RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE:
Recognizing Yvonne Dubielak on the occasion of her retirement and for her service to the community.
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:
Toledo Lucas County Port Authority Board
SECOND READING ITEMS:
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not to exceed $480,000 from the Water Replacement Fund and an amount not to exceed $480,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund to provide professional services necessary to continue program management duties related to the AMI Program; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a professional services contract; authorizing the Mayor to waive the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187 for said purpose; and declaring an emergency.
Repealing and Replacing Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1767- Vacant Residential Building Registration and Residential Rental Properties Registration; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement with the Neighborhood Health Association of Toledo, Inc. (“NHA”) and to execute and deliver needed instruments for the sale and conveyance of city-owned real property located at 940 South Avenue, in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; approving the inclusion of a twenty (20) year restrictive use covenant and a Perpetual Easement in the conveyance; making certain findings with respect thereto; waiving the competitive bidding and advertising provisions of TMC 187.19; and declaring an emergency.
Declaring it necessary and providing for the rehabilitation of sidewalks and driveway approaches on various streets in the City of Toledo; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM TOLEDO MUNICIPAL COURT:
Authorizing the Mayor and Toledo Municpal Court to accept bids and award contracts, or utilize cooperative purchase agreements for the purchase of portable radios, software and various communication equipment, and related services; authorizing the expenditure of $37,185.44 from the Toledo Municipal Court Fund; and declaring an emergency.
NEW ITEMS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION:
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE OPERATIONS:
Authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant in the amount of $359,597.86 from the State of Ohio for police officer training; authorizing the deposit, appropriation and expenditure of said funds; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 3 ITEMS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with DGL Consulting Engineers, LLC for a safety study for Secor Road; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $95,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for said study; authorizing the Mayor to waive competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
Declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating, in fee, a portion of the property owned by Waterford Senior Apartments, LLC, located at 4943 Angola Road and 4855 Angola Road for a sidewalk project; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute a cooperative agreement with Lucas Metropolitan Housing for improvements near the Huron Street TARTA hub; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $280,000 for said improvements; and declaring an emergency
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $39,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for emergency underground steam line improvements; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $94,000 from the Sewer Operating Fund to provide payment for emergency pump & equipment rentals; authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts for said purpose; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMAN SARANTOU PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 11 ITEMS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:
[O-553-25] Appropriating from various funds to individual accounts for the current expenses and other expenses of the City of Toledo for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and declaring an emergency.
[O-554-25] Approving the Capital Improvement Budget and Road Improvement Budget for the years 2026 - 2030; authorizing the appropriation of $77,447,820 for capital projects; and declaring an emergency.
Appropriating money for current ordinary expenditures of the various departments for the City of Toledo for the first quarter (January, February and March) of 2026; and declaring an emergency.
Declaring the necessity of providing sprinkling, sweeping, cleaning and snow removal services for streets, alleys and public ways in the City; providing for the assessment of the cost of those services; and declaring an emergency.
Declaring the necessity of controlling the blight and disease of shade trees within public rights of way, and for planting, maintaining, trimming and removing shade trees in and along the streets of the City; providing for the assessment of the cost of those services; and declaring an emergency.
Declaring it necessary to improve certain streets and public ways in the Downtown Area of the City by providing street lighting; providing for the assessment of costs of that lighting; and declaring an emergency.
Declaring it necessary to improve certain streets, alleys, and public ways outside the Downtown Area of the City by providing street lighting; providing for the assessment of costs of that lighting; and declaring an emergency.
Repealing Toledo Municipal Code Section 798.99 and enacting new Toledo Municipal Code Section 798.99; and declaring an emergency.
[O-561-25] Repealing Toledo Municipal Code Section 545.22-Wage Theft and enacting new Toledo Municipal Code Section 545.22-Wage Theft; and declaring an emergency.
Repealing Toledo Municipal Code Sections 796.02 and 796.04 and enacting new Toledo Municipal Code Sections 796.02 and 796.04; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $75,000, annually, from the General Fund for consulting services for the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and accounting advisory services; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for said services for a period of three years, with an option to renew for two additional one-year periods; and declaring an emergency.
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CALL TO ORDER:
COUNCILMEMBERS DRISCOLL, KOMIVES, JONES, MORRIS, & HOBBS PRESENT: