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Members - Present Members - Absent Staff - Present
Mary Hammond, proxy for
Laura Oswald
Craig Beavers
Jill Poimboeuf
Jeff Canter
Lucas Bremer
JT Crawford
David Godfrey
Jennifer Frazier
Josh Linville
Katie Axt – Main Street Director
Melanie Reason – Staff
Guest: Kitty Dougard, Kentucky Main Street
Minutes from February 22 25th, 2021: approved.
Director Report Out:
Monthly Reinvestment Stats: Q1 2021 have seen four new businesses open: Home Paducah
(retail), Velvet Underground (salon), Trish (attorney), Over/Under (food service). Two businesses
have expanded: BBQ & More (open air market), Raven & Moth (expanded retail services). This
equals 26 new jobs for Downtown. The next new business to open will be the Pour Room (diy
candle pouring experience), set for April 2021. Q1 also saw $1mil of private investment in the
district.
City Block Update: First design has been delivered to the city. The commission is working on a
budget. More to come in April.
TIF Update: TIF was approved. This will capture $21.4 million in tax revenue for Downtown the
riverfront. This could fund the city’s portion of city block and the riverfront park, upgrade
lampposts and utilities, or provide remediation in historic buildings.
Entertainment Destination Center: The EDC will be a district that allows controlled open-carry
and to-go cocktails. It has been well received by the commission, the public, and the business
community. The group discussed the boundary, cups and signage, and rules/enforcement. This
project has support from merchants, especially bars and restaurants, as well as Downtown
residents. Earliest implementation will be around Memorial Day.
Budget Report Out: See attached. Disbursements totaled $ 1,127.50, leaving $10,909.50.
National conference training will be paid from a separate training budget, with a separate
Board of Directors
March 29, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Minutes
invitation to follow. The remaining funds will be dedicated to programming through the end of
the fiscal year at June 30th. Updates to the budget include a second round of flags.
National Main Street Conference: Virtual conference 4/12-4/14
Committee Report Outs: Work plan will be review a third time, to be adopted in April.
Organization: Committee is staffed, with a first meeting scheduled for April. The Main Street
Mile is the first project to be completed, followed by a Lower Town historic walking tour.
Promotions: suggestions included including Water Street to the Downtown Dining at Market
House square, or other activation focus. Design committee would like to be involved in a
preservation scavenger hunt for preservation month.
Design: Design committee finalized historic design guidelines and sent it out for feedback. The
next project will be to work with the city to create a street furniture design plan to create
uniformity between planters, benches, and waste receptacles. Civic Beautification Board will
weigh in on the finished plan.
Economic Vitality: The committee is staffed with reps from the Chamber, GPED, and MSU, and
working to add a rep from the real estate industry. Discussions included diving deeper into the
KY Main Street reinvestment stats, and enacting a business survey. River Industry Day (touring
and connecting in workforce) is an idea in development. Property listings will be added to the
Main Street website.
Looking ahead: Board biographies will be completed before the end of April, and published on the Main
Street website.
Meeting Adjourned at 4:14 pm. Next meeting will be 03/29/21 at 3:00 pm.