[0:01] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the

[0:03] board of commission, city hall, Bowling

[0:04] Green, Kentucky, regular meeting, April

[0:07] 21st, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. We're going to

[0:10] begin the evening with the invocation

[0:12] and pledge of allegiance. And I will

[0:13] turn it over to Commissioner Sue

[0:15] Perigan.

[0:16] >> Thank you very much, Mayor. It's my

[0:18] pleasure tonight to have Bridget Kurt

[0:20] Gross in the audience. Um, she is the

[0:22] director at Christian Family Radio. So,

[0:25] I was blessed to have gotten up this

[0:27] morning and I went back and forth

[0:29] whether I was going to go to the um

[0:31] ribbon cutting for their 40th

[0:32] anniversary and I thought, you know

[0:33] what, it's just around the corner from

[0:34] me. Let me go. So, I went and I have not

[0:37] spent many uh events that inspired and

[0:42] it's my turn. I was going to do a a

[0:44] blessing and then Bridget was just so

[0:47] inspiring and just so enthusiastic as

[0:49] what they do in our in our community is

[0:51] so amazing. So I said, "Bridget, how

[0:53] about coming to the city hall this

[0:54] afternoon and helping us out?" Um, so

[0:58] she has been with them for for 12 years.

[1:01] And would you like to introduce your accomplice here?

[1:10] » It it really it really is a great thing.

[1:12] Media

[1:13] >> is is a double-edged sword, of course,

[1:15] as we all know, but in this manner, it is not a double-edged sword. It's a

[1:19] blessing to our region, our community

[1:21] that we have that that means to to

[1:24] spread the gospel in the in the word.

[1:26] So, thank you very much for being here.

[1:29] >> Please.

[1:32] » Um, I wanted to take just a minute if I

[1:34] could um and just tell you we're

[1:36] celebrating 40 years. We will be on the

[1:39] air 40 years. And so, it didn't start in

[1:43] a boardroom. It didn't start typically

[1:45] or corporately. A grain farmer from

[1:48] Warren County went out west. He heard

[1:51] Christian music on the radio. This was

[1:53] before we had these phones that we could

[1:55] play on. He heard the music and he was

[1:58] already volunteering at his church. And

[2:02] what he wanted was to bring the music

[2:04] that he heard back to Bowling Green,

[2:06] Kentucky. And that's what he did. He

[2:08] came back, he asked his um kids to

[2:11] listen to the music. They said, "We want

[2:13] a radio station that plays that kind of

[2:15] music here." And that conversation and

[2:19] that prayer and that farmer seeded 40

[2:23] years of ministry experiences, music,

[2:26] I'm a western grad, communications. Um,

[2:30] God brought me to media and I believe

[2:33] media is a manifold of exhortation,

[2:36] delivering information accurately. And

[2:38] on CFR, it's always going to be

[2:41] delivered to strengthen family, faith,

[2:44] and community. So, it's an honor to pray

[2:46] for you. Thank you for being a public

[2:49] servant, and thank you for making our

[2:51] community stronger. Would you pray with

[2:53] me?

[2:55] I thank you, God, tonight for these your

[2:58] servants. We are here earnestly carrying

[3:01] burdens. We're carrying joy. We're

[3:03] carrying hope. We're trusting you, God,

[3:05] in your love and your peace to help us,

[3:08] Lord, to trust you the most more than

[3:11] our fears and our wounds, even our

[3:14] accomplishments. We pray that you would

[3:16] be glorified tonight through the

[3:17] decisions of the city commission. We

[3:20] pray that poverty, violence, anger, and

[3:22] hate would cease and that we would have

[3:26] the eyes to see how our lives are all

[3:29] connected and how your common good is

[3:31] upheld when we listen and respond with

[3:33] pure intention. We pray for wisdom, for

[3:36] strength, for courage to do what is

[3:39] right and good for all the citizens. May

[3:43] we be good neighbors recognizing your

[3:45] image in every person. Let your light

[3:49] shine throughout every neighborhood,

[3:51] school, and storefront and church. Let

[3:54] the gospel permeate every part of this

[3:58] city and break through every area of

[4:01] darkness. In the name of Jesus, whose

[4:04] perfect love sets us free from all fear.

[4:08] Amen.

[4:12] Pledge of Allegiance

[4:15] to the flag of the United States of

[4:18] America and to the republic for which it

[4:21] stands. One nation under God,

[4:25] indivisible, with liberty and justice

[4:27] for all.

[4:30] >> Thank you so much, Bridget. That was

[4:32] amazing. Great way to start our meeting.

[4:36] >> Thank you, Bridget.

[4:37] >> Thank you.

[4:38] Commissioner Perigen.

[4:40] Mrs. Jackson, will you please provide a

[4:42] roll call at this time?

[4:43] >> Commissioner Perigan here.

[4:45] >> Commissioner Bailey here.

[4:46] >> Commissioner Beasley Brown here.

[4:47] >> Commissioner Hill here.

[4:49] >> Mayor Alcott

[4:50] >> here.

[4:51] >> Mr. Misel, how are you tonight?

[4:54] >> Good. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, just a

[4:55] couple of things. Uh, if you are in the

[4:57] audience and wanting to make public

[4:59] comments, please sign the register in

[5:00] the back corner of the room. We'll take

[5:02] those up after our regular uh, agenda.

[5:05] Uh secondly, I would like to request uh

[5:08] to pull item number six uh uh ordinance

[5:12] BG2026-6

[5:14] uh from the agenda tonight for further

[5:17] uh discussion, further work. Uh and

[5:19] we'll bring that back at a later time

[5:22] hopefully at the next meeting May 5th.

[5:25] But we'll need uh need to

[5:29] action. Okay. Thank you. Ashley, that's

[5:30] all I have. Mayor,

[5:32] >> do I need

[5:34] >> at this time? Thank you though. Thank

[5:35] you, Mr. Misel. First item will be

[5:38] approval of amendments for special

[5:39] meeting April 2nd, 2026.

[5:42] >> Second.

[5:42] >> Moved by Commissioner Perigen. Second by

[5:44] Commissioner Hill.

[5:46] >> Roll call, please.

[5:47] >> Yes.

[5:47] >> Bailey, yes.

[5:48] >> Beasley Brown, yes. Hill,

[5:50] >> yes.

[5:50] >> Alcott,

[5:51] >> yes. Municipal order number 2026-89.

[5:53] >> Municipal order approving amended and

[5:55] restated workforce coordinator agreement

[5:57] among the city of Bowling Green, Warren

[5:58] County, and Bowling Green area Chamber

[6:00] of Commerce.

[6:02] >> Second move by Commissioner Hill. Second

[6:04] by Commissioner Beasley Brown, Mr.

[6:06] Misel.

[6:07] >> Hard to believe, but since 2014, we have

[6:09] partnered with the county and the the

[6:11] Chamber of Commerce uh for this

[6:13] workforce uh coordinator position uh to

[6:17] proactively work uh with targeted

[6:19] businesses in in Bowlinger and Warren

[6:20] County. Uh work with our workforce uh de

[6:23] development board. Uh work with our K

[6:26] through 12 education partners, Warren

[6:28] County Schools and Bowling Green

[6:29] Independent School System. and as well

[6:32] work with WKU and Sky CTC and just

[6:36] provide uh you know transparency,

[6:38] provide reporting to the city and

[6:40] county. And uh I'd like to thank

[6:42] Meredith Rosanski for her her work on

[6:45] this for many many years. But before you

[6:47] tonight is just uh a renewal of our

[6:50] agreement uh with the chamber to provide

[6:53] in exchange for all those services I

[6:55] just mentioned uh $35,000

[6:58] uh for a term of two years uh $35,000

[7:03] annually and uh would like your support

[7:06] on this to to keep this going. Uh

[7:09] Meredith is with us tonight can answer

[7:11] any questions you might have on this

[7:12] one.

[7:14] >> Mr. Misel commissioners questions at

[7:16] this time.

[7:18] >> This has been a big key uh to keeping

[7:20] the SCK launch alive well and growing

[7:24] and thriving and which is a key key

[7:27] pipeline for our workforce uh here in

[7:30] Bowlinger Warren County and our our Brad

[7:33] region. In fact,

[7:34] >> been a great partnership to have the

[7:36] chamber as the catalyst and workforce

[7:39] development

[7:41] um be the key to bringing our community

[7:44] together and working with the county.

[7:46] That collaboration is a a statement in

[7:48] itself. So, thank you.

[7:52] please.

[7:52] >> And it has also helped out I think you

[7:54] know I was reading talk about the

[7:55] significant benefits the job

[7:57] opportunities and we know like across

[8:00] America not every city is like

[8:02] Bouldinger in Kentucky. We're growing

[8:06] >> I agree with you. Hey we need

[8:08] >> as good as us

[8:09] >> but you know the thing is that we're

[8:11] creating jobs that's like $20 per hour

[8:13] $30 per hour. That's not by accident and

[8:16] stuff. So, we appreciate the chamber and

[8:18] being able to have a workforce to get

[8:20] into those jobs. Bowling Green is it's

[8:22] the city to be right now. Like you said,

[8:24] there's no city like Bowling Green,

[8:25] Kentucky.

[8:27] >> This is the best and and we greatly

[8:29] appreciate the partnership. We could not

[8:30] do um what we do without your support.

[8:32] Not just financially, but many of you

[8:34] roll up your sleeves and help us um with

[8:36] all of our events and activities. Um, I

[8:38] was looking over the report that we sent

[8:40] you and the fact that just in the eighth

[8:42] grade experience alone, we've impacted

[8:44] over 26,000 students in our area. I

[8:46] mean, that's amazing. I don't know any

[8:48] other community that has numbers to

[8:50] report like that. Um, and because of

[8:52] that, we've been benchmarked by several

[8:54] other communities. I actually just had

[8:56] an update recently. So, Savannah,

[8:58] Georgia, who came to visit us a couple

[8:59] times. Um, and St. Lucy County, Florida

[9:02] came to visit. They both la in 2025 had

[9:05] their first eighth grade experience

[9:07] events. So, not only are we impacting

[9:09] the students here, um, our reach is

[9:11] spreading far and wide and it's

[9:12] impacting other students in other

[9:13] communities, which I think is just

[9:15] amazing. So, thank you so much for your

[9:17] support.

[9:18] >> Thank you, Meredith.

[9:20] Other questions at this time? Roll call,

[9:22] please.

[9:23] >> Yes.

[9:24] >> Bailey, yes.

[9:25] >> Beasley Brown,

[9:25] >> yes. Hill,

[9:26] >> yes.

[9:27] >> Alcott,

[9:27] >> yes. Municipal order number 2026-90.

[9:30] Munis border authorizing and approving a

[9:32] workforce participation project

[9:34] agreement between the city of Bowling

[9:35] Green, Warren County, and Crowd South

[9:37] LLC. So moved.

[9:38] >> Second moved by Commissioner Arjun,

[9:40] second by Commissioner Bailey. Mr.

[9:42] Misel, you

[9:43] >> all heard presentation by Jason Heflin,

[9:46] the CEO at Crowd South a couple meetings

[9:48] ago. Uh before you tonight is a renewal

[9:51] of that agreement with them and the

[9:53] county to keep our BG Works uh up and

[9:57] going. Uh this this website has uh been

[10:00] very successful. I think we have placed

[10:02] over 5,000 uh people in jobs uh using

[10:05] this website. Uh we are proposing to

[10:08] just uh repeat uh a $90,000 each uh

[10:13] contribution toward uh keeping this

[10:16] website maintained and going. Uh they

[10:19] have some uh new goals this year uh to

[10:23] uh put more effort toward a digital

[10:24] resource center uh more support when

[10:28] there are layoffs with companies. They

[10:30] work closely with workforce development

[10:31] board John Swords and they they they

[10:34] track those and help uh those laidoff

[10:37] employees seek new jobs through BG

[10:40] works. Uh there's going to be a new

[10:42] effort uh toward white collar employment

[10:45] uh support and then uh just want to grow

[10:48] uh the employer partnerships. I think

[10:51] their target is over 200. We're just uh

[10:54] I think around 180 or 190 currently with participating employers and they

[11:00] want to continue to grow those. That's

[11:02] what helps uh put people in in jobs. So,

[11:05] uh, $90,000,

[11:08] uh, for a 12-month contract starting

[11:10] July 1 to next June 30th of 27. Uh,

[11:15] request your support on this one.

[11:18] >> Mr. Mel also saw the state taking some

[11:22] cues. Uh, Robert Dval's legislation went

[11:26] forward to recruit from outside of the

[11:28] state and there's going to be some

[11:30] incentives that will line up with our

[11:33] initiatives. And I think that will be a

[11:35] great effort as well.

[11:37] Exciting to see that

[11:41] others are are watching what's happening

[11:43] here and our representatives are taking

[11:46] that to the state level as well. This is

[11:48] basically a local Indeed or local

[11:51] monster.com that really drills down and

[11:54] gets you to where what the the things

[11:57] you want to look at, what you want to

[11:59] see locally. So, it's been a really good

[12:02] tool for us.

[12:05] Commissioners, other comments,

[12:06] questions.

[12:08] >> Okay, we lost Sue there for a minute,

[12:10] but we'll see. We'll see if we can bring

[12:12] this one over. Roll call, please.

[12:15] >> Who's absent for the vote? Bailey,

[12:17] >> yes.

[12:17] >> Basley Brown, yes. Hill,

[12:19] >> yes.

[12:19] >> Alcott,

[12:20] >> yes. Well, that one pass. All right.

[12:22] Municipal order number 2026-91.

[12:25] >> Board approving a job development

[12:26] incentive program employee withholdings

[12:28] credit agreement with Stbridge Company.

[12:30] >> Move. Second.

[12:31] >> Moved by Commissioner Beasley Brown.

[12:32] Second by Commissioner Hill. Mr. Misle

[12:35] ask Katie Shallow Ward, our assistant

[12:37] city manager, to give you an overview of

[12:38] this item. Katie,

[12:40] >> hello. I didn't have any personnel

[12:42] tonight, so uh I I get to work with

[12:45] this. Um we did have a workforce um uh

[12:49] sorry, we're I'm stuck on workforce.

[12:51] There was a job development incentive

[12:52] program committee meeting back in March

[12:54] where this project was presented. Uh

[12:56] it's going to create 15 new jobs with

[12:59] Stbridge Company for an expansion

[13:01] project. that they have in place um

[13:03] provide approximately $2.7 million of

[13:06] capital investment in the community. Uh

[13:08] and so the 1% credit that we would pro

[13:12] provide uh will be approximately $81,000

[13:16] for them over a 10-year period.

[13:20] » Katie, also very exciting to see a local

[13:24] company

[13:25] expanding. And so this is a great

[13:28] announcement and a great initiative on

[13:31] our behalf to continue that though the

[13:35] local to stay and want to thrive and and

[13:39] u our mutual investments will bring more

[13:41] growth here. So thank you.

[13:43] >> That project's moving quickly too. U

[13:44] it's already been announced obviously um

[13:47] earlier this month. So it's moving.

[13:50] >> They're an amazing company. Mayor, I'm

[13:52] just amazing what they're doing out

[13:54] there. Have you ever seen those bridges?

[13:55] I I've been up there and there's

[13:57] literally

[13:59] um steel that would be five times the

[14:02] length of this room under one warehouse

[14:05] and they put that on rail and truck and

[14:08] move it which is incredible. Most of

[14:10] it's done when we're sleeping.

[14:13] >> But the all across the country quality

[14:15] that goes into that facility and into

[14:18] that craftsman. It's one of the biggest

[14:20] B bridge builders on this side of the

[14:22] Mississippi. And I understand that they

[14:24] go another side of the Mississippi too.

[14:27] A

[14:27] >> lot of welders.

[14:30] >> Okay.

[14:31] >> Other questions, comments?

[14:33] >> None. Roll call, please.

[14:35] >> Yes.

[14:35] >> Bailey,

[14:36] >> yes.

[14:36] >> Beasley Brown,

[14:37] >> yes.

[14:37] >> Hill,

[14:38] >> yes.

[14:38] >> Alcott,

[14:39] >> yes. Municipal order number 2026-92.

[14:43] Municiper authorizing the mayor to

[14:45] execute a certificate of approval for

[14:46] the issuance of bonds for the Kentucky

[14:48] Bond Development Corporation for the

[14:50] benefit of Collegiate Housing

[14:52] Foundation, Inc. and its affiliates.

[14:55] >> So move second by Commissioner Hill,

[14:57] second by Commissioner Perigan. Mr.

[14:59] Misle hand off to Katie for this one as

[15:02] well to give you a explanation and

[15:04] overview. Thank you Katie.

[15:07] >> So the Kentucky Bond Development

[15:08] Corporation is going to issue the bonds

[15:10] for this project. The city of Plum

[15:13] Springs is the sponsor of the project,

[15:15] but because the project is within the

[15:17] jurisdiction of Bowling Green, it

[15:19] requires the mayor to sign this

[15:21] certificate. And this is a requirement

[15:23] by the IRS, not something that we can

[15:26] ignore. Um, and so that's that's all

[15:29] this is. It is not uh in any way

[15:31] obligating the city for this project.

[15:33] It's just a formality that we have to

[15:36] follow.

[15:39] Great.

[15:40] >> Thank you, Katie.

[15:42] questions.

[15:46] » Roll call, please.

[15:48] >> Yes.

[15:49] >> Bailey,

[15:49] >> yes.

[15:50] >> Beasley Brown,

[15:51] >> yes.

[15:51] >> Hill,

[15:52] >> yes.

[15:52] >> Alcott,

[15:53] >> yes. Municipal order number 2026-93.

[15:56] >> Municipal order authorizing and

[15:57] approving revisions to the housing

[15:59] choice voucher program administrative

[16:00] plan.

[16:01] >> Moved.

[16:01] >> Second.

[16:02] >> Moved by Commissioner Bailey. Second by

[16:04] Commissioner Hill. Mr. Misel. This is uh

[16:07] ad administrative plan for the city's

[16:09] housing choice uh voucher program. Uh

[16:12] just needs to do need to do some

[16:14] updates. Uh revisions include uh

[16:17] something for emergency transfer plans.

[16:20] Uh another section on sexual offenses,

[16:23] tenant screenings, uh minimal income,

[16:26] self-employed

[16:27] tenants, uh based that on other tax

[16:30] returns, uh other nonwage income

[16:33] considerations. Uh some revisions there.

[16:36] Uh another section on repayment

[16:39] agreements. Uh rules for sizing of

[16:42] vouchers is in here. Some just some

[16:44] tweaks. Uh three more sections. Changes

[16:48] in family uh family um uh size, family

[16:53] unit size. And then uh two last sections

[16:56] are assistant to assistance to students

[16:58] and student financial assistance. Uh uh

[17:02] Elvier Ramik, our housing division

[17:05] manager, is here with us tonight uh

[17:08] helped or put this together uh with with

[17:11] to meet requirements of HUD and uh some

[17:14] local requirements as well and she can

[17:16] answer any questions you might have but

[17:18] encourage and support this and ask for

[17:21] your vote of approval.

[17:24] >> Masel a vera thank you very much for

[17:26] your work on this. Commissioners

[17:28] questions, comments,

[17:30] >> just really thankful for all the work

[17:32] you all do and making sure that we have

[17:34] families um that are able to afford uh

[17:37] rent and a home for their their kids and

[17:39] um just helping them make ends meet

[17:41] monthto-month so that they can make

[17:42] progress and hopefully reach for that

[17:44] stability. I'm just really grateful for

[17:46] the ways that you are uh utilizing

[17:48] federal funds and bringing them back to

[17:50] home to our community. Um would you

[17:52] again just kind of reiterate kind of

[17:54] where we're at in terms of how many

[17:55] vouchers we have here in the city and

[17:57] how many families that's serving and

[18:00] >> so right now we sit at 750 vouchers. Uh

[18:04] whenever I took over Elv 15 years ago we

[18:08] had 606. So we've been able to grow the

[18:11] program by 144 vouchers and we're

[18:14] looking to continue to grow uh in the

[18:16] coming months. So we're still evaluating

[18:18] what options are out there. uh one of

[18:20] the things in in managing a voucher

[18:22] program is you have to manage the number

[18:23] of vouchers and the cash side of it. So

[18:27] there are two sides. So you have to

[18:28] manage both of those. Uh and DC is

[18:31] always changing and always evolving and

[18:33] always coming up with new ideas and new

[18:35] regulations and new ways of doing

[18:37] business. So we have to manage those uh

[18:39] as well. So you'll see some things in

[18:41] here uh in the section where it says HUD

[18:44] policy or HUD regulation. That is a HUD

[18:47] derived thing. and they said you have to

[18:48] have this and then there's some local

[18:50] ones where there are options on on where

[18:52] do we tweak and what do we change. Uh so

[18:54] thank you for the support. It's a

[18:56] program where we're we're glad to we

[18:57] have the opportunity to uh help families

[19:00] monthtomonth uh and really make sure

[19:02] that affordable housing is available to

[19:04] everyone in Bowling Green.

[19:07] >> Thank you Brent. Thank you Vera.

[19:10] Other comments, questions?

[19:13] None. Roll call, please.

[19:15] >> Yes.

[19:15] >> Bailey,

[19:16] >> yes. Beasley Brown.

[19:17] >> Yes.

[19:18] >> Hill,

[19:18] >> yes.

[19:18] >> Alcott,

[19:19] >> yes. Municipal order number 2026-94.

[19:23] >> Municipal order authorizing and

[19:25] accepting Bid number 202646

[19:27] for fire department equipment from

[19:28] various vendors and Atlantic Emergency

[19:31] Solutions through non-competitive

[19:33] negotiations in an amount not to exceed

[19:36] $200,000.

[19:37] >> Move.

[19:37] >> Second.

[19:38] >> Moved by Commissioner Beats the Ground.

[19:40] Second by Commissioner Hill. Mr. Muscle,

[19:42] >> as we've done uh in prior years, uh we

[19:45] know what we're going to need in in

[19:47] terms of uh safety supplies, uh

[19:49] equipment, safety items for the fire

[19:51] department. And so, once again, we have

[19:54] gone out and uh put those out on a list

[19:58] and let companies uh bid on those uh

[20:01] those items. And before you tonight is

[20:04] uh the award of several different ones

[20:07] as you see in the memo uh well written

[20:10] by um Deputy Chief Doug Morris. Uh we're

[20:14] going to award some items to Centennial

[20:17] Supply. Uh some to 911 Fleet and Fire

[20:21] Equipment. Uh there'll be one item

[20:23] awarded to Fire Department service and

[20:26] supply. And then for some items that we

[20:29] did not get any bids on, we went into uh

[20:32] competitive negotiations with Atlantic

[20:35] Emergency L Emergency Solutions and u

[20:39] got uh a quote from them and estimate uh

[20:43] those items to be uh probably around

[20:46] $50,000 that we will purchase from

[20:48] Atlantic. And so, uh, we are, uh,

[20:53] comfortable with with these discounts

[20:56] that were offered, uh, by these

[20:58] companies and, uh, feel like we're

[21:00] getting the best deal for for for all of

[21:03] these items. So, request, uh, your

[21:05] approval, uh, on this to go forward. And

[21:08] I believe

[21:11] don't see anybody from fire, but we can

[21:14] try to help answer any questions you

[21:15] might have. But this is similar to the

[21:18] last couple of rounds we've done u to

[21:21] this these purchases works out pretty

[21:24] well.

[21:27] » Questions at this time?

[21:30] >> None. Roll call, please.

[21:33] >> Yes.

[21:33] >> Bailey,

[21:34] >> yes.

[21:34] >> Beasley Brown,

[21:35] >> yes.

[21:36] >> Hill,

[21:36] >> yes.

[21:36] >> Alcott,

[21:37] >> yes.

[21:40] >> Municipal order number 2026-95.

[21:42] Unuser authorizing and accepting

[21:44] negotiations after sealed bidding for

[21:46] bid number 202607

[21:48] for pro shop reconstruction at Paul

[21:50] Walker Golf Course from Sunb Belt

[21:52] Construction Inc. in an amount not to

[21:55] exceed 3,26,041.

[21:58] » Second move by Commissioner Erin, second

[22:01] by Commissioner Beasley Brown. Mr. Mis

[22:04] part of the FY26 uh capital improvement

[22:07] project budget. Uh you all approved uh

[22:10] this project to redevelop the facilities

[22:12] over at Paul Walker Golf Course. Uh a

[22:14] new clubhouse, uh pro shop, uh some uh

[22:19] real cart barns that uh are are are

[22:22] solid and and uh sustainable, uh

[22:25] construction of a a patio area and uh

[22:29] plug into the city sewer for the first

[22:32] time. Uh so we bid all that out. We got

[22:35] four responsive bids. They were all uh

[22:39] over budget, but that's okay. Uh we went

[22:41] back for a second round uh to ask for uh

[22:45] some tightening up, some places we could

[22:47] cut cost. Uh three of those uh four

[22:51] responded with the responsible uh

[22:55] responses uh that were negotiable and uh

[22:58] we uh had a group from parks and and

[23:01] golf to evaluate those. uh committee

[23:05] recommends uh after all that uh

[23:08] recommending Sunb Belt Construction

[23:10] Incorporated

[23:12] uh deemed to be best overall value and

[23:15] demonstrated capacity to complete this

[23:17] project and complete it uh within a

[23:20] certain timeline. We would like to have

[23:21] this uh completed before uh the next

[23:25] golf season starts. We think we can

[23:27] accomplish that. So we are uh

[23:30] recommending issue of p issue of a

[23:32] purchase order in the amount of 3

[23:34] million26,041

[23:37] to sunbelt construction. I believe uh

[23:40] Mr. Quint Quinton Latrell is here from

[23:42] Sunb Belt. Uh if you have any questions

[23:44] on this uh thank you to Haley Parrot in

[23:48] parks for working on this project. Zach

[23:50] as well our pro pro shop our pro our

[23:52] golf pro over there for Paul Walker and

[23:55] Hopson. and of course our our parks

[23:58] director Brent Belchure all here uh to

[24:01] answer any your questions you might

[24:02] have. But we are very excited to uh get

[24:05] started on this project u to uh produce

[24:08] a really good uh facility for that whole

[24:12] park with new restrooms, new amenities

[24:14] for the playground. Uh anybody using

[24:17] that park will be able to use this these

[24:19] facilities. So

[24:22] >> very exciting project. Um we were out at

[24:25] the park about three weeks ago

[24:28] rededicating the new playground that um

[24:31] Rick Wilson and his family donated in

[24:35] behalf of his wife and um we had

[24:38] everybody to look over their shoulder

[24:40] that you know unfortunately we're not

[24:42] going to be able to save the

[24:44] pre-existing facility which is actually

[24:46] on septic. Correct. And that facility is

[24:50] sunken in the foundation underneath. Um

[24:53] there's some u iconic

[24:56] limestone rocks on the outside of it I

[25:00] think that are significant that you know

[25:03] it'd be nice to be able to try to save

[25:05] some of that facade on the outside to

[25:09] incorporate on the new facility. I think

[25:11] that was in the the thought process. I

[25:13] know on the design

[25:14] >> we'll be repurposing some of that stone

[25:17] >> on the exterior on on landscaping and

[25:19] things like that. So, but the community

[25:21] is going to get a great bang for this

[25:23] buck. I think the facility came in um

[25:27] reasonably priced for what we've seen on

[25:30] the design and it's very exciting. Um

[25:33] renderings are in your packets. I think

[25:35] you've noticed those. It's it's a very nice looking facil facility that I

[25:40] think we can all be proud of for the

[25:42] next 50 to 100 years. Who knows? I think

[25:44] the existing

[25:46] house uh was built in the early 1900s.

[25:49] So, Do you know Haley?

[25:53] >> 1936. Thank you. So almost 100 years

[25:55] old.

[25:57] >> Oh, for for Oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead.

[25:59] >> I have a question. Um, Mr. Meisel, you

[26:03] mentioned next golf season. Will you let

[26:06] us know what date that is, what you're

[26:09] anticipating?

[26:13] timeline is 43 weeks uh from notice to

[26:16] proceed but uh it will take us a little

[26:19] time to get to that because we have to

[26:20] uh do some asbestous testing. Uh we have

[26:23] to do a demo demos on us. So there's

[26:26] some things before we can give that

[26:27] notice proceed before those 43 week

[26:29] clock begins. Uh but anyway, yeah, we

[26:31] have some things on our end we have to

[26:33] as a matter of fact we're we're hoping

[26:34] that the fire can even do some some of

[26:36] their u practice some other training

[26:39] there as well. We'll see how that works

[26:41] out for us. So anticipate it'll be 2027.

[26:44] >> 2022. Definitely in 2027. Uh our

[26:47] ultimate goal as Mr. Miswell has said,

[26:49] we we don't we would like to only have

[26:51] one June that we're operating outside of

[26:54] that facility if that makes sense.

[26:57] >> Our and Zach can correct me, but

[26:59] typically a golf season kickoff is April one is when prime season the time

[27:07] has changed. Longer days, better

[27:09] weather. So that's what we we try to

[27:11] target toward.

[27:13] >> Brent, for the golfers out there, is

[27:15] there not going to be any facility or

[27:16] are you going to put a temporary

[27:17] facility?

[27:18] >> We'll have a temporary trailers. We'll

[27:19] have temporary facilities. Uh the golf

[27:21] course will will be untouched. So the

[27:23] golf course will still be open as as

[27:25] normal. It's only the the pro shop and

[27:27] we'll be operating out of a trailer uh

[27:29] for I guess what seems to be 43 plus

[27:32] weeks. So that's where we'll be at for

[27:34] that time. I just making sure the

[27:35] golfers realize that you're going to be

[27:37] open and you're going to have a facility

[27:38] and you're going to be able to use a

[27:39] restroom and all those things.

[27:40] >> Yeah. The Yeah. Yeah. We'll be open for

[27:43] business. And uh I I'll hit on one thing

[27:45] that Mr. Mazel talked about too when

[27:46] we're done. It's it's really four parts,

[27:49] right? We have a we're going to be on

[27:51] city sewer now. So, hooray. We'll be the

[27:52] last city building that's on the city

[27:54] sewer. Uh, but we'll also be a cart barn

[27:56] which is over half the square footage of

[27:59] this facility, a patio that uh will

[28:01] serve uh the the golf course, but also I

[28:04] think we can have some meetings and and

[28:06] such and the pro shop, but the fourth

[28:08] part is the the public restrooms will be

[28:10] there. There'll be three public

[28:11] restrooms. One will be open uh with uh

[28:15] while the park is open. I put it that

[28:16] way. Won't be open all night, but open

[28:18] while be open while the park is open.

[28:19] So, uh uh it'll be an upgrade on the

[28:22] public restrooms. Uh, short story.

[28:26] >> Big upgrade.

[28:28] >> Other comments, questions. Thank you,

[28:31] Brent.

[28:32] >> Very exciting. Roll call.

[28:34] >> Erin,

[28:35] >> yes.

[28:35] >> Bailey,

[28:36] >> yes.

[28:36] >> Beasley Brown,

[28:37] >> yes.

[28:38] >> Hill,

[28:39] >> yes.

[28:39] >> Alcott,

[28:40] >> yes. Municipal order number 2026-96.

[28:43] >> Municipal order authorizing accepting

[28:44] bid number 202645 for drainage basin

[28:47] construction project from Scott and

[28:49] Ritter, Inc. in an amount not to exceed

[28:51] $217,441.

[28:53] >> So moved.

[28:54] >> Second. Moved

[28:54] >> by Commissioner Beasley Brown. Second by

[28:56] Commissioner Hill. Mr. Misel. So, as you

[28:59] all will remember, uh last year's

[29:01] flooding uh back in February and April

[29:04] caused a lot of uh a lot of problems on

[29:07] Fair Street, and we were able to acquire

[29:11] uh some of that property uh down there.

[29:13] And before you tonight, we have a

[29:15] project to fix that. And it's u it's a

[29:19] drainage basin on Fair Street. Uh that

[29:22] Thank you to uh Matt Pal or I'm sorry.

[29:25] Yeah, Matt Pal and his his environmental

[29:28] department uh put this together uh

[29:31] proposing a basin excavation, grading,

[29:34] installation of drywall structure, uh

[29:36] storm water, storm sewer beneath Fair

[29:39] Street, correct all of that, construct a

[29:42] head wall and other drainage structures.

[29:45] Uh went out to bid, received two bids,

[29:48] but one uh withdrew and that left Scott

[29:51] and Ritter Inc. And uh we are

[29:54] recommending them for this job for 217 217,441

[30:02] and to uh to build this uh fair street

[30:06] drainage basin and correct a lot of

[30:08] storm water issues in that area for for

[30:10] those residents. Matt is here with us.

[30:13] uh uh Journeys also here with us can

[30:17] answer uh in your questions uh on this

[30:20] project at um on Fair Street and the uh

[30:25] two properties were 1039 and 1041 Fair

[30:27] Street that we were uh able to acquire

[30:30] and and use this land to build the

[30:32] basin. Journey Matt, did I miss

[30:36] anything?

[30:39] And Matt,

[30:42] thank you to the many that went out to

[30:45] these addresses to talk to um very

[30:48] concerned homeowners.

[30:50] Uh coming up with a plan to help all

[30:54] homeowners. Uh there's a few sacrifices

[30:56] that had to be made um in order to get

[30:59] that, but um

[31:03] this area is prone to flooding and and

[31:06] saw unprecedented flooding and it it's

[31:09] very discerning um for those, but this

[31:11] will be a great relief. Um so, thank you

[31:14] very much for that hard work.

[31:16] >> I want to echo that as well because you

[31:18] guys doing this a lot and it seems like

[31:20] that there's a sinkhole or something

[31:22] that's open up almost every day. You see

[31:24] it all the time. But those erosion

[31:26] control measures that y'all putting in

[31:28] place, we know by these two properties

[31:30] that were acquired, we're trying to make

[31:32] sure that we try to restore it as much

[31:35] as we possibly can, but also try to

[31:38] control, you know, any other further

[31:40] damage. So, I appreciate everything that

[31:42] you, Nick, you know, he's not here, have

[31:44] done stuff because we know it's a

[31:46] constant battle. I also hear sometimes,

[31:49] you know, people are frustrated, you

[31:51] know, this street's blocked off or that

[31:52] street's blocked off because of we're

[31:54] trying to fix it. But, uh, could you

[31:57] explain to the public, you know, the

[31:59] reason why this is important to fix?

[32:04] >> 100%. As the city continues to grow,

[32:06] every new home, every new street, every

[32:08] new parking lot, every new any of those

[32:11] kinds of things, it's going to add more

[32:12] hard surfaces to our community. And each

[32:15] of those things generate some additional

[32:16] runoff. We've been reliant as a

[32:19] community on our caving car system since

[32:21] the inception of Bowling Green to

[32:23] receive that runoff and transmit that

[32:25] off to the river. Um without there's no

[32:28] way to know precisely how those caves

[32:31] are are connected to one another and how

[32:32] that water is going to move through the

[32:33] subsurface to get where it's going. So

[32:36] from a surface aspect, what we're doing

[32:37] is Journeys Project on Fair Street. uh

[32:40] we create basins so that we can store

[32:41] some of that water at the surface level

[32:43] until the caves are able to receive it.

[32:44] From a sinkhole repair and response

[32:46] perspective, it is occasionally that

[32:49] water is searchcharging up out of the

[32:50] bedrock. It's impacting the soils above

[32:52] it. Uh and we have those collapses. So

[32:54] when we make those repairs, we make them

[32:56] in a way that that sinkhole can't recur

[32:59] in that exact same location. and we give

[33:00] that water a fresh route to find its way

[33:02] down into the ground and at the same

[33:04] time somewhere else in the community.

[33:05] We're creating additional storage uh so

[33:08] that during a big rain event, it's got

[33:09] somewhere to go. Um there there's been a

[33:11] bit of a of an uptick in sink holes for

[33:13] us once again. Uh the analogy that seems

[33:16] to work for everyone is this. If you

[33:17] walk out in the summertime and you walk

[33:19] into a field and you grab some soil and

[33:22] you've had some water in the last week

[33:23] or two and you wad that soil in your

[33:25] hand uh and let go, you'll have a

[33:27] cohesive cloud of dirt because that soil

[33:30] at a right at the right moisture level

[33:31] has some strength to it. But if the soil

[33:33] is incredibly dry and you squeeze it, it

[33:36] just crumbles to dust. And if the soil

[33:38] is incredibly wet and you squeeze it, it

[33:40] just squirts between your fingers. Very, wet soil and very, very dry soil

[33:44] are both very weak soils. So unlike last

[33:47] April when our sinkhole uh episode was driven by rain events, this spring

[33:52] we're being driven by drought. Uh but in

[33:54] either case, we're doing everything that

[33:56] we can to to provide some additional

[33:57] storage.

[33:58] >> Something I didn't know and I appreciate

[34:00] it. Journey, would you like to add

[34:01] anything to that?

[34:02] >> Well, I mean Matt is just so good with

[34:04] his words, but I would like to say we

[34:06] can't control how much rainfall we get,

[34:08] right? But what the city can do is we

[34:11] can create projects that can at least um

[34:13] help with quantity. Um, our goal is to

[34:16] control the water as much as we can and

[34:18] that's what we can do and that's the

[34:20] best we can do. Um, but that is our goal

[34:22] is to just help help the community out

[34:25] with what we have and create projects

[34:27] that, like I said, is going to mitigate

[34:28] the storm water.

[34:31] >> Um, just real quick while you're still

[34:32] up here, I mean, I remember calling you

[34:34] in that huge flooding event past 10

[34:36] o'clock at night being like, "Is

[34:37] everyone okay?" And you were literally

[34:39] at this spot um, helping these folks.

[34:41] So, can you kind of explain the type of

[34:44] situation that neighborhoods like this

[34:46] are facing and how um you know this

[34:48] particular fix is going to help the

[34:50] neighborhood and then maybe the timeline

[34:51] for the neighborhood to kind of know

[34:53] what to expect when in the next coming.

[34:55] >> So, it's a bit bittersweet for this

[34:56] particular group of families because uh

[34:58] we all worked very very hard to save

[35:00] their homes during that rain event and

[35:01] ultimately they are going to lose their

[35:03] home. Uh the reality of the situation is

[35:05] that they were just simply at the lowest

[35:07] point of a pretty big watershed and

[35:09] there weren't any locations where we

[35:11] could take that water and store it to be

[35:13] protective of these two homes. So, uh

[35:16] they were gracious and allowed us to

[35:18] purchase those properties so that we can

[35:20] install this storm water storage system

[35:22] that will be protective of the remaining

[35:23] homes in that neighborhood. Um it's

[35:25] something that that lots of

[35:26] neighborhoods face. We're tracking a lot

[35:28] of these kinds of issues. Um and so what

[35:31] my team is doing is constantly looking

[35:32] to create connectivity and storage uh so

[35:35] that storm water when it when it builds

[35:36] up too too much in a particular place

[35:39] has somewhere to go whether that's an

[35:40] overland uh solution or an underground

[35:43] solution.

[35:44] >> So the timeline in terms of for this

[35:46] disruption in this little uh part of the

[35:48] neighborhood

[35:48] >> in this little neighborhood will be done

[35:50] before October.

[35:51] >> Okay, great.

[35:54] >> Thank you, Matt. Thank you all.

[35:57] Okay, no further questions at this time.

[35:59] Roll call, please.

[36:00] >> Perigen, yes. Bailey, yes.

[36:02] >> Beasley Brown, yes. Hill,

[36:04] >> yes.

[36:04] >> Alcott,

[36:05] >> yes. Municipal order number 2026-97.

[36:08] >> Municipal order authorizing and

[36:10] accepting bid number 202649 for Sloan

[36:12] Convention Center LED sign replacement

[36:14] project from Signature Science, Inc. in

[36:16] an amount not to exceed 138,536.3.

[36:21] » Second move by Commissioner Perin,

[36:23] second by Commissioner Hill. Mr. I

[36:26] >> think I'll be preaching to the choir on

[36:27] this one. You all are all on the

[36:29] convention center committee and uh we we

[36:33] are in need to replace an LED sign uh

[36:36] there by stake and shake as you come in

[36:39] uh off Scotsville Road. Uh it was also

[36:43] proposed that we uh add a sign on

[36:45] premise and uh I think you all decided

[36:48] to put one right out in front on uh at

[36:51] the tea where Ashley Tend to Wilkinson

[36:55] and Trace Wilkins Trace. Wil yeah

[36:58] Wilkins and Trace uh where you run

[37:00] pretty much right into it on the other

[37:02] end of the convention center. And with

[37:05] the current uh upgrade and re

[37:08] renovations going on over at uh Holiday

[37:11] Inn, uh as they move toward the

[37:13] conversion to Crown Plaza Hotel, uh we

[37:17] felt like uh Dave Hayner, thank you

[37:19] Dave, we felt like this was a good time

[37:22] uh to make these uh changes uh to toward

[37:26] the signage uh to help with business and

[37:29] help uh promote our own convention

[37:31] center. And so, uh, in your packets is

[37:34] the, uh, the award we're looking at. We

[37:38] went out for bid. We got three, uh,

[37:40] proposals, uh, signature signs, complete

[37:44] signs, and blink signs. We are

[37:46] recommending or you all were

[37:47] recommending, uh, signature signs for

[37:49] 138, 536

[37:52] to do uh, the two signs. And all this

[37:55] has been paid for being paid for out of

[37:57] the convention center fund. So recommend

[38:00] approval uh to signature signs 138536.

[38:05] Dave Hayner is here can answer any

[38:07] questions.

[38:10] » Questions at this time?

[38:14] >> David, thank you for being here.

[38:17] Any renderings on what this possible

[38:20] sign might look like differently from

[38:24] what's there today? Um, so you when we

[38:28] had our convention center meeting last,

[38:30] we had I had a picture little rendering

[38:32] in the packet. Then it's going to look

[38:34] similar to that. One clarification that

[38:36] Jeff made, it's actually going to be

[38:38] directly in front of the carport instead

[38:40] of at the tea. That's just the best

[38:43] place where it's just up a little bit

[38:45] from

[38:45] >> Thank you. Sorry.

[38:46] >> Yeah. From where uh where the where the

[38:48] intersection is.

[38:49] >> But the big sign will be comparable to

[38:51] what's at Skyac. Is that true or not?

[38:53] >> Uh, it's actually going to be a little

[38:54] bit bigger than what it what's at Sky

[38:56] Pack. The one right in front of the uh

[38:58] the building and then the one at the

[39:00] street is going to be the same size as

[39:02] what exists now. And then once they

[39:04] finish the u renovations, they're going

[39:06] to redo the the rest of the signage to

[39:10] reflect Crown Plaza instead of Holiday.

[39:12] And so that's their that's their plan.

[39:15] >> This include landscape work.

[39:18] >> We're going to handle that separately.

[39:20] So this is just purchase and install of

[39:22] a sign. We can do that more effective

[39:25] effect effectively separately.

[39:29] >> Thank you Dave.

[39:31] >> Further questions.

[39:33] >> Roll call please.

[39:35] >> Yes.

[39:35] >> Bailey.

[39:36] >> Yes.

[39:36] >> Beasley Brown.

[39:37] >> Yes.

[39:37] >> Hill.

[39:38] >> Yes.

[39:38] >> Alcott.

[39:39] >> Yes.

[39:41] >> Municipal order number 2026-98.

[39:44] Municiper authorizing a change order to

[39:46] the contract with Atlantic Emergency

[39:48] Solutions for Fire Apparatus Replacement

[39:50] Parts, warranty work in factory recalls

[39:52] in the amount of $27,500

[39:55] for a total cost not to exceed $82,500.

[40:00] >> Second by Commissioner Hill, second by

[40:02] Commissioner Bailey. Mr. from them.

[40:04] >> Uh this current year as fleet our fleet

[40:07] division took over responsibility for

[40:10] purchasing parts and supplies for our

[40:12] fire trucks and the repairs on those and

[40:15] uh originally had a budget or PO of

[40:17] 55,000 uh with Atlantic Emergency Solutions. Uh we are uh we've

[40:26] had some big repairs uh big fixes this

[40:29] year and are in need of uh adding to

[40:31] that PO. Uh we think we need an

[40:33] additional 27,500

[40:36] uh to get us through the end of June. Uh

[40:38] Denise Gillan, our our fleet division

[40:41] manager, is here with us uh recommending

[40:44] this uh this change and uh I am in

[40:47] support of it as well and just need your

[40:50] approval to go to uh 825

[40:53] uh with Atlantic Emergency Solutions.

[40:59] » We have we have the budget to cover it.

[41:01] We just need to adjust the PO

[41:06] questions.

[41:09] Roll call, please.

[41:10] >> Serjen,

[41:10] >> yes.

[41:11] >> Bailey,

[41:11] >> yes.

[41:12] >> BC Brown,

[41:13] >> yes.

[41:13] >> Hill,

[41:13] >> yes.

[41:14] >> Alcott,

[41:14] >> yes. Ordinance number BG 20267, first

[41:17] reading non-binding.

[41:18] >> Ordinance relating to budget amendment.

[41:20] Ordinance approving amendment number

[41:21] three to the city of Bowling Green,

[41:23] Kentucky annual operating budget for

[41:24] fiscal year 2026. Second

[41:27] >> by Commissioner Perin. Second by

[41:28] Commissioner Brown. Mr. M. This is our

[41:32] third budget amendment uh which is

[41:34] pretty good for April. Uh we're

[41:37] in our 10th month of the fiscal year. uh

[41:40] in this amendment uh that Aaron Blue,

[41:43] our CFO, has put together just u calcul

[41:47] or capturing some donations to police

[41:50] department, parks, uh neighborhood

[41:51] community services, uh public works,

[41:55] uh the uh Kentucky CDBG, uh Corona virus

[41:59] money that we got in addition uh the

[42:02] 58,000. Uh there's a JAG grant is in

[42:05] here. Uh more police department

[42:08] donations coming in.

[42:10] uh some donations to our parks and wreck

[42:13] uh the better BG fund for downtown

[42:15] events.

[42:17] Uh we have adjusted our budget for the

[42:20] property acquisition uh at 940 Bronteway

[42:23] for the uh east precinct for BGPD that's

[42:27] in here 3.1 million. Uh also using some

[42:31] fund balance money uh to for fit up on

[42:35] that property as well. Uh we're uh

[42:39] proposing uh to use uh some reserves in

[42:43] uh the tech fund as we talked about uh

[42:46] to to pre- buy pre- purchase some things

[42:48] to to beat higher prices. That's in

[42:51] here. Um let's see what else. Uh phase

[42:55] one of riverfront IT infrastructure

[42:57] equipment. Uh adding on 35 for that. And

[43:02] we've got uh money from the grant grant,

[43:04] the the matching uh funds that the state

[43:08] gives us on a couple of projects and

[43:10] then just some insurance uh settlement

[43:13] processes we got for uh some vehicles

[43:15] and fleet. Uh Aaron Blue can answer any

[43:19] your questions you might have on have on

[43:21] this budget amendment number three, but

[43:23] I recommend your approval.

[43:26] very generous donations from our

[43:29] community, citizens within our

[43:31] community. Um, not asking for anything

[43:34] in return.

[43:35] >> Incredible.

[43:38] >> Pretty amazing. Other questions,

[43:40] comments.

[43:42] >> Roll call, please.

[43:44] >> Yes.

[43:44] >> Bailey,

[43:45] >> yes.

[43:45] >> Beasley Brown,

[43:46] >> yes. Hill,

[43:46] >> yes.

[43:47] >> Elcott,

[43:48] >> yes. Ordinance number BG26-4,

[43:51] second reading, binding.

[43:52] >> Ordinance annexing property by consent.

[43:54] Ordinance annexing 1.2039

[43:57] acres of property located at 1933

[43:59] Morgantown Road with property presently

[44:01] owned by 231 real estate LLC with said

[44:05] territory being contiguous to existing

[44:07] city limits.

[44:08] >> Moved moved by Commissioner Perin,

[44:11] second by Commissioner Hill. This was 5

[44:13] and0 at our last meeting two prior ago.

[44:19] Mr. Peterson, thank you for being here

[44:21] tonight. Any further questions?

[44:24] None. Roll call, please.

[44:27] >> Yes.

[44:27] >> Bailey,

[44:28] >> yes.

[44:28] >> Beasley Brown,

[44:29] >> yes. Hill,

[44:30] >> yes.

[44:30] >> Alcott,

[44:31] >> yes. We're checking now.

[44:34] >> I'm sorry. Before we get to that, can I uh state my yes vote for item

[44:38] number two that I

[44:39] >> Too late. We went

[44:41] >> I had to I had to retreat to the break

[44:44] room.

[44:45] >> Parliamentary wise.

[44:47] >> Yes. No, I've I've I've noted it. I did

[44:49] ask her to say that aloud, please, for

[44:50] the record. So that'll be on uh or uh

[44:53] municipal order number 202690.

[44:56] So I will mark you as a yes.

[44:57] >> All right.

[44:58] >> Thank you. Sorry about that.

[45:00] >> Allergies are real.

[45:00] >> So we go to Ashley. We're good.

[45:03] >> Thank you.

[45:04] >> All right. There's no public comments.

[45:05] Our next meeting will be May 5th, 2026.

[45:10] And we are adjourned. Thank you

[45:11] everybody.

04/21/2026 Board of Commissioners Meeting

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