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TDOT061725STREETLIGHTINGHAEFNERROAD
Engineering and Construction Management
Lee Schultz (x2756)
Revised
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Authorizing the improvement to Haefner Road bounded by Oakside Road & Holland-Sylvania Road, by installing three (3) street lights; authorizing the annual cost for said improvement from the General Fund and the Assessed Fund; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The owners of the properties abutting Haefner Road bounded by Oakside Road and Holland-Sylvania Road, have requested by majority petition that the City install LED street lighting to protect their properties and provide nighttime safety. This Ordinance authorizes the city to proceed with the installation of three (3) streetlights to better illuminate the area.
The total annual cost for the operation and maintenance of the lighting is $469.11 of which the City’s share is $33.81. The one-time installation cost has been paid by the property developer.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That it is hereby 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 184-25, adopted on May 6, 2025, and in accordance with plans, specifications, and estimates heretofore approved and on file in the Division of Engineering and Construction Management.
A. Haefner Road is bounded by Oakside Road and Holland-Sylvania Road, by installing three (3) 90-watt, LED colonial-style streetlights on metal poles with underground 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 the street between Haefner Road shall be assessed at the rate of $0.611 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 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 hereby 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 be and he is hereby 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 _____, 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