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Chamber opposed contractor licensing proposal set for Wednesday hearing

1/28/2020

 
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​At its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 28 at 4:00 p.m., Toledo City Council is expected to hold until its February 11 voting session Ordinance 2-20 which would require additional construction tradespersons to complete examinations and obtain a local license to perform work in the city. A hearing on the ordinance, the second since being introduced, will be on Wednesday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m. The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce strongly opposes this ordinance due to its potential negative impact on business growth and jobs.
​Toledo is already an outlier among metro Ohio cities on professional licensing issues. By creating local licensing requirements for drywall installers and framers, the ordinance would place Toledo’s regulations further out of the norm. You are encouraged to attend the hearing if you have concerns about how this will impact your business or future opportunities. You may also call council members at 419-245-1050 or email them at: 
District 1: Tyrone Riley
Tyrone.Riley@toledo.oh.gov

District 2:  Matt Cherry
Matt.Cherry@toledo.oh.gov

District 3: Theresa Gadus
Theresa.Gadus@toledo.oh.gov

District 4: Yvonne Harper
Yvonne.Harper@toledo.oh.gov

District 5: Sam Melden
Sam.Melden@toledo.oh.gov

District 6:  Chris Delaney
Chris.Delaney@toledo.oh.gov

AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS
Cecelia Adams
Cecelia.Adams@toledo.oh.gov

Gary Johnson
Gary.Johnson@toledo.oh.gov

Nick Komives
Nick.Komives@toledo.oh.gov

Rob Ludeman
Rob.Ludeman@toledo.oh.gov

Katie Moline
Katie.Moline@toledo.oh.gov
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Larry Sykes
Larry.Sykes@toledo.oh.gov
Also at its regular session, Council is expected to vote on the following items:
  • Ordinance 31-20 which would authorize the city to execute an agreement to establish a Lucas County 911 Regional Council of Governments for the organization and operation of a consolidated Public Safety Answering Point. Currently, 911 emergency calls are routed to six answering points throughout the county. In December, a planning committee established per Ohio law consisting of representatives of various jurisdictions in the county voted to consolidate services into a single answering point.
  • Ordinances making changes to the Department of Public Utilities customer assistance program. Ordinance 33-20 would allow grants of up to $250 for Toledo water, sewer and storm sewer customers who are low income and facing termination of service, and loans of up to $2,000 for Toledo residential water customers for the replacement of private lead service lines. Ordinance 34-20 would approve $500,000 to fund the low income customer grant program, and Ordinance 35-20 would approve $300,000 to fund the lead service line loan program.
  • Ordinance 39-20 which would approve an enterprise zone agreement with Niki Toledo for its planned construction of two retail buildings at the former site of Elder Beerman at 3311 Secor Road. The agreement includes a 50 percent property tax exemption for 15 years of assessed valuation prior to remediation of the site, and 100 percent exemption for the same period on the increase in valuation following remediation. The project is expected to create 23 new full-time and 40 part-time positions. 
  • Ordinance 42-20 which would authorize agreements with The Toledo Edison Company for replacement of 28,000 streetlights throughout the city with LED bulbs. The total cost of the project would be $5,796,000 and is estimated to save $580,000 annually on energy costs. The project is expected to be completed December 2021. 
Council is expected to give first reading to Ordinance 37-20 which would approve $1,225,000 in capital improvement program funds for the second phase of improvements to Levis Square Park located downtown. The project includes updates to various infrastructure and landscape elements of the park.
 
All Council meetings, including committee hearings, are held in Council Chambers on the first floor of One Government Center located on Jackson Boulevard in downtown Toledo.


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