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Approved by voice vote
- Approval of minutes dated April 15, 2025. Motion carried by voice vote; no roll‑call tally recorded.
- Board and commission appointments: Paul West (Davis County Building Code and Appeals Board, joint city/county appointment, 4‑year term expiring 04/30/2029); Catherine Burlew (Owensboro Historic Preservation Board, 3‑year reappointment effective 05/17/2025); Patricia Comer and Todd Self (Old Harbor Area and Neighborhood Alliance, 2‑year terms effective May 2025); Jacob Gallon and Kristara Lee (Old Owensboro Neighborhood Alliance, 2‑year terms effective 05/06/2025); Jessica Jones (Seven Hills Neighborhood Alliance, 2‑year term effective 05/06/2025); Ashley Gindeck (Owensboro Sister Cities and Regions Board, 3‑year term effective 05/06/2025). The commission moved and seconded approval of the slate and adopted it by voice vote.
- Personnel appointment: Molly Gerdesen appointed to regular full‑time, non‑civil service telecommunicator with central dispatch effective May 6, 2025. Approved by voice vote.
- Financial report: Commissioners considered and accepted the March financial report (nine months ended March) after a presentation by Angela Waniger; acceptance approved by voice vote. The presentation noted year‑to‑date general fund revenues of $59,218,849 vs. a budgeted $56,774,914 and year‑to‑date expenditures below budget driven by timing and transfers.

First readings introduced (no final action)
- Ordinance 4‑2025: First reading to change the name of Taylor Avenue to Kamoff Way; city staff said Taylor functions principally as a rear entrance to Owensboro Catholic High School and has no addressed properties. No vote occurred on final passage; ordinance was introduced and read on first reading.
- Ordinance 5‑2025: First reading to repeal Ordinance 2‑2019 and adopt by reference the Davis County countywide animal control ordinance (KOC 1010.92025). City staff said the primary substantive change in the county ordinance was moving animal control responsibility to the sheriff’s office; the city retains its separate parks and livestock ordinances where applicable.

Motions and approvals were taken by voice; where a roll‑call tally was not recorded in the transcript, the motion record here notes the outcome and that the approval was by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Owensboro Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting - May 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On May 6 the commission approved minutes from April 15, multiple board appointments, a personnel status appointment, and accepted the March financial report; two ordinances were introduced on first reading.","taxTitle","Owensboro City, Daviess County, Kentucky","taxId",5709,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559433,"Owensboro approves $1.5 million incentive for proposed family entertainment center at Frederica Street mall site",150,4685000,4835000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204901-b9dc8ede939162d5c55233431b40b412&start=4685&end=4835","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204901-b9dc8ede939162d5c55233431b40b412/thumbnail_4685000.jpg","/articles/6559433/Owensboro-City/Daviess-County/Kentucky/Owensboro-approves-15-million-incentive-for-proposed-family-entertainment-center-at-Frederica-Street-mall-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559433-c1e8e469402706b66147a0b80a099dc2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189278&Signature=j73hxAMuaRNA5mS-h~YyIlLxHtWtu4Rm2SMIN1zOwS2o2L8kh4qyHHL1MazTktfx~hDPvKMuMM8Ku2LxmfUDcswnX5yBRkvghUARAEAlV9deDmDd~O39wgNu4USEdE4jraV6M0v6N3wwkW4pCBhkrWO7S-JDZeMEqtg9z84uyQw2j65iQwGd4wWX-1GsE7Gt9rNkZ7A3yabM5uJFPMjsSQRVatyFqbKUFxVwd1MtFuq8MeTm7oBEq~YP0lmUXEk2CnKEhbHTZS2d0i2Cfsv5yKwjVCenSbdWoxYOQzk-Brj0BMyOQvJhppitdt~t6hT8P1n5Tu8i37UaxY0zKpxRVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Owensboro City Commission voted on May 6 to approve a municipal order authorizing the city to pay TS Entertainment LLC a total of $1,500,000 as a development incentive for a proposed family entertainment center on roughly 33.111 acres at 5000 Frederica Street and 5105 Back Square Drive.

City staff described the project as a “state‑of‑the‑art family entertainment center” that would include miniature golf, go‑karts, laser tag and bowling. The city presentation said the developer expects the project to represent up to $17,000,000 in private investment and that the development has been approved for Kentucky tourism development tax credits.

The approved municipal order structures the $1,500,000 incentive as four equal payments of $375,000 to be provided at specified points during construction and development. The commission approved the municipal order by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.

City staff said the incentive package follows earlier discussions in which the commission expressed a desire to re‑activate the mall site and support projects that bring tourism and local activity to the Frederica corridor. The motion to approve received a second and carried by voice vote.

The city did not provide further public-works or contractual detail at the May 6 meeting about conditions, performance milestones tied to each payment, or any clawback provisions; staff indicated the payments would be disbursed “at various points during construction and development.” Those contractual specifics will appear in the underlying municipal agreement or subsequent council materials.

Commissioners offered no substantive public debate during the vote and expressed support for local investment at the site.","The city approved a municipal order authorizing $1.5 million in development payments to TS Entertainment LLC for a 33.111‑acre redevelopment expected to include indoor entertainment uses and an estimated $17 million private investment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559437,"Owensboro reports widespread hail damage; insurance claims, vehicle and building repairs expected to take years",504,3735000,4239000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204901-b9dc8ede939162d5c55233431b40b412&start=3735&end=4239","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204901-b9dc8ede939162d5c55233431b40b412/thumbnail_3735000.jpg","/articles/6559437/Owensboro-City/Daviess-County/Kentucky/Owensboro-reports-widespread-hail-damage-insurance-claims-vehicle-and-building-repairs-expected-to-take-years","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559437-cee87e3e445dc3cc8e4cd8114fca6af6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189278&Signature=aro9F0jFtR8EunOQXbjvocOJx293jszkktAYYimJ4cLtDtPad1Y3Yg~v9UB8MwMlAWsYsT2pbnYvhwVmKaUfUtcxY4W9zhOuvP49GOS1yAALj4jaOv9vOT50l3MVqOzfgYoVoM9rPexoBPW0sb~I6USBMFhqyVEfN-vgmWhQqvyZNy0Mu-UuaP1JBnePGs4sKBQMnELZGj0~tmraqU3Ts5tct-z7SRGjBdu9zvqttXc0k9u-ZYjnh~29MN-flU8mrWeDu9ZeZpN0s5D98nlvr2MKkm2znHOwm5KZq~cW01PJTTFM3wh64saWbR4Z~pFLnTU3tZsyOjuvc5eOkiAuuw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brent Kelly, the city of Owensboro’s safety and loss prevention manager, told the city commission on May 6 that a March hailstorm caused widespread damage to city property and vehicles and has produced a prolonged insurance process.

Kelly said the city has filed three separate insurance claims — property (buildings/structures), auto (vehicles), and inland marine (outdoor fixtures such as decorative lights, benches and trailers) — and is working with the Kentucky League of Cities, local broker EM Ford, third‑party adjuster Collins and Company, and Maven Contracting to document and estimate losses.

“The city of Owensboro insured approximately 220 structures. Of those 220 structures, about 87% of them took some type of hail damage,” Kelly said. He told commissioners the city insures roughly 325 vehicles and that “approximately 50% of our city vehicles suffered some type of damage.” He also said he had personally inspected 163 damaged vehicles as of the morning of the meeting and that repair estimates for vehicles range from about $600 up to $22,000–$23,000 depending on the damage.

Kelly described samples and testing in progress: Maven Contracting is taking roof samples and sending them to Hague Research and Testing to assess whether roofs need full replacement. He said the city is making immediate repairs through Public Works for urgent items such as broken glass and leaks while larger estimates are finalized.

Kelly said the city’s primary reinsurer is Lloyd’s of London and that the Kentucky League of Cities is coordinating claims. He added that 22 scopes of work had been delivered to the city by Maven as of the meeting and that the claims process will be lengthy: “these claims that we have filed … will be open anywhere between 36 and 42 months from the date that the hailstorm occurred.”

Commissioners asked whether vehicles would be totaled; Kelly said none were slated for total loss at that time but a few trailers likely would be. He also said some public parks — with Moreland Park called out by staff — appear to have taken heavier damage, though final cost rankings were not yet available.

The presentation noted the inland marine claim covers items outside traditional buildings — generators, decorative lights and the fire department’s special operations trailer, which Kelly showed in photographs with damaged HVAC coils. He said smaller fixtures (lights, benches) are being repaired or replaced by city crews in the near term while larger building repairs await insurer scopes and estimates.

Kelly said the scale of damage will likely affect insurance costs for all member jurisdictions covered by KLC: “Our insurance is going up. They’re comparing this to the tornado of 2021 … they’re actually saying that this is more significant, based upon the amount of damage inside the city limits,” he told the commission.

The presentation concluded with a note that more estimates arrive daily and staff will continue coordinating with insurers and contractors to finalize scopes and begin repairs.

City commissioners offered public acknowledgement of the work by Kelly and Public Works staff and thanked the teams responding to emergency repairs and to insurance coordination.","City staff told the commission that a March hailstorm damaged roughly half of city vehicles and most public structures, triggered three insurance claims, and that claims handling could remain open 36–42 months.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Owensboro commission approves minutes, appointments, financial report and personnel action

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Owensboro reports widespread hail damage; insurance claims, vehicle and building repairs expected to take years