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Votes at a glance: January 16 Wichita City Council — minutes, grants, zoning, contracts and travel approvals
Summary
A summary of formal actions and roll-call outcomes from the Jan. 16 Wichita City Council meeting, including consent items, zoning and contract approvals, travel authorizations, and other votes recorded during the session.
Below are the formal motions and recorded outcomes from the Wichita City Council meeting of Jan. 16, 2025, compiled from the meeting transcript. Items are presented in order of public importance rather than strictly by agenda order.
• Approve minutes, regular meeting Jan. 7, 2025 — Motion passed (recorded as "Motion passes 6-0 with 1 abstention").
• Selection of Vice Mayor — JV Johnston elected by secret ballot and confirmed by roll call; recorded outcome: 7-0 (see separate article).
• Consent agenda (items 1–25) — Council approved the consent agenda with items 7 and 11 pulled for separate consideration; overall motion passed (recorded as 7-0).
- Consent item 7: Heat resilience cohort grant application (apply for competitive grant with no local match; potential award up to $10,000). Council approved application; motion passed (7-0). Staff noted the $10,000 grant requires no local match and would…
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