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At its regular meeting scheduled for 4:00 p.m. today, Toledo City Council will likely vote on Ordinance 226-16, which would create requirements for lead-based paint in single-family and duplex rental properties constructed prior to 1978. Such properties would be required to obtain a certificate by passing an inspection and paying a $45 filing fee. The ordinance does not require full abatement of lead paint, but rather using practices to reduce exposure. Penalties are included in the ordinance for non-compliance. Councilman Rob Ludeman is expected to present an amendment to the ordinance which requires lead paint inspection of rental properties with up to four units, initial visual inspection by the Toledo Lucas County Health Department, development and distribution of enhanced educational materials, and signing of the Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint by the tenant. Other action by Council expected on legislation include: • Resolution 258-16, which would place a question on the November 8 general election ballot to make a number of updates to the City Charter, will be referred to Council’s Committee of the Whole. Proposed changes include: Holding primary elections for offices of Mayor and Council on the same day as the state primary; Mandating that ballot petitions be submitted to the Lucas County Board of Elections 90 days before elections rather than 60; Requiring a primary election to be followed by the next general election when there is a vacancy for the unexpired term for the offices of Mayor and Council; Service resulting from an appointment or election to an unexpired Council term should not count toward any term limitations; and Eliminating the requirement to send certified letters to property owners to advise about service assessments. • Resolution 259-16 asking the Toledo Plan Commission to review proposed requirements for animated changing signs, also called electronic message centers, will likely be voted on. The requirements would make city code regarding the signs similar to Ohio Department of Transportation Advertising Device Control Standards. The resolution is in response to a request from the Board of Zoning Appeals to address a large number of variance applications concerning such signs. Currently, Toledo signage code only allows for the signs in Shopping Center Districts and in the Central Business District, and has not been updated as sign technology has changed. • Ordinance 263-16 approving the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for 2016 through 2020, and authoring $1,223,044 for projects that have yet to be appropriated funding, will be given first reading. The plan includes spending a total of $55,939,502, with $13,040,000 for new projects and the remainder for debt service and other commitments. The budget anticipates a transfer of $11,067,300 from the CIP in 2016 to the City’s general fund. • Ordinance 269-16, which would authorize a one year agreement with the Wood County Sherriff’s office for the detention of Toledo prisoners currently housed at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), will likely be given first reading. The ordinance comes as a result of the City and CCNO not being able to arrive at an agreement on responsibility for incarceration costs for Toledo prisoners at the facility. All Council meetings are held in Council Chambers on the first floor of One Government Center, located on Jackson Boulevard in downtown Toledo.
At its regular meeting scheduled for 4:00 p.m. today, Toledo City Council will likely vote on Ordinance 226-16, which would create requirements for lead-based paint in single-family and duplex rental properties constructed prior to 1978. Such properties would be required to obtain a certificate by passing an inspection and paying a $45 filing fee. The ordinance does not require full abatement of lead paint, but rather using practices to reduce exposure. Penalties are included in the ordinance for non-compliance. Councilman Rob Ludeman is expected to present an amendment to the ordinance which requires lead paint inspection of rental properties with up to four units, initial visual inspection by the Toledo Lucas County Health Department, development and distribution of enhanced educational materials, and signing of the Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint by the tenant. Other action by Council expected on legislation include: • Resolution 258-16, which would place a question on the November 8 general election ballot to make a number of updates to the City Charter, will be referred to Council’s Committee of the Whole. Proposed changes include:
• Resolution 259-16 asking the Toledo Plan Commission to review proposed requirements for animated changing signs, also called electronic message centers, will likely be voted on. The requirements would make city code regarding the signs similar to Ohio Department of Transportation Advertising Device Control Standards. The resolution is in response to a request from the Board of Zoning Appeals to address a large number of variance applications concerning such signs. Currently, Toledo signage code only allows for the signs in Shopping Center Districts and in the Central Business District, and has not been updated as sign technology has changed. • Ordinance 263-16 approving the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for 2016 through 2020, and authoring $1,223,044 for projects that have yet to be appropriated funding, will be given first reading. The plan includes spending a total of $55,939,502, with $13,040,000 for new projects and the remainder for debt service and other commitments. The budget anticipates a transfer of $11,067,300 from the CIP in 2016 to the City’s general fund. • Ordinance 269-16, which would authorize a one year agreement with the Wood County Sherriff’s office for the detention of Toledo prisoners currently housed at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), will likely be given first reading. The ordinance comes as a result of the City and CCNO not being able to arrive at an agreement on responsibility for incarceration costs for Toledo prisoners at the facility. All Council meetings are held in Council Chambers on the first floor of One Government Center, located on Jackson Boulevard in downtown Toledo.