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Ashland commissioners approve multiple CDBG actions, contracts and a KIA loan; housing payment standard tabled
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Summary
At the Dec. 11 meeting the Board of City Commissioners adopted several second-read ordinances and first-reading approvals: CDBG plans and grants, a $50,000 minority loan amendment, procurement contracts for gravel and sidewalks, and a Kentucky Infrastructure Authority assistance agreement up to $44 million for the wastewater plant; a Housing Choice Voucher payment-standards ordinance was tabled to January.
The Ashland Board of City Commissioners approved a package of ordinances and resolutions at its Dec. 11 meeting covering community-development funding, procurement contracts and an infrastructure loan.
Second readings and final adoptions (voice votes) included: an amendment to the city's employee-assistance program management agreement with Ashland Hospital Corporation (DBA UK King's Daughters Medical Center); a contract with BWC Trucking Inc. to supply gravel, stone and sand for Public Services and Utilities; adoption of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) citizen participation plan; and approval of a CDBG annual action-plan amendment to HUD.
The board also adopted an amendment to a minority loan (loan number 2025-MDASH-001) to M & J's Rolling Cafe LLC for $50,000 (to be paid from CDBG funds), and approved a substantial amendment to the consolidated CDBG plan.
On first reading and approval, commissioners moved forward with: a CDBG-funded roof replacement agreement with Hope's Place for $148,792; a Cosby Construction LLC contract for the Ferry Street and Pollard Road sidewalk project ($158,116); an amendment to the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant extending contract duration by eight months; and an ordinance amending personnel benefits related to battalion-chief vacation pay.
In infrastructure action, the board approved a resolution authorizing an assistance agreement with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to provide up to $44,000,000 in loan funds for the City's wastewater treatment plant project (project A22-005). The resolution passed by voice vote.
A separate, proposed ordinance to transfer operational control of the Paramount Arts Center to AP3 LLC (five-year term at $10,000 per month) was introduced previously but did not secure a motion for final adoption at the time of second reading and so "died" at that moment; commissioners later took first-reading action on a related AP3/VenueWorks operating arrangement (see separate article).
Commissioners tabled a first-reading ordinance to adopt Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) payment standards to the first meeting in January for further staff alignment and discussion.
