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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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I call to order a gender review of August 5th, 2025.

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Clerk, please call the roll.

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Melden, here.

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Morris, Seranto, here.

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Williams, Driscoll, here.

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Okay.

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Gattis, here, Hartman, Hobbs, Jones, here, Colmeyves, Martinez, did

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he say?

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Martin.

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I'm sorry, I said it was present.

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Oh, okay.

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McPherson.

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He corrupted.

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Here.

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Poor him present.

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Off to a rip-row and start.

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Let's begin with new items from the administration.

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Fireway.

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All right.

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Good afternoon, councilmembers.

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Branded Sowers, Director of Economic Development, joined by Director Dale M. Director of the law department to present items one and two on your agenda.

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Thank you for carving out an hour of time last week to have a committee hearing regarding these items.

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As you are mostly all aware, we have two items on your agenda related to the Rossford Jet Agreement.

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I'm actually going to talk about item two first.

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Item two amends the agreement with Rossford for the joint economic development zone.

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And also authorizes the finance director to create a special revenue account.

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That special revenue account code is what is related to item number one on your agenda.

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Where we amend the Toledo Municipal Code to specifically place that special revenue account code within the Toledo Municipal Code.

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I'm happy to answer any questions or

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I have been to any more details as you see fit. Thank you.

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Thank you, Councilman Driscoll. Thank you, Chair. I should have asked this last week. What happens to the money before it's used? Are we investing in short-term treasuries, just sitting in an interest bearing account? Once we have board the CIC?

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I could ask if Director Campbell could come up and maybe answer that question. Yes. Thank you.

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Good afternoon, Council.

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The funds would be invested according to the city's investment policy.

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That could be in Starr, Ohio, or other investments.

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We'd of course work with direct or sell horse on when the money might be used.

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So we're not investing it out longer than when the funds might need to be used.

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And what ever proceeds come from that stay in TCIC.

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Yes.

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Okay, thank you.

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Thank you.

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I have a question for you.

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Again, I mean, we had a great hearing, so any question could have been asked last week.

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Just think about a general timeline of when you, we might begin to see this new machine,

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you know, put some smoke in the air, doing some work, when will, when will we start to see something

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you think, what's the timeline of that?

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So the next step in this process would be for council to appoint the board or to confirm the mayors

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appointments. I think it's important to have the board in place. The board in my mind would do a retreat.

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We would talk about the use of the CIC, how CICs have been utilized in other communities.

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Then there will be a discussion on strategy, strategy about sites that are ideal for job creation projects,

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ideal for housing projects. And I think that we would, as a board, create a strategy and implement that strategy.

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So the funding will come in immediately as a part of this project.

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But I think we need to build the strategy and be strategic with this funding.

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It is a lot of money, but in the grand scheme of brown field redevelopment, it's really not a lot of money.

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So we need to be strategic about where we invest it, how we grow it.

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And if there's the ability to utilize this funding to attract outside funding sources to create our objectives with this.

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So ideally, it's right of way that we would put this to work.

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My goal is to have a Toledo CIC meeting, if not several meetings before the end of the year,

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which is why Council approves this today, the board appointments are in vision to be on your next agenda.

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Good to hear.

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Good start to the meeting for me to chair it, I was about to make a recommendation.

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But no, please, I'm not going to do that until you talk, Councilwoman McPherson.

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I thank you, Councilman Meldin.

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The question you just stated that if this is approved next Tuesday, then board appointments

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would be the following or correct.

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On your next, the next council meeting, we would have the board appointments, that's correct.

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Okay. Board appointments are made by the mayor.

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Mayor makes a recommendation, Council confirms.

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But Council could give recommendations to the mayor.

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Yes.

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Okay. Just want to be clear on that.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Yeah.

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Great.

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So for item one, I'll recommend SEP.

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You're asking SEP on all three.

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SEP, please.

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two SEP and for item three, SEP, thank you.

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Thank you.

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On to four from Department of Finance.

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Oh look at that, number three.

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My name was next to all of them, it's completely on a stake.

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Not without some talking, sir.

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Let's stick with the Department of Development just for a minute and go to item number three,

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be instead. Sorry, everyone.

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No, thank you, Council members. We're here today to present some amendments to Chapter

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13, which is building inspection for the most part. This is mostly a cleanup where originally

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building inspection.

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action.

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That was in economic and business development as a department. So there are 21 times, we're changing from economic and business development into building and code compliance as the department. That's probably the biggest change that you'll see on here. We did make some amendments to just specifying what is allowed to not have a permit, I guess is a better way to say it.

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Or what you can, and we broke it down to make it more clarified for

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between residential and commercial so that the public can better understand when it is required to ever permit, when it is not required to permit.

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We have, it was, it was even on the agenda here, there is a part of the code that was in conflict with the Ohio building code.

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That said that all certificates of occupancy did require fire prevention bureaus approval.

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which is contrary to the higher building code, which says that once all the inspections and permits have been issued, and final inspections have been completed, the how building code says that the Department of Building Aspections shall issue, it doesn't say immediately, but it says shall issue the certificate of occupancy, so there was a conflict between the how building code and the Toledo Municipal Code.

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So it cleans up that.

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We also cleaned up and added a section for partial demolitions.

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Like if you have a project, let's use the specific building, for example,

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that you don't necessarily know what the final plan is going to be.

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The way that our demolition permits would require in order to do a partial demolition.

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It would make you have the full building plans submitted at that same time in order to get the

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the demolition permit, we're now making a little bit more, what's the word?

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Well, no more friendly, so if that projects can, they can get the demolition done and

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then figure out what the final, because a lot of times if you're doing demolition, you're

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going to discover things and you're going to have to change your building plans again.

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And this kind of makes it a little bit more streamlined, a little more efficient and encourages

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development, at least that's our hopes.

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There was a change where there was a line in the old property maintenance code that

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said you had to have a certain heat supply for structures, for mostly residential

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properties, but in the code it just said from the words date to date.

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So we did actually put in specific dates for those dates so that it could be enforced

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in situations where we have tonnets that aren't getting proper heat in their property.

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And there was another, we did adopt the existing building code.

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And for folks that's a different, that's an additional building code for

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existing buildings, which makes it a lot, or provides more leniency for

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people that are trying to renovate these older buildings, bring them back to life.

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And the rules are more lenient in that case.

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So we're adopting those.

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And I think I covered everything.

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Okay, and we did bring it for licenses for the home remodelers.

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It was like a different formula that was being used for the home remodelers.

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And we brought that in line with all the other contractors that have to get a license with the city of Toledo.

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And I apologize, I did not introduce our assistant building official Doug Lennon and our commissioner, Kyle Kokenauer.

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I just need a card from the building official, hello.

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I only have one question for you, it sounds like at any time you're cleaning up the code, I think we generally think that's a really good thing.

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I'm curious if there was an opportunity to just engage with various members of the business community and get their feedback on the changes that we're making.

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I mean, I think sometimes we make changes and again we think it's cleaning it up, but inherently that's cleaning up kind of like our

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process, and it doesn't necessarily have to be with the voice of the customer in mind

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and curious if there was opportunities for that, and if you did it and how it went.

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Not to, I mean, a lot of this came as responses from contractors and engineers,

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architects, that had, you know, they were pointing out the fact that our code was

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and they were letting us know that.

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So not to the extent that we were able to have that many meetings outside of the council meetings

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at U Health Councilmen, which were beneficial, but that some of this did.

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We're going to come from those meetings. And it was more informal contact with those, with the contractors and the engineers and the people that are building in Toledo. Yeah. Great. No, it's good to hear. I mean, I think the meetings we hosted, man, I was a year ago, almost, I guess, you know, just the tip of the iceberg. It feels like an iterative process. We're just going to keep going and building. So that's good. I don't see any of the questions.

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I'll now appropriately recommend SCP for item number three, and go on to item number four from Department of Finance.

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Thank you.

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Good afternoon, Chairman Meldin, members of council.

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Agenda item four is the mid-year budget adjustment legislation.

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We typically bring this before council about the same time every year.

