HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-27-2024February 27, 2024
At a Regular Meeting of the Paducah Board of Commissioners held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024,
at 5:00 p.m., in the Commission Chambers of City Hall located at 300 South 5th Street, Mayor
George Bray presided. Upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, Lindsay Parish, the following
answered to their names: Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray (5).
INVOCATION
Commissioner Henderson led the Invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Bray led the pledge.
Communications Manager Pam Spencer offered the following summary:
Brett Woodall — Commonwealth Creative Entertainment
Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Mary Hammond introduced Brett
Woodall to the Board. Woodall, managing partner at Commonwealth Creative Entertainment, is
working to produce several projects in Paducah and the surrounding counties. Woodall said the goal
is to have steady movie productions with trained local crews. The movie, Katilyn's Chance, is a
feature film which will be produced at Cassidy's Cause, an organization that provides therapeutic
horse riding. Filming begins in late March. A factor in the decision to produce movies in the
Paducah area is the State tax rebate.
ADDITION(S)/DELETION(S)
Add a Municipal Order as Item II(D) — Approve an Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application for
Fire Ground Survival Training.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Holli Hammarquist requested that the Commission review the Ordinance regarding keeping
chickens in the City.
MAYOR'S REMARKS
Communications Manager Pam Spencer offered the following summary:
Mayor George Bray discussed the protest march held Sunday in downtown Paducah by a
group of individuals wearing white facial coverings. Some of the people were carrying
Confederate or white supremacy -related flags. Mayor Bray said the group was protesting a
case that had been through the judicial system. He said the group acted legally and within
their rights; however, Mayor Bray said this demonstration was unsettling. Mayor Bray
added that Paducah is moving forward and that the protestors did not represent this
community.
Mayor Bray provided an update on the City Block project in downtown Paducah. He spoke
with representatives of developer, Weyland Ventures, this morning about their work to
secure a financing partner to launch the boutique hotel on the Jefferson Street side of the
block. Weyland is talking to three different lending institutions and working with a sense of
urgency to pursue the deal. Mayor Bray said the City of Paducah is supportive, but Weyland
knows that this project needs to move forward as quickly as possible. The public parking
area of the project is open.
Mayor Bray also announced that the City and County are working on a draft interlocal
agreement for the 911 project.
CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Bray asked if the Board wanted any items on the Consent Agenda removed for separate
consideration. Commissioner Guess asked that Item I(F) be removed for separate discussion. Mayor
Bray asked the City Clerk to read the items on the Consent Agenda.
I(A) Approve Minutes for the February 6, 10 and 13, 2024, Board of Commissioners Meetings
February 27, 2024
I(B)
Receive and File Documents
Minutes File:
1. Notice of Special Called Meeting on February 6, 2024
2. Notice of Special Called Meeting on February 10, 2024
Contract File:
1. Paducah Fire Location and Staffing Study
I(C)
Reappointment of Jennifer Colwell and Charles Leon Owens to the Civil Service
Commission. Said terms will expire March 9, 2027.
I(D)
Personnel Actions
I(E)
A MUNICIPAL ORDER ADOPTING CONTRACT MODIFICATION NO. 1 TO THE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH VALLEY CONTRACTING SERVICES, LLC
FOR THE PROBATION & PAROLE OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR AN
INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,374.94, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE THE CHANGE ORDER (MO 92858; BK 13)
I(F)
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Removed or separate discussion
I(G)
A MUNICIPAL ORDER OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF STACEY BLANKENSHIP OF
KEULER, KELLY, HUTCHINS, BLANKENSHIP & SIGLER, LLP, TO FILE A
LAWSUIT AGAINST ALL POTENTIAL LIABLE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE
VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO
THE ROBERT CHERRY CIVIC CENTER (MO #2860; BK 13)
Commissioner Guess offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Henderson, that the items on the
consent agenda be adopted as presented.
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5).
MUNICIPAL ORDERS
CONTRACT WITH MOTT ELECTRIC FOR FIRE STATION #5 GENERATOR PROJECT
IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,400
Commissioner Smith offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner. Guess, that the Board of
Commissioners adopt a Municipal Order entitled, "A Municipal Order accepting the bid of Mott
Electric for Fire Station 5 generator project in the amount of $77,400 and authorizing the Mayor to
execute a contract for same."
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5). (MO # 2859; BK 13)
APPROVE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID WITH THE
CITY OF METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS
Commissioner Henderson offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Guess, that the Board of
Commissioners adopt a Municipal Order entitled, "A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR
AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID BETWEEN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND THE
CITY OF METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS."
