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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-11-8753ORDINANCE 2022-11-8753 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CHANGE ORDER TO THE AGREEMENT FOR DEMOLITION SERVICES WITH MIKE GOODE EXCAVATING TO INCREASE THE AGREEMENT TO A NOT -TO -EXCEED AMOUNT OF $80,000 FOR EMERGENCY PARTION DEMOLITION SERVICES TO THE KATTERJOHN BUILDING LOCATED AT 1501 BROADWAY; RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY AND EXECUTION OF SAID CHANGE ORDER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST WHEREAS, Evergreen Development, the owner of 1501 Broadway, failed to keep the property secured, mowed, clear of rubbish and debris, and otherwise allowed the property to fall further into a state of disrepair, nuisance, and in violation of the Paducah Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City has received numerous reports of vagrants and children entering and exiting the "Katterjohn building" located at 1501 Broadway; and WHEREAS, Evergreen further failed to respond to no less than 24 citations, notices, and correspondence requesting the nuisances be abated, resulting in City personnel and City contractors performing abatement at 1501 Broadway throughout 2022; and WHEREAS, after the Katterjohn building's roof was observed collapsing and attempts to secure the building had failed, the building was condemned on September 13, 2022 and notice was mailed to Evergreen Development and posted to the property; and WHEREAS, the Condemnation notice and subsequent Failure to Comply notice were returned to the City by the USPS as "undeliverable"; WHEREAS, a structural engineer from Gardner Engineering Consulting, PLLC has made a determination that the structure is not safe for public occupancy and several portions of the building(s) on the property must be demolished immediately; WHEREAS, the City Manager has made a written determination that an emergency exists which will cause public harm as a result of the delay in competitive procedures, in accordance with the City of Paducah Code of Ordinances Sec. 2-659 and KRS 45A.380; and WHEREAS, the City Manager entered into an agreement for Demolition and removal services on behalf of the City of Paducah with Mike Goode Excavating; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 2022-10-8751 on October 25, 2022, which ratified the Agreement for Demolition Services with Mike Goode Excavating for the emergency partial demolition at 1501 Broadway in an amount of $60,000; and WHEREAS, due to the amount of hazardous material at the site and the special precautions required to properly dispose of said hazardous material, the final amount of the contract must be increased; and WHEREAS, the City Commission now wishes to increase the authorized amount of the agreement to a not -to -exceed amount of $80,000. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: Section 1. Authorizations & Recitals. The City hereby authorizes and approves Change Order No. 1 to the Agreement for Demolition Services with Mike Goode Excavating, in the not - to -exceed amount of $80,000.00 for emergency partial demolition of portions of the Katterjohn building located at 1501 Broadway. Further, the City hereby ratifies the City Manager's agreement for demolition services and ratifies the City Manager's declaration of an emergency. This expenditure shall be charged to Project Account # MR0094 (ARPA-Katterjohn). Section 2. Emergency Declared. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060(7), the City Commission suspends the requirement of a second reading of this ordinance. As grounds therefore, the City Commission does hereby declare an emergency to exist due to the need for immediate action to prevent public harm that could result from the instability of the building. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by affirmative vote of 2/3 or more of the legislative b George Bray, Mayor ATTEST: q indsay Paris , City Clerk Introduced & Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, November 15, 2022 Recorded by Lindsay Parish, Paducah City Clerk, November 15, 2022 Published by The Paducah Sun, November 18, 2022 ORD\Emergency - Katterjohn Demolition 2022 — Mike Goode Excavating Change Order 1