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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/04NOVEMBER 16, 2004 At a Called Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2004, Mayor Paxton presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, the following answered to their names: Commissioners Coleman, Guess, Montgomery, Smith and Mayor Paxton (5). R & F CALLED MEETING NOTICE Commissioner Coleman offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Guess, that the Notice of Called Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah, for 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 16 2004, be received and filed. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas Commissioners Coleman, Guess, Montgomery, Smith and Mayor Paxton (5). WORKSHOP COMMERCIAL AND IN -CITY DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES Tom Barnett, Planning Director and Steve Ervin, City Planner, reported they are working on incentive packages for retail, commercial or residential development/re- investment within the City limits. One incentive package that has been initiated is for developers that voluntarily agree to be annexed into the city limits. (A copy of a draft Incentive Package Working Paper is in the minute file.) The Commission supports the ideas but wants a more specific proposal. CITY/COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COST SHARING AND TAX SHARING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT The City Manager and Jon Perkins, Finance Director, presented information the Commission requested at a joint city/county meeting regarding revenues from different taxes the City collects. Options for revenue sharing between the City and County were explained using a hypothetical situation if a new industry was to locate within the City limits or outside the City limits. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: November 2.3 , 2004 i 1 City Clerk Mayor 471