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Agenda - Tentative  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, April 28, 2025  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO. 22 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 28, 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  
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THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY APRIL 23, 2023  
Transfer Type: C1 C2 D6  
To: Goldhap Grocery Mart Inc  
7199 & 7203 E Broad St  
Columbus, OH 43004  
From: Brothers Food Mart Inc  
DBA Shangrila Mart  
7199 & 7203 E Broad St  
Columbus, OH 43004  
Permit #: 3254489  
Transfer Type: D1 D2  
To: 1067 N High LLC  
517 Park St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
From: OM Kedar LLC  
DBA Masseys Pizza Beechcroft  
1951 E Dublin Granville Rd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 88301460005  
New Type: D5A  
To: Third Door Hotel Group LLC  
DBA Four Points Columbus Polaris  
8505 Pulsar Pl  
Columbus, OH 43240  
Permit #: 8920778  
New Type: D5  
To: Local Cantina Dragon LLC  
1st Fl & Patio  
277 E Livingston Ave  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 52420700015  
New Type: D3  
To: Family Dine One LLC  
DBA Akwaaba African Dish  
4300 Macsway Ave  
Columbus, OH 43232  
Permit #: 2631014  
New Type: D5  
To: Zundo Columbus LLC  
2500 N High St  
Columbus, OH 43202  
Permit #: 9948730  
Advertise Date: 5/03/2025  
Agenda Date: 4/28/2025  
Return Date: 5/07/2025  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION  
DORANS  
2
To Honor, Recognize, and Celebrate the Retirement of President Randy  
Quickel  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
GREEN  
3
To Recognize and Celebrate April as Fair Housing Month in Columbus  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Green, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA  
FR FIRST READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-1  
To authorize the City Auditor to modify and extend the agreement with  
Fast LP for one (1) year to maintain and support the GenTax revenue  
management system for the Division of Income Tax, including additional  
messaging and identity verification services; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $2,762,753.00 from the General Fund. ($2,762,753.00).  
FR-2  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to modify an  
existing contract with Technology Site Planners, Inc.to provide data center  
alarm monitoring and first responder services; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $54,675.00 from the Department of Technology,  
Information Services Division, Information Services Operating Fund.  
($54,675.00)  
FR-3  
FR-4  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase  
Aftermarket Fire Equipment Parts with Johnson’s Fire Equipment  
Company; and to authorize the expenditure of $1.00. ($1.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management,  
on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a  
professional architectural / engineering services agreement with BBCO  
Design LLC, for the City Facility Condition Assessments Phase 3 project;  
to authorize an expenditure of $600,000.00 within the Construction  
Management Capital Improvement Fund; and to authorize an amendment  
to the 2024 Capital Improvements Budget. ($600,000.00)  
WBE Participation; MBE Participation  
FR-5  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to modify and extend a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase  
Aluminum Sheeting and Sign Blanks with MD Solutions, LLC. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-6  
To authorize the Director of Public Service to prepare and submit a  
Pedestrian and Bicycle Special Solicitation Application to the Ohio  
Department of Transportation; to authorize the Director of Public Service  
to execute grant agreements relative to application award; to accept and  
expend grant funds; and issue refunds if necessary, after final accounting  
is performed. ($0.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-7  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
enter into year one (1) of a three (3) year contract, subject to annual  
approval and authorization, with the option to extend for two (2) one-year  
terms, with Event Approvals, Inc. to provide permit management system  
and application services for the Office of Special Events; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $54,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating  
Fund 2285. ($54,000.00)  
FR-8  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
enter into year one (1) of a three (3) year contract with Barry M. Damron  
dba Above Sound LLC Audio, Video, Lighting and Stage Production  
Services for the 2025 Jazz and Rib Fest and CBUS Soul Fest; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $227,113.09 from the Recreation and Parks  
Operating Fund 2285. ($227,113.09)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-9  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to establish a contract with YSI, Incorporated for the purchase and delivery  
of a FS3700 Automated Chemistry Analyzer-CN for the Department of  
Public Utilities; to authorize the expenditure of $50,525.20 from the  
Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund. ($50,525.20)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into contract with Agilent Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of a  
Agilent 5900 SVDV ICP-OES for the Division of Sewerage and  
Drainage; and to authorize the expenditure of $161,489.22 from the  
Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund. ($161,489.22)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to renew the  
contract with Woolpert, Inc. for the implementation of a Cityworks Asset  
Management System for the Department of Public Utilities. ($0.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
and increase funding to an existing agreement with ARCOS LLC., for the  
implementation and support of an Overtime Call-Out System for the  
Department of Public Utilities; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$245,898.00 split between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and  
Stormwater Operating Funds. ($245,898.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to establish a contract with Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. for the  
purchase and delivery of two (2) Magna Drive 20.5 ASDH Couplings for  
the Department of Public Utilities; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$83,576.98 from the Division of Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund.  
($83,576.98)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
an agreement and all necessary amendments with the State of Ohio,  
Department of Transportation (ODOT), for the Division of Sewerage and  
Drainage to provide interstate pump station maintenance and receive  
reimbursement from the State. ($0.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
not-for-profit service contracts with LifeCare Alliance in an amount up to  
$160,000.00 and Central Community House of Columbus in an amount  
up to $90,000.00 for the purpose of assisting the Department of  
Development to administer home repair program services; to authorize  
the transfer and expenditure of up to $250,000.00 from the from the 2025  
General Fund budget; and to authorize payment of expenses prior to the  
execution of a purchase order, starting April 1, 2025. ($250,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
two separate grant agreement with Legal Aid of Southeast and Central  
Ohio in a total amount up to $1,475,000.00 to enable the Legal Aid of  
Southeast and Central Ohio to be the Designated Organization as  
defined in the Columbus City Codes and to make available free full legal  
representation to unrepresented tenants facing eviction from their homes  
at Franklin County Municipal Court with an option to modify and renew for  
one additional year; to authorize the advancement of funds on a  
predetermined schedule; to authorize reimbursement of expenses  
incurred prior to execution of the purchase order; and to authorize a  
transfer and expenditure of $975,000.00 from the general fund; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from within the ERA2 funds.  
($1,475,000.00)  
To accept the application (AN25-001) of Ronald H. Rice, Successor  
Trustee for the annexation of certain territory containing 14.9± acres in  
Orange Township.  
CA  
CONSENT ACTIONS  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION:  
BEATTY  
CA-1  
To honor and recognize the 25th Annual All-Star Saturday hosted by the  
Columbus Metropolitan Youth Foundation  
Sponsors:  
Otto Beatty III, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
WYCHE  
CA-2  
Celebrating May 4-10, 2025, as International Compost Awareness Week  
in the City of Columbus.  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Shannon G. Hardin  
HARDIN  
CA-3  
To Honor and Recognize Bishop LaFayette Scales for over 41 Years of  
Ministry and to Celebrate his Retirement from Rhema Christian Center  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
CA-4  
To Welcome the National Association of Negro Business and  
Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. to Columbus and to Celebrate Their  
85th National Convention  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
CA-5  
To Honor and Recognize Barbra H. Benham for her Tenure and  
Commitment to the Community Shelter Board  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-6  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to renew a  
contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC for licenses, maintenance,  
and support for Tableau software; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$226,387.27 from the Information Services Operating Fund and the  
Division of Fire's 2025 general fund budget. ($226,387.27)  
MBE Participation  
CA-7  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to renew a  
contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC for the purchase of Talend  
software licensing, maintenance, and support services; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $407,468.88 from the Department of Technology,  
Information Services Operating fund. ($407,468.88)  
MBE Participation  
CA-8  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the  
Office of Construction Management, to enter into a construction contract  
with Setterlin Building Company for the 111 N. Front Street - CCTV  
Equipment project; to authorize a transfer of $540,347.85 and  
expenditure up to $540,347.85 within the Construction Management  
Capital Improvements Bond Fund; to provide for payment of prevailing  
wage services to the Department of Public Service; and to amend the  
2024 Capital Improvements Budget. ($540,347.85)  
CA-9  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify past,  
present and future contract(s) and purchase orders from BSN Sports LLC  
to Varsity Brands, Inc.; and to declare an emergency.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into three (3) contracts for the option to purchase Flexible Repair  
Couplings with Core & Main LP, Ferguson US Holdings, Inc., and Flex  
Connection Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $3.00 from General  
Budget Reservation BRPO003196; and to declare an emergency.  
