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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-9-7329
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF
A BASE REUSE PLAN AND A HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2001 12TH STREET, AND AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT, AND ALL OTHER
DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE BASE REUSE PLAN AND
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PLAN
WHEREAS, the property located at 2001 North 12th Street in Paducah, Kentucky,
is presently owned by the United States of America and utilized in relation with the Department
of Defense; and
WHEREAS, this property has now been declared surplus property, and
accordingly, is now subject to reuse in conformance with the provisions under the "Base Closure
Community Redevelopment Act of 1994";
WHEREAS, in accordance with said Act, the City of Paducah has heretofore
adopted Municipal Order No. 1206 establishing the City as the Local Redevelopment Authority
for the purpose administrating the reuse of this surplus property in conformance with the
provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the City of Paducah, as the Local
Redevelopment Authority, is to explore the community reuse of this surplus facility to
accommodate the needs of the homeless, and to create and submit a base reuse plan and a
homeless assistance plan for this facility to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
and the Department of Defense for approval; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah, as the Local Redevelopment Authority, has held
public hearings with regard to the reuse of this surplus facility to accommodate the needs of the
homeless, and is now ready to submit a base reuse plan and a homeless assistance plan for this
facility to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Defense
for approval.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. The City of Paducah, as the Local Redevelopment Authority, does
hereby approve the Base Reuse Plan and the Homeless Assistance Plan for the surplus property
located at 2001 North 12th Street in Paducah, Kentucky, and does hereby authorize the
submission of these Plans to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
Department of Defense.
SECTION 2. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah does hereby
authorize the Mayor to execute the legally binding agreement with the Paducah Cooperative
Ministries with regard to the property located at 2001 North 12th Street, which agreement is an
integral part of the Base Reuse Plan and the Homeless Assistance Plan for such property, and all
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other documents which are required to process and complete the final approval and
consummation of said Plans.
SECTION 3. The City Commission hereby finds and determines that all formal
actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this City
Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission and of its committees, if any,
which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with
applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060, the City Commission suspends the
requirement of a second reading of this Ordinance. As grounds therefore, the City Commission
does hereby declare an emergency to exist. Specifically, any delay in the submission of the Base
Reuse Plan and the Homeless Assistance Plan, and the execution of the agreement and related
documents, will jeopardize the City's ability to satisfy certain deadlines established by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development with regard to the Base Reuse Plan and the
Homeless Assistance Plan.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage
and publication.
William F. Paxton, Mayor
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Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced and Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, September 25, 2007
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, September 25, 2007
Published by The Paducah Sun, October 3, 2007
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