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Pam Spencer, Public Information Officer
City of Paducah • P.O. Box 2267 • Paducah, Kentucky 42002
270/444-8669 • Office 270/443-5058 • Fax
Website: http://paducahky.gov Email: pspencer@paducahky.gov
City Commission Meeting Highlights
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
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Ordinance to Establish a Creative & Cultural Council (vote December 17)
The Paducah Board of Commissioners introduced an ordinance to establish the Paducah Creative & Cultural Council as part
of Chapter 2 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances. This is one of the What’s Important Now (WIN) initiatives in the City’s
Strategic Plan for enhancing arts and culture in Paducah. This ordinance creates the Council which will be composed of five
Paducah citizens appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Board. In addition to the five citizens, the Planning
Director, Neighborhood Project Planner, and the Grants Administrator will serve on the Council. The ordinance says the
Council will meet no less than quarterly.
The roles and functions of the Council will be as follows:
1. Acting as a resource for local artists and organizations.
2. Undertaking initiatives that support the creative economy and the arts and culture ecosystem of Paducah.
3. Uniting and connecting local partners to address community needs and make the community more healthy, vibrant
and equitable.
4. Recognizing, promoting and encouraging creative industry growth.
5. Identifying funding and grant opportunities for local artists and arts & cultural organizations and assisting with the
acquisition of said funding and grants.
6. Coordinating efforts between agencies and individual artists and educating the public regarding community arts
opportunities.
7. Assisting with the installation of public art in neighborhoods, public places, and commercial corridors.
8. Performing assessments on the state of arts and culture in Paducah.
If you are a Paducah citizen interested in serving on the Creative & Cultural Council, submit an application and a resume or
biography. The application can be found at http://paducahky.gov/boards-and-commissions or contact the City Clerk’s office
at 270-444-8506 for more information.
Ordinance to Amend Chapter 42 of Paducah’s Code Related to Junk Cars (vote December 17)
The Paducah Board of Commissioners introduced an ordinance to amend Chapter 42 of Paducah’s Code of Ordinances
related to abandoned, junk, and inoperable vehicles. The goals are to eliminate damaged and inoperable vehicles that may be
damaging the environment through the leaking of fluids and to beautify the City by removing vehicles causing blight. This
topic was discussed at the previous Commission meeting by Fire Chief Steve Kyle and Deputy Chief Greg Cherry.
The proposed amendments include clear definitions for apparently abandoned, apparently inoperable, and junk vehicles. The
proposed amendments also include a section about vehicle owners who comply with the removal of a junk vehicle within the
specified timeframe. It also outlines the circumstances and procedure in which a junk motor vehicle would be towed at the
owner’s expense. If a junk vehicle is removed within 30 days of a violation notice, it is considered to be in compliance with
the ordinance with no fine. If the junk vehicle is not removed within 30 days, the owner will receive a $100 fine. After 60
days, the vehicle is subject to being towed at the owner’s expense.
Quick Highlights
• Municipal order approved to accept the donation of property located at 2028 Clay Street. Accepting a property
donation in lieu of foreclosure benefits the City financially.
• Ordinance approved to close a portion of the alley between 600 and 606 Broadway, 105 and 111 South 6th Street, and
603 Kentucky Avenue.
• Ordinance introduced (vote December 17) to approve a budget amendment to move General Fund Reserve Funds in
the amount of $687,900 to the Ohio River Reconstruction Project (floodwall reconstruction project). This $31.2
million reconstruction project is funded 65 percent federally with the remaining 35 percent to be funded by the City.
Pam Spencer, Public Information Officer
City of Paducah • P.O. Box 2267 • Paducah, Kentucky 42002
270/444-8669 • Office 270/443-5058 • Fax
Website: http://paducahky.gov Email: pspencer@paducahky.gov
A portion of the total project funding must be in cash from the City. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting
the remaining cash payment of $687,900 to be submitted.
• Ordinance introduced (vote December 17) to approve Change Order No. 1 with Evrard Strang Construction
Company for a contract increase of $16,951.32 for the spray pad and restroom project at the Pat & Jim
Brockenborough Rotary Health Park. This change order brings the total contract to $531,951.32. Pat
Brockenborough provided a generous donation of $500,000 for this project.
• Ordinance introduced (vote December 17) to release the promissory note for the Paxton Park Muni cipal Golf Course.
In 2014, the City provided the golf course a $225,000 loan for facility improvements .
• Ordinance introduced (vote December 17) to accept property from P&L Railroad located near Adams Street, Jackson
Street, and Tennessee Street.
• Ordinance introduced (vote December 17) to authorize a contract in the amount of $43,824.80 with Commonwealth
Economics for professional services for the TIF project. This contract is to continue the work in the development of
a TIF district in Paducah. The City has received preliminary approval by the Kentucky Economic Development
Finance Authority with the assistance of Commonwealth Economics. Commonwealth will assist the City through the
final TIF review process by the State. This contract is an expense for which the City would be able to receive
reimbursement once the TIF has successfully received State approval.
• Ordinance introduced (vote December 17) to consolidate the Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency
(URCDA) with the Paducah Planning Commission. The consolidation will increase the efficiency of property
transfers and redevelopment projects since the Planning Commission routinely meets twice per month.
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