The Wichita City manager said the July 15 preliminary agenda includes a proposed $21,000,000 industrial revenue bond (IRB) issuance for redevelopment of Town West Square and a plan to establish a public hearing regarding a community improvement district (CID) and redevelopment project plan for a full-service hotel at 221 South Broadway.

The manager said the council would receive (not approve) the proposed 2026 annual operating budget and the 10-year capital improvement program; receiving the documents would start the process for scheduling public hearings. He noted a proposed amendment to the city’s urban growth area boundary as recommended by the planning commission and listed the College Hill Neighborhood Plan, which has been in development for more than a year, as an item for council consideration.

Other items included placement of the Crown Uptown Theater on the city’s register of historic places, selecting IMA Financial Group as the city’s insurance broker, and approval of a design concept and budget for the Ninth and Broadway intersection improvement project. The manager summarized several consent-agenda items: contracts for demolition and site-clearing services; a contract for mowing tall grass and weed-nuisance properties; and a modification to custodial-service contracts that would reduce their scope consistent with Park Wetlands Park. He also said the agenda lists a settlement of a claim related to a transit vehicle accident.

The manager noted there was already one person signed for the public agenda on July 15. These items were presented as the preliminary agenda for council consideration; the manager’s remarks do not record formal council votes or approvals.