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Agenda - Final  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, May 20, 2024  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO. 29 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, MAY 20, 2024 at 5:00  
P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  
ROLL CALL  
READING AND DISPOSAL OF THE JOURNAL  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE JOURNAL  
COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS RECEIVED BY CITY CLERK'S OFFICE  
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THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY MAY 15, 2024  
Transfer Type: C1 C2  
To: DCA Market LLC  
1425 Demorest Rd  
Columbus, OH 43228  
From: Demorest Market Inc  
1425 Demorest Rd  
Columbus, OH 43228  
Permit #: 2003251  
Trex Type: D5 D6  
To: Players Café OH LLC  
17 W 5th Ave  
Columbus, OH 43201  
From: Symposium Cincinnati LLC  
DBA Symposium & Patio  
2835 Woodburn Ave  
Cincinnati OH 45206  
Permit #: 6961262  
Transfer Type: D1 D2 D3 D3A D6  
To: GV Operating LLC  
DBA Cento  
& Prtl 2nd Fl & Patio  
595 S Third St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
From: Cameron Mitchell Restaurants LLC  
DBA Cento  
& Prtl 2nd Fl & Patio  
595 S Third St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 3453195  
New Type: D2  
To: VBC Entertainment LLC  
126 E Moler St  
Columbus, OH 43207  
Permit #: 91792980005  
New Type: D1  
To: Zundo Columbus LLC  
2490 N High St  
Columbus, OH 43202  
Permit #: 9948730  
Transfer Type: D1 D2  
To: Icon Jazz Lounge LLC  
DBA Icon Jazz Lounge  
1135 N High St 1st FL Unit  
Columbus, OH 43201  
From: Premier Broadcasting Company Inc  
DBA Masseys Pizza  
2970 Sullivant Ave  
Columbus, OH 43204  
Permit #: 4102813  
New Type: D1  
To: Vibranium Hemp LLC  
1509 E Main Street  
Columbus, OH 43205  
Permit #: 9264100  
New Type: D5  
To: Tainted Monkey LLC  
DBA Oddfellows  
1038 N High St  
Columbus, OH 43201  
Permit #: 87806750010  
Transfer Type: D5 D6  
To: Laugh Out Loud Lounge & Grill LLC  
& Patio  
1435-39 S Hamilton Rd  
Columbus, OH 43227  
From: Bon Aire Inc  
& Patio  
1435-39 S Hamilton Rd  
Columbus, OH 43227  
Permit #: 50511560005  
Stock Type: D1 D2 D3 D3A  
To: 155 North Fifth Street Inc  
& Patio  
6223-25 Sunderland Dr  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 65486270001  
New Type: C1 C2  
To: Santiago Supermarket II LLC  
1105 S Hamilton Rd  
Columbus, OH 43227  
Permit #: 7734399  
Transfer Type: C1 C2  
To: Bharat 2 OH Inc  
980 Demorest Rd  
Columbus, OH 43204  
From: Certified Oil Corp  
DBA Certified Oil 434  
980 Demorest Rd  
Columbus, OH 43204  
Permit #: 0683980  
Transfer Type: D1 D2 D3 D3A  
To: Renees Bar N Grill LLC  
1521 Frebis Ave  
Columbus, OH 43206  
From: Renees Bar And Grill LLC  
& Patio  
1521 Frebis Ave  
Columbus, OH 43206  
Permit #: 7306397  
Transfer Type: D3 D3A D6  
To: Mkrdy Columbus II LLC  
14 E Gay St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
From: OCharleys LLC  
DBA OCharleys  
1830 N Bechtle Ave  
Springfield, OH 45504  
Permit #: 60711320005  
Trex Type: D1 D2  
To: Mkrdy Columbus II LLC  
14 E Gay St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
From: OCharleys LLC  
DBA OCharleys  
1830 N Bechtle Ave  
Springfield, OH 45504  
Permit #: 60711320005  
Advertise Date: 5/25/2024  
Agenda Date: 5/20/2024  
Return Date: 5/30/2024  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION  
BARROSO DE PADILLA  
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To recognize May 2024 as Bike Month and honor the Columbus Chapter  
of Black Girls Do Bike for their impact on women of color and the cycling  
community.  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Nicholas Bankston, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
FAVOR  
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To Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Columbus (OH) Alumnae  
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc  
Sponsors:  
Shayla Favor, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA  
FR FIRST READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-1  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to renew a  
contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC for licenses, maintenance  
and support for Tableau software; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$211,994.50 from the Information Services Operating Fund and the  
Division of Fire's 2024 general fund budget. ($211,994.50)  
MBE Participation  
FR-2  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Sodium Chloride with  
Morton Salt, Inc.; and to authorize the expenditure of $1.00. ($1.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-3  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend the  
City of Columbus Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with ADS Alliance  
Data Systems, Inc. to remove ADS Alliance Data Systems, Inc. as the  
Grantee to be replaced with Bread Financial Payments, Inc. as Grantee;  
and to revise the Project Site; and to amend Ordinance No. 1492-2014.  
FR-4  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a Grant Agreement in an amount up to $20,000.00 with The Ohio  
Historical Society, Inc. DBA Ohio History Connection to provide a grant to  
support architectural cost for construction on exterior and interior  
preservation and renovation for Poindexter Village; to authorize a transfer  
of $20,000.00 within the General Fund; and to authorize an expenditure  
up to $20,000.00 from the General Fund. ($20,000.00)  
FR-5  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a grant agreement with the Greater Columbus Convention & Visitor’s  
Bureau dba Experience Columbus to provide programming to support  
minority-led businesses in the community; and to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure of up to $200,000.00 from the 2024 Jobs  
Growth Subfund; and to allow for expenditures prior to the execution of the  
purchase order. ($200,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
FR-6  
FR-7  
To dissolve the Enterprise Zone Agreement with Middle West Spirits,  
LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Enterprise”), and to direct the Director of  
the Department of Development to notify as necessary the local and state  
tax authorities.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend the  
City of Columbus Community Reinvestment Area (“CRA”) Agreement for  
the third time for Assignment and Assumption with BLHQ, LLC, and to  
assign all benefits of the CRA Agreement to Big Lots Management, LLC  
from BLHQ, LLC, to add WPG Management Associates, Inc. as lessor  
and tenant to contribute to the job and payroll retention commitments as  
set forth in the CRA Agreement and to revise the description of the  
Project Site.  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-8  
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately  
appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate  
necessary to timely complete the Columbus Housing Initiatives Wheatland  
Avenue project; to authorize an expenditure of $432.00 ($432.00).  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-9  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into grant agreements with the  
not-for-profit entities At Home on High, Central Community House,  
Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center, and Village  
Connections in support of their various Villages programs; and to  
authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund. ($50,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: FAVOR, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To amend Ordinance No. 3448-2023 to reinstate policy transition  
language available to Project Sponsors prior to the enactment of  
Ordinance No. 3448-2023 and clarify administrative procedures.  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize an appropriation of $332,932.39 from the unappropriated  
balance of the Special Revenue Fund for continuing professional training  
for the Division of Police. ($332,932.39)  
To authorize an additional appropriation of $23,977.48 from the  
unappropriated balance of the Police Training/Entrepreneurial Fund for  
the Division of Police for law enforcement training purposes. ($23,977.48)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew a contract with  
Superior Building Services, LLC for boiler maintenance services at  
various Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and  
Drainage and Division of Water facilities; and to authorize the expenditure  
of $550,000.00 from the Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund and $36,250.00  
from the Water Operating Fund. ($586,250.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
contract, in accordance with sole-source provisions of City Code, with GE  
Digital LLC for the maintenance of GE Advantage (aka Global Care)  
software licenses and maintenance support for the Division of Sewerage  
and Drainage; and to authorize the expenditure of $194,554.62 from the  
Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund. ($194,554.62)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with EN-Tech Corp., for the Alum Creek Trunk South (Phase 1)  
project; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water  
Development Authority approving a loan for this project; and to authorize  
the expenditure of up to $30,561,381.60 from the Sanitary Revolving Loan  
Fund and the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the project.  
($30,561,381.60)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew the contract with  
Woolpert, Inc. for the implementation of a Cityworks Asset Management  
System for the Department of Public Utilities. ($0.00)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a cooperative  
agreement, or MOU, with Columbus Public Health for participation in the  
Healthy Homes Program, for the Division of Water; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $300,000.00 within the Water Operating Fund.  
($300,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with Impact Community Action  
for implementation of the Empowered! Program, a clean-energy jobs  
program and neighborhood energy efficiency measures; to authorize the  
transfer of $2,350,000.00 from the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside  
Subfund to the Sustainable Columbus Fund; to authorize the  
appropriation of $2,350,000.00 within the Sustainable Columbus Fund;  
and to authorize the expenditure of $2,350,000.00 from the Sustainable  
Columbus Fund. ($2,350,000.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FAVOR  
To amend City Code Section 599.01 relating to Clean Zone License  
definitions to correct an error. ($0.00)  
Sponsors:  
Shayla Favor  
To amend Ordinance No. 3447-2023 to clarify the title of said Ordinance  
and to correct a clerical error to reference the correct section of Chapter  
4565 of the Columbus City Codes changing the reference from 4565.10  
to 4655.13.  
