Well, good morning everyone.

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Council Chambers for this the Friday, the 13th, February 13th, 2026 meeting of the City of Toledo Board of Revision of Assessments scheduled for this time and place.

And there is a quorum to conduct business.

There's one item on today's agenda.

We usually have a variety of items dealing with a variety of topics, but today is what I like to refer to the annual city sidewalk program board meeting.

It is resolution number 5325 declaring it necessary to provide for the rehabilitation of sidewalks and driveway approaches on various streets in the City of Toledo.

What we do is we will hear from the City's uh engineering services department uh on the program and uh if you pay attention, hopefully some of your questions will be answered by listening to them.

Um we have a QA between the board and those representatives of the engineering services department.

After that, uh we have names on a sign-up sheet.

We'll call those names and you can approach the podium, introduce yourself, indicate the address of the property uh you're talking about, and let us hear your concerns or questions uh in that regard.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the board traditionally uh makes a motion to uh forward the matter on to City Council with uh various recommendations.

It could be a recommendation to not proceed, a recommendation to proceed without any changes or possibly some changes.

It's been my experience in all my years chairing this board that most of the time property owners can speak with the engineering services folks and resolve questions and resolve matters at that level.

Um so I want you to please be receptive of that being a uh solution.

But again, you have an opportunity to be heard by this board, and uh you'll be given that opportunity uh today before the meeting is over.

Are there any other preliminary matters, Mr.

Martinez?

Not at this time.

Also joined up here, by the way, is Roberto Martinez from the finance department, and he is the city's assessment officer and acts as the administrator to this board.

Uh anything further from the board at this time.

Hearing none, I'll ask the uh representatives of the city's utility uh engineering services department uh to make a presentation to everyone present.

Good morning.

Good morning and good morning, everyone.

Um I'm Christy Soncrant, the Commissioner of Engineering Services.

And this year's 2026 sidewalk program is actually a continuation of the program that we did in 2023.

Um the city actually took a couple years off of the sidewalk program to kind of try to revamp our program.

Um in the past, it was complaint-driven, so residents would call in issues with sidewalks, and then we would go out, check them and get a contractor to do the work, but it was always piecemealed throughout the city.

So we the contractor was jumping from one place to another, which of course is less efficient and costs more money.

So we decided to go back, look how the city's sidewalk program works, and come up with a more streamlined and hopefully better solution for our residents and the city of Toledo.

So how our program currently works now is we are going when we go down an area, we take a look at all the sidewalks on that street.

So instead of just somebody said something about this corner, we'll do that one and not look at any of the others.

We check all the sidewalks on that whole street, and if there are any that need to be fixed, we add that to the program.

Another thing that we've done is we've looked at outside the box thinking and trying to save the trees instead of just cutting down a tree because the tree has raised the sidewalk.

We ran a pilot program to try to determine different ways to fix sidewalks so we can keep our trees.

So we have implemented some of those in this program also.

This year our program also is about 3.5 million is what this year's program is.

And 1.75 million is assessed to the property owners.

1.25 is for the removal of city-owned trees for the construction.

Also planting of new trees.

That will be funded by the tree assessment.

So property owners do not have to worry about those.

And then the city also has $500,000 worth of sidewalks that we are fixing for PED ramps or sidewalks that are adjacent to city-owned properties that are being replaced.

So I guess in general that's an overview of our program.

So there's three funding sources for the entire program.

City CIP, assessed sidewalk, which is assessed back to the tax bill of the property owner.

And then the tree assessment, which is a separate city assessment that everyone in the city uh pays into based on their front footage.

Yes.

And that takes care of the whole citywide canopy, which this program interacts with that tree program.

Yes, it does.

Interfering with the condition of the sidewalk.

Okay.

Always got to work work that through in my mind to make sure I have my uh bearings.

Members of the board, are there any questions for uh Ms.

Sodcranch from Engineering Services at this time?

Mr.

Fosner?

