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TDOT10062026MIAMIEMBANKMENT
Road and Bridge Maintenance
Jeremy Mikolajczyk (x1537)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into cooperative grant agreement with and accept financial assistance from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) for construction of the Miami Street Embankment project; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not to exceed $831,976; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts related to said project; designating an applicant agent for purposes of the grant application, agreement, and its requirements; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Divisions of Road and Bridge Maintenance and Government Affairs have successfully applied for and received funding from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA), administering Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding, to restore the Miami Street Embankment along the Maumee River near Wilmot Street. This project will install piles to stabilize the roadway. The city of Toledo will administer the construction of the project. Matching funds have been authorized through the Division of Road and Bridge Maintenance 2026 Matches and Planning fund. Construction is expected in 2027. FEMA requires grant recipients to designate an agent to act on behalf of the City for the purposes of the grant application, agreement, and its requirements.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into and execute a cooperative agreement with and to accept and deposit an amount not to exceed $831,976 from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) for the restoration of the Miami Street Embankment project upon such terms and conditions as approved by the Director of Transportation and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $831,976 from OEMA is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds in the Capital Improvement Fund to Account Code 540G-23100-8GA8666STDSTD, and the expenditure of the same is authorized for the purpose stated in Section 1.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to prepare plans and specifications and to enter into contracts after accepting bids for the Miami Street Embankment project including such items as labor, materials, construction testing, professional services, property appraisals, title work, negotiations, acquisition, and environmental contamination studies that are necessary to acquire additional rights-of-way and construction. Contracts shall contain such terms and conditions as the Mayor may deem requisite and proper and shall be subject to approval by the Director of Transportation and the Director of Law.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants against the Account Code identified in Section 2 in an amount not to exceed $831,976 for said project in payment of the obligations incurred upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That the disappropriation of any remaining budget to fund balance is authorized at project closeout.
SECTION 6. That the Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City of Toledo, a public entity established under the laws of the State of Ohio, applications for Federal financial assistance under the Disaster Relief Act (Public Law 288, 23rd Congress) or otherwise available from the President’s Disaster Relief Fund and to file it in the appropriate State office.
SECTION 7. That the City of Toledo hereby authorizes its agent to provide to the State and to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) information and documentation for all matters pertaining to such Federal disaster assistance the assurances and agreements as listed in the Grant Agreement.
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 this 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 facilitate the planning and construction of this project.
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