One Government Center  
Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Formal Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, March 3, 2026  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
COUNCIILWOMAN MORRIS PRESENTS:  
Recognizing Zack Aubrey and Anthony Mitchell for  
demonstrating exceptional bravery.  
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APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:  
Appointment - Toledo-Lucas County Commission on  
Disabilities  
A-054-26  
Attachments: TLCCOD_MR_Resume_dec2025  
Appointment to the Home Improvement Home  
A-055-26  
Remodeling Board of Control  
Attachments: 20260107_HRC Linzey Link ltr  
20260107_HRC Linzey_Link resume  
Home Remodelers_Linzey Link  
Re-appointments to the Home Improvement & Home  
A-056-26  
Remodeling Board of Control  
Attachments: Home Remodelers_Dean Frederick  
DEAN FREDERICK_2026  
SECOND READING ITEMS:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a lease agreement  
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with The Toledo Edison Company for use of a parking  
lot at Detwiler Park as a temporary storage lot; and  
declaring an emergency.  
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Attachments: O-34-26 Proposed Amendment  
Legislative History  
2/3/26  
City Council  
City Council  
Suspension  
held  
2/17/26  
Amending the Toledo Municipal Code by repealing  
multiple sections of Chapter 2101 and enacting new  
sections of Chapter 2101, and repealing outdated  
chapters of the code; and declaring an emergency.  
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Attachments: Exhibit A - Toledo Municipal Code - 2106  
Exhibit B - Toledo Municipal Code 2115  
Legislative History  
2/17/26  
City Council  
First Reading  
COUNCILWOMAN JONES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:  
Authorizing the Mayor to submit a substantial amendment to  
the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan approved and submitted to  
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  
(HUD) in December 2022 and approved by the HUD Field  
Office in 2023 for the purpose of establishing a preference for  
supportive services funding for Qualifying Population 1 (QP1)  
-Homeless, as defined in 24 CFR 91.5 Homeless (1), (2), or  
(3); and declaring an emergency.  
O-057-26  
Attachments: HOME-ARP Substantial Amendment Budget - Schedule b  
Substantial Admendment - Schedule A  
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award  
contracts for Bacteria Laboratory Autoclave  
Replacement at the Collins Park Water Treatment  
Plant; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of  
$100,000 from the Water Replacement Fund for the  
Bacteria Laboratory Autoclave Replacement; and  
declaring an emergency.  
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a one (1) year agreement  
O-059-26  
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with the option to renew for up to three (3) additional one-year  
periods with Buckeye Pumps for the purpose of providing repair  
service for the Spent Lime Dewater Facility pre-fill tank mixer;  
authorizing the expenditure from the Water Operating Fund in  
an amount not to exceed $40,000 annually; waiving the  
competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and  
declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the appropriation of $100,000 from the Water,  
Sewer and Storm Water Replacement Funds and the operating  
transfer of same to the Water, Sewer and Storm Water  
Operating Funds; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure  
of $100,000 from the Water, Sewer and Storm Water  
Operating Funds for the customer assistance grant program;  
and declaring an emergency.  
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Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$75,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund for payment  
to the State of Ohio for 2026 annual regulatory fees; and  
declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement for  
third party administrator (TPA) services for the City’s  
self-funded medical insurance plan, to include providing  
claims administration, compliance, member support,  
reporting, and other related services for covered  
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employees and their dependents, for a term of three (3)  
years with two (2), one (1) year optional renewals;  
authorizing the expenditure of funds from the Healthcare  
Internal Service Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement for pharmacy  
benefit management (PBM) services for the City’s self-funded  
prescription drug plans, to include administering the  
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prescription drug benefit, optimizing network access,  
managing formulary and rebate programs, delivering  
transparent reporting, and other related services for covered  
employees and their dependents, for a term of three (3) years  
with two (2), one (1) year optional renewals; and further  
authorizing the expenditure of funds from the Healthcare  
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Internal Service Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN MELDEN PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1315 by repealing  
Section 1315.02 Appointment and enacting a new section  
1315.02 Appointment for the purpose of establishing an  
expedited appeal process; and declaring an emergency.  
O-064-26  
Attachments: 1315.02 Expedited Appeal Ex. A  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Loan Agreement and  
other needed instruments with the Toledo Community  
Improvement Corporation to establish a Shovel Ready Sites  
Fund that will be used to assemble, acquire, prepare, hold,  
market and transfer sites within the City for job creating and  
housing developments; authorizing the appropriation and  
expenditure of an amount not to exceed $18,700,000 from the  
General Fund; authorizing the Mayor to accept and deposit  
loan payments into the General Fund; and declaring an  
emergency.  
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COUNCILMAN SARANTOU PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 5 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:  
Providing for the issuance and sale of bonds in the maximum  
principal amount of $18,700,000 for the purpose of paying  
costs of a “project” as defined in Section 165.01 of the Revised  
Code for the purpose of creating or preserving jobs and  
employment opportunities and improving the economic welfare  
of the City and its residents and the State of Ohio; providing for  
the pledge for that purpose of certain nontax revenues;  
establishing an account or fund of the City; approving related  
documents; and declaring an emergency.  
