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DPU081225OHIOEPACOMMUNITYANDLITTERGRANT
Environmental Services
Abed Semaan (x3951)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute necessary agreements with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for purposes of the 2025 Community and Litter Grant Agreement; authorizing acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds in the amount of $100,000 into the Operation Grants Fund; authorizing appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated balance from the Storm Water Utility Improvement Fund for grant-matching obligations; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of fees collected; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for the purchase of services and other necessary items to carry out the terms of this grant; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo is entering into a cooperative grant agreement with OEPA the 2025 Community and Litter Grant in the amount of $100,000 to fund Litter Collection Events: secure contractors, equipment, materials, supplies for litter collection events on public property, and Tire Amnesty: equipment, materials, and supplies for scrap tire collection/amnesty event(s). To be eligible to use grant funds related to the Tire Amnesty portion of the grant in 2025-27 the City of Toledo will be required to collect at minimum $0.50/tire at those events. These grant dollars will be spread across several events from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027. In addition to the grant, match funds in the amount of $25,000 will be utilized from the Storm Water Utility Improvement Fund.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a 2025 Community and Litter Grant Agreement with the OEPA, upon terms and conditions approved by the Directors of Public Utilities and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to accept and deposit funds form the OEPA in an amount not to exceed $100,000 into the Operation Grants Fund, Account Code 2016-38000-6G10231STDSTD, and any fees collected into the Storm Water Utility Improvement Fund Account Code 607B-38000-4UC2625STDSTD for the purpose of completing work necessary to carry out the terms of this grant.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation of the amount not to exceed $100,000 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Operations Grants Fund to Account Code 2016-38000-6G10231STDSTD and the expenditure of same is authorized for completing Clean Toledo Drop-Off Refuse & Recycling Events necessary to carry out the terms of this grant.
SECTION 4. That the appropriation of the amount not to exceed $25,000 is authorized from the unappropriated fund balance of the Storm Water Utility Improvement Fund and the expenditure of the same is authorized from Account Code 607B-38000-4UC2625STDSTD for completing Clean Toledo Drop-Off Refuse & Recycling Events necessary to carry out the terms of this grant.
SECTION 5. That the appropriation of the amount equal to that of all fees collected is and the expenditure of the same is authorized from Account Code 607B-38000-4UC2625STDSTD for completing Clean Toledo Drop-Off Refuse & Recycling Events necessary to carry out the terms of this grant.
SECTION 6. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the purchase of services and other necessary items to carry out the terms of this grant upon such terms and conditions as services and the necessary items to carry out the terms of this grant upon such terms and conditions as approved by the Director of Public Utilities and the Director of Law
SECTION 7. That the Director of Finance is authorized to issue their warrant or warrants against the account codes above in amounts not to exceed those authorized above in payment of the obligations incurred pursuant to the above authorized contracts upon the presentation of proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 8. That the disappropriation of any remaining budget to fund balance at project closeout is authorized.
SECTION 9. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property of the city and for the further reason that the Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to satisfy the grant requirements.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council