GROUP # 29 – MONDAY 16, 2004
Facilitator: Jo Sanders
Elected to the Vision Task Force: Jay Price

(10) Education

• Teacher salary
• Parents’ education for proper attitude
• Increase graduate rates
• Need technical education facility
• Workforce development
• Better job training skills
• Don’t cut arts from education
• Percent of casino profits to education
• Increase volunteers in schools
• Educational foundation of technical education
• Decline of art for youth
• Technical industry
• Criminal justice – reform
• Promote Kansas & Wichita I.D.

(9) Economic Development

• Transportation/public
• Downtown development
• Arena
• Casino
• Adequate workforce
• Diversified workforce
• Diverse manufacturing
• Increase tourism
• Mid Ark Valley development association (expand waterway)
• Make Wichita a port city
• Retain youth
• Preserve, revitalize, redevelop, stabilize downtown
• Accept “Cowtown” image

(8) Community Development

• Blighted areas
• Public transportation community identification
• Historical preservation
• Urban sprawl
• Revitalize inner city
• River WaterWalk
• Rental properties at code
• Integrate all races of people
• Retain youth
• Marketing the spirit within & outside Wichita
• Support existing Attractions

(7) Quality of Life

• Integrating diverse community
• Pride in Wichita
• Young adult & singles opportunities
• Public transportation
• Decline of senior movement
• Libraries
• Arts
• More friendly to young adults/singles
• Historical preservation
• Mandatory rental properties be at “code”
• Integrating ICT’s “small” communities into community (black, white, Asian, Hispanic)
• Emphasize cultural opportunities

(6) Human Services

• Senior movement
• Healthcare (affordable)
• Disables “support/expand services”
• Public transportation – smaller vehicles, additional routes, frequent stops
• Increase senior programs (Derby)
• Expand good neighbor program
• Develop one location
• Homeless services (coordinate)
• Jobs for mental health
• Not a disable friendly city
• Like to see city a model city for the disabled
• More grab bars in restrooms
• Wider doors in restrooms

(5) Healthcare

• Affordable healthcare
• Healthy lifestyles
• More resources for mental health
• Providers business/government find additional funding sources for uninsured and underinsured
• Recruit dentists
• Disease prevention
• Healthy lifestyle
• Get Medical Society of Sedgwick County involved

(4) Workforce Development

• Better job training
• Better job skills
• Health industry
• Technical industry
• Retain youth
• Positive image of Wichita (internal/external)

(3) Government

• City, County co-op
• Reward recycling
• Recycling
• Solid waster management
• Increase salaries (public)
• Rental properties at code
• Centralize recycling
• Fix “I want it but don’t want to pay for it” attitude
• Criminal justice reform
• Focus on crime prevention
• Merge fire departments
• County library
• Get rid of boarded up houses

GROUP # 30 – MONDAY 16, 2004
Facilitator: Jena Lysen
Elected to the Vision Task Force: Mary Campurano

(10) Economic Development

• Airport hub
• World class technical training
• Multi-purpose lake
• Encourage global visioning
• Promoting downtown arena
• Business start-ups
• Diversifying types of industries
• Supporting existing small business
• Intermodal transportation
• Entertainment development on the river
• Retaining retirees in the community
• Attract complementary business
• Bringing in different industries besides government
• Keep low airfares
• Corporate relocation to Wichita
• Turnpike free to Oklahoma line
• Building demolition for downtown
• Promoting downtown arena
• Center city redevelopment

(8.5) Quality of Life

• Promoting healthy lifestyles thru good urban design
• More bicycle paths
• Promote exercise
• Promote volunteerism
• Promote local/regional artist
• Low cost air fare
• Canoeing under Arkansas River
• Make Old Town/downtown more of an after work destination
• Continuing art in construction/arena
• Beautifying streets
• Closer consolidation of non-profits
• Contain urban sprawl
• Embrace our diversity
• More entertainment options
• Keep low airfares
• Fix up Coliseum
• More attractive bridges
• Spade/neuter pets
• Open space – safe parks
• Keep the parks that we already have
• Receive/promote completive healthcare insurance
• Affordable healthcare
• More than 1 community festival annually

