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Minutes - Final  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, December 15, 2025  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO. 61 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, DECEMBER  
15, 2025 at 5:00 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  
ROLL CALL  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Present:  
READING AND DISPOSAL OF THE JOURNAL  
A motion was made by Melissa Green, seconded by Christopher Wyche, to  
Dispense with the reading of the Journal and Approve. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE JOURNAL  
COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS RECEIVED BY CITY CLERK'S OFFICE  
C0036-2025  
THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10, 2025  
1
New Type: C1, C2  
To: Ohio Springs Inc  
161 East Campus View Blvd, Sheetz 825  
161 East Campus View Blvd.  
Columbus, OH 43235  
Permit #: 06521509-198  
New Type: C1, C2  
To: Neubite, LLC  
Neubite Mt. Vernon  
1017 Mt Vernon Ave  
Columbus, OH 43203  
Permit #: 10010701-1  
New Type: D2, D1  
To: Family Dine One LLC  
4300 Macsway Ave  
Columbus, OH 43232  
Permit #: 02631014-1  
Transfer Type: D2, D1  
To: International Delicious Kitchen LLC  
International Delicious Kitchen LLC  
5763 Karl Rd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
From: International Delicious Kitchen LLC  
International Delicious Kitchen LLC  
6096 Boardwalk St  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 04147913-2  
Advertise Date: 12/20/25  
Agenda Date: 12/15/25  
Return Date: 12/25/25  
Read and Filed  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA  
FR  
FIRST READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Melissa  
Green, to waive the reading of the titles of first reading legislation. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3292-2025  
To authorize the appropriation and transfer of $550,894.20 of cash  
assets from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 and  
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 to the 2024 Community  
Development Block Grant fund; to direct that any future Neighborhood  
Stabilization Program (NSP) program income be deposited into a  
CDBG fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of  
$674,894.40; and to declare and emergency. ($674,894.40)  
FR-1  
Read for the First Time  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS:  
BANKSTON, CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
2574-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
FR-2  
into an Enterprise Zone Agreement with TCG Corrina Owner I, 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 $21,020,278.00 in real property  
improvements and the creation of twenty-five (25) net new full-time  
permanent positions with an estimated annual payroll of approximately  
$1,081,600.00. ($0.00)  
Read for the First Time  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3339-2025  
To accept various deeds for parcels of real property to be used as  
road rights-of-way; to dedicate these parcels as public rights-of-way;  
and to name said rights-of-way as described within this Ordinance.  
($0.00)  
FR-3  
Read for the First Time  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR.  
WYCHE, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3390-2025  
To authorize and direct the Recreation and Parks Department Director  
to renew and modify the current revenue contracts with Ruthfield  
Enterprises LLC, food concessionaire at Airport Golf Course; Fore  
Hospitality, LLC at Champions Golf Course, Vittorio Investments, Inc,  
food concessionaire at Mentel Memorial Golf Course; DONN  
Hospitality LLC, food concessionaire at Raymond Memorial Golf  
Course; and Lill’s Concessions LLC, food concessionaire at Turnberry  
Golf Course. ($0.00)  
FR-4  
Read for the First Time  
3479-2025  
To authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund in support of Women's History  
Month. ($10,000.00)  
FR-5  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
Read for the First Time  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE  
CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3230-2025  
To establish a general budget reservation in support of scholarships  
FR-6  
and education costs, support for student and parent workshops, and  
supply drives for K-12 aged students and their families. ($10,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
Read for the First Time  
3304-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into a  
not-for-profit service contract with Columbus Early Learning Centers;  
to reimburse for the early education services provided to Hilltop  
children from August 1 to August 31, 2024; to authorize the payment  
of expenses incurred prior to the issuance of a purchase order back to  
and including August 1, 2024; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$90,000.00. ($90,000.00)  
FR-7  
Read for the First Time  
3361-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Education to enter  
into a grant agreement for $50,000.00 with Franklin County Children’s  
Services (FCCS) to create and implement a 12-month childcare and  
early education pilot program; to authorize the transfer of $50,000.00  
within the Department of Education General Fund; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $50,000.00 within the Department of Education  
General Fund. ($50,000.00)  
FR-8  
Read for the First Time  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE  
CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3316-2025  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the  
FR-9  
Franklin County Board of Commissioners in the amount of  
$2,600,000.00 for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Program; to  
authorize the appropriation of $2,600,000.00 and any additional funds  
from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants  
Fund. ($2,600,000.00)  
Read for the First Time  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
2897-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Public Utilities Department to modify a  
contract with Timmons Group, Inc. for services for a GIS data model  
migration to the Utility Network Model in an amount not to exceed  
$60,000.00; and to authorize the use of $60,000.00 remaining funds  
on an existing legislated general budget reservation for this project to  
pay for the costs of the contract. ($0.00)  
FR-10  
Read for the First Time  
3196-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Public Utilities Department to enter  
into a contract modification to add funding for the Professional  
Construction Management 2023 project with Hill International; to  
authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to  
authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within  
the Water Bond Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to  
$6,154,900.00 from the Water Bond Fund for the contract  
modification. ($6,154,900.00)  
FR-11  
Read for the First Time  
3291-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Public Utilities Department to enter  
into a contract modification with Resource International for the  
Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services  
2023-2025 contract; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure  
of up to $1,127,937.58 from the Water Supply Revolving Loan  
Account Fund for the contract; and to make this ordinance contingent  
upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for the  
project. ($1,127,937.58)  
FR-12  
Read for the First Time  
3303-2025  
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 Computers, Computer  
Parts, and Computer Accessories, for the Department of Public  
Utilities; and to authorize the expenditure of $45,000.00 from the  
Public Utilities Operating Funds. ($45,000.00)  
FR-13  
Read for the First Time  
3334-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Public Utilities Department to enter  
into a construction contract with Underground Utilities, Inc., for the  
Athens Avenue and Rumsey Road Area Water Line Improvements  
Project; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize  
the appropriation and expenditure of up to $5,122,279.85 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. ($5,124,279.85)  
FR-14  
Read for the First Time  
3352-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into a contract modification with DLZ Ohio, Inc., for the Construction  
Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract;  
to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,080,372.79 from the Water  
Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund for the contract modification;  
and to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water  
Development Authority approving a loan for the project.  
($1,080,372.79)  
FR-15  
Read for the First Time  
3477-2025  
To authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund in support of Wednesdays with Wyche. ($5,000.00)  
FR-16  
Read for the First Time  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
2859-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify  
three Not For Profit Service Contracts with Franklin County Public  
Health (Treasurer Franklin County) to extend the agreement term from  
December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026. ($0.00)  
FR-17  
Read for the First Time  
3340-2025  
To amend various sections of the Columbus Building Code, Title 41,  
relating to the Home Improvement Contractor ("HIC") license  
requirements. ($0.00)  
FR-18  
CA  
Read for the First Time  
CONSENT ACTIONS  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION:  
HARDIN  
0276X-2025  
To thank Ramona R. Reyes for seventeen years of historic and  
CA-1  
distinguished service to the Columbus City Schools Board of  
Education and to recognize her lasting impact as a trailblazer and  
advocate for students, families, and community empowerment  
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  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
0277X-2025  
To thank Christina Vera for her impactful service to the Columbus City  
Schools Board of Education and to commend her tireless advocacy for  
equitable access, community empowerment, and family engagement.  
CA-2  
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  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
0278X-2025  
To thank Michael Cole for twelve years of distinguished and visionary  
service to the Columbus City Schools Board of Education and to  
commend his steadfast leadership, advocacy, and dedication to  
student success and public education.  
CA-3  
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  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
0279X-2025  
0280X-2025  
To Honor and Recognize James E. Whatley for his contributions to  
faithful service and retirement after 45 years in Central Ohio.  
CA-4  
CA-5  
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  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To honor, recognize, and celebrate the life of Artie Dwyane Taylor,  
1975 - 2025  
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  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3056-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management, on behalf of the Facilities Management Division, to  
modify a contract with CBRE Government Services LLC for facility  
management services at the Franklin County Municipal Court Building;  
to authorize the expenditure up to $442,872.00 within the General  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($442,872.00)  
CA-6  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3078-2025  
3311-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to enter into a grant agreement with the Franklin County  
Historical Society dba COSI; to authorize the expenditure of  
$650,000.00 from the Construction Management Taxable Fund; and  
to allow for expenditures prior to the Purchase Order. ($650,000.00)  
CA-7  
CA-8  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize  
transfers within the Construction Management Capital Improvement  
Fund and the Construction Management Taxable Fund; to authorize  
the expenditure of $240,000.00 from the Construction Management  
Capital Improvement Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00  
from the Construction Management Taxable Fund; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $10,000.00 from the Neighborhood Health Center  
Capital Reserve Fund in order to reimburse the general fund for  
construction and building renovation expenses incurred by the Office  
of Construction Management; and to declare an emergency.  
($270,000.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS:  
BANKSTON, CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
2451-2025  
To repeal Ordinance No. 3248-2021 to dissolve the Sugar Farm 40(B)  
TIF; to amend Ordinance No. 3259-2021 and the Sugar Farm  
Incentive District to include the nonperforming parcels of the Sugar  
Farm 40(B) TIF; to declare improvements to those nonperforming  
parcels to be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation;  
to require the owners of those nonperforming parcels to make service  
payments in lieu of taxes; to require the distribution of the applicable  
portion of those service payments from the nonperforming parcels to  
Hilliard City Schools and Tolles Career & Technical Center and the  
appropriate taxing authorities; to deposit the remainder of those  
service payments from the nonperforming parcels to the City; to  
authorize the City to enter into the First Amendment to the Franklin  
County Compensation Agreement (Sugar Farm and Renner South  
Incentive Districts) with Franklin County; and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
CA-9  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
2852-2025  
To formally accept certain real estate conveyed to the City that is  
being used for various public purposes; and to authorize the directors  
of the Departments of Public Utilities, Public Service, Finance and  
Management, Development, and Recreation and Parks to enter into  
any necessary agreements, as approved by the City Attorney's Office,  
in order to address any real estate tax or assessment issues. ($0.00)  
CA-10  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3183-2025  
3211-2025  
To amend Ordinance No. 0338-2025, approved by Columbus City  
Council on March 10, 2025 for the purposes of revising the 90-day  
period needed to execute the City of Columbus Enterprise Zone  
Agreement, to 90 days after passage from this ordinance. ($0.00)  
CA-11  
CA-12  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend  
the Enterprise Zone Agreement for the first time for Assignment &  
Assumption with 0 Outerbelt Street, LLC, to remove 0 Outerbelt  
Street, LLC as ENTERPRISE and party to the AGREEMENT and to  
be replaced with AH Columbus, LLC as ENTERPRISE and party to  
the AGREEMENT, to redefine the PROJECT SITE, and to revise the  
notification information. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3280-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an Economic Development Agreement with North Pearl Holdings,  
LLC and CH Executive Investments, II, LLC to outline the mutual plans  
and certain commitments of the parties as it relates to the North Pearl  
CA-13  
development in the University District. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3284-2025  
3287-2025  
To amend Ordinance No. 1533-2025, approved by Columbus City  
Council on June 23, 2025 for the purpose of revising the 90-day  
period needed to execute the amendment to the City of Columbus  
Enterprise Zone Agreement, to 90 days after passage from this  
ordinance. ($0.00)  
CA-14  
CA-15  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant  
agreement with Dress for success Columbus to build out a new  
location for service provision and organizational operations; to  
authorize the expenditure of $750,000.00 from the Development  
Taxable Bond Fund; to authorize expenses incurred prior to purchase  
order execution, beginning November 1, 2025; to authorize the  
advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule provided in the  
terms of the agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($750,000.00)  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
1 - Nicholas Bankston  
Abstained:  
Affirmative:  
8 - Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob  
Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher Wyche, and  
Shannon Hardin  
3290-2025  
To amend Ordinance No. 3171-2021 that created the Innovation  
District TIF to update the “Authorized Superior Exemptions” to the  
Innovation District “TIF Exemption” each described therein; to modify  
the commencement start date of the Innovation District TIF; and to  
authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute  
and deliver a first amendment to the Tax Increment Financing  
Agreement dated April 8, 2022 by and between the City and OSU for  
the same reasons the ordinance is being amended. ($0.00)  
CA-16  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3307-2025  
3324-2025  
To amend Ordinance No. 1608-2025, approved by Columbus City  
Council on June 30, 2025, for the purpose of revising the 90-day  
period needed to execute the City of Columbus Community  
Reinvestment Area Agreement, to 90 days after passage from this  
ordinance. ($0.00)  
CA-17  
CA-18  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into a grant agreement with 1DiVineLine2Health for the purpose of  
rehabbing a facility for a drop-in center, food pantry and supportive  
office space for participants served in the program; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $146,000.00 from the Development Taxable  
Bond Fund; to authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to  
the purchase order; and to declare an emergency. ($146,000.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3326-2025  
3414-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an amendment to the Housing Development Agreement dated  
April 12, 2022 with The Ohio State University to update the affordable  
housing obligations contained therein to substantially align with those  
required by Chapter 4565 of the Columbus City Codes. ($0.00)  
CA-19  
CA-20  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to  
reserve and encumber funds for one or more service contracts in an  
amount totaling up to $172,114.65 with to-be-determined firms; to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $172,114.65 from the General  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($172,114.65)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3126-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with  
SCA of OH, LLC for the Bridge Cleaning and Sealing 2025 project; to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $370,000.00 from the Street  
Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for the project.  
($370,000.00)  
CA-21  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3148-2025  
3185-2025  
3232-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to  
execute those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.113 acre  
portion of the right-of-way near Refugee Road to Whittier Park  
Limited. ($0.00)  
CA-22  
CA-23  
CA-24  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To accept various deeds for parcels of real property to be used as  
road right-of-way; to dedicate these parcels as public rights-of-way;  
and to name said rights-of-way as Westerville Road and Morse Road.  
($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the  
transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to  
authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into  
contract with Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. for the  
Roadway - Trabue Road and Walcutt Road project; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond  
Fund to pay for contract. ($300,000.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3315-2025  
3359-2025  
To amend Ordinance No. 2212-2025 to correct errors and omissions  
in the text used to accept various deeds for parcels of real property to  
be used as road right-of-way. ($0.00)  
CA-25  
CA-26  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to  
execute grant agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation  
Local Major Bridge Program, to accept and expend awarded grant  
funds, and to issue refunds, if necessary, after final accounting for  
approved projects, and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR.  
