Thank you for joining us for this week's city council meeting and workshop on May 26th.

I call this meeting to order.

Can we please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?

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.

Madam Clerk, please call the first item.

Public agenda.

And I apologize, I don't have my public agenda that I read usually, but we allow five minutes for public agenda, and you're not allowed to address the council at the time.

Anything that you say, you must um you're not allowed to ask questions, but you can leave questions for the city manager if you have questions, and you have five minutes.

And our first speaker is Brian Clark with the Wichita Public Library.

Good morning, Brian.

How are you?

Hello.

My name's Brian Clark.

I'm here this morning.

I'm not with the public library, but I'm here to talk about the Wichita Public Library, what it means to me and the community both.

I retired after working at the Wichita Eagle for 25 years in the marketing department.

There I learned the importance of access to all information.

I learned the importance of the role that literacy plays in our community, and the need to have trusted sources of information and truth.

And a changing environment because newspaper business changed a lot while I was there.

So today I want to share some thoughts about the library and what it means to me.

First, I would some things I won't be talking about.

I'm not going to talk about how libraries make economic sense.

So that's a good thing.

There's a lot of ways that they make the community healthier.

But there are more actually more public libraries in the U.S.

than there are Starbucks.

So finally, uh, I'm not going to talk about how libraries provide skilled assistance to people that need to navigate vast amounts of information.

Our librarians are information experts, and they do a great job.

But I want to talk today about more granular thoughts about the library.

It's been instrumental instrumental to me.

The library system in general, the advanced learning library in particular.

It's helped me uh in traditional and non-traditional ways, continue uh to be a learner in three different ways.

One's just reading.

I've always been a reader, but I read more now that I'm retired than I ever have before.

Last year uh in 2025, I checked out and read 42 books at the library.

Uh and I often grab a book off the shelf and go out on the second floor and enjoy the sun shine when the weather's nice.

I'm also a big movie fan, so I've used the library to watch movies.

I've checked out classics and looked at uh independent films.

Uh checked out more than a hundred DVDs last year.

I hope I've gone to a lot of the documentaries and that kind of thing.

I hope the library continues to support Tallgrass Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Oscar Schwartz, etc.

Finally, I've I've just learned about uh things I didn't know anything about.

I've taken lots of classes, I've done 3D printing, I've done sewing machine basics, strengthened computer skills.

I've learned about Canva and Cricket and Audacity and TinkerCAD.

I've gone to Witch Dodd Genealogical Society events, I've done Tuesday topics, senior Wednesdays, author events, book club activities, learning circles, book swaps, community writing workshops, art for self-care, all of those free.

I got my eye on dinosaur trivia night on July 16th.

Please share my enthusiasm for the library and do what you can to support the important work done there.

And from a personal standpoint, they keep Brian Clark entertained, learning, growing, and having fun.

Thanks again for the opportunity to present to you today.

Keep making good choices and adding to the quality of life in which to help.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Brian.

Madam Clerk, can you please call the next individual?

The next speaker is Earl T.

Anderson with the South Central.

He would like to speak about South Central Kansas Economic Development District, the fire department, and police.

I live there.

Speaking to you.

I'm better off the cuff.

My name is Earl Anderson.

I'm here to speak to you about SCED.

S C K E D D.

City Council, if you do not know about SCED, Mayor Wu, please, please, please look into this.

I am from Detroit, Michigan, born and raised.

If my parents scares you, you are what the kids today call the problem.

I'm not a typical American.

I love the flag.

If you don't understand why I love the flag so much, go look up on YouTube, the history of the Star Spangled Banner as you never heard of it.

And you'll understand from then forward.

Again, I am a history teacher by trade, got a bachelor's in history.

I'm only telling you about me because of SCED.

Had a hard life, everybody has, but mine was a little bit worse than others.

And you know, things one thing after another led me to not be able to work.

I'm no longer allowed in public settings such as this.

No longer allowed to be at a job because of my mental disorder this month is mental month.

Yay.

Anyways, I contacted Mayor Wu because my house, my wife's house, was falling apart.

Um explained, you know, is there any help that I could get?

Uh Mayor Wu herself did not respond, but she gave it to a young lady in District 4 named Brooke.

Cowchup.

I want to keep calling her Kachuk, but it is what it is.

That young lady and I have worked for the past two years, and I am proud to tell you, Mayor, City Council.

I'm gonna cry and I'm gonna cry and cry.

I have a brand new roof on my house.

There are ceilings that are brand new in my house.

My wife's house has been completely repiped completely from the curved back.

My HVAC system and air conditioning unit completely replaced.

All paid for by SCED.

If you don't know what SCED is, City Council, I pray to you.

I pray to you.

Find it out today.

Don't have your assistance.

Do it you.

Look it up.

Figure it out.

Mare Wu, this is directed towards you because of your past.

Please tell Cake, Channel 12, Channel 3, to start doing news stories about this.

I've contacted them all.

I'm very good friends with the net lawless.

She wants to do it.

For whatever reason, I can't get on the schedule, and that's fine.

I don't need to be, I don't need my fame announced and my help that I got announced, but darn it.

When we're in a time as we are now in Minnesota, California, and other states, Arizona, where the governors and everybody else are accused of doing some horrible, horrible things.

Please allow Wichita to shine and show that you actually care for us, your citizens, your people, the people day to day, the people that are gonna speak here and present to you different ideas to help the city do and go for the city.

Brian, with the library, so many different things can happen in a library, so many different uh uh objectives.

What I have been able to do is take, I have Mike Nolan with me.

Michael has no parents, unfortunately lost them to you know, no fault of their own, but they're not here anymore.

And him and his friends are uh um a little problem for you folks here in the city council.

They like to go and race at night on the weekends, and uh gather, if you will, at uh Douglas in Washington, you know, just keeps the cops employed, if you will.

I've showed them a different path, I've shown them a different way.

You've seen my truck, it looks just like I do with the American flag all over it, loud as hell, pardon my French, and I showed them a different path to take.

I have been called a pedophile, I've been called a predator.

No way does a man in my age hang around kids his age.

I met Mike when he was 16 and not have something to do sexually with them.

I've asked Mike for two things.

I've asked all of his friends for two things in return for my help.

Uh Mike, what are the two things?

Graduate high school respect.

That's it.

I bought them vehicles, I provided the money, my time is up.

I've done everything I can to help them, and I will continue.

And the next generation, and anybody else who needs help because you, Mayor Wu, you, City Council have helped me and allowed me to do this.

So my home is open to them.

I thank you for your time.

I thank you so much for your help, and I beg you, beg you, advertise this, show this to people, show that we're not typical Americans.

Show that you care about your city.

I am proof, I'm living proof.

You guys get nothing for helping me.

Whoever funds SCED, whoever donated to SCED, I don't even know who they are.

Thank you.

I will not take any more of your time.

I appreciate it.

I have two not-for-profit.

I have two.

Earl, thank you so very much.

Can you give the two nonprofit names to the city clerk so that the whole council will know about it?

I will appreciate you so much.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you very much, Earl.

With that, we have three more spots available for individuals who would like to address the council.

You can just come up to the microphone.

Please state your name and the district you live in.

Good morning, Mayor, Council members and staff.

I'm Wyatt Sheeter, and I'm from uh District One.

Um, as we recognize older Americans month this May, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate the older adults in our community.

Um the older I get, the more the definition of old changes.

I don't know if any of you have experienced that, but it's just a fact of life, right?

Um we have many seniors in our community.

There are neighbors, there are volunteers, um, caregivers, veterans, mentors, and civic leaders whose experience and contributions contribute to our great city here in Wichita.

I'm the executive director of senior services of Wichita.

And each day we see firsthand uh the needs of seniors in the community and try to meet those as best we can through programs like Meals on Wheels, community dining sites, uh senior employment program, and senior centers throughout our city.

So if you're not familiar with senior services of Wichita and what we do, I would encourage you to lean in and contribute and get involved.

For many seniors, these programs are a lifeline.

It helps them maintain independence, uh, stay active and engaged in their communities.

I want to applaud the city for its commitment to supporting older residents through the AR AARP Age Friendly Community Initiative.

If you're not familiar with what that is, it's an effort uh to reflect and understand that creating an age-friendly city benefits everyone.

Um we improve accessibility, transportation, walkability, housing options, activities, social connection for older adults, we create a stronger and more livable community for all generations.

And as our population continues to age, God willing, we'll all get old one day.

Um we are gonna need more of those services, whether they be through governments, nonprofits, businesses, and involved residents, will become even more important.

And I appreciate the city's leadership and willingness to invest in policies and initiatives that help older adults age with dignity, independence, and opportunity.

Uh, thank you for your continued support of Wichita's older adults, and thank you for recognizing older Americans month.

Thank you, Wyatt, and please say thank you to your senior services team for all they do to help our older Wichitans uh with meals on wheels and other programs.

So thank you very much.

Good morning, everyone.

My name is Holden Woodward.

I am I work in IT, and I knew Dalton personally relatively uh messaged him this weekend just because I was thinking about it and finally decided to show up.

I believe I'm in district one over by 29th and Oliver, so hello Joseph.

Uh, haven't met you yet, but I may talk to you at some point.

