Toledo City Council Meeting - Feb. 5, 2013

notes from Sherry:

In attendance: Councilmen Steel, Collins, Martinez, Sarantou, Craig, Ludeman, Riley, McNamara, Waniewski, Councilwomen Webb, Hicks-Hudson, Deputy Mayor Herwat, Mayor Bell.

Item 37 – Resolution – Support Ohio's Energy Efficiency Resource Standard – adopted – all voting yes. (Video 1 started)

Item 38 – Resolution – Recognize Scott High School on their 100th Anniversary – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 39 – Resolution – Recognize Horizon Science Academy (Springfield – Reynolds Rd.) for receiving “Excellent”
rating – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 22 – Expenditure to Solar Turbines for Co-Generation Facilities at Bay View WWTP & Landfill, $1,918,386 – passed: Ludeman, Waniewski, voted no; rest yes.

Item 40 – Agreement with LAWO for Civil Legal Assistance Services (CLAS), 2 years, $200,000 annually, Trust Fund – passed – all voting yes.

Item 41 – Resolution – Support rehabilitation of Vistula Heritage Village for low-income housing tax credits – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 42 – Repeal Resolution 35-13, LMHA Collingwood Green, change word from rehabilitation to construction – adopted – all voting yes.

Item 43 – Agreement with DTID for 2013 event in Levis Square – passed – Steel abstaining, rest yes.

Item 44 – Re-appropriate 32 – 36 Year CDBG funds to 38 Year CDBG Fund, $1,588,861 – passed – all voting yes .

Item 45 – Amend Ordinance 357-10 for ODOT to direct pay contractors for Suder Ave. Bridge – passed – all voting yes.

Item 46 – Agreement with UT for Pavement Management Information System, $73,508 – 2013, $80,000 – 2014 SCM&R – passed – all voting yes.

Item 47 – Contract with Today's Distributor for PipePatch for sanitary sewers and storm sewers, 1 year+2 - passed – all voting yes.

Item 48 – Re-issue Notes – Facility & Fleet Building, $3,250,000 – passed – all voting yes.

Item 49 – Resolution – Amend pension pick-up plan for Municipal Court non-union employees, 5%, 2%, 0 – passed – all voting yes.

Item 50 – Amend TMC Ch. 2105, AFSCME Local 2058, June 2012 – May 2015 – passed – all voting yes.

Item 51 – Enact new TMC Ch. 2016, AFSCME Local 2058 Comm. Op. Supvr., June 2012 – May 2015 – passed – all voting yes.

Item 52 – Purchase Accela database system for Inspection, 80 users, $560,629 CIP and $222,567 GF – passed – all voting yes.

Item 53 – Expenditures to Engr. Srvcs. CIP, matches, resurfacing, sealing, curbs, sidewalks, Naut. Vill., $12,692,000 – passed – all voting yes.

Item 54 – Expenditures for new salt storage facility at SB&H Central Ave., $600,000 CIP – passed – all voting yes.

Item 55 – Expenditures for SB&H Bridges Matches and Planning, $554,00 CIP – passed – all voting yes.

Item 56 – Expenditures to U.S. Army for feasibility and design of Nelson St. Embankment project, $100,000 CIP – passed – all voting yes.

Item 57 – Expenditures for electronic document management expansion for Dept. of ICT, $312,000 CIP - 1st Reading.

Item 58 – Expenditures for Parks & Recreation, general improvements, playgrounds, sport courts, $450,000 CIP – passed – all voting yes.

Item 59 – Expenditures for Police marked and unmarked vehicles and equipment, $680,000 CIP – passed – all voting yes.

Item 60 – Expenditures to Police continued implementation of Data Driven Policing Project, $380,000 CIP – to Criminal Justice Committee

Item 61 – Expenditures for Police automated timekeeping system, $150,000 CIP – passed – all voting yes.

* Waniewski – disappointed in SAP – we are guardians of the tax payers – we spent 15-16 mil on this system, unheard of – SAP should be ashamed – not happy with the SAP system – Dr.McLean does this have the integrity to go into SAP module?
* McLean – Should fit in.
* Steel – integrated – choose to move forward.
* McLean – we are moving forward. Martinez – concerned – status with SAP (McLean)?
* McLean – yes.
* Martinez – your office put me through training – bottleneck some where? There is a lack.
* McLean – SAP works well – whole new effort – reports, get them into system – no easy task – this is a Cadillac system.
* Martinez – there is data error problems – lesson learned.
* Sarantou – the Feb. 21st agenda for the Finance Meeting – Kerry Bruce to be there for facts – seems we bought a vacuum, attachments not included.

Last Call:

Hicks-Hudson – Thank you for supporting item 41, people will appreciate it. Went to a memorial/concert for Claude Black last night, very good. You are invited to a meeting on Saturday, Feb. 9th at 1-3 p.m., held at the Friendly Center – Youth in media – better stories. There when you're bad, not there when you are doing good. This meeting will also be about mentoring.

Steel – Department of Neighborhoods – mentions report due on Friday. My referral is for the time from 6/1/2012 to 7/31/2012 on the homeless board. Cleveland Mayor has a role in its local School Board. What roll should Toledo have in the schools? (None I hope. SZ) Youth, Parks, and Recreation meeting engaging.

Waniewski – Blue paint on the snow in front of my house? Someone is messing with this Council member. Kudos to the Administration on the streets.

Webb – Utilities – discussion about the $200.00 security deposit – legislative process is a key piece. This is to be received 15 days after notice. We (council members) did not find out about this until we read the paper. The first step in the open and clear – move to legislative process.

Collins – Complements Webb and Steel – should involve Council more. Re feral- poll civilian call takers – negotiate – no document from Administration – separate list. Were these people, when terminated/quit, offered exit interviews? Huge amount of retirees – why are they leaving?