WYCHE, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
2691-2025  
To amend ordinance 2016-2024, in order to authorize the change from  
Ralph J. Kramer DBA Kramer Engineers, Vendor 004629, to Kramer  
Engineers Company, Vendor 051607, within the ordinance in order to  
transfer an existing contract to the new vendor profile; and to declare  
an emergency. ($0.00)  
CA-27  
CA-28  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3142-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement with Lower Lights Ministries (LLM) in support of  
the Envision Hilltop Plan implementation; and to authorize the  
expenditure from the General Fund; and to authorize the payment of  
non-food related program expenses; and to allow food and/or  
non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred after the effective date of  
the ordinance. ($32,448.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3333-2025  
3429-2025  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks Department to enter  
into contract with Waibel Energy Systems, Inc. for the Woodward Park  
Community Center HVAC Repair 2025 Project; to authorize the  
expenditure of $64,500.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($64,500.00)  
CA-29  
CA-30  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with East  
Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. in support  
of the Murals on Main project; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of $30,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3482-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter a grant agreement with Serving  
Our Neighbors Ministries, Inc. dba Festa; to authorize and  
appropriation and expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund; to allow food and/or non-alcoholic beverage expenses  
incurred after the effective date of the ordinance; and to declare an  
emergency. ($10,000.00)  
CA-31  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE  
CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3218-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to modify and increase the contract with  
CA-32  
CA-33  
CA-34  
The Ohio State University for evaluation and research services  
associated with the Columbus CAREER 500 program; and to  
authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Job Growth  
subfund. ($61,768.21)  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3219-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify  
and increase the contract with Aspyr for fiscal manager and other  
services as a partner in the City of Columbus CAREER 500 grant  
program; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the  
Job Growth subfund. ($137,489.79)  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3243-2025  
To authorize and direct the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of  
Education to modify a grant agreement with ASPYR (formerly the  
Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio - WDBCO), to extend  
the deadlines of the existing agreement authorized by Ordinance  
2002-2023 to December 31, 2026; to allow ASPYR and IKIC to  
continue to work on the tasks associated with previous scopes of  
work; and to declare an emergency. (0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3350-2025  
3351-2025  
To authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission to  
enter into a grant agreement with Aspyr for the purpose of  
administering the EDGE Program; to authorize the expenditure of  
$150,000.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency.  
($150,000.00)  
CA-35  
CA-36  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission,  
on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, to modify the contract  
with Aloft Columbus Easton/Columbus Easton Hotel IV, LLC for  
additional Hotel/Lodging Services, and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3364-2025  
To authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission to  
enter into a contract modification of the Pre-Employment Physicals  
and Medical Testing Services contract with Mount Carmel Health  
Providers, Inc., for the Department of Public Safety, to authorize the  
expenditure of $27,000.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an  
emergency. ($27,000.00)  
CA-37  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3365-2025  
3371-2025  
To authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission,  
on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, to modify the contract  
with Enterprise Holdings Inc. for Car Rental Services, and to declare  
an emergency. ($0.00)  
CA-38  
CA-39  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #2025-06  
executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and  
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees  
(AFSCME) Ohio Council 8, Local 1632, which increases the pay  
ranges of the Collection Systems Cleaning Equipment Operator and  
the Collection Systems Telemonitoring Operator in Columbus Water  
and Power; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3377-2025  
3388-2025  
To make appropriations from January 1, 2026 through December 31,  
2026 for the funding of the Unemployment Compensation Program; to  
authorize the expenditure of $600,000.00 or so much thereof as may  
be necessary; and to declare an emergency. ($600,000.00)  
CA-40  
CA-41  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To establish an Auditor’s Certificate on behalf of the Civil Service  
Commission for the purpose of administering the uniformed  
examinations for the Department of Public Safety; to authorize the  
expenditure of $312,686.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an  
emergency. ($312,686.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3428-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to modify and  
increase the contract with Elevate Advocacy for program management  
services in support of the Columbus Promise program; to authorize an  
expenditure within the Department of Education General Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($5,000.00)  
CA-42  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3430-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a service agreement with  
Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing to provide communications  
services regarding salary transparency; to authorize an appropriation  
and expenditure of $40,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)  
CA-43  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3452-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to modify and  
increase the contract with Columbus State Community College for  
student support services associated with the Columbus Promise  
program; to make an appropriation and to authorize an expenditure  
within the Job Growth subfund; and to declare an emergency.  
($535,655.00)  
CA-44  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE  
CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3312-2025  
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract with  
CA-45  
CA-46  
the City of Worthington for the provision of public health services, and  
to authorize the receipt of revenues into the 2025 Health Special  
Revenue Fund. ($93,805.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3460-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with  
Highland Youth Garden, Inc. in support of sustainable produce  
production and its Free Garden Markets program; to authorize an  
appropriation of $12,020.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund; to authorize the expenditure of $12,020.00 within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency  
($12,020.00)  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Green and Otto Beatty III  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3465-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with  
Voicecorps Reading Service in support of their free reading services;  
to authorize an appropriation of $10,000.00 within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund; to authorize the expenditure of $24,500.00 within  
the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency  
($24,500.00)  
CA-47  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Green, Otto Beatty III and Nancy Day-Achauer  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3092-2025  
To amend Ordinance No. 2536-2025, passed by Columbus City  
Council on October 20, 2025 to correct that the purpose of the  
legislation is to fund Year 2 of an existing maintenance contract with  
Intrado Life & Safety, Inc (formerly, Intrado Life & Safety Solutions  
Corporation) not to authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into  
contract with the vendor; to authorize the expenditure of $119,007.27  
from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($119,007.27)  
CA-48  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3225-2025  
3246-2025  
To authorize the City Attorney to modify an existing contract with  
Jwayyed Jwayyed; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from  
the General Fund. ($10,000.00)  
CA-49  
CA-50  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf  
of the Division of Fire, to modify all contracts and agreements with  
Phoenix Safety Outfitters LLC by assigning past, present, and future  
contracts and agreements to Fire Acquisition Company LLC dba  
Phoenix Safety Outfitters; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3252-2025  
3261-2025  
To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the  
Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the  
Ohio Attorney General; to appropriate $12,206.07 from the  
unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the  
Franklin County Municipal Court. ($12,206.07)  
CA-51  
CA-52  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to  
associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this  
ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase  
Agreements with Bound Tree Medical, LLC, for the purchase of EMS  
pharmaceuticals and miscellaneous medical supplies for the Division  
of Fire; to authorize the expenditure of $125,000.00 from the General  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($125,000.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3286-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter  
into a new contract with EMS Management & Consultants, Inc., for  
EMS billing services for the Division of Fire; to authorize the  
expenditure of $1.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1.00)  
CA-53  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3358-2025  
To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin  
County Municipal Court to engage in the first year of a four-year  
contract with Svetlana Ball, DBA Ohio Translation Services, for foreign  
language interpreter services for the Franklin County Municipal Court;  
to authorize the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $165,000.00  
from the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($165,000.00)  
CA-54  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3368-2025  
3457-2025  
3461-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter  
into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Franklin County for the  
receipt of wireless 9-1-1 Government Assistance Funds to be used to  
acquire and pay for permissible wireless 9-1-1 expenditures as  
outlined in R.C. 128.57; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
CA-55  
CA-56  
CA-57  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of Public Safety modify and extend the  
current contract with Language Line Services, Inc. dba Language Line  
Solutions, for telephonic interpretation services; to authorize the  
expenditure of $50,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($50,000.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf  
of the Division of Police, to modify all contracts and agreements with  
Enforcement Video LLC dba WatchGuard Video, by assigning past,  
present, and future contracts and agreements to Motorola Solutions,  
Inc.; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
0257X-2025  
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  
Sheldon - Lockbourne HSTS Elimination Project. ($0.00)  
CA-58  
CA-59  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3028-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and add funds to  
an existing contract with Strand Associates, Inc., for professional  
engineering services for the Community Park/Maple Canyon HSTS  
Elimination Project; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget;  
to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the Sanitary  
Bond Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $14,991.76 from  
the Sanitary Bond Fund for the contract modification. ($14,991.76)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3119-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to apply for, accept, and  
enter into Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Loan Agreements  
with the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Ohio  
Environmental Protection Agency for the financing of Public Utilities  
capital improvements; and to designate a dedicated source of  
repayment for the loans. ($0.00)  
CA-60  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3120-2025  
3127-2025  
To amend Ordinance 3098-2023 to remove $110,000.00 that is not  
covered by the loan obtained for this expenditure; and to clarify that  
this $110,000.00 expenditure is covered by Ordinance 3024-2024.  