Sponsors:  
Shayla Favor  
ZONING: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
CA  
CONSENT ACTIONS  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION:  
REMY  
CA-1  
0144X-2024  
To extend an invitation to the National League of Cities and its members  
to Columbus for the November 2028 City Summit.  
Sponsors:  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston,  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob  
Dorans, Shayla Favor, Melissa Green and Christopher  
Wyche  
WYCHE  
CA-2  
To celebrate the month of May as "American Wetlands Month" and  
recognize the work of the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation  
District  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Shannon G. Hardin  
HARDIN  
To Recognize and Honor the Rickenbacker Woods Foundation and  
Celebrate the 2024 Memorial Day Event in Recognition of Homeless  
Veterans  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-4  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management,  
on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, to establish purchase orders  
for vehicle rental services with Enterprise Holdings, Inc. in accordance  
with the State of Ohio cooperative contract; to authorize the expenditure of  
$175,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare  
an emergency. ($175,000.00)  
CA-5  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into  
contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions on behalf of the Columbus  
Public Health Department, for software license maintenance and support  
services for the Envision Connect system; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $170,741.49 from the Health Department’s direct charge  
allocation of the Department of Technology, Information Services  
Operating Fund. ($170,741.49)  
MBE Participation  
CA-6  
To authorize the City Auditor to modify the existing contracts with  
Microsoft Corporation and Dell Marketing LP and provide funding for the  
support, hosting (including monthly Azure usage), and maintenance of  
Dynamics 365; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $881,393.00,  
from the Department of Technology operating fund. ($881,393.00)  
CA-7  
CA-8  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify past,  
present and future contract(s) and purchase orders from Post Printing  
Company to Pressworks Holdings, LLC., and to declare an emergency.  
To authorize the transfer of financials for the Columbus Violence  
Reduction program of the Division of Public Safety Administrator from the  
Department of Public Safety to the Office of Violence Prevention; to  
transfer current fund balances associated with the program as provided in  
the attachment; and to declare an emergency. ($496,951.00)  
CA-9  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into three (3)  
Universal Term Contracts for the option to purchase Traffic Signal  
Communication Systems with Baldwin & Sours Inc., Path Master Inc., and  
Traffic Control Products Inc; and to authorize the expenditure of $3.00.  
($3.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Public Defender  
Commission to provide legal counsel to indigent persons charged with  
criminal offenses; to authorize the expenditure of $656,499.00 from the  
general fund; and to declare an emergency ($656,499.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the expenditure of $250,000.00, from the Development  
Taxable Bond Fund, to the Confluence Community Authority authorized by  
Ordinance Number 1858-2019 and approved by Columbus City Council  
on July 22, 2019; and to declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To accept and dedicate disposal parcels six through eleven of the Mt.  
Vernon Plaza Urban Renewal Plat as public right-of-way; and to name  
said disposal parcels as Mt. Vernon Avenue. ($0.00)  
To authorizes the Interim Director of the Department of Public Service to  
execute those documents necessary for the City to grant encroachments  
at 1084 and 1110 Olmstead Avenue to Thornwood Commons Homes,  
LLC to legally allow two dumpster enclosures to remain within the public  
rights-of-way. ($500.00)  
To authorize the Department of Public Service to enter into agreements  
with and to accept payment from the City of Canal Winchester for the  
performance of construction administration and inspection services  
relative to the Gender Road Improvements Phase 6 project; and to  
declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To repeal Ordinance 0020-2024 in its entirety, passed on January 22,  
2024; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement effective January 1, 2024 with Omega Psi Phi  
Fraternity Inc.- Eta Nu Nu Chapter in support of the One Linden Plan  
implementation; to authorize the expenditure from the general fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into grant agreement with Actions That Matter for Youth, Bantu Hope  
Foundation, Columbus College of Art and Design, Girls L.E.A.P.,  
Summer Jam West, Inc, The Ohio State University Fisher College of  
Business, Women's Leadership Academy, Young Mens Christian  
Association of Central Ohio (YMCA), and Youth Over Us, Inc. in support of  
summer youth employment and programs; to authorize a transfer within  
and expenditure from the General Fund for programming; to authorize the  
payment for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages for  
participants of programs; and to declare an emergency. ($916,100.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Somali  
Cultural Festival, a non-profit entity, in support of their June 29 event; to  
authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($29,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher  
Wyche  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Artway Inc.  
to operate as a fiscal agent in support of the Polymath Foundation’s  
Southside Community Day and Erica Wheeler Basketball Camp; to  
authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($35,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Emmanuel  
V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: FAVOR, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize an appropriation within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund  
in support of additional code enforcement officers within the Department  
of Building and Zoning Services to provide housing legislation  
enforcement; to authorize the appropriation of $350,000.00.  
