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Toledo, OH 43604

City of Toledo

Meeting Minutes

City Council

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

4:00 PM

Council Chambers

Rollcall

Present: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Absent: 1 - Martinez

R-1722-14

INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE &

NATIONAL ANTHEM

RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE:

COUNCILMEMBERS DRISCOLL, KOMIVES, JONES, MORRIS & HOBBS

PRESENT:

Recognizing Yvonne Dubielak on the occasion of her retirement and

for her service to the community.

R-544-25

Sponsors:

Komives and Driscoll

Suspension

Yea: 10 - Williams, Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris and Sarantou

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:

Toledo Lucas County Port Authority Board

A-545-25

Attachments: 20251120150634430 Poore

20251120150659839 Poore

Confirm

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

SECOND READING ITEMS:

Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not to

exceed $480,000 from the Water Replacement Fund and an amount

not to exceed $480,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund

to provide professional services necessary to continue program

management duties related to the AMI Program; authorizing the

Mayor to enter into a professional services contract; authorizing the

Mayor to waive the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter

187 for said purpose; and declaring an emergency.

O-517-25

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Repealing and Replacing Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1767-

Vacant Residential Building Registration and Residential Rental

Properties Registration; and declaring an emergency.

Emergency

O-527-25

O-530-25

Passage

Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Real Estate Purchase and Sale

Agreement with the Neighborhood Health Association of Toledo, Inc.

(“NHA”) and to execute and deliver needed instruments for the sale

and conveyance of city-owned real property located at 940 South

Avenue, in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; approving the inclusion of a

twenty (20) year restrictive use covenant and a Perpetual Easement

in the conveyance; making certain findings with respect thereto;

waiving the competitive bidding and advertising provisions of TMC

187.19; and declaring an emergency.

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Declaring it necessary and providing for the rehabilitation of

sidewalks and driveway approaches on various streets in the

City of Toledo; and declaring an emergency.

R-532-25

Attachments: Sidewalks 2026 (WORD doc)

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

ITEM FROM TOLEDO MUNICIPAL COURT:

Authorizing the Mayor and Toledo Municpal Court to accept bids

and award contracts, or utilize cooperative purchase agreements for

the purchase of portable radios, software and various communication

equipment, and related services; authorizing the expenditure of

$37,185.44 from the Toledo Municipal Court Fund; and declaring

an emergency.

O-546-25

Attachments: State Contract with Motorrola_approved by legal

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

NEW ITEMS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION:

COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE OPERATIONS:

Authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant in the amount of

$359,597.86 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-547-25

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 3 ITEMS FROM

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:

Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with DGL Consulting

Engineers, LLC for a safety study for Secor Road; authorizing the

expenditure of an amount not to exceed $95,000 from the Capital

Improvement Fund for said study; authorizing the Mayor to waive

competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and

declaring an emergency.

O-548-25

Attachments: 25371 Toledo Secor Road Safety Study 2025.11.14

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating, in fee,

a portion of the property owned by Waterford Senior

Apartments, LLC, located at 4943 Angola Road and 4855

Angola Road for a sidewalk project; and declaring an

emergency.

R-549-25

Attachments: 56-WD - Exhibit A

56-T - Exhibit B

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute a cooperative

agreement with Lucas Metropolitan Housing for improvements near

the Huron Street TARTA hub; authorizing the expenditure of an

amount not to exceed $280,000 for said improvements; and

declaring an emergency

O-550-25

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:

Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $39,000 from the

Capital Improvement Fund; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a

contract for emergency underground steam line improvements; and

declaring an emergency.

O-551-25

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:

Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed

$94,000 from the Sewer Operating Fund to provide payment

for emergency pump & equipment rentals; authorizing the

Mayor to enter into contracts for said purpose; waiving the

competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and

declaring an emergency.

O-552-25

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Williams, Cherry, Gadus, Hobbs III, Komives,

McPherson, Melden, Morris, Sarantou, Driscoll and Jones

Passage

Yea: 9 - Williams, Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives,

McPherson, Morris and Sarantou

COUNCILMAN SARANTOU PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 11 ITEMS FROM

THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:

Appropriating from various funds to individual accounts for

the current expenses and other expenses of the City of

Toledo for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and

declaring an emergency.

O-553-25

Attachments: AttachmentA.2026ProposedBudget.pdf

AttachmentB.2026.OperatingTransfers.pdf

Referred To:

Approving the Capital Improvement Budget and Road

Improvement Budget for the years 2026 - 2030; authorizing

the appropriation of $77,447,820 for capital projects; and

declaring an emergency.

O-554-25

Attachments: 2026-2030.CIP.Attachments.pdf

Referred To:

Yea: 9 - Williams, Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives,

McPherson, Morris and Sarantou

Appropriating money for current ordinary expenditures of the various

departments for the City of Toledo for the first quarter (January,

February and March) of 2026; and declaring an emergency.

O-555-25

Attachments: 2026.TemporaryAppropriation.pdf

First Reading

Declaring the necessity of providing sprinkling, sweeping, cleaning

O-556-25

and snow removal services for streets, alleys and public ways in the

City; providing for the assessment of the cost of those services; and

declaring an emergency.

Attachments: 2022-2024 Actuals and 2022-2026 Estimates

2025-2026 Comparison Charts (EST)

First Reading

Declaring the necessity of controlling the blight and disease of

shade trees within public rights of way, and for planting,

maintaining, trimming and removing shade trees in and along

the streets of the City; providing for the assessment of the

cost of those services; and declaring an emergency.

First Reading

O-557-25

Declaring it necessary to improve certain streets and public

ways in the Downtown Area of the City by providing street

lighting; providing for the assessment of costs of that lighting;

and declaring an emergency.

O-558-25

O-559-25

O-560-25

First Reading

Declaring it necessary to improve certain streets, alleys, and

public ways outside the Downtown Area of the City by

providing street lighting; providing for the assessment of

costs of that lighting; and declaring an emergency.

First Reading

Repealing Toledo Municipal Code Section 798.99 and

enacting new Toledo Municipal Code Section 798.99; and

declaring an emergency.

Attachments: 798 redline version.docx

First Reading

Repealing Toledo Municipal Code Section 545.22-Wage Theft and

enacting new Toledo Municipal Code Section 545.22-Wage Theft;

and declaring an emergency.

O-561-25

Attachments: 545 redline version.docx

First Reading

Repealing Toledo Municipal Code Sections 796.02 and

796.04 and enacting new Toledo Municipal Code Sections

796.02 and 796.04; and declaring an emergency.

O-562-25

Attachments: 796 redline version.docx

First Reading

Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $75,000,

annually, from the General Fund for consulting services for the

preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

(ACFR) and accounting advisory services; authorizing the Mayor

to accept bids and award contracts for said services for a period of

three years, with an option to renew for two additional one-year

periods; and declaring an emergency.

O-563-25

First Reading

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