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TDOT092524NORWALKSTREETLIGHTING
Engineering and Construction Management
Lee Schultz (x2756)
Revised
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Authorizing the improvement to portions of Norwalk Street bounded by Creston St. and N. Wheeling St., by installing two (2) street lights; authorizing the annual cost of $222.96 for said improvement from the General Fund; authorizing the payment of $2,600 from the General Fund to Toledo Edison for a one-time installation cost; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The owners of the properties abutting the various streets, listed below, have requested by majority petition that the City install LED street lighting to protect their properties and provide nighttime safety. This resolution proposes to install two (2) streetlights to better illuminate the area.
The total annual cost for the operation and maintenance of the lighting is $222.96 of which the City’s share is $25.57. Additionally, there is a one-time installation cost of $2,600 to be paid from the General Fund utilities account.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That it is determined to proceed with the improvement of the following lots and lands by installing street lighting, as described below, pursuant to the authority cited below and in accordance with Resolution No. 386-24, adopted on August 14, 2024, and in accordance with plans, specifications, and estimates heretofore approved and on file in the Division of Engineering and Construction Management.
A. Norwalk Street bounded by Creston St. & N. Wheeling St., by installing two (2) 90-watt, LED cobra-style streetlights on wood poles with overhead service.
SECTION 2. That the plans, specifications, and cost estimates for this proposed improvement, which are on file in the Division of Engineering and Construction Management, are approved.
SECTION 3. That the lots and lands identified in Section 1 are specifically benefited by said improvement and each shall be assessed at a rate per assessed front footage.
A. All lots and lands bounding and abutting Norwalk St. between Creston St. and N. Wheeling St. shall be assessed at the rate of $0.22 per assessed front foot.
SECTION 4. That the city’s portion of the annual cost and expense of said improvement, together with damages, if any, awarded to the owner of adjoining lands, with interest thereon, and the costs and expenses of any such award, along with the cost of installation shall be paid from the General Fund, Account Code 1001-11200-2424004STDSTD, by the city in a manner provided by law.
SECTION 5. That the remaining costs related to the improvement shall be levied and assessed annually in accordance with the Assessing Ordinance hereafter to be passed by City Council, and said assessments shall be certified to the County Auditor to be placed upon the tax duplicate and collected as other taxes.
SECTION 6. That the Toledo Edison Company is authorized and directed to accomplish the improvements described in Section 1 hereof; such lights to be erected and maintained, and payment, therefore, to be made in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of the Toledo Edison street lighting tariff as approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
SECTION 7. That the Clerk of Council is directed to furnish said Toledo Edison Company with a certified copy and written notice of the passage of the ordinance after publication of the same.
SECTION 8. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that the same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to expedite the installation of street lighting.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 10, nays 0.
Passed: September 25, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 10, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: September 25, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor