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Home My WebLink About10-07-2014OCTOBER 7, 2014 At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., in the Commission Chambers of City Hall located at 300 South 5th Street, Mayor Kaler presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, the following answered to their names: Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Kaler (5). PROPERTY TAX LEVY PUBLIC HEARING Finance Director Jon Perkins opened the public hearing for the property tax levy. This hearing is held to give the public a chance to make comments on the tax rate.. The Finance Director is recommending the tax rate remain at $.255 per $100 assessed value. The ordinance for the property tax levy will be introduced at tonight's meeting and will go before the Commission for adoption at the October 10 commission meeting. No public comments were given. The Mayor closed the public hearing. MINUTES Commissioner Abraham offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Gault, that the reading of the Minutes for the September 23, 2014 City Commission meeting be waived and that the Minutes of said meetings prepared by the City Clerk be approved as written. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Kaler (5). MUNICIPAL ORDER 2014 KLC SAFETY GRANT Commissioner Gault offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Abraham, that a Municipal Order entitled, "A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A 2014 MATCHING INSURANCE SERVICES SAFETY GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FROM THE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF RE -ACCREDITATION FEES FOR THE PADUCAH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER FOR PARKS PLAYGROUNDS," be adopted. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Kaler (5). MO#1792; BK 9 CONGRATULATIONS Mayor Kaler congratulated the Paducah Police Department for receiving the Enterprise Cities Award from the Kentucky League of Cities. The department won the award in the Public Safety category for the Don't be In-text-icated Program. ORDINANCES — ADOPTION CONTRACT FOR SERVICES FOR PADUCAH AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM Commissioner Rhodes offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Wilson, that the Board of Commissioners adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH PADUCAH AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES." This ordinance is summarized as follows: That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Paducah Area Transit System in the amount of $215,000.00, to be paid in equal quarterly allocations of $53,750.00 for public transportation services for the Paducah/McCracken County area. This contract expires June 30, 2015. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Kaler (5). ORD.#2014-10-8192; BK 34 Arthur Boykin, Paducah Area Transit System's Executive Director, gave a brief overview of the services offered by PATS. (Details are located at the end of the minutes in an excerpt from the City Commission Highlights prepared by Pam Spencer, Public Information Officer.) ORDINANCE — INTRODUCTION SET PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR 2014-2015 Commissioner Wilson offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Rhodes, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE LEVIES --I [1 11 L__ I I ,_ L L I I I I I 483 OCTOBER 7, 2014 AND RATES OF TAXATION ON ALL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 2014, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2015, WITH THE PURPOSES OF SAID TAXES HEREUNDER DEFINED". PURPOSE RATE PER $100.00 General Fund of the City Real Property $0.255 Personal Property $0.390 Motor Vehicles & watercraft $0.390 School Purposes Paducah Junior College Real Estate $0.017 Personal Property $0.017 Motor Vehicles & watercraft $0.031 The City of Paducah shall collect the following taxes for the Board of Education: Paducah Independent School District Real Property $0.771 Personal Property $0.771 Inventory $0.771 Total Tax Rate per $100 - real property $1.043 Total Tax Rate per $100 - personal property $1.178 Total Tax Rate per $100 — inventory $0.771 Total Tax Rate per $100 — motor vehicle & watercraft $0.421 Property taxes levied herein shall be due and payable in the following manner: In the case of tax bills which reflect an amount due of less than Five Hundred Fifty Dollars ($550.00), the payment shall be due on November 1, 2014, and shall be payable without penalty and interest until November 30, 2014. In the case of all other tax bills, payment shall be in accordance with the following provisions: The first half payment shall be due on November 1, 2014, and shall be payable without penalty and interest until November 30, 2014. The second half payment shall be due on February 1, 2015, and shall be payable without penalty and interest until February 28, 2015. CITY MANAGER REPORT Paducah Riverfront Development Authority Executive Director Steve Doolittle and hotel developer David Puckett gave an update on the development of the downtown hotel and the plans for the renovation to the former Executive Inn's Showroom and Kincaid's Lounge. (For more details an excerpt of the City Commission Highlights prepared by Public Information Officer Pam Spencer is located at the end of the minutes.) MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS No comments. PUBLIC COMMENTS Upon motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: October 14, 2014 J&MaWiM�, 4 City Clerk (An excerpt from the City Commission Highlights follows 484 OCTOBER 7, 2014 Excerpt from the City Commission Highlights prepared by Pam Spencer, Public Information Officer. Downtown Hotel Uodate Paducah Riverfront Development Authority Executive Director Steve Doolittle and hotel developer David Puckett provided an update on the downtown hotel project. Puckett says the design plans are about half complete with work to design the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components underway. Puckett adds that the loan for the hotel will close next month with a groundbreaking to occur shortly thereafter. Puckett also showed a computer image of the exterior of the hotel. In addition to the hotel design underway, Doolittle is working with local firms on the plans for the renovation to the former Showroom and Kincaid's lounge. The project is expected to be placed out to bid in December with work to start in January and be completed in time for the AQS QuiltWeekT". One of the major components of the Showroom project is the addition of a large suite of restrooms to service the new exhibition space. Contract for Services for Paducah Transit Authority The Mayor and Commissioners approved an ordinance for a contract for services between the City and the Paducah Transit Authority. In the contract, the City will provide $215,000. Paducah Area Transit System (PATS) Executive Director Arthur Boykin was invited to the meeting to provide a general overview of the services provided by PATS. PATS has a staff of 48 drivers and a budget of $3.7 million with $1.9 of that amount federally funded. Boykin says Paducah is unusual to have a fixed route service since its population is less than 50,000. He commends the City for developing the service. He says 147,000 individuals used the PATS fixed route service last year. The hours for the fixed routes on Monday through Friday are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Boykin says those times are difficult for some folks providing the example of a student trying to get to an 8 a.m. class. He adds that PATS used to offer extended hours, but budget constraints led to the trimming of the hours. PATS does offer a demand and response program (dial -a -ride) where people can call and prearrange transportation from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. That program is more expensive to the customer but helps fill a transportation need without competing with local cab operators. Boykin invited the Paducah Board of Commissioners to tour the PATS facility and ride the routes.