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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-16-2017MAY 16, 2017 At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., in the Commission Chambers of City Hall located at 300 South 5th Street, Mayor Harless presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk, the following answered to their names: Commissioners Holland, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Harless (4). Commissioner Abraham arrived at 5:38 p.m. (1). INVOCATION Commissioner Holland gave the invocation. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Harless asked the City Clerk to read the items on the consent agenda. I(A) Minutes for the May 9, 2017, City Commission Meeting I(B)1 Reappoint Beverly McKinley to the Code Enforcement Board. This term will expire February 26, 2020. 1(B)2 Appoint Rachael King & Jennifer Tritle to the Civic Beautification Board. These terms will expire July 1, 2021. 1(B)3 Appoint Earlie Fugate to the Civil Service Commission to replace David Sorrells whose term has expired. This term will expire May 16, 2020. I(B)4 Reappoint William Robert Johnston to the Paducah -McCracken County Industrial Development Authority. This term will expire March 25, 2021. I(C)1 A MUNICIPAL ORDER OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH ACCEPTING THE GRANT, APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT AND A GRANT ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS (M.O.#1966; BK 10) I(C)2 A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR A 2017 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE FLOODWALL PUMP STATION #2 REHABILITATION PROJECT (M.O.#1967; BK 10) I(C)3 A MUNICIPAL ORDER ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS THROUGH THE KENTUCKY HERITAGE COUNCIL/STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO BE USED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING REQUIRED FOR THE HISTORIC & ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SAME (M.O.#1968; BK 10) Motion was made by Mayor Harless, seconded by Commissioner Holland, to approve the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Adopted upon call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Holland, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Harless (4). RESOLUTION VETERANS DAY PARADE PURPOSE Commissioner Holland offered that the following resolution be adopted, seconded by Commissioner Wilson. A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING AND ACCEPTING THE POSITION OF THE PADUCAH VETERANS DAY COMMITTEE THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE VETERANS DAY PARADE BE LIMITED TO THOSE THAT REPRESENT THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. WHEREAS, in 1996 then Mayor Albert Jones formed the Paducah Veterans for the purpose of recognizing Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; AND WHEREAS, the Veterans Day Parade has run continuously since then under the direction of the City of Paducah Parks Services Department; AND MAY 16, 2017 WHEREAS, the Veterans Day Committee has on April 20"' of 2017 reaffirmed its statement of purpose for the parade to limit participation to only those groups who represent Veterans of the United States Armed Forces under the Flag of the United States. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah to accept and abide by the Resolution of the Veterans Day Committee to limit participation in the Veterans Day Parade to groups or individuals who represent, support and honor Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Holland, Rhodes, Wilson and Mayor Harless (4)• COMMENTS COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER • City Engineer Rick Murphy introduced Maegan Mansfield as the new Engineering Project Manager for the Engineering -Public Works Department. • The City Manager reported state law mandates cities' comprehensive plans are to be reviewed and re -adopted every 5 years. As of right now, June 30th is the deadline for Paducah's plan. The Planning Department and the City Manager recommend that it be re -adopted as is by the Planning Commission (it does not need to go before the Board of Commissioners if there are not any changes) for now and staff will begin the process of preparing a new plan. • The FY2018 budget presentation will be next Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. The commission meeting will be held in the lower level training room. • The property at 432 Broadway has caution tape on it due to bricks falling from the adjoining property. The property owner is addressing the situation. • Sheryl Chino gave an update on the plans for 432 Broadway. The building was demolished in 2016 due to severe deterioration and being a safety hazard to the public. Because of the narrow size of the property making infill development challenging the Planning Department recommends a "pocket park" be constructed to fill the area. The Yeiser Art Center and MAKE Paducah are teaming up to coordinate the community art project. Various garden clubs along with Paducah Bank, Paducah Board of Realtors, and Four Rivers Behavioral Health have expressed interest in partnering together to make the park a reality. Estimated cost for the project is $126,000. Commissioner Abraham arrived at 5:38 p.m. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Wilson asked that we remember Bill Shroeder's family. He passed away on May 1P. Mr. Shroeder and his wife Meredith are the founders of the American's Quilters Society which are the host of the Quilt Show held here annually. He envisioned the painting of the murals on the floodwalls downtown and through his leadership this project is successful success. He was very community oriented and will be sorely missed. Commissioner Abraham has received a few phone calls from residents in the Pecan Drive area of 4231 Pecan (which was recently rezoned to R-4) asking that they be remembered when there are heavy rain storms due to the rising of the creeks behind some of their properties. Some of those residents have been asked to serve on the Citizens Stormwater Advisory Committee. The first public invitation meeting for the Stormwater Master Plan is tentatively planned for mid-June. Residents are asked to send any date stamped flood photos to the Engineering -Public Works Department. ADJOURN Mayor Harless offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Wilson, that the meeting be adjourned at approximately 6:00 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. ADOPTED: May 23, 2017 7 1aJryVM aka City Clerk yor