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Agenda - Final  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, July 21, 2025  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO. 38 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, JULY 21, 2025 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  
THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY JULY 16, 2025  
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New Type: C1 C2  
To: Grab N Go Market LLC  
955 W 5th Ave Ste F  
Columbus, OH 43212  
Permit #: 3304093  
Transfer Type: D5  
To: Rewind Lounge LLC  
1058 Country Club Rd  
Columbus, OH 43227  
From: Old Tymers LLC  
1058 Country Club Rd  
Columbus, OH 43227  
Permit #: 10005097-1  
New Type: D3 D1 D2  
To: LNS Restaurants VIII LLC  
Mikey’s Late Night Slice  
8770 Galaxy Way  
Columbus, OH 43240  
Permit #: 10001787-1  
Transfer Type: D5  
To: 460 Group LLC  
DBA 460 S Front Street  
Columbus, OH 43215  
From: Basil Brewers Alley LLC  
460 S Front St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 10005287-1  
Advertise Date: 7/26/2025  
Agenda Date: 7/21/2025  
Return Date: 7/31/2025  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION  
BANKSTON  
To Recognize And Congratulate City Treasurer Deborah L. Klie On Her  
Retirement  
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Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto  
Beatty III, Rob Dorans, Nancy Day-Achauer, 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  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to modify  
the contract with Talkdesk Inc. for the Integrated Voice Response  
Replacement System; to authorize the expenditure of $212,798.00  
from the Auditor’s Bond Fund. ($212,798.00)  
FR-1  
To authorize the City Auditor to enter into agreement with Leapwork  
LLC ($342,000.00) for test automation software and services for 3  
years and to include annual renewal options subject to Council  
approval and appropriation; to enter into agreement with OnActuate  
Consulting US, Inc ($400,000.00) for software implementation services  
and professional consulting services; and to enter into agreement with  
Lighthouse Technologies ($50,000.00) for professional training and  
consulting services. To authorize the expenditure of $792,000.00 from  
the Auditor’s Bond Fund. ($792,000.00)  
FR-2  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
contract for the option to purchase Liquid Calcium Chloride with Eco  
Solution Distributing LLC; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00.  
($1.00)  
FR-3  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To amend Ordinance No. 3153-2022 to properly attach its Exhibit A  
referenced in its Section 1 and Section 2 to properly identify the  
parcels in the East Franklinton TIF and the Gravity Phase II TIF.  
($0.00)  
FR-4  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend  
the Enterprise Zone Agreement for the first time for Assignment &  
Assumption with BGO Charter Street Storage Owner LLC to remove  
BGO Charter Street Storage Owner LLC as enterprise and party to the  
agreement and to be replaced with ARIS Charter Street, LLC as  
enterprise and party to the agreement, whereby ARIS Charter Street,  
LLC will assume the terms and commitments of the agreement. ($0.00)  
FR-5  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend  
the City of Columbus Jobs Growth Incentive Agreement with  
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Inc. and its affiliated entities, including  
but not limited to, Pediatric Academic Association (i) to extend the  
incentive term and (ii) to revise the annual incentive caps in the  
agreement. ($0.00)  
FR-6  
FR-7  
To authorize a second amendment to the TIF Agreement with  
OhioHealth; to amend Ordinance No. 1224-2009 to remove certain tax  
parcels exempted by that ordinance from the OhioHealth TIF; to create  
the Olentangy 315 North TIF with one of those removed parcels; to  
declare the improvements to the Olentangy 315 North TIF parcel(s) to  
be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation; to require  
the owner(s) of the parcel(s) in the Olentangy 315 North TIF to make  
service payments in lieu of taxes; to require the distribution of the  
applicable portion of those service payments to the Columbus City  
School District; to deposit the remainder of those service payments into  
the Olentangy 315 North TIF Fund for financing public infrastructure  
improvements as allowed under R.C. Section 5709.40(A)(8). ($0.00)  
To amend Ordinance No. 2189-2011 to remove certain tax parcels  
exempted by that ordinance from the Olentangy & North Broadway TIF;  
to create the Olentangy 315 South TIF with those removed parcels and  
additional parcels removed from the OhioHealth TIF by separate  
ordinance; to declare the improvements to the Olentangy 315 South  
TIF parcel(s) to be a public purpose and exempt from real property  
taxation; to require the owner(s) of the parcel(s) in the Olentangy 315  
South TIF to make service payments in lieu of taxes; to require the  
distribution of the applicable portion of those service payments to the  
Columbus City School District; to deposit the remainder of those  
service payments into the Olentangy 315 South TIF Fund for financing  
public infrastructure improvements as allowed under R.C. Section  
5709.40(A)(8); and to authorize the Director of the Department of  
Development to enter into an Economic Development Agreement  
between the City and Crawford Hoying, Ltd. and/or its affiliates. ($0.00)  
FR-8  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept  
certain fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete the  
Bikeway Development-Georgesville Road Shared Use Path project.  
