KRS 99.410: Cooperation by public bodies.

(1) A public body shall have power to aid an agency within its area of operation and

such aid may be authorized by a resolution or ordinance of the legislative body of

such public body adopted by a majority of its members present at a meeting of such

legislative body. A public body may aid an agency in the following manner and

upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(a) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant

easements, licenses or any other rights or privileges therein to an agency;

(b) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer

or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to

undertake, to be furnished in connection with a redevelopment project;

(c) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan public

streets or ways or other public places which it is otherwise empowered to

undertake;

(d) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the public body; make e xceptions

from building regulations and ordinances; and any city may also change its

boundaries;

(e) Cause services to be furnished to the agency of the character which the public

body is otherwise empowered to furnish;

(f) Enter into agreements with res pect to the exercise by such public body of its

powers relating to the repair, closing or demolition of unsafe, unsanitary or

unfit dwellings;

(g) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by such public

body in exercising the powers granted in this section; and

(h) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the

redevelopment of a development area.

(2) Any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in this section may be made

by a public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding.