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Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, September 2, 2025  
2:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE:  
Recognizing Justin Scott Slater for Extraordinary Heroism.  
R-390-25  
Sponsors: Hobbs III and Hartman  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Recognizing Kenyetta Gable-Jones on Her Retirement from  
General Motors after 40 Years of Dedicated Service.  
R-391-25  
Sponsors: Dr. Jones  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:  
Appointment to the Human Relations Commission  
A-392-25  
Attachments:  
20250828151301311-HRC  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Appointment to the Latino Affairs Commission  
A-393-25  
Attachments:  
20250828151323218 LAC  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Toledo Community Improvement Corporation  
A-394-25  
Attachments:  
20250828151449778 -tcic  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
SECOND READING ITEMS:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code (TMC), Chapters 743, 1103,  
1104, 1107 and 1116 relating to the Downtown Parking Lot Review  
and Improvement Advisory Committee (DPLRIAC) and surface  
parking lots in the Downtown and Warehouse Districts; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-342-25  
Video: City Council July 15, 2025  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Urging the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to Classify Kratom  
(Mitragyna Speciosa) as a Schedule I Controlled Substance.  
R-350-25  
Sponsors: Melden, Williams, Hobbs III and Morris  
Proposed Amendment  
Attachments:  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Enacting a new Toledo Municipal Code (TMC), Chapter  
513; Subsection 513.17 Prohibiting the Sale of Kratom.  
O-351-25  
Sponsors: Melden, Williams, Hobbs III and Morris  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver needed instruments  
to forgive the loan balance and release the mortgage and security  
interests with respect to the 24 scattered site single family rental  
housing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Project known as United  
North School Homes LLC; and declaring an emergency.  
O-357-25  
Sponsors: Williams and Hobbs III  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Video: Agenda Review 9/16/2025  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver needed instruments  
to forgive the loan balance and release the mortgage and security  
interests with respect to the 24 scattered site single family rental  
housing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Project known as United  
North School Homes LLC; and declaring an emergency.  
O-358-25  
Sponsors: Williams and Hobbs III  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Video: Agenda Review 9/16/2025  
Attachments:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Thirteen - Building Code  
by: (1) repealing Sections 1301.02, 1301.06, 1301.13, 1303.01,  
1303.02, 1303.03, 1303.04, 1303.07, 1303.08, 1303.09, 1305.02,  
1305.09, 1309.04, 1309.08, 1313.04, 1361.03, and 1361.10 and  
enacting new versions of the aforementioned Sections; (2) repealing  
Section 1309.09 Fire Prevention Bureau approval; and (3) enacting  
Section 1367.04 titled Heat Supply; and declaring an emergency.  
O-361-25  
Exhibit A  
Attachments:  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Authorizing appropriations and budget adjustments within the  
2025 Approved Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-362-25  
MidYear.Adjustments.2025  
Attachments:  
Council - 2025 MidYear Amendments 9.9.25(final)  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Repealing Ordinance 303-00 in its entirety, a proposed zone change  
conditioned upon the recording of an industrial plat for a property  
located at 606-636 S. Byrne Road and 3550-3636 Angola Road; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-389-25  
Sponsors: Martinez  
Exhibit A  
Attachments:  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
NEW ITEMS FROM COUNCIL:  
Requesting the Toledo City Plan Commission to conduct a study  
R-395-25  
amending the landscaping requirements, outlined in Toledo  
Municipal Code Part Eleven, to require the use of native plants;  
and declaring an emergency.  
Sponsors: Driscoll  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Submitting to the Toledo City Plan Commission a request to  
conduct a study for the purpose of reviewing past zone changes  
that may contain conditional terms that would allow for the  
passage of a zone change years after their initial review;  
authorizing a public hearing on said locations and publication of  
said hearing; and declaring an emergency.  
R-396-25  
Sponsors: Martinez  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $150,000 from  
O-398-25  
the Water Replacement Fund for the purchase of wetland  
mitigation credits to offset development of the elevated storage  
tanks on Northover Rd.; authorizing the Mayor to award contracts  
for wetland mitigation credits; authorizing the Mayor to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187 for local  
watershed wetland mitigation credits; and declaring an emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver needed instruments  
for the granting of an easement and right of access to the City of  
Oregon, on a portion of city-owned real property located north of  
Corduroy Rd. and east of Collins Park Ave.; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-399-25  
Exhibit A - Perpetual Easement  
Exhibit A - Temporary Easement  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Authorizing expenditure of an amount not to exceed $4,820  
from the Water Replacement Fund for the replacement of  
damaged asphalt on the 30” transmission main repair; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-400-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Amending Sections 1 and 3 of Ordinance 305-24 for the  
purpose of including the preparation of plans,  
specifications, design construction related to the removal  
and replacement of eight large diameter valves; declaring an  
emergency.  