Uh what I came here to talk about today was the flock cameras in the city.

They are an automated surveillance tool.

They call them license automated license plate readers.

What they will end up being is and are is a way for law enforcement to skirt the Fourth Amendment by purchasing the data of mass mass gathered surveillance through a third-party company instead of doing it directly, which is a violation of the force of the Fourth Amendment to my understanding.

Uh they also cost the city a lot of money to my to my knowledge.

I I've asked Dalton for the uh documentation on that so I can read through the agreement we have with them.

Uh so I will come back more prepared next time.

Uh I just wanted to get it in people's ears that it is overall a bad thing.

I know it's had some positive effects recently with some shootings recently in old town.

I don't think it's worth it in the long term.

It is fantastic that we've found those people, but in the long term, it can be abused so heavily that it is not a cost I'm willing to make to take.

Uh also really late on this one, but the paid parking, I had to pay to park here.

I see that as nothing but a tax on the poor.

That's for a city council meeting.

I'd really love to make that at least during that free, because I don't understand how that's I I can't I can't morally support that.

Downtown, I see it in the same way, but much less of a problem than during a city council meeting.

That's about it.

Nice to meet you guys.

Thanks.

Thank you, Holden.

I just have a quick comment if that's okay.

Um I'm gonna send a link to Shanna and Shanna, if you can perhaps give it to the speaker.

On the City of Wichita website, we have a transparency page, and there's an entire page dedicated to Flock, and it gives information about how much has been invested, how much we've started we've spent so far, when it started, pretty much everything that you'd like to know.

So I'm gonna send it to you right now if you could share it with him, and then of course you can follow up with anyone, but this will be a good place for you to get the majority of information you asked about today.

Thank you for coming.

We have one more spot available.

I see none.

Thank you to our four speakers during public agenda.

Again, appreciate individuals coming to address your city council.

Um, and you'll always have that opportunity by emailing any of uh the seven of us at Wichita.gov slash council.

Um and I know that again, many of the city council members have community service representatives, as one was um pointed out, Brooke, um, and they are the ones that help carry out a lot of the um tasks in order for those solutions to come to fruition.

So we are very appreciative of the community service representatives that assist the council members.

Councilmember Hoheisel.

Thank you, Mayor.

And if I may piggyback on that, uh the CSRs, they're a godsend, they're amongst the best employees that we have here.

Uh they do a ton of work, so I didn't want to give them uh shout out.

And also alongside the the SCED program, we do have a home loan program with the city as well.

So if people need um additional resources, that is something to look into as well.

Thank you very much again to uh individuals that come to city council.

I will quickly just mention that there are a couple more opportunities beyond the city council meetings this upcoming Wednesday at City Hall.

There will be a budget town hall hosted by the city manager right here at 5 30 p.m.

Um I encourage anyone in our community to come and address uh the city manager as well as uh your thoughts and priorities regarding the budget.

Again, that's this Wednesday at 5 30 p.m.

right here.

Uh in addition, council members all have breakfasts.

Uh there will be a breakfast coming up on Saturday in district number six.

Councilmember Ballard will be hosting that, and it is open to individuals in district six as well as any other district who would like to attend.

And it's this Saturday at 9 a.m.

at Evergreen.

So multiple opportunities to engage with your city council.

Um, and again, thank you for coming to speak during public agenda.

Madam Clerk, please call the next item.

Consent agenda items one through 15.

Council members, any items to be pulled from consent agenda.

I see none.

I move to approve consent agenda items one through 15.

Second.

Motion second discussion.

See none.

Madam Clerk, please open the roll.

Actually, um those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, same sign.

Motion passes, seven zero.

Madam Clerk, please call the next item.

Council member agenda.

So we don't have petition for public.

Do we have any petitions for public improvement?

We're in council member agenda.

Uh, these are travel uh requests for the National Civic Leagues All America City.

They were approved on May 12th, however, the dates were incorrect, therefore they have to be re-approved.

And these are for council member um Vice Mayor Glasscock, Councilmember Ballard, Mayor Wu, Councilmember Shepard, as well as Councilmember Hoheisel, who will be attending.

Councilmember Johnston will not be attending, and council member Tuttle uh has not submitted uh an approval, so not attending or attending.

Um I will be attending.

Um I'm pending some personal family things, um just trying to work through some logistics, but I will be submitting my travel request.

So today it's only for council members.

I mentioned without council member Tuttle until she uh submits her approval form.

Is that accurate?

Okay, I will start with I move to approve the travel for Vice Mayor Glasscock and Councilmember Ballard for June 25th to 29th.

Second.

Motion second discussion, see none.

