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Agenda - Final  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, May 13, 2024  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO. 27 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, MAY 13, 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  
1
THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY MAY 8, 2024  
Transfer Type: C1 C2  
To: J & S Stop N Shop LLC  
6867 Flags Center Dr  
Columbus, OH 43229  
From: Chuchays Food LLC  
DBA Chuchays Supermarket  
6867 Flags Center Dr  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 4316245  
New Type: D3 D3A  
To: 2179 Quarry Trails Holdings LLC  
2179 Quarry Trails Dr  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 90578990005  
New Type: D3  
To: Bistrolino LLC  
491-495 S Fourth St  
1st Fl & Patio  
Columbus, OH 43206  
Permit #: 07251510005  
Transfer Type: D5  
To: Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC  
DBA Texas Roadhouse  
6088 N Hamilton Rd  
Columbus, OH 43081  
From: Gusses Enterprises LLC  
1st Fl Bsmt & Patio  
1439 N High St  
Columbus, OH 43201  
Permit #: 88560430175  
Transfer Type: D5 D6  
To: Roosters Gahanna Inc  
DBA Roosters  
4850 Morse Rd  
Columbus, OH 43230  
From: Roosters 161 Inc  
DBA Roosters  
2454 E Dublin Granville Rd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 7511420  
Advertise Date: 5/18/2024  
Agenda Date: 5/13/2024  
Return Date: 5/23/2024  
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 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  
FR-2  
FR-3  
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)  
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)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-4  
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)  
FR-5  
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)  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-6  
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  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: FAVOR, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-7  
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  
FR-8  
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  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-9  
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 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  
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).  
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  
ZONING: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
VARIANCES  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3309.148, Area  
districts; 3312.49, Required Parking; 3333.18, Building lines; 3333.23,  
Minimum side yard permitted; and 3333.26, Height District; of the  
Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 2511 BRETTON  
WOODS DR. (43231), to allow multi-unit residential development with  
reduced development standards in the ARLD, Apartment Residential  
District, and to repeal Ordinance #0881-2021 (CV20-107), passed April  
19, 2021 (Council Variance CV24-041).  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3  
residential district; 3312.49, Required parking; 3332.05(A)(4), Area  
district lot width requirements; 3332.13, R-3 area district requirements;  
and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property  
located at 171 E. PACEMONT RD. (43202), to allow two single-unit  
dwellings on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-3,  
Residential District (Council Variance #CV24-035).  
CA  
CONSENT ACTIONS  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION:  
GREEN  
To Recognize and Declare May as Mental Health Awareness Month  
CA-1  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Green, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
REMY  
CA-2  
To honor and recognize Connie Gallaher and her Leadership as  
President of Ohio Dominican University  
Sponsors:  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso  
De Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G. Hardin  
HARDIN  
To Recognize and Celebrate Ukeme Awakessien Jeter as a  
Distinguished Honoree of the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory  
Makers Event  
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  
CA-4  
CA-5  
CA-6  
CA-7  
CA-8  
CA-9  
To Recognize and Celebrate Cheryl Brooks Sullivan as a Distinguished  
Honoree of the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory Makers Event  
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  
To Recognize and Celebrate Fran Frazier as a Distinguished Honoree of  
the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory Makers Event  
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  
To Recognize and Celebrate Janet Jackson as a Distinguished Honoree  
of the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory Makers Event  
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  
To Recognize and Celebrate Renée Shumate as a Distinguished  
Honoree of the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory Makers Event  
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  
To Recognize and Celebrate Stephanie Smith as a Distinguished  
Honoree of the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory Makers Event  
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  
To Recognize and Celebrate Charleta Tavares as a Distinguished  
Honoree of the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory Makers Event  
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  
To Recognize and Celebrate Catherine T. Willis as a Distinguished  
Honoree of the 2024 Columbus Urban League Herstory Makers Event  
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  
To Honor, Recognize, and Celebrate Demetries Neely and her  
Leadership of the King Arts Complex.  
