Label
DPU071724JUNCTIONCOALITIONPARTNERSHIP
DPU
Bannister/ Nyi
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into necessary agreements with The Junction Coalition for the application and development of the US EPA Community Change Grant; and declaring an emergency.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Junction Coalition is applying for an EPA Community Change Grant that will provide approximately $20,000,000 for various projects in the Junction neighborhood which includes Savage Park and the Swan Creek area. The Junction Coalition will be the lead agency in the administration of the grant and the firm of Clifton, Larson, and Allen will provide grant compliance guidance and fiscal oversight. The City of Toledo will not be a statutory partner.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into necessary agreements with The Junction Coalition for the application and development of the EPA Community Change Grant, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Law and the Director of Public Utilities.
SECTION 2. 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 permit timely application for the above grant.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Passed: July 17, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: July 17, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor