The Wichita City Council met on September 2, 2025, at 9:00 AM in City Council Chambers. The meeting covered public comments on economic development transparency, homelessness funding, and bike lane safety; consent agenda approvals; new council business including industrial revenue bonds, park repairs, a KDHE planning grant, water/sewer infrastructure, and affordable housing funding; and planning items on a conditional use and a zone change.
City Council meeting. Please take a moment to silence your mobile device. If you wish to speak on an agenda item after the mayor invites public comment, proceed to the podium, state your name and address, and you will be given five minutes to speak. A timer can be viewed on the podium screen. You may speak one time per agenda item. Please refrain from clapping after other speakers. Thank you again for joining us today. Let's pause a moment for our television audience to join us. Lifting a note of thanksgiving and praise to the one who is almighty. We ask for wisdom's guidance in the meeting. May actions that are taken today affirm the beauty and strength of the many people living in various communities that make up the city of Wichita. May each decision be mindful of its effect on those most in need of the city's protection. But today we are saddened by the outbreak of gun violence yesterday between people who knew each other. We know solving conflicts by harming another only begets more harm. And we pray for families and friends affected, and we know that our city is better than this. Oh, yes, we do. Our heart's desire is for a peaceable solution to conflicts. Gun violence is not the answer. But on this day, it is a special day because it is the day after Labor Day, and Almighty, we lift up the honest labor and the diligent work of the city's many dedicated employees, especially those who work in behind the scenes and are rarely thanked. They labor hard to make this a great place to live, work and play. We thank you for their labor. And we thank you for all people in this city who are laboring in all manner of work. We are grateful for those who are here and take their time and talents to govern and lead. May they balance the many needs that come before them today in the deliverance they take and they have they take. And so we ask humbly, so be it. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you very much, Pastor Goldtree. Madam Clerk, can you please call the first item? Approve the minutes of the regular meeting, August 19th, 2025, and August 26, 2025. Are there any changes or edits to those meeting minutes? I see none. I move to approve the meet meeting minutes for August 19th, 2025, and August 26, 2025. Second. Motion and a second. Any further discussion? I see none. Madam Clerk, please open the roll. Motion passes 7-0. Madam Clerk, please call the next item. Awards and proclamations. Today's proclamations are hunger action month and St. Francis Ministries Day, 80 years of healing and hope. May please ask the Kansas Food Bank to come forward at this time. The proclamation reads, the City of Wichita, Kansas founded in 1870, whereas hunger remains an urgent issue affecting over 71,000 individuals and families within our community, with one in seven Kansans and one in five Kansan children in Sedwick County being food insecure. By working collaboratively, we can make significant strides in reducing food insecurity and ensuring that our neighbors do not go hungry. Whereas September has been designated as Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization with over 200 network partners across the United States. Whereas this month presents an opportune time to raise awareness about the persistent challenges faced by those experiencing hunger and to encourage individuals, organizations, and businesses alike to take action through volunteerism, participation in community events, monetary support, and beyond. Now therefore be it resolved that the Wichita City Council does hereby proclaim September 2025 as hunger action month in the City of Wichita and encourage all citizens to support the Kansas Food Bank and its 700 partners, providing enough food for over 15 million meals to our food insecure neighbors in Wichita and across 85 Kansas counties.