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TDOT081424STREETLIGHTING
Engineering and Construction Management
Lee Schultz (x2756)
Revised
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Authorizing the improvement to Locust Street (bounded by Superior Street and Summit Street) and Ostrich Lane (bounded by West Dead End and Locust Street), by installing five (5) street lights; authorizing the expenditure of $6,500 from the General Fund to Toledo Edison for a one-time installation cost; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The owners of the properties abutting the various streets, listed below, have requested by majority petition that the City install LED street lighting to protect their properties and provide nighttime safety. This Ordinance proposes to install five (5) streetlights to better illuminate the area.
The total annual cost for the operation and maintenance of the lighting is $557.36 of which the City’s share is $86.38. Additionally, there is a one-time installation cost of $6,500 to be paid from the General Fund.
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. 342-24, adopted on July 17, 2024, and in accordance with plans, specifications, and estimates heretofore approved and on file in the Division of Engineering and Construction Management.
A. Locust Street is bounded by Superior Street and Summit Street, by installing three (3) 90-watt, LED cobra-style streetlights on existing wood poles with existing overhead service.
B. Ostrich Lane is bounded by West Dead End and Locust Street, by installing two (2) 90-watt, LED cobra-style streetlights on existing wood poles with existing overhead 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 Locust Street between Superior Street and Summit Street, shall be assessed at a rate of $0.251 per assessed front foot.
B. All lots and lands bounding and abutting Ostrich Lane between West Dead End and Locust Street, shall be assessed at the rate of $0.709 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, along with the cost of installation 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 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 12, nays 0.
Passed: August 14, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: August 14, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor