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Agenda - Final Revised  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, March 2, 2026  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO. 9 OF CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 2, 2026 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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C0008-2026  
THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026  
New Type: D-1  
To: Valley Soulz East LLC  
Valley Soulz East LLC ( The Valley )  
238 S 4th St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 10011010-1  
Transfer Type: D-5A  
To: ESOH ASSOCIATES LLC  
EMBASSY SUITES COLUMBUS AIRPORT  
2886 Airport Drive  
Columbus, OH 43219  
From: AFP 116 CORP  
AFP 116 CORP  
2886 Airport Dr  
Columbus, OH 43219  
Permit #: 10013319-1  
New Type: D-3, D-1  
To: ARD DASH LLC  
SPIROS PLAZA CAFÉ  
2958 McKinley Ave  
Columbus, OH 43204  
Permit #: 00257835-1  
New Type:D-2  
To: KYUSHU RAMEN 784 LLC  
KYUSHU RAMEN  
784 Bethel Road  
Columbus, OH 43214  
Permit #: 10011310-1  
New Type: D-2  
To: Biscuit Belly, LLC  
Biscuit Belly  
1417 W. 5th Ave  
Columbus, OH 43212  
Permit #: 10010907-1  
New Type: D-3, D-3A  
To: 31 EAST LLC  
31 East Gay St.  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 1001247-1  
New Type: D-1, D-2  
To: Jacks Food and Beverage Inc  
YES SUSHI  
2016 N High St  
Columbus, OH 43201  
Permit #: 10010448-1  
Advertise Date: 3/7/2026  
Agenda Date: 3/2/2026  
Return Date: 3/12/2026  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION  
GREEN  
2
0051X-2026  
To Recognize March 2026 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness  
Month  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Green, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Emmanuel V.  
Remy, Tiara Ross, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA  
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FIRST READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ROSS, VICE CHR. ALL  
MEMBERS  
FR-1  
0477-2026  
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to sell to  
Firefighter Allison Meade, for the sum of $1.00, an Accelerant Detection  
canine with the registered name "Doc Holiday", which has no further value  
to the Division of Fire; and to waive the provisions of the Columbus City  
Codes, Sale of City-Owned Personal Property. ($1.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: ROSS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-2  
0434-2026  
To amend Ordinance No. 1797-2025, passed by Columbus City Council  
on July 14, 2025, to change the scope of the project and revise the  
amount of the authorized grant to $1,000,000.00; to amend the 2025  
Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer  
funds within the Development Taxable Bond Fund; to authorize the  
additional expenditure of up to $500,000.00 from the Development  
Taxable Bond Fund; and to allow expenses incurred prior to the creation  
of the purchase order. ($500,000.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-3  
0172-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this  
ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase  
Agreements for the purchase of parts, materials, supplies and services  
for the Division of Water Reclamation, Southerly Water Reclamation  
Plant; and to authorize the expenditure of $3,205,500.00 from the Sanitary  
Sewer Operating Fund. ($3,205,500.00)  
FR-4  
FR-5  
0278-2026  
0354-2026  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew the sole source  
contract with K.N.S. Services, Inc., for the Columbus Water & Power New  
Headquarters Security Improvements Project, Phase 2; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $239,611.10 split between the Electricity, Water,  
Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($239,611.10)  
To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute  
those document(s) necessary to release all the City’s sanitary easement  
rights described and recorded in Instrument Number 201509300138243  
and a portion of the City’s sanitary easement rights described and  
recorded in Instrument Number 201509300138244, Recorder’s Office,  
Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)  
FR-6  
0391-2026  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a services  
contract with Synagro Central, LLC for the Hap Cremean Water Plant  
Residuals Removal - Lagoon 2 project; and to authorize the expenditure  
of up to $2,905,749.00 from the Water Operating Fund. ($2,905,749.00)  
FR-7  
0422-2026  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with BLD Services, LLC, for the 2025 Annual Lining Contract  
project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to appropriate funds within the Water Pollution Control Loan  
Fund; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation between projects  
within the Sanitary Bond 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 $11,111,848.45 from the Water  
Pollution Control Loan Fund and the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the  
project. ($11,111,848.45)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
FR-8  
0429-2026  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract  
modification for Professional Engineering Services for the Home Road  
Water Plant with Hazen and Sawyer; to appropriate funds within the Water  
Supply Revolving Loan Account 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 $57,500,000.00 from the  
Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund. ($57,500,000.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
FR-9  
0441-2026  
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 an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to authorize the appropriation of funds in the Water Pollution  
Control Loan Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the approval  
of a loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority; and to expend up to  
$1,483,646.04 from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund.  
