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Toledo 26-27 One-Year Action Plan Public Hearing Summary – April 2, 2026

City Council — Thursday, April 2, 2026

BodyToledo, Ohio

SessionCity Council

DateThursday, April 2, 2026

StatusFILED

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2:28

Thank you.

2:32

I mean, if you don't mind doing that, no, I don't mind I think I'd rather have you want to install them totally.

3:21

Yeah, okay.

3:24

Um the other part of the presenters.

3:33

Topic rather than a little.

3:36

At least it's still gonna be so.

3:48

I did too.

3:49

I needed something brighter than the sky.

4:09

Exact same thing.

4:16

Oh and then go into the slides getting on top of the high slide.

4:38

This is the no scoring that is supposedly not.

4:47

They um so we went to uh meeting last minute high meeting I had yesterday in Legend.

4:56

And the guy Dr.

5:00

Marvin there said that people in PSH could stay for a year in transition, and like everybody in the room was like what?

5:07

That's not what you said before.

5:12

There's a transition only in it's not in there.

5:16

I went home and read that hundred and thirty whatever page document front to back trying to find it.

5:24

I didn't read word.

5:27

We put it through AI different AI as three different data.

5:36

And we never airless and the entire thing she didn't know.

5:40

So the reference like there's things where you can go to their places and find documents that will help you all.

5:48

So I don't know if the court they did something at the court probably yesterday and blocked it all, and it was a so we just have something on all the same something saying we're gonna tell you something.

6:08

And like that we keep redoing the same way.

6:16

Um just looking at poverty, and that's just issues.

6:46

Where do you see how the treatment?

6:52

I mean, there was a lot of things he said that I think everybody actually I wish we could have consumpted all time with them as community and actually bring like people like a little bit broader representation in each community.

7:11

That's just funny because it's not about some things.

7:16

But they sit down to think about the COC registration today.

7:23

So it's like the first part of the process.

7:26

Well, the next part is maybe create reading questions.

7:37

So it's kind of kind of process, like they don't want to really.

7:44

So I was like, hmm.

7:47

Um if we don't know what this year.

7:58

Yeah, I think we have a whole time.

8:00

We're close tomorrow.

8:01

Are you just there's some of us?

8:03

I'll be in the morning.

8:07

So the government.

8:09

I only have a little take off Wednesday and you all customer all occasionally.

8:21

Oh, that's the all you think we're gonna have to turn around and even do access building institute presentation.

8:33

Um, agency setting that had another C BG funding that's more focused to C BG.

8:46

Okay versus the other one, which is more focused on overall massive and our properties.

8:54

Okay.

8:54

So we'll have two days of presentations on his own rank budget and on the second day's on the Monday.

9:08

This was for numbers for that received CPG before the interesting.

9:20

And um haven't gotten notice from how you're seeing the job.

9:25

Who knows when that's right?

9:27

He told us by the third, but they're not looking at some.

9:35

Actually, I would say 15.

9:39

Yeah.

9:46

Is it good Fridays?

9:49

Yeah, we're closed whenever the ports are closed, basically.

10:10

It's good enough for you.

10:19

Um, second round.

10:44

Yeah.

10:44

Okay.

10:53

Started late.

10:54

Yeah, because of the issues she's had.

10:58

Exactly.

10:58

Right.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Housing and Community Development███████████████████████████████████████████43%

Miscellaneous██████████████████18%

Homelessness███████████11%

Procedural███████████11%

Public Engagement███████7%

Fair Housing█████5%

Zoning and Planning██2%

Workforce Development██2%

Engineering And Infrastructure█1%

Summary of Proceedings

Toledo 26-27 One-Year Action Plan Public Hearing Summary – April 2, 2026

This was the second public hearing for the City of Toledo’s 2026-2027 One-Year Action Plan, part of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. The hearing presented funding allocations for CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs, and included partner presentations from the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board, the Fair Housing Center, and Lucas Metropolitan Housing. The public comment period runs through April 24, 2026.