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Working with our departments throughout the first two quarters, just to review their revenues and

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expenditures and determine if there are any adjustments that might be needed to the

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budget at this point with the goal of not really adding new programs or positions

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are spending. As you look at the attachment, I'll just briefly highlight some of the

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items on there. The first handful within the general funder, within the judges and clerk

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of courts area, if you were to sum them all together, they net to zero. So they're just

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This does include funding of 200,000 recommended for the Riverside Mobile Home Park demolition.

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It also includes funds in police and fire in their wages and fringes area due to the

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recently approved bargaining agreements that happened in April for police patrol and

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then in July for police command and also firefighters local 92.

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Those are retroactive to April of last year.

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So our planning over the past couple years has included weight rate increases.

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We just need to amend the budget this year to account for the retroactivity to last year.

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And then lastly in the general fund, there's 400,000 for medical supplies within the ALS area in fires budget.

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Outside of the general fund within CIP, we're recommending $100,000 for

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for completing the Penn 7 Park, and I think you'll hear Director Fawznan talk about potential

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new name for that park or preserve, that's 100,000 to complete that.

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In SCM and R Fund, 85,000 is recommended for completing some light repairs on the AN-thony

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Wayne Bridge.

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Rowan Bridge Maintenance has identified some savings in parts and materials that they'll

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be able to reallocate to do those repairs.

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And then in DPU, there's 3.2 million within the water operating fund largely to address

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electricity costs at the ozone plant and some cost increases for chemicals.

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And then in the Toledo Public Power Fund, just proposed increase in revenues and expenditures

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based on the year-to-date trend that they've been seeing.

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We're requesting first reading on this and would be happy to take any questions.

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Thank you councilwoman Williams. Just a question. We're going to have a committee hearing, right?

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Councilman Sarantu, we're having a committee meeting about budget adjustments.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Councilwoman, yes, we will. Okay. I know we always do that. It will be the end of August. Okay.

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Because I have a question about the demolition of Riverside mobile home park. I know urban view is here,

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But somebody owns that and that's a lot of money that we have to put forward and I'm wondering are we planning on recouping that but I'll hold that till we talk about it in our committee hearing.

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Thanks.

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Thank you.

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Oh, sorry about that Councilman Sarantin.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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I have a request for us reading on this.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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Councilman Martinez.

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You still on this one?

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It's still on this one.

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Let's go.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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It's just quick, just to my colleague,

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Councilman Sarantou, will there be an opportunity

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for Council to weigh in if we have any council adjustments?

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Absolutely.

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And I should have said that.

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I apologize for my error.

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But yes, everyone will get a memo seeking adjustments

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that you feel should be placed in the mid-year adjustments.

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So, and we'll have a deadline on that,

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But you'll have adequate time in advance to do that, but absolutely welcome your amendments and we'll have a I'm sure a robust committee hearing at the end of the month, I believe it's August 27th, but I got a double check.

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Fantastic, thank you.

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Okay, so we have a recommendation of first read.

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Let's go to five, I think, Department of Parks and Youth Services. Thank you, Joe Fausna, Director of Parks and Youth Services. Item number five is seeking approval to designate a new park property at 3184 North Summit Street as Pontiac Preserve. This is 59 acres located on the Lower Mollamy River.

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Previously, it was used as a confined disposal facility.

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So as we were doing dredging in the river to maintain the shipping channel,

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that Sandin Silt was placed at this property.

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Several years ago, we received a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

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to turn that into a functional wetland.

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That results of that grant were very successful as a beautiful site now.

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So we're looking to get public access to the site for their use.

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and also to educate them about the river, about wetlands, and about how both of those,

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not only are important to the environment but important to our economy.

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So the name Pontiac Preserve comes from the fact that Pontiac Street,

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that ends into summit street right at the entrance to this new park.

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park, so it made sense to adopt that name that helps people find it.

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And then this is really the only park property that we're calling city park property that

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we're calling a preserve.

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And that was purposeful.

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For two reasons.

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One is the alliteration sounds very nice.

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Park Pontiac Preserve just kind of rolls off your tongue.

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But more importantly, we wanted to set an expectation for people who come to this new

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park property.

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This will not be a site where we develop ball fields and tennis courts or splash pads.

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This is really about a really immersive experience into the environment.

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When you're at this site, you don't feel like you're in the city anymore.

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are the sounds kind of fade away. There's nothing but water and trees and wildlife so it's

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just made sense to call to preserve and set that expectation for our visitors.

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Seeking SCP because we are currently finalizing permits and ordering signage for the park so

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we want to make sure that we're ordering the correct name and I'll take any questions.

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Thank you so much, council member Gettis.

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Thank you.

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Is there a goal to get this federally protected eventually?

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Because we're using federal funds to build it, there are covenants that would restrict the development of the site.

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But it's a wetland, so it would be nearly impossible to develop into anything but a park anyway.

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Okay, thank you.

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Thank you, Chair.

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Okay,

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okay, Chair, Councilwoman Williams.

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Ethie P, thanks, Joe.

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Okay, number six through 11, Department of Public Utilities.

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Good afternoon, Doug Stevens, Director for Utilities.

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Item number six will be presented by Commissioner Todd Psalms.

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I'll go ahead and present item number seven and number 11 and Andy McClure

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will commissioner for plant operations will do 8 through 10.

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Good afternoon council. Item number 6 is authorizing the mayor into a contract with M.E. Simpson

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for Hydra-V valve release services and that contract is not to exceed 13,500 from the water

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operating fund. We are requesting SEP and I will take any questions with this one.

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Councilman Martinez? SEP?

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Thank you.

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Item

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number seven is accepting a grant from the Ohio EPA for the H2O, it's an H2O

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Ohio grant for Child Care Led Line Replacement Program.

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There were additional funds left over with the EPA and our ability to spend them.

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Our ability to spend what we have been given previously.

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They came to us and asked us if we were interested and we applied for a grant for 500,000 more.

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This is specifically, um,

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For child led service line replacement, that replacement, childcare led service line replacement, that replacement allows us to replace letter galvanized pipes at child care centers. It does have to stop at the meter for this grant. We confirm that with the Ohio EPA. We're looking for ways to see if there's something we can do to help with fixtures right now. We don't have a solution for that, but this is a really good opportunity to help us clean up daycares and so forth that needs some assistance.

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With that, take any questions, request SEP.

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Thank you, Councilwoman Dr. Brittany Jones.

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Thank you, Chair.

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To date, how many child care centers have been serviced, or is this the beginning of the grant?

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I mean, to date, I don't know how many have had any replacement, do you have any?

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No, this legislation is authorized us to enter the agreement, so there hasn't been anything yet.

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But okay, is there any idea of how many would qualify to be under this program?

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So I don't have the exact number, but we do have several pages of lists.

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So I would say there's going to be over 100 that would qualify.

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So in the grant, whoever we can get in first, we're going to be eligible for those grant dollars.

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So it's kind of first come, first serve, but we're going to do everything we can to stretch

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the dollars as far as we possibly can.

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So there are certain cap of the amount of work you can't invest within these centers?

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No, it's just that the dollar value of what the replacement would be to replace those lines.

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So we would not go into a daycare center and not do all of it that we're eligible to do.

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It'll be all the way from the shut off valve to the meter.

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Okay, so yeah, the reason why I access where there's a specific number of spots that you had within this program or is basically whatever the cost is

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We'll cover that until the fund

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Yeah, whatever whatever the cost is and so we're running maybe seven to eight thousand dollars to do one service line

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So, um, you know, that's gonna you're gonna get us somewhere around 50 maybe people who can can be eligible for us

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we figure we can do 50 and you know if the money goes a little farther we can

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we'll continue until all of it's gone. That's a marketing strategy even talked

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about as far as letting them know. So we have a list we're gonna have to do

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outreach to this list that I brought with me and then you know it'll be a

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probably some form of standard letter and then if we don't get responses we could

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potentially try and do some more personal outreach but hopefully a letter to

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each of the locations will be sufficient to get them to respond and take advantage of this opportunity.

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Okay, so you're sending a letter to that list and okay.