($1,483,646.04)  
MBE Participation  
FR-10 0471-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
the contract with RCC Global, LLC for the Customer Information System  
and Integrated Systems Upgrade Project; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $5,945,675.50 split between the Electricity, Water,  
Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($5,945,675.50)  
ZONING: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
REZONINGS/AMENDMENTS  
FR-11 0537-2026  
To rezone 1854 STELZER RD. (43219), being 18.60± acres located on  
the east side of Stelzer Road, at the terminus of Citygate Drive, From:  
L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential and R, Rural District, To: L-AR-1,  
Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning #Z25-050).  
VARIANCES  
FR-12 0538-2026  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.27, Parking  
setback line; and 3333.18, Building lines, of the Columbus City Codes; for  
the property located at 1854 STELZER RD. (43219), to allow reduced  
development standards for an apartment complex in the L-AR-1, Limited  
Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-096).  
FR-13 0562-2026  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3332.033, R-2  
residential district, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located  
at 2734 FAIRWOOD AVE. (43207), to allow a manufactured home in the  
R-2, Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-092).  
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CONSENT ACTIONS  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION:  
HARDIN  
CA-1  
0050X-2026  
To Celebrate March 17, 2026 as St. Patrick’s Day in the City of  
Columbus.  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Tiara Ross and Christopher Wyche  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-2  
CA-3  
CA-4  
0370-2026  
0438-2026  
0499-2026  
To authorize the appropriation of $52,402.08 within the CDBG  
Entitlement Fund and $10,555.33 within the CDBG Revolving Loan Fund;  
and to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to expend $52,402.08 from the CDBG Fund and  
$10,555.33 from the RLF Fund for payment of interest earnings to the  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ($62,957.41)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management,  
on behalf of the Department of Technology, to associate all General  
Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate  
Purchase Agreement (CDW Government, LLC) for the procurement of  
Cisco Voice licensing and WebEx subscriptions; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $499,262.16. ($499,262.16)  
To authorize the payment of $7,622.75 for PTO and benefits which have  
accumulated in excess of the maximum amount established by salary  
ordinance for MCP employees. ($7,622.75)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
CA-5  
CA-6  
0209-2026  
0301-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, with the  
approval of the Directors of the Department of Public Utilities and  
Recreation and Parks Department, to execute all documents as approved  
by the Columbus City Attorney, to engage in an exchange of 0.044 acres  
of property with Douglas Hinton, trustee of the Douglas P. Hinton 2/16/16  
amended and restated revocable trust. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or his  
designee, to execute and acknowledge those documents, as approved by  
the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant, at no  
cost, fee simple title to the Board of County Commissioners, Franklin  
County, Ohio to an approximate 0.124 acre tract of property to be split  
from that city-owned real property, and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
CA-7  
CA-8  
0328-2026  
0405-2026  
To authorize the Director of Development to refund the Reeb Avenue  
Center in the amount of $5,494.92; and to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of $5,494.92 from the Property Management Fund.  
($5,494.92)  
To transfer, appropriate, and authorize the expenditure of service  
payments in lieu of taxes deposited into the Milo-Grogan TIF Fund to  
Coulter Properties, LLC; to authorize the Director of the Department of  
Development, on behalf of the City, to enter into the TIF Agreement with  
Coulter Properties, LLC for up to eighty-one thousand four-hundred  
twenty-one dollars and eighty-three cents ($81,421.83) to reimburse them  
for soft costs and construction costs, including demolition, for public  
infrastructure improvements adjacent to the Rogue Fitness expansion;  
and to allow for the reimbursement of expenditures incurred prior to the  
Purchase Order, starting January 1, 2026. ($81,421.83)  
CA-9  
0462-2026  
To accept the application (AN25-024) of Wendy King and Kristyne  
Casias for the annexation of certain territory containing 4.6± acres in  
Mifflin Township; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
CA-10 0339-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute  
those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.127 acre portion of the  
right-of-way near 175 Cleveland Avenue to Columbus State Community  
College. ($0.00)  
CA-11 0432-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute  
those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.240 acre portion of  
right-of-way near Oxford Street to 1400 Grogan Avenue, LLC, Rock  
Property Rentals, LLC, and Gateway 2000 Rentals, LLC - all controlled by  
Mickael Stickney. ($16,720.00)  
CA-12 0486-2026  
To accept the plat titled “Lansdowne Farms Section 2” from D.R.  