O-066-26  
Providing for the issuance and sale of bonds in the maximum  
principal amount of $19,800,000 for the purpose of paying  
costs, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of  
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Transportation through its Rebuilding American Infrastructure  
with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program, and  
otherwise, of (i) improving the City’s street system by  
reconstructing, resurfacing and curbing streets, constructing  
water lines and related water supply facilities, sanitary sewers  
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and related sanitary facilities, storm sewers and related  
drainage facilities, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks and  
streetscaping, and installing decorative street lighting, signage  
and trees and other landscaping, (ii) constructing a  
transportation mobility hub including related seating, lighting,  
bicycle and scooter shelter and other equipment, and (iii)  
constructing a multiuse path along Dorr Street including  
commissioning and installing public artwork along the path, in  
each case as designated in the plans approved or to be  
approved by Council and together with the necessary  
appurtenances and work incidental thereto, and acquiring real  
estate and interests in real estate in connection therewith, and  
declaring an emergency.  
Providing for the issuance and sale of bonds in the maximum  
principal amount of $12,210,000 for the purpose of paying  
costs of improving the City’s street system, in cooperation with  
the Department of Transportation of the State of Ohio and  
otherwise, by (i) improving streets by constructing,  
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reconstructing and rehabilitating the pavement base, bridges,  
curbs, drainage improvements, driveway approaches, pedestrian  
ramps, bicycle paths and sidewalks, widening, realigning,  
adjusting radius cutbacks, manholes and catch basins, preparing  
the surface and surfacing and resurfacing, and installing traffic  
signs, signals and signalization, where necessary, and (ii)  
improving bridges by constructing, reconstructing, replacing,  
rehabilitating, restoring and widening bridge decks, supporting  
piers, abutments, arches, beams, columns and other structural  
steel components and bridge bearing systems and related  
embankments and drainage facilities, restoring and installing  
expansion joints, bridge railings and traffic barrier railings and  
constructing, reconstructing and rehabilitating the pavement  
base, curbs, drainage improvements, driveway approaches,  
bicycle paths and sidewalks and surfacing and resurfacing the  
roadway on those bridges and approaches to those bridges,  
where necessary, in each case as designated in the plans  
approved or to be approved by Council, and declaring an  
emergency.  
Providing for the issuance and sale of bonds in the maximum  
principal amount of $7,490,000 for the purpose of refunding for  
debt charges savings certain of the City’s outstanding Capital  
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Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, dated  
October 15, 2015, repealing Ordinance No. 312-25, passed on  
August 12, 2025, and declaring an emergency.  
Providing for the issuance and sale of bonds in the maximum  
principal amount of $1,100,000 for the purpose of paying costs  
of acquiring fire apparatus and equipment for use by the City’s  
Department of Fire and Rescue Operations, and declaring an  
emergency.  
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COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS  
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:  
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not  
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to exceed $500,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for  
the 2026 Sidewalk Program; authorizing the expenditure of an  
amount not to exceed $1,750,000 from the Special Assessment  
Improvement Fund for the 2026 Sidewalk Program; authorizing  
the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $ 1,250,000 from  
the Tree Assessment Fund for the 2026 Sidewalk Program;  
authorizing the Mayor to prepare plans and specifications,  
acquire required rights-of-way as appropriate, prepare bids and  
enter into contracts for this project; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Attachments: 2026 Sidewalk Program Address List  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cooperative grant  
agreement with and accept financial assistance from the State of  
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the multi-use  
path project on Parkside Boulevard; authorizing the  
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acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant  
proceeds into the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not  
to exceed $1,016,495; authorizing the Mayor to execute all  
necessary documentation for the grant; authorizing the Mayor  
to accept bids and award contracts related to the design and  
construction of the project; and declaring an emergency.  
Amending Ord. 49-25 to accept an additional $125,906 in  
grant funds from Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) for  
the Sylvania Ave. project; Amending Ord. 49-25 to reduce loan  
funding by $125,906 for the Sylvania Ave. project; and  
declaring an emergency.  
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Authorizing and expressing the City of Toledo’s support for  
applications to the Ohio Department of Transportation Safe  
Routes to School Grant Programs for funds to construct  
infrastructure enhancements and engage in education and  
encouragement activities to improve pedestrian and bicycle  
access for students traveling to Washington Local Schools; and  
declaring an emergency.  
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THE CLERK REPORTS:  
Declaring the intent to vacate all that portion of  
Jefferson Avenue lying between Water Street and the  
Maumee River, located in the City of Toledo, Lucas  
County, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.  
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COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS CHAIR OF ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE  
PRESENTS:  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at  
1839 Tremainsville Road, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County,  
Ohio; and declaring an emergency.  
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Granting an amendment to a Special Use Permit  
originally granted by Ord. 218-19 for Christ the King  
Church & School site expansion for a site located at  
4757 Monroe Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas  
County, Ohio, subject to certain conditions; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-077-26  
Map Amendment to the Vistula Neighborhood  
O-078-26  
O-079-26  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Section 1104.0100 “Use  
Table” to permit storage units only after review and approval of  
a Special Use permit; and declaring an emergency.  
Attachments: Ex. A to Storage Units  
Ex. B to Storage Units  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Section 1106.0401 “Review”  
by repealing the prior version and enacting a new amended  
version thereof; and declaring an emergency.  
O-080-26  
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Attachments: Ex. A to 1106.0401  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code to enact a new Section  
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1111.0610 “Zone Changes Subject to Subdivision Platting”  
and declaring an emergency.  
ITEM LIKELY TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION:  
Establishing the annual salary of $145,000 for the Director of  
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the City Plan Commission, pursuant to Charter Section 189;  
and declaring an emergency.  
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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