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Votes at a glance: Council approves consent items, contracts, bonds and event support; Lang IRB deferred
Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Wichita City Council voted on a range of items including consent agenda approvals, bids and contracts, revenue-bond intent for an affordable housing project, and event MOU for Riverfest; the council deferred action on Lang Gen Y LLC’s IRB request and received the Land Bank annual report.
The Wichita City Council convened April 15 and took formal action on multiple agenda items. Key votes and outcomes are listed below; all recorded roll-call votes in the meeting were unanimous (7-0) unless noted.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (items 1–20): Approved (motion passed 7-0).
- Board of Bids & Contracts (04/14/2025): Approved (motion passed 7-0). Notable items included: Lift Station 56 improvements (Wildcat Construction Company, $347,050); stormwater repairs (Don Linger & Sons, $235,035); water/storm/sewer work to serve Meridian for Wildcat ($443,402.80); and purchase of a combination high-pressure sewer cleaner/vacuum truck (Kirby Smith Machinery, $673,171). One item (liquid chlorine) was pulled for clerical correction and will return to council.
- Petitions for public improvements (Pegasus editions): Approved (7-0). Council adopted the petition and budget for sewer improvements to serve a new residential development in District 2.
- Commonwealth Development Corporation: Adopted resolution authorizing letter of intent to issue revenue bonds for a 42-unit low-income multifamily project (approximate bond amount $9.2M; estimated sales-tax exemption ~$345,000; city share ~$26,000). Approved (7-0).
- Lang Gen Y LLC (industrial revenue bonds / sales-tax exemption for renovation): Deferred to a special meeting on April 22, 2025 for further ROI and property-tax analysis (motion to defer passed 7-0).
- 2025 Wichita Riverfest memorandum of understanding (MOU): Approved (7-0). The MOU includes a $40,000 cash sponsorship, up to $40,000 for a special program, and in-kind city services; staff estimated the Riverfest economic impact at roughly $27 million annually.
- Design concept and supplemental agreement — Harry Street (120 7th East to 140 3rd East): Approved (7-0). Council approved supplemental design agreement No.1 (additional $315,000, total design fee just under $500,000) and initiated additional CIP funding to bring the revised total budget to $1,135,000; construction anticipated in 2028.
- Wichita Land Bank 2024 Annual Report: Received and filed (7-0). The report said the land bank remains in a pilot phase with no receipts or disbursements in 2024 and described operational challenges including limited CDBG-eligible acquisition pathways, tax-sale process limits and staff capacity constraints.
- CUP amendment to permit warehouse self-storage and related waiver (near Ridge Road / W 37th N area): Approved following adoption of MAPC findings (vote 7-0).
- Travel approval (Councilmember Tuttle) to accept travel paid by an outside organization for a national conference in Columbia, South Carolina: Approved (7-0). The estimated gift amount reported was $1,348 (not to exceed $1,500); flight/hotel/meals were reported as paid by Community Leaders of America.
- Appointments, board items and procedural items: Several appointments and a change to the council schedule (establishing a regular meeting on April 22, 2025) were approved (7-0). The council recessed into an executive session as posted and returned to open session at the stated time.
For items that will return to council (liquid-chlorine contract correction; Lang IRB), staff was asked to provide additional information and to schedule those items for follow-up on the council calendar.