Horton-Indiana, LLC; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
CA-13 0075-2026  
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s  
certificate in the amount of $50,000.00 for various expenditures for labor,  
materials, and equipment in conjunction with greenways trail system  
improvements within the Recreation and Parks Department; to authorize  
the transfer of $75,807.23 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond  
Fund; to authorize the amendment of the 2025 Capital Improvements  
Budget; and to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the  
Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund. ($50,000.00)  
CA-14 0076-2026  
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s  
certificate in the amount of $100,000.00 for various expenditures for  
labor, materials, and equipment in conjunction with facilities, parks, and  
amenities improvements within the Recreation and Parks Department;  
and to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Recreation and  
Parks Permanent Improvement Fund. ($100,000.00)  
CA-15 0135-2026  
To amend Ordinance 3429-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on  
December 15, 2025, to specify that funding for East Main Street Special  
Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. is to be provided up front in  
support of their Murals on Main Program; and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
CA-16 0392-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
enter into contract with Muhlenkamp Ag LLC for the Linden Green Line  
Clearing Project; to authorize the amendment of the 2025 Capital  
Improvements Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $72,380.14 from  
the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($72,380.14)  
CA-17 0397-2026  
To authorize and direct the Director of the Recreation and Parks  
Department to enter into contract with Wright’s Concessions, LLC, for  
food concessions/catering at Lou Berliner Sports Park. ($0.00)  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-18 0513-2026  
To approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #2007-01 (revised)  
executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and American  
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Ohio  
Council 8, Local 1632, which amends and updates previously approved  
MOU #2007-01, in CWP, by providing for additional incentive pay and  
examination fee coverage as well as updating job classification titles and  
adding a job classification to the MOU; and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ROSS, VICE CHR. ALL  
MEMBERS  
CA-19 0398-2026  
CA-20 0423-2026  
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to sell to  
Officer Brian Newsome, for the sum of $1.00, a police horse with the  
registered name of “Owen” which has no further value to the Division of  
Police and to waive the provisions of City Code-Sale of City-owned  
personal property. ($0.00)  
To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the  
Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into the fourth year of a four-year  
contract with Avertest DBA Averhealth for monitoring services associated  
with the SCRAM; to authorize the expenditure of up to $225,000.00 for  
monitoring services from the electronic alcohol monitoring fund.  
($225,000.00)  
CA-21 0433-2026  
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to sell to  
Firefighter Jacob Castle, for the sum of $1.00, a Bomb Squad canine with  
the registered name "Angus", which has no further value to the Division of  
Fire; and to waive the provisions of the Columbus City Codes, Sale of  
City-Owned Personal Property. ($1.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: ROSS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-22 0383-2026  
To accept the application (AN25-020) of Anderson Farms, Ltd. for the  
annexation of certain territory containing 150.5± acres in Norwich  
Township. ($0.00)  
CA-23 0424-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a contract in an amount up to $175,000.00 with SVS Home Improvements  
& Design LLC, to provide residential emergency heating, plumbing, water  
and sewer, and electrical services as part of the Division of Housing’s  
Emergency Repair program; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Affordable  
Housing Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $175,000.00  
from the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to authorize expenditures prior to  
execution of the Purchase Order; and to declare an emergency.  
($175,000.00)  
CA-24 0428-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a contract in an amount up to $125,000.00 with Hairston’s Services LLC,  
to provide residential emergency heating, plumbing, water and sewer,  
and electrical services as part of the Division of Housing’s Emergency  
Repair program; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to  
authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Affordable Housing  
Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $125,000.00 from the  
Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to authorize expenditures prior to  
execution of the Purchase Order starting March 1, 2026; and to declare  
an emergency. ($125,000.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-25 0112-2026  
CA-26 0207-2026  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to extend the contract  
for the option to purchase Transformers with Springfield Electric Supply  
Co. LLC, dba Echo Electric; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the  
contract for Joint Use of Poles with Ohio Power Company, dba American  
Electric Power, for the Division of Power; and to authorize the expenditure  
of $123,135.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund. ($123,135.00)  
CA-27 0210-2026  
CA-28 0246-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a not for profit services contract for water quality assessment and  
watershed monitoring services for Central Ohio watersheds with the  
Midwest Biodiversity Institute, Inc.; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$82,500.00 from the Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund. ($82,500.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the existing Indefinite  
Quantity Agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for assistance in  
performing in confined space entries to install or replace sensors,  
calibrate sensors, and perform maintenance services; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund.  
