One Government Center  
Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Formal Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, September 9, 2025  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARTMAN AND COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENT:  
Recognizing Justin Scott Slater for Extraordinary Heroism.  
COUNCILWOMAN JONES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM:  
R-390-25  
Recognizing Kenyetta Gable-Jones on Her Retirement from  
General Motors after 40 Years of Dedicated Service.  
R-391-25  
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:  
Appointment to the Human Relations Commission  
A-392-25  
Attachments: 20250828151301311-HRC  
Appointment to the Latino Affairs Commission  
A-393-25  
A-394-25  
Attachments: 20250828151323218 LAC  
Toledo Community Improvement Corporation  
Attachments: 20250828151449778 -tcic  
SECOND READING ITEMS:  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code (TMC), Chapters 743,  
1103, 1104, 1107 and 1116 relating to the Downtown Parking  
Lot Review and Improvement Advisory Committee  
(DPLRIAC) and surface parking lots in the Downtown and  
Warehouse Districts; and declaring an emergency.  
O-342-25  
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Attachments: Video: City Council July 15, 2025  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Legislative History  
7/15/25  
8/12/25  
City Council  
City Council  
held  
held  
Urging the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to Classify Kratom  
(Mitragyna Speciosa) as a Schedule I Controlled  
Substance.  
R-350-25  
Attachments: Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Proposed Amendment  
Legislative History  
8/12/25  
City Council  
First Reading  
Enacting a new Toledo Municipal Code (TMC),  
Chapter 513; Subsection 513.17 Prohibiting the Sale of  
Kratom.  
O-351-25  
O-357-25  
Attachments: Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Legislative History  
8/12/25 City Council  
First Reading  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver needed  
instruments to forgive the loan balance and release the  
mortgage and security interests with respect to the 24 scattered  
site single family rental housing Low-Income Housing Tax  
Credit Project known as United North School Homes LLC; and  
declaring an emergency.  
Attachments: Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Legislative History  
8/12/25 City Council  
First Reading  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver needed  
instruments to forgive the loan balance and release the  
mortgage and security interests with respect to the 24 scattered  
site single family rental housing Low-Income Housing Tax  
Credit Project known as United North School Homes LLC; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-358-25  
Attachments: Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
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Legislative History  
8/12/25 City Council  
First Reading  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Thirteen - Building  
Code by: (1) repealing Sections 1301.02, 1301.06, 1301.13,  
1303.01, 1303.02, 1303.03, 1303.04, 1303.07, 1303.08,  
1303.09, 1305.02, 1305.09, 1309.04, 1309.08, 1313.04,  
1361.03, and 1361.10 and enacting new versions of the  
aforementioned Sections; (2) repealing Section 1309.09 Fire  
Prevention Bureau approval; and (3) enacting Section 1367.04  
titled Heat Supply; and declaring an emergency.  
O-361-25  
Attachments: Exhibit A  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Legislative History  
8/12/25  
City Council  
First Reading  
Authorizing appropriations and budget adjustments within the  
2025 Approved Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets;  
and declaring an emergency.  
O-362-25  
Attachments: MidYear.Adjustments.2025  
Revised Council 2025 Midyear Budget Amendments 9.5.25  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Legislative History  
8/12/25  
City Council  
First Reading  
Repealing Ordinance 303-00 in its entirety, a proposed zone  
change conditioned upon the recording of an industrial plat for a  
property located at 606-636 S. Byrne Road and 3550-3636  
Angola Road; and declaring an emergency.  
O-389-25  
Attachments: Exhibit A  
Legislative History  
8/12/25  
City Council  
immediate  
consideration  
8/12/25  
City Council  
First Reading  
NEW ITEMS FROM COUNCIL:  
COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM:  
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Requesting the Toledo City Plan Commission to conduct a  
study amending the landscaping requirements, outlined in  
Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven, to require the use of  
native plants; and declaring an emergency.  
R-395-25  
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS:  
Submitting to the Toledo City Plan Commission a request to  
R-396-25  
conduct a study for the purpose of reviewing past zone changes  
that may contain conditional terms that would allow for the  
passage of a zone change years after their initial review;  
authorizing a public hearing on said locations and publication of  
said hearing; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM TOLEDO  
MUNICIPAL COURT:  
Authorizing the Clerk of Toledo Municipal Court to enter into  
an agreement with ScanWorks LLC for the scanning and  
destruction of Toledo Municipal Court case files; authorizing  
the expenditure of $125,500 from the General Fund; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-397-25  
NEW ITEMS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION:  
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 4 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $150,000  
from the Water Replacement Fund for the purchase of wetland  
mitigation credits to offset development of the elevated storage  
tanks on Northover Rd.; authorizing the Mayor to award  
contracts for wetland mitigation credits; authorizing the Mayor  
to waive the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter  
187 for local watershed wetland mitigation credits; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-398-25  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver needed  
instruments for the granting of an easement and right of access  
to the City of Oregon, on a portion of city-owned real property  
located north of Corduroy Rd. and east of Collins Park Ave.;  
and declaring an emergency.  
O-399-25  
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Attachments: Exhibit A - Perpetual Easement  
Exhibit A - Temporary Easement  
Authorizing expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
O-400-25  
O-401-25  
$4,820 from the Water Replacement Fund for the  
replacement of damaged asphalt on the 30” transmission  
main repair; and declaring an emergency.  
