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Mayor Duncan and Commissioner Cook: I have already stated my position on Service Contract No. 2019-01. This message is not a restatement of that demand. It is a request for the legal process that has to come next. The half-cent, the interlocal, and the services contract are not a City file, a County file, or a JEDO file. They are one arrangement created by two governments under Kansas law. I am asking that the City Attorney and the County Counselor produce one joint written opinion on that arrangement. The statutes that opinion should apply are: K.S.A. 12-2901 et seq. (Interlocal Cooperation Act), including 12-2904 and 12-2904a K.S.A. 12-187(g) and 12-192 (purpose of a countywide retailers’ sales tax) K.S.A. 10-1101 and 10-1119, as they apply to the City and the County as the municipalities that levy and transfer the tax The successor-governing-body rule stated in City of Olathe v. City of Spring Hill , 316 Kan. 64 (2022), and Jayhawk Racing Properties v. City of Top...

YouTube: Planning Commission Meeting September 21, 2026 (City of Topeka channel). Live from City Council Chambers. Five commissioners present. Minutes from August 17 approved 4–1–0 (one abstention). No declared conflicts. This was not a public hearing on a live application. The main discussion item was ACZR26/05 : draft zoning-code text amendments for data centers and energy storage systems . Staff presented a framework only. No vote on regulations. Cases that night were tentatively slated for governing-body review the following month. Agendas: topeka.gov / Topeka Speaks. Context staff laid out The City adopted a moratorium (Aug. 11) blocking acceptance, processing, or approval of data-center applications and city water/sewer connections (inside and outside city limits) so staff can study standards before any city application arrives. Compass Datacenters filed a conditional use permit with Shawnee County (July 24; later deemed complete). Site is south of Topeka (west of US...

1. City news / Weekly Report (topeka.gov) Latest Weekly Report (9-21-2026) and related news highlight the new Community Development Portal (Tyler EP&L / EnerGov) launching the week of Sept 21. It supports online permit/license applications, document uploads, status tracking, and payments. New transaction/processing fees apply (e.g., vendor tech fee + percentage). Link: https://cityoftopekaks-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home . Other notes: Land Bank lots transferred for affordable housing (map portal available); standard road/utility updates; no new major development project announcements in the report. Earlier reports referenced I-470 interchange planning near SE 29th/California and Topeka Blvd improvements (29th–37th). 2. Community Development / Tyler EP&L portal Public home page is live (login/register required for applications, invoice pay, inspections, etc.). No unauthenticated public search of recent applications/permits/valuations or open ca...