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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-2015529 FEBRUARY 3, 2015 At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 5:30 p.m., in the Commission Chambers of City Hall located at 300 South 5th Street, Mayor Kaler presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, the following answered to their names: Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Kaler (5). INVOCATION Pastor Brandt Lyon, Senior Pastor, Twelve Oaks Baptist Church, gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Haddon Shively, Clark Elementary School 4t" Grader, led the pledge. WORKSHOP with McCracken County Fiscal Court KENTUCKY STATE POLICE'S E-911 DISPATCHING PROPOSAL KSP Lt. Brent White and Major John Bradley held a question and answer session with the Board and Fiscal Court regarding the E-911 dispatching proposal submitted to the Paducah -McCracken County Emergency Communications Board. Dispatching services would be transferred from the Allie Morgan Communications Center to the Kentucky State Police Post 1 in Mayfield, Kentucky. A copy of the proposal will be received and filed. (For more details, please review the excerpt from the City Commission Highlights prepared by Public Information Officer Pam Spencer placed at the end of the minutes.) MUNICIPAL ORDER PERSONNEL ACTIONS Commissioner Abraham offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Gault, that upon the recommendation of the City Manager, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah order that the personnel changes on the attached list be approved. (SEE MUNICIPAL ORDER BOOK) Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Kaler (5). CITY MANAGER REPORT • Mr. Pederson informed the Board he is working on a transition plan with Greater Paducah Sustainability as they prepare to evacuate the Paducah Water building at the end of June 2015. • He is meeting with Republic Services in the morning to discuss setting up drop -point recycling facilities at the transfer station located on Burnett Street and the need to extend the current contract until a decision is made as to whether if the City is moving forward with curbside recycling or not. • He requested an executive session to discuss economic development. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS No comments EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Gault offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Rhodes, that the Board go into closed session for discussion of matters pertaining to the following topics: Issues which might lead to the appointment, dismissal, or disciplining of any 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 KRS 61.810(1)(g). Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Kaler (5). Upon meeting motion was adjourned. The Board did not go into Executive Session. They reconvened in Open Session to hold a time for public comments. � =p-� -�-:- - -. .. � - -- i i i i ,._-�i I � _" I �::: i i -, I: _ r .— c r _,«.�FTTI �,I'rlr-Fl-p.:,�.n-•t i ALL—1 - A u 530 FEBRUARY 3, 2015 OPEN SESSION Commissioner Abraham offered motion, seconded by, Commissioner Gault, to reconvene in Open Session. All agreed by acclimation. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ron Ward, resident, addressed the Commission about the following items: • Paducah Power System debt • The amount paid by Paducah Power to consultants such as the Interim General Manager • Paducah -McCracken County Riverport Authority Foreign Trade Zone designation After public comments the Commission then went into Executive Session. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: FEBRUARY 10, 2015 City Clerk EXCERPT FROM CITY COMMISS ON HIGHLI SITS PREPARED BY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, �ER Kentucky State Police's E-911 Dispatching Proposal — Workshop with McCracken County Fiscal Court The Paducah Board of Commissioners held a joint workshop with the McCracken County Fiscal Court to review the Kentucky State Police's E-911 Dispatching Proposal. The E-911 Board, the City, and the County have been reviewing a proposal for KSP to provide E-911 dispatching services for Paducah -McCracken County from KSP Post 1 in Mayfield. KSP Lt. Brent White and Maj. John Bradley addressed the elected officials and answered several questions. Lt White says, "We are not here to be a vendor or to sell our services. We want to be a resource to you. Whether you decide to consolidate with us or not, there won't be any hard feelings." Lt. White says the proposal by KSP which officially expired last month was a bare -bones proposal to be the public safety answering point (PSAP) for Paducah -McCracken County and to provide comprehensive dispatching services. Regarding many of the services currently provided locally but not addressed in the proposal, Kentucky State Police believes those services could be provided through additional technology and with a possible extra cost. Maj. Bradley says, "I think we could work anything out. We have time to consider it and to try to work it out." Regarding the initial cost proposal Maj. Bradley says, "I think there was some belief that this was a turnkey operation. That's not the case. You will still some local costs." The elected officials asked several questions including questions about the number of dispatchers needed. Currently, Paducah -McCracken County employs 18 dispatchers; however, the KSP is proposing only adding ten. Pointing to efficiencies gained due to economies of scale, Maj. Bradley says, "We know based on our experience how many people we will have to staff to handle `x' number of calls." The next step if the City and County choose to continue to pursue the possibility of having the KSP provide the dispatching services is to outline each specific service that Paducah - McCracken County would want. The KSP would then draft a new proposal with a detailed list of services and costs. City Manager Jeff Pederson says, "I think we learned tonight that KSP would be willing to respond if we outlined it." The Paducah -McCracken County E-911 Center has 18 dispatchers and operates with a $1.6 million budget. The revenue from landline and cell phone taxes generates approximately $640,000 with the City and County using their general funds to supplement the operation using a funding equation based on call volume. The City has approximately 60 percent of the call volume. Adding Paducah -McCracken County's call volume to Post 1 would double the call volume for that KSP post. The KSP estimates that more than $1.2 million will be needed in startup costs from Paducah and McCracken County to expand the dispatching in Mayfield which would include the construction of a 2520 square foot addition to Post 1. That startup cost would be in addition to an annual 911 service agreement with KSP for approximately $700,000 depending upon the services provided. At the January 6, 2015 City Commission meeting, Paducah Fire Chief Steve Kyle and Paducah Police Chief Brandon Barnhill, provided an estimate that the annual local cost will be nearly $1.3 million which would include the annual 911 service agreement with KSP.