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NOVEMBER 20, 2007
At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on Tuesday, November 20,
2007, at 5:30 p.m., Mayor Paxton presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk,
the following answered to their names: Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins
and Mayor Paxton (5).
PRESENTATION
URBAN WATERFRONTS CONFERENCE
Commissioner Kaler gave a brief summary of the above conference held in Boston,
Massachusetts, that she attended along with the City Engineer, Planning Director and
Downtown Development Director. Thirty states, eleven countries, and four Canadian
provinces were represented at this conference. Their goal was to learn new ideas in
developing the City's waterfront and also how the private and public sectors can work
together in this endeavor.
WORKSHOP
CITY ADVOCACY/MARKETING/PUBLIC EDUCATION PLAN
Pam Spencer, PIO, talked about her ongoing duties such as being the City's
spokesperson, answering citizen questions, assisting in co -producing Channel 11
programming, highlights of City commission meetings, among others. She is also the
City's webmaster and showed the proposed new website. She wants to add to the website
an e -news release and newsletter, an Emergency Preparedness Public Information Plan,
and currently is looking into more ideas. The No. 1 hit on the City's website is Parks
Services. She will be updating the Interactive Bulletin Board on Channel 11 and hopes to
provide more programming on Channel 11.
INFORMATION AGE PARK LANDSCAPING PROGRAM
Public Works Director, Earnie Via, reported the Park needs a landscaping makeover. In
order to accomplish this, the cost will be approximately $30,000 and will require the
employment of a part-time employee at an estimated cost of $16,000. According to Mr.
Via, the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council (GPEDC) has indicated it
would be willing to share in the costs. Commissioner Smith suggested asking GPEDC to
find out if the businesses in the Park would contribute to maintaining the landscaped
areas.
ORDINANCES - ADOPTION
3510 OLIVET CHURCH ROAD
Commissioner Coleman offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Kaler, that the
Board of Commissioners adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A DEED OF CONVEYANCE AND
ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3510 OLIVET CHURCH ROAD FOR THE OLIVET CHURCH ROAD
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT." This ordinance is summarized as follows: The Mayor is
hereby authorized to execute a Deed of Conveyance and all documents relating to same,
with George and Peggy Spencer, for acquisition of real property located at 3510 Olivet
Church Road as right of way and a permanent public utility easement for the Olivet
Church Road Improvement Project, for and in consideration of $60,000.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and
Mayor Paxton (5). ORD.#2007-11-7357; BK 31; PG
3550 OLIVET CHURCH ROAD
Commissioner Kaler offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Coleman, that the
Board of Commissioners adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A DEED OF CONVEYANCE AND
ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3550 OLIVET CHURCH ROAD FOR THE OLIVET CHURCH ROAD
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT." This ordinance is summarized as follows: The Mayor is
hereby authorized to execute a Deed of Conveyance and all documents relating to same,
with Wayne and Robbie Wallace, for acquisition of real property located at 3550 Olivet
Church Road as right of way and a permanent public utility easement for the Olivet
Church Road Improvement Project, for and in consideration of $24,000.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and
Mayor Paxton (5). ORD.#2007-11-7358; BK 31; PG
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CITY MANAGER REPORT
• Discussion of Proposed Personnel Actions to be taken on November 27, 2007—
NO DISCUSSION
Calendar Items
Requested Commissioners put on their calendar February 12th West Kentucky
Thank You Night in Frankfort, Kentucky
Request an Executive Session for discussion of property acquisition, personnel
issue, and a business proposal
COMMISSIONER CONCERNS
Commissioner Coleman—Has received phone calls from senior citizen concerned about
leaf pickup—Is the City going to do vacuuming? Public Works Director Via said there
will be leaf vacuuming this fall.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Commissioner Smith offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Watkins, that the Board
go into closed session for discussion of matters pertaining to the following topics:
• Future sale or acquisition of a specific parcel(s) of real estate, as permitted by KRS
61.810(1)(b).
• Issues which might lead to the appointment, dismissal, or disciplining of an
employee, as permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(f).
• A specific proposal by a business entity where public discussion of the subject matter
would jeopardize the location, retention, expansion or upgrading of a business entity,
as permitted by RKS 61.810(1)(g).
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and
Mayor Paxton (5).
Mayor Paxton asked the television crew to stay because the Commission will come back
into open session to make comments or to take action.
The Commission reconvened into open session.
OPEN SESSION
Commissioner Smith offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Watkins, that the Board
of Commissioners reconvene into open session.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and
Mayor Paxton (5).
During Executive Session discussion was held to determine if action would be taken
against Police Chief Bratton for misusing his gun to break a window during an arrest on
September 28, 2007.
Mayor Paxton made the following statement:
"Had a very extensive and soul searching conversation in executive session, I think there
was a lot of give and take. Everybody participated. Learned a lot through all of this.
We realize there were a lot of things that went wrong, not necessarily by just Chief
Bratton but through the whole team, there were things that went wrong. I think Chief
Bratton will admit that I'm talking about the entire team, the entire night we understand
that. The City Manager prepared a document, and in that document-- in that report
recommended a Memorandum of Counseling. This is a Memorandum that does several
things. Number one --it goes into his permanent file and will be there from now on.
Secondly, it gives several pages of counseling procedures that Chief Bratton is going to
have to go through and the entire team is going to go through. This is not taken lightly.
We understand this needs to be done and the Chief understands that this needs to be done.
He will then report on a regular basis to the City Manager and the City Manager will then
report along with Chief Bratton to the entire City Commission. We want to know how
this is going and that will happen on a regular basis. This is going to make everybody
better, this is going to make the team better, its' going to make the Chief better. It's a
win, win situation. We understand that this has been and is a very serious matter, this
Commission takes it as a serious matter, the City Manager takes it as a serious matter,
Chief Bratton takes it as a serious matter. But we feel like we are being consistent and I
will say it was unanimous that we will go with the Memorandum of Understanding and
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have it in his personnel file and we will make sure there is reported back to us on a
regular basis, as I said, on the counseling and the recommendations that the City Manager
has made. This City Commission is now ready to move forward along with Chief
Bratton and the City Manager and we are going to do the things that this City
Commission and the people of Paducah want us to do such as work on new art schools,
build riverfronts, bring in jobs, and we hope that the City and the Police Department will
be better for what we have been through."
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
ADOPTED: November 27 , 2007
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