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Yeah, we'll send letters to the list.

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Okay, all right, thank you.

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Thank you, Councilor Martinez.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair, I yield.

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My question was asked, so by Dr. Jones, so I'm good, and I'll recommend SEP.

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Thank you.

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Good afternoon.

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June, item number eight is simply to allow the Division of Water Reclamation to expend funds that have been accepted and placed in accounts for the City of Pluto in regards to insurance element for the flood damage related to frozen pipes, they're very end of 2022.

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For an example, it's the type of thing the money might be spent on.

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The grit, where the grit basement was flooded and a lot of magnetic meters, pressure sensors, valve actuators,

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ross emerged.

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So now we've got something that doesn't have its 20 year life.

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It has a shortened life expectancy, but when that time comes, these funds will be used to replace those meters in similar type problems.

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So, yeah, this is just to allow the division to be able to spend the money to make repairs as needed and appropriate under the insurance claim.

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And we would request SCP, I'll take any questions you might have.

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Councilman Martinez, SCP?

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All right.

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Item number nine is some of you paid dues for our membership with the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.

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This is a professional organization that offers support.

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There's groups we can talk to if we can add an enforcement issue is coming up or what other water reclamation facilities are doing throughout the country.

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There's training opportunities, networking, and it's a $22,900 for membership, this is an increase of $880.

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Over the previous year membership, about a 4% increase. Would request SEP and I'll take any questions, yeah?

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Councilman Martinez, SEP?

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All right. And then the next one is for emergency repairs to transformers in the power and the substation providing power to the low service pumping station. Substation actually gets fed power from two different Edison sections. And one of the two suffered a lightning strike.

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strike, which had us down to only one incoming power line.

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We do have diesel standby generators, but

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those are only intended to be at temporary fix.

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We don't like running those for more than a couple hours at a time.

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So they still leave the pumping station vulnerable.

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We were able to find the parts we needed and get a contractor.

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We basically wave competitive bidding, we were able to go out and get the parts needed and

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contractor to install quickly to get it back in service as soon as possible.

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All the work was done under the $50,000 appropriated in this legislation.

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I would ask SEP, I'll take any questions you have right now.

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I don't see any questions.

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I do want to point out, before I kick it over to my colleague, that next week,

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when we hear the word up pertinences, I hope we all think lovingly of our former clerk and just wishing the best.

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hearing Jerry say a pertinence is just warms my heart.

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Anyone?

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Come on, you remember this?

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We made him say it's 17 times at least.

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This is what I'm talking about, reading.

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And his particular tone, the tones of his voice.

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Councillor Martinez.

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SCP.

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All right, and I'm going to take this one instead of Doug.

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The CIP program at the Water Treatment Plant is winding down.

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This will authorize some additional funding while we wrap up those projects.

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It increases the URSA comms contract by another $479,339.

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And some of the reason that the program extended a little bit, primarily due to COVID.

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There were some other impacts on the construction schedules as well.

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But the last really final project in the program are Alam system improvements which are underway.

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Currently under construction and should be complete by next July, 2026.

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So the funding is reallocated from remaining project balances within the 2013 and 2016 bond improvement fund.

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We would ask SCP and we'll take any questions yet.

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Council

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member Martinez.

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SCP. But before we dismiss the DPU, Director, could you give us an update on collections

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and water turn-offs, please?

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So we sent out a first round of letters starting on the 28th of June. We've sent out 975

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five letters. The value on those accounts is about 13.4, a little under 13.5

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million. Of those 975 letters, we have done 31 hanger tags so far with the

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dozen shut-offs. Eight of those people paid and have been reconnected. We have

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collected $771,000 from that.

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So that's averaging about $444.

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Most of the people are entering into payment plans.

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So we announced we were going to turn off in the middle of June,

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and we a few weeks later went out with the letters.

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But since the 16th, we've done 1,735 payment plans.

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We had another commercial business today that came in

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and actually paid off an $84,000 bill.

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I was industrial, I guess I should say.

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So there is a list of industrial and commercial

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that definitely owe some higher balances

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and we've had some good results so far.

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We're going to continue to do hangers

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and a new round of letters will be coming soon.

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You know, again, we're just hoping that people recognize

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that we're serious and they just get on payment plans.

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That's our ultimate goal is to get people

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you know, square with us without having to turn off water.

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Great. Thank you.

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Councilor Mr. Rontan.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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So...

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Director, you said that $771,000 has been collected so far? Yes, great. So that's about five and three-quarter percent of that total value. Great. Thank you very much. Thank you, Ms. Chair. Can I put in a, I'm going to put in a referral to that, that was great information. You'll forgive me for not immediately processing those numbers as you rattled them off. I'm curious if we get like a to date. I think all the council would appreciate this. So I have two referrals.

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One is a to date update basically what you just said kind of and really get those numbers who can get a sense of get arms around it

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And then I don't I mean I feel like an update then after Labor Day, so that would be September 2nd

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See like how did what happened in August or is there a trend we're seeing? I mean I think getting those it was a great question and I think

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Seeing that data would be really helpful. So yeah, we can do that. I am my staff is working to turn you know some of the

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Some of the information is a little harder to pull out of the system.

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Thankfully we have our new billing systems making it a lot easier, but

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we're looking to try and turn this into something I'll have weekly.

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So easily a monthly update to council or

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sometime around September would not be a problem.

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Great.

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Okay.

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Here we go with item 12 through 16 from Department of Police Operations.

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Hello.

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Hello.

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Lieutenant Brian Holmes.

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Item number 12 is authorizing the mayor to enter into a vehicle lease agreement with

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Acme auto leasing, authorizing the annual expenditure of the general fund and amount

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not to exceed $75,180 per year for four years, authorizing the acceptance and deposit of

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funds from the Ohio high intensity drug trafficking area also known as HIDA from the U.S. Department

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of Justice official or office of national drug control policy for reimbursement of the

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general fund expenditures for that agreement.

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There are no matching requirements with this,

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and we are requesting SEP on this.

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Councilman Toronto.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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How many vehicles are we kidding?

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This is for seven vehicles.

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Seven, okay.

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Thank you.

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Chair, Councilman Alves.

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SEP, please.

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Item number 13 is authorizing the mayor

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to enter into another vehicle

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east agreement with Ac Miato.

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So, this is authorizing the annual expenditure of the general fund in a amount not to exceed $96,660 per year for four years, and we are requesting a C.P.

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Councillor Strontan.

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Thank you. Lieutenant, how many vehicles?

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Nine.

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Nine.

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Okay, thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Councilman Hobbes.

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A C.P. please.

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Item number 14 is authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract for the purchase of body armor.

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Authorizing the expenditure and amount not to exceed $40,000 from the capital improvement fund and amount not to exceed $2,000 from the general fund for the purchase of body armor.

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We put out a bid for body armor on plant bids and vans outdoors was the winning bidder.

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We need this to replace our swap body armor and we are requesting SCP.

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please. Councilman Toronto. Thank you, Mr. Chair. What's the life expectancy

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of body armor? Typically around like you can get three to five years depending on

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how how many how much you sweat so the wear and tear on it is determines how long

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but typically we try to use five years. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Sure

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There could be other factors on what might wear down body armor, too, but I appreciate that.

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Councilman Hobbes, does CP please?

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Item number 15 is authorizing the mayor to enter into a five-year subscription-based information technology agreement with Midwest Public Safety for Cloud Storage for G-Tech bodyworn cameras, authorizing the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $325,000 from the Capitol Improvement Fund over the term of the agreement and

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and waving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187.

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Midwest Public Safety is the sole source distributor for G-TAC in our area.

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And the funding for this was included in the five year capital improvement plan.

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And we are requesting SCP, please.

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I have a question, not to like there are too many IT questions at you, but

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this is kind of that overlap for sure.

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So, this is for a five-year subscription, basically, that is storing the footage on the platform. Yes, of our body-worn cameras and our in-car cameras as well. How long do we have to store? I should probably know this. It depends on the situation. Because certain things we don't have to store that long, but certain evidentiary things we have to keep for a very long time.

