HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/18/11OCTOBER 18, 2011
At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at
5:30 p.m., Mayor Paxton presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, the following
answered to their names: Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Watkins, and Mayor Paxton (4).
Commissioner Kaler was absent (3).
WORKSHOP
SWIMMING POOL RENOVATION PROJECT/SCOPE & TIMELINE
Parks Director Mark Thompson reported on the Noble Park Pool Renovation Process.
The renovation will include the decking around the pool, electrical building and the
concession area. The pipes under the deck of the pool are in bad shape and need to be
replaced. The pool over the summer was leaking over 5,000 gallons of water a day.
f Approximately 400 children use the pool during the summer. He explained the scope of
services required which include code review, conditions assessment, preliminary
engineering report, design and permitting, bidding and construction administration. His
plan is to begin the process in December and construction to begin in August 2012 after
the summer pool season. Estimated fees for design and engineering is $98,700, estimated
renovation costs for pool and concession area between $700,000 and $800,000.
After discussion with the Commission, it was agreed for Mr. Thompson to move forward
with the project. City Manager Pederson said the funding for the design and engineering
is covered in the City's current fiscal year budget but thinks funding for the renovation
project will have to be through a bond.
COMMUNITY RECREATION BUILDING
There will be an open house for the Community Recreation Building located at 1527
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Saturday, October 291h at 4:30 p.m. The center will be
staffed and opened year round. It will have a stage area, gymnasium, and meeting rooms.
This facility will take place of the City's use of the Jetton Gym. It was used for
basketball, volleyball, soccer and other activities. The Fountain Avenue Fall Festival will
will follow after the open house. The tough decision not to have the ice rink this winter
was made partly due to the purchase of the community center. The ice rink is only open
approximately 8 weeks while the community center will be open all year.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Pederson gave an update on the meeting the Paducah -McCracken County
Convention Center Board held on Monday, October 17`h. Public Inforination Officer Pam
Spencer reported in the City's highlights as follows:
"City Manager Jeff Pederson attended Monday's called meeting of the Convention
Center Corporation (CCC). Pederson briefed the Mayor and Commission about the
meeting including the discussion about looking at options for a management model for
the Julian Carroll Convention Center and the Expo Center in the wake of the dismissal of
the executive director, J. Patrick Kerr. Pederson also says the CCC is considering an
outside agency or agencies to do an interview review and make recommendations for
policy changes and asset recovery. To achieve these items the CCC may ask the City and
County for funding assistance. The CCC has a meeting scheduled for Monday to further
discuss the options. Mayor Paxton says, "I think we need to have more input that we
did. We are going to do everything we can to make sure something like this doesn't
happen again." Mayor Paxton adds, "We are going to move forward, keep the
convention centers open, and search for a hotelier. We are going to survive this and be
better for it than we were before." Pederson emphasizes that the bookkeeping for the
convention centers was by an outside service arranged by the CCC and that the City of
Paducah Finance Department did not oversee the convention centers' funds."
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
ADOPTED: October 25 , 2011
City Clerk