Governing Body Agenda
May 19, 2026
6:00 PM
Mayor: Spencer L. Duncan
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CALL TO ORDER:
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
1. ROLL CALL:
2. MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS:
3. APPOINTMENTS:
A. Board Appointment - Downtown Business Improvement District Advisory Board
BOARD APPOINTMENT recommending the reappointment of Angela Broxterman to the Downtown Business Improvement District Advisory Board to fill a term ending June 7, 2028.
4. PRESENTATIONS:
5. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. MINUTES of the regular meetings of May 5, 2026, and May 12, 2026.
B. APPLICATIONS
6. ACTION ITEMS:
A. Resolution - Disposal of Real Property - 1196 SW Lane Street
RESOLUTION introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, authorizing the disposal of real property Parcel ID #0973604020013000 located at 1196 SW Lane, pursuant to Topeka Municipal Code Section 3.30.330. (Policy and Finance Committee recommended approval on May 7, 2026.)
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes by the Governing Body.
(Approval of the resolution will authorize the City Manager to convey the real property located at 1196 SW Lane Street to the Tennessee Town Neighborhood Improvement Association.)
B. Resolution - Disposal of Real Property - SW 7th Street
RESOLUTION introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, authorizing the disposal of real property Parcel ID #0973501017001000 located on SW 7th Street pursuant to Topeka Municipal Code Section 3.30.330. (Policy and Finance Committee recommended approval on May 7, 2026.)
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes by the Governing Body.
(Approval of the resolution will authorize the City Manager to sell and convey the real property located at SW 7th Street to the adjacent property owner.)
C. Resolution - Disposal of Real Property - SE 2nd Street
RESOLUTION introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, authorizing the disposal of real property Parcel ID #1083403003001000 located on SE 2nd Street, pursuant to Topeka Municipal Code Section 3.30.330. (Policy and Finance Committee recommended approval on May 7, 2026.)
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes by the Governing Body.
(Approval of the resolution will authorize the City Manager to sell and convey the real property located at SE 2nd Street to the adjacent property owner.)
D. Approval - Land Bank Budget - Operational Years 2024-2026
APPROVAL of ANNUAL LAND BANK BUDGET for operating years 2024, 2025 and 2026 pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5903.
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.
(Approval of the Land bank budgets for operational years 2024, 2025 and 2026 pursuant to KSA 12-5903.)
E. Ordinance - Topeka Land Bank Board of Trustees - Amending TMC sections 2.260.010, 2.260.030 and 2.260.040
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez concerning the Land Bank Board of Trustees, amending Topeka Municipal Code sections 2.260.010, 2.260.030 and 2.260.040 and repealing original sections.
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.
(Approval will increase the size of the Land Bank Board of Trustees from 5 to 7 members, implement staggered terms of board members and extend the pilot period of the program through 2029.)
F. Resolution - Capital Improvement Project exceeding $250,000 - SE 29th Street Kansas Turnpike Authority Interchange - Project No. 701053.00
RESOLUTION introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez amending the 2026-2035 CIP and the 2026-2028 CIB to revise the budget and years for Project No. 701053.00 for the SE 29th Street/Kansas Turnpike Authority Interchange and providing final approval for the project.
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.
(Approval will authorize an amendment to the Capital Improvement Program and Capital Improvement Budget (CIP/CIB) to allow for earlier construction of the SE 29th Street/Kansas Turnpike Authority Interchange and will provide final approval for the project.)
G. Resolution - 2027-2036 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and 2027-2029 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB)
RESOLUTION introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, authorizing and adopting the 2027- 2036 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and 2027- 2029 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) and approving project budgets.
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.
(Approval will adopt the CIP and CIB.)
H. Resolution and Notice of Intent - 2027 CIP Revenue Bond Projects
RESOLUTION and NOTICE OF INTENT introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, 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: Action requires at least seven (7) votes of the Governing Body.
(Approval would authorize the issuance of revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $20,118,400 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.)