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City of Topeka
Governing Body Action Form
City Council Chambers
214 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66603
www.topeka.org
September 1, 2026
DATE:
September 1, 2026
 
CONTACT PERSON:
Josh McAnarney, Budget and Finance Director/Dustin Gale, Operations Director Sunflower Sports Association
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SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT:
Sunflower Sports Association Transient Guest Tax Funds
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CIP PROJECT:
No
 
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DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:

RESOLUTION introduced by the Transient Guest Tax Committee allocating transient guest tax funds to the Sunflower Sports Association to finance a Field 4 Artificial Turf & ADA-Accessible Concrete Pathway. (Transient Guest Tax Committee recommended approval on August 14,2026.) 

 

Voting Requirement: Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.

 

(Approval will allocate $913,500 to provide funding for a Field 4 Artificial Turf & ADA-Accessible Concrete Pathway as planned and developed by Sunflower Sports Association subject to the terms and conditions contained in the proposed resolution and subsequent executed development agreement.) 

VOTING REQUIREMENTS:

Action requires at least six (6) votes of the Governing Body.

POLICY ISSUE:

Whether to allocate TGT funds for artificial turf and ADA-Accessible concrete pathway subject to the terms of the resolution and subsequent executed development agreement.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the Governing Body move to approve the resolution. 

BACKGROUND:

Sunflower Sports Association has presented the Committee with a request for $913,500 from the TGT fund for Field 4 Artificial Turf & ADA Accessible Concrete Pathway. The Transient Guest Tax Committee met on August 14, 2026, reviewed and recommended approval of the request.
 
If approved, the City will allocate $913,500 to provide funding for Field 4 Artificial Turf & ADA-Accessible Concrete Pathway as planned and developed by Sunflower Sports Association subject to the terms and conditions contained in the proposed resolution and a subsequently executed development agreement. Funds will be allocated annually. Commitments will begin in fiscal year 2026 with the initial release of approximately $487,872 of TGT Funds with the remaining funds distributed through quarterly payments until the total funding cap of $913,500 is met.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

$913,500

SOURCE OF FUNDING:

Transient Guest Tax Fund

ATTACHMENTS:
Proposed Resolution - Sunflower Association TGT
TGT Committee Report - (August 14, 2026)
TGT Committee Meeting Excerpt - (Augusts 14, 2026)
Sunflower Sports Association Proposed Sidewalk Map
Field 4 Turf Project Proposal (Phase 2)