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Declaring it necessary to provide enhanced public services in the Revised Downtown Toledo Improvement District; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
On June 30, 2020, a Petition was filed and on August 20, 2020 an Amended Downtown Services Plan and Budget was filed with this Council requesting approval of the establishment of the Revised Downtown Toledo Improvement District (the District), the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Downtown Toledo Improvement District, Inc. and the initial plan and budget for enhanced public services in the District, all in accordance with a Petition signed by the owners of at least 60% of the frontage of all real property located within the District that abuts upon any street, alley, public road, place, boulevard, park entrance, easement or other existing public improvement (excluding property owned by the United States of America and the State of Ohio and property owned by a church, Lucas County or the City, unless that church, the County or the City, as applicable has requested the inclusion of that property) that was submitted to and accepted by this Council on that date (the Petition).
The Petition requests that this Council levy special assessments against the benefited properties in the District to pay costs of the enhanced public services described in the initial plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That this Council confirms its approval of the Petition filed on June 30, 2020 and the Amended Downtown Services Plan and Budget filed on August 20, 2020 (the Comprehensive Plan), each of which is now on file in the office of the Clerk of Council, and the creation of District pursuant to the Petition and Chapter 1710 of the Revised Code.
SECTION 2. That it is declared necessary to provide in the District the enhanced public services described in the Comprehensive Plan.
SECTION 3. That the pl...
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