($0.00)  
CA-61  
CA-62  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to modify and extend four (4) Universal Term Contracts  
for the option to purchase Water Meters, Yokes, Meter Setters and  
Appurtenances with Badger Meter, Inc., Core & Main LP; Master  
Meter, Inc.; and Neptune Technology Group Inc. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3135-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify past outstanding,  
present, and future contracts and purchase orders with DG Columbus  
Jackson Pike LLC under parent vendor NextEra Energy Capital  
Holdings Inc and assign all past outstanding, present, and future  
business done by the City of Columbus from NextEra Energy Capital  
Holdings Inc dba DG Columbus Jackson Pike LLC to DG 2025  
Retained Holdings LLC. ($0.00)  
CA-63  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3141-2025  
3144-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew the contract with  
Resource International, Inc. for Work and Asset Management (WAM)  
database and system administrative support; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $100,000.00 split between the Electricity, Water,  
Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($100,000.00)  
CA-64  
CA-65  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Quench Buggy USA Inc., for  
the purchase and delivery of a potable water fountain trailer for the  
Department of Public Utilities; to authorize the transfer of $90,400.00  
between object classes within the Public Utilities Operating Funds;  
and to authorize the expenditure of $90,400.00 split between the  
Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds.  
($90,400.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3147-2025  
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 materials and supplies for  
the Division of Water; to authorize the transfer of $325,723.07  
between object classes in the water operating fund; and to authorize  
the expenditure of $925,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund.  
($925,000.00)  
CA-66  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3174-2025  
3194-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to  
modify and increase the contract with Wade Trim, Inc., for the General  
Engineering Consulting Services #6 Project; and to authorize an  
expenditure of up to $500,000.00 within the Sanitary Bond Fund to  
pay for the contract modification. ($500,000.00)  
CA-67  
CA-68  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to  
modify an existing contract with i3 Milestone, LLC. by increasing  
funding for the Customer Self-Service Portal Agent Chat and FAQ  
Chatbot licenses; and to authorize the expenditure of $198,000.00  
split between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater  
Operating Funds. ($198,000.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3207-2025  
3267-2025  
3276-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into contract with Woolpert, Inc. Digital Ortho-imagery and LiDAR  
services for an amount not to exceed $122,641.50; and to authorize  
the use of $122,641.50 remaining funds on existing purchase orders  
to pay for the costs of the contract. ($0.00)  
CA-69  
CA-70  
CA-71  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into  
contract with DXP Enterprises, Inc. for the purchase and delivery of  
two Wemco model C3 pumps for the Division of Water Reclamation;  
and to authorize the expenditure of $72,260.34 from the Sanitary  
Sewer Operating Fund. ($72,260.34)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with  
Strawser Paving Company Inc. for the removal and replacement of  
concrete for the Division of Water Reclamation, to authorize the  
transfer of $451,942.22 between object classes within the Sewer  
Operating Fund, and to authorize the expenditure of $451,942.22 from  
the Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund. ($451,942.22)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3321-2025  
To authorize the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire and  
CA-72  
accept in good faith certain fee simple and lesser real estate located in  
the vicinity of 399 West State Street between Lucas Street and  
Starling Street and between West State Street and West Town Street,  
and contract for associated professional services in order for the  
Department of Public Utilities to timely complete the acquisition of  
Real Estate for the Sanitary Sewer Lining 2021 to 2023 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  
$10,000.00 from the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($10,000.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3386-2025  
3463-2025  
To authorize the transfer of $740,000.00 between object classes in the  
Water Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($740,000.00)  
CA-73  
CA-74  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with  
Community Development for All People to establish an Extreme  
Weather Resiliency program; to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of $45,399.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($45,399.00)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3466-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with A Step  
in the Right Direction for the establishment of a Emergency Weather  
Resiliency Program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure  
within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($54,154.00)  
CA-75  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
0269X-2025  
To resolve to support Franklin County, in partnership with Woda  
Cooper Companies, Inc., in their efforts to obtain Ohio Department of  
Development Brownfield Remediation grant funding for remediation  
and selective demolition of the 40 West Long Street Brownfield site,  
and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
CA-76  
CA-77  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
2952-2025  
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  
0.017 acres of property with 58 Partners Foundation Church. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3173-2025  
3201-2025  
3202-2025  
3259-2025  
To authorize the City Attorney to modify existing contracts with  
Columbus Next Generation Corporation and Habitat for Humanity -  
MidOhio to assist homeowners throughout the city who are elderly  
and/or disabled with home repairs necessary to correct code  
violations. ($0.00)  
CA-78  
CA-79  
CA-80  
CA-81  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify  
a contract with H.S. Heritage Inn of Columbus, Opco LLC to provide  
hotel services for recipients of the Lead Safe Columbus Program that  
exceed 10 days; and to authorize the transfer and expenditure of  
$9,500.00 from the General Fund. ($9,500.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify  
a contract with Morse Transit Acquisitions LLC to provide hotel  
services for recipients of the Lead Safe Columbus Program that  
exceed 10 days; and to authorize the transfer and expenditure of  
$9,500.00 from the General Fund. ($9,500.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize expenditures in an amount up to $12,060.00 within the  
2021 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grant and  
$152,929.00 within the 2023 HOME grant; and authorizes the Director  
of the Department of Development to enter into a HOME commitment  
letter, loan agreement, promissory note, mortgage, and restrictive  
covenant with individual homebuyers who access the American  
Dream Downpayment Assistance (ADDI) program. ($164,989.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3264-2025  
3273-2025  
To adopt a new Combined Development Related Fee Schedule for the  
Departments of Building and Zoning Services, Public Service, and  
Public Safety. ($0.00)  
CA-82  
CA-83  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into a Housing Development Agreement (HDA) with D.R.  
Horton-Indiana LLC for the Lansdowne Farm and Orchard Lakes  
Development Projects; to repeal Ordinance No. 0423-2025. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3329-2025  
To amend Ordinance No. 3448-2023, as amended by Ordinance Nos.  
