2009 KECHI ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY DEPARTMENT

Administrative / Clerk’s Office Accomplishments 2009

-Hired second City Administrator

-Hired City Treasurer

-Budget Amendments

-Utility Rates modernized

-Fully engaged Council and the public in 2010 Budget process

-137 East Kechi Condemnation proceedings initiated

-Wolf Development

-Rock Pointe facilitation

-Woodlawn 49 facilitation

-Initiated Strategic Plan

-Convenience Store facilitation and rebates

-Three new residential building permits

-Reestablished relationships with neighbors, County, and Wichita and others

-Established communications with Electrical provider

-Initiated technology upgrade

-New municipal banking provider

-End of year budget carryover reasons;

1. Significant savings in Clerk’s Office

2. Late taxes paid

3. Employee leaving utility department

4. Overtime

5. Officer Circle’s Grant

6. Utility Rate Modernization

7. Watching pennies

-Code Enforcement fully engaged

-Answered Sedgwick County’s Industrial Land RFP

-Public letter of support for our support of any positive development in Sedgwick County

-KACM Annual Meeting

-Moved Webb/Greenwich Interchanges from 230 something to the top 40 projects in SouthCentralKansas

-Website revamp

-Communications Intern initiation

-Electronic Meeting Packet delivery

-AT&T Building cleanup

-Successful 24 annual Kechi Fair

-Fully engaged in REAP, WAMPO, SCAC, KACM, ICMA, RWA, etc.

-Processed $4,006,345.00 in expenditures and deposited $2,455,105.00

-Implemented the Solid Waste and Recycling Program for Kechi Residents.

-Adding to date 533 solid waste accounts and 685 recycle accts.  166 new accts added to the utility billing system.

-Processed 517 new cases for municipal court and disposed of 460; collecting over

$45,000.00

-Credit Card payments through the internet for Municipal Court and Utility Customers

-Processed approximately 180 transactions for approximately $25,000.00

-Processed approximately 350 transactions for approximately $43,000.00.

-Issued 90 building permits

-Completed the codification of the City Code                 End Clerk/Adminstrative

Maintenance Accomplishments 2009

PARK:

.PUT UP PARK SHELTER AND CONCRETE SIDEWALKS TO IT

. PUT RIP RAP AROUND PARK POND

. PUT IN LIGHTS IN PARK.

STREETS:

.  SIOUX STREET COMPLETE REBUILD

.  FINISHED FILLING IN 61^ST AND OLIVER S.W. CORNER DRAINAGE

.  CLEANED ALONG OLIVER AT LIFT STATION

.  CLEANED NORTH END OF PARK IN HEDGE ROW

.  LOSH LANE CLEANED OUT TREES

.  CLEANED DITCHES AT 61^ST AND WOODLAWN

.  CLEANED BRIDGE RAILING ON NORTH WOODLAWN

.  AT&T AND DOWN TOWN AREA LINE OF SIGHT CLEAN-  UP/MAINTANANCE

.  STREETS IN ROCK POINT FINISHED

.  PURCHASED ROADGRADER

WATER & GAS:

. CHANGED OUT 130 BADGER TO DATAMATIC RADIO READ UNITS WATER

. CHANGED OUT 130 BADGER TO DATAMATIC RADIO READ UNITS GAS

. PUT IN NEW SHUT OFF VALVE TO OLD TOWER TO CHANGED TO NEW LINE

. PUT IN ½ MILE OF 6” GAS MAIN AND ABOUT ¼ MILE OF 2”AND 3” GAS MAIN

IN ROCK PONTE WATER, SEWER ALSO WAS PUT IN

. WORKED ON WATER TOWER LIGHTS

. 16” WATER MAIN K254 TO 53^RD AND ROCK WAS FINISHED AND ACTIVATED

. REPLACE PUT IN 7 GAS YARD LINES

. PUT IN 2 NEW GAS SERVICES

. FIXED 12 WATER LEAKS

.  PUT IN 5 NEW WATER SERVICES

.  PUT ON 4 ANODES ON STEEL GAS MAIN’S

.  REPAIR 6” GAS MAIN IN ROCK POINTE

.  15 AFTER HOURS CALL OUTS WATER AND GAS

.  STARTED GPS ON THE UTILITIES

EDUCATION:

.  LYLE ATTENDED KWRA MEETING, CONTINUING WATER EDUCATION

CERTIFICATIONS

.  LARRY -ATTENDED K.D.H.E. SIMINAR AT LAWRENCE FOR CONTINUING

EDUCATION

.  LARRY, LYLE, JOSH, MARK -ATTENDED THE PIPELINE SAFETY SIMINAR

.  LARRY -ATTENDED BUILDING CODE REVIEW WITH WICHITA AND

SEDGWICK CO.

