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DECEMBER 4, 2007
At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on Tuesday, December 4,
2007, at 5:30 p.m., Mayor Paxton presided, and upon call of the roll by the City Clerk,
the following answered to their names: Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins,
and Mayor Paxton (5).
PRESENTATIONS
CLEAN INDOOR AIR EXCELLENCE AWARD
Chrissy Booth, Area Director of the American Cancer Society and Megan Cody of the
Purchase Area District Health Department thanked the Commission for adopting
legislation making the City smoke free. Ms. Booth acknowledged the hard work of Dr.
Shawn Jones for his help with the passage of the ordinance. Ms. Cody introduced
Heather Robertson, Administrator of the University of Kentucky's Smoke Free Policy
Center. Ms. Robertson manages the Clean Indoor Air Partnership and presented the City
with the 2006 Smoke Free Indoor Excellence Award for enacting a smoke free ordinance.
HOLIDAY PARADE AWARDS
Parks Services Recreational Specialist Laurie Blount thanked all of the participants for
making the parade a success. There were approximately 95 entries. She presented the
2007 parade awards as follows:
Category Winner
Non -float 1St Place -Night Moves Dance Club
Dance Drill Team Mayfield Elementary
Marching Band McCracken County Combined Band
Religious Float 3rd Place -Mt. Moriah
2nd Place -New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church
1St Place -St. Paul Lutheran Church
School Floats 3rd Place -McCracken County School
2nd Place -Tot School
1St Place -Morgan Elementary School
Theme Floats 5th Place -Hugs Project of Western Kentucky
4th Place -Jackson House & W. B. Sanders
3rd Place -High Point Pentacostal Church
2nd Place-Hwang's Martial Arts
1St Place -First Baptist Church of Paducah
Mayor Paxton announced he wanted funding included in the 2008-2009 budget for
monetary awards to be given for 1St, 2nd and 3rd place best floats.
DOROTHY MULLEN FINE ARTS AWARD FROM KENTUCKY
RECREATIONAL PARKS SERVICES
Ms. Blount announced the Paducah Parks Services has received the Dorothy Mullen Arts
and Humanity Award from the Kentucky Parks and Recreation Society State Conference
for the After School Program --Paducah Arts Reach Singers. They will now be eligible to
apply for another award at the National Parks Conference in April. The "Singers"
accompanied Vicki Wynans during her performance at the Four Rivers Carson Center.
RESOLUTIONS
KY CDBG APPLICATION 05-019 RECOVERY KENTUCKY INITIATIVE
Mayor Paxton offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Smith, that a Resolution
entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$300,000," be adopted.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and
Mayor Paxton (5).
SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION DIRECTING THE
SECRETARY OF ENERGY TO CONTRACT WITH USED TO RE -ENRICH
CYLINDERS OF URANIUM TAILINGS
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Mayor Paxton offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Coleman, that the following
resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 4189
This Resolution is brought before the governing bodies of McCracken County, Kentucky
and the City of Paducah, Kentucky on the matter in support of H.R. 4189, legislation
filed in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Ed Whitfield (R, 1st District
KY).
WHEREAS, the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Facility and the Piketon, Ohio Facility
operated by United States Energy Corporation (USEC) have cylinders of uranium tailings
stored on site.
WHEREAS, H.R. 4189 directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into a contract with
USEC to re -enrich such cylinders of uranium tailings with assays of such value that the
Secretary of Energy finds suitable for reprocessing.
WHEREAS, H.R. 4189 creates a win for the Community by directing the reprocessing
of said cylinders to be conducted at the Paducah facility site which will extend
employment at the Paducah site for several years beyond the projected closure date.
WHEREAS, H.R. 4189 creates a win for the environment by reducing the number of
cylinders on the two (2) sites with the proceeds of the sale being allocated for
environmental remediation at the Paducah, Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio Uranium
Enrichment Facilities.
WHEREAS, H.R. 4189 creates a win for the American taxpayer through the sale of the
designated cylinders of uranium tailings, previously classified as waste into funds for
environmental remediation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the McCracken County, Kentucky, Fiscal
Court and the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky support H.R.
4189 filed by Congressman Ed Whitfield as a win -win-win for the community, the
environment, and the American taxpayer.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and
Mayor Paxton (5).
WORKSHOP
MERRYMAN HOUSE REQUEST FOR INCREASE IN PAYMENT
GUARANTEE FROM $80,000 TO $135,000
The Board, sitting as the Local Redevelopment Authority approved to allocate the
property located at 2956 Park Avenue to Paducah Parks Services to be used for recreation
programs. Because Merryman House made a proposal for the property the City has to
provide a Homeless Assistance Plan. The Plan is a legally binding agreement with
Merryman House that includes the City's commitment to helping construct a roadway to
the Merryman House property. Merryman House requested that in case the road was not
constructed the City give them a cash payment. The Board adopted a motion agreeing to
a payment of $80,000.
Lewis Carr, Chairman of the Merryman House Board, on behalf of the Merryman Board
relayed that they will not need the road and requested an additional $55,000 for a total of
$135,000.
After much discussion the majority of the Board verbally agreed to increase the cash
payment to Merryman House to $135,000.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FOUNTAIN AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD KICK-OFF
Tom Barnett, Planning Director, announced that the date for the kick —off is December
18, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. There will be a groundbreaking with a local developer who will
be building new homes on three different lots.
PAXTON PARK GOLF COURSE OPERATIONAL/FINANCIAL REPORT AND
FUNDING REQUEST
DECEMBER 4, 2007
Paducah Golf Commission Chairman, Rick Lloyd and Daniel Mullen, Golf Director, of
Paxton Park, on behalf of the Golf Commission gave an update of what is and what has
been going on at Paxton Park. A request was made of $36,000 annually to supplement
the operations of the Park.
Commission agreed for funding and the Mayor instructed the City Manager to add this
item to the budget for a period of time.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
Mr. Zumwalt distributed a draft of a letter that will go out to City employees informing
them that if they purchase private health insurance their insurance allotment from the
City will decrease. Unless he hears from Commission this letter will go out tomorrow to
employees. Commission had no comments.
Personnel Actions — No discussion
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
ADOPTED: January 8, 2008
City Clerk
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