NovusAGENDA

City of Topeka
City Council Agenda

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

April 4, 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

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CALL TO ORDER:


INVOCATION:


PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:


1.	MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS:


		"None scheduled at this time."


2.	PRESENTATIONS:


		"Curb Your Clutter Event"


3.	ROLL CALL:


4.	APPOINTMENTS:

A.

Board Appointment - Civil Service Commission

BOARD APPOINTMENT recommending the reappointment of Doria Watson to the Civil Service Commission to fill an unexpired term ending May 1, 2021. (Council District No. 4)


5.	CONSENT AGENDA:


	A.	Resolution - 99.3 Eagle Cruise Night - Special Event
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Karen Hiller, approving a special event known as Eagle Cruise Night to be held on May 6, 2017. (Council District No. 1) (Approval would allow the sale, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages within the designated barricaded area for the Eagle Cruise Night event on May 6, 2017 between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.)
	B.	Resolution - Cumulus Broadcasting - Noise Exception
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Karen Hiller, granting Cumulus Broadcasting an exception to the provisions of City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.170 concerning noise prohibitions. (Council District No. 1) (City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.170, et seq., authorizes the City Council to grant noise exceptions. Approval would allow for amplified music and sound during the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on May 6, 2017, at the Eagle Cruise Night event.)
	C.	Resolution - Lupitas- Noise Exception
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Karen Hiller, granting Lupitas an exception to the provisions of City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.170 concerning noise prohibitions. (Council District No. 1) (City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.170, et seq., authorizes the City Council to grant noise exceptions. Approval would allow for amplified music and sound during the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on April 7, 2017, at the Top City Kustomz car show event.)
	D.	MINUTES of the regular meeting of March 21, 2017

	E.	APPLICATIONS:


6.	ACTION ITEMS:


	A.	Revised Petition, Revised Project Budget and Resolution - Street Project T-601066.00
		A REVISED PETITION, A REVISED PROJECT BUDGET in the amount of $874,700 and AN AMENDED RESOLUTION OF ADVISABILITY AND AUTHORIZATION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, authorizing Improvement Project T-601066.00 which will provide street and stormwater improvements in Horseshoe Bend Subdivision No. 4 located near SE 43rd Street and SE Grand Oaks Avenue as more specifically described therein. (Council District No. 5) (Approval would increase the previous project budget of $758,820.00 by $115,880 for a total project budget of $874,700 to provide street and stormwater services in Horseshoe Bend No. 4 located near SE 43rd Street and SE Grand Oaks Avenue. The petition project would be funded 100% by the property owners within the Improvement District.)
	B.	Revised Petition, Revised Project Budget and Resolution - Sanitary Sewer Service Project No. T-401062.00
		A REVISED PETITION, A REVISED PROJECT BUDGET in the amount of $270,265 and AN AMENDED RESOLUTION OF ADVISABLILITY AND AUTHORIZATION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, authorizing Improvement Project T-401062.00 which will provide sanitary sewer service in Horseshoe Bend Subdivision No. 4 located near SE 43rd Street and SE Grand Oaks Avenue as more specifically described therein. (Council District No. 5) (Approval would increase the previous project budget of $ 219,495 by $50,770 for a total project budget of $270,265 to provide sanitary sewer services in the Horseshoe Bend Subdivision No. 4 located near SE 43rd Street and SE Grand Oaks Avenue. The petition project would be funded 100% by the owners of the property within the Improvement District.)
	C.	Revised Petition, Revised Project Budget and Resolution - Street and Stormwater Project T-601067.00
		A REVISED PETITION, A REVISED PROJECT BUDGET in the amount of $342,689 and AN AMENDED RESOLUTION OF ADVISABILITY AND AUTHORIZATION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, authorizing Improvement Project T-601067.00 which will provide street and stormwater installation in Misty Harbor Estates No. 5 located near SW 43rd Street and SW Lakeside Drive as more specifically described therein. (Council District No. 7) (Approval would increase the previous project budget of $288,477 by $54,212 for a total project budget of $342,689 to provide street and stormwater services in the Misty Harbor Estates No. 5 located at SW 43rd Street and Lakeside Drive. The petition project would be funded 100% by the property owners within the Improvement District.)
	D.	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.)
	E.	Resolution - 2017 Neighborhood Event and Beautification Grant Program
		RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Brendan Jensen approving the Neighborhood Grant and Beautification Program. (In an effort to enhance and improve the quality of life in area neighborhoods, the Governing Body allocated $25,000 in the 2017 budget for a program to be developed by the Department of Neighborhood Relations to provide matching grants to neighborhood organizations to be used for small, innovative and neighborhood-based projects.)
	F.	Report - Transient Guest Tax Committee Recommendations - Visit Topeka, Inc.
		APPROVAL of the Transient Guest Tax (TGT) Committee Report and Recommendation with regards to a multi-year funding contract with Visit Topeka, Inc. (VTI). (Approval of the TGT Committee's recommendation would authorize changing the current one-year funding contract with VTI to a three-year contract.)
	G.	Resolution - 2018 Budget Priorities
		RESOLUTION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber establishing the City’s 2018 budget priorities. (Approval would establish priorities of the Governing Body for the 2018 City of Topeka Operating Budget.)


7.	NON-ACTION ITEMS:


	A.	Discussion - Proposed 2018-2027 Capital Improvement Plan
		DISCUSSION of the proposed 2018-2027 Capital Improvement Plan and 2018-2020 Capital Improvement Budget.
	B.	Discussion - Use of Excess 2004-2016 Countywide Sales Tax Funds
		DISCUSSION regarding the use of excess countywide half-cent sales tax that was in effect January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2016.


8.	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.)


9.	PUBLIC COMMENT:


10.	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.)


11.	ADJOURNMENT: