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TDOT09132022EDGEBROOKSTREETLIGHTING
Engineering and Construction Management
Steve Burnett (x1336)
Revised
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Authorizing the improvement to Edgebrook Drive, between Atwell Road and Larchway Ct. by installing four (4) street lights; authorizing the annual cost of $907.26 for said improvement from the General Fund utilities account; authorizing the payment of $17,600 from the General Fund utilities account 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 resolution proposes to install four (4) streetlights to better illuminate the area.
The total annual cost for the operation and maintenance of the lighting is $907.26 of which the City’s share is $189.04. Additionally, there is a one-time installation cost of $17,600 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. 370-22, adopted on July 19, 2022, and in accordance with plans, specifications, and estimates heretofore approved and on file in the Division of Engineering and Construction Management.
A. The 2800 and 2900 blocks of Edgebrook Drive by installing four (4) 90-watt, LED colonial-style streetlights on fiberglass poles with underground 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 the section between Atwell Rd and Larchway Ct. along Edgebrook Drive are assessed at the rate of ($0.593) 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 he 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 11, nays 0.
Passed: September 13, 2022, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: September 15, 2022
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor