NovusAGENDA

City of Topeka
City Council Agenda

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

April 11, 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:


		"Troy Scroggins Organization Award - Circles of Greater Topeka"


3.	ROLL CALL:


4.	CONSENT AGENDA:


	A.	Resolution - Second Saturday Summer Concert Series - Special Event
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Karen Hiller, approving a special event known as the 2017 Second Saturday Summer Concert Series. (Council District No. 1) (Approval would authorize the sale, consumption and possession of alcoholic liquor within designated barricaded portions of SW 8th Street between Kansas Avenue and Jackson Street on specified dates from June-September 2017 between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.)
	B.	Resolution - Celtic Fox Concerts - Noise Exception
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Karen Hiller granting The Celtic Fox an exception to the provisions of City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.150, et seq., 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 concerts during the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. on June 10, July 8, August 12 and September 9, 2017, on 8th Street between S. Kansas Avenue and Jackson Street.)
	C.	Resolution - Moto in NOTO - Special Event
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Sandra Clear, approving a special event known as Moto in Noto 3rd Fridays for 2017. (Council District No. 2) (Approval would authorize the sale, consumption and possession of alcoholic liquor within designated barricaded portions of N. Kansas Avenue between NW Gordon and NW Norris Streets on May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18 and September 15, 2017 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 11:59 p.m.)
	D.	Resolution - Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parish 2017 Germanfest - Special Event
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Sandra Clear approving a special event known as the Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parish Germanfest 2017. (Council District No. 2) (Approval would allow the sale, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in the designated barricaded area for the Germanfest on June 3, 2017, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and on June 4, 2017, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.)
	E.	Resolution - Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parish Germanfest 2017 - Noise Exception
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Sandra Clear, granting Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parish an exception to the provisions of City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.150, et seq., concerning noise prohibitions. (Council District No. 2) (City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.170, et seq., authorizes the City Council to grant noise exceptions. Approval would allow for amplified music during the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on June 3, 2017 and 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on June 4, 2017, at 312 NE Freeman Street.)
	F.	MINUTES of the regular meeting of April 4, 2017

	G.	APPLICATIONS:

	H.	Resolution - Specks Bar and Grill - Noise Exception
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Jeff Coen, granting Specks Bar and Grill an exception to the provisions of City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.150, et seq., concerning noise prohibitions. (Council District No. 8) This item was added at the meeting. (City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.170, et seq., authorizes the City Council to grant noise exceptions. Approval would allow for outdoor amplified music during the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. from April 16, 2017, through September 24, 2017, at 2105 SW Mission Avenue.)
	I.	Resolution - North Rock Baptist Temple- Noise Exception
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Councilmember Sandra Clear, granting North Rock Baptist Temple an exception to the provisions of City of Topeka Code Section 9.45.150, et seq., concerning noise prohibitions. (Council District No. 2) This item was added at the meeting. (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 a tent revival at specific times on April 12-16, 2017, at 2322 NE Laurent Street.)


5.	ACTION ITEMS:


	A.	Resolution - Authorizing Survey for Condemnation - Pump Station No. 12 Improvement Project T-291011.00
		RESOLUTION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, authorizing the City Engineer to conduct a survey prior to initiating condemnation proceedings to acquire a temporary easement and permanent easements for a sanitary sewer pump station (Improvement Project No. T-291011.00). (Approval would authorize the City Engineer to perform a survey for the purpose of determining the necessity of condemning private property interests for construction of Pump Station No. 12 on vacant property located at NW Williams and NW Eugene Street.)
	B.	Resolution - Topeka Performing Arts Center Funding, Second Quarter 2017
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber approving the distribution of the second quarterly payment to theTopeka Performing Arts Center, Inc. (TPAC).
	C.	Resolution - 2018-2027 Capital Improvement Plan, 2018-2020 Capital Improvement Budget
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, authorizing and adopting the 2018-2027 Capital Improvement Plan and the 2018-2020 Capital Improvement Budget and approving the project budgets attached. (Approval would adopt the ten year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), the three year Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) and the project budgets identified in the CIB).
	D.	Resolution - Revenue Bonds for Enterprise Fund Projects
		A RESOLUTION introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, declaring the necessity to repair, alter, reconstruct, enlarge or improve the City's water, water pollution, and/or stormwater utility system through improvement projects authorized by Resolution and providing Notice of Intention authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds in the manner required by K.S.A. 10-1201, et seq. Voting Requirement: Two-thirds vote of the Governing Body, including the Mayor. (Approval would authorize the issuance of revenue bonds for the water/water pollution/stormwater projects identified in the CIB and direct the City Clerk to publish the notice in the Topeka Metro News of the City's intent to issue revenue bonds.)


6.	NON-ACTION ITEMS:

A.

Discussion - Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Update

DISCUSSION and update regarding the Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Division.


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: