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Code Blue Warming Centers
City Council
Title
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $80,000 from the General Fund to provide support for the Code Blue Cold Weather Response Initiative; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a donation agreement with the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $80,000 to support the Code Blue Cold Weather Response Initiative (Code Blue). This initiative aims to mitigate extreme cold weather risks faced by Toledo’s most vulnerable populations by providing overnight warming centers along with transportation to these centers through the Ride United program. The program operates during the critical cold weather months and is activated when outside temperatures reach 15 degrees or below. Code Blue is administered by the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That that appropriation of $80,000 is authorized from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to Account Code 1001-16100-5632005STDSTD and the expenditure of same is authorized to provide funding support for the Code Blue Cold Weather Response Initiative.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a donation agreement with the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board for the purposes authorized in Section 1, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Housing and Community Development and the
Director of Law.
SECTION 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants against the above Account Code in an amount not to exceed $80,000 in payment of the above-authorized obligations upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance, being an emergency measure, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that the Ordinance 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 timely provide funding support for Code Blue in preparation for the upcoming 2026-2027 winter.
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