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The CIP has two parts, projects scheduled for work between 2022-2026, and projects being considered for 2027-2031.
The CIP budgets for a variety of items, including body worn camera/taser equipment replacement, vehicle fleet replacement and streets projects. Concerns about the plan’s current status started when Jessica Lamendola, director of Administrative and Financial Services at the city of Topeka, presented the city’s fourth-quarter report.
The final pages on a quarterly report list upcoming projects the city has yet to complete, which is when council members began noticing some plans on the quarterly report were also listed on the CIP.
The future of the Topeka Zoo is for nonprofit group Friends of the Topeka Zoo to decide as years of discussing a governance change was approved Tuesday.
The Topeka City Council voted 9-1 to approve a license and management agreement that would begin the transition of daily operations to the nonprofit Friends of the Topeka Zoo.
Councilmember Christina Valdivia-Alcala voted against the measure.
FOTZ will handle daily operations of the Topeka Zoo by April 3.
Here is what you need to know about the license and management agreement.
Who owns the Topeka Zoo animals?
The zoo animals the city owns will be transferred to FOTZ. The employees taking care of the animals likely won’t change. FOTZ is responsible for caring for the animals and remaining accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the agreement says.