMMITMENT OF CITY FUNDS FOR HILLSIDE AND PAWNEE. Agenda Report No. 95-308. The authorization document between the City and Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is for construction of intersection improvements at Hillside and Pawnee. On November 1, 1994, the City Council approved an agreement with KDOT to administer the project and provide 80 percent federal funding. On February 28, 1995, the City Council approved the project for construction as a part of the 1995 Intersection Reconstruction Program (MS-412) in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Also included is an agreement between the City and KDOT for construction engineering services. The project consists of widening the existing street to provide left turn lanes, and upgrading the traffic signals. Bids for construction of the improvements were received on March 22, 1995. Cornejo & Sons submitted the low bid of $458,571.15. In accordance with the agreement entered into by the City and KDOT, the City's share of the cost is $115,922.34 and will be paid by General Obligation Bonds. KDOT will reimburse the City for 80 percent of the cost of construction engineering services which has an upper limit of $49,216.28. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the award of the Construction Contract and payment of the City's share of the costs be authorized; the Construction Engineering Agreement be approved; and the Mayor be authorized to sign the necessary documents. Motion -- carried carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) WDS AGREEMENT AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO SERVE PART OF WESTERLEA ADDITION. (District V) Agenda Report No. 95-309. On March 14, 1995, the City Council approved a project for a water distribution system to serve Westerlea Addition (south of Maple, east of Ridge), and on March 17, 1995, the Staff Screening and Selection Committee selected Reiss & Goodness Engineers to design the water system. In 1992, groundwater contamination was discovered in the area. To resolve the contamination, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) authorized an extension of the City of Wichita's water distribution system to serve the area residents. KDHE determined contamination is not expected to spread further and is beginning remediation of the groundwater this spring. Payment to Reiss & Goodness Engineers will be on a lump sum basis of $24,000 and will be reimbursed to the City from KDHE Trust funds. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the Agreement be approved and the Mayor be authorized to -- carried execute. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) 458 NORTH WACO AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT AND ADDENDUM FOR 458 NORTH WACO. (District VI) Agenda Report No. 95-310. On December 20, 1993, a two-year Lease Agreement and Addendum were approved by the City Council pertaining to the property at 458 North Waco for operation of a restaurant/bar and off-street parking. The original Lease Agreement has been in technical default due to a lack of adequate working capital necessitating litigation by the City to remove the Lessee. On April 4th a $13,000 payment was made to the City. In addition, an Amendment was negotiated whereby the contract will be current as of May 22nd. Specifically, the Amendment provides for: 1. An additional Lessee with expanded financial capacity; and, 2. A three payment agreement consisting of specific amounts on designated due dates necessary to bring the Lease current which will enable the City to cancel litigation now pending. The language cautions that default of the said schedule will cause the City to continue with litigation; and, 3. Language not contained within the original documents requiring a late fee and interest on any future payments which are paid after the due date together with clarifying legal notification addresses for both parties. The Amendment enables the business to remain open with additional working capital and generates a minimum total of $41,800 in payments to the City by December 1, 1995. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the Amendment to Lease Agreement be approved and the Mayor -- carried be authorized to sign. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) FIRE HYDRANT DONATION DONATION OF FIRE HYDRANT AT HILLSIDE AND 37TH STREET NORTH. Agenda Report No. 95-311. Koch Industries currently maintains ownership of a fire hydrant located at the southwest corner of Hillside and 37th Street North. On March 23, 1995, Koch Industries, Inc., offered any and all rights associated with the fire hydrant to Wichita. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the donation from Koch Industries, Inc., be approved. -- carried Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS. a. Part of 1001 S. Meridian (Tract #4) for the Meridian/McCormick Intersection Upgrade. (District VI) Agenda Report No. 95-312. The Meridian/McCormick Intersection Upgrade Project, approved by Council on June 28, 1994, will require the acquisition of 4 partial takings and 4 temporary easements. One of the properties identified for partial taking is identified as Tract #4, located at 1001 S. Meridian and is owned by Don Engel. In addition, a temporary easement will be required during construction. The property is currently utilized as a paved parking lot. The property was appraised at $11,600. The owner agreed to sell for a negotiated price of $11,850. Funds have been budgeted in the 1994 Capital Improvement Program as MS-480 in the amount of $350,000. A budget of $12,350 in funds includes: $11,850 for acquisition, and $500 for closing costs, title insurance, and survey costs. Acquisition costs to date for the project, including this transaction, total $158,158 with an additional $42,900 for closing, relocation and demolition costs. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the budget, Contract, and Temporary Easement be approved; and the Mayor be authorized to sign the necessary documents. Motion carried -- carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) b. Vacant lot at St. Clair and McLean (Tract #24) for McLean Boulevard Realignment. (District VI) Agenda Report No. 95-313. The McLean Boulevard Realignment Project, approved by Council on March 29, 1994, requires the acquisition of 24 full tracts and 3 partial tracts. One of the properties identified for acquisition, Tract 24, is located at the Southeast corner of St. Clair and McLean. The property is a vacant lot legally described as Lot 9, Greenleaf Island, and is owned by Mitchell Faroh. To date Council has approved acquisition of 25 properties. The property has been appraised at $3,500. Mr. Faroh has agreed to sell to the City for a negotiated value of $5,000. Funds have been budgeted in the 1994 Capital Improvement Program in the amount of $1,490,000. A budget of $6,000 in funds includes: $5,000 for acquisition, $1,000 for closing costs, title insurance, survey, operating and maintenance expenses. Acquisition costs to date, including this transaction, total $936,418 with closing, relocation and demolition costs of $203,599 for a total of $1,140,017. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the budget and Contract be approved; and the Mayor be -- carried authorized to sign the necessary documents. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) c. 21st Street at 21st Street/Jardine. (District I) Agenda Report No. 95-314. Heartspring is currently in the process of relocating its Institute to property in the eastern part of Wichita. It has provided the City with the opportunity to acquire this land at below appraisal to incorporate its development/use into the 21st Revitalization Area. Over the past year, discussions have been held with Heartspring representatives relative to the acquisition of the property and the phase out of the Heartspring Institute to its new location. The acquisition of this property will allow Heartspring to relocate and remain in the City of Wichita. The developed portion of this property is approximately 29 acres fronting on 21st Street. In addition, there is an undeveloped parcel at the north end of the Heartspring buildings, approximately 8.9 acres in size lying between 24th - 25th Streets. The campus consists of 44 buildings, with 40 fourplex units and a main administrative/office structure which has served the development. The objective of the acquisition was to maintain the property in a planned-unit type of development that would continue the housing, but add commercial uses and various types of community services, such as medical, child care, job training and related neighborhood services. Applications have been submitted to HUD and to EDA for support assistance for any needed remodeling and construction to carry out the revitalization plan. The intent is to add sufficient commercial and other service-type businesses to place a major part of the property back on the tax rolls. The property is located within the revitalization area along the 21st Street Corridor. It is located north of the proposed UBI development on 21st Street and, as such, will complement the development of senior housing and the commercial center that will be constructed at that location. The City Council's objective is to retain and redevelop this area to meet the needs indicated in the Northeast program, such as housing, neighborhood services and commercial development. The City has submitted funding proposals to EDA that will allow financial assistance for commercial ventures, including job training and employment opportunities. In addition, the Regional HUD Office is supporting the City's proposal for additional funding grants for housing and related service developments. The variety of buildings on this property present many redevelopment activities that will significantly improve the area and introduce additional commercial opportunities which will increase the valuation of the property and add to the property tax revenues generated from this development. The appraised value of this property is $2.1 million. Because of the willingness of the Heartspring Board, the City will be able to acquire this property for much less to allow the property to contribute to the overall development of the northeast community. The City has been successful in obtaining a $1.5 million dollar grant from HUD to acquire property for the 21st Street development project. (The Council approved this grant award at its April 4, 1995, meeting). A major part of this grant ($1.2 million) will be used to acquire the Heartspring property. In addition, the City will permit Heartspring to retain the lease proceeds from current leases as it phases out its use of the various buildings and assume the special assessments. The City is authorized to acquire this property and to apply the various grant funds toward this project. The final contract for sale has not yet been completed, pending title and other closing requirements. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the property be acquired; Staff be authorized to retain consultant assistance to work with Heartspring Staff in the overall redevelopment and financial plan; and the Mayor be authorized to sign necessary documents. -- carried Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) d. 3725 East 71st Street South. (District III) Agenda Report No. 95-315. The Department of Parks and Recreation has identified 63.1 acres of partially wooded land on the Arkansas River at its confluence with the Wichita/Valley Center Flood Control Project. This parcel is immediately south of 40 acres which the City currently has under contract for purchase. These parcels are adjacent to woodlands on publicly owned property along the river. The combination of these parcels will result in a 200+ acre assemblage adjacent to the Big Arkansas River both inside and outside the flood control levy of which approximately half will be woodlands. The proposed acquisition is located in the area that has been designated in both the current Comprehensive Plan for Parks and Public Open Space and the prior, adopted Comprehensive Plan as a "regional riverside" park. The property is currently utilized as farmland with a residence and is owned by Raymond G. Kurtz. Permission to negotiate with Mr. Kurtz was granted by Council on March 28, 1995. The owner has agreed to the purchase price of $175,150 with $60,000 payable at closing with the balance being paid $18,000 annually starting in 1996. The seller has the right to demand payment in full at any time after February, 1996. These terms and conditions conform with what was approved by Council. A budget of $184,150 is requested. This includes $175,150 for the acquisition, $4,000 for demolition, and $5,000 for closing costs, title insurance, surveys, and maintenance costs. A $70,000 bonding resolution for the initial payment was approved by Council on March 28, 1995. To comply with the cash basis rules, a resolution for the balance has been prepared. Funds for the acquisition will be provided from the Park section of the City CIP budget. This is an unbudgeted expenditure, and as such, 1995 funding for another park project will have to be reduced to account for this acquisition. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the budget be approved; the Resolution be adopted; the Agreement be approved; and the Mayor be authorized to sign the necessary -- carried documents. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) RESOLUTION NO. R-95- 166 A Resolution amending Section 2 of Resolution No. R-95-158 pertaining to the acquisition of park property located at 3725 East 71st Street South by increasing the amount of General Obligation Bonds that it is the intention of the City to issue from $115,000 to $180,000, presented. Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. PROPERTY DISPOSITION SURPLUS PROPERTY AT THE S.W. CORNER OF KELLOGG AND WATER, ON WATER STREET, AND AT THE S.E. CORNER OF KELLOGG AND MAIN. Agenda Report No. 95-316. These properties were originally purchased from the Davis Moore dealership and Wilber E. Walker for the Kellogg flyover. The project has been completed and these properties have been identified as possible surplus. All City departments and local government entities have been notified and have shown no interest in the property. Since there is no interest in retaining ownership, it appears to be in the best interest of the public to declare the property as surplus and offer it for sale to the general public. Total acquisition cost for these properties was $3,630,000. Some of the buildings and asphalt parking areas have been removed and some of the original square footage of the land was also utilized as right-of-way. Much of the acquisition cost is expected to be recovered. Proposed use will partially determine sale price. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the property be declared surplus and designated as available for infill development use or for sale to the general public. Motion carried -- carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) IRB - BRITE VOICE PURCHASE OPTION - BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC. (District II) Agenda Report No. 95-317. On December 11, 1984, the Wichita City Council approved the issuance of $3,000,000 in Industrial Revenue Bonds, Series VIII-1984, to finance the construction and equipping of a 2 1/2 story, 40,000 s.f. building with adjoining parking facilities to be leased to and operated by Alliance Life Insurance Company. Subsequently, the Tenant, Trustee and the City consented to an Assignment of Lease, by and through which another entity, Brite Voice Systems, Inc., succeeded to the Tenant's interest in the project and assumed the Tenant's rights and obligations under the Lease, in the spring of 1990. Under the provisions of Article XVII, Sections 17.1 and 17.2 of the Lease Agreement for the bond series, Brite Voice Systems, Inc. has the option, if all outstanding bonds have been paid, to purchase the facility from the City of Wichita for the sum of $100. The City of Wichita on March 6, 1995, received a notice from Brite Voice Systems, Inc. of its intention to exercise its option to purchase the facility. Under the terms of the Lease, the City is required to convey the real property and facility securing the IRB issue to the Tenant, once the Tenant has paid the purchase price and other considerations as listed under the provisions of the Lease Agreement, including the payment of all outstanding bonds. The City has received a check in the sum of $100 from Brite Voice Systems, Inc. which represents the purchase price for the facility. The City has also been notified by the Trustee, Bank IV, N.A., in a letter dated February 16, 1995, that all the Company's Lease obligations and all the outstanding bonds secured by the trust estate created in connection with the bond issue have been paid in full in accordance with their terms. The purchase price is $100 and other considerations as listed under the provision of the Lease Agreement to redeem and retire all outstanding bonds. This price includes without limitations, principal, interest, redemption premium, and all other expenses of redemption, and trustee fees, but after the deduction of any amounts described and provided for in the Lease Agreement and available for such redemption. The City is contractually bound to convey the IRB Project property to the Tenant by special warranty deed, once all the conditions established in the Lease have been met. The City Attorney's Office has approved the form of the attached Resolution to authorize the execution of the Special Warranty Deed and Termination of Lease. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted; and the Special Warranty Deed and Termination of Lease Agreement be approved and the Mayor be authorized to sign. -- carried Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) RESOLUTION NO. R-95- 167 A Resolution authorizing the City of Wichita, Kansas, to convey certain real property to Brite Voice Systems, Inc.; and prescribing the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of certain documents in connection therewith, presented. Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. LIMOUSINE SERVICE APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR CHARTER LIMOUSINE SERVICE. Agenda Report No. 95-318. On February 7, 1995, the Wichita Metropolitan Transit Authority received an application to operate a local Charter Limousine service from Jolene Scott and her partner Robert Kendall. The company's name is Limousine Legends, Inc. The company's address is listed as 324 North Yale, Wichita, Kansas 67211. At present, the company will be operating two (2) vehicles described as follows: Gray 1986 Cadillac Deville, serial number 1GCCD6981G4307020 and a white 1986 Lincoln Towncar, serial no. 1LNBP96FCY751601. Both vehicles were inspected. At one time, both were used in former licensed charter limousine services. With the application forms, the owners provided proof of insurance to comply with the Ordinance. Payment of the $200 filing fee was received by WMTA. Additionally, letters of owner character reference were received. Police/criminal record checks were done on the owners as well as the proposed drivers. All administrative requirements under the Charter Limousine Ordinance have been met. On Thursday, March 23, 1995, a public hearing was held before the WMTA Board. In addition to a formal notice being published in The Wichita Eagle, all licensed operators of limousine service were notified of the hearing date. The hearing was concluded and a resolution adopted by the Board to approve the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity. With the introduction of Limousine Legends, Inc. to the Wichita area, the total number of licensed operators will be five. The additional service should supplement the overall community needs for limousine service during the times of high demand. This should have a positive impact on local ground transportation services for the community as a whole. There will be no financial liability for the City of Wichita. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity and issuance of a license for charter limousine service to Limousine Legends, Inc., be approved. -- carried Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) EMINENT DOMAIN PAYMENT OF APPRAISERS' AWARD IN CONNECTION WITH EMINENT DOMAIN. (District VI) Agenda Report No. 95-319. On December 22, 1994, the City filed an eminent domain proceeding to acquire three tracts of land in connection with the planned widening of McLean Boulevard. On March 16, 1995, the court-appointed appraisers filed their award on these tracts of land. In order for the City to complete its acquisition of these tracts it must pay the amount of the award, together with fees and court costs, to the Clerk of the District Court on or before April 17, 1995. The appraisers awarded the owners of Tract #6 (a single family residence at 613 McLean Blvd.) the sum of $75,000 for the taking of the entire property. The appraisers awarded the owners of Tract #16 (a single family residence at 515 McLean Blvd.) the sum of $39,500 for the taking of the entire property. The appraisers awarded the owners of Tract #22 (commercial property at 407 McLean Blvd. with a small Chinese restaurant on McLean and a printing business along Dodge) the sum of $30,000 for the partial taking of the tract's McLean frontage. The Court set the appraisers' fees at $1,500 each and court costs at $66.50. The City must pay the total sum of $149,066.50 to the Clerk of the District Court on or before April 17, 1995, in order to acquire title to the three tracts. These costs are to be charged to the project. In order for the City to perfect its acquisition of the right-of-way taken from these properties it must pay the amount of the award into the Court. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that payment to the Clerk of the District Court of the appraisers' award, fees, and court costs in the total amount of $149,066.50 be -- carried authorized. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) ADDENDUM ITEM BUDGET ADJUSTMENT SNOW AND ICE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AND FUNDING REQUEST. Agenda Report No. 95-95-320. The Snow & Ice budget for 1995 totals $249,190. Snow and ice operations necessitated by winter storms between January 1 and March 7 have cost the city $199,640, as follows: Costs Budget Wages: 57,110 30,250 Contractuals: 13,410 99,250 Commodities: 129,120 68,100 Contingency: ________ 50,590 $199,640 $248,190 The fact that several of these storms occurred on weekends and holidays increased expenditures for wages. The commodities costs were for sand and salt, due to icing conditions. With no additional winter storms this year, monthly operating costs (such as motor pool charges, weather system charges, etc.) will add another $85,840 to Snow & Ice expenses. This increases 1995 Snow & Ice expenses to $285,480, which will be $37,290 above the original budget. Any winter storms at the end of 1995 will boost overexpenditures further. The winter weather to date has created two situations requiring Council action: * Funds need to be transferred to cover as many expenses as possible incurred to date in Commodities which exceed the original budgeted amount. * Remaining Commodities costs and Personal Services overexpenditures need to be addressed by increasing the Snow & Ice budget. The Snow & Ice budget contains a contingency account to address minor overruns in staffing or materials. The 1995 Contingency Snow & Ice fund contains $50,590. In Commodities, $61,020 is necessary to pay for materials and supplies received to date. In addition, $26,860 is necessary to cover wage expenditures incurred to date. It is requested that the Council approve the transfer of $50,590 from the Contingency account to the Commodities account, plus transfer an additional $10,500 to Commodities and $27,000 to Personal Services from another funding source to meet expenses. It is recommended that the Council approve a transfer of funds from the Street Maintenance Operating Budget to address current Snow & Ice expenditures. The total amount would be $37,500, with $10,500 going to Commodities and $27,000 going to Personal Services. Any fall/winter 1995 storms will be addressed at that time. Motion -- Broadfoot moved that the budget adjustment of $50,590 form the Snow & Ice Contingency account to Commodities to partially cover materials charges, and a transfer of $37,500 from the Street Maintenance Operating Budget to be placed in Commodities ($10,500) and Personal Services ($27,000) to pay wage expenditures -- carried and remaining materials charges be approved. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) ART MUSEUM BOARD RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO WICHITA ART MUSEUM BOARD. Motion -- carried Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) RESOLUTION NO. R-95- 168. A Resolution of the Governing Body of the City of Wichita pertaining to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Wichita Art Museum Board and the Friends of the Wichita Art Museum, presented. Broadfoot moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. ORDINANCES SECOND READING ORDINANCES. (First Reading 4/4/95) Court Judges CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 159 A Charter Ordinance amending Charter Ordinance No. 90 of the City of Wichita pertaining to judges of the Municipal Court by the addition of supplemental provisions, read for the second time. Broadfoot moved that the Charter Ordinance be placed upon its passage and adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. Municipal Court ORDINANCE NO. 42-770 An Ordinance pertaining to the Neighborhood Municipal Court and creating Section 1.04.150 of the Code of the City of Wichita, read for the second time. Broadfoot moved that the Ordinance be placed upon its passage and adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. Art Museum Board ORDINANCE An Ordinance amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 42-615 establishing Section 2.12.090 of the Code of the City of Wichita, pertaining to membership of the Wichita Art Museum Board, and repealing the original of said Section, read for the second time. Broadfoot moved that the Ordinance be placed upon its passage and adopted. Motion moot 3 to 3. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Kamen, Reeser. Nays: Cole, Rogers, Broadfoot. Cereal Malt Beverages ORDINANCE NO. 42-772 An Ordinance amending Section 4.12.195 of the Code of the City of Wichita, Kansas, pertaining to the possession of cereal malt beverages on public streets and rights-of-way, and repealing the original of said Section, read for the second time. Broadfoot moved that the Ordinance be placed upon its passage and adopted. Motion carried 6 to 0. (Ferris absent) Yeas: Cather, Cole, Ferris, Kamen, Reeser, Rogers, Broadfoot. COMMENTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Member Reeser Council Member Reeser expressed thanks for those who had provided support during the last four years. "In doing my reflections this week, there were two quotes from famous people that probably summed up, I believe, my motivation and my efforts in the last four years. The first one was by Abraham Lincoln that says, 'The sense of obligation is present in all of us; a duty to serve is a duty of us all. I felt a call to that duty.' "And, the second quote I have is from John F. Kennedy that I hope reflects the efforts and the progress that we made in the last four years; and that is, 'We do not see the end of the tunnel, but I must say I do not think it is darker than it was a year ago, and in some ways it is lighter.' "I would also like to conclude by thanking the citizens of Wichita, especially those in the Fourth District for giving me the opportunity to serve this City for the last four years. I believe I have grown in the last four years. I believe I am a better person than I was four years ago and I thoroughly enjoyed my four years on the City Council. I wish the new Mayor, the new City Council Member, the two re-elected City Council Members, and my colleagues that are holding on for the last two years of their term, all the best wishes and full speed ahead. Thank you very much." Council Member Cather Council Member Cather talked about the "current City Council's vision statement that was adopted about two years ago - to be an exceptional City of the 21st Century where Downtown is a center of family activities and where neighbor will reach out to neighbor to clean up a vacant lot, rebuild an old house, forge partnerships with business, schools, churches, and other neighbors, and the police to reclaim their neighborhoods and rid them of crime. The goal was to make Wichita the safest city of its size in the Country. The Council, under Mayor Broadfoot, saw the City reach out to individual residents, neighborhood organizations, the religious community, other governments, the educational community, businesses (large and small), and a multitude of agencies and organizations to bring together ideas, energies, and resources. "Accomplishments under Mayor Broadfoot were such things as - Wichita was named a 1993 All American City. To receive this award, Wichita competed with many cities across the United States. The criteria Wichita had to meet included demonstrating the ability to come together as a whole community to confront and solve challenges and issues. "(1) Crime. The Council secured funding from the Comprehensive Communities Program. The City received $1,864,650 to implement a comprehensive program to address crime and violence in the community. "(2) The Neighborhood Initiative was launched as a strategy for making the community more safe and secure. "(3) The Community Policing Program was initiated to help police officers work in partnership with the community to understand problems and work for solutions. "(4) The City hired 20 more community police officers and assigned them to four target areas. This means officers are on foot and bike patrol, out of their cars, and talking to and working with people in the neighborhoods. "(5) The City successfully obtained federal funding for 29 additional community police officers which will allow us to designate two or three more target areas for assignment of officers. "(6) The "Grow Your Own Police Officer Program" was established in conjunction with Wichita State University to recruit and train more minority and women police officers. Federal funding from the Comprehensive Communities Grant was secured for this program. "(7) The City has increased street lighting in high crime areas, budgeting an additional $55,000 in 1994 and $76,800 in 1995. "(8) The City received a $100,000 Federal Grant to buy high-tech law enforcement equipment to further help officers fight the war on drugs and gangs. The City matched this grant with $200,000 in local funds. "(9) Police Substations were established in all four quadrants of the City to help bring safety to the neighborhoods. "(10) The City Council approved a gun ordinance which makes it tougher for people with violent histories to buy guns without restricting the rights of hunters and other law abiding citizens. Almost 2/3 of the citizens who voted during this .election supported this ordinance. "(11) Between 1993 and 1994 there was a decrease in all violent crime rates. Homicides decreased 14.6 percent; rapes decreased 14.2 percent; robberies decreased 20.9 percent; aggravated assaults decreased 9.4 percent; drive-by shootings decreased by 9.1 percent. "(12) The City established the community based alternatives to corrections program which helps gradually integrate defendants into society. "Improvements of Neighborhoods: "(1) The Clean Team inspectors were assigned to each of the target neighborhoods. They are cross-trained in all facets of code, nuisance, health and sanitation enforcement. "(2) The City formed partnerships at City Hall between different departments addressing public nuisances to become more efficient and effective in responding to these problems. "(3) The City allocated two Public Works trucks solely to neighborhood clean-ups and reallocated money in the 1994 Budget to pay for related clean-up costs. "(4) The City sponsored 17 clean-ups in the four target neighborhoods. "(5) The City held over 20 graffiti paint outs. In one instance, the Council and gang members participated in removal of the graffiti. "(6) Without increasing taxes, the City's General Fund Budget directed funds for two neighborhood assistants. "(7) A housing director's position was authorized to improve management and restructuring of the City's centralized housing programs and services. "The City of Wichita was designated a "Weed and Seed" community where the community and City Council worked to weed out crime and plant seeds of improvement in the City through a variety of programs including the above mentioned Community Policing Program. Neighborhood center, neighborhood courts, community based alternatives to corrections - this year, the community came together to apply for funding under the Weed and Seed program. Members of the Northeast Community, law enforcement, public schools, community service organizations, the religious community, the County, and others all came together to apply for the funding. However, Wichita did not receive that funding." *Council Member Ferris present. Council Member Cole Council Member Cole stated, "One of the reasons that I sought office two years ago was because I believed that inner-city neighborhoods, including downtown, and the organizations within them needed attention and assistance in their fight to keep District VI a viable and significant area of Wichita. I believe good things have happened during these past years and I would like to