($350,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Shayla Favor  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks  
Department, on behalf of the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, to enter  
into a Not for Profit Services Contract with Tony R. Wells Foundation to  
act as the fiscal agent for the Shallow Rental Subsidy Pilot Program; to  
authorize the expenditure of $107,630.00 from the Recreation and Parks  
Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($107,630.00)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to  
associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance  
with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement(s) for  
printed training publications with John D. Preuer & Associates for the  
Division of Fire; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the  
General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)  
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $65,000.00 within the General  
Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management on behalf of the Municipal Court Clerk, to establish a  
purchase order for hardware and software; and to authorize the Director  
of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General  
Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term  
Contract Purchase Agreement with CDW Government, LLC; to authorize  
the expenditure of up to $65,000.00 from the General Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($65,000.00)  
To authorize the Public Safety Director to renew a contract for the third  
year of a three-year agreement with SoundThinking Inc., formerly  
ShotSpotter, Inc. to continue the use of a gunfire detection, alert, and  
analysis program; to authorize the expenditure of $630,000.00 from the  
General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($630,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of  
the Division of Support Services, to enter into contract with Intergraph  
Corporation for maintenance services and software licenses for the CAD  
system in accordance with the sole source procurement provisions of the  
Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $636,045.48 from  
the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($636,045.48)  
To approve the Memorandum of Understanding #2024-02 executed  
between representatives of the City of Columbus and Fraternal Order of  
Police, Capital City Lodge #9, which provides pay at double the straight  
time hourly rate for Police Officers, Police Sergeants, and Police  
Lieutenants who work voluntary scheduled overtime posted as 2024 City  
Special Operation, as provided in the attachment hereto; and to declare  
an emergency.  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into  
a grant agreement with End the Violence in support of community  
violence intervention; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of  
$500,000.00 within the Public Safety Initiatives subfund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($500,000.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all  
General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the  
appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for Light Duty  
Trucks for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage with Ricart Properties,  
Inc.; and to authorize the expenditure of $762,000.00 ($682,000.00  
Sewerage System Operating Fund and $80,000.00 from the Stormwater  
Operating Fund); and to declare an emergency. ($762,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract  
renewal, in accordance with sole-source provisions of City Code, with  
Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP for life safety system maintenance  
services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the  
expenditure of $90,000.00 from the Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund.  
($90,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute  
those document(s) necessary to release a 2.480 acre portion the City’s  
storm easement rights described and recorded in Instrument Number  
201910280142988, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the contract with  
RCC Global LLC for managed and project services related to Oracle’s  
customer cloud service meter data management system; to authorize the  
Director of Public Utilities to modify past outstanding, present and future  
contracts and purchase orders with Red Clay Consulting Inc, to authorize  
the assignment of all past outstanding, present and future business done  
by the City of Columbus from Red Clay Consulting Inc to RCC Global; and  
to authorize the expenditure of $918,432.00 split among the Electricity,  
Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($918,432.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to establish a purchase order with Fyda Freightliner Columbus, Inc. in the  
amount of $518,486.00 for the purchase of two (2) Single Axle CNG  
Dump Trucks from an established Universal Term Contract for the  
Division of Water; and to authorize the expenditure of $518,486.00 from  
the Water Operating Fund. ($518,486.00).  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
APPOINTMENTS  
Reappointment of Michele A. Boni, Orange Township Offices, 1680 E  
Orange Road, Lewis Center, Ohio 43035, to serve on the Rocky  
Fork-Blacklick Accord Panel, with a new term expiration date of June 9,  
2027 (résumé attached).  
Reappointment of Tony Slanec, Principal, Director of Columbus, OHM  
Advisors, 580 North 4th Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, to serve on the  
Downtown Commission with a new term expiration date of June 1, 2028  
(resume attached).  
Appointment of Sonya M. Brown, National Church Residences, 2245  
North Bank Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43220, to serve on the Downtown  
Commission with a new term expiration date of June 1, 2026 (resume  
attached).  
To appoint Michael Schadek, Director of Regional Partnerships, Office of  
the Mayor, 90 W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215, to serve on the  
Greater Columbus Sister Cities International, to represent the City of  
Columbus' interests, in his official capacity, until such time as the  
appointment is rescinded or he resigns (profile attached).  
SR  
EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-1  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a  
construction contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management,  
with Complete General Construction Company, for the Department of  
Public Safety’s Impound Lot Resurfacing project; to authorize the transfer  
of $8,750,000.00 between the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside  
Subfund and the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; to authorize the appropriation  
of $8,750,000.00 in the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and Safety G.O.  
Bonds Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $8,750,000.00 from the  
Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($8,750,000.00)  
MBE Participation  
SR-2  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the  
Office of Construction Management, to enter into a professional services  
agreement with Mull & Weithman Architects, Inc. to provide  
Architect-of-Record services for the Department of Public Safety’s Easton  
Police Substation project; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to  
$1,620,000.00 within the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; to authorize an  
amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1,620,000.00)  
WBE Participation; MBE Participation; VBE Participation  
SR-3  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to renew a contract  
with Barclay Water Management, Inc. for the treatment and remediation of  
water systems under the purview of the Facilities Management Division;  
to authorize the expenditure of $251,895.00 within the General Fund; to  
waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code; and to  
declare an emergency. ($251,895.00)  
SR-4  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the  
Office of Construction Management, to enter into a construction contract  
with Elford, Inc. for the Community Development Block Grant  
Neighborhood Facilities Renovation project, All THAT Teen Center; to  
authorize an appropriation within the Economic Development Revolving  
Loan Fund; to authorize a transfer between the Economic Development  
Revolving Loan Fund and Community Development Block Grant Fund; to  
authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $1,268,300.00 within the  
Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1,268,300.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-5  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into  
contract with Ohio Machinery Co. to purchase The Screen Machine  
trommel screen plant to support litter control and recycling initiatives from  
the sole dealer in the region per the sole source provisions of City Code  
Chapter 329; to authorize the expenditure of up to $168,750.00 from and  
the General Government Grants Fund and $56,250.00 from the Municipal  
Motor Vehicle Tax Fund for the The Screen Machine trommel screen  
plant; to repay any unused grant funds at the end of the grant period; and  
to declare an emergency. ($225,000.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-6  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a service contract with E&L Cemetery Services LLC, in an amount up to  
$90,581.00, to provide restoration and relocation services; to waive the  
competitive bidding requirements of Columbus City Codes; to authorize  
an expenditure of $90,581.00 from the Development General Fund; and  
to declare an emergency ($90,581.00).  
SR-7  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into grant agreements with numerous  
non-profit organizations to support grassroots, community-oriented  
services and events; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within  
the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency.  
($249,845.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-8  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into 2024  
ESC summer programming contracts with high-quality prekindergarten  
organizations that provide high-quality educational services; to authorize  
the appropriation of $800,000.00 from the Job Growth subfund; to  
authorize the expenditure of $974,250.00 from the General Fund; and to  
waive competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes.  
($974,250.00)  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Green  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-9  
To authorize an appropriation of $75,000.00 to the Central Ohio Area  
Agency on Aging for the continued support of the Housing Assistance  
Program; and to authorize an appropriation and transfer within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($75,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Green  
REQUEST TO AMEND TO EMERGENCY  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all  
General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the  
aforementioned vendors for the purchase of uniforms and accessories for  
the Division of Police from existing Universal Term Contracts; to authorize  
the expenditure of $3,207,493.00 from the General Fund; and to declare  
an emergency ($3,207,493.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into  
a not-for-profit service contract with the National Institute for Criminal  
Justice Reform (NICJR) to coordinate efforts to reduce gun violence and  
violence prevention amongst youth in the community; to authorize the  
expenditure of $250,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency ($250,000.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into  
a grant agreement with Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio in  
support of CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence; to authorize the  
transfer of $500,000.00 within the General Fund; to authorize the  
expenditure of $500,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency ($500,000.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into  
a not-for-profit service contract with The Ohio State University to assist the  
Office with identifying evidence-based practices to address overarching  
violence prevention strategies in our communities; to authorize the  
expenditure of $150,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency ($150,000.00).  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with Berglund Construction Company for the  
Jackson Pike Waste Water Treatment Plant Incinerator Building  
Rehabilitation; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds  
from the Sanitary Reserve Fund to the Sanitary-Fresh Water Market Rate  
Program Fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to  
$2,750,000.00 from the Sanitary-Fresh Water Market Rate Program Fund  
for the contract; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $2,000.00 from  
the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the prevailing wage services for the  
project. ($2,752,000.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
ADJOURNMENT  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Green  
Columbus in support of their Earth Month programming; and to authorize  
an appropriation and expenditure within the Job Growth subfund.  
($50,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
THERE WILL BE NO COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 27TH IN OBSERVANCE  
OF MEMORIAL DAY. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL WILL BE  
MONDAY, JUNE 3RD.