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Huron Street Furnishings
Department of Economic Development
Brandon Sehlhorst (x1692)
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Toledo Warehouse District Association for improvements necessary to support the Huron Street Furnishing Project; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not to exceed $25,000 from the City Center Tax Increment Financing Municipal Fund; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
In 2024, the Department of Economic Development commissioned a Streetscape Enhancement Plan for the Huron and Madison Corridors. The plan recommended improvements to the corridors that includes street furnishings to foster better activation and utilization of the public realm.
The Toledo Warehouse District Association desires to implement the street furnishings recommendation from the plan. The street furnishings are a non-permanent public improvement to the Huron Street that will foster better activation and utilization of the right-of-way now, while the larger roadway reconstruction project is planned for.
The City Center Tax Increment Financing was established to fund public improvement projects like the Huron Street Furnishings Project. The Toledo Warehouse District Association (TWDA) will contribute $25,000 of its own funding to the project. The City and TWDA will enter into an Operations and Maintenance Agreement to clearly identify responsibilities for operations and maintenance of the city-owned street furnishings.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Toledo Warehouse District Association related to public improvements on Huron Street, upon such terms and conditions shall be approved by the Director of Economic Development and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the amount of $25,000 is appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the City Center Tax I...
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