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Agenda - Final  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, December 8, 2025  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO.59 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, DECEMBER 8, 2025 AT  
5:00 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  
ROLL CALL  
READING AND DISPOSAL OF THE JOURNAL  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE JOURNAL  
COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS RECEIVED BY CITY CLERK'S OFFICE  
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THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3, 2025  
Stock Type: D-5J, D6  
To: Beer Barrell Inc  
3993 Morse Crossing  
Columbus, OH 43219  
Permit #: 00573614-7  
Transfer Type: D-5J  
To: Herson Group LLC  
6136 Busch Blvd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
From: Cedeira LLC  
Cedeira LLC  
6136 Busch Blvd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 10009954-1  
New Type: D5  
To: 2179 Quarry Trails Holdings LLC  
2179 Quarry Trails Dr  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 09057899-2  
New Type: D3, D1, D6  
To: AJS Tacos LLC  
AJS Tacos  
3307 Sullivant Ave  
Columbus, OH 43204  
Permit #: 10008777-1  
New Type: C1  
To: Berry Supplies Ltd  
1889 Sullivant Ave  
Columbus, OH 43223  
Permit #: 10010843-2  
New Type: D2  
To: Boombox LLC  
Boombox McDowell  
188 McDowell St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 10004168-1  
New Type: D2  
To: North Broadway High  
3400 N High St 1st Fl  
Columbus, OH 43202  
Permit #: 06441877-2  
Transfer Type: D1  
To: JWIF LLC  
97 Stygler Rd  
Columbus, OH 43230  
From: JWID LLC  
JWIF LLC  
2060 N High St  
Columbus, OH 43201  
Permit #: 04183645-3  
Advertise Date: 12/13/25  
Agenda Date: 12/8/25  
Return Date: 12/18/25  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA  
FR  
FIRST READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-1  
To authorize the 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)  
FR-2  
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 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)  
FR-3  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter a  
contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC utilizing a State Master  
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)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-4  
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)  
FR-5  
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)  
FR-6  
FR-7  
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)  
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)  
FR-8  
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  
development in the University District. ($0.00)  
FR-9  
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)  
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)  
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  
$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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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. ($0.00)  
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)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
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)  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Clerk to modify and increase the contract with 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  
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  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract with 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)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
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)  
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)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To declare the City’s necessity and intent to appropriate and accept  
certain fee simple title and lesser real estate in order to complete the  
Sheldon - Lockbourne HSTS Elimination Project. ($0.00)  
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)  
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)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned  
professional services contract modification for the Overall Engineering  
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)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
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)  
WBE Participation  
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)  
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)  
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)  
WBE Participation  
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)  
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)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
To adopt a new Combined Development Related Fee Schedule for the  
Departments of Building and Zoning Services, Public Service, and Public  
Safety. ($0.00)  
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)  
To amend Ordinance No. 3448-2023, as amended by Ordinance Nos.  
1393-2024 and 1908-2025; to modify the Columbus Housing 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)  
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)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
BANKSTON  
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)  
Sponsors:  
Bankston  
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)  
Sponsors:  
BARROSO DE PADILLA  
Nicholas Bankston  
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 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  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
DORANS  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans  
WYCHE  
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)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
To amend Title 45 of the Columbus City Codes by enactment of new  
Chapter 4553; to regulate the practice of utility reselling for residential  
properties in the City of Columbus.  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
REQUEST TO WAIVE SECOND READING  
HARDIN  
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)  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin  
ZONING: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
REZONINGS/AMENDMENTS  
To rezone 3812 E. POWELL RD. (43035), being 1.49± acres located on  
the west side of East Powell Road, 320± feet east of Worthington Road,  
From: R, Rural District, To: C-4, Commercial District (Rezoning  
#Z25-039).  
To amend Ordinance #2733-2015, passed December 7, 2015  
(Z14-010), for property located at 4986 AVERY RD. (43016), by  
repealing Sections 1 and 3 and replacing with new Sections 1 and 3 to  
modify commitments regarding maximum unit count and building design  
elements for a property in the L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential  
District (Rezoning Amendment #Z14-010A).  
To rezone 464 RATHMELL RD. (43137), being 17.1± acres located on  
the north side of Rathmell Road, 260± feet east of Fosterson Drive, From:  
R, Residential District, To: L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential  
District (Rezoning #Z25-051).  
To rezone 5371 BACHMAN RD. (43110), being 99.7± acres located on  
the south side of Bachman Road, 2,770 Feet from the intersection of  
Bachman and Winchester Pike, From: NG, Neighborhood General  
District and NE, Neighborhood Edge District, To: PUD-6, Planned Unit  
Development District and L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential District  
(Rezoning #Z24-016).  