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  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase CNG Parts with  
Almared, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1.00).  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into  
contract with SGI Matrix, LLC for security system parts, installation,  
maintenance, monitoring, repair and support services for security access  
equipment at various city facilities, in accordance with sole source  
procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $160,000.00 from the General Fund for the Division of  
Facilities. ($160,000.00)  
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)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the  
Office of Real Estate Management, to establish purchase orders for labor,  
material, supplies, and equipment in conjunction with the purchase or  
rental of office furniture, system furniture, or other space planning and  
configuration needs for City Departments; 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 Workspace Ohio LLC, DBA Dupler  
Office; 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 Department of Finance and Management  
to execute and acknowledge any document(s), as approved by the City  
Attorney, necessary to grant Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc an amendment to  
their existing easement and Del-Co Water Company, Inc a new easement  
burdening a portion of the City’s real property located at 4850 West  
Powell Road, Powell, Ohio 43065; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into  
contract with Mr. Perfect Cleaning Janitorial and Building Maintenance  
Services, LLC for janitorial services at the City’s Data Center West; to  
authorize the expenditure of $28,428.00; and to declare an emergency.  
($28,428.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the issuance and sale of a special assessment bond  
anticipation note in the amount of $382,000.00 for the Freeway/Kingshill  
Street Lighting Assessment Project; and to declare an emergency  
($382,000.00).  
Section 44-1(b)  
To authorize the Director of the Finance and Management Department,  
with the approval of the Director of the Department of Public Utilities, to  
execute those documents, as approved by the Department of Law, Real  
Estate Division, necessary to grant surface easement rights for a walking  
path and aerial easement rights for a pedestrian bridge over a natural  
storm water way to The Board of Education Worthington Schools to  
burden the City’s real property identified as Franklin County Tax Parcel  
610-267722 and, if necessary, to grant temporary construction  
easements to facilitate the replacement of the existing pedestrian bridge  
and to declare an emergency.  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with A Seat At  
Our Table in support of the WorkSpace program and to authorize an  
appropriation and expenditure within the Job Growth subfund.  
($15,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with CMH  
Fashion Week Inc. in support of the Fashion Week event and Fashion  
Industry Conference; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within  
the Job Growth subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Public Service to modify a service contract  
with Hunter Marketing relative to the Park Columbus Educational  
Communications Campaign; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$250,000.00 from the within Fund 6500, the Mobility Operating Fund.  
($250,000.00)  
WBE Participation  
To transfer cash and appropriate funds within the East Broad Commercial  
TIF Capital Fund 7431; to authorize the Interim Director of Public Service  
to enter into a contract modification with TranSystems Corporation of  
Ohio in connection with the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - East Broad  
Street Widening project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $50,000.00  
for the contract modification from the East Broad Commercial TIF Capital  
Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the Interim Director of Public Service to enter into a contract  
modification with 2LMN, Inc. in connection with the Signals - N. 4th Street,  
Phase 1 project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $150,000.00 from  
the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund to pay for this  
contract; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To accept the plat titled “4th & Thurman Subdivision” from 121 Thurman  
LLC by Kevin Lykens, Authorized Signatory; 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 Recreation and Parks to  
enter into contract with O.A. Spencer, Inc. for the Community Center  
Exterior Improvements Project; to authorize the transfer of $55,000.00  
within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the  
amendment of the 2023 Capital Improvements Budget; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $55,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted  
Bond Fund. ($55,000.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks to  
modify an existing design and construction agreement with Columbus  
Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) for the administration of  
the Bicentennial Park Scioto Mile Fountain Improvements Project; to  
authorize the transfer of $160,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks  
Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the amendment of the 2023 Capital  
Improvements Budget; and to authorize the expenditure of $160,000.00  
from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund. ($160,000.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with A Step in  
the Right Direction in support of their Hygiene Program; and to authorize  
an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund. ($43,240.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer, Shayla Favor and Christopher Wyche  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Alpha Rho  
Lambda Education Foundation, Inc., in support of their Jewel Awards  
event; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency.  
($30,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston and Shannon G. Hardin  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: FAVOR, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a planned modification of a Subaward Not-for Profit Service Contract with  
the Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield  
Community Area; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of  
additional funding in an amount up to $318,309.00 to continue to provide  
community services related to the 2023 Housing Opportunities for People  
with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant received from the U.S. Department  
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and to authorize the extension  
of the term date of the contract from December 31, 2024 to March 31,  
2025. ($318,309.00)  
To accept the application (AN23-023) of Jackie Lee McNabb for the  
annexation of certain territory containing 9.45± acres in Jackson  
Township.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute  
any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of  
one parcel of real property (0000 Manor Dr.) held in the Land Bank  
pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program.  
To set forth a statement of municipal services and zoning conditions to be  
provided to the area contained in a proposed annexation (AN24-002) of  
22.1± Acres in Franklin Township to the city of Columbus as required by  
the Ohio Revised Code; and to declare an emergency.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a planned modification of a Subaward Not-for Profit Service Contract with  
Licking County Coalition for Housing; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of additional funding in an amount up to $343,819.00 to  
continue to provide community services related to the 2023 Housing  
Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant received  
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and to  
authorize the extension of the term date of the contract from December  
31, 2024 to March 31, 2025. ($343,819.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
the necessary lease agreement as needed for the use, operation, lease,  
and management of 782-784 Lockbourne Ave. (010-040861) by  
Rickenbacker Woods Technology Museum and Historical Park, Inc., an  
Ohio nonprofit corporation; and to declare an emergency ($0.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend a  
grant agreement for the first time to release Toni J. Sofranko and Carl D.  
Sofranko (the Recipient) from the obligations of the agreement and to  
substitute Morgan Scroggy (Successor Recipient) as a party to the  
agreement to allow the transfer of 176-178 N Harris Avenue, Columbus,  
Ohio 43204 (Property) from the Recipient to Successor Recipient subject  
to the Successor Recipient executing an Amended Agreement and  
Restrictive Covenant assuming the responsibilities of the Recipient for the  
remaining affordability period; to consent to the transfer of the Property  
from Recipient to Successor Recipient; and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize and direct the Office of CelebrateOne to enter into a grant  
agreement with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT) to  
support community-oriented Perinatal Support Doula care; to authorize a  
reduction of appropriation in the Health Operating Fund; to authorize the  
transfer of appropriation within the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($500,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston and Shayla Favor  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept grant funds from the  
Ohio Commission on Minority Health and any additional funds for the  
SFY25 Minority Health grant program; to authorize the appropriation and  
any additional funds from the unappropriated balance of the Health  
Department Grants Fund; and to authorize the City Auditor to transfer  
appropriations between object classes for the SFY25 Minority Health  
grant program. ($52,500.00)  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the  
Central Ohio Hospital Council (COHC) for the Ohio Better Birth Outcomes  
(OBBO) Collaboration grant program in the amount of $100,000.00; and  
to authorize the appropriation of $100,000.00 to the Health Department in  
the Health Department’s Private Grants Fund. ($100,000.00)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of  
the Division of Support Services, to enter into a contract with Medical  
Priority Consultants Inc., DBA Priority Dispatch, for software maintenance  
and support services required for the City's 911 Emergency Dispatching  
system in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus  
City Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $66,867.00 from the general  
fund; and to declare an emergency. ($66,867.00)  
To authorize the Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative and  
Presiding Judge, to enter into the third year of the contract with US  
Protection Service LLC for the provision of security guard services in the  
Municipal Court Building and; to authorize the expenditure of $870,000.00  
from the general fund. ($870,000.00).  
To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the  
Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the Ohio  
Environmental Protection Agency to provide for disposal fees and  
outreach materials and to appropriate $15,000.00 from the  
unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the  
Franklin County Municipal Court. ($15,000.00)  
To authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to modify the contract with  
CourtView Justice Solution, Inc. for the provision of customizing the  
add-on integration to meet the needs of the Municipal Court Clerk to issue  
FedEx service, in accordance with the sole source provisions of the  
Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $23,865.00 from the  
Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($23,865.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
and renew contracts with Ironsite, Inc. and Watershed Organic Lawn Care  
LLC for the Green Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance Project; and  
to authorize the expenditure of $101,000.00 from the Water Operating  
Fund and $178,000.00 from the Stormwater Operating Fund.  
($279,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to apply for, accept, and enter  
into an Ohio Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Loan Agreement with  
the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water  
Development Authority for the construction of a water distribution system  
improvements project; and to designate a repayment source for the loan.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a  
contract with Americas Generators, Inc. for the purchase of one (1)  
Portable Standby Generator with Trailer for the Division of Water, Control  
Center; and to authorize the expenditure of $175,990.00 from the Water  
Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($175,990.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a professional engineering services contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc.,  
for the Dam Engineering Services Project; to amend the 2023 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation  
between funds within the Water Bond Fund; and to authorize an  
expenditure up to $200,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund.  
