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POST-ANNEXATION PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF WICHITA ANNEXATION RES. NO. 12-195.
Presented by: Justin M. Waggoner. Assistant County Counselor.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Open the public hearing; receive testimony; close the public hearing and make the required statutory finding.
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In 2012, the City of Wichita annexed seven total parcels in the area of 21st Street North and 135th Street West. Five of the parcels are residential properties and two of them are electrical substations.
The City prepared a service plan in accordance with state law that described the services the City would provide after annexation. State law requires that the Board hold a public hearing three years after the annexation to determine whether or not the City has provided services in accordance with the service plan. Notice of the hearing was sent to the City and the landowners in the area annexed. A copy of the service plan is included in the backup materials. Prehearing questionnaires were also sent to the City and the landowners. The only response that was received was from the Sedgwick County Electrical Cooperative, which noted that, at the time they completed the prehearing questionnaire (August 2015) the street lights indicated in the service plan had not yet been installed. In November 2015, the City completed the installation of those street lights.
The Board is required to find whether or not City has provided services in accordance with the service plan. If the Board finds the City has not provided services in accordance with the service plan, the City has 1 1/2 years to provide the services. If at the end of the 1 1/2 year period, any landowner believes the City still has not provided the services, the landowner(s) may petition for a de-annexation hearing to be held by the Board.
Alternatives: None. The Board is required to hold the public hearing, receive testimony, and make a finding whether or not the City has provided services in accordance with the service plan.
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