1. Call to Order
2. Appointment
A. Board Appointment – Topeka Sustainability Advisory Board
BOARD APPOINTMENT recommending the appointment of Justine Greve to the Topeka Sustainability Advisory Board for a term ending April 11, 2027. (Council District No. 6)
3. Presentations
- THA Annual Report
The Topeka Housing Authority will give an overview of 2024 and what is anticipated with 2025. The Topeka Housing Authority manages Public Housing vouchers and Section 8 in our community. - 2024 Financial Summary
Finance will give a review of the last quarter of 2024 and where the city came in under and over projections.
4. Consent Agenda
These items are things that the council has had information about to review prior to the council meeting and usually require very little to no discussion before voting on.
- A. Ordinance – Expenditures – November 30, 2024 to December 27, 2024
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, allowing and approving City expenditures for the period November 30, 2024, to December 27, 2024, and enumerating said expenditures therein. (Approving City expenditures in the amount of $22,742,820.80) - B. Ordinance – Expenditures – December 28, 2024 to January 31, 2025
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, allowing and approving City expenditures for the period December 28, 2024, to January 31, 2025, and enumerating said expenditures therein. (Approving City expenditures in the amount of $37,548,942.76) - C. Ordinance – Expenditures – February 1, 2025 to February 28, 2025
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, allowing and approving City expenditures for the period February 1, 2025, to February 28, 2025, and enumerating said expenditures therein. (Approving City expenditures in the amount of $26,726,431.34) - D. MINUTES of the regular meeting of March 11, 2025
- E. APPLICATIONS: None
5. Action Items
- A. Resolution – Naming/Dedicating the Jack Alexander Water Treatment Plant
RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmembers David Banks, Sylvia Ortiz, and Spencer Duncan, naming and dedicating the City’s water treatment facility located at 3425 NW Water Works Drive, as the Jack Alexander Water Treatment Plant. (Approval would officially rename the City’s Water Treatment Plant to the “Jack Alexander Water Treatment Plant.”) - B. Ordinance – John January III Topeka Renovation [PUD25/01]
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert Perez amending the “District Map” referred to and made a part of the Zoning Ordinances by Section 18.50.050 of the Topeka Municipal Code on property located at 2845 SE Indiana Avenue from “R-2” Single Family Dwelling District with a Conditional Use Permit for Automobile Service Station Type II ALL TO “PUD” Planned Unit Development with “O&I-2” Office and Institutional District Uses, Contractor Shop, Personal Services, Auto Sales, and Automobile Service Station Type II. (Approval will allow the sales of no more than five automobiles on the property and re-use of the existing building for a commercial or office use.) - C. Ordinance – AMD Partners LLC [Z25/01]
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez amending the “District Map” referred to and made a part of the Zoning Ordinances by Section 18.50.050 of the Topeka Municipal Code, by providing for certain changes in zoning on property located on SW Arvonia Place approximately 1000 feet North of SW 17th Street, FROM “C-4” Commercial District to “M-2” Multiple-Family Dwelling District. (Approval will allow multiple-family residential development.) - D. Resolution – 2025 Topeka DREAMS Program Funding
RESOLUTION introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez approving the 2025 award recommendations for the Topeka Dreams Neighborhood Improvement Initiatives Program. (Approval of the 2025 Topeka DREAMS Neighborhood Improvement Initiatives Program Awardees Funding Recommendation allocations in the amount of $3,360,000 for projects in the selected neighborhood improvement association neighborhoods for years 2025-2027.) - E. Ordinance – Updating Affordable Housing Trust Fund
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, concerning the Topeka Housing Trust Fund, amending Sections 2.25.070 and 2.25.010 of the Topeka Municipal Code and repealing original sections. (Approval would amend Topeka Municipal Code concerning the Housing Trust Fund.)
6. Non-Action Items
- A. Discussion – Safe Streets Contract
DISCUSSION of a revised contract with PARS for the operation of the Safe Streets Program. (PARS will present a revised Safe Streets 2025 budget reflecting a 25% reduction from the originally approved amount of $61,000. The new contract amount will be $45,750.)
7. Public Comment
Public comment for the meeting will be available via Zoom or in-person. Individuals must contact the City Clerk’s Office at 785-368-3940 or via email at [email protected] by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting, after which the City Clerk’s Office will provide Zoom link information and protocols prior to the meeting. Written public comment may also be submitted at the meeting or emailed to the City Clerk’s Office before the meeting for attachment to the minutes. View the meeting online at Topeka Live Stream or on Facebook.
8. Announcements
9. Executive Session
Executive Sessions are closed meetings held in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. (Topics may include personnel matters, property acquisition, litigation, employer-employee negotiations, and other matters as provided in K.S.A. 75-4319.)
10. Adjournment
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