Governing Body Agenda
May 12, 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. PRESENTATIONS:
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Resolution - Noise Exception - Sunshine Reggae Festival
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)
(Approval would allow for amplified music and sound during the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. on June 27, 2026, on 8th Street between Crosby Parking Garage and Jackson Avenue.)
B. Professional Services Contract Amendment - Bartlett & West, Inc., On-Call Wastewater Engineering Services
APPROVAL of a Utilities Department contract amendment for professional services between the City of Topeka and Bartlett & West, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $72,950.
(Approval of the contract amendment would authorize the additional engineering services related to anaerobic digester operations, hauled-in-waste receiving protocols, and calculating a new waste load allocation)
C. MINUTES of the special meeting of May 1, 2026; and the regular meeting of May 5, 2026.
D. APPLICATIONS
5. ACTION ITEMS:
A. Public Hearing and Ordinance - Johnson-Betts Meadows Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID)
PUBLIC HEARING to consider the establishment of the Johnson-Betts Meadows Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) and the adoption of the housing development plan.
ORDINANCE introduced by City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez, establishing a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) for the Johnson-Betts Meadows District; and adopting a plan for the development of housing and public facilities in the RHID.
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.
(Approval would establish the Johnson-Betts Meadows Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) and adopt a development plan for housing and public infrastructure.)
B. Development Agreement - Johnson-Betts Meadows Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID)
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT between Johnson-Betts Meadows, LP, a Kansas limited partnership, and the City of Topeka for the Johnson-Betts Meadows Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) project.
Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.
(Approval would authorize the City Manager to execute the development agreement for the Johnson-Betts Meadows Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) project consisting of 176-units located north of SE 31st Street and east of SE Fremont Street.)
6. NON-ACTION ITEMS:
A. Discussion - Capital Improvement Project exceeding $250,000 - SE 29th Street Kansas Turnpike Authority Interchange - Project No. 701053.00
DISCUSSION of a 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.
(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.)
B. Discussion - 2027-2036 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and 2027-2029 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB)
DISCUSSION of the proposed 2027- 2036 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and 2027- 2029 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB).
(Discussions will continue through the months of April and May 2026.)