($0.00)  
FR-9  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE,  
VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the  
Greater Columbus Irish Cultural Foundation, Inc. in support of the 2026  
St. Patrick’s Day parade; and to authorize an expenditure within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($20,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Regional Council of  
Governments for the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, to authorize  
a transfer of appropriations between objects within the Recreation and  
Parks Grant Fund, and to authorize the expenditure of $1,000,000.00  
from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. ($1,000,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Neighborhoods to enter a service contract  
with Libby V & Associates, LLC; to authorize the waiver of competitive  
bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize an  
appropriation and expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund. ($100,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Saint  
Stephen Community Services, Inc. in support of Christmas  
Cares/Unions Share; and to authorize an expenditure within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($60,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans, Shannon G. Hardin, Nancy Day-Achauer,  
Christopher Wyche, Emmanuel V. Remy and Nicholas  
Bankston  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into a professional engineering services contract with CTL Engineering  
of Ohio, Inc., for the Jackson Pike Substation Subsurface Investigation  
Project; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation between  
funds within the Electricity Bonds; and to authorize an expenditure up  
to $335,743.68 from the Electricity Bond Fund. ($335,743.68)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract  
modification with Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton Incorporated for  
the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services  
2023-2025 contract; to authorize the appropriation of funds in the  
Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund; to make this ordinance contingent  
upon the approval of a loan from the Ohio Water Development  
Authority; and to expend up to $820,534.46 from the Water Supply  
Revolving Loan Fund. ($820,534.46)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with Underground Utilities, Inc., for the Aragon Avenue Area  
Water Line Improvements Project; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of up to $5,456,819.78 from the Water Supply Revolving  
Loan Account Fund for the contract; to make this ordinance contingent  
upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for the  
project; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,000.00 from the  
Water Bond Fund to pay for prevailing wage services.  
($5,458,819.78)  
To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to  
execute those document(s) necessary to release the City’s easement  
rights described and recorded in Instrument Number  
202503100022876, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development and/or the  
Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those  
documents necessary to acquire fee simple title and lesser interests to  
property located adjacent to the Southerly Waste Water Treatment  
Plant located at 6977 S. High Street, Lockbourne, Ohio; to authorize  
the appropriation and transfer of funds from the Sanitary Reserve Fund  
to the Sanitary Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriation of funds  
within the Sanitary Bond Fund; to authorize the transfer of cash and  
appropriation between projects within the Storm Bond Fund and  
between projects within the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to authorize the  
expenditure of funds from the Storm Bond Fund and the Sanitary Bond  
Fund. ($25,000,000.00)  
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 the Director of  
Public Utilities to submit the Lower Olentangy Tunnel - Phase 1  
contract modification for loan funding and to execute any paperwork  
necessary to accept loan funding for this project; to make this  
ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority  
approving a loan for this project; to appropriate funds within the Water  
Pollution Control Loan Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to  
$3,974,363.79 from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund to pay for  
the project. ($3,974,363.79)  
WBE Participation; MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into a construction contract with Complete General Construction  
Company for the Street Lighting Improvements Circuit 237 project; and  
to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,196,754.55 for the project.  
($1,196,754.55)  
To amend Ordinance 1120-2025 to update a vendor name and vendor  
number. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into a contract modification with HDR Engineering, Inc. for the  
Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant Biofilter Cold Weather  
Reliability Improvements project; to appropriate funds within the Water  
Pollution Control Loan Fund; 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 $2,137,238.13 from  
the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund to pay for the project.  
($2,137,238.13)  
WBE Participation; MBE Participation  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To amend Ordinance No. 3221-2018, as amended by Ordinance No.  
3169-2022 and 3449-2023 for the purpose of changing the Department  
of Development’s Fee Schedule for fees that support the Department’s  
administrative and project costs associated with administering  
Department of Development programs. ($0.00)  
To amend Ordinance No. 3448-2023; to modify the Columbus Housing  
Community Reinvestment Area (CHCRA); to authorize real property tax  
exemptions as authorized by Chapter 3735 of the Ohio Revised Code  
(ORC); to provide that the City’s existing Community Reinvestment  
Area Housing Council shall serve as the Housing Council for the  
CHCRA; and to designate the City’s Director of Development (or their  
designee) as the Housing Officer for the CHCRA. ($0.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
BANKSTON  
To amend specified sections of Chapter 4565 of the Columbus City  
Codes to enhance administrative efficiency in the Residential Tax  
Incentive Program by simplifying CRA agreements for select project  
types; designating the Director of Development as the Housing Officer;  
clarifying eligibility for purpose built student housing; and aligning fee  
schedules across designations. ($0.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
ZONING: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
REZONINGS/AMENDMENTS  
To rezone 531 W. 5TH AVE. (43201), being 9.91± acres located  
primarily at the southwest corner of West Fifth Avenue and Perry  
Street, From: C-4, Commercial District, R, Rural District, and AR-1,  
Apartment Residential District, To: C-4, Commercial District, R, Rural  
District, and AR-3, Residential District (Rezoning #Z25-001).  
To rezone 4970 LINDORA DR. (43232), being 0.92± acres located at  
the southeast corner of Lindora Drive and Carbondale Drive, From:  
C-4, Commercial District, To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential  
District (Rezoning #Z24-024).  
To rezone 7642 HAYDEN RUN RD. (43026), being 142.5± acres  
located on the north side of Hayden Run Road, southwest of the  
Heritage Trail, 4,000± feet west of Cosgray Road, From: R, Rural  
District, To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District and CPD,  
Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning #Z24-038).  
To rezone 753 HARMON AVE. (43223), being 1.59± acres located at  
the southwest corner of Harmon Avenue and Griggs Avenue, From:  
C-4, Commercial District, To: M, Manufacturing District (Rezoning  
#Z24-020).  
VARIANCES  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.02, R-rural  
district; 3332.035, R-3 residential district; 3333.02, AR-12, ARLD and  
AR-1 apartment residential district use; 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses;  
3309.14, Height districts; 3312.21(A), Landscaping and screening;  
3312.21(D)(1), Landscaping and screening; 3312.27(4), Parking  
setback line; 3312.49(C), Required parking; 3312.53, Minimum number  
of loading spaces required; 3321.05(B)(1)(2), Vision clearance;  
3321.09(B), Screening; 3332.05(4), Area district lot width requirements;  
3332.06, R-rural area district requirements; 3332.13, R-3 area district  
requirements; 3332.18(D), Basis of computing area; 3332.19, Fronting;  
3332.21(D), Building lines; 3332.25, Maximum side yards required;  
3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; 3332.27, Rear yard;  
3332.38(G), Private garage; 3333.16, Fronting; 3333.18, Building lines;  
3333.24, Rear yard; 3333.255, Perimeter yard; 3349.04(a)(b)(c),  
Height, area and yard regulations; and 3356.11, C-4 district setback  
lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 531 W.  
5TH AVE. (43201), to allow mixed-use development with reduced  
development standards in the C-4, Commercial District, AR-1,  
Apartment Residential District, AR-3, Apartment Residential District; I,  
Institutional District, R-3, Residential District and R, Rural District, and  
to revoke Ordinance #1941-2021 (CV21-040), passed July 26, 2021  
(Council Variance #CV25-001).  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.21(A),  
Landscaping and screening; and 3312.27, Parking setback line, of the  
Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 4970 LINDORA DR.  
(43232), to allow reduced parking lot landscaping and parking setback  
for an apartment building in the L-AR-1, Apartment Residential District  
(Council Variance #CV24-075).  
To amend Ordinance #1827-2024, passed July 1, 2024 (CV24-026),  
for property located at 1479 N. HIGH ST. (43201), to repeal Sections 1  
and 2 and replace with new Sections 1 and 2 to update the parking  
space reduction variance for a proposed multi-unit residential  
development (Council Variance #CV24-026A).  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3333.02(5), AR-12,  
ARLD and AR-1 apartment residential district use; 3312.49, Required  
parking; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15,  
R-4 area district requirements; 3332.18, Basis of computing area;  
3332.19, Fronting; 3332.21, Building lines; 3332.25, Maximum side  
yards required; 3332.26(C)(2), Minimum side yard permitted; 3332.27,  
Rear yard; 3332.38(G), Private garage; 3333.18, Building lines;  
3333.35, Private garage; and 3333.41(h), Standards, of the Columbus  
City Codes; for the property located at 7642 HAYDEN RUN RD.  
(43026), to allow reduced development standards for a  
mixed-residential development in the L-AR-1, Limited Apartment  
Residential District (Council Variance #CV24-097).  
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;  
3332.18(D), Basis of computing area; 3332.19, Fronting; 3332.25(B),  
Maximum side yards required; 3332.27, Rear yard; and 3332.38(F)(1),  
Private garage, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at  
1252 ATCHESON ST. (43203), to allow two single-unit dwellings on  
one lot with reduced development standards in the R-3, Residential  
District (Council Variance #CV25-039).  
CA  
CONSENT ACTIONS  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to modify and extend three (3) Universal Term Contracts  
for the option to purchase Janitorial Supplies with Hillyard Inc ,  
Carmens’s Distribution System Inc., and Key 4 Supply Inc., and to  
declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
CA-1  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into  
a non-profit services contract with Columbus Partnership of Ohio LLC  
dba Smart Columbus LLC in an amount up to $500,000.00 to support  
the ongoing efforts and work of the Columbus Partnership of Ohio LLC  
dba Smart Columbus LLC organization; to appropriate $500,000.00 in  
CA-2  
the Information Services Operating Fund; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Information Services Operating  
Fund and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify an  
existing Universal Term Contract with Ferguson US Holdings Inc. to  
allow for manufacturer price increases for the option to purchase  
Mainline Couplings, Clamps, and Various Parts; and to declare an  
emergency. ($0.00)  
CA-3  
To authorize the City Auditor to modify the contract with Fast of  
Colorado, L.P. (FAST LP) for enhancements to the Tax Revenue  
system and CRISP site; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$100,000.00 from the Auditor’s Bond Fund. ($100,000.00)  
CA-4  
CA-5  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to enter into a contract with K. N. S. Services, Inc. to  
provide software, equipment, technical support and maintenance  
services for security systems for the Facilities Management Division, in  
accordance with the sole source procurement provisions of Columbus  
City Code; and to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the  
General Fund. ($75,000.00)  
To authorize the transfer of $176,636.56 from the General Fund to the  
Sustainable Columbus Fund in support of energy management,  
alternative energy, and sustainability initiatives to benefit the greater  
Columbus community. ($176,636.56)  
CA-6  
CA-7  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the  
Office of Construction Management, to enter into a construction  
contract with Black Bronco Construction LLC for the Department of  
Public Safety’s Fire Station 22 - Women’s Shower / Locker Room  
Renovation Expansion project; to authorize an expenditure up to  
$571,500.00 within the Safety General Obligations Bond Fund; and to  
provide for payment of prevailing wage services to the Department of  
Public Service in an amount up to $1,500.00. ($571,500.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify past,  
present and future contract(s) and purchase orders from HiTouch  
Business Services LLC to Staples, Inc. and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
CA-8  
CA-9  
To authorize the Department of Finance and Management to enter into  
a grant agreement with Harmony Project Productions, Inc. in support of  
the Students Arts, Community Arts, Volunteer Program, and  
Community Chorus programs; and to authorize a transfer and  
expenditure within the General Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($10,000.00)  
To authorize the City Treasurer to modify its contract for banking  
services with Huntington Merchant Services, L.L.C.; to authorize the  
expenditure of $985,000.00; and to declare an emergency.  
