Board of Commissioners

MINUTES of SPECIAL WORK SESSION MEETING of the BOARD of COMMISSIONERS of the CITY of BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY held FEBRUARY 7, 2005 The Board of Commissioners of the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky met in special session in the Commission Chamber of City Hall, Bowling Green, Kentucky at 7:00 p.m. on February 7, 2005. Mayor Elaine N. Walker called the meeting to order, and the following members were present: Commissioner Mark D. Alcott, Commissioner Slim Nash, Commissioner Delane Simpson, Commissioner Brian K. Strow and Mayor Elaine N. Walker. Absent: none. There was a full quorum of the Board of Commissioners. WORK SESSION Mayor Elaine N. Walker stated that this work session was for the purpose of discussion and presenta t io nbyt hePl ayBa ll‘05Committee regarding a ballpark plan for downtown Bowling Green. Committee Chairman Rick Kelley and other consultants involved in the project described the development and financing plan for a 4,000-seat minor league ballpark and downtown redevelopment project, including a 100-room hotel with a 10,000 square foot conference center, 258 upscale residential condos, 30,000 square feet of mixed-use condos and 50,000 square feet of office condos. Mr. Kelley also presented an action plan and requested preliminary approval of the conceptual development and financing plan at the February 15, 2005 Board of Commissioners meeting. ADJOURNMENT This being a special work session with no action permitted and with no further business to come before the Board of Commissioners, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Mayor Walker declared this meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: ______________________________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________________________ Mayor, Chairman of Board of Commissioners ATTEST: ______________________________________________ City Clerk Minutes prepared by City Clerk Katie Schaller *Note: Minutes are a summary of the discussions; a video tape of this entire meeting is maintained by the Office of City Clerk.