Board of Commissioners
Regular MeetingBowling Green, KY · March 18, 2025
Minutes
(Minutes-Board of Commissioners-March 18, 2025)
recommended the amendment to Chapter 15 (Business and General Regulations), Subchapter 15-1
(Alarms) related to residential permit renewals, to remove the residential permit renewal. Mayor Alcott
asked for additional discussion, and with none, a roll call vote was taken.
ROLL CALL: Voting Yea: Hill, Parrigin, Bailey, Beasley-Brown and Alcott
Voting Nay: None
First Reading of Ordinance No. BG2025 – 4 was approved by unanimous vote.
ORDINANCE NO. BG2025 – 3
(Second Reading – Binding)
ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL), SUBCHAPTER 4-4 (CAUSES FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE
OR RENEW LICENSE AND FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION
OF LICENSE) TO REMOVE SECTION 4-4.03 (RESTRICTIONS ON
PACKAGE LIQUOR LICENSE) OF THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Title and summary of Ordinance No. BG2025 – 3 was read by the City Clerk. Motion was made
by Parrigin and seconded by Hill for the second and binding reading of said Ordinance. Commissioner
Bailey stated he agreed with certain portions of the previous meeting discussions, but wished the city
would have found other restriction options. Mayor Alcott asked for additional discussion, and with
none, a roll call vote was taken.
ROLL CALL: Voting Yea: Beasley-Brown, Hill, Parrigin and Alcott
Voting Nay: Bailey
Ordinance No. BG2025 – 3 was adopted by a majority vote.
WORK SESSION
A work session was held to discuss the fee-in-lieu of construction (FILOC) and stormwater
utility fee proposal from the Public Works Department, Stormwater Division. Environmental Manager
Matt Powell provided a brief history of the Clean Water Act, provided information regarding municipal
separate storm sewer system permit, and municipal separate storm sewer system. Mr. Powell reported
there are over 202 miles of pipes/culverts, over 14,000 inlets, over 1,250 Class V injection wells, over
650 retention/detention basins, over 1,000 post-construction BMPs and untold surface drainage
channels, sinkholes, and cave passages. Fee-in-Lieu of Construction (FILOC) program was first
discussed and highly favored by developers who benefit from the following: lower overall development
cost, no longer term maintenance requirements and smaller footprint for stormwater system. The
FILOC program was described to be separate from the stormwater utility in that it only applied to new
projects and only offsets the water quality requirements. The FILOC would be applicable to all projects
that disturb over one (1) acre and create 10,000 square feet of new impervious surface. In addition, Mr.
Powell discussed the stormwater utility which would be a municipal program that collects revenue fees
from residential and commercial properties to fund stormwater management programs. The fees were
reported to be calculated based on Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) and is the amount of impervious
surfaces, such as roofs, asphalt and concrete, on the average residential lot. He proposed the program
rates to be $4 per month for residential on all water bills, which was how Warren County currently
handled the stormwater utility fee, and as for commercial it would also be $4 per month per ERU, and
ERU would be set at 3,100 feet of impervious surfaces initially. The program would include an added
fee for Bowling Green Municipal Utilities (BGMU) and Warren County Water District (WCWD) to
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Agenda
AGENDA
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
REGULAR MEETING - CITY HALL
March 18, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Meeting March 4, 2025
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION:
Municipal Orders require one reading and vote
1. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 59 Municipal Order approving the promotion of Courtenay
Howell to the position of Environmental Compliance
Coordinator in the Public Works Department
2. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 60 Municipal Order approving the promotion of Tyler Phelps to
the position of Surveyor I in the Public Works Department
3. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 61 Municipal Order approving the promotion of Jennifer
Lightfoot to the position of Administrative Assistant in the
Finance Department
4. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 62 Municipal Order approving the probationary appointment of
Linda Lan to the position of Communications Dispatcher I in
the Police Department
5. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 63 Municipal Order authorizing and accepting annual OnBase
content management software maintenance through a sole
source from i3-ImageSoft, LLC in the amount of $52,454.11
(Agenda-March 18, 2025)
6. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 64 Municipal Order authorizing and accepting Bid #2025-11 for
aquatic chemicals from Spear Aquatics, LLC in an amount not
to exceed $99,469.94
7. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 65 Municipal Order authorizing and accepting a proposal from
Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. related to a request for
qualifications for professional services for Ewing Ford pump
station improvements, RFQ #2025-23, in an amount not to
exceed $162,250
8. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 66 Municipal Order authorizing renewal of Bid #2023-45 for
Police Department uniforms from CMS Uniforms &
Equipment, Inc., Galls, LLC and Nat’s Outdoor Sports
9. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 67 Municipal Order authorizing and accepting Bid #2025-29 for
Fire Station #4 kitchen renovations from Property Renovation
Services LLC in an amount not to exceed $85,000
10. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 68 Municipal Order accepting and adopting the Bowling Green
Fire Department Policy and Procedures Manual
11. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 69 Municipal Order authorizing the submission of an application
to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet 2025 Crumb
Rubber/Tire-Derived Products Grant Program in the amount of
$181,413
12. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 70 Municipal Order approving an addendum to the Citizen
Participation Plan for Community Development Block Grant
Disaster Recovery funds
13. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 71 Municipal Order accepting and ratifying actions of the Mayor
in executing an agreement with the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, Department of Housing, Buildings and
Construction related to the granting of additional responsibility
for building and electrical permits, plan review, inspections
and enforcement
14. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 72 Municipal Order approving the Convention Center
Management and Catering Agreement between the City of
Bowling Green and Atrium Hospitality, LP for the Sloan
Convention Center
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(Agenda-March 18, 2025)
15. Municipal Order No. 2025 – 73 Municipal Order approving and authorizing out-of-town travel
expenses for City Manager Jeff Meisel to attend the Kentucky
City/County Management Association Winter Conference in
Lexington, Kentucky
16. Ordinance No. BG2025 – 4 ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES
(First Reading – Non-Binding) Ordinance amending Chapter 15 (Business and General
Regulations), Subchapter 15-1 (Alarms) related to residential
permit renewals of the City of Bowling Green Code of
Ordinances
17. Ordinance No. BG2025 – 3 ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES
(Second Reading – Binding) Ordinance amending Chapter 4 (Alcoholic Beverage Control),
Subchapter 4-4 (Causes for Refusal to Issue or Renew License
and for Suspension or Revocation of License) to remove
Section 4-4.03 (Restrictions on Package Liquor License) of the
City of Bowling Green Code of Ordinances
WORK SESSION Discuss Fee-in-Lieu of Construction and Stormwater Utility.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING April 1, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
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