($985,000.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an Enterprise Zone Agreement with Coulter Ventures, LLC and  
Coulter Properties II LLC (collectively, the “Enterprise”) for a tax  
abatement of seventy-five percent (75%) for a period of ten (10)  
consecutive years in consideration of the Enterprise investing  
approximately $37,000,000.00 million in real property improvements,  
and the creation of thirty (30) net new full-time permanent positions  
with an estimated annual payroll of approximately $1,698,240.00.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend  
the Jobs Growth Incentive Agreement with Goosehead Insurance  
Agency, LLC for the first time to revise the Project Site from “4131  
Worth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219, parcel number 010-298178” to  
“4215 Worth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219, parcel number  
010-147168. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an Enterprise Zone Agreement with Pizzuti Stelzer LLC (the  
“Enterprise”) for a tax abatement of seventy-five percent (75%) for a  
period of ten (10) consecutive years in consideration of the Enterprise  
investing approximately $22,000,000.00 in real property improvements  
and the creation of eighteen (18) net new full-time permanent positions  
with an estimated annual payroll of approximately $748,800.00. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an Enterprise Zone Agreement with AAVII, LLC (the “Enterprise”)  
for a tax abatement of seventy-five percent (75%) for a period of ten  
(10) consecutive years in consideration of the Enterprise investing  
approximately $15,800,000.00 in real property improvements and the  
creation of twenty (20) net new full-time permanent positions with an  
estimated annual payroll of approximately $832,000.00. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an agreement with M/I Homes of Central Ohio, for fulfillment of  
Northeast Pay as We Grow requirements for property located at 4570  
Central College Road. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To dedicate a tract of real property owned by the City of Columbus as  
road right-of-way; to name said public right-of way as Sullivant Avenue.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to  
execute those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.412 acre  
portion of right-of-way near Northtowne Blvd to the Muslim American  
Society Columbus Chapter; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Service to renew the facilities  
mechanical repair contract with DeBra Kuempel Inc.; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $341,000.00 from the General Fund, the Mobility  
Enterprise Fund, the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair  
Fund, the Private Construction Inspection Fund, and the Public  
Construction Inspection Fund for this renewal; and to declare an  
emergency. ($341,000.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE,  
VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to make  
payment to Kevin Mackey for time inadvertently worked over 480  
allowed total hours; to authorize the expenditure of $825.60 from the  
General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($825.60)  
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks, on behalf  
of the City of Columbus, to execute a memorandum of agreement with  
the Columbus Zoological Park Association and the Board of County  
Commissioners of Franklin County for the provision and maintenance  
of zoological park services and facilities of the Columbus Zoological  
Park Association; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission to  
enter into a contract modification with Woodhull LLC to provide for  
Printer, Scanner and Multi-functional Equipment Maintenance and  
Supplies for the Civil Service Commission, to authorize the expenditure  
of $100.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency.  
($100.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with East  
High Band Boosters in support of the Columbus East High School  
Marching Band; to authorize an expenditure of $10,900.00 within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency.  
($10,900.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the  
Ohio Department of Health for the Public Health Emergency  
Preparedness Program in the amount of $505,462.00; to authorize the  
appropriation of $505,462.00 from the unappropriated balance of the  
Health Department Grants Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to  
transfer appropriations between object classes; to authorize  
acceptance of additional funds; and to declare an emergency.  
($505,462.00)  
To authorize the establishment of an imprest petty cash operating fund  
for the Columbus Public Health farmers' market to be held this  
summer; to authorize a transfer within the operating fund; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $3,000.00; and to declare an emergency.  
($3,000.00)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To amend Ordinance 0386-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on  
March 24, 2025, for the purposes of (1) reflecting the updated cost  
estimate and (2) including a contingency amount; to authorize the  
expenditure of $261,896.28 from the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($261,896.28)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to renew  
and fund year two (2) of the existing two (2) year contract with Laerdal  
Medical Corporation for a subscription to their Resuscitation Quality  
Improvement Program (RQI) for the Division of Fire; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $183,550.00 from the General Fund. ($183,550.00)  
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to sell  
to Officer Brian Carter #1155, for the sum of $1.00, a police canine with  
the registered name of “Odja” which has no further value to the Division  
of Police and to waive the provisions of City Code- 329 Sale of  
City-owned personal property. ($1.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to associate all general budget reservations resulting  
from this ordinance with the existing universal term contract purchase  
agreement with Arrow Energy, Inc. for the purchase of jet “A” fuel for  
the Division of Police; and to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00  
from the General Fund. ($200,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter  
into a grant agreement St Luke’s United Methodist Church; to authorize  
the transfer of $200,000.00 within the General Fund; to authorize the  
expenditure of $200,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($200,000.00)  
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 $354,798.00 from the General Fund; and  
to declare an emergency. ($354,798.00)  
To authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to modify and extend the  
current agreement with DBAffinity LLC for database services for one  
year; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the City Attorney to enter into contract with Grossman &  
Kelly LLP for special legal counsel services regarding price fixing  
issues related to generic drugs; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify a contract with  
Deer Valley Farm Supply for the Class B Liquid Biosolids Land  
Application Program to add additional funding; to authorize the  
expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewerage Operating  
Fund. ($350,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
and increase the contract with CDM Smith, Inc., for the Waste Water  
Treatment Facilities System Instrumentation and Control Integration  
and Programming project; to amend the 2024 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to authorize the appropriation of funds in the Sanitary - Fresh  
Water Market Rate Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the  
approval of a loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority; and to  
expend up to $500,000.00 from the Sanitary - Fresh Water Market  
Rate Fund. ($500,000.00)  
WBE Participation; MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Southeastern Equipment Co.,  
Inc. to purchase a Wood Chipper for the Division of Water; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $104,590.00 from the Water Operating  
Fund. ($104,590.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Liftnow Automotive  
Equipment Corp. to purchase Mobile Column Lifts for the Division of  
Water; and to authorize the expenditure of $54,442.96 from the Water  
Operating Fund. ($54,442.96)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Utility Truck & Equipment, Inc.  