1393-2024 and 1908-2025; to modify the Columbus Housing  
CA-84  
Community Reinvestment Area (the “CHCRA”); to authorize real  
property tax exemptions as authorized by Chapter 3735 of the Ohio  
Revised Code (ORC); and to provide that the City’s existing  
Community Reinvestment Area Housing Council shall serve as the  
Housing Council for the modified CHCRA. ($0.00)  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3330-2025  
To amend the Short North Community Reinvestment Area to make  
modifications to align with the updates located in Chapter 4565 of the  
Columbus City Code (“CCC”); to modify the minimum investment  
required to apply for the Incentive; and to amend Ordinance No.  
1292-2012, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 2194-2018 and  
1884-2022. ($0.00)  
CA-85  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
3470-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with  
Franklinton Rising to complete the Kelton Avenue Training Project in  
an amount up to $20,000; to authorize an appropriation of $5,200  
within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize an  
expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)  
CA-86  
Sponsors:  
Otto Beatty III  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
APPOINTMENTS  
A0153-2025  
A0154-2025  
A0155-2025  
Appointment of Kristin Hayes, 1784 Rock Creek Drive, Grove City, OH  
43123, to serve on the Southwest Area Commission, with a new term  
start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31,  
2028 (resume attached).  
CA-87  
CA-88  
CA-89  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Elizabeth Reed, 2541 Dwiton Court, Grove City, OH  
43123, to serve on the Southwest Area Commission, with a new term  
start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31,  
2028 (resume attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Steve Reeser, 2239 North Star Road, Columbus, OH  
43221, to serve on the Fifth by Northwest Area Commission, replacing  
Brad Conway, with a new term start date of October 14, 2025 and an  
expiration date of December 31, 2027 (resume attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0156-2025  
Appointment of Rick Kitchen, 1077 Georgesville Green Drive,  
Columbus, OH 43228, to serve on the Greater Hilltop Area  
Commission, replacing Keith Neil, with a new term start date of  
November 1, 2025 and an expiration date of December 31, 2026  
(resume attached).  
CA-90  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0157-2025  
A0158-2025  
A0159-2025  
A0160-2025  
Appointment of Bryant Hovest, 2374 Glenmawr Avenue, Unit D,  
Columbus, OH 43202, to serve on the University Area Commission,  
with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date  
of December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-91  
CA-92  
CA-93  
CA-94  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Kaleb Duarte, 112 West Woodruff Avenue, Unit 01,  
Columbus, OH 43210, to serve on the University Area Commission,  
replacing Eric East, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and  
an expiration date of December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of William Klatt, 80 East Lakeview Avenue, Columbus,  
OH 43204, to serve on the Clintonville Area Commission, replacing  
Donna Leigh Osborne, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026  
and an expiration date of December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Brenda Arnold, 185 W. North Broadway Street,  
Columbus, OH 43214, to serve on the Clintonville Area Commission,  
replacing Greg Nutter, with a new term start date of September 4,  
2025 and an expiration date of December 31, 2026 (resume  
attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0161-2025  
A0162-2025  
A0163-2025  
Appointment of Bee Tolber, 1510 Chauncy Road, Columbus, OH  
43219, to serve on the North Central Area Commission, with a new  
term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December  
31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-95  
CA-96  
CA-97  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Tiffany White, 1204 Woodnell Avenue, Columbus, OH  
43219, to serve on the North Central Area Commission, with a new  
term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December  
31, 2028 (resume attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Adrian Guishard, 1309 Woodnell Avenue, Columbus,  
OH 43219, to serve on the North Central Area Commission, with a  
new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of  
December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0164-2025  
A0165-2025  
Appointment of Alfonso Hooper, 2517 Bethesda Avenue, Columbus,  
OH 43219, to serve on the North Central Area Commission, with a  
new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of  
December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-98  
CA-99  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Christina Hairston, 1321 Key West Avenue,  
Columbus, OH 43219, to serve on the North Central Area  
Commission, replacing Asmara Williams, with a new term start date of  
January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31, 2028  
(resume attached).  
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0166-2025  
A0167-2025  
Appointment of Siobhan Boyd-Nelson, Equality Ohio Education Fund,  
370 S 5th St Suite G3, Columbus, OH 43215, to serve on the  
Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission replacing with a term start  
date of January 1, 2026, and a term expiration date of December 31,  
2028.  
CA-10  
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This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Jasmine Roberts-Crews, The Ohio State University  
School of Communication, Derby Hall, 154 N Oval Mall, Columbus,  
OH 43210, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission  
with a term start date of January 1, 2026, and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2028.  
CA-10  
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This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0168-2025  
A0169-2025  
A0170-2025  
Appointment of Julia Applegate, 2566 Summit St., Columbus, OH  
43202, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a  
term start date of January 1, 2026, and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2028.  
CA-10  
2
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Tyson Crenshaw, 903 Linwood St, Columbus Ohio  
43206, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a  
term start date of January 1, 2026, and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2027.  
CA-10  
3
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Thomas Savage, 447 E Broad St, Columbus, OH  
43215, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a  
term start date of January 1, 2026, and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2027.  
CA-10  
4
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0171-2025  
Appointment of Peaches Calhoun, 7464 Willow Leaf Dr, Canal  
Winchester, Ohio, 43110, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs  
Commission with a term start date of January 1, 2026, and a term  
expiration date of December 31, 2026.  
CA-10  
5
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0172-2025  
A0173-2025  
Appointment of Jaylah Hollins, Columbus, Ohio, 43202, to serve on  
the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a term start date of  
January 1, 2026, and a term expiration date of December 31, 2026.  
CA-10  
6
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Joseph Argiro, 2335 Glenview Boulevard, Columbus,  
OH 43204, to serve on the Greater Hilltop Area Commission, with a  
new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of  
December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-10  
7
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0174-2025  
A0175-2025  
A0176-2025  
A0177-2025  
A0178-2025  
Appointment of Tristan Clingo, 205 North Hague Avenue, Columbus,  
OH 43204, to serve on the Greater Hilltop Area Commission, replacing  
Erica Howard, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an  
expiration date of December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-10  
8
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Ronnette McKee, 180 South Terrace Avenue,  
Columbus, OH 43204, to serve on the Greater Hilltop Area  
Commission, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an  
expiration date of December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-10  
9
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Jamie Lenzo, 1364 Bayshore Dr., Apt. 1B, Columbus,  
Ohio, 43204, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission  
with a term start date of January 1, 2026 and a term expiration date of  
Dec. 31, 2026 (resume attached).  
CA-11  
0
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Riley Williamson, 191 W 12th Ave, Columbus, Ohio,  
43210, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a  
term start date of January 1, 2026 and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2026 (resume attached).  
CA-11  
1
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Rob Leis, 519 Fairwood Ave, Columbus, Ohio, 43205,  
to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a start  
term date of January 1, 2026 and a term expiration date of December  
31, 2027 (resume attached).  
CA-11  
2
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
A0179-2025  
A0180-2025  
A0181-2025  
Appointment of Jimmie Vera, 1322 Shanley Dr., Columbus, Ohio,  
43224, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a  
term start date of January 1, 2026 and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2027 (resume attached).  
