NovusAGENDA

City of Topeka
City Council Agenda

City Council Chambers
214 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66603
www.topeka.org

March 21, 2017
6:00 PM

Mayor: Larry E. Wolgast
Councilmembers
Karen A. Hiller	District No. 1	Brendan Jensen	District No. 6
Sandra Clear	District No. 2	Elaine Schwartz	District No. 7
Sylvia E. Ortiz	District No. 3	Jeff Coen	District No. 8
Tony Emerson	District No. 4	Richard Harmon	District No. 9
Michelle De La Isla	District No. 5
Interim City Manager: Doug Gerber

Addressing the Council: No person shall address the Council during a Council Meeting, unless they have notified the City Clerk at (785)368-3940 by 5:00 P.M. on the day of any Council Meeting of their desire to speak on a specific matter on the published meeting agenda or during the public comment portion of the Council Meeting. This limitation shall not apply to items added during the course of a meeting. The Council does not take action with respect to any subject not on the agenda unless added to the agenda by a two-thirds vote of the Council.

Persons addressing the City Council will be limited to four (4) consecutive minutes of public address on a particular agenda item. Debate, question/answer dialogue or discussion between Councilmembers will not be counted towards the four (4) minute time limitation. The Chair may extend time with the unanimous consent of the Council or the Council by affirmative vote of five (5) members may extend the four (4) minute limitation.

Persons will be limited to addressing the City Council one (1) time on a particular matter unless otherwise allowed by an affirmative vote of five (5) members of the City Council.

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CALL TO ORDER:


INVOCATION:


PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:


1.	MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS:


		"None scheduled at this time."


2.	PRESENTATIONS:


		"AutoTheft Update - Topeka Police Department"


3.	ROLL CALL:


4.	CONSENT AGENDA:


	A.	Denial of Tort Claim Appeal - Jennifer Ditch
		DENIAL of a Tort Claim Appeal submitted by Jennifer Ditch in the amount of $1,000 for alleged damages to her vehicle from a pothole.
	B.	Denial of Tort Claim - Victoria Schultz
		DENIAL of Tort Claim submitted by Victoria Schultz seeking $18,797.17 in civil damages.
	C.	Ordinance - Expenditures - February 4-March 3, 2017
		AN ORDINANCE introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, allowing and approving City expenditures for the period of February 4, 2017, through March 3, 2017, and enumerating said expenditures therein. (Approval would authorize expenditures in the amount of $23,854,549.66.)
	D.	MINUTES of the regular meeting of March 14, 2017

	E.	APPLICATIONS:


5.	ACTION ITEMS:

A.

Development Agreement - Downtown Topeka Foundation - Downtown Plaza

APPROVAL of a Development Agreement between the City of Topeka and the Downtown Topeka Foundation, a not for profit corporation.

(Approval would grant transient guest tax (TGT) funding in the total amount of $3,450,000 for distribution, in accordance with the terms of the Development Agreement, over the course of the next 12 years.)


6.	NON-ACTION ITEMS:


	A.	Discussion - Zoning Code Updates (ACZR17/01)
		DISCUSSION of proposed amendments to the Topeka Zoning Regulations, Title 18 of the Municipal Code regarding (1) conversion of the existing C-5 zoning to D-1 zoning and (2) miscellaneous other amendments. (Discuss zoning code amendments to Downtown and other miscellaneous zoning regulations.)
	B.	Discussion - City Manager Recruitment Process
		DISCUSSION regarding the process for the recruitment of a City Manager. (The discussion will be facilitated by Doug Thomas, Strategic Government Resources.)


7.	ANNOUNCEMENTS:


		PRELIMINARY AGENDA
		(The City Clerk will provide a brief summary of items on the next scheduled Council meeting agenda. Also during this time, the City Manager and Governing Body Members may offer comments regarding City business and announce upcoming events.)


8.	PUBLIC COMMENT:


9.	EXECUTIVE SESSION:


		Executive Sessions are closed meetings held in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
		(Executive sessions will be scheduled as needed and may include topics such as personnel matters, considerations of acquisition of property for public purposes, potential or pending litigation in which the city has an interest, employer-employee negotiations and any other matter provided for in K.S.A. 75-4319.)


10.	ADJOURNMENT: