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Home My WebLink About02/16/10FEBRUARY 16, 2010 At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 5:30 p.m., Mayor Pro Tem Kaler presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, the following answered to their names: Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Watkins and Mayor Pro Tem Kaler (4). Mayor Paxton was absent (1). ADDITIONS/DELETIONS City Manager—Ordinance-Introduction, Item III, (A) Purchase Portable Restroom Facilities for Pavilion will be removed from the agenda but Parks Services Director Mark Thompson will give a report. REPORT ON DONATION OF EXECUTIVE INN LINEN FOR HAITI RELIEF (This was presented later in the meeting.) MUNICIPAL ORDER AMEND POSITION AND PAY SCHEDULE AND TABLE 3 FOR FINANCE DEPT./HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Commissioner Abraham offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Gault, that a Municipal Order entitled, "A MUNICIPAL ORDER AMENDING SECTION B OF THE POSITION AND PAY SCHEDULE AND TABLE 3 PAY RANGES FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY TO ABOLISH THE POSITION OF HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST AND CREATE THE POSITION OF BUDGET ANALYST IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT," be adopted. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Watkins and Mayor Pro Tem Kaler (4). M.O.#1515; BK 8 ORDINANCE – ADOPTION 2010 BOND ORDINANCE FOR SPORTS PARK, PAVILION, STREET RESURFACING AND GREENWAY TRAIL Commissioner Gault offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Abraham, that the Board of Commissioners adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC PROJECT BONDS, SERIES 2010, IN ONE OR MORE SUBSERIES, IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $6,465,000 (SUBJECT TO A PERMITTED ADJUSTMENT INCREASING OR DECREASING THE SIZE OF SAID BONDS BY UP TO $645,000), FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COSTS OF THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY; APPROVING THE FORMS OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING DESIGNATED OFFICERS TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FILING OF NOTICE WITH THE STATE LOCAL DEBT OFFICER; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT AND SECURITY OF THE BONDS; CREATING A BOND PAYMENT FUND; MAINTAINING THE HERETOFORE ESTABLISHED SINKING FUND; AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF THE BID OF THE BOND PURCHASER FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE BONDS; AND REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES." This ordinance is summarized as follows: This Ordinance authorizes the issuance of general obligation public project bonds designated as Series 2010 in the approximate principal amount of $6,465,000 (the "Series 2010 Bonds") by the City of Paducah, Kentucky (the "City"). The Bonds are to be issued for the purpose of financing the costs of various public projects within the City, including the construction of Greenway Trail, the construction of a replacement for the existing Noble Park parking lot and construction of related appurtenances, the resurfacing of City streets, the acquisition and installation of generators throughout the City, the acquisition and installation of traffic signals, the acquisition of the Executive Inn and related appurtenances and the construction and installation of public improvements on a portion of the site thereof, the acquisition and construction of an air dome pavilion, the acquisition of real property for use as a sports park and the acquisition of such additional improvements in substitution of any of the foregoing as may be identified in the budget of the City adopted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. Provisions are made in the Ordinance for the payment of the Series 2010 Bonds and the security therefore; for the application of the proceeds of the Series 2010 Bonds; for the FEBRUARY 16, 2010 establishment of a Bond Payment Fund; for the maintenance of the previously established sinking fund; and for certain covenants of the City with respect to the Series 2010 Bonds. The Series 2010 Bonds are to be sold at public, competitive sale, and shall mature, or be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption, in varying amounts on March 1 of each of the years 2011 through 2030. The Series 2010 Bonds pledge the full faith and credit of the City and provision is made for the collection of a tax to pay the principal of, and interest on the Bonds, subject to certain credits, as provided in Section 8 of the Ordinance. As required by KRS 83A.060, the following Section 8 of the Ordinance is set forth in its entirety: "Section 8 -- General Obligation; Maintenance of Sinking Fund. The Series 2010 Bonds shall be full general obligations of the City and, for the payment of said Series 2010 Bonds and the interest thereon, the full faith, credit and revenue of the City are hereby pledged for the prompt payment thereof. During