.  LARRY -ATTENDED N.I.M.S. COURSE DEBRIS REMOVAL

.  LARRY, LYLE, JOSH -ONE CALL CLASSES

.  LARRY, LYLE, JOSH -FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

.  LARRY AND LYLE -RENEWED GAS QUALIFICATION’S

CODE INFORCEMENT:

.  SENT OUT 28 CODE VIOLATION NOTICES.  HAVE ALL BUT 1 COMPLIED

CLEAN UP DAY:

.  APRIL -FILLED 5 ½ DUMPTERS

.  BURNED BRUSH PILE

.  OCTOBER -FILLED 4 ½ DUMPTERS

.  BURNED BRUSH PILE                                                         End Maintenance

Police Accomplishments 2009

• Women’s Home Safety Course

• Identity Theft Course

• Senior Citizen’s Home Safety Course

• Steer Clear Program

• Weather Safety Program

• Bicycle Safety Course

• 3 new Neighborhood Watch Programs in 2009

-Cherokee Drive, Prairie Creek, Shawnee Drive

• Crime Prevention material

-Brochures, Handouts, stickers, badges, tattoos, suckers, & etc.

• Funeral Escort

• Bike Patrol

• Neighborhood community events

• Extra Special Neighborhood Patrol -Fair, Garage Sale, Halloween

• Elderly & Assistance Watch Program

• Halloween Safety Bracelet handout

• Kechi Fair Tent -Safety handouts, preventive information, community policing.

• Business Watch Program

• Vacation House Check Program

• Ride-Along- Program

• Bicycle Register

• Unlock Vehicle

• Project Child Safe - Free Gun Locks, 60-70 locks given away.

• Fingerprinting

• Roadside Assistance

• Police Security & Prevention at Kechi Fair

• Kid Friendly Handout  -coloring books, tattoos, suckers, and knickknacks

• Identity Theft Information for Preventative & Victims

• Operation Lifesaver with the railroad

• K-9 Program -number of successful drug alerts.

• STEP – Click It or Ticket

• Merge Left

• STEP – DUI Prevention

• Saturation Patrol -Fair, Memorial Day, New Year’s 2008-2009, New Year’s 2009-2010

• Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection

• JAG – Federal Recover Act Grant – For full time positions (Andy Circle) • $57,870

• AVL Grant – January new car modem

• STEP Program -$3,000 overtime patrol, Police Equipment

• Community Service Project (from court(s)

• Kechi Bicycle Race patrol

• Court Security

•Sent Officer Circle to KLETC

• Reserve Department

• K-9  -Seizures, Demonstrations,  Training

• Stop Stick Training

• Our Vest Won’t Stop This

• Department Meetings (3)

• Reserve FTO Program Training

• Firearm Qualification

• NIMS/ FEMA Certification for all employees

• NCIC

• Racial Profiling

• Motor Vehicle Accident Reporting & Investigating

• TASER

• Defensive Tactical Training

• Stop Sticks

• Search Warrant Training

• Natural Gas Leaks for First Responders

• KCJIS NCIC & TAC Training

• Court Review

• Prosecution of DUI

• Domestic Violence Prosecution

•Tactical Warrant Service

• Kansas Criminal Justice Information System Conference

• Glock Armorer

• Transportation Safety Conference

• Integrated Drug & Contraband Interdiction

• K-9 Detection Enhancement Course

• Motor Vehicle Accident Reporting & Investigation

• CVSA Re Certification Course

• Ground Fighting

• Firearm training

• K-9 Training & Certification

• Self-defense

• TASER training                                                                                         End Police

KECHI PLANNING COMMISSION & ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2009

• January - Zoning changed for 128 W. Kechi Rd (Richard & Cindy Wolf property) to C-1 Special Commercial.
• February – KDOT North Final Plat approved
• February – Site Plan Committee recommended approval of Chisholm Creek Kennels new office & dog suites.
• March – Copperleaf Creek Final Plat approved by City Council.
• March – Planning Commission approves Site Plan for Chisholm Creek Kennels new office & dog suites.
• April – Held Workshop with David Foster for Site Plan & Planning Commissioners on Site Plan objectives and requirements; discussed concerns and answered questions.
• May – The 2008-2020 Comprehensive Plan was presented to City Council after being reworked for corrections and format by the Zoning Administrator.
• May - Site Plan Committee recommended approval of Wolf Addition Project.
• May – Zoning Administrator completed 5 large format aerials maps requested by Chief Doll for use in court cases.
• June – Site Plan Committee recommended approval of Rock Pointe Advertising Sign
• July – Planning Commission approved Rock Pointe Advertising Sign
• July – Approved Zoning Permits for 2 new homes and Chisholm Creek Kennels new Office – 1^st major construction of 2009.
• August – David Quiring, 9500 N Oliver, was appointed to the Planning Commission as an out of town member.
• November – Planning Commission recommended conditional approval of requested zoning changes on Brink St. for Quail Ridge Partners.
• November – Planning Commission recommended conditional approval of Kechi Park Preliminary Plat.
• December – Zoning Administrator presents updated Zoning & Subdivision Fees to City Council and they are approved.
• December - Planning Commission recommended conditional approval of Quail Ridge Subdivision Preliminary Plat.

End Zoning Administration