By Linda Stinnett

A list of 15 items has been named the official priorities of the city manager, as of this past week.

The Derby City Council added five new items to the list which guides City Manager Kathy Sexton in her day-to-day duties. 

The list now includes the following:

• Identify revenue diversification strategies – Since a November workshop, the city has updated fees it charges and is preparing to look at a National League of Cities program which provides a type of insurance for water and sewer issues which are the homeowner’s responsibility.

• Develop proposal for a stormwater utility – This is a subset of the first priority and will take several months of staff time to develop.

•  K-15 frontage road traffic management – This includes the design of a new Nelson Drive and Patriot intersection.

• Madison Avenue Central Park Master Plan and Warren Riverview Park Development – The riverfront park’s master plan is approved, but discussion continues with the DRC on its desire to use a portion of the buildings at the Madison Avenue Central Park. In addition, the city must create phasing and funding plans for each. The state has also notified the city it is not eligible for funding for environmental cleanup issues at the Riverview Park, which is the former location of the city’s public works facility.

• Quad Cities Area Plan – This plan is a joint effort with Haysville, Mulvane, Wichita, Derby and Sedgwick County to create a plan and decisions on zoning authority for land southwest of Derby from Mulvane to the casino area at Broadway and 119th Street South and Derby to Haysville.