Board of Commissioners

AGENDA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY REGULAR MEETING - CITY HALL October 17, 2023, 4:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS CITY MANAGER COMMENTS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Meeting September 19, 2023 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION: Municipal Orders require one reading and vote 1. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 222 Municipal Order approving the promotion of Austin Conner to the position of Engineer in the Fire Department 2. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 223 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointments of Jarrid Childress, Brandon Cline, Mark Dukes, John Embrey, Solomona Gaoa, Ryan Gerald, Christen Graves, Robert Green, Madison Grenier, Brian Harlan, Bryce Hawthorne, Phillip James, James Montelli, Thomas Napolitano, Nicholas Orberson, Drake Poland, Johnathan Potter, Luke Rhoton, Jason Sowders, Charles Tooley, Adam Wilson and Joseph Witherington to the position of Firefighter in the Fire Department 3. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 224 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of Maya Wright to the position of Communications Dispatcher I in the Police Department 4. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 225 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of Joe Meng III to the position of Code Compliance Officer in the Neighborhood and Community Services Department (Agenda-October 17, 2023) 5. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 226 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointments of Katherine Collier and Jessica Farris to the position of Animal Control Officer in the Neighborhood and Community Services Department 6. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 227 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of Rachel Danner to the position of Paralegal in the Law Department 7. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 228 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of Cody Spalding to the position of Athletics Coordinator in the Parks and Recreation Department 8. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 229 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointments of Aaron Keown and Kerry Thompson to the position of Parks Facility Maintainer I in the Parks and Recreation Department 9. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 230 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of Myriam Gray to the position of Community Center Coordinator in the Parks and Recreation Department 10. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 231 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of John Nguyen to the position of System Engineer I in the Information Technology Department 11. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 232 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of April MeMeh to the position of International Community Navigator in the Neighborhood and Community Services Department 12. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 233 Municipal Order authorizing acceptance of grant funds from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program for Phase I Planning from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $999,742 13. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 234 Municipal Order accepting a donation from the Bowling Green-Warren County Long Term Recovery Group through the Community Foundation of Southcentral Kentucky for the construction of a storm shelter at Pedigo Park 2 (Agenda-October 17, 2023) 14. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 235 Municipal Order authorizing and accepting Bid #2024-14 for Census Block Group 102.1 right-of-way improvements from Baker Contracting of Alvaton, Kentucky in an amount not to exceed $691,805.56 15. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 236 Municipal Order authorizing and accepting Census Block Group 102.1 street and sidewalk repairs from Precision Concrete Cutting of Clarksville, Tennessee in the amount of $100,000 16. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 237 Municipal Order approving the purchase and trade-in of golf carts in the total amount of $257,400 with Club Car, LLC of Evans, Georgia through Omnia Partners Cooperative Purchasing Contract 17. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 238 Municipal Order approving a contract through cooperative purchase with AT&T Corporation of Conyers, Georgia under Kentucky State Pricing Contract for the purchase of VESTA phone system upgrades in the amount of $264,000 18. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 239 Municipal Order approving a contract through cooperative purchase with Motorola Systems, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois under Kentucky State Pricing Contract for the purchase of a recording system in the amount of $492,517.26 19. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 240 Municipal Order authorizing and accepting Bid #2024-16 for Fiscal Year 2024 sidewalk repairs from Baker Contracting of Alvaton, Kentucky in an amount not to exceed $122,628.80 20. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 241 Municipal Order approving a change order and amendment to the energy savings contract with Trane, U.S. Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky in an amount not to exceed $2,800,000, for a total project cost not to exceed $8,700,000 21. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 242 Municipal Order authorizing a change order to the contract with Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc. of Manassas, Virginia for Pierce fire apparatus service and repair and after-hours emergency roadside assistance in the amount of $40,000, for a total project cost of $77,000 3 (Agenda-October 17, 2023) 22. Ordinance No. BG2023 – 29 ORDINANCE REZONING REAL ESTATE (First Reading – Non-Binding) Ordinance rezoning tracts of land containing 2.2073 acres from RM-4 (Multi-Family Residential) and HB (Highway Business) to RM-4 (Multi-Family Residential) located at Cornerstone Avenue and Veterans Memorial Lane presently owned by Keystone Development Group, LLC 23. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 243 Municipal Order approving the Bluegrass Farms Boulevard Extension Agreement with Natcher Parkway Holdings, LLC 24. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 244 Municipal Order approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Lease Agreement with the 30 Bird L.L.C. related to the lease of a portion of City sidewalk at 401 Park Row #105 25. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 245 Municipal Order approving Fiscal Years 2023/2024 through 2026/2027 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky 26. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 246 Municipal Order approving the use of natural gas franchise fee revenues of up to $275,000 per year for the City’s annual overlay program and directing any excess revenues to be appropriated to the Welfare Center 27. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 247 Municipal Order approving a Job Development Incentive Program Employee Withholdings Credit Agreement with Carter Lumber Company 28. Ordinance No. BG2023 – 30 ORDINANCE RELATING TO BUDGET AMENDMENT (First Reading – Non-Binding) Ordinance approving Amendment Number One to the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 29. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 248 Municipal Order approving Tax Increment Financing District Summary of 2022 Incremental Revenue and authorizing distributions to the appropriate recipients 30. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 249 Municipal Order approving and authorizing out-of-town travel expenses for Commissioner Sue Parrigin to attend the Kentucky League of Cities Conference in Lexington, Kentucky 4 (Agenda-October 17, 2023) 31. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 250 Municipal Order approving and authorizing out-of-town travel expenses for City Manager Jeff Meisel to attend the Kentucky League of Cities Conference in Lexington, Kentucky 32. Municipal Order No. 2023 – 251 Municipal Order approving and authorizing out-of-town travel expenses for City Manager Jeff Meisel to attend the International City/County Management Association Conference in Austin, Texas 33. Ordinance No. BG2023 – 28 ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES (Second Reading – Binding) Ordinance amending Chapter 2 (Administration) and Chapter 11 (Finance, Taxation and Economic Development) of the City of Bowling Green Code of Ordinances WORK SESSION Review of Bowen National Research Housing Needs Assessment. PUBLIC COMMENTS NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING November 7, 2023 ADJOURNMENT 5