HomeMy WebLinkAboutMO #2684MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 2684
A MUNICIPAL ORDER APPROVING A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE
PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN COUNTY RIVERPORT IN AN AMOUNT OF $90,000
FOR SPECIFIC PURCHASES AND SERVICES RELATED TO MODERNIZATION
OF THE RIVERPORT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL
DOCUMENTS RELATED TO SAME
KENTUCKY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
SECTION 1. That the Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Mayor to
execute a Funding Agreement (hereinafter the "Agreement") in an amount of $90,000 with the
Paducah -McCracken County Riverport Authority in substantially the form attached hereto and
made part hereof (Exhibit A).
SECTION 2. This Order shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its adoption.
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Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, December 15, 2022
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, December 15, 2022
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EXHIBIT A
FUNDING AGREEMENT
PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN COUNTY RIVERPORT AUTHORITY
This Funding Agreement, effective this day of , 2022, by and between the
CITY OF PADUCAH (hereinafter "City") and the PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN COUNTY
RIVERPORT AUTHORITY (hereinafter "Riverport Authority"), a body corporate and politic
created by the ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and McCracken County, Kentucky
pursuant to authority granted by the legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in KRS 65.510.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Riverport Authority is a full-service inland port facility which drives economic
development and serves as a national hub for river transport; and
WHEREAS, the Riverport Authority has undertaken projects to modernize and upgrade the port's
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Riverport Authority has requested $90,000 from the City of Paducah and $90,000
from the County of McCracken to fund the construction of a new bulk commodity receiving
hopper, the purchase of a telescopic aerial manlift, new mussel survey and sonar survey, and a
portion of dredging costs; and
WHEREAS, said expenditure constitutes a public purpose expenditure in accordance with
Kentucky Constitution Section 171; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah now desires to enter into a Funding Agreement with the Riverport
Authority setting forth the terms and conditions under which the funding shall be granted.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants as
herein set forth, the parties do covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION 1: TERM
The term of this contract shall be from the effective date of the contract until all funds are expended
by the Riverport Authority and all accountings have been provided pursuant to Section 5 below.
SECTION 2: TERMINATION
Either party may terminate this Funding Agreement upon failure of any party to comply with any
provision of this agreement provided any such party notifies the other in writing of such failure
and the breaching party fails to correct the breach within thirty (30) calendar days of the notice.
SECTION 3: PAYMENT
The City of Paducah shall make payment to the Riverport Authority in the one-time lump sum
amount of $90,000 which shall be allocated as defined in Section 4.
SECTION 4: OBJECTIVES AND SERVICES
The Riverport Authority shall allocate the $90,000 funding from the City in the following
manner:
1. An amount of $36,250 shall be allocated for the construction of anew bulk commodity
receiving hopper at the bulk commodity river berth.
2. An amount of $30,000 shall be allocated toward the purchase of a telescopic aerial
manlift.
3. An amount of $10,000 shall be allocated toward a mussel survey and sonar survey in
association with dredging of the bulk commodity river berth.
4. An amount of $13,750 shall be allocated for dredging services.
SECTION 5: ACCOUNTING
(A) The Riverport Authority shall provide the City of Paducah an accounting of all
expenditures related to the allocations of funds provided by the City of Paducah as they are
expended.
(B) The Riverport Authority shall provide the City of Paducah their annual financial audit
report to the City of Paducah within two weeks of its completion.
(C) Accountings required herein shall be addressed as follows:
City of Paducah
Attn: Lindsay Parish, City Clerk
300 S. 51h Street
Paducah, KY 42002
1parish@paducahky.gov
SECTION 6: ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This contract for services embodies the entire agreement between the parties and all prior
negotiations and agreements are merged in this agreement. This agreement shall completely and
fully supersede all other prior agreements, both written and oral, between the parties.
SECTION 7: WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDS
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Funding Agreement, in the event it is determined that
any funds provided to the Riverport Authority are used for some purpose other than in furtherance
of the services described herein, the City shall have the right to immediately withdraw any and all
further funding and shall immediately have the right to terminate this Funding Agreement without
advance notice and shall have the right to all remedies provided in the law to seek reimbursement
for all monies not properly accounted.
SECTION 8: MISCELLANEOUS
This document constitutes the sole agreement between the parties concerning the obligations
specified herein and it supersedes and replaces all prior and contemporaneous oral and written
understandings pertaining to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, without giving effect
to its choice of law provisions. The parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state
courts of Kentucky with respect to all matters arising out of or related to this agreement. No
amendment or modification of the terms or conditions of this Agreement will be valid unless in
writing and signed by both parties. The failure of either party to partially or fully exercise any right
or the waiver by either party of any breach, shall not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right
or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term of this Agreement.
No waiver shall be valid or binding unless in writing and signed by the waiving party. If any
provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to any person or
circumstances is held to be void, invalid, or inoperative, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall not be affected and shall continue in effect and the invalid provision shall be
deemed modified to the least degree necessary to remedy such invalidity.
Witness the signature of the parties as of the year and date first written above
CITY OF PADUCAH
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PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN COUNTY RIVERPORT AUTHORITY
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