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So it all ranges from different things

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And so to be clear, this is not for the cameras. This is not for the equipment. It's strictly cloud storage. Yeah, so again

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Some people like colleagues know where I'm going yet again. We're spending capital dollars on something that no one can touch. Yes, which

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I've lost that battle so many times. I'll just keep bringing it up until we start thinking differently about it, but

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But I don't see any other questions, so Councilman Houds.

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Let's see if he believes.

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Number 16 is authorizing the mayor to accept a grant in the amount of $148,654.18 from the

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State of Ohio for police officer training, authorizing the deposit, appropriation, and expenditure

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00:41:18,460 --> 00:41:22,020
of said funds, authorizing the mayor to accept bids and award contracts.

441
00:41:22,020 --> 00:41:30,680
and this is for the quarter two of 2025 funds that we received, and we are requesting SCP, please.

442
00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:38,020
Councilman Hams, recommendation?

443
00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:39,160
SCP, please.

444
00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:39,920
Thank you.

445
00:41:40,220 --> 00:41:40,580
Thank you.

446
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:40,980
Thank you.

447
00:41:44,130 --> 00:41:47,550
Let's go with item 17 through 22.

448
00:41:48,230 --> 00:41:48,830
Yes.

449
00:41:49,190 --> 00:41:50,850
No, no, I'm only to 20.

450
00:41:51,310 --> 00:41:51,550
Okay.

451
00:41:53,850 --> 00:41:55,730
I read whatever's on the telephone term.

452
00:41:56,990 --> 00:41:58,670
But that's good, local 21.

453
00:41:58,670 --> 00:41:59,690
Allen, go ahead.

454
00:41:59,830 --> 00:42:00,110
Thanks.

455
00:42:01,250 --> 00:42:04,690
Christy Sankrant, Commissioner, Engineering Construction Management.

456
00:42:05,150 --> 00:42:15,150
Item number 17, this ordinance authorizes a joint cooperative agreement with Lucas County to obtain aerial imagery services every year for the next three years.

457
00:42:16,010 --> 00:42:21,930
We currently partner with Lucas County for the service to be performed once every three years.

458
00:42:21,930 --> 00:42:28,610
and we have found that by doing this every year is beneficial to our operations.

459
00:42:29,860 --> 00:42:34,110
This imagery will provide updated aerial photos for the entire city and

460
00:42:34,110 --> 00:42:39,690
will be used for updating photos for all of our GIS maps and city works, space maps.

461
00:42:40,490 --> 00:42:45,830
The agreement will cost $9,000 a year for three years for a total of 27,000.

462
00:42:46,310 --> 00:42:50,070
We had previously received quotes to do this on our own for

463
00:42:50,070 --> 00:42:54,510
for these services and they came at nearly double the cost of partnering with Lucas County.

464
00:42:55,330 --> 00:42:58,250
Requesting SCP and we'll take any questions at this time.

465
00:43:06,430 --> 00:43:12,690
I don't see any chair commizes out vice chair Gattas recommendation SCP please.

466
00:43:13,130 --> 00:43:21,630
Thanks item number 18 this ordinance authorizes a joint cooperative agreement with Lucas County for

467
00:43:21,630 --> 00:43:26,030
roadway improvements on 13th straight from Washington to Monroe.

468
00:43:26,030 --> 00:43:35,470
As part of the construction of the new Lucas County canine care and control building on Monroe the city is reconstructing 13th Street between Washington and Monroe

469
00:43:36,030 --> 00:43:42,750
We are designing and overseeing the reconstruction Lucas County has agreed to pay for

470
00:43:42,750 --> 00:43:48,630
Half of the roadway construction cost up to a maximum of two two hundred thousand dollars and

471
00:43:49,390 --> 00:43:54,990
At this time our estimate is four hundred thousand so it hopefully will end up being fifty percent

472
00:43:56,370 --> 00:43:59,230
requesting SEP and we'll take any questions at this time.

473
00:44:02,340 --> 00:44:03,340
Councilwoman Fearson.

474
00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:05,320
Thank you.

475
00:44:05,600 --> 00:44:11,520
What is the necessary road construction right there where the new, what's going on there?

476
00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:18,180
With all the, so they, it's next to where they built the Lucas County canine care and control.

477
00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:25,140
So trucks using the roads started to, it was in bad shape anyways and we need to replace

478
00:44:25,140 --> 00:44:26,200
a water line in there.

479
00:44:26,700 --> 00:44:36,900
So, they agreed since they had used that road to do part of their construction, they'd be willing to pay for half of the cost of us going ahead and reconstructing that street and sidewalks, curves, everything.

480
00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:38,540
Sidewalks include.

481
00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:40,220
Okay, thank you.

482
00:44:40,400 --> 00:44:40,800
You're welcome.

483
00:44:45,710 --> 00:44:46,550
Vice Chair again?

484
00:44:47,230 --> 00:44:48,150
S.C.P., please.

485
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:51,500
Item number 19.

486
00:44:52,720 --> 00:44:59,960
This resolution of intent is required by the Ohio Public Works Commission to stay-

487
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:23,360
I state that the city of Toledo will reimburse our capital improvement fund with the money re-receive from them for our projects. So the projects that we are receiving OPWC money is Executive Parkway from Sea Court of Central and Sylvania from Douglas to Upton, which will be constructed in next year, 2026.

488
00:45:26,150 --> 00:45:30,830
So it's just promising that we will put their money back in our CIP when they give it to us.

489
00:45:30,830 --> 00:45:33,230
Yeah, these are both construction next year, you son?

490
00:45:33,370 --> 00:45:33,450
Yes.

491
00:45:34,270 --> 00:45:38,390
Can you just for the benefit of all of us give us a high level overview of these two very,

492
00:45:38,450 --> 00:45:39,590
very exciting projects?

493
00:45:41,050 --> 00:45:41,690
Of course.

494
00:45:43,630 --> 00:45:50,650
So, executive parkway from Central to Seacore, which is there are some businesses on their

495
00:45:51,170 --> 00:45:51,570
park.

496
00:45:51,750 --> 00:45:58,010
There is also some residential apartments, I was trying to get the right word.

497
00:45:58,010 --> 00:46:02,830
and some new restaurants that may be going on the one side also.

498
00:46:03,070 --> 00:46:06,770
So anyways, it's a street that a lot of people use to cut through,

499
00:46:06,910 --> 00:46:10,650
to not have to go through Seacore and Central.

500
00:46:11,850 --> 00:46:15,990
So we will be redoing that road.

501
00:46:15,990 --> 00:46:20,450
It is actually approximately $2 million to do that one.

502
00:46:21,110 --> 00:46:26,530
And then the other one is Sylvania from Douglas to Upton.

503
00:46:26,530 --> 00:46:29,190
and that we actually have already gotten some

504
00:46:29,600 --> 00:46:31,310
team of Cog money, owed out money for that,

505
00:46:31,510 --> 00:46:33,950
and that estimate is $2 million.

506
00:46:35,810 --> 00:46:36,630
Yeah, thanks for that.

507
00:46:36,750 --> 00:46:37,870
If I could comment on this quickly

508
00:46:37,870 --> 00:46:39,670
before I ask for a recommendation,

509
00:46:40,610 --> 00:46:42,570
when if you could a chance to really dive in

510
00:46:42,570 --> 00:46:44,170
to getting a sense of what these projects are,

511
00:46:44,250 --> 00:46:45,250
I think these are a great example.

512
00:46:45,390 --> 00:46:47,690
Actually, there's some vision zero values being implemented.

513
00:46:48,370 --> 00:46:49,450
I know executive parkways,

514
00:46:49,770 --> 00:46:51,970
I think that's gonna be a super exciting project,

515
00:46:52,610 --> 00:46:54,190
and I just wanna give Stephanie Bartlett

516
00:46:54,190 --> 00:46:58,150
a lot of credit for the work that she did on that, and even going back to the drawing

517
00:46:58,150 --> 00:47:03,650
border and executive parkway, I think that could be a really cool project. And timely,

518
00:47:04,090 --> 00:47:08,030
too. I don't know why anyone would want to avoid sea corn scent, though. I don't know

519
00:47:08,030 --> 00:47:12,610
what the problem is. It's fine. Okay. Vice Chair Gannis.

