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City Council meeting minutes — December 9, 2025: agenda items recorded; roll call noted

ToledoDec 9, 20253 min read

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City of Toledo City Council convened December 9, 2025 (Council Chambers). Minutes record an appointment from the mayor (A-565-25, TCIC), multiple ordinances on second reading (including a temporary Q1 2026 appropriation and several service/assessment and municipal code amendments), numerous mayoral authorizations and grant items from departments (Public Utilities, Housing, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement, Finance, Law, Transportation, Diversity & Inclusion), several CIP/new council items, and roll call showing nine members present and one absent (Komives). The document lists agenda attachments and funding amounts where provided but does not record final votes or enactment outcomes.

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Appointment from the Office of the Mayor recorded: A-565-25 (TCIC appointment — Dave Zenk).
Second-reading ordinances listed, including O-555-25 (Q1 2026 temporary appropriation), O-556-25 (street sprinkling/sweeping/cleaning/snow removal assessments), O-557-25 (shade tree maintenance assessments), O-558-25 and O-559-25 (downtown and non-downtown street lighting assessments), and municipal code amendments O-560-25, O-561-25 (Wage Theft), and O-562-25.
Authorization items and grants presented from Mayor’s Office, departments, and divisions, including: O-568-25 and O-569-25 (United Way agreements — $39,520 and $34,400), O-570-25 and O-571-25 (modified HOME loan agreements for South Toledo Homes I & II), O-572-25 (Code Blue Cold Weather Response — $80,000), O-575-25 and O-576-25 (OEPA grants — Delaware Creek $278,480 and Detwiler H2Ohio $400,000), and multiple Public Utilities capital/maintenance project authorizations (e.g., landfill CQA, Allen Bradley maintenance $600,000, Digester Heat Exchangers $100,000, Roots Air Blowers $200,000).
New items from council/CIP requests noted: TMP-12038 (Westwood Park football fields — $50,000) and TMP-12039 (Sanger Branch Library HAWK signal — $100,000).
Department of Finance items included ACFR consulting authorization (O-563-25, up to $75,000 annually), banking services contract authorization (O-584-25), and year-end appropriations/budget adjustments for 2025 (O-585-25).
Roll call recorded: Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Martinez, McPherson, Melden, Morris and Sarantou present (9); Komives absent (1).

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