Calendar

This meeting will be hybrid, with virtual and in-person attendance options available. Masks and social distancing guidelines will be required.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Approve Minutes from January 3^rd meeting
3. Development of Online Right-of-Way Permitting Process:
   1. Purpose:
      1. Establish uniform method of applying for ROW permitting that could be easily monitored for safety and restoration requirements with limited staff.
      2. Eliminate processing time for applicants with electronic submission of all required documentation and drawings.
      3. Reduce handling of and filing of critical documents.
4. DPW 2022 Work Plan
5. Update on Citywide Blight Abatement
6. Discussion of Driveway Culvert Replacements
7. Other Items
8. Adjourn

Please find meeting agenda, here.

In-person or virtual attendance options available. To attend virtually, please contact the Council Office by 5:00pm 2/14.

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

Agenda

Approve the 2020-2021 ADA Advisory Council Report and Presentation to the Governing Body scheduled for

April 19

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.

Virtual and in-person attendance options available. To request virtual link, please contact the Council Office by 5:00pm 4/18.

Agenda: (Items subject to change. Final agenda will be updated no later than 4/18).

1. Call to Order
2. Approve Minutes from February 15^th meeting
3. Pedestrian Plan/Infill Sidewalk Recommendations for 2022
4. Resolution 9226: Half-cent & GO Bond authorizing various street/sidewalk/curb and gutter projects for 2022
5. Discussion of Driveway Culvert Replacements
6. Other Items
   1. Facilities Repair Program
7. Adjourn

Meeting agenda will be posted to the webpage once confirmed. Please check back the week of the meeting.

In-person and Virtual attendance options available. Please contact the Council Office by 5:00pm 5/16 to request Zoom link.

This meeting will offer in-person and virtual attendance options. Please contact the Council Office by 5:00pm on 5/19 to request the Zoom link.

Agenda:                                  

1. Call to order
2. Approval of March 1, 2022 minutes
3. ARPA Application Review; possible recommendation
4. Other Items
5. Adjourn

This meeting will be rescheduled.

In person and virtual attendance options are available for this meeting. Please contact the Council Office by 10:00am to request the zoom link.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Approve Minutes from May 17, 2022 meeting
3. Replacing Topeka Blvd. Clocks with City Flag Medallions
4. 2023 Half-Cent Sales Tax Program and Infill Sidewalk Resolution
5. CIP Amendment Updates
6. Other Items
7. Adjourn; Next meeting July 19, 2022 11:00am

In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Please contact the Council office by 5:00pm Friday 6/24 to request Zoom link. Additional information can be found on the Committee’s webpage.