520
00:47:13,990 --> 00:47:14,830
SCP, please.

521
00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:21,660
Item number 20. This resolution gives the city the authority to apply for

522
00:47:21,660 --> 00:47:26,600
for OPWC funding for our Summit Street Telegraph,

523
00:47:26,860 --> 00:47:30,120
Lundale, Douglas, and Emerald Projects,

524
00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:32,540
which I do have listed on that ordinance.

525
00:47:33,820 --> 00:47:37,320
Some of these have been previously awarded outside funding

526
00:47:37,840 --> 00:47:41,200
by either TMACOG or ODOT, so of course applying

527
00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:44,840
for OPWC for this for the reduces the amount of CIP

528
00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:47,540
that we need to use to do these projects.

529
00:47:47,540 --> 00:47:56,100
These will commence between 2026 and 2027 requesting SAP and we'll take any questions.

530
00:48:01,530 --> 00:48:02,330
Vice Chair gas.

531
00:48:03,090 --> 00:48:05,090
SAP, thank you.

532
00:48:11,050 --> 00:48:11,950
We're on 21 now.

533
00:48:13,170 --> 00:48:14,730
Item number 21, great.

534
00:48:16,170 --> 00:48:24,730
This is an ordinance that would allow us to accept and expend $100,000 from an EPA grant.

535
00:48:24,730 --> 00:48:33,050
The EPA grant is for the community and litter grant agreement that we can do with the EPA.

536
00:48:33,450 --> 00:48:39,810
They support our efforts with urban beautification to do the 2025 Tuito Clean Recycle events.

537
00:48:40,130 --> 00:48:48,470
There are ten events this year and we can use this money to reimburse us for our costs

538
00:48:48,470 --> 00:48:51,070
on those items that we collect.

539
00:48:51,070 --> 00:48:58,190
And with this, we also have a $25,000 expenditure from the storm water fund to match this grant.

540
00:48:58,970 --> 00:49:02,270
With that, I could take any questions and request SCP.

541
00:49:12,820 --> 00:49:14,140
Vice Chair Gattas, recommendation?

542
00:49:14,780 --> 00:49:15,080
SCP.

543
00:49:15,680 --> 00:49:16,120
Thank you.

544
00:49:19,060 --> 00:49:21,420
Now, to item 22,

545
00:49:25,260 --> 00:49:27,240
from ICT, welcome.

546
00:49:28,660 --> 00:49:32,100
We tried to give that one away, so sorry about that.

547
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:32,800
Good to have you here.

548
00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:33,640
Good

549
00:49:39,340 --> 00:49:45,080
afternoon members of council, I'm Steve Ivinsky, IT project manager, joined today by Ann Bennett, Director of IT.

550
00:49:45,980 --> 00:49:54,640
This ordinance authorizes the mayor to subscribe to and implement a backup solution to support our engaged Toledo and DPU customer service call center.

551
00:49:55,300 --> 00:49:59,920
It's a cloud-based telephony solution that will serve as a backup to our on-premise.

552
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:29,980
And we'll be activated if that primary solution were to fail for any reason. As we've shared in the past, we are actively working on an enterprise network optimization and modernization project. This call center solution we're discussing today will be a part of that overall project and be included in the eventual RFP and implementation for the same. This particular ordinance, however, provides a backup for the call center component should the primary system fail prior to that implementation of the new system.

553
00:50:29,980 --> 00:50:33,720
system which is expected to take approximately 18 to 24 months.

554
00:50:34,580 --> 00:50:39,780
The need for this backup has become urgent as the vendor no longer supports the current system and

555
00:50:39,780 --> 00:50:42,000
the system has started to experience failures.

556
00:50:43,660 --> 00:50:48,460
The system will be configured in such a way that will allow us to move it to a full time production.

557
00:50:48,940 --> 00:50:54,480
Should we find it adequately meets the full requirements and effectively integrates with the future enterprise wide solution.

558
00:50:54,480 --> 00:51:04,300
It is subscription-based and we will structure the agreement to terminate after one year with the ability to renew for two years should we find it an adequate permanent solution.

559
00:51:05,180 --> 00:51:11,820
The total amount of this ordinance is $48,700 and the cost breaks down as follows.

560
00:51:12,260 --> 00:51:23,480
There's a $13,000 annual subscription cost for the Cisco software with the ability to renew for two additional years for a total of $39,000.

561
00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:35,300
A one-time implementation cost with Sentinel for $6,000 and a one-time $3700 staff augmentation

562
00:51:35,300 --> 00:51:36,860
cost with Glass City IT.

563
00:51:37,920 --> 00:51:41,580
We are asking to wave competitive bidding so that we can stay within our current Cisco

564
00:51:41,580 --> 00:51:47,020
telephony standard as well as leverage authorized Cisco agent Sentinel in our current staff augmentation

565
00:51:47,020 --> 00:51:52,500
partner Glass City IT, both of which already have knowledge of our existing environment.

566
00:51:52,500 --> 00:51:56,420
We are respectfully requesting SCP and are open to any questions.

567
00:51:57,760 --> 00:51:58,880
Thank you.

568
00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:00,160
Councilwoman Williams.

569
00:52:00,560 --> 00:52:00,900
Thank you.

570
00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:02,200
Just some questions.

571
00:52:03,330 --> 00:52:08,880
Is this a companion project to my phone call dilemma?

572
00:52:10,870 --> 00:52:20,780
So if you remember that I had asked for, I was calling about a water situation and I asked

573
00:52:20,780 --> 00:52:22,120
or a phone call back.

574
00:52:22,820 --> 00:52:24,840
And I didn't get it, is this to help with that

575
00:52:24,840 --> 00:52:27,900
because we passed an ordinance for that, right?

576
00:52:28,560 --> 00:52:29,940
And is this to help with that?

577
00:52:30,900 --> 00:52:31,880
Is that what I'm getting?

578
00:52:32,540 --> 00:52:33,480
It is all related.

579
00:52:33,740 --> 00:52:37,400
Thank you for the question and the opportunity to explain.

580
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:41,040
The ordinance that was passed was for assistance

581
00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:45,120
in developing the RFP and reviewing the responses

582
00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:46,780
for the enterprise solution.

583
00:52:46,780 --> 00:52:55,320
This is, I'll call an interim solution for our most critical component of that aging

584
00:52:55,320 --> 00:52:55,880
system.

585
00:52:56,740 --> 00:53:04,440
So in theory, we could use this as our production system, and if doing that, we would see improvements.

586
00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:09,940
But some of the failures that we're starting to see are things like call back, reporting,

587
00:53:10,680 --> 00:53:13,200
other things that are very important to the call center.

588
00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:18,060
are failing with our, and we don't have the ability to get the software to support to

589
00:53:18,060 --> 00:53:23,960
fix those things, and we don't want to wait that 18 to 24 months to have a production

590
00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:30,900
ready system. So, indeed, it will eventually address that need with the enterprise system

591
00:53:30,900 --> 00:53:35,840
if we find that we are continually seeing failures. We'll use that as our production system.

592
00:53:36,420 --> 00:53:37,820
Okay. Thank you. Thank you.

593
00:53:41,580 --> 00:53:44,600
Great. Before I ask for recommendation from Councillor

594
00:53:44,600 --> 00:53:48,360
So if you're going to put in a referral here, unrelated to this, I see it's ICT fund,

595
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:54,660
but as you know, I have this CIP software fascination.

596
00:53:55,300 --> 00:53:56,220
So it's related to that.

597
00:53:56,340 --> 00:54:01,220
Can I get a five-year breakdown of capital dollars spent on software?

598
00:54:01,700 --> 00:54:09,780
So the year's 2021, 22, 23, 24, and then also, so ideally, year over year, but

599
00:54:09,780 --> 00:54:15,740
but then also of those which were one time, expenses and which are ongoing.

600
00:54:18,040 --> 00:54:28,000
Okay, no super big rush on that either, but I just wanted to put that in, and I want to call on Councilor McPherson.

601
00:54:28,900 --> 00:54:30,260
Thank you, SCP.

602
00:54:35,150 --> 00:54:38,170
We have eight items from Zoning and Planning Committee.

603
00:54:38,170 --> 00:54:59,850
We have a zone change at 42, 56C core road, zone change at 539 Broadway Street, special use permit for solar array at 1550 Miami Street, amendment to an institutional campus master plan, at 5601 Clegg Drive, special use permit for a type A family daycare.

604
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:20,400
Facility at 2225 Dorstreet, zone change at 1513 and 1517, South Reynolds Road. We have the vacation of Whitmer Drive because there was payment made, and then we have a resolution starting the process for the vacation of 45 feet of a 14 foot wide alley adjacent to 16 Clyde Street.

605
00:55:25,980 --> 00:55:26,940
We

606
00:55:29,720 --> 00:55:32,280
have two resolutions in attendance.

607
00:55:32,600 --> 00:55:37,560
We have 287.25, recognizing Bruce Momhower on his retirement.

608
00:55:38,280 --> 00:55:44,900
And we have recognizing Mike Furner for the Civic Courage Award from Councilman Comives and Councilmember Gattis.

609
00:55:45,940 --> 00:55:50,480
Under second read items, 300-25,

610
00:55:50,480 --> 00:56:15,560
5 Leving Assessments 2024 Assess Services Program for Street Services, 301-25 Leving Assessments 2024 Assess Services Program for Downtown Street Lighting, 302-25 Leving Assessments for 2024 Assess Services Program for Citywide Street Lighting, 303-25 Leving Assessments for 2024 Assess Services Program, Trees.

611
00:56:16,660 --> 00:56:43,040
305-25 is showing notes for city services, 306-25 is showing notes for the sidewalk program, 307-25 is showing bonds for the Hoffman World Blanfill, 308-25 is showing bonds for vehicles and equipment for the Department of Transportation, 309-25 is showing bonds for vehicles and equipment for division of fleet and facility, solid waste and urban beautification.

612
00:56:43,040 --> 00:57:03,700
310-25 issuing bonds for fire apparatus, 311-25 issuing bonds for street and birds construction, 312-25 issue refunding bonds, from 2015 bonds, 313 is also issuing refunding bonds from 2012 bonds,

613
00:57:04,920 --> 00:57:11,360
339-25, expenditure for street skate beautification for the purchase of flower pot containers in the right away.

614
00:57:12,420 --> 00:57:22,480
340-25, agreements with W. Natural Renewables for Renewable Natural Gas Project for Hoffman Road Landfill Gas and Bayview Waste Water Treatment Plant.

615
00:57:23,860 --> 00:57:26,900
342-25, amending Toledo Municipal Code.

616
00:57:26,900 --> 00:57:28,380
Councillor Warren Williams.

617
00:57:30,240 --> 00:57:36,300
I actually wanted to comment on 342-25 after Julie got on the reading.

618
00:57:37,160 --> 00:57:37,840
You were done reading?

619
00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:47,340
I'm mending to lead them in a spoke code 743-1103-1104-1107 and 1116 regarding downtown parking lot review and improvements.

620
00:57:50,940 --> 00:57:51,960
Advisory committee.

621
00:57:51,960 --> 00:57:59,220
So I do know we've been talking about this for a while, and it is secondary.

622
00:57:59,480 --> 00:58:12,360
I'm just still concerned that once we pass this, we'll have a situation where some businesses won't be able to abide by it because of the funding source.

623
00:58:12,580 --> 00:58:22,820
So I'm a little concerned about it, I just want to put that on the table, I don't want to put any businesses out of it because of the funding.

624
00:58:22,820 --> 00:58:36,440
that's required to meet some of the things, so hopefully we can kind of see what we can do to help those individuals, because I know the Port Authority says that they don't know where that money went, so thank you, that's all. Thank you, Chair.

625
00:58:40,610 --> 00:58:42,490
Okay. Thank you. Councilman Driscoll.

626
00:58:43,970 --> 00:58:52,430
Thank you, Chair. I'm going to ask that we put a hold on this until the next meeting we voted on at September 9th.

627
00:58:52,430 --> 00:59:13,310
I plan to have an amendment to this and I thought we'd have it done by now, but we don't quite have it done, but I do not believe we should, if pay for lots have to comply by this, then I think that individual lots that are respected to the owners also have to comply by this, and that's eventually what the amendments will say.

628
00:59:13,310 --> 00:59:16,430
Okay, and so we don't have that done quite yet.

629
00:59:16,430 --> 00:59:24,650
We're still working with plan commission, but hoping to have that finished in time to vote by September 9th.

630
00:59:27,310 --> 00:59:27,490
Okay.

631
00:59:29,990 --> 00:59:36,570
344-25 amending Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 11 changing commissioner building inspections to planning director.

632
00:59:37,490 --> 00:59:39,570
Then we have the new items from City Council.

633
00:59:40,590 --> 00:59:45,150
Number one from Councilman Melden with co-sponsors Councilwoman Williams and

634
00:59:45,150 --> 00:59:51,430
Councilmember John Hobbs, the following two, urging the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to classify

635
00:59:51,430 --> 00:59:58,650
by creatum, mitrogena spiciosa as a schedule one controlled substance, and two enacting

636
00:59:58,650 --> 00:59:59,970
lead omit them so bulk up.

637
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:28,540
Code chapter 513, subsection, 513.17, to prohibit the sale of freedom. I was about to try to show my light on. There's no light if you're in this chair. I didn't realize that. Just a couple comments on this. First of all, I believe, and Councilman Hobbes correct me from wrong with this will be a part of a public safety hearing in August. August 20th, so that's great. The intent here is to go first read with this and have plenty of conversation.

638
01:00:28,540 --> 01:00:30,920
The committee hearing is wonderful to do as well.

639
01:00:31,140 --> 01:00:34,380
I just want to give a little origin story of how this even came on my radar.

640
01:00:34,940 --> 01:00:38,040
Earlier this year, longer ago than I wish it would have taken.

641
01:00:38,220 --> 01:00:42,140
But earlier this year, I had a member, someone in my district.

642
01:00:42,340 --> 01:00:44,600
I don't want to give away any personal details.

643
01:00:44,880 --> 01:00:51,740
But I'm talking about a loved one who had struggled with substance abuse in the past

644
01:00:51,740 --> 01:01:00,760
and had become really addicted to this, this freedom substance. I had never heard the word before

645
01:01:00,760 --> 01:01:04,300
and just did a little bit of digging and found that it's very interesting. A lot of different

646
01:01:04,300 --> 01:01:09,640
states have had different approaches to this. There's a vape shop in my district that on the window,

647
01:01:09,640 --> 01:01:17,160
it has the word really big and right there. And so my personal belief in philosophy is,

648
01:01:19,100 --> 01:01:22,240
It's almost like, see something, say something, the first second I hear it, I think you

649
01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:24,200
err on the side of caution and create a safer community.

650
01:01:24,560 --> 01:01:26,700
So we'll have a conversation about what it looks like.

651
01:01:27,760 --> 01:01:31,800
I think that, you know, the idea that someone can walk into a storefront vape shop and access

652
01:01:31,800 --> 01:01:38,060
something that could get them addicted to something that fires off your opioid receptors is

653
01:01:38,060 --> 01:01:38,460
a problem.

654
01:01:39,160 --> 01:01:39,960
I think it's a problem.

655
01:01:40,200 --> 01:01:42,180
So you can do your own research into the substance.

656
01:01:42,620 --> 01:01:44,600
I want to talk about the two pieces and how they work together.

657
01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:49,820
One, the TMC piece is actually prohibiting the sale, not possession.

658
01:01:50,540 --> 01:01:53,600
We're not necessarily doing all the possessions that we're prohibiting the sale, just trying

659
01:01:53,600 --> 01:01:54,920
to cut it off at the point of purchase.