Okay.

Any further discussion or should we uh move on to our sign-up sheet?

Let's move on to the sign-up sheet, Mr.

Martinez.

Can you uh start to call the names?

And once your name is called, please step to the mic, adjust the mic, and uh restate your name and the property address that you are uh uh speaking to.

First on the list we have Amy and uh Leonard Hendricks.

Good morning, welcome.

Morning.

I'm Leonard Hendricks and my wife Amy Hendrix.

And uh the address is 6208 Applegate Drive, Toledo 43615.

Um it sounds like maybe the person we're supposed to be talking to is I don't know if you said the engineering or or whatever it seemed like um there were four um sections of the sidewalk that seemed like we're supposed to pay for.

One of them didn't really look like anything to me, but I don't, you know, when we took pictures and it also we have a a tree by the street that we thought might be affecting some of them or causing the problem and didn't know if we would be the one paying for it if it was the trees fault, you could say.

Um we want to save the tree because we figure that helps the city look better having the trees, so if there was a way to trim down the roots or whatever, so it wouldn't be happening.

That's just our thought.

I don't know if you have anything else.

No, and then I was just thinking that uh the the good that the tree does for the property and for the for the neighborhood and for the house in the summertime, especially in the yard.

Um past years since we've had such hot weather.

I mean, the shade was a big help.

So uh we would like to keep the tree.

And uh I I know anybody wanted to look at the photos of the sidewalk, or we should show them to the engineering department separately and discuss it that way.

That would be the answer.

Thank you.

Folks from Engineering Services, do you have a recommendation as far as proceeding with their concerns?

Yes, so any uh panels that we have determined are caused by tree damage will be covered by the city's funds, so they won't be assessed to you.

Um forestry department went through and evaluated all trees on this project.

Um since that tree is not slated to be removed for our records, uh they had made the determination for it to stay.

Okay, because the even though we were sent in the paper that had a T on it, so I figured that meant tree I don't think it just meant a tree was there.

It meant that the tree.

Yeah, on the right side of the form there's a tree removal and that box isn't checked.

The tree, the mark on there is just for our records.

Sorry.

No, you're fine.

Couldn't couldn't find a legend on the map.

So thank you.

Thanks for uh yay, the trees saved now.

But is it worth trying to get a grant to help pay?

To help pay, or if you've determined it's from the tree, then we wouldn't need the grant, is it?

To pay for the sidewalk repairs.

So we are more than welcome to come out to your property and evaluate it with you, walk through it, answer any questions you have directly, and we can re-evaluate if it is damage caused by the tree.

And if that is the case, then any panels determined to be damaged by tree will not be assessed to you guys.

Okay.

So still go through the grant process if it has to be done by March 15th or something, I can't remember.

So after this meeting, um we'll call you guys to schedule if you want a reassessment, we'll come out with you.

Um that now that the snow is melting, so we can see what's going on.

Um hopefully before that, too.

If you guys want to apply for the grant, um you're more than welcome to at that time.

Okay.

All right, thank you so much for the question.

Thank you for your help.

You're welcome.

Next on the list we have Mark Sisek.

Good morning.

Good morning.

My address is 3209 Wendover Drive 06.

I don't understand what the concern is that we need to replace the pad, the the sidewalk panels.

Um so we have certain criteria uh that we use to evaluate panels, and that criteria is based off the ADA standards, the federal standards for sidewalks.

Um means nothing to me.

So three inches, half inch, half inch to two.

Any uh trip hazard over a half inch is uh determined to be uh in need of replacement.

Okay, do you have a picture of it?

Not currently, no.

But each so you didn't come prepared then.

So would you address your comments to the board?

And I'm kind of at a loss as what's being discussed right now.

Well, I'm just and I don't recall the dates, and I apologize, but like our street was on a 500-year floodplain.

Okay.

Number of years ago the city came through, and from Monroe Street to Marvin, they installed new sewers.

Okay.

