Calendar

Feb
24
Thu
Police & Community Special Committee Meeting @ Cyrus K. Holliday Building, 1st Floor Conference Room
Feb 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

In-person and virtual attendance options available. There will be no public comment at this meeting. Please contact the Council Office by 12:00pm on 2/24 to request Zoom link.

Agenda:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approve minutes from January 28, 2022 meeting
  3. Presentation: SAVE Program, District Attorney
  4. Discussion Regarding Public Input Sessions
  5. Other Items
  6. Adjourn
Mar
1
Tue
Policy & Finance Committee Meeting @ Cyrus K. Holliday Building, 1st Floor Conference Room
Mar 1 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

In-person and virtual attendance options available. Please contact the Council Office by 5:00pm by 2/28 to request Zoom link.

 

Mar
2
Wed
Trade Boards of Appeals – Mechanical @ 1st Floor Holliday Conference Room
Mar 2 @ 5:00 pm

If there are no cases to consider, the meetings are cancelled.

Mar
10
Thu
Topeka Landmarks Commission @ Cyrus K Holliday Building
Mar 10 @ 5:30 pm

Agendas are posted 9 days prior to Landmarks Commission meeting.

View meeting information at topekaspeaks.org.

Mar
16
Wed
Trade Boards of Appeals – Plumbing @ 1st Floor Holliday Conference Room
Mar 16 @ 5:00 pm

If there are no cases to consider, the meetings are cancelled.

Mar
17
Thu
BBFA – Board of Building & Fire Appeal
Mar 17 @ 10:30 am

If there are no cases to consider, the meeting is cancelled.

Mar
21
Mon
Topeka Planning Commission – Monthly Meeting (Televised) @ Zoom Video Conference
Mar 21 @ 6:00 pm

Planning Commission meetings are held in Council Chambers, 214 East 8th Street, 2nd Floor Municipal Building

Agendas, meeting videos, and live-streams are available at TopekaSpeaks.org

Mar
23
Wed
Policy & Finance Committee: Public Input Session – ARPA Funding @ Cyrus K. Holliday Building, 1st Floor Conference Room
Mar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

For Immediate Release

Contact for further information: Gretchen Spiker, Director of Communications, gspiker@topeka.org

March 3, 2022

Topeka City Council seeks input on determining social services eligibility for ARPA funding

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Topeka City Council’s Policy and Finance Committee will host a public input session on Wednesday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the City’s Holliday Building located at 620 SE Madison St.

The purpose of the session is to solicit feedback from the community regarding what criteria and qualifications should be met, in order to be eligible to apply for the $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding the Council voted to allocate for social services.

“This will be a deliberative process with decisions made based on input we receive from Topekans,” said Topeka’s Deputy Mayor Spencer Duncan, and the Chair of the Policy and Finance Committee. “This is just one step in a layered process, and we look forward to hearing directly from citizens regarding their expectations of us during this process.”

The Policy and Finance Committee is currently working with City staff on the application and process for social services.

To sign up for public comment, visit https://www.topeka.org/cityclerk/sign-up-to-speak-at-a-governing-body-meeting/. The deadline to sign up for public comment is 5:00 p.m. the date of the meeting. Public comment can be made in person or by Zoom. Public comment is limited to four minutes per person. Time extensions will not be granted.

On February 12, the Council voted to approve setting aside $35,676,831 to be allocated for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), and $10 million to be allocated for social services. The City received $45,676,831 in ARPA funds.

Mar
24
Thu
Police & Community Special Committee Meeting @ Cyrus K. Holliday Building, 1st Floor Conference Room
Mar 24 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Please contact the Council Office by 12:00pm on 3/24 to request virtual link.

Agenda:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approve minutes from February 24, 2022 meeting
  3. Mosaic Partnership and TPD
  4. Presentation: Defund the Police
  5. Discussion Regarding Public Input Sessions
  6. Other Items
  7. Adjourn
Apr
6
Wed
Trade Boards of Appeals – Mechanical @ 1st Floor Holliday Conference Room
Apr 6 @ 5:00 pm

If there are no cases to consider, the meetings are cancelled.