CA-11  
3
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Jonathan Keilholz, 765 S Front St, Apt A, Columbus,  
Ohio, 43206, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission  
with a term start date of January 1, 2026 and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-11  
4
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Appointment of Blaine Saito, 232 W N Broadway, Columbus, Ohio,  
43214, to serve on the Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission with a  
term start date of January 1, 2026 and a term expiration date of  
December 31, 2028 (resume attached).  
CA-11  
5
This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Melissa Green,  
including all the preceding items marked as having been approved on the  
Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
SR  
EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3098-2025  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of  
the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a construction  
contract with 2K General Co. for the Old Fire Station 10 Renovation  
project; to authorize a transfer of $745,100.00 and expenditure up to  
$5,545,100.00 within the Construction Management Capital  
SR-1  
Improvement Fund; to provide for payment of prevailing wage services  
to the Department of Public Service; and to authorize an amendment  
to the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget. ($5,545,100.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3165-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter a  
contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC utilizing a State Master  
SR-2  
Cloud Service Agreement for the annual procurement and/or renewal  
of various Adobe software application products; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $324,434.50 from the Department of  
Technology Information Services Operating Fund. ($324,434.50)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3499-2025  
To authorize a capital budget reservation for renovations and  
improvements in City Hall; to authorize an expenditure within the  
Construction Management Capital Improvement Bond Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($350,000.00)  
LA  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS:  
BANKSTON, CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
2942-2025  
To dissolve the Enterprise Zone Agreement with Advanced Turf  
Solutions, Inc. and ATS Columbus Investments II, LLC (collectively,  
referred to as “ENTERPRISE”), and to direct the Director of the  
Department of Development to notify, as necessary, the local and  
state tax authorities of the dissolution. ($0.00)  
SR-3  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3300-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an Enterprise Zone Agreement with Georgesville Properties LLC  
and Aerospace Lubricants 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 a total  
project cost of approximately $5,050,000.00, which includes  
SR-4  
$1,800,000.00 in real property improvements, and $3,250,000.00 in  
machinery & equipment, the creation of fifteen (15) net new full-time  
permanent positions with an estimated annual payroll of approximately  
$1,476,800.00 and the retention of thirty-seven (37) full-time  
permanent positions with an estimated associated annual payroll of  
approximately $4,090,000.00 at the proposed Project Site. ($0.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
BANKSTON  
3343-2025  
To amend and enact various provisions of Chapter 376 of the  
Columbus City Code in order to strengthen the levying, collection, and  
allocation of admissions tax for facility stabilization receipts. ($0.00)  
SR-45  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS:  
BANKSTON, CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3344-2025  
To authorize an amendment to the City’s allocation of the share of the  
Casino Tax Revenues from the State of Ohio for 2026 and each year  
thereafter. ($0.00)  
SR-5  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Amended as submitted to the Clerk. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved as Amended. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3345-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to  
execute an Operating and Maintenance Agreement with the Franklin  
County Convention Facilities Authority and the Board of County  
Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio, for the maintenance,  
upkeep, and improvement of Nationwide Arena. ($0.00)  
SR-6  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Referred to Committee. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
BANKSTON  
1659-2025  
To amend Chapters 151, 153, and 225 of the Columbus City Codes to  
modernize the City’s information management and technology  
governance framework; to clarify and strengthen the responsibilities of  
the Records Commission; to formally establish the Information  
Technology Investment and Planning Committee (ITIP); and to update  
the organizational structure and leadership title within the Department  
of Technology. ($0.00)  
SR-44  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Amended as submitted to the Clerk. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Approved as Amended. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3292-2025  
To authorize the appropriation and transfer of $550,894.20 of cash  
assets from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 and  
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 to the 2024 Community  
Development Block Grant fund; to direct that any future Neighborhood  
Stabilization Program (NSP) program income be deposited into a  
CDBG fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of  
$674,894.40; and to declare and emergency. ($674,894.40)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Christopher Wyche,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS:  
BANKSTON, CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
2574-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
into an Enterprise Zone Agreement with TCG Corrina Owner I, 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 $21,020,278.00 in real property  
improvements and the creation of twenty-five (25) net new full-time  
permanent positions with an estimated annual payroll of approximately  
$1,081,600.00. ($0.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RECESS  
A motion was made by Melissa Green, seconded by Christopher Wyche, to  
Motion to Recess the Regular Meeting. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RECESSED AT 6:49 P.M.  
RECONVENE  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
to Motion to Reconvene the Regular Meeting. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RECONVENED AT 7:41 P.M.  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3224-2025  
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the  
Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Pummell  
Construction Services LLC for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements -  
TRR Sidewalk Replacement (2025 Tree Root) project; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $1,157,724.21 from the Streets and Highways  
Bond Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency.  
($1,157,724.21)  
SR-7  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Christopher  
Wyche, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3238-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to  
execute those documents necessary for the City to grant  
encroachment to legally allow the installation of the pedestrian bridge  
to extend over the public rights-of-way of the 20-foot Alley located at  
the first alley west of North High Street, and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
SR-8  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Christopher  
Wyche, that this Ordinance be Amended to Emergency. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Christopher  
Wyche, that this Ordinance be Approved as Amended. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3277-2025  
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the  
Director of the Public Service Department to enter into contract with  
Strawser Paving Co., Inc. for the Resurfacing - 2025 Project 1 project;  
to authorize the expenditure of up to $12,929,493.57 from the Streets  
and Highways Bond Fund for the project; and to declare an  
emergency. ($12,929,493.57)  
SR-9  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Christopher  
Wyche, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3301-2025  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into  
contracts with Mark Rite Lines Equipment Company, Inc. for the  
purchase of a Ride-On Thermoplastic Striper; to appropriate funds  
within the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund; to authorize the waiver  
of the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Codes;  
to authorize the expenditure of up to $140,000.00 from the Municipal  
Motor Vehicle Tax Fund to purchase the equipment; and to declare an  
emergency. ($140,000.00)  
SR-10  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Nancy  
Day-Achauer, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3320-2025  
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the  
transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund and the  
Streets and Highways Non-Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of  
Public Service to enter into contract with Strawser Paving Co., Inc. for  
the Roadway Improvements - Hard Road Water Quality & Smoky Row  
Road Drainage Revisions project; to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$1,311,882.82 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund and the  
Streets and Highways Non-Bond Fund for the project; and to declare  
an emergency. ($1,311,882.82)  
SR-11  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Christopher  
Wyche, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3357-2025  
To authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to  
contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee  
simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the  
Roadway Improvements - Sancus Boulevard project; to authorize the  
City Auditor to appropriate $1,170,000.00 within the Federal  
Transportation Grants Fund; to 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; to  
authorize the expenditure of $1,770,000.00 from the Federal  
Transportation Grant Fund and the Streets and Highways Bond Fund  
for the project; to repay any unused grant funds at the end of the grant  
period; and to declare an emergency. ($1,770,000.00)  
SR-12  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Nancy  
Day-Achauer, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3380-2025  
To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to  
immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and  
lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the Pedestrian Safety -  
Sunbury/Agler project, to authorize an expenditure of $3,307.00, and  
to declare an emergency. ($3,307.00)  
SR-13  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Nancy  
Day-Achauer, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
BARROSO DE PADILLA  
3314-2025  
To repeal and replace various sections of the Columbus City Codes to  
clarify that City of Columbus officials, agencies, departments, agents,  
and contractors are not required to obtain a certificate of  
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appropriateness (“COA”) from any historic architectural review  
commission or other commission with COA authority when performing  
work in the right-of-way, in response to the contrary interpretation of  
the Columbus City Codes as detailed in the Magistrate’s Decision filed  
September 22, 2025 and Entry Adopting Magistrate’s and Granting  
Preliminary Injunction filed September 29, 2025 in the case German  
Village Society, Inc., et al. v. City of Columbus, et al. (Franklin County  
Court of Common Pleas Case No. 25CV7368)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Melissa  
Green, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3360-2025  
To enact and amend various sections of Title 21 of the Columbus City  
Codes to modernize the sections of code that govern parking  
infractions within the Department of Public Service and to further  
define and establish parking rules and regulations.  
SR-47  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Melissa  
Green, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3339-2025  
To accept various deeds for parcels of real property to be used as  
road rights-of-way; to dedicate these parcels as public rights-of-way;  
and to name said rights-of-way as described within this Ordinance.  
($0.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Christopher  
Wyche, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR.  
WYCHE, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3435-2025  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter grant agreements with Community  
Refugee and Immigration Services, Inc., Jewish Family Service, and  
Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services; to authorize an appropriation  
and expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to  
authorize the payment of non-food related program expenses; to allow  
food and/or non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred after the  
effective date of the ordinance; and to declare an emergency.  
($201,000.00)  
SR-14  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Christopher  
Wyche, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3390-2025  
To authorize and direct the Recreation and Parks Department Director  
to renew and modify the current revenue contracts with Ruthfield  
Enterprises LLC, food concessionaire at Airport Golf Course; Fore  
Hospitality, LLC at Champions Golf Course, Vittorio Investments, Inc,  
food concessionaire at Mentel Memorial Golf Course; DONN  
Hospitality LLC, food concessionaire at Raymond Memorial Golf  
Course; and Lill’s Concessions LLC, food concessionaire at Turnberry  
Golf Course. ($0.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Nancy Day-Achauer, seconded by Christopher Wyche,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3479-2025  
To authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund in support of Women's History  
Month. ($10,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, seconded by Nancy  
Day-Achauer, that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE  
CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3195-2025  
To make appropriations for the 11 months ending December 31, 2026  
SR-15  
for the funding of the City employee insurance programs as contracts  
are moving to a January 1 start date in 2027; to authorize the Director  
of the Department of Human Resources to make payments from said  
appropriations; and to declare an emergency. ($264,143,000.00)  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3367-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to  
enter into a contract with United HealthCare Services, Inc. and to  
provide all runout claims and administrative fees for medical, Rx and  
COBRA programs from February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027;  
to authorize the expenditure of $44,235,000.00 from the Employee  
Benefits Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the  
costs of said contract; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of  
Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency.  
SR-16  
($44,235,000.00)  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3369-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Human Resources Department to  
enter into a contract with Community Insurance Company dba Anthem  
Blue Cross and Blue Shield and to provide all eligible employees  
medical and tobacco cessation programs and eligible terminated  
participants with COBRA coverage from February 1, 2026 through  
December 31, 2026; to authorize the expenditure of $139,674,000.00  
from the Employee Benefits Fund, or so much thereof as may be  
necessary to pay the costs of said contract and PCORI fees; and to  
declare an emergency. ($139,674,000.00)  
SR-17  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3370-2025  
3372-2025  
3374-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Human Resources Department to  
enter into a contract with CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C., and Employers  
Health Purchasing Corporation and to provide all eligible employees  
Rx program services from February 1, 2026 through December 31,  
2026; to authorize the expenditure of $61,575,000.00 from the  
Employee Benefits Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary to  
pay the costs of said contract; and to declare an emergency.  
($61,575,000.00)  
SR-18  
SR-19  
SR-20  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to  
contract with Delta Dental Plan of Ohio, Inc. to provide all eligible  
employees dental insurance coverage from February 1, 2026 through  
December 31, 2026; to authorize the expenditure of $8,760,000.00  
from the Employee Benefits Fund, or so much thereof as may be  
necessary, to pay the costs of said contract; to waive the competitive  
bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes; and to declare an  
emergency. ($8,020,000.00)  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to  
enter into a contract with EyeMed Vision Care, LLC and its wholly  
owned subsidiary, First American Administrators, Inc. to provide all  
eligible employees vision plan administration from February 1, 2026  
through December 31, 2026; to authorize the expenditure of  
$1,319,000.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund, or so much thereof  
as may be necessary, to pay the costs of said contract; and to declare  
an emergency. ($1,319,000.00)  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3375-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to  
contract with The Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company to  
provide all eligible employees short term disability insurance coverage  
from February 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, and to authorize  
the expenditure of $4,200,000.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund,  
or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the costs of said  
contract; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of  
the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency.  
($4,200,000.00)  
SR-21  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3376-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Human Resources Department to  
contract with The Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company to  
provide all eligible employees life insurance coverage from February  
1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, and to authorize the expenditure  
of $2,300,000.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund, or so much  
thereof as may be necessary to pay the costs of said contract; to  
waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes; and  
to declare an emergency. ($2,300,000.00)  
SR-22  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
DORANS  
3379-2025  
To amend a section of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes to  
provide clarity to vendors regarding responsible wage requirements in  
the City Codes.  
SR-48  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans  
A motion was made by Rob Dorans, seconded by Melissa Green, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE  
CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3230-2025  
To establish a general budget reservation in support of scholarships  
and education costs, support for student and parent workshops, and  
supply drives for K-12 aged students and their families. ($10,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Rob Dorans, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE  
CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3316-2025  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the  
Franklin County Board of Commissioners in the amount of  
$2,600,000.00 for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Program; to  
authorize the appropriation of $2,600,000.00 and any additional funds  
from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants  
Fund. ($2,600,000.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Melissa Green, seconded by Christopher Wyche, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
0270X-2025  
To object to the renewal of liquor permit number 08418994-88 held by  
Speedway LLC, doing business as Speedway, located at 2875 Stelzer  
Rd, Columbus, OH 43219 and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
SR-23  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Christopher Wyche,  
that this Resolution be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
0271X-2025  
To object to the renewal of liquor permit number 06483944-1 held by  
R O B Enterprises Inc, doing business as Westland Shell Car Wash,  
located at 2805 W. Broad St, Columbus, Ohio 43204 and to declare  
an emergency. ($0.00)  
SR-24  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Resolution be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
0272X-2025  
To object to the renewal of liquor permit number 02850275-1 held by  
4432 Walford Inc, doing business as Buckeye Supermarket, located at  
4432 Walford St, Columbus, Ohio 43224 and to declare an  
emergency ($0.00)  
SR-25  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Resolution be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
0273X-2025  
To object to the renewal of liquor permit number 08418994-106 held  
by Speedway LLC, doing business as Speedway, located at 1165 S  
High St, Columbus, Ohio 43206 and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
SR-26  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Resolution be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
0274X-2025  
To object to the renewal of liquor permit number 09073995-82 held by  
True North Energy LLC, doing business as True North, located at  
2441 Lockbourne Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43207 and to declare an  
emergency.($0.00)  
SR-27  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Resolution be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
0275X-2025  
To object to the renewal of liquor permit number 04186209-1 held by  
SR-28  
JK 2800 LLC, doing business as BP, located at 2800 Sullivant Ave,  
Columbus, Ohio 43204 and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Resolution be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3090-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management on behalf of the Municipal Court Clerk to enter into a  
lease agreement with Quadient for the purchase of mailing equipment,  
software, maintenance, and support; to waive the competitive bidding  
provisions of Columbus City code; to authorize the expenditure of  
$21,104.76 from the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; to  
authorize the expenditure of $6,348.72 from the Municipal Court Clerk  
general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($27,453.48)  
SR-29  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3288-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter  
into a contract with HAAS Alert, Inc. (HAAS, Inc.) for HAAS Alert  
Safety Cloud subscription service for the Division of Fire; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; to  
authorize the expenditure of $31,742.00 from the General Fund; and  
to declare an emergency. ($31,742.00)  
SR-30  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3385-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into a new contract  
with Mission Critical Partners, LLC to review and evaluate the City's  
existing Alternative Response program and develop a plan for non-law  
enforcement response for some 911 calls for service; to authorize and  
direct the City Auditor to authorize payment to Mission Critical  
Partners, LLC for services rendered as part of this project per invoices  
approved by the Department Director (or designee) in an amount not  
to exceed $75,172.57; to authorize the expenditure of $75,172.57  
from the General Fund; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of  
Columbus City Code; and to declare an emergency. ($75,172.57)  
SR-31  
A motion was made by Emmanuel V. Remy, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
2899-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract modification for the Big Walnut Sanitary Trunk Extension  
Phase 2 project with Obayashi Corporation; to authorize the Director  
of Public Utilities to apply for a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund loan  
to finance this contract modification; to make this ordinance contingent  
upon that loan being approved; to amend the 2025 Capital  
Improvement Budget; and to authorize the appropriation and  
expenditure of up to $14,000,000.00 from the Water Pollution Control  
Loan Fund. ($14,000,000.00)  
SR-32  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
2917-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter  
into a professional services contract with S&ME, Inc., for the  
Upground Reservoirs R1 and R3 Engineering Services project; to  
authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to  
make this ordinance contingent upon approval of a loan from the Ohio  
Water Development Authority; to appropriate funds within the Water -  
Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of up  
to $4,442,883.00 from the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund.  