(8.5) Marketing/Promoting Wichita

• Promoting local and regional artists
• Trolley to promote tourism
• Pedestrian mall
• Making Wichita a cultural hub
• Promote better tourism
• Promote old town as after work destination
• Develop regional brand
• Positive self-talk
• Entertainment development/river
• Publicize entertainment options
• Recognize benefits of being regional
• Market Wichita Visioneering results
• Attract educated immigrants
• Keeping bright young here
• Market Wichita as tourist destination
• Promote synergy among tourist attractions
• Promote brick building downtown
• Positive newspaper/TV coverage

(7) Education

• Pre-K education
• Promote education
• Lifelong vocational education training
• Ongoing adult education
• Promote colleges
• Using retirees as mentors
• Community involvement in schools
• Gang issues in schools
• Health education/prevention
• Music/sports/art in schools
• Increase options in public education
• Access to technical training
• Accountability in education
• Increase pupil spending, decrease administration spending

(6) Infrastructure

• Clean public streets
• Street maintenance
• 311 for non-emergency calls
• highway to complete the outer loop
• more stop signs in residential neighborhoods
• city/county consolidation
• pedestrian mall
• comprehensive highway linkages to major cities
• revamp airport
• 4 lane highway west of state line
• railroad crossing - solutions soon
• transportation in the core
• regional mass transit

(5) Environmental

• Curb-side recycling
• Clean up closed industry
• Initiate recycling
• Long term landfill solutions
• Waste management
• Multi-purpose recreational lakes
• Consider recycling water
• Control storm water run-offs
• Respect water quality
• Additional clean water
• Wind energy

(4) Jobs

• Lifelong vocational education training
• More jobs for recent college graduates
• Promote jobs for retirees
• Keeping bright/young people here
• Revisit workforce Alliance training

(3) Government – Public Safety

• Reducing tax burden
• Consolidation of city/county services
• End revolving door policy for elected
• Referendum initiative as rule not exception
• Work on gang problems
• Increase/enhance emergency services
• Willingness to compare taxes with other communities
• Diversify & utilize advisory boards
• Recognize best easiest way to reduce taxes is to grow
• Promote safe driving
• Getting government out of real estate
• Property tax review
• More tax determents for small business
• Include small communities in planning/implementation

GROUP # 31 – MONDAY 16, 2004
Facilitator: Donna Luetters
Elected to the Vision Task Force: Jess Sojka

(10) Economic Development

• Retain businesses
• Attract/retain young professionals (engineers, etc.)
• Develop economic plan
• Revitalize downtown
• National warehouse distribution center
• Downtown building utilized
• Attract retail businesses (large stable)
• Encourage walking/spending time
• Need food/similar items
• More jobs that pay
• Utilize assets such as riverfront entertainment/dining
• Better promotion of Wichita as wonderful city
• Diversification of Wichita
• S economic base
• City to develop “in-fill” instead of urban sprawl
• See people downtown, living, working, etc.
• Better facilities for conferences, other activities – to bring visitors to town

(9) Education

• Educated workforce
• Better resources for people, job training, retraining, education
• Increase emphasis on math/science
• Job training/place for drop outs
• Higher education priority – better utilization of taxes
• Higher high school graduation rates
• Dropout prevention
• School readiness (K, 1st, etc.)
• High school graduates ready for college/work

(8) Government

• Smaller, consolidated government
• Government that listens to citizens
• Lower taxes to attract/retain young professionals & increase businesses
• Younger government representatives
• Role model leadership in city government
• More citizen participation in city affairs
• Less fragmented plans
• Better performance projections for plans
• City proactive with utilities
• Wind/hydroelectric resources, etc.
• Monitor outsourcing of businesses who receive tax benefits

(7) Quality of Life

• Promote exercise, nutrition, smoking cessation
• Safe community environment
• Gang prevention
• Attractions – museums, art, etc. to recruit/retain workforce
• Better quality libraries, more programming, programs for children, more money
• More walking/biking trails
• Recycling – government should do something
• Promote equality of ethnic diversity

(6) Human Services

• City take active role in meeting homeless community needs
• Better elderly support services
• City buildings more handicap accessible
• Increase emphasis on volunteerism

(5) Transportation

• Salt on streets in winter
• More options for air travel
• Better road system – too narrow
• More 4-lane
• More planning
• East/West interstate thru Wichita ? Better public transportation – 2nd shift, holidays, Sundays

