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:  
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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:  
A-393-25  
Attachments:  
A-394-25  
20250828151301311-HRC  
Appointment to the Latino Affairs Commission  
20250828151323218 LAC  
Toledo Community Improvement Corporation  
20250828151449778 -tcic  
Attachments:  
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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Video: City Council July 15, 2025  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Attachments:  
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  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Proposed Amendment  
Attachments:  
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  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Attachments:  
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-357-25  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Attachments:  
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  
Video: Agenda Review 8/5/2025  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
City of Toledo  
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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  
Exhibit A  
Attachments:  
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  
MidYear.Adjustments.2025  
Attachments:  
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  
Exhibit A  
Attachments:  
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:  
Requesting the Toledo City Plan Commission to conduct a  
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study amending the landscaping requirements, outlined in  
Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven, to require the use of  
native plants; and declaring an emergency.  
COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ PRESENTS:  
Submitting to the Toledo City Plan Commission a request to  
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.  
R-396-25  
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  
Exhibit A - Perpetual Easement  
Exhibit A - Temporary Easement  
Attachments:  
City of Toledo  
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Authorizing expenditure of an amount not to exceed  
$4,820 from the Water Replacement Fund for the  
replacement of damaged asphalt on the 30”  
O-400-25  
O-401-25  
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; authorizing the annual expenditure of an  
amount not to exceed $198,800 from the General Fund; and  
declaring an emergency.  
O-404-25  
COUNCILMAN HOBBS PRESENTS THE FOLLOWING 2 ITEMS FROM THE  
DEPARTMENT OF LAW:  
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;  
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and declaring an emergency.  
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.  
O-406-25  
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  
emergency.  
R-409-25  
TDOT090925APPROPRIATE1525CHERRY Legal Description  
Attachments:  
Declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating, in fee,  
R-410-25  
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a portion of the property owned by Zubha Props, located at  
1615 Cherry Street for a safety project; and declaring an  
emergency.  
TDOT090925APPROPRIATE1615CHERRY Legal Description  
Attachments:  
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  
Woodlawn Cemetery Proposal  
Attachments:  
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  
O-413-25  
O-414-25  
O-415-25  
Zoning, Toledo Municipal Code, for the property located at  
5414 301st Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio;  
and declaring an emergency.  
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.  
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.  
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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  
Ex. A to Scrap  
Ex. B to Scrap  
Attachments:  
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, 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.  
O-419-25  
Exhibit A to Parking Minimums  
Attachments:  
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  
emergency.  
O-421-25  
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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