($4,442,883.00)  
SR-33  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
2985-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Nexpro Trucks & Equipment  
Corp. for the purchase and delivery of one (1) line truck and  
associated training for the Division of Power; to waive competitive  
bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; to authorize the  
expenditure of $293,675.00 from the Division of Power Operating  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($293,675.00)  
SR-34  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3137-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned  
professional services contract modification for the Overall Engineering  
SR-35  
Services contract with MS Consultants, Inc., and to authorize an  
expenditure of up to $1,000,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund for the  
contract. ($1,000,000.00)  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3189-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with Claypool Electric, Inc., for the Southerly Water  
Reclamation Plant VFD and Harmonic Filter Upgrades project; to  
authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; 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; to authorize a transfer of  
cash and appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $12,551,825.00 from the Water  
Pollution Control Loan Fund and the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for  
the project. ($12,551,825.00)  
SR-36  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3239-2025  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with Elite Excavating Co. of Ohio, Inc., for the Jermain Drive  
Area Water Line Improvements Project; to amend the 2025 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure  
of up to $5,809,493.25 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. ($5,811,493.25)  
SR-37  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3327-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and  
Management to establish a contract with Altec Inc. DBA Altec  
Industries, Inc. for the purchase and delivery of a HD line truck for the  
Division of Power; to waive competitive bidding provisions of the  
Columbus City Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $464,300.91  
from the Division of Power Operating Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($464,300.91)  
SR-38  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3464-2025  
To authorize the to authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant  
agreement with the Community Shelter Board to support extreme  
weather activities within the shelter system across the city of  
Columbus; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency.  
($200,447.00)  
SR-39  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
WYCHE  
3188-2025  
To amend a section of the City’s drinking water code, which is Chapter  
1105 of the Columbus City Codes, to add clarifying language  
regarding the scope of the authority of the Director of Public Utilities  
over water metering systems and to make clerical revisions throughout  
the section. ($0.00)  
SR-49  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
3477-2025  
To authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund in support of Wednesdays with Wyche. ($5,000.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Christopher Wyche, seconded by Emmanuel V. Remy,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
3212-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or  
authorized designee, to execute those documents necessary to enter  
into a Lease Agreement for an 8-year term between the City of  
Columbus and the Regional Council of Governments for the Central  
Ohio Area Agency on Aging for city-owned property located at 3776  
South High Street, Columbus, Ohio; and to waive provisions of the  
Columbus City Codes Chapter 328 pertaining to the sale of city-owned  
realty. ($0.00)  
SR-40  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Melissa Green, that  
this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3283-2025  
To authorize the Director of Development or his designee, on behalf of  
the Department of Public Utilities, to execute those documents  
necessary to enter into a Lease Agreement by and between the City,  
CDDC Holdings 37, LTD, and the RiverSouth Authority (“RSA”) as  
may be required; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of  
$4,819,120.00 from the Water Operating Fund; to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure of $1,608,340.00 from the Stormwater  
Operating Fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $  
5,372,540.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund;; and to  
declare an emergency. ($11,800,000.00)  
SR-41  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3322-2025  
To set forth a statement of municipal services and zoning conditions to  
be provided to the area contained in a proposed annexation  
(AN25-027) of 15.4± Acres in Jefferson Township to the City of  
Columbus as required by the Ohio Revised Code and to declare an  
emergency. ($0.00)  
SR-42  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3349-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter  
SR-43  
into a Not-for-Profit Service Contract with Community Shelter Board  
(CSB) in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for the purpose of  
supporting winter warming services; to authorize the appropriation  
and expenditure of up to $2,000,000.00 from the Housing/Business  
Tax Incentives Fund; to authorize the reimbursement of expenditures  
incurred prior the approval of the purchase order, including food and  
non-alcoholic beverages, as “operating costs” to serve the public  
purpose for populations experiencing homelessness, housing  
insecurity and food insecurity; and to declare an emergency.  
($2,000,000.00)  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
HARDIN  
3328-2025  
To amend sections of Chapter 4565 of the Columbus City Codes to  
enhance administrative efficiency in the Residential Tax Incentive  
Program by recognizing Qualifying Development Projects and  
Qualifying Programs; to standardize description of the Residential Tax  
Incentive; and to standardize approval paths through the Housing  
Officer who is designated as the Director of the Department of  
Development. ($0.00)  
SR-50  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
2859-2025  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify  
three Not For Profit Service Contracts with Franklin County Public  
Health (Treasurer Franklin County) to extend the agreement term from  
December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026. ($0.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Rob Dorans, that this  
Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
3340-2025  
To amend various sections of the Columbus Building Code, Title 41,  
relating to the Home Improvement Contractor ("HIC") license  
requirements. ($0.00)  
A motion was made by Nicholas Bankston, seconded by Melissa Green, to  
Waive the 2nd Reading. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
A motion was made by Shannon G. Hardin, seconded by Nancy Day-Achauer,  
that this Ordinance be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RECESS  
A motion was made by Melissa Green, seconded by Rob Dorans, to Motion to  
Recess the Regular Meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel Remy, Christopher  
Wyche, and Shannon Hardin  
Affirmative:  
RECESSED AT 9:30 P.M.  
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL IS MONDAY, JANUARY 12,  
2026 AT 5:00 P.M.