report on three categories, youth and families. "The Council established the first of many neighborhood centers in the targeted areas at Colvin Community Educational Center. These are places that can be used after the day is over for programs needed by neighborhood residents such as day care, recreational programs, education programs, programs that teach job and life skills, health care services, senior citizen activities - these were established with federal funding from the C.C.P. Grant. "The City now has 26 neighborhood organizations - up from 9 in 1993. These are especially dear to me as the small nucleus of this organization assembled in my living room in 1991. These organizations enhance the physical conditions of the neighborhoods and address social and economic needs. "The Park Day Care, Day Camp, School Holiday Programs were expanded to provide more recreation services as an alternative to the street. "A Neighborhood Court Program, including a pilot drug court was conceptualized and will begin this year. Funding was secured from the C.C.P. Program. "In City Hall, services to citizens were increased without raising taxes. Wichita's mill levy for the 1995 budget decreased .6 percent from the 1994 level. "Wichita innovation teams within City Hall were established. The teams consist of front line employees who identify and solve problems that may hinder quality service to citizens. "In the business community, the City Council increased the funding contribution to the WI/SE Partnership for Growth to help support a strong economic development agency that can actively work to attract new business to the community and retain existing ones. The headquarters for MultiMedia Security was established in Wichita. "In 1994, the City Council approved over $380 million of industrial revenue bond issuances to companies of all sizes. Future incremental property taxes were significantly abated because some businesses pledged to create a significant number of jobs, invest in new facilities, or remodel old facilities and buy new machinery and equipment. The net effect of this plan will add over 1,200 new jobs to this community and stabilize thousands more jobs because of the capital investment to finance retooling or re-engineering programs. "The City has granted tax exemptions to business under the constitutional authority afforded to municipalities. The Finance Department added a person to assist with minority business development and a development coordinator's position was created and filled to assist businesses with permits and other city regulatory processes. "I want to end by saying thank you to a Council that learned, I believe, to work well together and to the two of you that provided leadership and, I think, added greatly to many of things that I care deeply about. We thank you for your contributions to the City of Wichita. And, I want to do so personally." Council Member Rogers Council Member Rogers said, "The two-way Main Street from Douglas to Main Street is now open. A project begun before but completed under this Council was the State Office Building at #23.7 million - I would think a significant thing. We have purchased additional trolleys for the Downtown. Over $1.5 million in street construction was completed in Old Town alone. We have approved the construction of an ice skating rink, a new world class science center. We have authorized and contributed to the redevelopment of Lawrence-Dumont Stadium so that the Royal's Farm Club could come to Wichita. And, we have authorized a new first-class convention hotel. "In my district alone, we have worked with Wichita State University for the construction of the Police Substation which is now in existence. We have partnered with Bank IV for a branch banking facility that was opened yesterday, officially, and it is a beautiful facility. And, additionally, we worked with Union National Bank and Mennonite Housing on an $11 million project that provides banking services, affordable housing, a home ownership program, a senior center, and a commercial retail center. "I think these are all significant things that lend to the quality of life for the citizens in Wichita and across this State and this Nation - and I attribute much of it, certainly, to Stan Reeser and Elma Broadfoot and I want to thank you for the kind of leadership that you have demonstrated and the way that you have carried yourselves in all of these very frustrating items because none of these just happened." "I want to thank you on a personal level for the tremendous influence Stan, that you and Elma have had on my personal growth and development. One oft-times thinks that because of their background, whatever it is, that they can just walk in to new situations and take on the reigns, so to speak - it simply has not happened in my case. I have grown tremendously as a result of the influence that you two have had on me and I believe, personally, that you have made a significant contribution to the people of the City of Wichita and the State of Kansas and to this Nation, and I thank you." Council Member Ferris Council Member Ferris said, "Stan and I worked together for four years. It is no secret that Stan and I made news more when we agreed than when we disagreed but I always counted Stan as a friend. We would go behind closed doors and argue and yell and scream but at no time can I ever remember where I thought Stan did not like me or I did not like Stan. We tried to keep this at a level where we knew our philosophical differences were going to cause us to argue and fight, and sometimes bitterly argue and bitterly fight and bitterly disagree. But, I admire Stan for several reasons: one, that we can leave the Bench, after those kinds of disputes, have lunch and be very civil and treat each other like the human beings that we are. I admire Stan for the commitment and dedication, the hours in neighborhoods, the hours of work, the hours of service that he provided for his district and this community. And, whether you agree with Stan or disagree with Stan, you have to believe that he was committed to what he believed in and, after all, is that not what you are elected to do? To do what you think is right, to do what you believe in, and what you think is hard work. "Stan, I am going to miss you when the meeting is over. When it comes time to vote, obviously, I will not miss you nearly as much. But, Stan, I cannot do anything but wish the best and I have a feeling that we will see and hear from you time and time again as issues that are in your district and issues that you have interest in come forward. Thanks for the time you have spent with us. "Mayor Broadfoot, I am not sure that we disagreed quite as much Stan and I but it is well known that we had our differences as well. I was very