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FEBRUARY 1, 2005
At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at
5:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2005, Mayor Paxton presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk,
the following answered to their names: Commissioners Coleman, Guess, Sirk, Smith and Mayor Paxton
(5).
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PADUCAH POWER SUPPLY DECISIONS
David Clark, General Manager of Paducah Power and Ray McLennan, Chairman of the Electric
Plant Board, and Commissioner Coleman, a member of the Electric Plant Board, explained that
currently Paducah Power is under a 10 -year contract with TVA to supply electricity for them. If
Paducah Power wants to purchase power from a different supplier they have to give a 5 -year
notice to TVA. Paducah Power has notified TVA that at the end of the 10 -year contract it is
most likely they will purchase electricity from a different source. Over the last couple of years,
Paducah Power has been looking at other suppliers in order to be able to have a lower cost of
electricity for their customers. They have found a source that uses coal to supply electricity and
the company is in the process of building a power plant in Illinois. Paducah Power is investing
in the power plant to be built and in turn will own a portion of coal underground which would
supply the base load for its customers which should result in cheaper rates.
FY2004 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENT ADVISORY
REPORT
Robert Robertson of Williams,_ Williams, & Lentz, gave a brief report regarding the annual
financial report for FY2004.- No instances of noncompliance were reported.
SELECT NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AREA
Tom Barnett, Director of Planning, gave advantages and disadvantages for the two
neighborhoods being considered for revitalization. One area is Uppertown which consists of
approximately 25 to 30 square blocks that covers roughly from Clark Street to Caldwell Street to
South 6th Street to South 11th Street. The other neighborhood being considered is the Fountain
Avenue area. This neighborhood would be done in two phases. Phase I would cover
approximately from North 13th Street to Park Avenue to Fountain Avenue over to Broadway.
Definite boundaries for both areas will be determined after the neighborhood is selected and a
study is completed.
Mr. Buford Wilson, chairman of the Urban Renewal Board, recommended the Uppertown area.
Bill Baxter, resident in the area of Fountain Avenue expressed his desire for the Board to choose
the Fountain Avenue area.
MLK HOUSING PROJECT AREA
This 8 -acre area, owned by the Paducah Housing Authority, is the former site of Thomas
Jefferson Court and is a critical vacant property in the Fountain Avenue area. The Paducah
Housing Authority has plans to construct an assisted -living facility on the property. Tom Barnett
suggested that other types of development would have a greater impact on the redevelopment of
the surrounding neighborhood and recommended the Paducah Housing Authority consider a
different location for the assisted -living facility.
SECTION 8 HOMEOWNER MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE
Danny Fugate, Section 8 Administrator, suggested that to help the project be a success, Section 8
rental vouchers could be converted to home ownership vouchers. These vouchers would still be
based on a participant's income. Section 8 vouchers cannot be restricted to specific areas but
could be used to support redevelopment in the Fountain Avenue neighborhood and to provide
funding for the Housing Authority's Heritage Place Home Ownership Project.
MOTION
SELECT NEIGHBORHOOD
Commissioner Coleman offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Guess, that the Board of
Commissioners approve the selection of Fountain Avenue -Phase I as the next neighborhood for
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general revitalization. Further, the Board authorizes the Planning Department to create a
Neighborhood Revitalization plan and directs the Planning Department to concentrate the
revitalization efforts in this area.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Guess, Sirk, Smith and Mayor Paxton (4).
Nays, Commissioner Coleman (1).
Commissioner Coleman had to leave the meeting at this time.
MUNICIPAL ORDER
GRANT AUTHORITY TO URBAN RENEWAL
Commissioner Guess offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Smith, that a municipal order
entitled, "A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE URBAN RENEWAL AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR
REVITALIZATION OF THE FOUNTAIN AVENUE -PHASE I AREA", be adopted.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Guess, Sirk, Smith and Mayor Paxton (4).
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
ADOPTED: February 7 ,2005
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