Toledo council: votes at a glance — Sept. 9 meeting

The Toledo City Council on Sept. 9 voted on a broad set of resolutions, ordinances, appointments and grant authorizations. Below is a concise “votes at a glance” summary of items the council adopted, referred, held or otherwise acted on during the meeting. Where the meeting recorded a roll call, the outcome is included. If the meeting did not provide full details (for example, a committee referral or a hold), that is noted as “not specified.”

Key items adopted or passed at the Sept. 9 meeting

- Resolution 390-25 — Recognizing Justin Scott Slater (Carnegie Medal). Outcome: adopted (see separate coverage).

- Resolution 391-25 — Recognizing Kenyatta Gable Jones on retirement from General Motors after 40 years. Outcome: adopted (roll-call affirmative recorded).

- Appointments confirmed — Multiple mayoral appointments and commission confirmations were approved by roll call, including: • Quinlan Tyler — Human Relations Commission (term to 09/09/2026). Outcome: confirmed. • Elena Hernandez — Latino Affairs Commission (term continuation to 10/09/2027). Outcome: confirmed. • Tyran Boyd, Matthew Hyerman (section 61 waiver requested), David Mann (section 61 waiver requested), Julia Randalls, Timothy Schlockter — Toledo Community Improvement Corporation appointments. Outcome: confirmed.

- Ordinance 361-25 — Building code amendments (parts of Toledo Municipal Code Part 13). Outcome: passed (roll call recorded).

- Ordinance authorizing appropriations and budget adjustments within the city’s 2025 operating and capital budgets (referenced as an emergency ordinance in the agenda). Outcome: passed (amendments and council budget items recorded; vote recorded).

- Ordinance 389-25 — Repeal of a prior zone-change ordinance for property at 606–636 South Burn Road and 3550–3636 Angola Road. Outcome: failed (final passage roll call: largely no; motion failed).

- Resolution 395-25 — Directing the City Plan Commission to study amendments to landscaping requirements to require use of native plants. Outcome: adopted (emergency declared and adopted by roll call).

- Resolution 396-25 — Requesting a review of past zone changes for conditional terms allowing later passage. Outcome: adopted (emergency declared and adopted by roll call).

- Ordinance 397-25 — Municipal Court: agreement with ScanWorks LLC for scanning and destruction of case files; expenditure $125,500. Outcome: passed (emergency declared and roll call recorded).

- Ordinance 398-25 — Purchase wetland mitigation credits, $150,000 from Water Replacement Fund, to offset elevated storage-tank development. Outcome: passed (emergency declared and roll call recorded).

- Ordinance 399-25 — Grant easement and right of access to City of Oregon on city-owned property north of Corduroy Road; emergency. Outcome: passed (roll call recorded).

- Ordinance 400-25 — Expenditure up to $4,820 from Water Replacement Fund for asphalt replacement related to a 30-inch transmission main repair. Outcome: passed.

- Ordinance 401-25 — Amendment to an earlier ordinance to include preparation of plans for removal and replacement of eight large-diameter valves. Outcome: passed.

- Ordinance 402-25 — Supplemental contract with Keane Independent Research LLC, up to $13,000, for continuation of a gender equity analysis. Outcome: passed.

- Ordinance 403-25 — Annual expenditure of $10,799 for social news desk software to enhance city communications. Outcome: passed.

- Ordinance 404-25 — Extend contract with Clark, Schaeffer, Hackett & Co. for city audits; annual expenditure not to exceed $198,800. Outcome: passed.

- Ordinance 405-25 — Settlement authorization (Allen administrator v. City of Toledo et al.); expenditure $300,000 from risk management fund. Outcome: passed.

- Ordinance 406-25 — Authorizing opioid-related litigation actions and settlement authority; outcome: passed.

- Ordinance 407-25 — Accept and appropriate $1,459,500 in EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant funds for the Collins Park Stream Restoration Project. Outcome: passed (emergency declared and roll call recorded).

- Ordinance 408-25 — Install two street lights at the intersection of Mattsinger Road and Stickney Avenue; annual cost $345; one-time payment to Toledo Edison $2,200. Outcome: passed.

- Resolutions 409-25 and 410-25 — Declaring necessity to appropriate portions of property at 1525 Cherry Street (H G Toledo LLC) and 1615 Cherry Street (Zuba Props) for safety projects. Outcome: both adopted (emergency declared and roll call recorded).

- Ordinance 411-25 — Five-year contract (with option to renew) with Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum for management of five municipal cemeteries; annual payments not to exceed $615,000. Outcome: passed (waiver of competitive bidding recorded and emergency declared).

- Ordinance 412-25 — Purchase commercial-grade electric lawn equipment using 1% for the environment funds, not to exceed $70,000. Outcome: passed.

Zoning and planning items: multiple map and special-use changes were approved by the council (Ordinances 413-25 through 421-25 and related items). Not all zoning items were recommended by the Planning Commission; the council recorded votes on each. One notable failure: Ordinance 416-25 (special-use permit for a tobacco shop at 229 Main Street) failed on final roll call.

Held or referred items

- Ordinance 357-25 and Ordinance 358-25 (forgiving loan balance and releasing mortgage/security interests for the United North School Homes LLC low-income housing tax credit project) were held until Sept. 23, 2025 for additional discussions with NeighborWorks and the Department of Housing and Community Development.

- Ordinance 351-25 (prohibit sale of kratom) was referred to the Public Safety Committee (see separate coverage).

Notes on procedure and emergency declarations

Many items were considered under suspension of rules with emergency declarations, as recorded on the meeting clerk’s roll calls. Where the clerk recorded roll-call votes, this summary notes the adoption or failure; where the clerk recorded a committee referral or a hold, the outcome is identified as such.

This summary is intended as a concise reference to the council’s formal actions at the Sept. 9 meeting and does not reproduce the full text of any ordinance or resolution. For complete ordinance text, committee materials, or official minutes, consult the City Clerk’s office or the council packet for Sept. 9, 2025.