660
01:01:56,140 --> 01:02:03,020
But what I am excited about is the resolution asking the board of control to classify it as

661
01:02:03,020 --> 01:02:07,580
schedule one means then we wouldn't have to outlaw the sale, because it would be outlawed

662
01:02:07,580 --> 01:02:08,280
at a higher level.

663
01:02:08,460 --> 01:02:10,640
So that's the dance between those two things.

664
01:02:11,940 --> 01:02:22,420
I'm happy to have, you know, have any questions I want to thank my colleagues for pretty quickly when I talk to them, for agreeing to co-sponsor, and I look forward to the public conversation.

665
01:02:23,560 --> 01:02:32,680
I know at our committee hearing team recovery will be present. I reached out to them pretty quickly, and they knew what it was.

666
01:02:33,080 --> 01:02:36,280
They knew more than I did, and they knew about the impacts they've been seeing in the community.

667
01:02:36,280 --> 01:02:41,740
So that's my brief background, Councilwoman Williams.

668
01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:46,720
Just real quick, I just want to thank you for bringing this word and asking me to co-sponsor.

669
01:02:46,920 --> 01:02:53,780
Just from the moment you said it and I started researching it, you just started seeing so many articles about it.

670
01:02:54,080 --> 01:02:57,060
Even at the federal level they're looking into banning this.

671
01:02:57,680 --> 01:03:04,120
So I'm just glad that we're getting ahead of it.

672
01:03:04,120 --> 01:03:12,820
So to speak a little bit, because I think that this could blow up into something major and I'm glad we're getting ahead of it.

673
01:03:13,060 --> 01:03:22,480
Also, too, meth is made his way back as well, so I've noticed that, and some of my articles, these are going in tandem for some reason.

674
01:03:23,040 --> 01:03:27,060
So I am definitely glad that we're getting ahead of this, thank you.

675
01:03:29,010 --> 01:03:30,070
Yeah, thank you for that.

676
01:03:30,150 --> 01:03:32,990
Yeah, recent news story, I'll circulate at the federal level.

677
01:03:33,830 --> 01:03:35,070
They're really looking at this too.

678
01:03:35,170 --> 01:03:36,190
Sorry, Councilman Hobbes.

679
01:03:38,210 --> 01:03:39,130
Thank you, Chair.

680
01:03:39,670 --> 01:03:53,810
I want to also say that our governor, Governor DeWine, has banned this potent synthetic opioid to combat the rising threat here in Ohio.

681
01:03:53,810 --> 01:04:00,550
and I happened on June 5th, 2024, Governor Mike DeWise signed an executive order

682
01:04:00,550 --> 01:04:07,090
vanting to sell in use of synthetic opioids and so this was a part of that.

683
01:04:07,510 --> 01:04:14,270
So our governor's also seeing how this is affecting our state and so thank

684
01:04:14,270 --> 01:04:20,610
you chair. Thank you yeah that was first reading. The following three you go in

685
01:04:20,610 --> 01:04:30,030
The first one, and these are under President Hartman, approving the assessment equalization board report as presented for DTID.

686
01:04:30,450 --> 01:04:36,030
Number two, determining to proceed with the downtown Toledo Improvement District proposal.

687
01:04:36,630 --> 01:04:43,470
And number three, levying special assessments for public services in the revised downtown Toledo Improvement District proposal.

688
01:04:43,950 --> 01:04:47,090
5,860,846.

689
01:04:47,090 --> 01:04:48,230
Okay,

690
01:04:54,190 --> 01:04:59,130
we have members of DTID here, if anyone has any questions.

691
01:05:02,060 --> 01:05:04,120
If not, I don't know, I mean,

692
01:05:09,600 --> 01:05:35,900
I am no prisoner to formalities, so if you're interested in speaking, I'm happy to welcome you. Okay. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, Christine Michaels, the President's CEO of Connected Widow. And I'm Matt Ruben with Crane Development, and I'm the chairman of the Downtown Splitow Improvement District. So this is our third authorization for this said. And we do support the Board of Equalizations.

693
01:05:37,120 --> 01:05:44,600
recommendations, and we would also ask for SEP on this to meet a statutory deadline for

694
01:05:44,600 --> 01:05:46,160
the second Monday of September.

695
01:05:50,210 --> 01:05:50,490
Great.

696
01:05:51,670 --> 01:05:54,810
So this would be Council President Hartman, so I'll recommend SEP.

697
01:05:57,030 --> 01:05:57,770
Thank you.

698
01:05:58,050 --> 01:05:58,710
I don't see any questions.

699
01:05:58,890 --> 01:05:59,510
Thanks for being here.

700
01:05:59,710 --> 01:05:59,990
Thank you.

701
01:06:02,050 --> 01:06:08,130
Next we have Petition and Levy Assessments for Energy Improvements for AWLCO Ventures LLC

702
01:06:08,130 --> 01:06:09,950
at 1015 North Summit Street.

703
01:06:09,950 --> 01:06:17,410
This is also under President Hartman for the Port Authority, $92,740 and $20 cents.

704
01:06:18,210 --> 01:06:32,230
Then we have a petition in Levy Assessments for Energy Improvements for a WLCO Lower Town LLC at 1017 North Summit, $107,025 and $30, also under President Hartman for the Port Authority.

705
01:06:32,230 --> 01:06:38,830
And then we have two ordinances for the next one.

706
01:06:39,150 --> 01:06:40,710
You should hit the button so soon.

707
01:06:41,930 --> 01:06:44,130
Okay, after this one, we'll go to Councilwoman Williams.

708
01:06:44,330 --> 01:06:48,930
Sponsored by Councilwoman Williams with a co-sponsor as Councilman Hobbs,

709
01:06:49,330 --> 01:06:57,710
forgiving the loans for United North School's home LLC and the second one for giving the loans for United North School's home to LLC.

710
01:06:59,330 --> 01:07:00,970
All right, Councilwoman Williams.

711
01:07:00,970 --> 01:07:08,350
Thank you so much, Chair, so these loans are actually with

712
01:07:08,350 --> 01:07:14,570
neighborhoods, if you were at a housing meeting with a couple

713
01:07:14,570 --> 01:07:19,350
weeks ago, I kind of explained what year 16 homes was and how

714
01:07:19,350 --> 01:07:20,810
neighborhoods got involved.

715
01:07:21,750 --> 01:07:27,190
So we had a lot of tax credit homes built in the city,

716
01:07:30,590 --> 01:07:30,590
and

717
01:07:30,590 --> 01:07:33,310
And the CDC's went away, but we still had the homes.

718
01:07:34,450 --> 01:07:40,330
And the city, with its partners, according to some previous legislation,

719
01:07:40,770 --> 01:07:43,110
recruited LMH and

720
01:07:43,670 --> 01:07:46,310
NeighborWorks to kind of maintain these homes.

721
01:07:47,270 --> 01:07:48,790
And in the meanwhile,

722
01:07:49,770 --> 01:07:53,910
NeighborWorks also took the loans that were given to the homes.

723
01:07:55,610 --> 01:08:03,830
They took on loans that were given to the homes and they have approached all of it.

724
01:08:03,910 --> 01:08:11,230
NeighborWorks has approached everyone to ask for these loans to be forgiven and the administration has done this in the past.

725
01:08:11,770 --> 01:08:15,790
I will say the administration is objecting for these loans to be forgiven.

726
01:08:15,930 --> 01:08:20,930
It's two sets of homes is United North School Homes 1 and 2.

727
01:08:20,930 --> 01:08:23,270
It's a total of 46 homes.

728
01:08:24,070 --> 01:08:28,590
The administration is under the guys that they are not forgiving loans.

729
01:08:29,610 --> 01:08:33,590
Home loans because the Trump administration may not be putting it in the budget.

730
01:08:35,150 --> 01:08:37,110
And they also forgot that they did it before.

731
01:08:38,230 --> 01:08:41,990
So I have legislation in front of me for

732
01:08:41,990 --> 01:08:49,110
Oakwood homes, three and four where they had forgiven the loans for those homes.

