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At its regular meeting scheduled for 4:00 p.m. today, Toledo City Council is expected to vote on Ordinance 122-17, a proposed zoning change to allow for a new Kroger Marketplace at 3835 Secor Road. The plan Council will consider today makes a number of changes to a proposal for the site that Kroger submitted last year, including reducing the number of outlots from four to two and preserving more green space. Council will also consider Ordinance 123-17, an accompanying Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreed to by Kroger aimed at binding development according to the approved plan. The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce has taken a position in support of Kroger’s proposal. Also at the meeting, Council is expected to vote on the following: • Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson’s nomination for appointment of Eric Grosswiler, President for IBEW Local 8, to the Toledo Plan Commission; and Kim Cutcher, Executive Director of the Toledo Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board. • Resolution 107-17 which would encourage preventing harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie through amending portions of existing Ohio law to: o Require that agricultural producers develop and follow plans that will reduce algae-causing pollution and that specify the best management practices each producer will follow; o Limit nutrient applications to only what crops need to grow for optimum yields; o Improve compliance with agricultural pollution laws resulting in more effective enforcement that does not overly rely on citizen complaints; and o Establish numeric limits on the concentrations of phosphorus, nitrogen and sediments allowed in Ohio waterways, to help prevent toxic algae. • Resolution 108-17 which would demonstrate Council’s support for the Ohio Department of Education’s decision to delay finalizing its State Education Plan until September in order to allow more time for considering public comment. The resolution identifies the number of tests mandated for students, and a requirement that teachers complete business internships, as proposals of concerns. Federal law allows for the plans to be submitted in April or September of 2017. • Ordinance 111-17 which would designate the Hawthorne Hills Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) and authorize tax exemptions for building remodeling and new construction. The CRA will aim to encourage economic development and job creation in the vicinity of the former Southwyck Mall site. • Ordinance 115-17 which would authorize $7,000,000 from the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) fund for the 2017 General Resurfacing Program for rebuilding or resurfacing residential streets. The CIP budget which included the funds was approved by Council on March 7. Council is expected to give first reading to the following: • Ordinance 112-17 which would allow a two-tier bidding process for city projects that are estimated to cost more than $10,000,000 or when completion is made time-sensitive by court order or the order of an administrative agency with jurisdiction. The process would invite interested parties to submit information showing qualifications to complete the project, and those demonstrating ability to do so would be invited to submit bids. • Ordinance 119-17 which would restore the maximum penalty of six months in jail for serious violations related to the illegal and/or unauthorized work section of Toledo building code. The ordinance would also clarify the ability of the Chief Building Official to impose civil fines for minor offenses. The maximum penalty language was inadvertently omitted in a prior ordinance which amended the section. All Council meetings are held in Council Chambers on the first floor of One Government Center, located on Jackson Boulevard in downtown Toledo.