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2024 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OHEPA) Section 319 (h) Nonpoint Source Program Grant -Swayne Field Green Infrastructure
Department of Housing and Community Development
Director Rosalyn Clemens (419-936-3647)
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement and to accept, deposit, appropriate and expend the 2024 Section 319(h)Nonpoint Source Program Grant in the amount of $315,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OHEPA) to install Swayne Field Green Infrastructure; authorizing the Mayor to enter into or amend existing project agreements; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development has applied for and been awarded a 2024 $315,000 Section 319 (h) Nonpoint Source Program Grant to install Swayne Field Green Infrastructure improvements. The Swayne Field Shopping Center site is currently 99% impervious, with a single small lawn area surrounding a McDonald's restaurant sign at the shopping center entrance from N. Detroit Avenue. The Swayne Field Green Infrastructure project presents an opportunity to: reduce stormwater runoff from the site; improve local water quality; reduce nutrient and suspended solid loads transmitted to the Ottawa River; and incorporate greenspace and natural plantings as softening elements into the site design to
improve aesthetics. It will also be a highly visible example of the use of green infrastructure to manage stormwater in urban spaces. The larger Swayne Field Revitalization project will transform the parking lot and current shopping area into a sustainable urban gathering space that enhances the quality of life for residents while preserving the environment.
By implementing water quality management strategies like bioretention features and planters, and adding more pervious greenspaces, the site re-design will reduce pollutan...
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