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The board took routine action on the consent agenda and then approved the following items (first reading or authorization as noted):

- Tank level monitoring agreement with USALCO LLC for the Department of Utility Operations/water treatment plant at no cost to the city (ordinance read and moved; first reading approved).

- Change Order No. 1 with Judy Construction Company for the Robert Strive screen replacement project, decreasing the contract by $39,337 (first reading approved).

- Change Order No. 1 with Lidee Contracting LLC for Sidewalk Replacement Project Phase 2, decreasing the contract by $121,637.03 (first reading approved).

- Contract with Boyd County Sanitary Landfill Inc. (Rumpke) for disposal of compacted garbage, rubble and refuse collected by the city for one year at a rate not to exceed $22.24 per ton (first reading approved); city staff noted the per‑ton rate rose about $1.00 versus the prior year and the increase equals roughly $9,083 compared with the prior year’s cost.

- Change Order No. 5 with Mechanical Construction Company for the 206 Sixth Street pump station rehabilitation project, decreasing the contract by $7,241.63 (first reading approved).

- Resolution adopting and approving the consent agenda for the meeting, which included promotional items and the purchase of 25 fire hydrants (motion approved). Commissioners discussed hydrant availability, supply-chain issues and plans to purchase more hydrants in the next budget year; staff said the city hopes to purchase 100 hydrants in the upcoming budget and possibly make an additional purchase before the new fiscal year.

Carry‑on items approved during the meeting included authorization to submit a fiscal‑year 2025–2026 recycling/household hazardous‑waste grant application to the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (Division of Waste Management, Recycling and Local Assistance Branch) with a required 25 percent match if awarded, and authorization to execute a consulting agreement with Harrison Consulting LLC to provide oversight and consulting for construction of a proposed conference center (both motions approved at the meeting as add‑ons).

Votes: For the measures listed above, the record in the meeting transcript shows motions and seconds and no recorded opposition; the meeting chair called for “aye” and no “no” votes were recorded on those first readings and add‑ons. The transcript does not record individual roll‑call tallies by name for these items.

Discussion highlights and clarifications

- Fire hydrants: Commissioners and staff discussed that some hydrants along the city-owned portions of the system (including areas serving Catlettsburg) have been damaged or are obsolete and hard to get parts for. Staff and the fire department said hydrants often require replacement, that annual flushing identifies hydrants in disrepair, and that there are potential liability/insurance avenues to bill owners when appropriate.

- Promotions: The consent agenda included promotions for Ryan Connolly and Adam (last name not specified in the transcript); a pinning ceremony was noted for a future meeting.

The board adjourned after final items and some general comments about city events and public safety training.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ashland City Commissioners Meeting - 3-11-25","oneSentenceSummary","At the March 11, 2025 meeting the Board of City Commissioners approved a package of first readings and other routine items including a landfill contract, multiple change orders that decrease prior contract amounts, a sanitary tank-monitoring agreement at no cost, and a household hazardous-waste grant application with a 25% local match.","taxTitle","Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky","taxId",71006,"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},6282166,"King's Daughters details $162 million emergency department and imaging expansion; ED to open in June",1174,340000,1514000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2598593-e15bc4f813ede3a55ae6390a8a15afad&start=340&end=1514","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2598593-e15bc4f813ede3a55ae6390a8a15afad/thumbnail_340000.jpg","/articles/6282166/Ashland/Boyd-County/Kentucky/Kings-Daughters-details-162-million-emergency-department-and-imaging-expansion-ED-to-open-in-June","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282166-8e6268d180ea9e0c4c989d48b0ddeb75/orig.mp4?Expires=1775203101&Signature=neY4APY5I6cj~NgWvZt3pZZWu1jullx8rtxvKlZ4U0Bb3TwJnoLeZe~2RcKyqtWpSDIPHnxTHQ0hYjRsg~xwoDh8dVLEH1AQKelXeKNb3-~BRcRVYL~ydnnfBqs9suh65pfnBupnPJncEOFW-XpPpLJgGzJKeAi8xIt3~kWy1oo4liVdHMzrvXznq2K~B96SppZn6-oynF8rZQUJpARM7Po4UcsnwXy~JaR3cWjCZazumwk7rD4bxyJ7sCIZTszBmuEPjdMh8qVHxo2wXHu1yVLLZTvqHy3TjjO4tMHtpa4nnlJR-GIjMuOJdPi2XwNmTw~RVHuxsnNjQpsEu79xTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sarah Marks, president and CEO of King’s Daughters Medical Center, told the City of Ashland Board of Commissioners on March 11, 2025, that the hospital is nearing completion of a major emergency department (ED) and imaging expansion and a new main entrance.

The project is a roughly $162,000,000 construction program that includes a new front entrance, centralized registration, a family pharmacy, and an expanded ED with 86 treatment areas. Marks said the new ED space is 43,000 square feet, will include 56 private rooms, four trauma bays and four procedure rooms, and will increase ED treatment capacity by about 62 percent. She told the commission the ED will be operational in June 2025 and that the new main entrance will open to the public on May 12, 2025.

Why it matters: The hospital is the city’s largest employer and the expansion is intended to address rising emergency and imaging demand, add roughly 300 parking spaces close to the main entrance, and consolidate imaging services now spread across campus.

Marks said the overall building housing the ED and related services is about 200,000 square feet and that the hospital is acquiring new imaging equipment, including three CT scanners (one dedicated cardiac CT), two MRI units, five x-ray systems, two nuclear cameras and an ultrasound system. She said moving all imaging modalities into one location will improve convenience for patients and operational efficiency; full imaging relocation and operations are expected to take longer than the ED move and Marks said that imaging in the new space likely will be fully operational by July 2025.

Marks also described workforce and community programs: she said the health system employs about 5,500 people (roughly 4,000 on the main campus), that it budgets about $457,000,000 in salary and compensation this year and cited an additional figure of $115,000,000 for wages and benefits. She listed training pipelines the hospital runs or supports, including nurse residency and fellowship programs, an EMT program, a medical assistant program that has graduated about 60 medical assistants in recent years, scholarships for nursing and allied health fields, a HOPE high-school shadowing program, community health workers to address social-determinant needs, Meals on Wheels deliveries for Ashland residents and school-based clinics serving nine districts.

Marks closed by previewing an additional fiscal‑year‑2026 project: a new endoscopy, urology procedure and bronchoscopy suite to be built in the new facility’s basement. She said that project is budgeted at about $40,000,000, is expected to take approximately 12 months, and that the existing building is constructed to allow four additional stories of future vertical expansion.

\"After two years of construction, we are on the final countdown to possession of the new building,\" Marks said during her presentation. \"I hope you enjoyed your tour. From all of us here at King’s Daughters, thank you for your continued patience as we bring this project to fruition to provide you greater access to quality, convenient health care.\"","Hospital leadership told the Ashland Board of Commissioners the new emergency department and imaging center will increase capacity, add parking and new equipment, and open in stages this summer.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Ashland commissioners approve ordinances on water treatment monitoring, sidewalk and pump-station change orders, landfill contract and grant/

King's Daughters details $162 million emergency department and imaging expansion; ED to open in June