One Government Center  
Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Formal Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, April 28, 2026  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
COUNCILMAN MELDEN PRESENTS:  
Recognizing Toledo Design Collective on their 25th  
Anniversary.  
R-154-26  
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILLIAMS AND THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL  
PRESENT:  
Recognizing Ashley Westgate for her contributions as Toledo  
City Council’s 2025-2026 Legislative Intern.  
R-155-26  
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:  
Electrical Board of Control  
A-156-26  
Attachments: Electrical BOC_John R. Solly Jr. (new)  
John R. Solly Jr. Resume - 4_13_2026_Electrical BOC  
SECOND READING ITEMS:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code by enacting Chapter 557  
“Biometric Data Collection”.  
O-109-26  
Legislative History  
3/31/26  
4/14/26  
City Council  
City Council  
First Reading  
defer  
Amending Ordinance No. 315-94 as amended by  
Ordinance Nos. 585-94 and 486-13, which declared  
improvements to the site of the Owens Corning World  
headquarters to be a public purpose and authorized the  
use of tax increment financing (TIF) under Ohio  
Revised Code Sections 5709.41, 5709.42 and 5709.43  
O-147-26  
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with respect to improvements on the included property,  
to extend the time period of the TIF authorized  
thereunder as permitted under Ohio Revised Code  
Section 5709.511; authorizing amendments to the Tax  
Increment Service Agreement between the City of  
Toledo, Toledo Lucas County Port Authority and Owens  
Corning dated March 1, 1995, as amended, and the  
execution of other necessary documents; requiring a  
compensation agreement with Toledo Public Schools;  
and declaring an emergency.  
Legislative History  
4/14/26  
City Council  
First Reading  
Authorizing amendments or supplements to the  
Development Agreement for the Middlegrounds  
dated June 1, 1994 as supplemented December 23,  
2013; and declaring an emergency.  
O-148-26  
O-149-26  
Legislative History  
4/14/26  
City Council  
First Reading  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the  
Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area and Owens  
Corning for the development of the Glass City Riverwalk  
Project; making certain findings with respect thereto; waiving  
the competitive bidding process of Toledo Municipal Code  
Chapter 187.19 with respect to the conveyance of real  
property; and declaring an emergency.  
Legislative History  
4/14/26  
City Council  
First Reading  
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILLIAMS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS:  
Re-appointments to the Board of Honor  
A-157-26  
§
Ramona Collins, 2 year term, expiring April 28,  
2028  
§
Barbara Floyd, 2 year term, expiring April 28,  
2028  
Attachments: Collins  
Floyd  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the  
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University of Toledo Jack Ford Urban Affairs Center for the  
purpose of covering in part the cost of a legislative intern  
partnership; authorizing expenditure not exceed $15,000 from  
the General Fund to be paid to the University of Toledo Jack  
Ford Urban Affairs Center; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM TOLEDO  
MUNICIPAL COURT:  
Authorizing the expenditure not to exceed $201,357.61  
from the General Fund for the purpose of upgrading the  
audio, visual and recording equipment in three of the  
courtrooms in the Toledo Municipal Court; authorizing  
the mayor to enter into a contract for said purpose;  
waiving the competitive procurement requirements of  
TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.  
O-159-26  
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for the  
inspection, maintenance, and repair of the fire alarm  
system and related components at the Water  
Reclamation Facility; authorizing the expenditure of an  
amount not to exceed $50,000 annually from the Sewer  
Operating Fund; waiving the competitive bidding  
provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-160-26  
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a one-year  
O-161-26  
agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for  
the provision of specific stop loss insurance services;  
authorizing the expenditure of funds; waiving the formal  
competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187;  
and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN MELDEN PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT:  
Authorizing the Mayor and Department of Economic  
O-162-26  
Development to implement a Property Readiness Evaluation  
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Grant Program; authorizing the Mayor to enter into program  
grant agreements; authorizing $80,000 from the General Fund  
for the Property Readiness Evaluation Grant Program;  
authorizing, subject to annual appropriations, the expenditure of  
funds from the General Fund for the Property Readiness  
Evaluation Grant Program; and declaring an emergency.  
Approving a Community Reinvestment Area real  
property tax exemption for Zalmai Sedige, 4455 Secor  
Rd., Toledo, Ohio 43623, for the remodeling of an  
existing commercial facility into a multi-family  
O-163-26  
residential unit, located at 5744 Southwyck Boulevard.,  
Toledo, Ohio 43614, property in the Hawthorne Hills  
Community Reinvestment Area (HH); authorizing the  
execution of an agreement and other documents related  
thereto; making certain findings and determinations in  
connection therewith; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 3 ITEMS FROM  
THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a sponsorship agreement  
with Destination Toledo for the 2026 Party in the Park Series  
at Promenade Park; authorizing the expenditure of an amount  
not to exceed $50,000 from the General Fund; and declaring  
an emergency.  
O-164-26  
Authorizing the expenditure of $12,500 from the General Fund  
for the 2026 Ohio Mayors Alliance annual membership; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-165-26  
O-166-26  
Authorizing the expenditure of $15,257 from the General Fund  
for the 2026 United States Conference of Mayors annual  
membership; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM DEPARTMENT  
OF TRANSPORTATION:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts utilizing  
cooperative purchasing agreements for the purchase of one (1)  
Tandem Axle Plow Truck; authorizing the expenditure of an  
amount not to exceed $375,000 from the Capital Improvement  
Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
O-167-26  
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COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF LAW:  
Authorizing the Mayor to purchase a cyber liability  
insurance policy from Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc.  
for the purpose of protecting the City’s cyber network  
for a period of one year with an option to renew for three  
additional one-year periods subject to annual  
O-168-26  
appropriations; authorizing the annual expenditure of  
$109,813 from the Risk Management Fund; waiving  
the formal competitive bidding requirements of TMC  
187; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & RESCUE OPERATIONS:  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$1,250,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the  
purchase of Fire and Rescue Department vehicles and  
emergency equipment; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids  
and award contracts necessary to complete said purchases; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-169-26  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$250,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for fire  
station improvements; authorizing the Mayor to accept  
bids and award contracts for said improvements; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-170-26  
COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM  
ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at  
2500 Collingwood Boulevard in the City of Toledo, Lucas  
County, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.  
O-171-26  
O-172-26  
O-173-26  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at  
4019 Roanoke Road in the City of Toledo, Lucas County,  
Ohio; and declaring an emergency.  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
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Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at  
2855-2857 Lagrange Street in the City of Toledo, Lucas  
County, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.  
Granting a Special Use Permit for Major Public Utility -  
Schneider Park Water Tower for the property located at  
0 S. Detroit Avenue, in the City of Toledo, Lucas  
County, Ohio; subject to certain conditions; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-174-26  
ITEM LIKELY TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION:  
Issuing a moratorium on the acceptance, review, and approval  
O-175-26  
of demolition permits for buildings of Historical Community  
Importance until December 31, 2026; requesting Plan  
Commission to study protection of historic school buildings and  
potential redevelopment of sites; and declaring an emergency.  
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