Label
DIP: South Toledo Gateway
Councilmember Martinez
Title
Amending Ordinance 67-24; and declaring an emergency.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The South Toledo Gateway Project aims to elevate one of the City’s primary gateways from Maumee through the installation of TOLEDO letters positioned prominently above the Anthony Wayne Trail on the Chessie Circle Trail bridge. This collaborative project is being undertaken in partnership with Metroparks Toledo, which will install complementary signage adjacent to the City’s letters, further enhancing the significance of this gateway into the City.
Ordinance 67-24 authorized $30,000 for the project. However, the lowest and best bid came in at $30,100. Therefore, this Ordinance seeks to amend Ordinance 67-24 to increase the authorized amount by $100.00 to allow the project to move forward.
On November 15, 2024, the District Improvement Review Committee reviewed the application and recommended its approval for $30,100 in funding.
The proposed improvements include installing restored "TOLEDO" letters, landscaping, irrigation, lighting, and signage, all designed to create a memorable and appealing gateway experience.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Section 1 of Ordinance 67-24, which reads as follows:
SECTION 1. That a sum of $30,000 is authorized for expenditure from Account Code 5040-10100-8CP2222DNGPRO from the Capital Improvement Fund District Improvement Program for the South Toledo Gateway Project.
is repealed.
SECTION 2. That a new Section 1 of Ordinance 67-24 is enacted to read as follows:
SECTION 1. That a sum of 30,100 is authorized for expenditure from Account Code 5040-10100-8CP2222DNGPRO from the Capital Improvement Fund District Improvement Program for the South Toledo Gateway Project.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force 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 to timely construct the project.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Passed: December 4, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: December 4, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor