Advance Plans Committee: 2003-4 Comprehensive Plan Update

Summary of Meeting #12
7:30 am, August 5, 2004
Attendance
Committee Members: 	Morris Dunlap, Frank Garofalo, Bud Hentzen, John McKay, M.S. 
Mitchell, Ron Marnell
MAPD staff: 		Dave Barber, Nalini Johnson, Stephen Banks, Scott Wadle	

Discussion Summary

Votes
?	Unanimous – to present the McAdams rezoning to the MAPC on September 19th
?	Unanimous – to approve and proceed with the TIP 

1.Comprehensive Plan Update – Dave Barber
?	Timeline
o	SCAC September 11th
o	November – MAPC
o	Completed by the end of 2004

2. McAdams Rezoning – Dave Barber
?	Update the zoning from B Multi-family to less intense zoning that reflects the 
current uses
?	Have hosted two neighborhood meetings concerning the rezoning
?	DAB I voted unanimously in favor of the rezoning
?	Along 9th, perhaps GC is the best zoning category
?	Decided to move the presentation to the Planning Commission on the 19th 
(unanimous vote) 

3. Midtown Rezoning – Nalini Johnson
?	September 7th present 1st draft to the public
?	Meeting every two weeks
?	Elizabeth Bishop is the MAPC representative
?	"Midtown people know everything" – MAPC member

4. 21st Street N. Revitalization Plan – Dave Barber
?	Meeting every week with the Steering Committee
?	Plan will incorporate two options for 21st Street lane configurations
?	Closing 29th Street is proposed
?	Staff should discuss this plan with the Visioning Wichita group
?	Bob Hernendez is the MAPC member assigned to the study, and has not been 
attending meetings due to Army Reserve commitments
?	Eastside improvements 	
o	Streetscape
o	Bus shelters
o	Heartspring – Boys and Girls Club

5. McConnell JLUS – Dave Barber
?	Preferred consultant fee proposal of $90,000
?	Starting shortly
?	New AICUZ to be released
?	$90,000 Fed DOD grant funding
?	$30,000 in match kind  required by MAPD staff and GIS costs

6. Transportation Improvement Projects – Jamsheed Mehta
?	1st Technical Advisory Committee (Aprox 14 days)
?	Full MPO policy party where communities accept or reject
?	Full 45 day comment period
?	Close 2 weeks in advance – so they can have material ahead of time and 
synthesized
?	Notification of transportation projects to Council Members 
o	How does it get to them? (no answer?)
o	Public Works director will push for projects
o	There could be ADA issues if they go forward with the parking plan 
for City Hall – MAPC member comment
o	There is a push to add two small cities to the MPO
?	One proposal was to have two rotating positions among SCAC 
members


The Advanced Plans Committee adjourned at 8:45 a.m. Next meeting is set for the 
morning of Oct 7th