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Council clears routine business: software migration, turf equipment, hotel study and event permits
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Summary
The Wichita City Council approved a set of routine items including migration of permitting software to a cloud host, a multi-year turf painting subscription ($8,500 first year), a hotel feasibility study not to exceed $8,500, a county MOU on turf maintenance, several small maintenance contracts, and permits for community events including the Wildlife Arts Festival (expected ~7,500 attendees).
The Wichita City Council approved a package of routine municipal actions during its meeting.
Mayor Willis presented the slate of old- and new-business items. The council approved permission to transition the existing permit manager and Delta business license software to a secured cloud-hosted platform. The council also approved purchase of a turf tank painting robot on an annual subscription basis at $8,500 for the first year and $7,500 for years two and three to maintain stadium and local fields.
The council approved a hotel feasibility study at a cost not to exceed $8,500, which the mayor described as the necessary step to attract a second hotel to the city. Council also approved a memorandum of understanding with the county for synthetic turf maintenance equipment and services; the transcript refers to the county as Elmore County in the discussion.
Several smaller maintenance and capital items were approved or carried over: permission to spray storm ditches ($6,161) and to remove brush and kudzu at the Memorial Park boat launch ($6,000) were presented as first-time items and held for the next meeting; approval was given to replace an indoor coil in the city library HVAC at $7,689; the council approved repair of a leaf truck at $6,199.53; and the council authorized time-sensitive installation of a well system and water line at the Sports Complex arena at a cost of $7,135.66 to meet an upcoming event.
Event permissions included approval for the Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts to host the Wildlife Arts Festival on Oct. 24, 2026 (9 a.m.–3 p.m.). Linda Lewis, introduced at the meeting, said, "Last year, we had a very successful event. We brought in 7,500 people into the community," and requested permission to replicate that success this year. The council also approved permission for a drag boat race in Gold Star Park (June 27, 2026) and for First Call Realty to host a customer and community appreciation event at the Farmers Market on May 14, 2026.
Procedural items included approval of the March 16, 2026 minutes. Motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the transcript and carried by voice or roll-call in each instance.