Madam Clerk, please sorry, all those in favor say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, same sign.

Motion passes seven zero.

I move to approve travel for Mayor Wu for June 25th through 29th.

Second.

Motion, second, discussion, see none.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, same sign.

Motion passes 7-0.

I move to approve council member Shepherd's travel and council member Hoheisel's travel.

Um but how council member Shepherd's travel is June 27th through 29th.

And Councilmember Hoheisel is for June 20th.

I think mine was okay.

Oh, your yours was okay.

Okay, so only Councilmember Shepherds travel June 27th through 29th.

Second.

Motion second, discussion, see none.

Just want to put it out there the reason why my dates are different.

So I have prior obligations here for the city of Wichita, and then we'll join the rest of my colleagues.

Thank you, Councilmember Shepherd.

Um motion second.

No further discussion.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, same sign.

Motion passes 7-0.

All right.

Council members, any appointments.

I see none.

Council members, any oh, council member appointments.

Mayor, I'd like to appoint Tracy Terrell to the affordable housing review board.

Any other appointments?

I see none.

I move to approve that appointment.

Second.

Motion second.

Discussion, see none.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, same sign.

Motion passes 70.

Council member comments now.

Mayor, just uh a comment on Thursday, May 28th from 5 30 p.m.

to 7 p.m.

We are I am hosting on tap and on the map.

Uh would be the legacy of redlining in Wichita.

So I know that uh the city has had elected officials over the past couple of decades talk about this.

This is an opportunity for the community to come out in a safe and fun environment, grab a beer from a local brewery, Hopping Gnome Brewery, and have an opportunity to learn about the history and the legacy of redlining in Wichita, how it's impacting our communities economically from a health lens as well, and also what um our housing department, the incredible work they're doing, as well as what other entities are doing, and would love to hear from the community about what more we can do to undesign the red line.

Thank you, Councilmember Shepard.

I just want to close out by this is the last meeting before we close out the month of May.

Again, I want to say thank you to Wyatt for bringing to attention the older Americans month, which happens to be May, and to our speaker who also mentioned that mental health awareness month is the month of May.

Uh, thank you for those uh recognitions to remind our community of the importance of mental health and respect to our older Americans.

I also want to say thank you to Lakeview, Rest Haven Cemeteries, both hosted Memorial Day commemorations, as well as the Veterans Memorial Park, who also did an annual event there.

And last but not least, um, May also happens to be Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

And this past weekend, Councilmember Shepherd joined me at the Laos Temple to celebrate their Laotian New Year.

And so I want to say thank you to all the participants that helped celebrate culture in our community.

With that, I will mayor I apologize.

I have two questions for attorney bagania.

Um I submitted a contract, and I just want to ensure that you receive that contract.

It's a review with the social Wichita State Social Work Practicum.

Yes, is that in review?

It's in review.

Thank you so much.

And is there an ETA on when that will be received?

Probably by the end of the week.

Okay.

Does the city manager need to do anything on his end for that?

Yes, we'll have a review.

Okay.

And what is that process like for my educational purposes?

Um I'll re law review and then we'll submit it to CMO for further review.

Um, and then it'll be up to CMO to determine next steps.

Uh, when you say up to the city manager, can you please explain that to me?

Um I would just need to visit with him about how if he has any questions on execution or process.

Okay.

That's all.

Uh, just for awareness, I do want to make this public that I have submitted a contract for my colleagues' understanding.

There's no fiscal responsibility for the city of Wichita, but for district one to partner with Wichita State School of Social Work to have a practicum student housed at our Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center.

Um, we have lots of citizens who come in there and they have several needs.

Um, and those needs are not often within the purview of our community services representatives or even partners that are housed within there.

And so um, since January, I've been working with Wichita State School of Social Work to make that happen.

Um, I would love it if we can expedite this process, and if there are any things that I need to do on my end from the city manager's perspective, please let me know.

Um, and then furthermore, also have submitted um and and we'll be working with assistant city manager Dante Martin for an intern in district one as well.

Um again, my understanding is that all council members have the autonomy to bring these things forward.

And if there are any questions from my colleagues or anybody else in City Hall, please come in and engage with me.

I'd be happy to.

Thank you.

I see no further comments from council members.

With that, I will move to adjourn the official city council meeting at 9 31 a.m.

Second.

Motion second.

Discussion, seeing none.

Madam Clerk, please uh sorry, I keep going into uh that mode.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, same sign.

Motion passes 7-0.

We will now move to the workshop.

Assistant City Manager Dante Martin.

Good morning, Mayor, City Council.

I'm glad to be here with you this morning.

Unfortunately, City Manager Dennis Marstall couldn't make it.

Um duty track.