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2026-11-17 - City Council

Summary

Built from the item list on the city's Legistar for this meeting (agenda status Final); no published agenda document was posted.

  • Second reading of O-464-26: a pilot with TARTA extending the Youth Summer Blast Pass into the academic year, up to $40,000 from the General Fund (Youth Transit Pass Pilot).
  • New items from Council: honorary naming of part of Miami Street "Gloria Steinem Way", cybersecurity and data protection guidelines (Cybersecurity and Data Protection Guidelines), and an Arlington Business Access Relief Grant with $25,000 from the General Fund (Arlington Business Access Relief Grant).
  • Acquisition of two parcels on Lawrence Avenue, including the former Braden United Methodist Church, from the Lucas County forfeited land list (Lawrence Avenue Property Acquisition).
  • Water utility contracts: a $15,000 analyzer maintenance contract and an amended spent lime hauling contract up to $350,000 (Spent Lime Hauling Contract).
  • Smaller items: two Fire & Rescue donations, a $60,000 forestry equipment purchase, and a corrected legal description for 1602 Monroe Street.
  • Nearly every item is marked as an emergency measure (the Ohio immediate-effect clause). No outcomes are recorded.
  • Ordinance numbers shown as TMP- are temporary until the agenda is finalized, so the list may change. The first reading of O-464-26 took place November 4 (2026-11-04 - City Council).
  • Also on the list: a $60,000 Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund purchase and recognitions of Gary Cullum and veterans and of Louisville Title for 80 years in business.

Agenda

Item list from the city's Legistar (agenda status Final, 22 entries including headings):

  1. Resolutions in attendance: recognize Mr. Gary Cullum and all veterans (TMP-13043); recognize Louisville Title for 80 years in business (TMP-13044).
  2. Second reading: O-464-26, agreement with TARTA to pilot an academic-year expansion of the Youth Summer Blast Pass, not to exceed $40,000 (General Fund), emergency. See Youth Transit Pass Pilot.
  3. New items from Council:
    • TMP-13042: dedicate a portion of Miami Street between Jay Street and Navarre Avenue "Gloria Steinem Way", emergency.
    • TMP-13040: create Cybersecurity and Data Protection guidelines, emergency. See Cybersecurity and Data Protection Guidelines.
    • TMP-13038: Arlington Business Access Relief Grant for storefront businesses on Arlington Avenue, $25,000 General Fund, emergency. See Arlington Business Access Relief Grant.
  4. Department of Transportation: TMP-13036, amend Ordinance 418-26 to correct the legal description for 1602 Monroe Street (Parcel No. 10-24731), emergency.
  5. Department of Fire & Rescue Operations:
    • TMP-13028: accept a donation of AMKUS parts and equipment from Western Ohio Rescue Supply Company, about $8,816.30, emergency.
    • TMP-13029: accept a donation of materials from Lowe's Hero Program, about $2,400, for Fire Station 18, emergency.
  6. Department of Housing and Community Development: TMP-13027, purchase and sale agreement with the Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation for 2017 and 2013 Lawrence Avenue, waiving competitive bidding, emergency. See Lawrence Avenue Property Acquisition.
  7. Department of Public Service: TMP-13015, up to $60,000 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for wood lot maintenance equipment, emergency.
  8. Department of Public Utilities:
    • TMP-465-26: one-year contract with three one-year renewal options for maintenance of the CAAS Cyanobacteria Analyzer at the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant, up to $15,000 (Water Operating Fund), competitive provisions waived, emergency.
    • TMP-464-26: amended contract with BCA Express Co. LTD for spent lime hauling, disposal and reuse, up to $350,000 (Water Operating Fund), emergency. See Spent Lime Hauling Contract.

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