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At its regular meeting at 4:00 p.m. today, Toledo City Council is expected to vote on Ordinance 239-18 which would adopt Lucas County’s SeaGate Block Renewal Plan for the downtown area anchored by the SeaGate Convention Centre and bounded by Summit Street, Monroe Street, Superior Street, and Jefferson Avenue. The plan, which would initially focus on renovations to the convention center and restoration of the former Hotel SeaGate, includes actions for site preparation, demolition, land use, zoning, and project cost estimates. It would also start the process for creation of a Tax Increment Financing district for the block. Council is also expected to vote on Ordinance 227-18 which would authorize the expenditure of $1 million from the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) fund for projects related to the I-475 interchange at Dorr Street. The funds will be used for matching dollars for improvements along Dorr from Holland-Sylvania Road west toward the city limit line. This funding, which was allocated in the CIP budget recently approved by City Council, represents 20 percent of the total cost for these specific improvements of which the remainder will be paid for by grant dollars. Ordinance 225-18, which would approve $55,000 toward the second phase of a Lake Erie Economic Impact Analysis and development of a western Lake Erie Report Card grading system, will also likely be voted on. The analysis would be conducted by consultant Key Logistics and provide data to demonstrate Lake Erie’s economic value. The grading system would be developed by the University of Maryland and provide benchmarks toward reducing nutrient loading. Lucas County and the City of Oregon, both of which approved similar legislation, would share equally with Toledo in the projects costs. Other legislation expected to be voted on by City Council include: • Ordinance 224-18 which would authorize $30,000 from the CIP fund for a new vehicle for members of Toledo City Council. Funding for the new vehicle was allocated in the recently passed CIP budget. • Ordinance 240-18 which would regulate identification signage on buildings greater than three stories in Toledo’s downtown overlay district. Proposed changes include limiting buildings to one identification sign but allowing additional signs for tenants or occupants located on the ground floor, and not allowing roof mounted signs. • Ordinance 232-28 which would update a definition in Toledo’s lead-safe residential rental property registration law by clarifying that the owner of a property includes any legal entity or person that has legal title to a residential property. Ordinance 223-18, which would replace Toledo’s lead-safe residential rental property registration law with one that only requires an initial visual inspection for lead hazards as opposed to a dust-wipe test, is expected to receive first reading. Other changes to the law are expected to be introduced by Council members in the near future. All Council meetings are held in Council Chambers on the first floor of One Government Center, located on Jackson Boulevard in downtown Toledo.