the period the Series 2010 Bonds are outstanding, there shall be and there hereby is levied on all the taxable property in the City, in addition to all other taxes, without limitation as to rate, a direct tax annually in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Series 2010 Bonds when and as due, it being hereby found and determined that current tax rates are within all applicable limitations. Said tax shall be and is hereby ordered computed, certified, levied and extended upon the tax duplicate and collected by the same officers in the same manner and at the same time that taxes for general purposes for each of said years are certified, extended and collected. Said tax shall be placed before and in preference to all other items and for the full amount thereof provided, however, that in each year to the extent that the other lawfully available funds of the City are available for the payment of the Series 2010 Bonds and are appropriated for such purpose, the amount of such direct tax upon all of the taxable property in the City shall be reduced by the amount of such other funds so available and appropriated. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2001-5-6353 adopted by the City, there has heretofore been established with the City a sinking fund (the "Sinking Fund"), which is hereby ordered to be maintained and continued as long as any of the Series 2010 Bonds shall remain outstanding and unpaid. The funds derived from said tax levy hereby required or other lawfully available funds shall be placed in the Sinking Fund and, together with interest collected on the same, are irrevocably pledged for the payment of the interest on and principal of all bonds issued under the General Obligation Act and Tax -Supported Leases, as defined in the General Obligation Act, when and as the same fall due. Amounts shall be transferred from the Sinking Fund to the Bond Payment Fund at the times and in the amounts required by Section 7 hereof." Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Abraham, Gault, Watkins and Mayor Pro Tem Kaler (4). ORD. 2010-2-7654; BK 32 ORDINANCE – INTRODUCTION PURCHASE PORTABLE RESTROOM FACILITIES FOR PAVILION This was changed to a report only. Parks Services Director Mark Thompson—At this time the City is waiting on information from the State before proceeding with the purchase. Mr. Thompson said it would take three separate trailers with restrooms to be adequate for the attendants of the Quilt Show. The cost should not exceed $168,000. He explained three different models of restrooms and asked for guidance from the Commission on which one to choose. The unit, called a lowering and kneeling model, is the only unit that lowers to the ground and does not require ADA chair lifts. With this model only one trailer would be required to have an ADA restroom. This purchase will be sole source. The supplier will be Wells Cargo from Elkhart, Indiana. After discussion, the Commission told Mr. Thompson to proceed with the purchase of the lowering unit even though the price is $10,000 to $15,000 more per unit. Even with choosing the more expensive units the price will still not exceed $168,000. CITY MANAGER REPORT 0 Fountain Avenue newsletter has gone out. Program is being successful. FEBRUARY 16, 2010 • February 11th was the first flight out of Barkley Airport with SkyWest Airlines. Comm. Kaler was on the flight and said it was very smooth and quiet; a good trip. • Last weekend the Management Development Class had their kickoff and stayed overnight at the Barkley Lodge. • Tomorrow at noon Dr. Veazey, President of WKCTC, will be announcing the Community Scholarship program. • Commission Advance will be March 2nd and 3rd at the Paducah -McCracken County Convention Center. • Legislative Alert – HB 353 Regarding centralizing collection of occupational license tax—If you oppose please call your legislators. This would not be good for municipal governments. REPORT ON DONATION OF EXECUTIVE INN LINEN FOR HAITI RELIEF PRA Executive Director Steve Doolittle -Since the request was made by Comm. Watkins and Comm. Abraham, he has had several phone calls from local organizations to get some of the linens, etc. Mr. Doolittle recommends that the linens, etc. be split up between local agencies such as American Red Cross, Disaster Relief to Haiti and some to Fire Chief Kyle for Hazmat emergencies. REPORT ON PROPOSED TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE Steve Ervin, Planning Director, gave a brief summary of the proposed tree ordinance. COMMISSIONER CONCERNS Commissioner Watkins—Dog Park—He has had several phone calls about the location of the dog park. His recommendation is for the dog park to be located in Stuart Nelson Park due to the acreage, parking and it is not a residential area. PUBLIC COMMENTS David Nelson, Steve Keller and Sam Nelson spoke in opposition to the proposed Tree Preservation Ordinance. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: February 23, 2010 mn -)� 'J p), 1, City Clerk