But before that, a number of years, they replaced the approach as well as the two sidewalk panels that you're talking about.

Okay, but when they came in and did the 500 year floodplain sidewalk, I'm sorry, the street and everything, they just replaced the approach.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Okay, so they just replaced the approach.

Okay, so I mean over the and I'm just once again, bear with me.

Maybe over the last 15 years, you've had those panels replaced that they're talking about, as well as the approach replacement within the last five years.

So I mean, I guess I'm looking at it.

I took pictures of it, and I guess I don't see what the issue is.

You don't see the need to have them replaced today?

Correct.

And you are indicating a two and a half inch standard uh one half inch.

One and a half inch.

There are also also other criteria we use to evaluate just the surface condition of the sidewalk.

Um if it's spalled or not a smooth surface, that's also replacement, multiple cracks or settling.

Um each of these properties was evaluated by us.

We went out to the property, put eyes on, and that's where that sheet uh was generated from our inspection.

Okay.

Well, the sheet you received in the mail um with the squares on the write up that was generated from our inspections.

Uh again, we're more than welcome to come out and look at the property with you to discuss and possibly reevaluate.

I would like that.

That is a traditional method is to uh double back at that address.

Yeah, schedule an appointment and discuss it out in the field.

Correct.

Okay, that's all I can ask for.

I said that's what I'm saying.

It's like, okay, how much is what you know too much and everything else?

So this really doesn't say anything like we were out taking pictures and like okay, explain to me and then they said the time frame.

I'm not 100% sure, but like I said, I know that a long time ago because we had to replace the approach as well as the two sidewalks panels that we're talking about, and that was to come out of our pocket to do that because the city didn't like it for one reason or another.

And that's fine.

I understand.

Hey, you know, but then I said when they did the 500 year flood zone, they just replaced the approach and everything, and that's just been like some last five years or some or so on that.

But you know, those two panels that you're looking to replace, I just was kind of curious as to what constituted the ADA violation.

So very understanding.

Hey, I'm all with it too.

Uh I will say it took them a long time for a property just south of ours, 3100 block where they had it like it has to be like a hundred-year-old tree that was knocked down, which was really, really sad.

But that sidewalk was terrible, just terrible.

And they finally came out I don't know, a few months ago and did all the chipping and all that other stuff, but still doesn't solve the problem.

It's still terrible and everything else.

So okay, I'm happy as long as we can get somebody to come out and talk to us and show us what we're yeah, they'll reach out to you and schedule a site visit.

Okay.

As long as you guys put your phone number on the sign and she should be there, yeah.

Oh, you don't have it.

Okay, yeah, I did.

I put the phone number versus the email.

I call me.

As long as it doesn't come across as a spam or something like that, I will answer it.

We'll leave you a message.

Great, thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

Next on our list.

Next on the list we have Nancy Rascala.

Hi.

Good morning, and welcome.

805 Locust Street, Toledo, 43604.

You pull that down so we can hear it.

Thank you.

And the address again, I'm sorry.

805 Locust Street, Toledo, 43604.

Okay.

Um it's being stated that seven sidewalk panels are to be replaced.

Nothing looks wrong with any of them.

Some of them are new.

So if someone could come out to look again, yeah, there's there's no no unlevel panels.

Yeah, they're not uneven at all.

Right.

And uh there are two that are cracked, but they are not uneven.

Um, there's there's no reason to replace this stuff.

You know, there's no safety issue.

And if you're looking for beautification of the neighborhood, there's 11 houses in vision of her house that are vacant.

Please come tear them down.

We're not kidding.

No.

There's other issues, not just the sidewalks, yeah.

And and a commercial building that's just wide open for people to go in and out.

Her property is kept meticulous.

There's not a weed on her property.

Her grass is cut down to two inches every week.

Yet she has to look across the street to three foot grass and big other fields of just unkept, just and the sidewalks are of what's concerned.

Right.

Again, we'll uh come out.