GROUP # 32 – MONDAY 16, 2004
Facilitator: Robbie Bridgewater
Elected to the Vision Task Force: Roger Douthett

(10) Education

• Partnership education & business
• Diversification of industrial base
• Preserve arts, music & physical education
• Quality
• Empower people with vision
• Leadership with vision
• Vouchers
• Careers matching educational levels
• Competitive pay scales
• Diversity bias issues
• Classroom size

(9) Economic Development

• Downtown attractions
• Land use management
• Partnership education & business
• Public transportation area wide
• Diversification of industrial base
• Implementation plan for economic development
• Clean up downtown
• Careers matching educational levels of citizens
• Competitive pay scale
• Diversity bias issues
• Air fares
• Social services for underinsured children
• Maintenance for airplane industry
• Recycling
• Need affordable daycare

(8) Government/Leadership

• Partnership education & business
• Public transportation area wide
• Implementation plan for economic development
• Accountability of government officials
• Clean up downtown
• Friendly to business taxation regulation
• Consumer friendly
• Eliminate special interest groups in community decision making
• Empower people with vision
• Leadership with vision
• Protect/preserve constitutional rights of citizens
• Leadership in city government
• Care of streets in residential areas
• Pride in community engagement of youth
• Safety-health
• Recycling

(7) Quality of Life

• Downtown attractions
• Land use management
• Public transportation area wide
• Preservation of open spaces
• Acquisition of park lands
• Support current arts & cultural attractions
• Clean up downtown
• Affordable housing needs promoted – we have affordable housing
• Competitive pay scales
• Care of streets in residential areas
• Diversity – bias issues
• Air fares
• Pride in community
• Social services for underserved children
• Recreational opportunities for under 30
• Non-biased news
• Safety – health
• Recycling
• Neighborhood schools
• Need affordable day care

(6) Planned Growth – Physical

• Annexation
• Downtown
• Land use management
• Public transport area wide
• Preservation of open space – park land
• Acquisition of park lands
• Clean up downtown
• Affordable living (promote)
• Eliminate special interest groups in community decision making
• Unity
• Care of street in residential areas
• Diversity/bias issues
• Recreational opportunities for under 30
• Recycling

(5) Image

• Downtown attractions
• Recycling
• Public transportation area wide
• Diversification of industrial base
• Preservation of open space – park land
• Acquisition of park lands
• Hold government officials accountable
• Support current arts
• Clean up downtown
• Unity
• Air fares
• Affordable living (promote)
• Government being friendly to business – taxation/regulation/friendly to consumers
• Eliminate special interest groups in community decision making
• Leadership with vision
• Highlight value of existing business
• Competitive pay scales
• Non-biased news
• Self esteem
• Image & marketability
• Diversity/bias issues
• Pride in community
• Safety & health

GROUP # 33 – MONDAY 16, 2004
Facilitator: Coleen Tabor
Elected to the Vision Task Force: Emil Bergquist

(10) Economic Development Strategies

• Zoning – freedom for home businesses
• Partnering with small cities – joining city & counties
• City/county metro partnership
• Public policy – economic development
• Geographically inclusive of MSA
• Stronger regional collaboration among cities counties in south central Kansas
• Small business development/entrepreneurship
• Retain/attract bright young grads
• Expansion/support of WSU programs at city & state level
• Broader corporate leadership for economic development
• New business
• Chamber get more aggressive with new business

(9) Education

• Increase public school pride
• Emphasize pride & progress in schools
• Expansion/support/encouragement of programs at WSU
• WSU do more to attract local students
• More community involvement in volunteer programs
• Attention to youth literacy
• Resolution of school finance programs
• Redevelop downtown area
• More vocational schools
• Reduce out of wedlock births
• Develop a trust in public schools

(8) Government Reform

• Upgrade of leadership
• City/county government consolidation
• Increased voter turnout/education
• Interaction between city, county, school governance
• Attention on racial issues especially in government
• Reduce taxes
• Sample ballot including voter education

(7) Diversity Jobs/Grow Jobs

• Better high tech jobs
• Jobs/economic development
• Diversified manufacturing base for Sedgwick County
• Bring more non-manufacturing jobs to Wichita
• Healthcare… high pay jobs

