One Government Center  
Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Formal Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, March 11, 2025  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE  
COUNCILMEMBERS MELDEN & WILLIAM PRESENT:  
Recognizing Kengo Sushi & Yakitori on Its 10th Anniversary.  
COUNCILWOMEN McPHERSON & JONES PRESENT:  
Resolution recognizing the contributions of the Black media and  
declaring the week of March 16, Toledo Black Media Week.  
SECOND READING ITEMS:  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$1,200,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the  
purchase of a CAT D8 Dozer; authorizing the Mayor to  
enter into a contract for said purchase utilizing a  
collaborative purchasing agreement; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Legislative History  
2/25/25 City Council  
First Reading  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an amended professional  
services contract with SAFEbuilt Ohio, LLC.; authorizing the  
expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000 annually over  
the term of the contract; waiving the competitive procurement  
provisions of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187; and  
declaring an emergency.  
Legislative History  
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2/25/25  
City Council  
First Reading  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$25,000 annually from the General Fund for professional  
building inspection services provided through a Mutual Aid  
Agreement with Lucas County; and declaring an emergency.  
Legislative History  
2/25/25 City Council  
First Reading  
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARTMAN PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS:  
Supporting the Ohio Commission For The United States  
Semiquincentennial (America250-OH).  
Authorizing the expenditure of $16,860 from the General Fund  
to pay the National League of Cities 2025 membership dues.  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM TOLEDO  
MUNICIPAL COURT:  
Authorizing an agreement between Integrated Software  
Specialists, Inc.; henceforth referenced as ISS and Toledo  
Municipal Court; henceforth referenced as TMC for the  
provision of accessing ISS case management software license  
and maintenance and support program; authorizing an  
expenditure of $72,000 for the first year of the agreement;  
authorizing expenditures in years 2 through 5 subject to future  
appropriations; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE OPERATIONS:  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant in the amount of  
$71,808.74 from the State of Ohio for police officer training;  
authorizing the deposit, appropriation and expenditure of said  
funds; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award  
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contracts; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing Mayor to provide a contribution of $50,000  
to the Toledo-Lucas County Victim-Witness Assistance  
Program; authorizing the expenditure of $50,000 from  
the Law Enforcement Trust Fund as a contribution for  
the year 2025; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept and deposit grant funds  
from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency for a  
2024 State Homeland Security Program grant for  
$92,337; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure  
of funds from the Operation Grants fund; authorizing the  
Mayor to accept bids and award contracts; and declaring  
an emergency.  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement and  
accept and deposit grant funds from the Criminal Justice  
Coordinating Council (CJCC) for the United States  
Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance/Edward  
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in the  
amount of $131,341.07; authorizing the appropriation and  
expenditure of funds from the Operations Grants Fund;  
authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts; and  
declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into contract with ABCO  
Services Inc. for the purchase and installation of truck  
bed covers, equipment and decked systems; authorizing  
the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $52,000  
from the Water Replacement Fund; waiving the  
competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187;  
and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$500,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the  
replacement of vehicles and equipment for the Police  
Department; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and  
award contracts for purchase(s), materials and  
professional services necessary to place the vehicles  
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into service; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$100,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for  
building enhancements and improvements at the Toledo  
Municipal Courthouse; authorizing the Mayor to amend  
the existing design-build agreement with Brewer Garrett  
for professional services necessary to complete  
additional improvements; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$25,000 annually from the Municipal Garage Fund for  
vehicle replacement for the Division of Facility and  
Fleet Operations; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 5 ITEMS FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:  
Endorsing and Supporting the Toledo Public School District  
Safe Routes to School “School Travel Plan Update”; and  
declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute cooperative  
agreements and to accept financial assistance from the  
Washington Local School District for the Whitmer Drive  
construction project; authorizing the acceptance, deposit,  
appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds into the  
Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not to exceed  
$1,750,000; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award  
contracts for said project; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute cooperative  
agreements with the State of Ohio, Department of  
Transportation (ODOT) and granting consent to ODOT to  
repair a bridge within the City of Toledo limits on the Anthony  
Wayne Trail over Swan Creek; and declaring an emergency  
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.  
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Authorizing the expenditure of $30,000 from the General Fund  
for a Vision Zero billboard campaign; authorizing the Mayor to  
accept bids and enter into contracts for said campaign; and  
declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to apply for, enter into agreements, accept  
and deposit loan proceeds from the Ohio EPA Water Pollution  
Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) and the Ohio Water Development  
Authority (OWDA) into the Sanitary Sewer Loan Replacement  
Fund for Bay View Water Reclamation Plant Improvements  
Program Management; authorizing the appropriation and  
expenditure of the loan proceeds from the Sanitary Sewer  
Replacement Fund in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000;  
authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $1,000,000 from  
the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund for the payment of loan  
administration fees and miscellaneous non-loan funded project  
costs; authorizing a dedicated source for repayment of said loan;  
authorizing the Mayor to accept proposals and bids and execute  
necessary agreements and contracts related to the project; and  
declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND YOUTH SERVICES:  
Authorizing the expenditure of $1,197,000 from the  
General Fund for youth engagement, mentoring, and  
development initiatives; authorizing the Mayor to enter  
into necessary agreements for these initiatives; and  
declaring an emergency.  
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARTMAN PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 3 ITEMS  
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:  
Authorizing the expenditure of $12,500 from the General Fund  
for the 2025 Ohio Mayors Alliance annual membership; and  
declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the expenditure of $13,870 from the General Fund  
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for the 2025 United States Conference of Mayors annual  
membership; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the expenditure of $18,352 from the General Fund  
for the city of Toledo’s 2025 membership dues for the Ohio  
Municipal League (OML); and declaring an emergency.  
THE CLERK REPORTS:  
Vacation of a portion of Bresnahans Green, Clemente  
Trace and Rogan Way in the Second Recording of the  
Collingwood Green Subdivision, located in the City of  
Toledo, Lucas County Ohio, waiving land costs; and  
declaring an emergency.  
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