You need to come out and bring an award because her her property is that well kept.

When were the sidewalks looked at?

Uh most of these were evaluated in 2023.

So from then to now, yes, some have maybe have been replaced.

We're running into that.

It's that's what our uh inspections were.

Okay.

Field meeting.

Yep.

Yeah, there's definitely there's other issues in this uh area that need to be addressed, not her property.

Her property is immaculate.

Okay.

They'll reach out to you and schedule a field appointment.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Next, please.

Next we have Carolyn Craig Hancock.

Uh morning, welcome.

Uh Craig Hancock, 546 Ogden, uh 43609.

Carol Hancock 546 Ogden.

My question is is the two uh panels that they have recommended to be replaced.

Uh were replaced by the city probably 15-20 years ago.

They were replaced because there is a tree there.

We paid for three other panels out of the six.

Now my question for the for this committee here, why now is it saying that it's our responsibility when those two panels were replaced and paid for by the city?

15 years ago?

Well, it's been I don't remember.

I'm saying because the tree's still there and it was tree damage.

It's only and I didn't measure it, but it's gonna be close to the half inch, but I I wouldn't believe that it is a half an inch on there.

So if we can get somebody to come out and explain to me why, and I don't know if you can explain this where that T is, is that where the tree is?

No, it isn't.

It's been between it's in between those two panels.

It's over a little bit, it was right in the middle.

Okay, so if if the tree is in between those two panels, and it's been determined previously that that damage was caused by the tree.

Why is it now our responsibility?

Uh my explanation for that would be the prevailing view of Toledo City Council 15 years ago was have uh sidewalks.

They could elect to either assess it back to the property owner.

Yes, or they could elect to pay for it out of another fund of the city.

And back then the prevailing view of the city council 15 years ago was to pay for it out of another fund and not assess it back.

Um since then, of late, my read of city council is that they would they would like to assess that back on to the property owner with the cost of the removal of the tree if needed to be not assessed against the property owner, but paid from the tree fund.

But I thought this said that if it was caused by tree damage that the city would be responsible for that panel.

This is what I mean if the letter states that.

Yes.

Yes, if it's uh deemed to be caused damage caused by the tree, yes, it'll be funded by the tree fund for the repair of the sidewalk panels?

Yes.

Okay.

Okay, yeah.

What I'm asking is for is if somebody can come out and look at it.

And you know, because I'm not gonna pay $525.

Last time we were assessed for the extra three panels, but the city covered the two that right now are being determined that we're responsible for.

I may have been mistaken when I spoke just now.

Maybe I'm not sure.

Oh, that's that's fine.

I just wanted to make sure I'm understanding why you know this uh little chart they gave here is showing these panels, and the tree is off-centered, but it's it's right in line, it's right in the center of the yard, and this is the two panels are the the two right in the middle of the six.

Okay.

I mean that that's my question.

And like I said, it's it was replaced, and it's been yeah, it's been a little while ago, but so is this survey, you know, as far as what sidewalks were bad.

So I just had a different question.

Why we received this once?

It just came in the mail, and like a week or so later it came as a certified letter, and the cost of sending the certified letter was outrageous.

And then it's like, why do we get it again when we had already gotten it?

Why'd you waste the money to send it in our mailman said there was a hundred and twenty of them he had to have signed for that day?

So why would they do that?

Send it once regular mail and then certified mail.

The the charter of the city of Toledo requires that expensive, cumbersome certified mail process.

Um the city every so often will revisit the charter.

Amendments to the charter have to be taken to the ballot, and that's one of the line item housekeeping matters that I would love to see, and I believe a lot of the administrators of the city would like to see due to the modern area era of communication that the certified mail is inefficient, expensive, cumbersome, and we'd like to move on from that.

But as of now, the rule is we have to comply with the chart.

Okay, but that the so the first ones went out not realizing they needed to be certified.

No, I think what we do, correct me if I'm wrong, Mr.