for the purchase and delivery of two 60’ bucket trucks for the  
Department of Public Utilities; to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$793,180.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund. ($793,180.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Logistics 365 Inc for the  
purchase and delivery of one propane forklift for the Department of  
Public Utilities; to authorize the expenditure of up to $79,997.00 from  
the Electricity Operating Fund. ($79,997.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Jerry Pate Turf and Irrigation,  
Inc. dba Century Equipment to purchase a Slope Mower for the  
Division of Water; and to authorize the expenditure of $72,315.27 from  
the Water Operating Fund. ($72,315.27)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew a contract with  
CUES Inc. to provide the GraniteNet SaaS cloud platform and  
applications for field closed circuit television video (CCTV) inspections  
for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD); and to authorize  
the expenditure of $43,738.00 from the Sewer Operating Sanitary  
Fund. ($43,738.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with AG-Pro Ohio, LLC to  
purchase a John Deere Tractor and Flail Mower for the Division of  
Water; and to authorize the expenditure of $66,350.00 from the Water  
Operating Fund. ($66,350.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into an agreement with Heidelberg University to provide funding and  
continued support to the National Center for Water Quality Research  
for the operation of a tributary loading station on the Scioto River and  
computation of point-source and nonpoint-source loads for 2025; and  
to authorize the expenditure of $45,000.00 from the Sewer Operating  
Sanitary Fund. ($45,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, United  
States Department of Interior, for the investigation of water resources  
in central Ohio, including groundwater and several rivers for the  
Division of Water and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $239,069.00 from the Water Operating  
Fund, $70,925.00 from the Sewer System Operating Fund, and  
$178,300.00 from the Storm Sewer Operating Fund. ($488,294.00)  
To authorize the transfer of funds and appropriation between projects  
within the Refuse Bond Fund; 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 Front Loader Box Refuse Truck replacement  
parts for the Division of Refuse Collection with Environmental  
Equipment Sales & Services Holdings LLC; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $61,433.62 from the Refuse Bond Fund for these  
parts and installation; and to declare an emergency. ($61,433.62)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement  
with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation, to allow the City's  
Division of Power to supply electrical energy for certain highway  
lighting and signs and to provide routine and preventative maintenance  
on highway lights; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify past,  
present and future contract(s) and purchase orders from Pepco  
Professional Electric Products Co. to Springfield Electric Supply  
Company, LLC dba Echo Electric, and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into a Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program agreement with  
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for their Lake Katharine -  
Salt Lick Creek Expansion Project and to execute those documents  
necessary to enter into this sponsorship agreement; and to declare an  
emergency. ($0.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant  
agreement with Columbus Housing Partnership, Inc. in an amount up  
to $400,000.00 in support of the development of 60 units of new  
apartments; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Income  
Set Aside Subfund and the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to  
authorize the transfer of cash between the Income Tax Set Aside  
Subfund and the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $400,000.00 within the Affordable Housing Bond  
Fund; and to authorize the reimbursement of expenditures incurred  
prior to the establishment of a purchase order. ($400,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an annexation  
agreement between the City of Columbus and the Board of Trustees of  
Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio ($0.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an amendment of the Annexation Agreement between the City of  
Columbus, City of New Albany, and Plain Township, Franklin County,  
Ohio to replace exhibits depicting Water Service and Sewer Service  
Area Boundary Maps and the Agreement Territory Map. ($0.00)  
To accept the application (AN25-006) of S. G. Loewendick & Sons,  
Inc.; Dyer Road, LLC for the annexation of certain territory containing  
13.6± acres in Franklin Township. ($0.00)  
To accept the application (AN25-004) of Central Ohio Contractors, Inc.  
