authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to negotiate with
property owners to acquire the additional rights of way necessary to
complete this project; and to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from
the Streets & Highways Bond Fund; ($50,000.00).
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.
ALL MEMBERS
FR-8
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into a grant
agreement with Star House, to assist them in meeting the unique needs of
homeless and housing-insecure high school and college-age youth; to
authorize the transfer of $75,000.00 within the Department of Education
General Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the
general fund. ($75,000.00)
FR-9
To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of Education to enter into
a contract, pursuant to Columbus City Codes, with Columbus Early
Learning Centers to plan and implement the 2025 Summer Success
Program, an eight-week summer intensive learning readiness program
focused on pre-kindergarten children without prior early childhood
education experience needed for developing key kindergarten readiness
skills for the achievement of the Mayor’s goal that every child is ready for
kindergarten; and to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00 from the
General Fund. ($175,000.00)
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into a contract
with HMB - Learning Circle Software, LLC to provide ongoing technical
support for the CeeHiVE data platform, a program necessary to achieve
the Mayor’s goal that every 4-year-old in Columbus has access to a
high-quality pre-kindergarten education; to waive the competitive bidding
provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure
of $215,595.00 from the General Fund. ($215,595.00)
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.
ALL MEMBERS
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a
Subaward Grant Agreement with Community Shelter Board to extend the
agreement termination date from June 30, 2025 to March 31, 2026 in
order to complete the Crisis Mental Health Specialist initiative and
expend all the federal funds in a timely manner. ($0.00)
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.
ALL MEMBERS
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase a
contract, in accordance with the pertinent provisions to waive competitive
bidding of Columbus City Code, with Azteca Systems, LLC. for additional
software licenses for the Cityworks AMS System for the Department of
Public Utilities; and to authorize the expenditure of $61,406.30 split
between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater
Operating Funds. ($61,406.30)