Martinez, is we send them both out at the same time to ensure delivery.

That is correct.

Okay.

Okay.

I don't know if you and the regular mail most likely will always arrive before the certified mail.

Yep, thank you.

Thank you.

Next on our list.

Next we have Carolyn Core.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

My name is Mike Kuhar.

I am Carolyn's son.

And you are.

I am Carolyn Kuhart.

And I have problems with my voice.

Vocal cord.

So I think we would like to also, which if you could verify the phone number, is on there, get a phone call for a visit and a relook.

The primary interest that I had that I had issue with the survey was that the she has two properties, and this property is on a corner lot.

And she's lived there, and this house that we're talking is the house that she grew up in.

And this side street of 294th, where she built another house that she raised me in.

We'd like to pour a new concrete.

And then this approach that this sidewalk comes into goes nowhere.

So it's it's it's a bit full.

I understand that you would like the to the street, which is just a tar, and then throw some stone on it, and it's a disaster for you know kids playing on it with how we grew up.

Um this uh driveway um is the biggest chunk of money that isn't tree uh damage that would be covered, and it would probably be about $3,500.

Um but that that driveway goes to nowhere, so that's it just stops there, and then people would have to walk on the street.

So a visit will verify that.

And then the uh panels, which there were nine, um are a result of the dirtiest walnut trees, which she spent almost ten thousand dollars to get all of these walnut trees removed.

So, and and I did a video this morning, and and they do meet the half-inch criteria that there is.

I I understand that.

So if we can kind of and you can see from the Google maps photo, you can see where each one of these uh trees, they never really did a very good job planting grass, so it's very easy to see what is underneath those sidewalks.

So if they have to get replaced, we'd like to be part of either the grant program or the tree program.

Do you have anything that you want to say?

I am in shocked.

Shock about how many and we don't have a paved street.

I've begged to have a street, but you want me to pour a new approach for a driveway to a street that is to stone she's city council.

Seems to forget about that street.

There are other streets that continue on 294th.

It starts out at 101st, and I live between 101st and 102nd.

But there's five people on that street.

I mean, that would benefit.

They're not gonna be able to do it.

You can't you can't help me on the street.

No, that's a different address in question.

I didn't get that.

Oh, I forgot to do that.

I'm sorry, it's 25.

Oh no 2558 102nd Street.

Okay.

Um but her primary residence that this letter came to was 4511 294th Street.

That's where that's her primary residence.

My sister, her daughter is staying in the corner lot.

Okay, so I believe we use the tax mailing address for the property in question.

That's correct.

Off of the county treasurer's website.

We will be able to get addressed.

So either address will be able to reach her and we'll make herself available for any time to for the review.

So uh mission accomplished.

I thought this was a successful visit.

So thank you very much.

Thank you.

So the meeting, a field meeting will be scheduled.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Thank you all.

Next on our list.

Arian Henderson.

Good morning and welcome.

Good morning.

My name is Arianne Henderson.

I reside at 6113 Foxcroft Toledo 43615.

Um I received the letter like everyone else, and I'm showing six panels that need to be replaced.

My question is if it's for ADA.

Um I have one panel that is sunk, probably pretty close to the half inch.

Why do I have to replace the other five?

That there are no issues.

Um one of them does have one single crack.

There's no brigage, no anything on the other ones.

Um so I'd like to know why I have to replace all of them outside of the one that is probably pretty close.

Um we do have numerous criteria other than the just a half inch.

Um we can schedule a field visit and go over that with you if you would like.

I mean, this is I had misworked to pick up the certified letter.

I have to miss work for this today, and now to do that, you know, for another visit.

Makes it extremely hard when you know you guys are wanting our our money to make these replacements when we're constantly missing work for something that I don't see what needs to be done unless it's for appearance only.

If it's for appearance, there's other things the city needs to worry about.

Um the island that's in front of my house that is tore up constantly because our own garbage trucks can't even get around it.

