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Toledo, OH 43604

City of Toledo

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

4:00 PM

Council Chambers

Rollcall

Present: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Absent: 1 - McPherson

Original Poems -- Sandra Rivers Gill || Pledge of Allegiance & National Anthem

Pledge of Allegiance

National Anthem

RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE:

R-030-26

Recognizing Hassan Muhammad Jaber Cheaib for his

leadership and dedication to the Vistula Neighborhood

Sponsors:

Jones

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Recognizing Devonne Fagan a Community Leader for Violence

Preventions, Healing & Youth Empowerment

R-031-26

Sponsors:

Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, McPherson and Morris

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:

Re-Appointments to the Maumee, Monclova, Toledo JEDZ

Board

A-032-26

Attachments: Maumee Monclova Toledo JEDZ Board_2026

JEDZ Meeting Minutes 2025 01 16

Maumee Monclova JEDZ attendance 01.21.2026

Confirm

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

NEW ITEMS FROM COUNCIL:

COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE

DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & RESCUE OPERATIONS:

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.

O-033-26

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM THE

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.

O-034-26

Attachments: O-34-26 Proposed Amendment

Suspension

Yea: 8 - Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer, Martinez,

Melden and Williams

Nay: 3 - Driscoll, Morris and Sarantou

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.

O-035-26

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM THE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:

Authorizing the disappropriation of $1,741 from the 2012 Water Bond

O-036-26

Issuance; $74,200 from the 2013 Water Bond Issuance, $135,061

from the 2016 Water Bond Issuance in the Water 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.

Attachments: AttachmentB.docx

AttachmentA.docx

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

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.

O-037-26

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

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.

O-038-26

First Reading

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

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.

Suspension

O-039-26

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

COUNCILMAN SARANTOU PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM THE

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

O-040-26

competitive bidding requirements of Toledo Municipal Code

Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.

First Reading

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

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.

O-041-26

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS 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.

O-042-26

Attachments: SRTS 2027 MAINTENANCE AND

CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

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.

O-043-26

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

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.

O-044-26

Suspension

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Emergency

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams

Passage

Yea: 11 - Driscoll, Gadus, Hobbs III, Jones, Komives, Kramer,

Martinez, Melden, Morris, Sarantou and Williams