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Parking Agreement for 271 W. 3rd Street Memorandum of Understanding.
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Recommended Action: Approve the Parking Agreement for 271 W. 3rd Street Memorandum of Understanding and authorize the necessary signatures.
The Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD) was formed as a consolidated entity between Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita pursuant to a joint ordinance and resolution approved by both governing bodies in 2012. Within the joint ordinance and resolution, it was stated the consolidation was intended "to better serve the public and to make more efficient and effective the customer service provided to all of their citizens and stakeholders". During the merger, it was agreed the City and County would seek a joint location to house MABCD and MAPD and split the costs of this endeavor. The goal was to create a "service center" concept where citizens, contractors, builders, and developers could come to a single location to take care of their business needs. At the current, time MABCD continues to operate from two separate locations which is inefficient. Sedgwick County is moving forward to procure a building at 271 W. 3rd Street which is conveniently located by City Hall. The County intends to house other county functions within the building but one-half of the space inside the facility will be dedicated to MABCD and MAPD.
There are approximately 90 parking spaces associated with the building purchase at 271 W. 3rd Street. This limited amount of parking will be insufficient to meet the needs of MABCD and MAPD along with other services the County intends to provide from this building. All surrounding parking located adjacent to 271 W. 3rd Street is owned and operated by the City of Wichita. To access more parking, the County seeks an agreement with the City of Wichita for the use of 132 additional parking spaces located on lots to the east and north of 271 W. 3rd Street, along with some west of the Rounds and Porte...
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