Uh I mean, let's worry about that before a sidewalk that maybe for appearance the city wants replaced.

But then the other thing that I have to I would like to address is on our letters that we received, it's ten dollars and fifty cents per square foot for a four-inch sidewalk panel.

About two hundred and ten dollars per four by five foot panel.

Okay.

On the website from the city of Toledo, it states um a much different price.

Oh, I wish I would have.

It's $7.90.

No.

On this on the website, it states ten dollars and fifty cents per square foot, same as our letters for a four-inch thick sidewalks.

About a hundred and fifty-eight dollars for a four by five-foot panel.

Somebody can't add.

Uh in my case, it's almost a four hundred dollar difference of what I would have to pay.

The letter states it's three hundred and eighty-eight dollars more than what the city's website states.

Interesting.

It sounds like, yeah, unfortunately, it sounds like there's uh typo um on the website, so we'll have to look into that.

Yeah, would be nice.

I mean is that on the engineering services subpage of the city's website?

Do you know?

Um it's uh you go into sidewalks, so it's a general location throughout the whole you just type on sidewalk repair.

That might be a dollar amount that should have been updated and hasn't been.

Both of them say ten dollars and fifty cents or the total once you multiply it.

11 dollar amount sounds like it was correct, but maybe the wording is exactly the same.

Okay.

So it's still for it.

Sounds like it's our 2023.

That portion, that portion wasn't updated yet.

Okay for our new program.

So we need to update our website.

Yes.

Okay.

Thanks for bringing that to our title.

Then I guess I will have to adjust my schedule and take more time off for someone to come to my house.

So I don't have to replace all six panels that nothing's wrong with.

In a word, yes, unfortunately.

Yeah, it it makes it difficult because it's almost like whoever came to the neighborhoods, didn't even get out of their vehicle because you would see none of them are heaved.

Because you would see none of them are heaved.

Unless this is for appearance only.

And if that's the case, I I mean we have other problems and you know, to make our budget inside our houses work.

Do you prefer email for communication?

Either way.

Did I write my phone number?

We didn't.

I can do thank you.

Thank you.

Next we have David Zobler.

I I guess all I want to know is the clarification.

2602 Hundred Cycle Street.

I'm Carolyn's Carolyn's a neighbor.

And uh all I wanted to know is uh the uh corners that they're gonna replace.

Is that because they're uh they say they're five by five and they want to make them uh would that be 25 square feet?

Right right now, and they want to make them 130 square feet?

Is that is that correct?

Are you referring to the pedestrian ramps?

Right, in the corner.

I live on a corner.

Okay.

And I just want some clarification about what uh what's gonna happen there.

So any pedestrian ramp will be brought up to the latest ADA standards?

Um but uh the homeowner won't be assessed for any ADA ramp work recovered by the city.

Will they be expanded to uh uh 10 would it be 10 by 13 or how how large would it would it go to to from what it is now?

Um that'll be a case by case basis just based on geometry of the corner and other stuff.

Um some of that square footage might be um adjusting sidewalk coming into the landing.

Okay.

But it's hard to say just from generally.

And our that and there was one other panel that was coming up to our house.

I believe that's the one that they're referring to when uh and uh it's got a slight dip, but it doesn't have uh it doesn't have any uh thing you could study toe on when you're walking across it.

But uh would you like us to come out and take a look at that?

Sure.

Yeah, when they when they come see Carol, when they come see out my house also.

So thank you.

That's all I wanted to know.

Thank you.

Next we have Terrence Hewling Butte.

Good morning, welcome.

Good morning.

Um Terrence Hewling Butte.

I live at 2537 Ludington Drive, Toledo, Ohio, 43615.

Um the reason I am coming up here is because we got the letters, as everybody else did, but we've only lived at the house since the middle of September.

And if this stuff was looked at in 23, that was far before we own the home.

So I don't feel that we should be responsible for taking care of this when we didn't even live there when that happened.

Do we know if this damage was caused by one a single event?

Like a tree falling on the well, the thing is I believe outside that panel there is where there was a tree that was removed.

So I think that the damage could be from roots where it just still kept coming up.

But I don't know, like I said, we've only been there since September.

I understand, and my response to you, sir, is all real estate in the city of Toledo is subject to assessments that are in theory a constant lien on property.

A lot of times there's no money owed, so it's just a theoretical lien, but there are times when when money is owed.

And I can't guarantee it, but I'm fairly confident that if we looked at the deed, the instrument of conveyance that you received from the prior owner, it's going to have some language in that deed that says you are taking this property, like all people who acquire property in the city, subject to those assessments, subject to taxes that are due and payable after the date of that instrument.

So it's although it occurred prior to that was one of the the bargains that you inherited or took on when you decided to sell that.

But the fact that we don't have that property.

The fact that we don't even own that sidewalk, why should homeowners be responsible for taking care of that?

It's it's not our it's not our property.

The charter of the City of Toledo adopted by the citizens of Toledo was was uh there's a characteristic to it that it would sidewalks were very on the consciousness and mind of the citizens, and they wanted a walkable community, and this dates back generations.

Uh the other thing we're talking about trees, perfect intersection of sidewalks and trees.

Uh trees also seem to be important.

Okay, you read the charter.

I would like to have somebody come out and re-examine it to make sure that it was not r the tree's not responsible for it.

Because obviously, if the tree is responsible for it, then that would fall under you guys taking care of it, correct?

Yes.

Okay.

So we would definitely like to have somebody come out.

Okay.

Certainly.

All right, that's it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next.

Next we have Elizabeth Dunbar.

Hello.

Uh Elizabeth Dunbar, 1537 North Here on Street, Toledo, Ohio.

Uh they tore down a house uh years ago, and they were supposed to come and fix the um fix the uh sidewalk.

And then a few years later they tore down the other house.

And they were supposed to come back and fix the sidewalk.

And we've been trying to get them to come back and fix the sidewalk after we bought the properties, the two properties to extend our property, and they never came back and fixed the property.

And that is the pro the sidewalks that you are guys are trying to get me to fix.

So these are damaged sidewalks.

These are damaged sidewalks that the machinery busted.

On either side of your primary parcel?

Yeah, it's all on one side of my property.

The two I had I bought two routes.

And it's the side that on the side of that sidewalk.

Uh that's the sidewalks that does city busted.

And you want to fix it.

And we were supposed to fix it.

And how long ago did that occur?

Do you know?

They that was many years ago, and they still haven't came out and fixed it.

So heavy equipment damaged the sidewalk in the course of demolishing the home.

Demolishing the homes.

That ended up being a vacant lot.

Yeah, they end up being vacant lots and then we uh we bought them.

You subsequently purchased with the damaged sidewalk, and now you're being assessed for that or potentially assessed for.

Yeah, but they were supposed to come out back out and fix them and they never did.

We can't ask them when we were going to come back out and they never came out.

Okay.

Um would a site visit be appropriate here?

Or not?

I understand about the one sidewalk going towards my house.

That I understand, but the the one I don't.

So we'll we'll have to check with um our division with the demos and get information.

I can't hear you.

We'll um have to check with our demo division and get information on that for you, and we'll reach back out to you.

All right.

Now I forgot to put the other property that we owned.

Now, if they if they only have a couple cracks in them, why do I have to fix re replenish uh five sidewalks?

Um it just goes back to the criteria that we use.

Uh huh.

It goes back to the criteria that we use to evaluate sidewalks uh to turn to determine ADA accessibility.

I have to replace five sidewalks because it's got two cra a couple cracks in it.

Uh we can we're more than welcome to come out and take another one.

Yeah, would you please twenty-one um stick uh stickney street?

You can do the same phone number.

Is that the same address of um what's the property where the demo occurred?