733
01:08:49,110 --> 01:08:57,910
When neighborhoods were recruited to take this, they almost were promised that these loans would be forgiven after a while if they took on these homes.

734
01:08:58,050 --> 01:09:01,510
And they did take on these homes, and they have maintained these homes.

735
01:09:01,730 --> 01:09:11,910
The administration is under the guys that if they sell the homes, they would get 100,000 for the homes, and they would be able to pay it off.

736
01:09:11,910 --> 01:09:15,810
Well, they're at a deficit now with the homes according to

737
01:09:15,810 --> 01:09:20,370
NeighborWorks Audits, they had done, and anything that NeighborWorks does,

738
01:09:20,550 --> 01:09:24,570
they are going to put the money back into the community that we serve.

739
01:09:24,770 --> 01:09:30,110
I'm only asking for the homes in my district because I know the back story,

740
01:09:30,390 --> 01:09:33,550
I do believe that a lot of people have forgotten the back story,

741
01:09:33,590 --> 01:09:38,490
but I actually lived in these homes and I know the predatory nature that these homes

742
01:09:38,490 --> 01:09:44,430
were on the residence here, so this is promoting home ownership on another level.

743
01:09:45,610 --> 01:09:50,530
They have plenty other loans out there on these homes, but we can forgive these home loans,

744
01:09:50,650 --> 01:09:52,550
and I hope that this council will support that.

745
01:09:52,890 --> 01:09:53,170
Thank you.

746
01:09:57,560 --> 01:09:58,220
Thank you.

747
01:09:58,480 --> 01:09:59,240
Councilmember Gattas.

748
01:10:00,110 --> 01:10:25,490
Thanks. Um, I would like to ask if we could have a committee hearing on this on these and on south one and two. Um, I think it would be a great. Uh, it's a larger conversation that I'd like to have and invite everyone from council to sit at the table and hear about that. So I'm just requesting that we have a committee hearing on this.

749
01:10:30,740 --> 01:10:34,100
Councilman Martinez. Thank you, Mr. I am.

750
01:10:34,100 --> 01:10:49,840
I'm supportive of Councilman Williams' amendment, but I would like to amend it to include South Fleet O'Homes 1 and 2, and I have no issues with having a hearing on this, and then I think it's appropriate.

751
01:10:49,840 --> 01:10:59,680
We've done it with St. Clair Village back in the day, we did it on the Marina district, I mean, there's a long history of forgiving these, and especially since we're not funding

752
01:11:05,620 --> 01:11:11,080
So I have no issues with this or having a hearing on it, I'm supportive either way, but

753
01:11:11,080 --> 01:11:16,100
I'm definitely supportive of forgiving these loans and possibly even NSP at a later

754
01:11:16,100 --> 01:11:16,300
day.

755
01:11:16,760 --> 01:11:17,020
Thank you.

756
01:11:17,600 --> 01:11:18,280
Thank you.

757
01:11:18,480 --> 01:11:19,320
Councilwoman Williams?

758
01:11:19,840 --> 01:11:24,100
Yeah, I'm good with, I'm good with having a committee hearing on it because I definitely

759
01:11:24,100 --> 01:11:29,360
would like, because I mean, I don't know how the administration forgot that they forgave.

760
01:11:30,100 --> 01:11:43,120
Longs under this administration, so I would love to discuss this and also to discuss other projects that are not online that we have given money for.

761
01:11:43,360 --> 01:11:55,380
So I am definitely interested in having a committee hearing on this but I do encourage my colleagues to come and if you have any questions about the year 16 project, you can google it.

762
01:11:56,900 --> 01:12:06,220
Neighborworks was a willing partner because they were asked by the City and its partners, which is in the legislation for forgiving these loans.

763
01:12:06,220 --> 01:12:11,800
They were actually sought out, so I am excited about this to have a committee hearing you'll be great.

764
01:12:12,180 --> 01:12:13,140
Thank you so much, Chair.

765
01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:14,480
Thank you, Councilman Driscoll.

766
01:12:15,780 --> 01:12:16,560
Thank you, Chair.

767
01:12:16,780 --> 01:12:18,680
I'm also supportive of having a hearing on this.

768
01:12:18,760 --> 01:12:24,980
I think it would be good for your neighborhoods to be able to present the case here in a public setting.

769
01:12:24,980 --> 01:12:27,520
I know a lot of us have conversations with them.

770
01:12:28,040 --> 01:12:37,580
We have an upcoming housing committee meeting on the 28th, and if that's appropriate to discuss, then it's an analysis from a point on.

771
01:12:37,640 --> 01:12:50,200
It's my understanding that they're in good standing on all these loans as well, so that they've been making payments all along, which has been the, usually the basis for why we forgive them in the first place, so thank you.

772
01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:51,760
Thank you.

773
01:12:51,900 --> 01:12:53,640
Would you like these first reading then?

774
01:12:59,360 --> 01:12:59,460
Okay.

775
01:12:59,840 --> 01:13:00,260
First reading.

776
01:13:00,380 --> 01:13:03,280
I mean, next week, if you wanted to put it in committee, you could do that too, but I just,

777
01:13:03,400 --> 01:13:03,560
okay.

778
01:13:03,640 --> 01:13:04,360
Just wanted them to check.

779
01:13:04,860 --> 01:13:04,960
Yeah.

780
01:13:04,960 --> 01:13:05,920
I mean, it's interesting.

781
01:13:06,040 --> 01:13:06,100
Right.

782
01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:12,540
We had the conversation about recovering, you know, you think about water rates and getting

783
01:13:12,540 --> 01:13:16,440
going back and collections and it feels like a different version of that.

784
01:13:16,680 --> 01:13:17,640
So great.

785
01:13:18,420 --> 01:13:18,820
Good conversation.

786
01:13:19,460 --> 01:13:22,900
I don't see any of the lights on with, oh, you got me.

787
01:13:23,860 --> 01:13:25,060
Councilman Sarantu.

788
01:13:26,180 --> 01:13:27,420
Thank you, Mr. Chair.

789
01:13:27,660 --> 01:13:28,300
I'll be quick.

790
01:13:29,700 --> 01:13:30,580
Two things.

791
01:13:30,900 --> 01:13:35,020
One, we will be having our regular monthly finance meeting tomorrow.

792
01:13:35,820 --> 01:13:41,500
And first on the agenda will be the executive director of Tima Cog and Sandy Spang, who's former

793
01:13:41,500 --> 01:13:42,160
member of Council.

794
01:13:42,700 --> 01:13:49,620
She will be doing a brief presentation on the economic impact of the New Gordie Hal Bridge,

795
01:13:49,620 --> 01:13:53,720
which hopefully will be opening sometime in the next few months.

796
01:13:54,620 --> 01:14:01,860
The reason for that is I think it's very important that Council be briefed on this enormous project.

797
01:14:02,220 --> 01:14:08,260
I had the pleasure of attending the Ohio Freight Conference last week for two and a half days,

798
01:14:08,260 --> 01:14:14,480
and we actually went up to Detroit to view the construction project of the Gordy Health Bridge

799
01:14:14,480 --> 01:14:20,380
and to look at how important that will be for foreign trade with Canada,

800
01:14:20,680 --> 01:14:22,980
one of our largest trading partners.

801
01:14:23,620 --> 01:14:25,960
So I've asked Sandy to do a summary of that.

802
01:14:26,480 --> 01:14:34,020
And then also we'll have our June financial report as well as the City Auditor will present his report.

803
01:14:34,720 --> 01:14:39,920
On August 27th, Wednesday, August 27th, four o'clock will be the next finance meeting.

804
01:14:39,920 --> 01:14:48,260
and then I would anticipate any amendments, suggestions for the mid-year budget adjustments

805
01:14:48,260 --> 01:14:54,960
to be presented by members at that meeting so that we can vote on this at our full council

806
01:14:54,960 --> 01:14:56,740
meeting in September.

807
01:14:57,480 --> 01:14:59,520
With that, thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

808
01:15:02,900 --> 01:15:04,960
Saying nothing further, this meeting is adjourned.