($200,000.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the  
professional engineering services contract with Osborn Engineering for  
the DOW Safety Improvements project; to amend the 2023 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation  
between projects within the Water Bond Fund; and to approve an  
expenditure of up to $299,035.00 from the Water Bond Fund.  
($299,035.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase a  
professional services contract with Murphy Epson for the Blueprint  
Columbus Public Information Outreach Project; to authorize an  
amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a  
transfer of cash and appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; to  
authorize an expenditure of up to $629,060.00 from the Sanitary Bond  
Fund to pay for the contract modification; and to declare an emergency.  
($629,060.00)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a contract with Liftnow Automotive Equipment Corp. for the  
purchase of Mobile Column Lifts for the Division of Water; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $78,721.04 from the Water Operating Fund.  
($78,721.04)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a contract with Bobcat Enterprises, Inc. for the purchase of A  
Mini Excavator for the Division of Water; and to authorize the expenditure  
of $88,876.02 from the Water Operating Fund. ($88,876.02)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to pay the Water Pollution  
Control Loan Fund Loan Fee to the Ohio Water Development Authority for  
the Blueprint 5th by Northwest - Green Infrastructure - Sunrise/Glenn  
Project loan; to authorize the expenditure of $25,201.00 from the  
Sewerage System Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($25,201.00)  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish  
purchase orders and associate relevant purchase agreements with Pro  
Line Procurement LLC; to authorize the expenditure of up to $50,133.00  
from the 2023 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Community Litter  
Grant Fund and $9,767.00 from the Division of Refuse Collection General  
Fund for the purchase of these dumpsters; and to declare an emergency.  
($59,900.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
APPOINTMENTS  
Reappointment of Mark Hatcher, Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, 65 East  
State Street, Suite 2100, Columbus, OH 43215, to serve on the  
Columbus Next Generation Corporation Board of Directors, with a new  
term expiration date of April 30, 2027 (resume attached).  
Appointment of Justin Fogt, 6006 Lakefront Avenue, Hilliard, OH 43026,  
to serve on the Far West Side Area Commission, with a new term start  
date of April 23, 2024 and an expiration date of December 31, 2025  
(resume attached).  
Appointment of Christopher Hodges, 5852 Nike Drive, Columbus, OH  
43026, to serve on the Far West Side Area Commission, with a new term  
start date of April 23, 2024 and an expiration date of December 31, 2026  
(resume attached).  
Appointment of Ciera Jackson, 781 Northwest Boulevard, Suite 200,  
Columbus, OH 43212, to serve on the North Central Area Commission,  
replacing Tinisha Tolber, with a new term start date of May 2, 2024 and  
expiration date of December 31, 2024 (resume attached).  
Appointment of Mark Harper, 6642 Dove Trail Lane S., Canal  
Winchester, OH 43110, to serve on the Greater South East Area  
Commission, with a new term start date of April 23, 2024 and an  
expiration date of December 31, 2025 (resume attached).  
SR  
EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-1  
To amend the 2023 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the  
transfer of funds within the Development Taxable Bonds Fund; to  
authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a  
Grant Agreement with Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority to  
provide funding for a neighborhood public improvements pilot program  
that will provide funding to support small-scale development projects in  
the City’s urban neighborhoods; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$1,000,000.00 from the Development Taxable Bonds Fund.  
($1,000,000.00)  
SR-2  
To amend Ordinance No. 2661-2023, passed by Columbus City Council  
on October 16, 2023 to change: the amount expended to $1,000,000.00;  
the funding source to the General Fund; and from a grant agreement to a  
not-for-profit service contract); to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of up to $50,000.00 from the General Fund Job Growth  
subfund; to allow for the reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the  
execution of a purchase order; to amend the 2023 capital improvements  
budget; and to declare an emergency. ($1,050,000.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-3  
To authorize the Interim Director of the Department of Public Service to  
enter into a grant agreement with Smart Columbus, LLC in an amount up  
to $500,000.00 for the Resident E-bike Subsidy Program to continue the  
creation of multimodal transportation options for residents that reduce the  
carbon footprint in Columbus and support our goal of carbon neutrality by  
2050; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure in the  
Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund. ($500,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla and Shannon G. Hardin  
REQUEST TO AMEND TO EMERGENCY  
SR-4  
To authorize the Interim Director of Public Service to modify a  
professional services contract with ParkMobile LLC relative to the Mobile  
Payment Application System; to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$1,200,000.00 from the Mobility Enterprise Operating Fund to pay for an  
additional year of this contract; and to declare an emergency.  
($1,200,000.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-5  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to modify  
the contract with the Neighborhood Design Center by extending the  
contract through July 31, 2025. ($0.00)  
SR-6  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract  
with Design Workshop, Inc. for the Columbus Recreation and Parks  
2025-2035 Master Plan Project; to authorize the expenditure of  
$790,080.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285; and to  
declare an emergency. ($790,080.00)  
WBE Participation  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-7  
To authorize the appropriation of $1,078,587.63 from the unencumbered  
cash balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund for the provision of  
home and community-based services for older adults in Central Ohio; and  
to authorize the transfer of funds and appropriations between projects in  
the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. ($1,078,587.63)  
SR-8  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a grant agreement in an amount up to $350,000.00 with Choice Network  
to support their Choice Center; and to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.  
($350,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-9  
To authorize the Public Safety Director to enter into a contract with RQI  
Partners LLC for Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) for the Division  
of Fire; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City  
Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of $156,907.50 from the General  
Fund. ($156,907.50)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase a  
professional engineering services contract with Hill International for the  
Professional Construction Management Services - 2020 contract; to  
authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to  
authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the Water Bond  
Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $9,960,500.00 from the  
Water Bond Fund to pay for the modification. ($9,960,500.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional  
services contract modification for the Overall Engineering Services  
contract with ms consultants, inc., to authorize an amendment to the 2023  
Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and  
appropriation between projects within the Water Bond Fund; and to  
authorize an expenditure of up to $1,000,000.00 from the Water Bond  
Fund for the contract. ($1,000,000.00)  
WBE Participation; MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
and increase the contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc.  
Engineers for the Water Distribution System SCADA Improvements  
Project; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds between projects within the  
Water Bond Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,699,708.93  
from the Water Bond Fund to pay for the contract modification.  
($1,699,708.93)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
and increase the contract with Black & Veatch Corporation for the Lower  
Olentangy Tunnel - Phase 1 project; 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; and to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of up to $5,072,270.32 from the Sanitary-Fresh Water Market  
Rate Program Fund for the contract. ($5,072,270.32)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with Elford, Inc. for the DOW Safety Improvements  
project; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to authorize the transfer of cash between projects within the  
Water PayGo Fund; to appropriate funds within the Water PayGo Fund;  
and to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,158,200.00 for the project.  
($2,158,200.00)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a contract with RCC Global, LLC for the Customer Information System  
(CIS) and Integrated Systems Upgrade Project; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $5,997,529.00 split among the Electricity, Water, Sanitary  
Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($5,997,529.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with Underground Utilities, Inc. for the Clearview  
Avenue Area Water Line Improvements; to authorize an amendment to  
the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and  
transfer of funds from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water-Fresh  
Water Market Rate Program Fund; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of up to $4,419,254.62 from the Water-Fresh Water Market  
Rate Program Fund for the contract; and to authorize an expenditure of up  
to $2,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund to pay for prevailing wage  
services for the project. ($4,421,254.62)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with Performance Pipelining, Inc., for the Blueprint Clintonville Old  
Beechwold Lateral Lining project; to authorize an amendment to the 2023  
Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and transfer  
of funds from the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund to the Sanitary Revolving  
Loan Fund; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Sanitary  
Revolving Loan Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$1,602,479.70 from the Sanitary Revolving Loan Fund and the Sanitary  
Bond Fund to pay for the project. ($1,602,479.70).  
EBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to renew the  
contract with SGI Matrix, LLC for security system parts, installation,  
maintenance, monitoring, repair, and support services for the Department  
of Public Utilities; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City  
Code; to authorize the expenditure of $32,739.00 split among the  
Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds; and  
to declare an emergency. ($32,739.00)  
To authorize the Interim Director of Public Service to execute a service  
contract with Rubicon for the provision of GPS tracking and route  
diagnostics for the Division of Refuse Collection; to waive the competitive  
bidding requirements of Columbus City Code; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $134,160.00 from the Refuse Collection General fund  
to pay for the contract; and to declare an emergency. ($134,160.00)  
ADJOURNMENT