Board of Commissioners Special

MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of the BOARD of COMMISSIONERS of the CITY of BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY held JUNE 10, 2008 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 4:30 p.m. on June 10, 2008. Mayor Elaine N. Walker called the meeting to order. Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Katie Schaller called the roll, and the following members were present: Commissioner Joe W. Denning, Commissioner Brian “Slim” Nash (arrived at 4:45 p.m.), Commissioner Brian K. Strow, Commissioner Bruce Wilkerson and Mayor Elaine N. Walker. Absent: none. There was a full quorum of the Board of Commissioners. WORK SESSION Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Katie Schaller provided an update to the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget recommendation which was presented at the June 3, 2008 work session. Citizen Information and Assistance Director Michael Grubbs presented the Fiscal Year 2009 capital improvement projects which were incorporated in the City Manager’s budget recommendation. The Board of Commissioners reviewed and discussed in more detail the recommended Fiscal Year 2009 Legislative budget which included the Sister Cities Program budget. Through a consensus driven process, the Board proposed revisions to that budget which amounted to a reduction of $22,610. Further debate included the proposed elimination of reimbursements to all elected officials for local mileage and personal cell phone use when conducting City business. Also utilizing a consensus driven process, the Board determined funding levels for agencies requesting assistance for the next year. Once discussion concluded, Ms. Schaller indicated that two agency appropriation municipal orders would be prepared for final consideration at a special meeting of the Board based on the outcome of the discussion. AGENDA ITEM ORDINANCE NO. BG2008 – 30 (Amended First Reading) ORDINANCE APPROVING DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE WKU GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN BOWLING GREEN DEVELOPMENT AREA ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, THE WKU GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN BOWLING GREEN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT, THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT ON THE SHARING OF REVENUES, ALL RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, FINANCING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DEVELOPMENT AREA TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE WKU GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN BOWLING GREEN *Note: Minutes are a summary of the discussions; a video recording of this entire meeting is maintained by the Office of City Clerk. (Minutes-Board of Commissioners-June 10, 2008) Title and summary of Ordinance No. BG2008 - 30 was read by the Assistant City Manager/City Clerk. Motion was made by Nash and seconded by Strow for first reading of said Ordinance as amended. City Attorney Gene Harmon outlined changes made to the Amended and Restated Master Development Agreement (MDA) and Exhibit N of the MDA (Master Developer Services and Compensation Agreement between Alliance Corporation and the Authority). Based on the nature of the changes, Mr. Harmon opined that the Board should consider an amended first reading of Ordinance No. BG2008 – 30 which was initially presented for consideration at its previous meeting on June 3, 2008. Mr. Harmon and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Meisel responded to questions about the suggested changes. Once all discussion ended, a roll call vote was taken. ROLL CALL: Voting Yea: Nash, Strow and Walker Voting Nay: Denning and Wilkerson First reading of Ordinance No. BG2008 - 30 was approved by majority vote. ADJOURNMENT This being a special meeting and with no further business to come before the Board of Commissioners, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Mayor Walker declared this meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: ______________________________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________________________ Mayor, Chairman of Board of Commissioners ATTEST: ______________________________________________ City Clerk Minutes prepared by Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Katie Schaller 2