Amending Sections 1 and 3 of Ordinance 305-24 for the  
purpose of including the preparation of plans,  
specifications, design construction related to the removal  
and replacement of eight large diameter valves;  
declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:  
Authorizing the Mayor to supplement the existing contract with  
Keen Independent Research, LLC in an amount not to exceed  
$13,000 for the continuation and completion of the Gender  
Equity Analysis; authorizing the expenditure of funds; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-402-25  
COUNCILWOMAN McPHERSON PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS:  
Authorizing the annual expenditure of $10,799 from the  
General Fund for Social News Desk Software to enhance the  
city’s online communication and engagement efforts;  
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a two-year agreement; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-403-25  
COUNCILMAN SARANTOU PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an extension of the contract  
with Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co. for the 2025-2029 annual  
audits for the City’s accounting and financial records;  
O-404-25  
authorizing the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$198,800 from the General Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF LAW:  
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Authorizing the settlement of claims brought in Allen,  
Administrator v. City of Toledo, et al.; authorizing the  
expenditure of $300,000 from the Risk Management Fund;  
and declaring an emergency.  
O-405-25  
O-406-25  
Authorizing the Mayor and Director of Law to enter into  
settlement agreements on behalf of the City of Toledo in  
multi-district litigation in the prosecution of claims to  
recover damages related to opioid-related costs;  
authorizing the Mayor and Director of Law to execute  
documents necessary to effectuate approving  
settlements according to terms as recommended by the  
City’s retained legal counsel; and declaring an  
emergency.  
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary grant award  
documents with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant;  
authorizing the Mayor to accept and deposit grant proceeds in  
the amount of $1,459,500 into the Operation Grants Fund;  
authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of said grant  
proceeds for the Collins Park Stream Restoration Project;  
authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and execute necessary  
contracts to administer the grants; and declaring an emergency.  
O-407-25  
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 3 ITEMS FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:  
O-408-25  
Authorizing the improvement to the intersections at Matzinger  
Road & Stickney Avenue, by installing two(2) street lights;  
authorizing the annual cost of $345.00 for said improvement  
from the General Fund utilities account; authorizing the  
payment of $2,200.00 from the General Fund utilities account  
to Toledo Edison for a one-time installation cost; and declaring  
an emergency.  
Declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating, in fee, a  
portion of the property owned by HG Toledo LLC, located at  
1525 Cherry Street for a safety project; and declaring an  
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emergency.  
Attachments: TDOT090925APPROPRIATE1525CHERRY Legal Description  
Declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating, in fee, a  
portion of the property owned by Zubha Props, located at 1615  
Cherry Street for a safety project; and declaring an emergency.  
R-410-25  
Attachments: TDOT090925APPROPRIATE1615CHERRY Legal Description  
COUNCILMEMBER KOMIVES PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM  
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE:  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year contract  
with the option for a five-year renewal with Woodlawn  
Cemetery Historical Association, Inc. (dba Woodlawn  
Cemetery and Arboretum) for the management and  
operation of the city’s five municipal cemeteries; waiving  
the competitive provisions of TMC 187; authorizing the  
annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$615,000 for contractual payments; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-411-25  
Attachments: Woodlawn Cemetery Proposal  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract utilizing a  
purchasing cooperative for the purchase of electric,  
commercial grade lawn equipment; authorizing the  
expenditure of an amount not to exceed $70,000 from  
the 1% for the Environment funding; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-412-25  
COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS CHAIR OF ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE  
REPORTS AS APPROVED:  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at  
5414 301st Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio;  
and declaring an emergency.  
O-413-25  
Changing the zoning maps attached to Part 11, Planning and  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at 313  
Morris Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-414-25  
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Granting a Special Use Permit for a Day Care Center for the  
property located at 2800 West Central Avenue, in the City of  
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, subject to certain conditions; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-415-25  
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Tobacco Shop for the  
property located at 229 Main Street, in the City of Toledo,  
Lucas County, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.  
O-416-25  
O-417-25  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by enacting §1103.1414 entitled Demolition  
Hearing Procedures (Cherry Street Overlay District); and  
enacting §1103.1415 Demolition Appeals; and declaring an  
emergency.  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by enacting Subsection 1104.2700 entitled Scrap  
and Salvage Operations; and Section 1104.2701 entitled  
Setbacks; and amending the Use Table found at Subpart  
1104.0100 to include the respective changes enacted in Section  
1104.2701; and declaring an emergency.  
O-418-25  
Attachments: Ex. A to Scrap  
Ex. B to Scrap  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by repealing §§ 1103.0610 and 1103.1008; and §  
§ 1107.0102, 1107.0103, 1107.0104, 1107.0200,  
O-419-25  
1107.0204, 1107.0205, 1107.0300, 1107.0301, 1107.0302,  
1107.0303, 1107.0304, 1107.0400, 1107.0500, 1107.0601,  
1107.0700, 1107.0701, 1107.1101, 1107.1102, 1107.1401,  
1107.1402, 1107.1407; and enacting new versions of the  
aforementioned sections; and declaring an emergency.  
Attachments: Exhibit A to Parking Minimums  
Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and  
Zoning Code by repealing §1105.0205 and enacting a new  
version of §1105.0205 entitled Appearance; and enacting a  
new §1105.0206 entitled Business Use; and declaring an  
emergency.  
O-420-25  
Vacation of a portion of property within Whittlesey’s  
Addition located in the City of Toledo, Lucas County,  
Ohio, subject to certain conditions; and declaring an  
O-421-25  
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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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