for the annexation of certain territory containing 22.1± acres in Franklin  
and Jackson Townships. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department Development to modify a  
grant agreement with Erie Ohio Capital CDFI Fund, LLC to adjust the  
budget’s allocation across line items. ($0.00)  
To accept the application (AN25-005) of Anthony & Kimberly  
Properties LLC for the annexation of certain territory containing 1.1±  
acres in Sharon Township. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify  
a grant agreement to add additional funds in the amount up to  
$625,400.00 of U.S. Department of Treasury Emergency Rental  
Assistance 2 (ERA2) funds; to authorize the payment of eligible  
expenses; and to declare an emergency. ($625,400.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into a Housing Development Agreement (HDA) with NRE NFP Inc. and  
declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To amend various agreements within the HOPWA Program as well as  
loan packages within the HOME and or HOME-ARP programs, to allow  
for new language to be inserted into the documents from the Columbus  
City Attorney’s Office as well as allow for any current modifications  
needed to address federal regulation or policy changes or updates to  
the existing documents for compliance purposes; and to authorize for  
future modifications to be authorized without having to go back to City  
Council if/when federal regulations or policies change to assure the  
City is in compliance; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
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 Jefferson Ave.) held in the Land Bank  
pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program and to declare an  
emergency. ($0.00)  
SR  
EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into  
contract with CDW Government, LLC for the renewal of the Sentinel  
One software, services, and subscriptions; to waive the competitive  
bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $775,345.17 from the Department of Technology,  
Information Services Division, Information Services Operating Fund.  
($775,345.17)  
SR-1  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the  
Office of Construction Management, to enter into a construction  
contract with General Maintenance & Engineering Co. for the Roof  
Restoration & Replacement Phase II (2024) project; to authorize a  
transfer of $2,863,000.00 between the General Fund Income Tax Set  
Aside Subfund and the Construction Management Capital  
Improvement Fund; to authorize the appropriation of $2,863,000.00 in  
the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and Construction Management  
Capital Improvement Fund; to authorize an expenditure up to  
$2,863,000.00 from the Construction Management Capital  
Improvement Fund; to provide for payment of prevailing wage services  
to the Department of Public Service; and to declare an emergency.  
($2,863,000.00)  
SR-2  
To authorize the Director of Development to expend funds to bind the  
City's insurance program for the term commencing August 1, 2025 and  
terminating July 31, 2026; to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$1,651,880.00; and to declare an emergency. ($1,651,880.00)  
SR-3  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $1,460,124.44  
within the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize  
the City Auditor to transfer $4,380,373.32 within the General Fund; to  
authorize the payment of up to $5,840,497.76 in accordance with the  
Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) Program for the fourteen (14) active and  
reporting JGI agreements for which employers have met the  
requirements of their JGI agreements and thus are eligible to receive  
their payments for tax year 2024 (also calendar year and/or report  
year) in 2024; to authorize the expenditure not to exceed of  
$5,840,497.76 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($5,840,497.76)  
SR-4  
To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $216,828.50  
within the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize  
the City Auditor to transfer $650,485.48 within the General Fund; to  
authorize the payment of $867,313.98 in accordance with the  
Downtown Office Incentive (DOI) Program for the six (6) DOI  
agreements for which employers have met the requirements of their  
DOI agreements and thus are eligible to receive their payments for tax  
year 2024 (also calendar year and/or report year) in 2024; to authorize  
the expenditure not to exceed $867,313.98 from the General Fund;  
and to declare an emergency. ($867,313.98)  
SR-5  
To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $1,443,693.23  
within the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize  
the City Auditor to transfer $4,331,079.68 within the General Fund; to  
authorize the payment of up to $5,774,772.91 in accordance with the  
Public School Revenue Sharing Program for seven (7) different school  
districts; to authorize the expenditure not to exceed of $5,774,772.91  
from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($5,774,772.91)  
SR-6  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter a grant agreement with Columbus  
Downtown Development Corporation; and to authorize an appropriation  
and expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.  
($100,000.00)  
SR-7  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
To authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways  
Bond Fund; to appropriate funds within the Street, Construction,  
Maintenance, and Repair Fund; to authorize the Director of Public  
Service to enter into contract with G & G Concrete Construction, LLC  
for the ADA Ramp Projects - Citywide Curb Ramps 2025 project; to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $1,206,967.42 from the Street,  
Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund and the Streets and  
Highways Bond Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency.  
($1,206,967.42)  
SR-8  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with City  
Year, Inc. in support of its AmeriCorps Member Leadership and  
Professional Development Program; to authorize an appropriation of  
$70,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize  
the expenditure of $75,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund; and to declare an emergency ($75,000.00)  
SR-9  
Sponsors:  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
Melissa Green and Christopher Wyche  
To authorize an appropriation of $285,000.00 from the unencumbered  
balance in the Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund; to authorize the  
Municipal Court Clerk to enter into a one (1) year contract with Mission  
Critical Partners, LLC for the provision of a Justice Ecosystem Study;  
to waive the competitive provisions of Columbus City Code; to  
authorize an expenditure up to $285,000.00 from the Municipal Court  
Clerk Computer Fund; and to declare an emergency.($285,000.00)  
To authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to modify and extend the  
existing contract with FedEx for the provision of commercial carrier  
service; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City  
Code; to authorize the expenditure of up to $150,000.00 within the  
Municipal Court Clerk General Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($150,000.00)  
To repeal Ordinance No. 1388-2025, which authorized the purchase of  
a platform ladder truck and related equipment from Sutphen  
Corporation, in its entirety due to the fact that the parties were unable  
to reach amicable terms, particularly concerning the inclusion of a  
liquidated damages clause and the specific duration and conditions of  
the contract. ($0.00)  
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $2,589,077.00  
within various projects of the Safety Voted Bond Fund; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize  
the Director of Public Safety to enter into contracts with and issue  
purchase orders to Atlantic Emergency Solutions for the purchase of  
One (1) Pierce Enforcer 107' Ascendant Tiller and related equipment,  
which would allow for cancellation and/or liquidated damages in the  
event of delayed delivery, such as those delays resulting from labor  
disputes; to authorize the expenditure of $2,589,077.00 from the  
Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($2,589,077.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into contract with SGI Matrix, LLC for security system parts, installation,  
maintenance, monitoring, repair, and support services; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of City Code; to authorize the  
expenditure of $34,450.50 split among the Electricity Operating Fund,  
Water Operating Fund, Sewerage System Operating Fund, and  
Stormwater Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($34,450.50)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify by extending the  
contract term and increase funding for an existing service agreement  
with Aquatic Informatics, Inc. (DBA Tokay Software) for backflow  
prevention management software services for one additional year; to  
authorize the expenditure of $48,000.00 from the Water Operating  
Fund; and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City Code.  
($48,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with General Temperature Control, Incorporated, for the  
SWWTP CHB Unit H51 & SDB Zoning/VAV’s project; to authorize an  
amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate  
funds within the Sanitary Revolving Loan Fund; 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  
$1,198,800.00 from the Sanitary Revolving Loan Fund and the  
Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the project. ($1,198,800.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Columbus Water and Power to enter into  
service contracts with ABIX LTD., Davey Resource Group, Inc., 4K  
Landscape LLC., Ironsite Inc. and Watershed Organic Lawn Care  
LLC.; to authorize the expenditure of $1,314,040.00 from the Storm  
Sewer Operating Fund and $99,495.76 from the Water Operating  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,413,535.76)  
To authorize the Director of Public Service to execute a service  
contract with Routeware, Inc. 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 $147,576.00 from the Refuse Collection  
General fund to pay for the contract; and to declare an emergency.  
($147,576.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant  
agreement with Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. in an amount  
up to $1,000,000.00 for repairs to the multifamily property, Walnut  
Grove; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Income Set  
Aside Subfund and the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to authorize  
the transfer of cash between the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and  
the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of  
up to $1,000,000.00 within the Affordable Housing Bond Fund.  
($1,000,000.00)  
To authorize the appropriation of funds within the Income Set Aside  
Subfund and the Development Taxable Bonds Fund; to authorize the  
transfer of cash between the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and the  
Development Taxable Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure within  
the Development Taxable Bonds Fund in an amount up to  
$1,000,000.00 for a capital contribution agreement which will provide  
facility renovations to the newly acquired Star House facilities; to  
authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a  
capital contribution agreement with the Star House for facility  
renovations that authorizes the payment of eligible expenses beginning  
the effective date of the purchase order through December 31, 2027.  
($1,000,000.00)  
ADJOURNMENT