Discussion Items

CDBG, HOME, and ESG Funding Overview (Monica Brown, Community Planning and Development Grants Manager)
- The city anticipates level funding from HUD for the 2026-2027 program year, based on the 2025-2026 allocation.
- CDBG: Total resources of $8.9 million, including $7 million in anticipated allocation and $1.8 million in carryover. Breakdown includes $1.4 million for planning/admin, $1.057 million for public services (15% cap), $1.8 million for affordable housing, $1 million for neighborhood parks and community centers, $747,000 for economic development, $150,000 for capacity building, $220,000 for public services, $825,000 for housing activities, and two new strategies: $250,000 for NERSA code-compliance demolition and $500,000 for NERSA strategic economic development.
- HOME: Total resources of $6.9 million, including $1.9 million allocation and $5 million carryover. Breakdown: $196,572 for admin, $844,859 for set-aside, $2.4 million for homeowner rehabilitation (carryover), $1.4 million for rental housing development, $1 million for down payment assistance (carryover), and $400,000 for home buyer development.
- ESG: Total $627,043, allocated as $376,225 for emergency shelters, $48,539 for stabilization services, $47,028 for administration, and $155,251 for HMIS.
- The city has three Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NERSAs): Old South End, Inglewood, and Junction. A fourth (Vistula) is pending a Choice Neighborhoods planning grant. NERSAs allow expanded income eligibility up to 120% AMI and flexibility in public services cap.
- The citizen review committee (CRC) evaluated 34 CDBG applications ($4.5 million requested), 1 HOME application ($400,000), and 9 ESG applications ($1.3 million).
Homelessness Services (Lisa Pangove, Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board)
- The Homelessness Board is implementing an open HMIS system to share client data across providers, reducing duplication and trauma. A new assessment process will better match people to services.
- Three priorities: enhancing coordinated entry (calls to 211), tracking key performance indicators (e.g., time to housing, housing stability), and improving data quality.
- Expanding the Hive program (housing integration, visibility, and engagement) – currently 113 properties with 987 units listed, 148 available for rent.
- A youth advisory board is active at local and state levels. Fundraising efforts will support point-in-time counts, Code Blue events, and targeted outreach.
Fair Housing (George Thomas, CEO and General Counsel, Fair Housing Center)
- Presented the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) report, identifying barriers such as: inequitable access to homeownership, source-of-income discrimination (e.g., housing choice vouchers), land use/zoning barriers for people with disabilities, substandard housing conditions in aging stock, and lack of public awareness of fair housing rights.
- Recommendations include education/homeownership fairs, enforcement of local source-of-income discrimination law, zoning code updates, and continued community outreach.
Public Housing and Housing Authority Plans (Single Romans, CEO/President, Lucas Metropolitan Housing)
- LMH manages ~2,400 public housing units, with a waitlist of ~4,000 families. In 2025, a short application window yielded 3,500 new applicants. Only 300 families leave annually, illustrating high demand.
- Strategic goals: invest in employee growth, diversify revenue streams, create accessible housing, streamline processes, and build pathways to wealth-building.
- Key projects for 2026-2027:
  - Clinton Nunn: $10 million renovation (HVAC, boilers, lighting, roofs, facades).
  - Vistula Manor: exterior and interior upgrades (seating areas, fencing, sidewalks).
  - Port Lawrence: lighting and valve replacements.
  - Wheeler Homes/Speaker Terrace: master development plan for potential renovation or demolition.
  - Collingwood Green Living: 75 affordable senior units opening in two months.
  - Tonike Tower: HVAC and exterior improvements.
- LMH operates a Financial Opportunity Center (one of few run by a housing authority in Ohio) to help residents achieve self-sufficiency and homeownership.

Key Outcomes

No public questions were asked during the hearing.
Written public comments on the draft action plan will be accepted through Thursday, April 24, 2026, addressed to: City of Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development, 2627 One-Year Action Plan, One Government Center, Suite 1800, Toledo, OH 43604.
The hearing concluded the second public hearing; legislation will be submitted to the mayor’s office and city council after HUD award notification (expected by April 3, 2026 or within the next week).

Meeting Transcript

Thank you. I mean, if you don't mind doing that, no, I don't mind I think I'd rather have you want to install them totally. Yeah, okay. Um the other part of the presenters. Topic rather than a little. At least it's still gonna be so. I did too. I needed something brighter than the sky. Exact same thing. Oh and then go into the slides getting on top of the high slide. This is the no scoring that is supposedly not. They um so we went to uh meeting last minute high meeting I had yesterday in Legend. And the guy Dr. Marvin there said that people in PSH could stay for a year in transition, and like everybody in the room was like what? That's not what you said before. There's a transition only in it's not in there. I went home and read that hundred and thirty whatever page document front to back trying to find it. I didn't read word. We put it through AI different AI as three different data. And we never airless and the entire thing she didn't know. So the reference like there's things where you can go to their places and find documents that will help you all. So I don't know if the court they did something at the court probably yesterday and blocked it all, and it was a so we just have something on all the same something saying we're gonna tell you something. And like that we keep redoing the same way. Um just looking at poverty, and that's just issues. Where do you see how the treatment? I mean, there was a lot of things he said that I think everybody actually I wish we could have consumpted all time with them as community and actually bring like people like a little bit broader representation in each community. That's just funny because it's not about some things. But they sit down to think about the COC registration today. So it's like the first part of the process. Well, the next part is maybe create reading questions. So it's kind of kind of process, like they don't want to really. So I was like, hmm. Um if we don't know what this year. Yeah, I think we have a whole time. We're close tomorrow. Are you just there's some of us? I'll be in the morning. So the government. I only have a little take off Wednesday and you all customer all occasionally. Oh, that's the all you think we're gonna have to turn around and even do access building institute presentation. Um, agency setting that had another C BG funding that's more focused to C BG. Okay versus the other one, which is more focused on overall massive and our properties. Okay. So we'll have two days of presentations on his own rank budget and on the second day's on the Monday. This was for numbers for that received CPG before the interesting. And um haven't gotten notice from how you're seeing the job. Who knows when that's right? He told us by the third, but they're not looking at some. Actually, I would say 15. Yeah.

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