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This Week in Sedgwick County - May 8, 2024 

Board of County Commissioners

•  The BoCC approved the minutes from the regular meeting on April 17, 2024.
• Commissioners approved a proclamation declaring May 12-18, 2024, as Police Week.
• The BoCC approved a proclamation declaring May 5-11, 2024, as Professional Municipal Clerks Week.
• Commissioners proclaimed May 2024, as National Tennis Month.
• The BoCC accepted the resignation of Craig Hubbard from the Wichita/Sedgwick County Food and Farm Council.
• Commissioners reappointed Al Besser to the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board.
• The BoCC appointed Jennifer Chambers to the Emergency Communications Community Advisory Board.
• Commissioners denied a zone change from Rural Residential to General Commercial, subject to Protective Overlay #432, at 8191 South Meridian Ave. to permit a vehicle storage yard.
• The BoCC approved a zone change from Rural Residential to Single-Family Residential at West 45^th Street North and North 167^th Street West, in the Colwich Area of Influence.
• Commissioners approved conditional use requests for (1) rock crushing and (2) mining and quarrying on the west side of South West Street, near 47^th Street South.
• The BoCC approved a zone change from Single-Family Residential to a Planned Unit Development to allow commercial office use in the area of East Harry Street and South 127^th Street East.
• Commissioners approved Metropolitan Area Building and Construction (MABCD) fee waivers for approved Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects.
• The BoCC denied $2,452.85 in property tax relief for a Homestead property destroyed by fire in January 2024.
• Commissioners adopted a resolution nullifying a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) in Goddard, Kansas.
• Commissioners approved recommendations from the Board of Bids and Contracts’ meeting on May 2, 2024, except Item 4 – Emergency Vehicle Equipment. It was deferred to the May 22 meeting.

 Upcoming Events

•  For the first time ever, the 2024 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championships is in Wichita and now playing at the Stryker Sports Complex, 2999 N. Greenwich. Division I and II teams will compete through Friday, May 10, 2024, and admission is free. For game times and details, visit WCLA National Championship | USA Lacrosse.
• Wichita State University is hosting the America Athletic Conference (AAC) 2024 Softball Championship, starting today through Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Wilkins Stadium, 1845 Fairmount St. Game times and tickets are available at SHOCKER SOFTBALL | Wichita State Athletics (evenue.net).
• The Sedgwick County Extension Office, 7001 W. 21st N., hosts the Kansas Grown! Farmers Market every Saturday through Oct. 26, 2024, from 7 a.m.-noon. Local growers, producers and artisans sell a wide variety of goods, and visitors can enjoy live music, food trucks, cooking demonstrations and Troubles the Clown. More information is available at Kansas Grown! Farmers Market | Wichita, Kansas (kansas-grown.com).
• Mother’s Day at the Zoo offers free admission to all moms, with an additional paid guest, on Sunday, May 12, 2024, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Sedgwick County Zoo. Find more information at Mother’s Day – Sedgwick County Zoo (scz.org).
• The 4^th Annual Rod Trowbridge Memorial FLY-IN lands at Cook Airfield at East 71^st South and South 143^rd St. East in Derby May 17-18, 2024. The event is free to the public and includes airplane, motorcycle and Jeep poker runs, a corn hole tournament, barbecue competition, skydivers and live music. For more details, visit Trowbridge Memorial Fly In Event | About the Event (rtrowbridgeflyin.com).
• Celebrate Wichita’s most iconic landmark Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Party for the People – 50^th Anniversary Keeper of the Plains Dedication. Following the re-dedication ceremony at 1 p.m., festivities at the Mid-American All-Indian Museum will include a powwow, Native performances, free museum admission, food trucks, outdoor games and more, ending with fireworks at 9 p.m. A full schedule of events is at Party for the People - 50th Anniversary Keeper of the Plains Dedication (visitwichita.com).
• The public is encouraged to attend the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Budget Roundtables on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT), 4004 N. Webb Rd., and on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Campus High School, 2100 W. 55^th St. South. Both meetings start at 5:30 p.m. Visit Budget Office | Sedgwick County, Kansas to learn more about the budget process and adopted budgets from past years.

 Watch the meeting at https://www.youtube.com/live/gK-2XQQqqQo?si=q-mo7Y9kNdG2iabr.