Uh 1537 North here on okay, you'll get back with me then?

Okay, thank you.

Really?

Because you're all sidewalks coming in.

Ma'am, I'm going to ask you to leave the chamber and remain silent.

Next.

Lastly, we have Dean Thompson.

Good morning.

Morning.

Dean Thompson, 632 Ogden.

I have a uh assessment here.

Uh looking at four panels, plus the approach.

There's no settlement, no cracks, no anything.

I have video proof in my phone.

I'd like a visit for you to get this reassessed.

Got it?

Yes.

Thank you.

632 augment.

Right.

Thank you.

Next.

That is all that we have on the list for people that have signed up.

Okay.

Is there anyone else in the audience wishing to be heard either in general or specific to a property?

Hearing none and seeing one.

Anyone from the administration have anything else to add?

No.

Ms.

Fisher, would you like to be heard?

Good morning and welcome.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Just uh for everyone's benefit and state your name and your title.

Hello, I am Dr.

Geneva Fisher, City of Toledo, Department of Housing and Community Development.

I'm the housing compliance manager.

Basically providing some information on the sidewalk grant.

You can go right to the city's website, type in sitewalk grant.

It has eligibility requirements, and it also has other information that you would need to apply for the grant.

For example, your proof of income, uh entitlements, pensions, income tax.

If you provide that information on our grant portal, you could be eligible for a grant.

And I think we're keeping it open until March 15th.

So it's really easy to get to.toledo.oh.gov.

You can type in sitewalk grant, and it will walk you through the application process.

Thank you.

Ms.

Fisher, uh, what's the turnaround for your office to get a decision or an award uh notice back to the applicant?

Yeah, once we get that information, especially the eligibility criteria, it should only be a couple days.

So it doesn't take us long at all to review that information.

And if there are questions, we can email and call to get additional information.

So we have a pretty quick quick turnaround.

That's our goal.

Okay.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Any questions from anyone on the city's uh sidewalk grant program?

Okay.

Thank you.

Have a good weekend, everyone.

Thank you.

Anyone else wishing to be fair heard?

Hearing none and seeing none.

Uh, there are questions from the board at this time.

Uh I have one question.

It looks like we have about nine inspections to to do re-inspections.

About how long will it take you uh to get out there?

I know some of it depends on the resident schedule, but do you have a guess?

No, as soon as we you know reach out to the residents and schedule something, it'll be we can start calling them today to set up appointments.

Okay, I just want to make sure we give them time to apply for that grant.

Any further discussion by the board with respect to this resolution?

Uh is there a motion for the board to entertain and advise city council accordingly?

So moved.

Motion for recommendation of approval of the city council of resolution 532-25, declaring it necessary and provided for the rehabilitation of sidewalks and driveway approaches at various streets in the city of Toledo.

Is there a second?

A second.

There's a motion and a second.

We'll proceed to a roll call vote.

Uh Director Fosna?

Yes.

Commissioner Buckley.

Yes.

Mr.

Searing says yes.

The vote is three in favor, zero opposed.

Resolution 532-25 will be forwarded to City Council by this board with a recommendation of approval.

Are there any other matters before us today?

There are none at this time.

That being the case, we'll stand adjourned until the call of the chair.

I thank everyone for their time and attention.

Thank you.

And you know what I mean?

Christy with a cave or see.

I remember being out there.

And I do I think this being arranged.

Well, you know, I don't understand.

It's not the motion as well.

No.

Let's walk it together.

No, I don't mind counting around your records over.

That would be a good thing.

Okay.

That's a problem.

So that's my personal thing.

So what happens to the question is that just right now you don't have a headache.

You just can't see it.

But weird, but we take it off.

We are that's gonna be a point.

Oh my god.

Is it a second time as we put just with the uh stream of our system?

Oh well we're gonna go over the right.

I wanna eat one or something.

Oh yeah, all I thought is the line.

Oh yeah, but they are doing it.