O-401-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
DEPARTMENT OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:  
Authorizing the Mayor to supplement the existing contract with  
O-402-25  
Keen Independent Research, LLC in an amount not to exceed  
$13,000 for the continuation and completion of the Gender Equity  
Analysis; authorizing the expenditure of funds; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS:  
Authorizing the annual expenditure of $10,799 from the General  
O-403-25  
Fund for Social News Desk Software to enhance the city’s online  
communication and engagement efforts; authorizing the Mayor to  
enter into a two-year agreement; and declaring an emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an extension of the contract  
O-404-25  
with Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co. for the 2025-2029 annual  
audits for the City’s accounting and financial records; authorizing  
the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $198,800 from  
the General Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
DEPARTMENT OF LAW:  
Authorizing the settlement of claims brought in Allen,  
Administrator v. City of Toledo, et al.; authorizing the expenditure  
of $300,000 from the Risk Management Fund; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-405-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Mayor and Director of Law to enter into  
settlement agreements on behalf of the City of Toledo in  
multi-district litigation in the prosecution of claims to  
recover damages related to opioid-related costs; authorizing  
the Mayor and Director of Law to execute documents  
necessary to effectuate approving settlements according to  
terms as recommended by the City’s retained legal counsel;  
and declaring an emergency.  
O-406-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary grant award  
O-407-25  
documents with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for  
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant; authorizing  
the Mayor to accept and deposit grant proceeds in the amount of  
$1,459,500 into the Operation Grants Fund; authorizing the  
appropriation and expenditure of said grant proceeds for the  
Collins Park Stream Restoration Project; authorizing the Mayor to  
accept bids and execute necessary contracts to administer the  
grants; and declaring an emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:  
O-408-25  
Authorizing the improvement to the intersections at Matzinger  
Road & Stickney Avenue, by installing two(2) street lights;  
authorizing the annual cost of $345.00 for said improvement from  
the General Fund utilities account; authorizing the payment of  
$2,200.00 from the General Fund utilities account to Toledo Edison  
for a one-time installation cost; and declaring an emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating, in fee, a  
portion of the property owned by HG Toledo LLC, located at 1525  
Cherry Street for a safety project; and declaring an emergency.  
R-409-25  
Attachments: TDOT090925APPROPRIATE1525CHERRY Legal  
Description  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating, in fee, a  
portion of the property owned by Zubha Props, located at 1615  
Cherry Street for a safety project; and declaring an emergency.  
R-410-25  
Attachments: TDOT090925APPROPRIATE1615CHERRY Legal  
Description  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year contract  
with the option for a five-year renewal with Woodlawn  
Cemetery Historical Association, Inc. (dba Woodlawn  
Cemetery and Arboretum) for the management and  
operation of the city’s five municipal cemeteries; waiving  
the competitive provisions of TMC 187; authorizing the  
annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $615,000 for  
contractual payments; and declaring an emergency.  
O-411-25  
Woodlawn Cemetery Proposal  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract utilizing a  
purchasing cooperative for the purchase of electric,  
commercial grade lawn equipment; authorizing the  
expenditure of an amount not to exceed $70,000 from the  
O-412-25  
1% for the Environment funding; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
ITEMS FROM ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
O-413-25  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at 5414  
301st Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; and  
declaring an emergency.  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at 313  
Morris Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-414-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Day Care Center for the  
property located at 2800 West Central Avenue, in the City of  
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, subject to certain conditions; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-415-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Tobacco Shop for the property  
located at 229 Main Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County,  
Ohio; and declaring an emergency.  
O-416-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by enacting §1103.1414 entitled Demolition Hearing  
Procedures (Cherry Street Overlay District); and enacting  
§1103.1415 Demolition Appeals; and declaring an emergency.  
O-417-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by enacting Subsection 1104.2700 entitled Scrap and  
Salvage Operations; and Section 1104.2701 entitled Setbacks; and  
O-418-25  
amending the Use Table found at Subpart 1104.0100 to include the  
respective changes enacted in Section 1104.2701; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Ex. A to Scrap  
Attachments:  
Ex. B to Scrap  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by repealing §§ 1103.0610 and 1103.1008; and §§  
1107.0102, 1107.0103, 1107.0104, 1107.0200, 1107.0204, 1107.0205,  
1107.0300, 1107.0301, 1107.0302, 1107.0303, 1107.0304, 1107.0400,  
1107.0500, 1107.0601, 1107.0700, 1107.0701, 1107.1101, 1107.1102,  
1107.1401, 1107.1402, 1107.1407; and enacting new versions of the  
aforementioned sections; and declaring an emergency.  
O-419-25  
Exhibit A to Parking Minimums  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by repealing §1105.0205 and enacting a new version  
of §1105.0205 entitled Appearance; and enacting a new §1105.0206  
entitled Business Use; and declaring an emergency.  
O-420-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
Vacation of a portion of property within Whittlesey’s  
Addition located in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio,  
subject to certain conditions; and declaring an emergency.  
O-421-25  
Video: City Council 9/9/2025  
Attachments:  
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