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5). (MO #2861; BK 13)
APPROVE APPLICATION — PAUL BRUHN HISTORIC REVITALIZATION GRANT
Commissioner Smith offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Wilson, that the Board of
Commissioners adopt a Municipal Order entitled, "A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE
February 27, 2024
APPLICATION FOR A PAUL BRUHN HISTORIC REVITALIZATION GRANT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $750,000 TO AWARD SUBGRANTS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF
HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, MARKET HOUSE
DISTRICT AND SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY."
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5). (MO #2862; BK 13)
ADOPT THE 2024 COMMISSION PRIORITIES
Commissioner Wilson offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Smith, that the Board of
Commissioners adopt A Municipal Order entitled, "A MUNICIPAL ORDER OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ADOPTING THE CITY COMMISSION PRIORITIES FOR THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2024."
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5). (MO #2863; BK 13)
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS MATCHING GRANT APPLICATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF $37,800 FOR FIRE GROUND SURVIVAL TRAINING
Commissioner Guess offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Henderson, that the Board of
Commissioners adopt a Municipal Order entitled, "A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS MATCHING GRANT
APPLICATION AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $37,800 FOR FIRE GROUND SURVIVAL TRAINING."
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5). (MO #2864; BK 13)
ORDINANCE ADOPTIONS
CREATING NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
Commissioner Henderson offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Guess, that the Board of
Commissioners adopt an Ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NATURAL GAS
FRANCHISE." This Ordinance is summarized as follows: This Ordinance creates a new chapter
in the City's Code of Ordinances to enact a non-exclusive Natural Gas Franchise. The purpose of the
ordinance is to protect and preserve the City's public right-of-way and infrastructure and to provide
for the orderly administration of the Franchise through specific requirements as contained within the
ordinance. In consideration of the right to make use of Public Right -of -Way, the Franchisee must
pay a sum equal to two percent (2%) of its Revenues to the City of Paducah during the life of the
Franchise. Further, the ordinance outlines the requirements for interested parties to bid to become a
Franchisee.
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Wilson, and Mayor Bray (4).
Nay — Commissioner Smith (1) (ORD 2024-02-8804; BK 37)
AMEND PADUCAH CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 108 —
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Commissioner Smith offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Wilson, that the Board of
Commissioners adopt an Ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 108
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY." This Ordinance is summarized as follows: The ordinance amends
Chapter 108, "Telecommunications" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, to simplify
the application process, remove the requirement for bonds to be AAA rated, clarify language
regarding franchise fee payments, and update the length of time required to have the
telecommunications services available from 180 days to 365 days from the date of the award of the
franchise
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5). (ORD 2024-02-8805; BK 37)
February 27, 2024
ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION
APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH COMPLETE DEMOLITION IN THE AMOUNT OF
$221,000 FOR DEMOLITION OF 1501 BROADWAY (KATTERJOHN BUILDING) AND
AUTHORIZE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR EXPENDITURE
Commissioner Wilson offered Motion, seconded by Commissioner Smith, that the Board of
Commissioners introduce an Ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A
CONTRACT WITH COMPLETE DEMOLITION SERVICES, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$221,000 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 1501 BROADWAY AND AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 2023-06-8777, ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY, ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2023,
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024, BY ESTIMATING REVENUES AND RESOURCES AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT." This
Ordinance is summarized as follows: This action accepts the bid of Complete Demolition and
authorizes the Mayor to execute an agreement in the amount of $221,000 for the demolition of 1501
Broadway. Funding for this expenditure will come from Project Account No. MR0098. In order to
cover this expenditure, funding must be transferred via a budget amendment from Investment Fund
Fund Balance to the Project Account. This ordinance also authorizes that budget amendment in an
amount of $221,000.
COMMENTS
CITY MANAGER — Mayor Bray and the City Manager will be attending KLC City Day/City Night
on Wednesday and Thursday.
COMMISSIONER WILSON — She will not attend the March 12, 2024, meeting. She will be
representing the City at the ECA meeting. Paducah is a member of ECA because we have a DOE
site in our community.
ADJOURN
Commissioner Guess offered Motion, seconded by Mayor Henderson, that the meeting be
adjourned.
Adopted on call of the roll yeas, Commissioners Guess, Henderson, Smith, Wilson, and Mayor Bray
(5).
TIME ADJOURNED: 6:29 p.m.
ADOPTED: March 12, 2024
ATTEST:
(� dsay R. Par* City Clerk