(6) Quality of Life

• Economical curbside recycling
• Change mindset about waste management
• Help leadership take broader view of quality of life basics – education
• Support cultural resources
• More activities to attract/keep youth
• Enhancement of public library systems
• Programs to bring generations together
• WSU sport/football
• Develop/encourage use of mass transit
• Use river as unique enhancement
• All media – especially nsp. – promote Wichita better – be more supportive of ICT events
• Encourage/promote public safety

(5) Downtown Development

• Redevelop downtown area
• Use river as unique enhancement
• Slow urban sprawl – revitalize core
• Downtown arena – build 20,000 seat to compete with other cities

(4) Social Services

• Mental health services
• More community involvement in volunteer programs
• Strengthen social service network
• Healthcare for under and unemployed, specialized healthcare – for poorer segments
• Health insurance plans for small business
• Affordable child care
• Reduce out-of-wedlock births especially among adults

(3) Image & self perception

• Pride in our public schools
• Develop pride in south central Kansas
• Make forums such as this ongoing
• Encourage media to be more supportive of local events
• Develop strategy to involve surrounding communities

(2) Infrastructure

• Encourage & develop mass transit
• Address problem of trains/traffic
• Build a 20,000 seat downtown arena
• Change mind set on waste management

GROUP # 34 – MONDAY 16, 2004
Facilitator: Tim Link
Elected to the Vision Task Force: Joe Weber

(10) Economic Development

• Friendlier zoning for small business development
• Jobs for the future
• Available, capable workforce
• Market what we have/strengths
• Education
• Incubators for business
• How to measure and define economic development
• Jobs – create jobs here
• Subsidized airfares
• Educate community about current resources
• Casino
• Public transportation
• Build social capital

(9) Education

• Spending for after school programs
• Save public school system
• Challenge for all levels
• Skill training for all levels technical education
• Cultivate citizenship, promote community volunteerism
• Improve communication between citizens and government
• We have to learn how to create our own jobs
• Share resources across institutions

(8) Image

• Generalized beautification
• Improve longevity in communities
• Improve national image
• Create image of a 580,000 MSA
• Have pride in what we have
• Cohesive definition of MSA
• Engaging youth
• Recognize & protect our strengths
• Community goodness

(7) Quality of Life

• Education
• Adequate, accessible health care
• Parks, green spaces
• Affordable housing
• Increase public awareness of disability issues
• Culture and arts (air museum, zoo, Exploration Place)
• Public transportation
• Increase social capital
• Reduce divorce rate
• Family strengthening
• Services to single parent families

(6) Government

• End appointment of municipal judges
• Hold judges accountable
• COMCARE/adequate social services with funding
• Political leadership
• Landfill
• Recycling
• Intra government collaboration
• Perpetuate positive community image
• Communication

GROUP # 35 – MONDAY 16, 2004
Facilitator: Lynn Hawks
Elected to the Vision Task Force: John Jenkins

(10) Jobs

• Economic development
• Increase number of jobs
• Raising levels of compensation
• New arena
• Downtown development
• Casino
• Police wages
• Tourism
• 21st street development
• Brain drain
• Keeping young professionals here

(9) Education

• Graduation rates
• Brain drain
• How to pay for education
• Technical education

(8) Economic Development

• 21st Street development
• How to attract people to Wichita
• Community support a sales tax?
• Water park
• Community development
• Improve low-income areas
• Better housing for homeless
• Amusement park

(7) Human Resource/Social Service Issues

• Healthy families
• Race relations
• Homeless
• Youth programs
• Parenting
• Increasing accountability
• Dealing with poverty
• Divorce rates
• Breaking cycles of crime
• Substance abuse
• Affordable health care
• Place for YWCA
• Place for Orientals
• Cultural diversity

(6) Government Issues

• Legal system
• Progressive politicians
• Functional consolidation of government
• Marketing the community
• Obtain drivers license Latino
• Community support a sales tax?
• Networking with communities
• Tax issues
• Reducing recidivism rates
• Community development

(5) Smart Growth

• Prevent urban sprawl
• Beautification
• Green space/recreation
• Recycling
• Environmental issues
• Reduce traffic congestion