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Agenda will be posted 9/20/21.

Virtual participation is preferred due to limited seating capacity. In-person attendees will be required to wear a mask. Please contact the Council office by 5:00pm 9/23 to request the Zoom link.

This meeting has been cancelled. Additional information about a rescheduled date will be provided once known.

In-person and virtual attendance options available. Please contact the Council office to request log-in information by 5:00pm October 21st.

Agenda:                                  

• Call to order
• Approve July 2, 2021 meeting minutes
• 2021 International Energy Conservation Code
• 2021 International Existing Building Code
• Update: Recruitment; Progress & Future Plans
• Other Items
• Adjourn

The Public Infrastructure Committee and Policy & Finance Committee will be combining to review information regarding the City of Topeka’s Financial Outlook.

In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Please contact the Council office by 5:00pm 11/15 to request Zoom link.

Agenda:                            

1. Call to order
2. Public Infrastructure Committee: Approve October 12, 2021 meeting minutes
3. Financial Outlook
4. Other Items
5. Adjourn

In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Please contact the Council office by 5:00pm 11/15 to request Zoom link. The Policy & Finance Committee meeting will immediately follow the Special Meeting: Public Infrastructure Committee and Policy & Finance Committee Meeting, and begin at 11:00am.

Agenda:                  

1. Call to order
2. Approve July 2, 2021 meeting minutes
3. 2021 International Energy Conservation Code
4. 2021 International Existing Building Code
5. Financial Budget 2023
6. Other Items
7. Adjourn

In-person and virtual attendance options available. Please contact the Council office by 5:00pm 12/2/21 to request virtual log-in information.

Agenda:          

• Call to order
• Approve November 16, 2021 meeting minutes
• Legislative Priorities
• Governing Body Rules and Procedures
• Other Items
• Adjourn

This meeting will be held virtual via Zoom only. To request Zoom link, please contact the Council Office by 9:00am 1/3.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Resolution: 2022 Citywide Half-cent Sales Tax projects
3. Set agenda for next meeting
4. Other Items
5. Adjourn

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.

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.