($3.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to modify the professional services contract with Stone Environmental  
Engineering and Science Inc. to increase the budget by $20,000.00; to  
authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $20,000.00 from the  
Community Development Fund 2248; and to declare an emergency.  
($20,000.00)  
WBE Participation  
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  
a not-for-profit service contract with the Columbus Urban League in the  
amount up to $50,000.00, with an option to renew for one additional year,  
for the purpose of providing funding to the Columbus Region Minority  
Business Assistance Center (MBAC) for their Resiliency Focus Project  
for Minority & Women & Small Businesses; to authorize an expenditure in  
an amount up to $50,000.00 from the 2025 Economic Development  
General Fund budget. ($50,000.00)  
REQUEST TO REFER TO COMMITTEE  
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds from the Northland and  
Other Acquisitions Fund to the General Government Grants Fund in  
connection with the Miscellaneous Economic Development - West  
Franklinton - Cover My Meds project. ($18,928.43)  
To amend Ordinance No. 0377-2025, passed by Columbus City Council  
on March 24, 2025 to correctly reflect that the modification authorized  
applies to the contract with Ground Floor Growth LLC, a disregarded  
entity of Columbus Downtown Development Corp; and to declare an  
emergency. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To rename the roadway currently known as Delbert Road, from the south  
right-of-way line of Twenty Third Avenue to the south terminus of Delbert  
Road, and to be renamed to “Pastor Charles H Rogers Sr. Way”. ($0.00)  
To amend the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the  
Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into contract with  
Carpenter Marty Transportation Inc. for the Resurfacing - Urban Paving  
FRA-40-12.50 (Broad Street) PID106272 project; to authorize the  
expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund;  
and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into  
a contract modification with Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, LLC in  
connection with the Asset Information Management System; to authorize  
the expenditure of up to $185,000.00 from the Street Construction,  
Maintenance, and Repair Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($185,000.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant  
agreement with the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA)  
to provide training and equipment for the girls volleyball program and  
accept a grant in the amount of $20,000.00; and to authorize the  
appropriation of $20,000.00 in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund.  
($20,000.00).  
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into  
year three (3) of a three (3) year contract with V.A.T., Inc. for transportation  
services; to authorize the expenditure of $129,000.00 from the Recreation  
and Parks Operating Fund. ($129,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to apply for grant  
funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)  
NatureWorks grant program for the Joan Park Improvements Project.  
($0.00)  
To amend ordinance 0275-2024 to authorize payment of $6,003.40 from  
an established budget reservation to the Franklin County Convention  
Facilities DBA Greater Columbus Convention Center; and to declare an  
emergency. ($6,003.40)  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
enter into year one (1) of a three (3) year contract, subject to annual  
approval and authorization, with the option to extend for two (2) one-year  
terms, with Class Acts Columbus, Inc. to provide talent buying, fiscal  
administrator, and event management services for events produced by  
the Office of Special Events; to authorize the expenditure of $385,000.00  
from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure of $60,000.00 from the Scioto Mile  
Restaurant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($445,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
enter into contract with Traditional Hardwood Floors, LLC for the Gym  
Floor Refinishing 2025 Project; to authorize the expenditure of  
$74,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; and to  
declare an emergency ($74,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Finance and Management Department  
with the approval of the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department  
to execute and acknowledge any document(s), as approved by the  
Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant to the Ohio  
Power Company an electric utility easement to burden a portion of the  
City’s real property located at 4645 Westerville Road, Columbus, Ohio  
43231. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a retroactive grant agreement with The Ohio State University for the  
amount of $26,929.00 to implement a mindfulness-based stress reduction  
intervention for justice-involved Black girls and their caregivers; to  
authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $26,929.00 from the  
General Fund; to authorize the reimbursement of expenses incurred prior  
to the issuance of a purchase order, starting March 1, 2024; and to  
declare an emergency. ($26,929.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into an advance payment in full grant agreement with Rickenbacker  
Woods Technology Museum & Historic Park, Inc. DBA Rickenbacker  
Woods Foundation in an amount up to $100,000.00 in support of the  
Creators, Originators & Innovators of Tomorrow Workforce Initiative; to  
authorize the transfer of $100,000.00 within the general fund between the  
Finance Department Citywide Account and the Department of  
Neighborhoods; to authorize payment for reasonable food and  
non-alcoholic beverages for participants of programs included in the grant  
agreement; to authorize the reimbursement of non-food and  
non-beverage expenditures incurred prior to the establishment of a  
purchase order; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the  
General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into an advance payment in full grant agreement with Families Flourish,  
Inc. to assist with rental subsidies for program participants; to authorize  
the transfer of $150,000.00 within the general fund Finance Department  
Citywide Account and the Department of Neighborhoods; to authorize an  
advance payment in full; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from  
General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($150,000.00).  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Education to  
enter into a not-for-profit service contract with Future Ready Five to  
implement a comprehensive prenatal to age five strategy for activities  
related to the achievement of the Mayor’s goal that every child in  
Columbus is ready for kindergarten; and to authorize the expenditure of  
four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) from the General Fund.  
($400,000.00)  
To approve the Memorandum of Understanding #2025-02 executed  
between representatives of the City of Columbus and Fraternal Order of  
Police, Capital City Lodge #9, which credits prior law enforcement  
service, as defined in the MOU, and places lateral entry police officers  
and reemployed police officers in the pay plan and designates how the  
officers advance through the pay plan, in accordance with the credit of  
their prior law enforcement service as provided in the attachment hereto;  
and to declare an emergency.  
To authorize the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Education to enter into a  
grant agreement with Franklin County Historical Society (COSI) to support  
the continued operation and programmatic delivery of their educational  
initiatives that engage and support Columbus residents; to authorize the  
transfer of $150,000.00 within the Department of Finance General Fund  
to the Office of Education; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00  
from the Office of Education General Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($150,000.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Tech  
Corps Ohio in support of their 2025 TECHCORPShack Hackathon event;  
and to authorize an expenditure of $25,000.00 within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund. ($25,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize and direct the appropriation and transfer of $182,489.00  
from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund to the Recreation and  
Parks Grant Fund to support Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging  
programs that help older adults and individuals with disabilities remain  
safe and independent in their homes; and to declare an emergency.  
($182,489.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute a  
grant agreements with the following not-for-profit agencies: Goodwill  
Industries of Central Ohio, Inc., New Directions Career Center, and the  
United Way of Central Ohio, in an amount up to $82,800.00 between the  
agencies to provide funding to integrate economic mobility accelerators  
(Accelerators) with their economic mobility activities; to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $82,800.00 within the  
Income Tax Set Aside (ITSA) Subfund; to authorize the agreements to be  
effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026; and to authorize  
the advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule. ($82,800.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute a  
grant agreement with the not-for-profit agency, Alvis, Inc., in an amount up  
to $54,000.00 to provide funding to integrate economic mobility  
accelerators (Accelerators) with their economic mobility activities; to  
authorize the appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to  
$54,000.00 within the Income Tax Set Aside (ITSA) Subfund; to authorize  
the agreements to be effective January 1, 2025 through December 31,  
2026; and to authorize the advancement of funds on a predetermined  
schedule. ($54,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute a  
grant agreement with the following not-for-profit agency, The Columbus  
Urban League, in an amount up to $36,000.00 to provide funding to  
integrate economic mobility accelerators (Accelerators) with their  
economic mobility activities; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure in an amount up to $36,000.00 within the Income Tax Set  
Aside (ITSA) Subfund; to authorize the agreement to be effective January  
1, 2025 through December 31, 2026; and to authorize the advancement  
of funds on a predetermined schedule. ($36,000.00)  
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  
SFY26 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 SFY26 Minority Health  
grant program. ($52,500.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a not-for-profit service contract with Jewish Family Services for the  
Columbus Financial Empowerment Center in an amount up to  
$500,000.00; to authorize the expenditure of up to $500,000.00; and to  
authorize payment of expenses incurred prior to the creation of the  
purchase order, starting January 1, 2025. ($500,000.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Urban  
Family Development Center in support of the Dads2B/Day1Dads  
Campaign; to authorize an expenditure of $15,000.00 within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency.  
($15,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston, Rob Dorans, Emmanuel V. Remy,  
Christopher Wyche and Shannon G. Hardin  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize an appropriation of $350,000.00 from the Municipal Court  
Clerk Collection Fund; to authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to enter the  
first renewal year with Apelles LLC, Capital Recovery Systems Inc.,  
Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson LLP and The Law Offices of  
Robert A. Schuerger Co., LPA for the provision of collection services; and  
to authorize an expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Municipal Court  
Clerk Collection Fund. ($350,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of  
the Division of Support Services, to enter into contract with Intergraph  
Corporation for the 9.4 upgrade to the City's CAD System in accordance  
with the sole source procurement provisions of the Columbus City Code;  
to authorize the expenditure of $385,732.37 from the General Fund; and  
to declare an emergency. ($385,732.37)  
To authorize the Director of Public Safety of the City of Columbus to  
accept a subgrantee award through the FY24 State Homeland Security  
Grant Program from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency; to  
authorize an appropriation of $91,842.00 from the unappropriated  
balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police  
to cover the costs associated with the State Homeland Security Grant  
Program; and to declare an emergency. ($91,842.00)  
To authorize the City Attorney to enter into retainer agreements with  
Baker & Hostetler, LLP; Bricker Graydon, LLP; Frost Brown Todd, LLC;  
David A. Goldstein Co., LPA; McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC; Perez &  
Morris, LLC; Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP; and Steptoe & Johnson,  
PLLC for the provision of special legal counsel services, to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $70,000.00 from the from the previously established  
General Budget Reservation; and to declare an emergency. ($70,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into  
a grant agreement with The Columbus Urban League in support of the  
Strive Toward Empowerment & Potential (STEP) Program; to authorize  
the expenditure of $329,500.00 from the General Fund; to authorize the  
City Auditor to transfer $329,500.00 between object classes within the  
General Fund to align budget authority for this expenditure; and to declare  
an emergency. ($329,500.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to apply for, accept, and enter  
into Water Supply Revolving Account Loan Agreements with the Ohio  
Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development  
Authority, during the Program Year 2026, for the design and/or  
construction of water distribution and supply system improvements; and to  
designate a repayment source for the loans. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities, to modify  
the contract 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  
Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $48,950.00 from  
the Sewerage and Drainage Operating Fund. ($48,950.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a reimbursement  
agreement with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office to replace lead  
water lines in the Case Road area; to amend the 2024 Capital  
Improvement Budget; and to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$365,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund. ($365,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase an  
agreement with Kurtz Brothers Central Ohio, LLC for the design,  
construction and operation of the Organic Waste Recovery and Reuse  
System Project; to authorize the expenditure of $550,000.00 from the  
Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund. ($550,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify to  
increase funding to an Indefinite Quantity Contract with The Herald, Inc. for  
Printing Services for the Department of Public Utilities; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $154,374.34 split between the Electricity, Water,  
Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($154,374.34)  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a  
contract with Seal Analytical, Inc. for the purchase of a Lab Discrete  
Analyzer for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $101,927.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund.  
($101,927.00)  
To authorize the Department of Public Utilities, to enter into a contract for  
soil sampling and laboratory services as set forth in the Scope of  
Services with Ohio State University for the Divisions of Sewerage and  
Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $106,738.00 from the  
Sewerage and Drainage Operating Fund. ($106,738.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Envirex  
Parts with Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC in accordance with the sole  
source provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the  
expenditure of $1.00 and to declare an emergency. ($1.00).  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
not-for-profit service contracts with Homes on the Hill CDC in an amount  
up to $97,150.00 and The Columbus Urban League in an amount up to  
$47,850.00 for the purpose of assisting the Department of Development  
to provide housing counseling services; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of up to $125,000.00 from the from the General Fund, Income  
Tax Set-Aside Subfund; to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from  
the General Fund; and to authorize payment of expenses starting January  
1, 2025. ($145,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a not-for-profit service contract with Columbus Housing Partnership Inc.,  
dba Homeport, for housing counseling services; to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure of up to $125,000.00 from the from the  
General Fund, Income Tax Set-Aside Subfund; and to authorize payment  
of expenses starting January 1, 2025. ($125,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Building and Zoning Services Department  
to modify the professional services contract with Lisa Wise Consulting,  
Inc. and extend the contract end date from May 8, 2025 to May 8, 2026; to  
authorize an expenditure from the Development Services Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)  
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure in an amount  
up to $950,000.00 of 2023 HOME Investment Partnerships Program  
(HOME) entitlement funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and  
Urban Development (HUD) and authorizes the Director of the Department  
of Development execute a commitment letter, loan agreement,  
promissory note, mortgage, and restrictive covenant with Artem on Gay,  
L.P for the Artem on Gay project. ($950,000.00)  
To authorize appropriation in an amount up to $81,187.73, the transfer  
between object classes in an amount up to $652.69, and the expenditure  
in an amount up to $170,595.96 of 2018 HOME Investment Partnerships  
Program (HOME) entitlement grants funds from the U.S. Department of  
Housing and Urban Development; and to authorize the Director of the  
Department of Development enter into a commitment letter, loan  
agreement, promissory note, mortgage, and restrictive covenant with  
Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio to construct four single family homes with  
each address having its own set of loan documents in a total cost for both  
homes in an amount up to $220,420.00 of which partial funding was  
authorized within ordinance numbers 1084-2024 and 1361-2024; and to  
declare an emergency ($170,595.96).  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to approve  
the forgiveness of individual loan(s) to borrower Sharon L. Huntley, who  
meets the eligibility requirements of the homeowner loan forgiveness  
program, in the amount of $25,422.29; and to declare an emergency.  
($25,422.29)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
APPOINTMENTS  
To appoint Stephen Sayre, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, 90  
W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215, to serve on the Central Ohio  
Transit Authority (COTA) Board of Trustees, to represent the City of  
Columbus' interests, in his official capacity, with a term expiration of April  
1, 2028. (profile attached).  
Reappointment of Steve Cothrel, City of Upper Arlington Department of  
Parks & Recreation, 3600 Tremont Rd, Columbus, OH 43221, to serve on  
the Columbus Tree Subcommission with a term start date of May 1, 2025  
and end date of December 31, 2030 (resume attached).  
Reappointment of Julie Predieri, Forestry Superintendent, City of  
Gahanna, 200 Hamilton Road, Gahanna, OH 43230, to serve on the  
Columbus Tree Subcommission with a term start date of May 1, 2025 and  
end date of December 31, 2030 (resume attached).  
Appointment of Tim Ascher, 3332 Fishinger Road, Columbus, OH 3221,  
to serve on the Columbus Tree Subcommission with a term start date of  
May 1, 2025 and end date of December 31, 2030 (resume attached).  
SR  
EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-1  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Public Defender  
Commission to provide legal counsel to indigent persons charged with  
criminal offenses; to authorize the expenditure of $1,132,367.00 from the  
general fund; to authorize the reimbursement of expenses prior to the  
issuance of a purchase order starting January 1, 2025; and to declare an  
emergency ($1,132,367.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-2  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into grant agreements with the  
not-for-profit entities At Home by High, Clintonville-Beechwold Community  
Resources Center dba Village in the Ville, Central Community House of  
Columbus dba Village Central, and Village Connections in support of their  
shared mission to enable older adults and people with disabilities to live  
with dignity and independence; to authorize an appropriation and  
expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($50,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer  
SR-3  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with  
Rediscover Lockbourne in support of the Memorial Wall project; and to  
authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.  
($10,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans,  
Christopher Wyche and Shannon G. Hardin  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-4  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute a  
grant agreement with the following not-for-profit agency, The Tony R.  
Wells Foundation, in an amount up to $1,453,158.80 to provide  
time-limited payments of unrestricted funds to individuals engaged in an  
economic mobility initiative that is supported by a non-profit  
organization.as well as pay the administration costs for the Foundation’s  
services (i.e. administrative and staffing costs); to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $1,453,158.80 within  
the Income Tax Set Aside (ITSA) Subfund; to authorize the agreements to  
be effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; and to  
authorize the advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule.  
($1,453,158.80)  
SR-5  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Besa  
Community, Inc., in support of its volunteer efforts in the areas of  
neighborhood revitalization, emergency response and relief, and nonprofit  
infrastructure and capacity building; to authorize an appropriation of  
$90,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize the  
expenditure of $100,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund;  
and to declare an emergency ($100,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
Melissa Green  
SR-6  
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $2,504,426.00 within  
various projects of the Safety Voted Bond Fund; to amend the 2024  
Capital Improvement Budget; to waive the competitive bidding provisions  
of the Columbus City Codes; to authorize the Finance and Management  
Director to enter into a contract with and issue a purchase order to  
Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc. for the purchase of two (2) Pierce  
Enforcer Pumpers; to authorize the expenditure of $2,504,426.00 from the  
Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,504,426.00)  
SR-7  
SR-8  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into  
contract with Tablet Command, Inc. for licensing of specialized software,  
and user licenses for use with the Division of Fire’s incident command  
module; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City  
Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $44,650.00 from the General  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($44,650.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into  
a contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to continue the Division of Fire's Fire  
& Explosives Investigations Unit’s (FEIU) digital evidence storage  
service; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City  
Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $6,362.40 from the General Fund;  
to authorize the reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the issuance  
of a purchase order; and to declare an emergency. ($6,362.40)  
SR-9  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into  
a contract with Equipment Simulations LLC DBA Sims U Share for virtual  
private server and simulation builder subscription service for the Division  
of Fire; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City  
Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $7,995.00 from the General Fund;  
and to declare an emergency. ($7,995.00)  
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 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to  
authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the Water Bond  
Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $8,090,400.00 from the  
Water Bond Fund to pay for the modification. ($8,090,400.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the City Attorney, on behalf of the Department of Public  
Utilities, to modify the contract for special legal counsel services with Taft  
Stettinius & Hollister LLP for the Divisions of Sewerage and Drainage  
and Water; to waive competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City  
Code; to authorize the expenditure of $191,000.000 from the Sewerage  
and Drainage and Water Operating Funds. ($191,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with Schneider Electric for the DRWP Automation  
Upgrade - SCADA system hardware and software project; to amend the  
2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of up to $4,572,980.00 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 this  
project; to authorize the transfer of cash and appropriation within the  
Water Bond Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,000.00  
from the Water Bond Fund to pay for prevailing wage service for the  
project. ($4,574,982.00).  
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $655,925.00 from the  
Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Water Operating Fund  
and $17,750.00 from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to the  
Power Operating Fund to reimburse those funds for one-time bill credits  
issued in 2025 ($673,675.00).  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract  
with Trebel LLC for the Sustainable Columbus Community Choice  
Aggregation project; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of  
Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes. ($0.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure in an amount  
up to $2,000,000.00 of HOME Investment Partnerships Program  
(HOME-ARP) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  
Development; authorizes the Director of the Department of Development  
to enter into a commitment letter, loan agreement, promissory note,  
mortgage, and restrictive covenant with Commons at Grant (TC2)  
Housing Limited Partnership in an amount up to $2,000,000.00 for the  
Commons at Grant project. ($2,000,000.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Development Department to enter into a  
Not for Profit Service Contract with the Affordable Housing Trust for  
Columbus and Franklin County to facilitate the production of affordable  
housing and enhance home ownership opportunities in Columbus; to  
allow the reimbursement for expenditures prior to the issuance of the  
purchase order starting January 1, 2025; to authorize the expenditure of  
$2,502,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($2,502,000.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
REMY  
To amend existing Section 2505.07.6 of Chapter 2505 of the Columbus  
City Codes to establish and clarify the authority and responsibility for the  
maintenance of fire hydrants attached to city water lines but located  
outside the corporate limits of the City of Columbus.  
Sponsors:  
Emmanuel V. Remy  
ADJOURNMENT  
THERE WILL BE NO COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025. THE NEXT  
REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MONDAY, MAY 12TH.