One Government Center  
Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Agenda Review  
City Council  
Tuesday, January 27, 2026  
2:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Agenda Review for the February 3, 2026 Meeting of Toledo City Council  
2-3-2026 Slide deck & AutoGenerated Speech to Text  
Transcript Link  
RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE:  
Recognizing Hassan Muhammad Jaber Cheaib for his  
leadership and dedication to the Vistula Neighborhood  
RIA: Cheaib for Vistula Nbhrhd Leadership  
Councilwoman Jones  
Label:  
Sponsors:  
Jones  
Recognizing Devonne Fagan a Community Leader for Violence  
Preventions, Healing & Youth Empowerment  
RIA: Fagan -Community  
Label:  
Councilmembers Gadus, Hobbs, Jones, McPherson, & Morris  
Sponsors:  
Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, McPherson and Morris  
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:  
Re-Appointments to the Maumee, Monclova, Toledo JEDZ  
Board  
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & RESCUE OPERATIONS:  
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Authorizing the Mayor to accept an Ohio Statewide  
Search and Rescue (Water) Capability (HB 96, 133th  
GA) Regional Grant from the Ohio Emergency  
Management Agency in an amount not to exceed $8,083  
for the City of Toledo, Department of Fire & Rescue  
Operations; authorizing the deposit, appropriation, and  
expenditure of funds; and declaring an emergency.  
Ohio Statewide Search & Rescue (Water) Capability Grant - FY26  
Toledo Fire & Rescue Operations  
EFA Tammy Powell (x3515)  
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Revised  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a lease agreement  
with The Toledo Edison Company for use of a parking lot  
at Detwiler Park as a temporary storage lot; and  
declaring an emergency.  
DPS Authorization of Lease Agreement for Temporary Storage Yard  
Label:  
at Detwiler Park  
Division of Parks and Recreation  
Joe Fausnaugh (x3884)  
Revised  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a two-year contract with an  
option to renew for an additional year with an environmental  
contractor for the clean-up, removal, remediation, and disposal  
of chemical products within the limits of the City of Toledo;  
authorizing the expenditure in an amount not to exceed $30,000  
from the Sewer, Water and Storm Water Operating Funds for  
said purpose; and declaring an emergency.  
DPW020326ENVIRONMENTALRESPONSECONTRACTOR  
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Environmental Services  
Abed Semaan (x3951)  
Revised  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the disappropriation of $1,741 from the 2012 Water  
Bond Issuance; $74,200 from the 2013 Water Bond Issuance,  
$135,061 from the 2016 Water Bond Issuance in the Water  
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Bond Improvement Fund; authorizing the appropriation of  
$1,741 from the unappropriated balance of the 2012 Bond  
issuance, $74,200 from the unappropriated balance of the 2013  
Bond issuance, and $135,061 from the unappropriated balance  
of the 2016 Bond issuance; authorizing the expenditure not to  
exceed $211,002 from the Water Bond Improvement Fund for  
the Facility Refurbishment Project at the Division of Water  
Treatment; authorizing the Mayor to execute the necessary  
contract(s) for the design, preparation of plans and  
specifications, engineering, bidding, construction oversight,  
testing, permits, renovation, construction, appurtenances, and  
other related work, tasks, equipment, and materials needed;  
and declaring an emergency.  
DPU020326 FACILITYREFURBISHMENT  
Water Treatment  
Label:  
J. Goetz (x2399)  
Revised  
Attachments: AttachmentB.docx  
Authorizing an annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$25,000 from the Water Operating Fund to provide payment of  
the City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities’ annual  
membership dues to the American Water Works Association  
(AWWA); and declaring an emergency.  
DPW020326  
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AMERICANWATERWORKSASSOCIATIONANNUALDUES  
DPW/Division of Water Treatment  
M. Somerville (x3058)  
Revised  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into contract(s), and to execute  
all documents necessary and proper to allow the marketing of  
water and sewer line repair plans along with leak adjustment  
insurance with HomeServe USA Corp. to DPU customers;  
waiving the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187  
for said purpose; and declaring an emergency.  
DPU012026WATERSEWERSERVICELINEANDLEAKLOSS  
Utilities Administration  
Label:  
Cindy Geronimo (x2363)  
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Revised  
Authorizing an annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$20,000 for the payment of the City of Toledo's dues to the  
WateReuse Association; and declaring an emergency.  
DPW020326WATEREUSEANNUALDUES  
Utilities Administration  
Doug Stephens (x1006)  
Revised  
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$99,000 from the General Fund and the Utility  
Administrative Services Fund for the implementation of  
procurement strategies that improve overall function;  
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for said  
purpose; waiving the competitive bidding requirements  
of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Procure-to-Pay Consulting  
Department of Finance  
Label:  
Melanie Campbell (x1252)/Natalie Bronaugh (x2696)  
Revised  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into amended contracts  
with existing vendors through the end of 2026 in order to  
account for verified tariff-related cost increases; waiving  
the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter  
187; and declaring an emergency.  
Amended Contracts - Tariffs  
Finance Department  
Label:  
Melanie Campbell (x1252)/Natalie Bronaugh (x2696)  
Revised  
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute a cooperative  
agreement between the City of Toledo and Washington Local  
Schools and to give consent to the City of Toledo to install bike  
racks on School District property; and declaring an emergency.  
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DPW020326CONSENTLEGISLATIONWLSBIKERACKS  
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Engineering Services  
Timothy Grosjean (x1344)  
Revised  
Determining to proceed with an improvement of Brockton  
Drive, bounded by Imperial Drive and Sylvania Avenue, by  
installing eight (8) street lights; authorizing the annual cost for  
said improvement from the Special Assessment Services Fund  
and the General Fund; authorizing the payment of from the  
Special Assessment Services Fund to Toledo Edison for a  
one-time installation cost; and declaring an emergency.  
DPW020326STREETLIGHTING  
Engineering and Construction Management  
Lee Schultz (x2756)  
Label:  
Revised  
THE CLERK REPORTS:  
Vacation of the 14 feet wide alley running North and  
South abutting Lot 179 and the North 15 feet of Lot 178  
in Heffner’s Addition, in the City of Toledo, Lucas  
County, Ohio, subject to certain conditions, waiving  
certain fees; and declaring an emergency.  
Vacation Heffner’s Addition  
Zoning & Planning  
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The Clerk of Council’s Office supports the provisions of the Americans’ with Disabilities  
Act. If you need special accommodations, please call 48 hours prior to meeting time at  
419-245-1060 for arrangements.  
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