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Fort Thomas council approves surplus declaration, reappointments and refinancing authorization for 1 Highland project
Summary
Council approved four municipal orders: a surplus-property declaration under KRS 82.083, reappointments to the planning commission and OKI council, and authorization for the mayor to join refinancing efforts for the "1 Highland" project; all motions passed by roll call.
The City of Fort Thomas approved a string of municipal orders Thursday, including declaring miscellaneous city-owned personal property surplus, reappointing a planning commissioner, reappointing the city's representative to the regional council, and authorizing the mayor to execute documents related to refinancing on the "1 Highland" development.
Unidentified Speaker 7 introduced Municipal Order MO 18-20-25, "a municipal order declaring miscellaneous city owned personal property as surplus and authorizing the city administrative officer to dispose of said property pursuant to KRS 82.083." Council members requested a roll-call vote; the transcript records affirmative votes from Lauren McIntosh, Jeff Beasle, Adam Blau, Ben Pendry and Eric Strange.
Municipal Order MO 19-20-25 reappointed David Quistalas to the Fort Thomas Planning Commission. The council moved and seconded approval and carried the motion. Unidentified Speaker 1 described Quistalas as "quite the individual, extremely intelligent" and said he would be a good addition to the planning commission.
Municipal Order MO 20-20-25 reappointed Ben Pendry as the city's representative to the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Council of Governments. The motion passed with no recorded opposition.
Municipal Order MO 21-20-25 asked the council to authorize the mayor of the City of Fort Thomas to execute an open-end leasehold mortgage to join NAP Fort Thomas LLC's refinancing efforts on the 1 Highland project and to grant the mayor authority to review and sign refinancing documents. Council members asked that the matter be decided by roll call; the motion to approve passed with affirmative roll-call responses recorded by multiple council members on the transcript.
Following the votes, the council moved to adjourn.
Votes at a glance
- MO 18-20-25 (surplus property under KRS 82.083): Approved (roll call; recorded 'Aye' votes from named council members). - MO 19-20-25 (reappoint David Quistalas to Planning Commission): Approved (motion, second, unanimous 'Aye' in transcript). - MO 20-20-25 (reappoint Ben Pendry to OKI): Approved (motion and 'Aye' votes recorded). - MO 21-20-25 (authorize mayor to join NAP Fort Thomas LLC refinancing on 1 Highland): Approved (roll call authorization to execute refinancing documents).
No explicit dissenting votes were recorded in the transcript for these orders.
