5.19.2026 SLIDE DECK
Agenda Review Slide Presentation
RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE:
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS:
Recognizing and Congratulating the 2025-2026 Toledo Area Class of United States Department of State High School Foreign Exchange Students and Designating Them as Honorary City of Toledo Citizens
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILLIAMS PRESENTS:
Commending the 58th Annual Debutante Cotillion Award Recipients.
SECOND READING ITEMS:
Repealing Ordinance No. 483-19, passed on October 1, 2019; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Toledo Warehouse District Association to support the purchase and installation of street furnishings in the Warehouse District Neighborhood; authorizing the expenditure of $25,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund District Improvement Program for site furnishings in District 4; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award a contract for a period of up to two (2) years with the option to renew for one year for the removal, hauling and beneficial reuse of spent lime produced by the Division of Water Treatment; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 annually over the term of the contract from the Water Operating Fund; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Toledo Police Impound Lot management services agreement for an initial term of 5-years with an option to renew for an additional 5-years; authorizing the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $2,471,617.35 from the Municipal Tow Lot Fund; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
Declaring the intent to vacate a portion of Bismark Street lying north of Swan Creek, located in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.
NEW ITEMS FROM COUNCIL:
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS
Dedicating Searles Road from Dorr Street to Nebraska Avenue in Honor of Dr. Crystal Ellis, and declaring an emergency.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILLIAMS PRESENTS:
Dedicating Wilmot Street “Kei’Mani Latigue Way” and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS:
Dedicating the corner of Junction and Indiana as “Lee & Vernon Liddell Way and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS PRESENTS:
Amending Ord. 469-25 which authorized the expenditure of $80,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund District Improvement Program to change the Account Code to renovate the existing basketball court at Friendship Park; authorizing the Mayor to execute the necessary contracts; and declaring an emergency.
Amending Ord. 470-25 which authorized the expenditure of $175,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund District Improvement Program to change the Account Code for the installation of pickleball courts at Fort Meigs Sertoma Park; authorizing the Mayor to execute the necessary contracts; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS:
Amending Ord. 178-26 which authorized the expenditure of $77,440 from the Capital Improvement Fund District Improvement Program to change the Account Code for the purchase and installation of speed feedback signage in District 1; authorizing the Mayor to execute the necessary contract; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMEMBERS DRISCOLL, SARANTOU & McPHERSON PRESENT:
Declaring a Moratorium until November 30, 2026, on the issuance of any zoning permits, building permits, certificates of occupancy, or other licenses or permits for gasoline and fuel sales, in the City of Toledo; requesting a Plan Commission study; and declaring an emergency.
NEW ITEMS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION:
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $26,000 from the General Fund for the collection, hauling, and processing of materials collected at the 2026 Clean Toledo Recycling events and Clean Toledo Center; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and enter into contracts for recycling and disposal services; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the expenditure of $75,000 from the General Fund to Keep Toledo Lucas County Beautiful (KTLCB) for neighborhood clean-ups, Litter League, and recycling programs; authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement for said purpose; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 6 ITEMS FROM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for repairs to maintenance hole (MH) #31234 located near Sherwood and South Detroit; authorizing the expenditure not to exceed $99,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund to pay costs associated with the repairs; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $20,000 from the Sewer Operating Fund and $20,000 from the Water Operating Fund to provide payment for annual membership fees to Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS); and declaring an emergency.
Approving the use of the Water Infrastructure Development Fund (2% Water Fund) to pay the cost of installing water infrastructure for community garden locations inside the City of Toledo upon the recommendation of the Director of Public Utilities; appropriating and expending $50,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Water Infrastructure Development Fund; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the reappropriation of $183,806 in the Water Bond Fund for real estate acquisition and associated costs for the Raw Water Main Project; authorizing the expenditure of same; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids for services and execute agreements as necessary and appropriate for real estate acquisition and associated cost for the Raw Water Main Project; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $873,605 from the Water Replacement Fund for real estate acquisition and associated cost related thereto, including but not limited to the purchase of real property interests, easements and easement updates, crop damages, property restoration costs, surveys, testing, title work, appraisals, closing costs, environmental assessments, and other incidental fees and expenses for the Raw Water Main Project; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids for services and execute agreements as necessary and appropriate for real estate acquisition and associated cost for the Raw Water Main Project; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into necessary agreements with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for a Source Water Protective Strategies Grant; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of additional grant proceeds in the amount of $4,841 in the Water Replacement Fund for the purposes of the Source Water Protective Strategies Grant; authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with The Ohio State University for outreach and education; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILLIAMS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into cooperative grant agreements with and accept financial assistance from the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) for the Point Place Railroad Grade Separation project; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts related to the design and engineering; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
Supporting City of Toledo applications to the Lake Erie West Regional Council (formerly TMACOG) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance for transportation infrastructure projects; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILWOMAN JONES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $145,899 from the unappropriated balance General Fund to provide funding support for the remaining balance of acquisition and transition costs of a merger between Beach House, Inc. dba Leading Families Home (LFH) and Family House; authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Leading Families Home; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM LIKELY TO BE RELEIVED OF THE WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE:
Authorizing the appropriation of $100,000 from the Water, Sewer and Storm Water Replacement Funds and the operating transfer of same to the Water, Sewer and Storm Water Operating Funds; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $100,000 from the Water, Sewer and Storm Water Operating Funds for the customer assistance grant program; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILWOMAN JONES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS LIKELY TO BE RELIEVED OF HOUSING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE:
Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate, and expend the Emergency Solutions Grant in the amount of $619,354 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund Emergency Solutions Grant Program activities; authorizing submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and expend the HOME Investment Partnership Program Grant in the amount of $1,971,147.86 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the purpose of funding the 2026 HOME Investment Partnership Program; authorizing the expenditure of HOME Carryover funds from all years prior to program year 2025 (34th) in the amount of $5,759,943; and authorizing submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and expend the Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $7,026,026; authorizing the expenditure of CDBG carryover funds from all years prior to program year 2025 (51st) in the amount of $985,000; authorizing submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan; and declaring an emergency.
COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS PRESENTS ITEMS FROM ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE:
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Note
Dedicating Searles Road from Dorr Street to Nebraska Avenue in Honor of Dr. Crystal Ellis, and declaring an emergency.