HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-11-7988ORDINANCE NO. 2012-11-7988
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A 2012 COMMUNITY POLICE PARTNERSHIP -
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AWARD, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIDTOWN ALLIANCE
OF NEIGHBORS, FROM THE METLIFE FOUNDATION AND THE LOCAL INITIATIVES
SUPPORT CORPORATION (LISC) FOR THE PADUCAH POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
have partnered for the past eleven (11) years to recognize, and share the work of innovative
partnerships across the United States; and
WHEREAS, these partnerships include cities, community groups and police departments
who promote public safety together with neighborhood revitalization; and
WHEREAS, this award program identifies and honors partnerships that exhibit
tangible accomplishments in their efforts to advance the process, outcome, and/or evaluation of
strong police -community collaborations; and
WHEREAS, the City's Planning and Police Departments in partnership with Mid
Town Alliance of Neighbors submitted a preliminary application for the MetLife Foundation
Community Police Partnership Award, under the Neighborhood Revitalization for the Fountain
Avenue Project on March 11, 2012; and
WHEREAS, on April 27, 2012, LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) sent
approval and an invitation to submit a full second round application for this National Award, and on May
15, 2012 through Municipal Order #1666, a final application was submitted; and
WHEREAS, the City has been chosen to receive the 2012 MetLife Foundation
Community Police Partnership -Neighborhood Revitalization Award and now desires to accept the award
by Commission action.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, in partnership with Mid Town Alliance of
Neighbors, hereby accepts a 2012 MetLife Foundation Community Police Partnership—Neighborhood
Revitalization Award, in the amount of $20,000, to be used by the Paducah Police Department for
community policing in the Fountain Avenue Neighborhood. A local match is not required.
SECTION 2. These funds will be expended through project account P00069.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, October 23, 2012
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, November 13, 2012
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, November 13, 2012
Published by the Paducah Sun, November 24, 2012
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