much surprised at your energy and your hard work in the last two years that you added to this office. I have been very pleased to see how you have worked in different communities and different areas and, frankly, I always felt like you were fair with me. I felt like that while we may have disagreed, we always were able to try and figure out a way to work for the best of the City and that is what I believe that this Council has accomplished and that Councils that I have served with have accomplished - is that we really want to do what we think is right for the City. I know that citizens do not believe that from time to time - they think that we have some kind of agenda. Believe me, for the hours that it takes and the money that we get paid for those hours, anybody that comes here with an agenda is crazy. You do it because you believe in service. Elma has believed in her service. She has worked tirelessly and she has done what I think is a good job as Mayor. I think the future of this City will owe a lot to what she has accomplished, what this Council has accomplished. And, Elma, it really has been a pleasure to work with you for two years. While you may not have thought that it always a pleasure to work with me, I believe that we have accomplished some great things and we will continue, as councils come and go, to accomplish great things. "Thank you both for your service to your community because that is what it is - it is service to the community. It is work, it is effort, and it is really being something that no one else can understand until they have done the job." Council Member Kamen Council Member Kamen stated, "Everybody that I know who has served on the Council while I have served on the Council has accomplished quite a bit. Sometimes it is not recognized and people are unhappy over what has been done but I believe a lot has been done by each of us." "Stan and Elma, I have enjoyed working with you. I appreciate, most of all, your sense of humor which certainly is necessary in this type of situation because sometimes we get down to where it is hard to deal with things unless there is a lessening of tension. I really appreciate the respect that both of you showed council members and myself - I feel that is very important. I know that, Stan and Elma, you are two of the hardest working council members and mayor that I have run across. No matter what time of the day I would come in, Stan would be by his little computer trying to figure out information to present at the next meeting. I would pull the plug but he would put it back in again. And, Elma, you were here many times at 8:00 and on and, certainly, the City should appreciate that and I think they do." "Each of us has their own strength and we have all shown our strengths here on the Council. None of us can do without the others because we each have our expertise. You can look at each one of us and say we have expertise in certain subjects and we need to listen to each other and really work as a team more than as an individual. "Even though you are getting off the Council, I know that we can call on you if we need help in the future and I appreciate that because you have gained something in the years that you have been here and I think it is something that should not be wasted." Mayor Broadfoot Mayor Broadfoot thanked the citizens of Wichita "for the privilege of being able to serve as your mayor for the last two years. I would also like to thank those who voted for me on April the 4th. And, particular thanks to those who have taken the time to send cards and letters and make phone calls in the last several days. That has meant a great deal to me and I appreciate that. "There has been a lot said today about accomplishments. A lot of the accomplishments that were talked about were the things that define a city, I think. But, beyond a city, we have to look to a community and the community is the people - not the streets, and the bridges, and the buildings, and science centers, and ice rinks, and those sorts of things - it is the people. So, if there is one thing that I will be most proud of in leaving these two years, it is the things that we have put in place for the people of Wichita. Some of those things center around the Neighborhood Initiative but, more importantly, they center around the fact that we began to connect with one another in ways we had never done before. We even thought a little differently, perhaps, than we had before - I think in a more collaborative way, in a more open way. And, people in churches, and schools, and business, and neighborhoods are connecting. That, I think, will continue regardless of who sits up here - and it should continue because no one can take that away from the people of this community but you can surrender it - but you do not have to do that. "I would like to also say that I will personally do what I can in the amount of time that I can to help some of these efforts continue. I do think that the efforts are now at a point beyond government's role and that it really is the responsibility, the personal responsibility, of the community and the citizens of the community, now, to keep these things going and I happen to believe that we can do that. "I would like to thank Chris Cherches. I enjoyed, very much, the two years that we worked together. I think that we had a very good mutual respectful relationship. I do not think that this City appreciates what a good City Manager it has, and that is unfortunate." Thanks was expressed to other City Staff and employees, family, and to the Council. "Stan, I can not think of anybody better I would like to go out with than you. George and Bill and Joan, thank you very much for the support in working with you. I think you have helped define me, too, as a better person and I appreciate that. That is true, both of you, Sheldon and Greg, but I have just one little parting thing I cannot resist saying. Sheldon, I was just beginning to figure you out. And, Greg, I really am not going to miss your substitute motions." ADJOURNMENT The City Council meeting adjourned at 9:40 A.M. Wichita, Kansas, April 11, 1995 Tuesday, 9:45 A.M. OATH OF OFFICE OATH OF OFFICE - MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS (ADMINISTERED BY JUDGE ROGG, DISTRICT COURT JUDGE. The City Council met in regular session with Vice Mayor Rogers in the Chair. Council Members Cather, Cole, Ferris, Kamen; present. Judge Rogg, District Court Administrative Judge, administered the oath of office to newly elected Mayor Knight. Mayor Knight in the Chair. Judge Rogg, District Court Administrative Judge, administered the oath of office to re-elected Council Members Ferris and Kamen, and newly elected Council Member Gale. Council Members Ferris, Gale, and Kamen seated. ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMENTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Member Ferris Council Member Ferris said, "This will be the eighth Council that I have served on because of the different transitions. I think only Sheldon and Bob have served on more Councils than that in the years because of the various changes. We have gone somewhat full circle as Bob, Sheldon, and I were elected together eight years ago. It is an extremely diverse City with a lot of challenges and I am looking forward to those." Council Member Ferris expressed thanks to the voters of the Fifth District and his family for their support and guidance; and welcomed Bill Gale, the only "new" person to the Council. Council Member Gale Council Member Gale expressed thanks to God, Church, his family, friends, supporters, and campaign workers, for their support and friendship; to his high-school government teach who first sparked his interest for public service. "Most especially, I would like to thank the people in my district, those who voted for me and put their hope and their trust in me, and I hope that I will serve them as well as I can in the next four years." Council Member Cole Council Member Cole welcomed and congratulated Mayor Knight and Council Member Gale. "The past two years have been very exciting and challenging to me as a new person on the Council. I am fully confident that the next two (years) shall continue to be challenging and exciting and I merely want to say I shall do my very best to serve my people and the people of Wichita in the two years to come." Council Member Rogers Council Member Rogers welcomed Council Member Gale and Mayor Knight and, "I pledge to you my utmost sincerity in working on the various issues confronting us. I promise you that I will be as cordial and abstinent as necessary on all issues; and, I look forward to working with you." Mayor Knight Mayor Knight stated, "I was very moved to have the Bishop lead our community in prayer this morning. He is one of my heroes. I believe Bishop Gerber does as much for healing and pulling people together as any human I know in this community so we feel very honored to have you with us this morning." "I just want to make a very quick expression of my appreciation for this community. I feel very humbled to have the honor to serve once again. I know in these circumstances there are many emotions from all of the people involved - they are delicate, they are heart-felt, and they are important. What I look at as I look out over this audience is just an amazing mosaic - people that have been shaped by so many different forces in life, some of which are unique to each individual. But, one of the things I have concluded in my pilgrimage through life is that every human being counts and every opinion has value and worth; and to the degree that we ignore those opinions, we do so at the peril of unity. "What I am asking for, and I will try to earn this, but what I am asking for is for this community to think in terms of reconciling and pulling together. There are many efforts to divide us these days and I believe that those communities that expect to advance and succeed will only be able to do that if there is a spirit of cooperation. So, I will be working for that. I will do my best to make every point of view welcome at this City. You certainly have access to me. "I want to take a special moment here to express my heartfelt appreciation for some people in this city that in their daily lives put their lives at risk for all of us - and that is our Wichita Police Department. We have an awful lot to do, I think, in this community in terms of making a full expression of our support for what they do. And, having spent a lot of time with patrolmen in this city, I can see why, at times, they feel underappreciated and undervalued. I intend to do everything I can do to change that. That is my perception but I think it is very real. So, I want to tell all of you that are down here how much I appreciate what you are doing. I think this Council will have an opportunity to reflect the will of this community, hopefully, and make it clear to you. "I want to thank everyone that voted and I also want to thank the over 30,000 that voted for Elma Broadfoot. The important thing to me is that you cared enough about your community to make a choice. I am going to work very hard to earn your respect. I do not expect political support from some people. I do not happen to have the standards, I guess, that meet with your approval in terms of public policy; but, I will tell you I will work very hard to earn your respect and I will try to do everything in my power not to embarrass you as I conduct this office. "Finally, I want to thank everyone who attended. You are all very important, you are all stake holders in one way or another in this community. You are the bosses. Much has been said about the Council this morning. I guess my perspective is a little different. I think we need to focus on what the taxpayers are thinking and they evaluate whether or not we are advancing and succeeding. I will try to keep that at the forefront of my thinking. I know that there is an awful lot to be done but I know that there is an awful lot we are capable of doing if we are prepared to cooperate." Mayor Knight recognized the County Commission Members and the County Manager. "It is very important, with the change that is occurring in Country, and it is profound, and it is real - there are going to be more and more opportunities for local and state government to play a bigger role in the affairs of this community and this State. I am dedicated to working as close as I can with Rip Gooch and Carlos Mayans, and all the other men and women that represent us with distinction in Topeka. I will do my best to work with our congressional delegation. We are blessed with incredible resources in Washington this day. "And, finally, I will just say I am dedicated to honesty in government and financial integrity and I intend to work as hard as I can work with other people to create a pre- eminent, sustainable, world-class economy in Wichita and I would ask for your support. We will strive to be as good as the citizens are that we have the privilege of representing. "Thank you very much and God bless all of you." VICE MAYOR SELECTION SELECTION OF VICE MAYOR The Council proceeded to ballot and selected Sheldon Kamen as Vice Mayor. OATH OF OFFICE. Judge Rogg, District Court Administrative Judge, administered the oath of office to Vice Mayor Kamen. PRESENTATION. Representatives from the State Legislature honored Council Member Bill Gale as Wichita's most eligible bachelor. ADJOURNMENT The City Council Meeting adjourned at 10:12 A.M. Pat Burnett Deputy City Clerk JOURNAL 158 APRIL 11, 1995 Page 1