($60,000.00)  
CA-29 0304-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this  
ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase  
Agreements for the purchase of lawn mowing services for the Department  
of Public Utilities; and to authorize the expenditure of $152,000.00 from  
the Water Operating Fund. ($152,000.00)  
CA-30 0309-2026  
CA-31 0341-2026  
CA-32 0385-2026  
CA-33 0408-2026  
CA-34 0456-2026  
To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute  
those document(s) necessary to release a portion of the City’s sanitary  
easement rights described and recorded in Official Record 10635E03,  
Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to apply for,  
accept, and enter into loan agreements with the Ohio Water Development  
Authority for capital improvement projects; and to designate a dedicated  
source of repayment for the loans. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
the contract with Invizions, Inc. for Electrical Substation and Electrical  
Maintenance Services; and to authorize the expenditure of $700,000.00  
from within the Electricity Operating Fund. ($700,000.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into  
Universal Term Contracts for the option to purchase Conductor Wire and  
Cable with American Wire Group LLC and Consolidated Electrical  
Distributors Inc.; and to authorize the expenditure of $2.00. ($2.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a grant agreement for mural painting and project coordination services on  
pump stations along the Olentangy River as set forth in the Scope of  
Services with Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed for the Divisions  
of Water Reclamation; and to authorize the expenditure of $50,300.00  
from the Sewerage and Drainage Operating Fund. ($50,300.00)  
CA-35 0470-2026  
To authorize the City’s Real Estate Office to spend City funds to acquire  
and accept in good faith certain fee simple and lesser real estate located  
in the vicinity of the intersection of Central College Road and New Albany  
Road West, and contract for associated professional services in order for  
the Department of Public Utilities to timely complete the acquisition of  
Real Estate for the Central College Subtrunk Phase 3 project; to authorize  
an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a  
transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Sanitary  
Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $30,000.00 from the  
Sanitary Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
APPOINTMENTS  
CA-36 A0022-2026  
CA-37 A0023-2026  
CA-38 A0024-2026  
Appointment of Anwar Watson, 1270 Eastwood Avenue, Columbus, OH  
43203, to serve on the Near East Area Commission, replacing Maurice  
Wells, with a new term start date of December 11, 2025 and an expiration  
date of December 31, 2027 (resume attached).  
Appointment of David Cooper, 1901 Waterbrook Lane, Columbus, OH  
43209, to serve on the Near East Area Commission, replacing Mitchell  
Logan, with a new term start date of December 11, 2025 and an  
expiration date of December 31, 2026 (resume attached).  
