One Government Center  
Toledo, OH 43604  
City of Toledo  
Agenda Review  
City Council  
Tuesday, November 26, 2024  
2:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
RESOLUTIONS IN ATTENDANCE  
Recognizing Dianne Larson - Retirement  
Recognizing Retired Sgt at Arms Gerald Gill for his  
heroic efforts during his years as a Patrol Officer.  
RIA: Gerald Gill  
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SECOND READING ITEM  
Authorizing the disappropriation of $400,000 from the Local  
Fiscal Recovery Fund; authorizing the appropriation of  
$910,099 from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund and the  
expenditure of same for the St. Anthony’s Multi-Purpose  
Recreational Space; authorizing the Mayor to enter into an  
agreement with the Lucas County Land Reutilization  
Corporation; and declaring an emergency.  
Toledo Recovery Plan Recreation Facilities Supplemental  
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Department of Parks and Youth Services  
Fausnaugh  
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NEW ITEMS FROM COUNCIL  
Submitting to the Toledo City Plan Commission a request to  
conduct a study for the purpose of creating a healthy food  
overlay, the harmful impacts of food deserts and Small-Box  
Stores, and other steps to incentivize businesses that provide  
healthy food to establish in areas that are currently designated  
as food deserts; a review of proposed text amendments to  
Toledo Municipal Code Sections 1103 authorizing a public  
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hearing on said text amendments and publication of said  
hearing; and declaring an emergency.  
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Amending Ordinance 67-24; and declaring an emergency.  
DIP: South Toledo Gateway  
Councilmember Martinez  
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Authorizing the expenditure of $29,000 from the District  
Improvement Program for the Permanent Blue Light Cameras  
Project; authorizing the Mayor to execute the necessary  
contracts; and declaring an emergency.  
District Improvement Program - Permanent Blue Light Cameras  
City Council  
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Councilmember Martinez  
Authorizing the Mayor to apply for a grant from the  
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in the  
amount of $56,600; authorizing the expenditure of  
$56,600 from the Capital Improvement District  
Improvement Program for design and engineering  
services related to implementing river access paths and  
overlooks at River Road Park; authorizing the Mayor to  
award contracts for said purpose; and declaring an  
emergency.  
DPYS Authorization to apply for $56,600 ODNR Coastal  
Management Assistance Grant  
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Parks and Youth Services  
Joe Fausnaugh (x3884)  
Revised  
Authorizing the expenditure of $48,000 from the District  
Improvement Program for the Wayne Snow Gateway  
Enhancement Project; authorizing the Mayor to execute the  
necessary contracts; and declaring an emergency.  
District Improvement Program - Wayne Snow Gateway Enhancement  
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Project  
City Council  
Councilmember Williams  
Attachments: Rendering  
Amending ORD 50-24; and declaring an emergency.  
District Improvement Program - Smith Park Athletic Field  
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Project  
City Council  
Councilmember Williams  
DEPARTMENT OF LAW  
Authorizing the settlement of the claim of Angela Sobczak for  
personal injuries for the sum of $50,000 in settlement of her  
claim; and authorizing the expenditure of $50,000 from the  
Risk Management Fund; and declaring an emergency.  
Sobczak  
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Department of Law  
T. Green x1037  
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE OPERATIONS  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with  
Flock Group, Inc. for the facilitation of a year-long  
study on the efficacy of drone technology; and declaring  
an emergency.  
Drone Study  
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Toledo Police Department  
Lt. Brianne Holmes (x3203)  
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a three-year  
agreement for the purchase of Flock OS including 20  
additional Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR)  
for the Toledo Police Department’s Real Time Crime  
Center; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to  
exceed $150,000 from the General Fund; and declaring  
an emergency.  
Flock OS and ALPRs $150,000  
Toledo Police Department  
Lt. Brianne Holmes (x3203)  
Revised  
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DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & RESCUE OPERATIONS  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept an Ohio Department of Public  
Safety Grant from the Ohio Division of Emergency Services in  
amount not to exceed $3,264.88 for the City of Toledo,  
Department of Fire & Rescue Operations; authorizing the  
deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of funds; and declaring  
an emergency.  
Ohio Department of Public Safety - FY24  
Toledo Fire & Rescue Operations  
CFO Ted Sheares (x3515)  
Revised  
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE  
Authorizing the Mayor to renew the agreement with  
Mansfield Oil Company for the continued operation of a  
fuel purchasing card program for a five (5) year term  
with an option for five (5) successive one-year renewals;  
waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC  
Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.  
DPS Fuel Card Program  
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Facility & Fleet Operations  
Rick M. Akeman, Commissioner/Megan Robson, Director  
Revised  
Authorizing the appropriation of $175,000 from the  
unappropriated balance of the Storm Water Replacement Fund  
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and the expenditure of same for the Bandore Park Stream  
Restoration project; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and  
enter into contracts for said project; and declaring an  
emergency.  
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Environmental Services  
Abed Semaan (x3951)  
Revised  
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  
Amending Ord. 272-24 to include the installation of sanitary  
mains and service lines on St. Aubin Drive and Loxley Road;  
and declaring an emergency.  
TDOT120424SEWERMAINARPA  
Engineering and Construction Management  
Christy Soncrant (x2851)  
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for  
emergency repair services to the electrical grounding  
system on the perimeter security fence at the Hoffman  
Road Landfill with U.S. Utility Contractor Co. Inc. (U.S.  
Utility); authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to  
exceed $92,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund;  
waiving the competitive provisions of TMC Chapter  
187; and declaring an emergency.  
DPS LANDFILL PERIMETER FENCE GROUNDING,  
EMERGENCY REPAIR  
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Solid Waste  
Ryan Murphy (x2640)/Megan Robson (x2306)  
Revised  
Authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and enter into  
necessary agreements for public lead service line  
replacements; authorizing the expenditure of an amount  
not to exceed $1,370,350 from the Local Fiscal  
Recovery Fund for said purpose; and declaring an  
emergency.  
DPU120424LEADLINEAMENDMENT  
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DPU  
Doug Stephens (x1845)  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a three (3) month  
extension of the existing lease agreement with the Ohio  
Building Company, Ltd., for 1,475 square feet of  
customer service space for the Division of Utilities  
Administration, in the Ohio Building located at 420  
Madison Avenue; authorizing the expenditure of $8,045  
from the Utilities Administration Fund for said lease  
extension; and declaring an emergency.  
DPU120424OHIOBUILDINGLEASEEXTENSION  
Utilities Administration  
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Cindy Geronimo (x2363)  
Revised  
Authorizing the Mayor to execute a one (1) year professional  
services agreement with an option to renew for two one-year  
terms with PFM Financial Advisors LLC (PFM) for debt  
consulting services; waiving the competitive bidding  
requirements of TMC Chapter 187; authorizing the  
expenditure of an annual amount not to exceed $45,000 from  
the Water Operating Fund and an annual amount not to exceed  
$45,000 from the Sewer Operating Fund subject to  
appropriation; and declaring an emergency.  
DPU120424FinancialConsulting  
Utilities Admin  
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Douglas Stephens (x1845)  
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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year  
information security appliance management tool  
subscription agreement with support; authorizing the  
expenditure of an amount not to exceed $38,469.68  
from the Information and Communications Technology  
Fund; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of  
TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.  
Information Security Appliance Management Tool  
Department of Information Technology  
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Anne Bennett (x1493)  
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into agreements for the  
upgrade of the existing VMWare and Dell ESX host  
servers for the City of Toledo; authorizing the  
expenditure of $149,336.50 from the Capital  
Improvement Fund; waiving the competitive bidding  
requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an  
emergency.  
ESX Host Upgrades  
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Department of Information Technology  
Anne Bennett (x1493)  
Revised  
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE  
Declaring the necessity of providing sprinkling,  
sweeping, cleaning 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.  
FIN PROVIDING 2025 STREET SERV  
Department of Finance  
Roberto Martinez (x1653)  
Revised  
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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.  
FIN PROVIDING 2025 DT ST LIGHTS  
Department of Finance  
Roberto Martinez (x1653)  
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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  
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lighting; and declaring an emergency.  
FIN PROVIDING 2025 NDT ST LIGHTS  
Department of Finance  
Roberto Martinez (x1653)  
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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.  
FIN PROVIDING 2025 TREE MAINT  
Department of Finance  
Roberto Martinez (x1653)  
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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, 2025;  
and declaring an emergency.  
2025 Budget  
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Approving the Capital Improvement Budget and Road  
Improvement Budget for the years 2025 - 2029;  
authorizing the appropriation of $52,407,417 for capital  
projects; and declaring an emergency.  
2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan  
Finance  
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Campbell (x1252)/Takacs (x1468)  
Revised  
Appropriating money for current ordinary  
expenditures of the various departments for the City  
of Toledo for the first quarter (January, February and  
March) of 2025; and declaring an emergency.  
First Qtr. 2025 Temporary Appropriation  
Department of Finance  
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M. Campbell (x1252)  
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND YOUTH SERVICES  
Amending Ordinance 415-23 to amend the subscription  
term and renewal cost for parks visitation software; and  
declaring an emergency.  
PYS Amending ORD 415-23 Placer Visitation Software  
Parks and Youth Services  
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Joe Fausnaugh (x8446)  
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Authorizing the disappropriation of $60,000 from the  
Local Fiscal Recovery Fund; authorizing the  
appropriation and expenditure of same from the Local  
Fiscal Recovery Fund for improvements at Highland  
Park; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award  
contracts for said purpose; and declaring an emergency.  
PYS Amending American Rescue Plan Allocation 2023 Utilization  
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Plan  
Parks and Youth Services  
Joe Fausnaugh (x3884)  
Revised  
Authorizing the expenditure of $100,000 from the Capital  
Improvement Fund for playground equipment at Elmhurst  
Park; authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts for said  
purpose; and declaring an emergency.  
Elmhurst Park Playground  
Parks and Youth Services  
Joe Fausnaugh  
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Revised  
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT  
Authorizing the disappropriation of $150,000 from the  
Local Fiscal Recovery Fund; authorizing the  
appropriation of $150,000 from the Local Fiscal  
Recovery Fund for a Grocery Store Construction  
Incentive; authorizing the Mayor to enter into necessary  
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agreements for said purpose; and declaring an  
emergency.  
ARPA Funds - Grocery Store Construction Incentive  
Department of Housing and Community Development  
Director Rosalyn Clemens (x3647)  
Revised  
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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR  
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with  
Smith Dawson & Andrews to provide the city with  
federal government affairs services for a term of one  
year with an option to renew for four (4) successive  
one-year terms; authorizing the expenditure of $77,000  
for said purpose; waiving the competitive bidding  
requirements of TMC 187; and declaring an emergency.  
Federal Government Affairs Services  
Office of the Mayor/Grants  
<mailto:Simon.Nyi@toledo.oh.gov>  
Revised  
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Authorizing the expenditure of $75,000 from the General Fund  
to support the 2025 Italian Bowl as a Collaborative Sponsor;  
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a sponsorship agreement;  
and declaring an emergency.  
2025 Italian Bowl  
Mayor’s Office  
Austin Mack  
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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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