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Topeka development board defers Hotel Topeka ADA sidewalk capital request to June
Summary
The Development Corporation board moved to defer consideration of a capital funds request for ADA sidewalk and other site improvements at Hotel Topeka until its June meeting. The board also recessed into and returned from an executive session under K.S.A. 75-4319(d)(4).
The Development Corporation board of directors voted to defer consideration of a capital funds request for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sidewalk and other site improvements at Hotel Topeka to its June meeting.
The action came during the board’s March 11 meeting after an initial motion by the mayor to defer the item for two months. The motion was seconded by Director Miller and members agreed to instead place the item on the June agenda; when asked, members voted in favor and the chair said, “Motion carries.”
The vote followed the board’s return from an executive session in which city counsel said the board would recess "to discuss data related to the financial affairs or trade secrets of one or more corporations as allowed under K.S.A. 75-4319(d)(4)." The city attorney read that the recess would not exceed 40 minutes and that City Manager Perez, Assistant City Manager Copley and other individuals the board found useful would attend. After the executive session the board announced, “No action has been taken,” then resumed the public agenda and considered the Hotel Topeka request.
Separately, the board approved the Feb. 11 meeting minutes earlier in the session. That approval and the executive-session recess were recorded as formal motions and carried by voice vote.
Discussion versus decision Board members did not adopt or deny the capital request. The recorded action was a deferral: members directed that consideration of the Hotel Topeka capital funds request for ADA sidewalk and other site work be placed on the June meeting agenda for further review.
Votes at a glance - Approval of Feb. 11 minutes: motion to approve moved by Director Taylor, seconded (speaker not specified in the transcript); voice vote taken; chair announced approval. - Recess into executive session under K.S.A. 75-4319(d)(4): motion moved by Councilwoman O'Bourke, seconded by Councilman/Director Miller, with a double second from Councilwoman Ortiz; voice vote taken; recess occurred. The city attorney read the statutory basis and listed City Manager Perez and Assistant City Manager Copley as necessary attendees; the board stated no action was taken in the session. - Deferral of agenda item 6 (Hotel Topeka capital funds request for ADA sidewalk and other site improvements): motion to defer moved by the mayor, seconded by Director Miller; members agreed to place the item on the June meeting agenda; chair announced, “Motion carries.”
What’s next The board will take up the Hotel Topeka capital funds request again at its June meeting. The transcript does not specify the dollar amount requested, funding source, or any staff recommendation on the project; those details were not stated on the public record in the provided transcript.
