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Home My WebLink About10/10/95414 OCTOBER 10, 1995 ROLL CALL At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 10, 1995, Mayor Montgomery presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, the following answered to their names: Commissioners Coleman, Grumley, Hornsby, Renfro and Mayor Montgomery (5). MINUTES Commissioner Coleman offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Grumley, that the reading of the Minutes for October 3, 1995, be waived and that the Minutes of said meeting prepared by the City Clerk be approved as written. MOTIONS R & F DOCUMENTS Commissioner Grumley offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Coleman, that the following document be received and filed: 1. Certificates of Insurance & Bond(s): A. Vanguard Contractors Inc. ✓ B. Murtco Mechanical Contractors C. J C Cates Construction Co. Inc. 2. Agreements and Contracts: A. Between IBM and City of Paducah for Office ✓ Vision Software B. Between City of Paducah and Division of Forestry in the amount of $10,000 for Tree Nursery & Greenhouse C. Between City of Paducah and Murtco Mechanical ✓ Contractors for Fairways Sanitary Sewer Extension D. Between City of Paducah and Farris, Hatcher, ✓1 Tremper & Associates for Hill Terrace Street Improvements (Supplemental Agreement) E. Between City of Paducah and Quality Electric for Variable Frequency Drive & Related Equipment for Flood Control Pump Station #2 F. Between City of Paducah and Ladd Engineering ✓ Associates Inc. for Miscellaneous Engineering Services G. Between City of Paducah and VASCO Inc. for ✓ purchase of 100,000 leaf bags H. Between City of Paducah and Paducah Ford Inc. ✓ for purchase of 16 1995 Ford automobiles 3. Change Orders: A. Change Order No. 1 with Bill South Construction Co. for Re -roofing Market House Theatre & Paducah Community Center B. Change Order No. 1 with Murtco Mechanical ✓ Contractors for Martin Circle Lift Station Replacement 4. Paducah Water Works Documents: A. September, 1995 Report 415 OCTOBER 10, 1995 B. Gen. Ledger Balance Sheet Ending 8/31/95 C. Financial Report dated 6/30/95 5. Annual Report of Public Libraries Application for State Support 6. City of Paducah FY 1995-96 BUDGET Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Grumley, Hornsby, Renfro and Mayor Montgomery (5). MUNICIPAL ORDERS PERSONNEL CHANGES Commissioner Hornsby offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Renfro, that upon the recommendation of the City Manager, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah orders that the personnel changes on the attached list be approved. (SEE MUNICIPAL ORDER BOOK) Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Grumley, Hornsby, Renfro and Mayor Montgomery (5). ORDINANCE - EMERGENCY PURCHASE LEAF BAGS ($44,000) Commissioner Renfro offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Hornsby, that the Board of Commissioners introduce and adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE IN FURTHERANCE OF ORDINANCE NO. 95-9-5359, AUTHORIZING THE ADDITIONAL PURCHASE OF LEAF BAGS IN THE AMOUNT $44,000 FROM VASCO, INC., FOR USE IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH'S YARD WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SAME". The foregoing title summarizes the contents of this ordinance. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Grumley, Hornsby, Renfro and Mayor Montgomery (5). ORDINANCE NO. 95-1056-,`-, BOOK 26, P. 3414 . 33?��00 *Mayor Montgomery emphasized that it is extremely important that every effort be made to keep leaves picked up in the city and also to keep the ditches cleaned so leaves and debris will not cause sewer blockages. She expressed her concern that the city's present ditch old cleaning equipment will not last until the new equipment that has been ordered arrives. ORDINANCES - ADOPTION SET 1995-96 TAX RATE ($11,953) Commissioner Coleman offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Grumley, that the Board of Commissioners adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE LEVIES 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, 1995, THROUGH JUNE 30, 1996, WITH THE PURPOSES OF SAID TAXES THEREUNDER DEFINED". Setting the 1995-96 Tax Rate as follows: PURPOSE RATE PER $100.00 General Fund of the City Real Property $0.436 Personal Property 0.390 Other Municipal Purposes Public Library Real Estate 0.045 Personal Property 0.050 Appointive Employees Pension Fund Real Estate 0.013 OCTOBER 10, 1995 SCHOOL PURPOSES 416 Paducah Junior College Real Estate 0.032 Personal Property 0.034 Total Tax Rate per $100 - real property 0.526 Total Tax Rate per $100 - personal property 0.474 Special Levies for General Fund Stocks of Banks & Trust Companies 0.209 The City of Paducah shall collect the following taxes for the Board of Education: Public School - General Fund & FSPK Property V Real Property 0.600 Personal Property 0.600 Property taxes levied herein shall be due and payable in the following manner: The first half payment shall be due on November 1, 1995, and shall be payable without penalty and interest until November 30, 1995. The Second half payment shall be due on February 1, 1996, and shall be payable without penalty and interest until February 28, 1996. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Grumley, Hornsby, Renfro and Mayor Montgomery (5). ORDINANCE NO. 95-10-5377, BUDGET BOOK II, P. ,Sly . BeGK 26, P CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 - HILL TERRACE ROADWAY Hiring & Making Commissioner Grumley offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Coleman, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO / EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,795.09 WITH CENTRAL PAVING COMPANY OF PADUCAH INC. FOR THE HILL TERRACE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SAME". This ordinance is summarized as follows: Authorizing the Mayor to execute Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $72,795.09 with Central Paving Company for the Hill Terrace Roadway Improvement Project and increasing the contract price to $278,554.85 for this project. , yeas, eemmissieners Gelema n, Grumley, Hornsby, Renfro and Mayor MentgemeEy (§+. TRANSFER FLOODWALL PUMPS TO PADUCAH POWER SYSTEM Commissioner Hornsby offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Renfro, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PADUCAH AND ELECTRIC PLANT BOARD OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, 417 OCTOBER 10, 1995 D/B/A PADUCAH POWER SYSTEM, FOR TRANSFER TO PADUCAH POWER SYSTEM OF THE TRANSFORMERS SERVING PADUCAH FLOODWALL PUMPS". The foregoing title summarizes the contents of this ordinance. NAACP ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT Commissioner Renfro offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Hornsby, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN V ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, GRANTOR, AND THE PADUCAH BRANCH, NAACP, INC., GRANTEE, FOR ENCROACHMENTS UPON CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY". This ordinance is summarized as follows: Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Encroachment Agreement with The Paducah Branch, NAACP, for encroachments upon a portion of a 12.5' City alley way adjacent to 1909 and 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. APPROVE EXECUTED LEASE AGREEMENT FOR OLD PPS BUILDING AT 1400 uunanwav Commissioner Coleman offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Grumley, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE ELECTRIC PLANT BOARD OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, ✓ A/K/A PADUCAH POWER SYSTEM, AND THE CITY OF PADUCAH, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1400 BROADWAY IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY". This; ordinance is summarized as follows: Ratifying and approving a Lease Agreement by and between the Electric Plant Board of the City of Paducah, A/K/A Paducah Power System, and the City of Paducah for property located at 1400 Broadway to be used as a business transition center. APPROVE EXECUTED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR OLD PPS BUILDING AT 1400 BROADWAY Commissioner Grumley offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Coleman, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND APPROVING A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN PADUCAH POWER SYSTEM, THE CITY OF PADUCAH, AND G.P.E.D.C. FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1400 BROADWAY IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY". This ordinance is summarized as follows: Ratifying and approving a Lease Agreement by and between Paducah Power System, the City of Paducah, and G.P.E.D.C. for management of property located at 1400 Broadway to be used as a business transition center. AMEND SEC. 2-24 - SICK & VACATION DAY INCREMENTS Commissioner Coleman offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Grumley, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-24, "CHARGING PART -DAY ABSENCES TO VACATION OR SICK LEAVE", OF ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 2, 418 OCTOBER 10, 1995 "ADMINISTRATION", OF THE CODE OF.ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY" This ordinance is summarized as follows: Changing absences for a fraction or part of a day chargeable to sick leave or vacation leave from one-half day to one-quarter hour. AMEND NONCIVIL SERVICE SEC. 2-47 (WASTEWATER TREATMENT DIRECTOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR) Commissioner Grumley offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Coleman, that the Board of Commissioners introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-47, NONCIVIL SERVICE GENERALLY, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, ✓ KENTUCKY". This ordinance is summarized as follows: Abolishing the position of Environmental Regulations Administrator (Grade 15), and creating the positions of Wastewater/Stormwater Utility Director (Grade 25) and Clerical Specialist (Grade 4) in the Department of Environmental & Engineering Services; Changing the position of Human Resources Administrator (Grade 18) to Director of Human Resources (Grade 25). DISCUSSIONS: COMMISSIONER GRUMLEY made notice that downtown Paducah was promptly cleaned up after last Saturday's downtown barbecue. He - complimented those responsible for the immediate clean-up. Mayor Montgomery anticipates that next year's event will be even larger than this year, which had an unexpectedly large attendance. Credit was given to Seaboard Farms, who donated the chickens, and to Metzger Packing Company, who donated the pork, for this V barbecue. MAYOR MONTGOMERY ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. The the annual KLC Convention begins tomorrow at the Executive Inn. The expressed thanks to Judy Love and Nancy Wiley of KLC who have worked so diligently to make this event a success, as well as to Delphine Operle, who has coordinated this event with the KLC. There are 940 delegates registered at this time, and more are expected. There was a 39 member host committee, whom she also thanked for their work. The City of Paducah competed for this convention in 1992, beating out such cities as Owensboro, Louisville and Lexington. The convention will be held in Paducah again in 1999, and in Northern Kentucky in 1998. There are 77 exhibitors and a long waiting list this year. $67,000 was raised in sponsorships, which is the largest amount every raised anywhere. All KLC Board members will attend. Mayor Montgomery also announced the tour schedule for 419 OCTOBER 10, 1995 Thursday afternoon, which will be listed in the convention packet. 2. CWI has presented a proposal to the County to place a transfer station at the old landfill site. The City will meet with the County concerning this request, since the original Agreement is between the City, County and CWI, and must be ratified by all parties. Sarah Phillips explained that there will be a container for trash and a container for recyclables at the landfill site, at no cost to those utilizing same. Recyclables include household cardboard, 1,2,& 3 plastics, office paper, and possibly magazines. More will be added later. 3. The City will move the old County landfill scales to the City's compost area as soon as possible, pursuant to a prior Agreement between the City and County. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Hornsby offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Renfro, that the Board go into closed session for discussion of matters pertaining to the following topics: 1. Future sale or acquisition of a specific parcel(s) of real estate, as permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(b); 2. Collective bargaining with public employees, as permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(e); 3. Issues which might lead to the appointment, dismissal or disciplining of an employee, as permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(f). Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Grumley, Hornsby, Renfro and Mayor Montgomery (5). At the conclusion of the Executive Session the Board reconvened in Open Session and held a Workshop. See Workshop notes after end of Minutes. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. OCTOBER 10, 1995 ADOPTED: October 17, 1995 City Cle k 420 421 Workshop Notes 10/10/95 ♦ Brooks Stadium -- update ♦ Schedule for completion of OWS (Optional Work Schedule) ♦ Take -Home vehicles ♦ Refurbishing of new PPD ♦ Old Jail quarters ♦ Minority Business Program -- C.C. ♦ OSHA settlement