Legislation Details

File #: O-226-26    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Old Business
File created: 8/7/2026 In control: Metro Council
On agenda: 8/27/2026 Final action:
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 126, SERIES 2007, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 090, SERIES 2009, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 119, SERIES 2012, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 088, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 011, SERIES 2026, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 092, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CAPITAL BUDGET, BY TRANSFERRING AND CONSOLIDATING FUNDS BETWEEN PROJECTS WITHIN VARIOUS LOAN FUNDS TO FACILITATE MORE EFFICIENT PROJECT ADMINISTRATION (AS AMENDED).
Sponsors: Kevin Kramer (R-11), Markus Winkler (D-17)
Attachments: 1. O-226-26 V.2 CAM 082726 Budget Amendment for Project Administration.pdf, 2. O-226-26 V.1 081326 Budget Amendment for Project Administration.pdf

Ordinance No. _________, Series 2026

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 126, SERIES 2007, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 090, SERIES 2009, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 119, SERIES 2012, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 088, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 011, SERIES 2026, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 092, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CAPITAL BUDGET, BY TRANSFERRING AND CONSOLIDATING FUNDS BETWEEN PROJECTS WITHIN VARIOUS LOAN FUNDS TO FACILITATE MORE EFFICIENT PROJECT ADMINISTRATION (AS AMENDED).

 

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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAMER AND WINKLER

 

WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Government, as it existed both before and after merger, has been awarded federal and agency funds for various revolving loan programs; and

WHEREAS, the original appropriations from those awards have been disbursed and repayments made; and

WHEREAS, additional subsequent loans have been made with those repayments consistent with the intent of the original awards, and repayments and subsequent loans will continue to be made on an ongoing basis; and

WHEREAS, the balances in the various accounts into which these loans are made could change on a daily basis; and

WHEREAS, Metro Government would like to consolidate all the loan programs from the loan programs listed in Sections II - IV below, into four categories for ease of administration of the loans; and

 

WHEREAS, the Office of Management & Budget has the authority to establish the following accounts and to transfer the current loan balances as to June 30, 2026 from these various loan programs to the accounts identified in Section V.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (“COUNCIL”) AS FOLLOWS:

 

SECTION I: The Office of Management & Budget has the authority to establish the following accounts and to transfer the current loan balances as of June 30, from these various loan programs to the accounts identified in Section V.

SECTION II: Part I., Economic Development, of Ordinance No. 126, Series 2007, is hereby amended as follows:

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                           Amount

     37                                Park Hill Corridor Revitalization Strategy                                                                                            

a.                                                                CCRF                                           200,000                                  0

b.                                                                                                             FEDERAL      1,200,000                                  0

                                          

SECTION III: Part I., Chief of Economic Growth & Innovation, N. Economic    Growth & Innovation, of Ordinance No. 119, Series 2012, is hereby amended as follows:

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                                 Amount

    93                                 Accessibility Revolving Loan

                                          Program                                                                                    AG. REC.               20,000                                               0

 

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                                 Amount

    94                                 Façade Revolving Loan

                                          Program                                                                                    AG. REC.          1,300,000                          0

 

 

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                                 Amount

    95                                 KEOZ Grant Revolving Loan

                                          Program                                                                                    AG. REC.             100,000                                               0

 

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                                 Amount

    96                                 New Market Tax Credit                               AG. REC.               40,000                                               0

 

 

SECTION III IV: Part I., Chiefs of Louisville Forward, K. Economic Development, of Ordinance No. 088, Series 2021, is hereby amended as follows:

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                                Amount

     95                                METCO Loan Program                                CCRF                                             1,500,000                     1,478,839.50

 

SECTION IV: Part I., Chief of Staff/General Counsel, C. Economic Development, of Ordinance No. 111, Series 2026 Ordinance No. 092, Series 2025, is hereby amended as follows:

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                               Amount

                METCO Revolving Loan Fund                     

a.                                                                CCRF                                           517,410.50                                

b.                                                                                                             AG. REC        237,719.70                                

                                          

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                               Amount

                METCO Title IX                                                               AG. REC                           185,553.34

 

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                               Amount

                EPA Brownfield                                                               AG. REC.                        422,588.87

 

Number                     Project Title                                                                                    Fund                                               Amount

                METCO Admin & Legal Fees                     AG. REC        327,538.44

 

SECTION VI: The Council has determined the funds requested in this Ordinance will be expended for a public purpose.

SECTION VII: This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval or otherwise becoming law.

 

 

 

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Sonya Harward                                                                                                         Brent Ackerson

Metro Council Clerk                                                                                                         President of the Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________________                     _____________________________

Craig Greenberg                                                                                                         Approval Date

Mayor

 

Approved as to form:                                          

Michael J. O’Connell

Jefferson County Attorney

 

BY: ________________________________

 

O-226-26 - CAM 082026 METCO Consolidation Ordinance