One Government Center  
Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Formal Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, May 12, 2026  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE:  
COUNCILMEMBERS MELDEN, MORRIS, SARANTOU & HOBBS PRESENT:  
Recognizing WGTE-FM91 on their 50th Anniversary  
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILLIAMS AND COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS PRESENT:  
R-176-26  
Recognizing the 25th Anniversary of the Toledo Crisis  
Intervention Team  
R-177-26  
NEW ITEMS FROM COUNCIL:  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS:  
Authorizing the expenditure of $77,440 from the Capital  
O-178-26  
Improvement Fund District Improvement Program for  
the purchase and installation of speed feedback signage  
in District 1; authorizing the Mayor to execute the  
necessary contract; and declaring an emergency.  
Attachments: District Improvement Program Review Committee_Meeting Minu  
D1-Dip Request  
COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS PRESENTS:  
Authorizing the expenditure of $17,000 from the Capital  
Improvement Fund District Improvement Program for  
the purchase and installation of lighted stop signs in  
District 6; authorizing the Mayor to execute the  
necessary contract; and declaring an emergency.  
O-179-26  
Attachments: District Improvement Program Review Committee_Meeting Minu  
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COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILLIAMS PRESENTS:  
O-180-26  
Repealing Ordinance No. 483-19, passed on October 1,  
2019; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant  
agreement with the Toledo Warehouse District Association  
to support the purchase and installation of street furnishings  
in the Warehouse District Neighborhood; authorizing the  
expenditure of $25,000 from the Capital Improvement  
Fund District Improvement Program for site furnishings in  
District 4; and declaring an emergency.  
Attachments: District Improvement Program Review Committee_Meeting Minu  
NEW ITEMS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION:  
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year agreement with  
the option for five one-year renewals with Republic Services for  
curbside refuse and recycling collection services; authorizing  
the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$13,200,000 plus any additional fuel charges from the General  
Fund for said services; waiving the competitive bidding  
requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-181-26  
Amending the Toledo Municipal Code by repealing Section  
1725.14 titled “Removal of personal property after an  
eviction”; amending Sections 963.01 “Definitions”; enacting  
new Sections 963.26 “Bulk collection” and 963.27 “Set outs”;  
and 963.99 “Penalty” for the purposes of addressing improper  
set-outs, enforcing bulk collection compliance, and alleviating  
blight.  
O-182-26  
Repealing Section 963.03(b) of the Toledo Municipal  
Code and enacting a new Section 963.03(b) to revise  
the monthly municipal solid waste fees; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-183-26  
O-184-26  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute necessary  
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agreements with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency  
(OEPA) for purposes of the 2026 Community and Litter  
Grant; authorizing acceptance, deposit, appropriation and  
expenditure of grant proceeds in the amount of $100,000  
into the Operation Grants Fund; authorizing the expenditure  
of $25,000 from the General Fund 1% for the Environment  
for grant-matching obligations; authorizing the acceptance,  
deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of fees collected;  
authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for  
the purchase of services and other necessary items to carry  
out the terms of this grant; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award a contract for a  
period of up to two (2) years with the option to renew for one  
year for the removal, hauling and beneficial reuse of spent lime  
produced by the Division of Water Treatment; authorizing the  
expenditure of an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 annually  
over the term of the contract from the Water Operating Fund;  
and declaring an emergency.  
O-185-26  
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not  
to exceed $100,000 from the Water Replacement Fund for the  
Heatherdowns Pump Station Influent Valve Project; authorizing  
the Mayor enter into a contract for the purchase of pump  
station valves; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of  
TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.  
O-186-26  
O-187-26  
O-188-26  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a one-year contract  
with BissNuss, Inc. for the Basins Refurbishment  
Project; authorizing an expenditure not to exceed  
$100,000 from the Water Operating Fund for said  
project; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of  
TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$15,000 annually from the Water Operating Fund to  
provide payment of the City of Toledo Department of  
Public Works membership dues to the Association of  
Ohio Drinking Water Agencies, Inc. (AODWA) for  
years 2026, 2027 & 2028; and declaring an  
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emergency.  
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES:  
Authorizing an expenditure not to exceed $36,000 from  
the General Fund (Employee Engagement Committee)  
for the provision of an employee engagement activity  
with the Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club, Inc; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-189-26  
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND YOUTH SERVICES:  
Authorizing the expenditure of $542,179 from the  
General Fund for youth engagement and development  
initiatives; authorizing the Mayor to enter into  
necessary agreements for these initiatives; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-190-26  
Attachments: Legislation Background Summary - 2026-2027 Youth Engageme  
COUNCILMAN MELDEN PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the  
Toledo Warehouse District Association for improvements  
necessary to support the Huron Street Furnishing Project;  
authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not  
to exceed $25,000 from the City Center Tax Increment  
Financing Municipal Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
O-191-26  
COUNCILMAN SARANTOU PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a subscription  
agreement for a term not to exceed three years for the  
OpenGov Budgeting and Planning, Reporting and  
Transparency Platform; authorizing the annual  
expenditure of an amount not to exceed $229,473 from  
the General Fund; waiving the competitive bidding  
requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-192-26  
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COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enact an annual license fee  
upon the operation of motor vehicles on public roads and  
highways; authorizing the acceptance and deposit all  
license fee revenues into the Street Construction,  
Maintenance, and Repair Fund.  
O-193-26  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into cooperative grant  
agreements with and accept financial assistance from the  
Toledo Lucas County Public Library for a construction project;  
authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation and  
expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement  
Fund in an amount not to exceed $50,000;  
O-194-26  
authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts  
related to the design and construction; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into cooperative grant  
agreements with and accept financial assistance from Lucas  
County for design and construction projects; authorizing the  
acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant  
proceeds into the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not  
to exceed $9,892,573; authorizing the Mayor to execute all  
necessary documentation for the grants; authorizing the Mayor  
to accept bids and award contracts related to the design and  
construction; and declaring an emergency.  
O-195-26  
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an  
amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from the  
O-196-26  
unappropriated balance of the Franklin Park/Westfield  
Municipal Public Improvement Tax Increment Fund  
(TIF) for a design project; authorizing the Mayor to  
accept bids and award contracts for this project; and  
declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 3 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE OPERATIONS:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Toledo Police Impound  
Lot management services agreement for an initial term of  
5-years with an option to renew for an additional 5-years;  
O-197-26  
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authorizing the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$2,471,617.35 from the Municipal Tow Lot Fund; waiving the  
competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-198-26  
Authorizing 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  
$152,792.78; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of  
funds from the Operations Grants Fund; authorizing the  
General Fund expenditure of an amount not to exceed $5,000;  
authorizing the waiving the competitive bid requirements of  
Chapter 187 of the Toledo Municipal Code; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant in the amount of  
$331,951.92 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  
contracts; and declaring an emergency.  
O-199-26  
COUNCILWOMAN JONES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate, and  
expend the Emergency Solutions Grant in the amount of  
$619,354 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  
Development to fund Emergency Solutions Grant Program  
activities; authorizing submission to the U.S. Department of  
Housing and Urban Development of the 2026-2027 Annual  
Action Plan; and declaring an emergency.  
O-200-26  
Attachments: ESG 2026 proposed schedule a 04132026  
Authorizing the disappropriation of $7,550.18 from the  
previous Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) grant year;  
authorizing the re-appropriation and expenditure of  
$7,550.18 from the unappropriated balance of the ESG  
Operating Grant Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
O-201-26  
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Attachments: 38th PY Schedule A  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and  
O-202-26  
expend the HOME Investment Partnership Program Grant in  
the amount of $1,971,147.86 from the U.S. Department of  
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the purpose of  
funding the 2026 HOME Investment Partnership Program;  
authorizing the expenditure of HOME Carryover funds from all  
years prior to program year 2025 (34th) in the amount of  
$5,759,943; and authorizing submission to the U.S.  
Department of Housing and Urban Development the  
2026-2027 Annual Action Plan; and declaring an emergency.  
Attachments: HOME 2026 PY 35 proposed schedule a 04132026  
Slides for Agenda Review final04152026  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and  
expend the Community Development Block Grant from the  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in  
the amount of $7,026,026; authorizing the expenditure of  
CDBG carryover funds from all years prior to program year  
2025 (51st) in the amount of $985,000; authorizing submission  
to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of  
the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-203-26  
Attachments: Copy of CDBG 2026 proposed schedule a and b 04282026  
THE CLERK REPORTS:  
O-204-26  
Declaring the intent to vacate a portion of Bismark  
Street lying north of Swan Creek, located in the City of  
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; and declaring an  
emergency.  
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