Appointment of DeGerald Edwards, 1257 East Long Street, Columbus,  
OH 43203, to serve on the Near East Area Commission, replacing Jill  
Frost, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration  
date of December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
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EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-1  
2938-2025  
To make appropriations for the 12 months ending December 31, 2026,  
for each of the several Object Classes for which the City of Columbus has  
to provide from the monies known to be in the treasury of said City of  
Columbus, in the fund known as the General Fund, during the said 12  
months from the collection of all taxes and from other sources of revenue,  
the amount of $1,256,877,066.00 $1,258,877,066.00; and to declare an  
emergency ($1,256,877,066.00 $1,258,877,066.00)  
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON 1/12/2026  
SR-2  
0313-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter  
contract with Vertiv Corporation for heating, ventilation and  
air-conditioning, and uninterrupted power supply maintenance and repair  
services with the option to renew for four additional one-year terms or  
portion thereof; to authorize the waiver of the competitive bidding  
provisions of Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$298,442.33. ($298,442.33)  
SR-3  
0368-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to renew a  
contract with Accela, Inc. from a State of Ohio Master Cloud Service  
Agreement for software licensing, maintenance, support, and professional  
services with the option to renew for three additional one-year terms; to  
waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus  
City Codes; to extend an existing purchase order issued for the Accela  
migration project, and to authorize an expenditure from the Department of  
Technology, Information Services Operating Fund. ($1,312,970.55)  
SR-4  
0505-2026  
To authorize the City Treasurer to modify its contract for banking services  
with JP Morgan Chase Bank to add additional funding; to authorize the  
expenditure of $6,797,500.00 from various funds within the City; and to  
declare an emergency. ($6,797,500.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-5  
0363-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to establish  
contracts with various contractors for the maintenance of properties  
maintained by the Division of Real Estate and Land Redevelopment; to  
waive competitive bid requirements of the Columbus City Code; to allow  
expenditures prior to the establishment of Purchase Orders; to authorize  
the expenditure of up to $1,475,000.00 from the Land Management Fund;  
and to declare an emergency. ($1,475,000.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-6  
0292-2026  
To rename the roadway currently known Washington Boulevard to  
Granville T Woods Boulevard. ($0.00)  
SR-7  
0382-2026  
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the  
Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract with BEC  
Enterprises LLC utilizing the ODOT Cooperative Purchase Contract to  
purchase equipment to clear and maintain city right of ways; to authorize  
the waiver of the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code;  
to authorize the expenditure of up to $298,903.00 from the Streets &  
Highways Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($298,903.00)  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA,  
VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-8 0347-2026  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish  
purchase orders with Sanofi-Pasteur, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., and Moderna US.,  
Inc., for the purchase of vaccinations for Board of Health; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of City Code; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund.  
($200,000.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: ROSS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-9  
0326-2026  
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City  
Auditor to transfer funds within the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to  
authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement  
with Healthy Linden Homes VII LLC for development of a 23-unit  
affordable housing development in an amount up to $2,500,000.00 with a  
total commitment to the project of $5,000,000.00; and to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $2,500,000.00 from the Affordable Housing Bond  
Fund. ($2,500,000.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-10 0122-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a contract modification with Stantec Consulting Services Inc., for the  
Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025  
contract; to appropriate funds within the Water Pollution Control Loan  
Fund and the Water - Water Fresh Market Rate Fund; to make this  
ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority  
approving both loans for this project; and to authorize the expenditure of  
up to $1,204,509.90 from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund and the  
Water - Water Fresh Market Rate Fund to pay for the project.  
($1,204,509.90)  
MBE Participation  
SR-11 0160-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this  
ordinance with the appropriate current and pending Universal Term  
Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of distribution  
switchgear, reclosers and transformers for the Department of Public  
Utilities; and to authorize the expenditure of $7,000,000.00 from the  
Electricity Operating Fund. ($7,000,000.00)  
SR-12 0247-2026  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
and increase the contract with Ascension Construction Solutions, LLC.,  
for the Waste Water Treatment Facilities Professional Construction  
Management Services 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 $1,429,878.03 from the Water Pollution  
Control Loan Fund to pay for the project. ($1,429,878.03)  
MBE Participation  
SR-13 0293-2026  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew the contract with New  
River Electrical Corporation for Emergency and Non-Emergency Services  
for Electric Transmission, Distribution & Street Lighting Systems; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $2,100,000.00 from the Electricity Operating  
Fund. ($2,100,000.00)  
SR-14 0300-2026  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with Claypool Electric, Inc., for the Southerly Waste Water  
Treatment Plant (SWWTP) Power System Upgrades and Safety  
Improvements project; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio  
Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; to amend  
the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate funds within the  
Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to transfer cash and appropriation  
between projects within the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to authorize an  
expenditure of up to $16,420,654.00 from the Water Pollution Control  
Loan Fund and the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the project.  
($16,420,654.00)  
WBE Participation  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-15 0649-2026  
To submit to the electors of the city of Columbus at a special election to  
be held concurrently with the regular primary election on May 5, 2026, the  
question of amending the Charter of the City of Columbus, such question  
to be known as "Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1, Community Crisis  
Response.”  
HARDIN  
LA 0657-2026  
To submit to the electors of the city of Columbus at a special election to  
be held concurrently with the regular primary election on May 5, 2026, the  
question of amending the Charter of the City of Columbus, such question  
to be known as "Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2, Community Crisis  
Response Services.”  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin  
ADJOURNMENT