HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-20-2025CCC Meeting Minutes
February 20,2025 at 5:30 pm
Paducah City Hall Team Room
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Ragland at 5:30 pm on February 27, 2025 at Team Room
at City Hall.
Roll Call
Attendees: Cindy Ragland, Chad Clark, Michael Cochran, Cheryl Sullivan, Basil Drossos, and
Ashlea McMillian
Absent: Hopes Reasons - Grants Administrator
Staff: Carol Gault – Director of Planning; Morgan Dennis – Planner I
Guest:
Approval of Minutes
Council Member Clark offered the motion, seconded by Council Member Sullivan.
Updates on Membership
City Planning Director Carol Gault brought up the point that in accordance to the current
ordinance, 4 (four) member spots on the Council were going to become vacant in March 2025.
With such a large amount of vacancies, a legal opinion was asked for about how to approach the
rolling off of members who have served the maximum amount time allowed by the Ordinance.
Someone brought up the idea to simply roll off members as applicants fill for the vacancies.
Chairman Ragland asked about how is membership length based on by-laws. Director Gault said
the there is no formal adoption of the by-laws.
Director Gault then asked if there was anyone who had applied for the vacant spots. Chairman
Ragland informed the group that Mr. Tony Little had put an application for the membership spot.
Council Member Drossos mentioned possibly reaching out to Mr. Todd Songbird about applying
to be a member of the Council.
Date for Retreat
Director Gault said that Planner II Palmer Stroup contacted Constance Alexander about retreat
dates. It was said that the Council Members should be looking at dates in May and June. Then it
was questioned about if the Council would like to wait until they had the new member. It was
unanimously decision amongst the members to wait until a new member is added to the Council
before setting a retreat date.
Text Amendment to Ordinance
Director Gault discussed the idea change in the roll of the Planning Director, Grants
Administrator, and Planning Staff within the CCC. She expressed the idea that the City Staff be
non-voting members on the Council. The Planning Staff member assigned to the Council would
serve as the scribe for the CCC meetings. An appointed member of the Council would serve as the
Secretary for the CCC.
New Hotel Public Art Project
Council Member Clark mentioned that developers are often open to the local art displays on the
interior of the building. It was brought up that the CCC could possibly work as consultants on the
art placed within the new hotel.
Kindig Keast Recommendation
Chairman Ragland stated that Kindig Keast Consulting Firm of Houston was hired to develop the
comprehensive plan. Director Gault said that leverage the city’s comprehensive plan to develop
the ability to gain funding for future CCC plans. Chairmen Ragland turned to Council Clark to
bring up the topic of Percentage of Arts, an avenue which can be explored at later date to help
spread public art. Council Member Clark explained that Percent for Arts is applied to this
municipal capital improvement project where determined, usually around 1 (one) percent of the
total project budget is set aside for public artworks. Chairman Ragland suggested that this could
be route that CCC could be explore to help expand public art.
Website
Planner I Morgan presented what Horizon Media Group’s Austin Madding said about the process
of rebuilding a website with Horizon Group. Council Member Drosso question the need for a
redevelopment of website. Council Member Clark pointed out that current is essentially unusable
for any member on the Council. Council Member Cochran expressed his positive experience with
Horizon Media. It was decided that Planner Morgan would reach back out to Austin Madding for
a proposal from the website.
Yeiser Art Center
Chairmen Ragland started with the conversation with announcing that Council Member Clark to
be the newest appointed Chairmen of the Yeiser. Council Member Clark explained the changes
happening within the Yeiser’s leadership structure and fundraising efforts to rebuild funds. Council
Member Clark continued to explain that the Yeiser’s art collection needs to moved and restoration
efforts need to be undertaken. Director Gault asked how CCC could be involved at this point.
Chairman Ragland expressed that its current situation of the Yeiser needs volunteers rather than
CCC involvement.
Adjourn
Council Member Cochron moved to adjourn, the motion was seconded.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm