Sustainability Integration Board Meeting October 28. 2026

The City of Wichita Sustainability Integration Board meeting, titled “October 28,” was held on November 3, 2026, according to the meeting metadata. The main discussion concerned the board’s future: the Public Works and Utilities director questioned whether the board still added sufficient value and said he would take the matter to City Council, which would decide any ordinance change. Board members described past contributions and discussed alternatives such as narrowing the board’s focus, improving public outreach, and continuing engagement on the community resiliency plan. No vote was taken on the board’s continuation. Members also requested more detailed meeting minutes; staff member Kelli was assigned to update the minutes, with a board member assisting on their structure.

Procurement-related discussion included a city request for information (RFI) on consolidating community trash services, intended to assess potential cost savings and improve waste disposal; no vendor selection, contract award, or purchasing decision was made. The director also cited the city’s use of more than 100,000 tons of recycled pavement annually. Members discussed the historical $100,000 grant that helped support creation of a full-time sustainability position, along with past microgrant and air-quality funding efforts; no new funding action was approved. The board offered to help with the trash-services work, but the specific tasks and next steps were left for follow-up discussion.