COUNCIL VARIANCES  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4  
residential district; 3312.49(C), Required parking; 3332.05(A)(4), Area  
district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4 area district requirements;  
3332.18(D), Basis of computing area; 3332.25(B), Maximum side yard  
required; 3332.26, Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear  
yard, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 110  
CHICAGO AVE. (43222), to allow a two-unit dwelling and a single-unit  
dwelling on one lot with reduced development standards in the R-4,  
Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-013).  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.039, R-4  
residential district; 3321.07(B), Landscaping; 3312.49(C), Required  
parking; 3332.05(A)(4), Area district lot width requirements; 3332.15, R-4  
area district requirements; 3332.18(D), Basis of computing area;  
3332.19, Fronting; 3332.25(B), Maximum side yard required; 3332.26,  
Minimum side yard permitted; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus  
City Codes; for the property located at 69 CHICAGO AVE. (43222), to  
allow two single-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced development  
standards in the R-4, Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-014).  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.26(A),  
Minimum side yard permitted; 3332.27, Rear yard; 3333.255, Perimeter  
yard; and 3333.35(G), Private garage, of the Columbus City Codes; for  
the property located at 464 RATHMELL RD. (43137), to allow reduced  
development standards for a religious facility in the R, Rural District and  
an apartment complex in the L-ARLD, Limited Apartment Residential  
District (Council Variance #CV25-097).  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.037, R-2F  
residential district; 3312.49(C), Required parking; 3321.05(B)(2), Vision  
clearance; 3332.14, R-2F area district requirements; 3332.18(D), Basis  
of computing area; and 3332.27, Rear yard, of the Columbus City Codes;  
for the property located at 1110 & 1112 S. WASHINGTON AVE. (43206),  
to allow two, two-unit dwellings on one lot with reduced development  
standards in the R-2F, Residential District (Council Variance  
#CV25-078).  
CA  
CONSENT ACTIONS  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION:  
DAY-ACHAUER  
CA-1  
To recognize and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Milo-Grogan Area  
Commission and its continued service to the residents of the Milo-Grogan  
community.  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso  
De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
CA-2  
To recognize the 10th anniversary of the Greater Southeast Area  
Commission and its dedication to supporting and representing the  
Greater Southeast community.  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso  
De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-3  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of  
the Department of Human Resources, to enter into a contract with  
iReportSource, Inc. for technical support, maintenance, and hosting of the  
iReport software system in accordance with the sole source provisions of  
the Columbus City Code; and to authorize the expenditure of $119,000.00  
from the Department of Technology, Information Services Operating Fund.  
($119,000.00)  
CA-4  
CA-5  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to renew a contract,  
on behalf of the Facilities Management Division, with Winnscapes, Inc. for  
snow removal services; and to authorize the expenditure of $250,712.88  
from the general fund. ($250,712.88)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the  
Facilities Management Division, to establish purchase orders for the  
purchase of three desktop computers to support continuous, real-time  
monitoring of security camera feeds at the Michael B. Coleman Building  
located at 111 N. Front Street; To authorize the Director of the  
Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget  
Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term  
Contract Purchase Agreement with Brown Enterprise Solutions LLC; to  
authorize the transfer, and expenditure of $14,694.00 from the General  
Permanent Improvement Fund; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement  
Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($14,694.00)  
CA-6  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this  
ordinance with the Universal Term Contract for the purchase of  
maintenance and support of our VxRail system; to authorize the  
expenditure of $369,414.53 from the Information Services Division,  
Information Services Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($369,414.53)  
CA-7  
CA-8  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of  
the Department of Public Safety, to enter into a sole source contract with  
Orion Communications, Inc. for the Workforce Management System; to  
authorize the expenditure of $67,682.00 from the Department of  
Technology, Information Services Operating Fund. ($67,682.00)  
To authorize the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Department  
of Public Safety, Division of Police, to enter into a contract with Versaterm  
Public Safety US Inc. for support, maintenance, and hosting of the Crime  
Lab Information Management System in accordance with the sole source  
provisions of the Columbus City Code; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$87,805.58 from the Department of Technology, Information Services  
Operating Fund. ($87,805.58)  
CA-9  
To authorize the City Auditor to modify and extend the current contract  
with Huntington Insurance, Inc. for a total of four policies bonding various  
City employees, elected and appointed officials, and members of City  
boards and/or commissions; to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$158,511.00 from the General Fund; to authorize, after execution and  
issuance of a purchase order, the transfer and management of this  
contract to the Department of Finance and Management; and to declare  
an emergency. ($158,511.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to modify and extend three (3) Universal Term Contracts for the option to  
purchase Janitorial Supplies with Hillyard Inc , Carmens’s Distribution  
System Inc., and Key 4 Supply Inc., and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify and extend  
a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Thermoplastic  
Pavement Marking Material with Ennis-Flint Inc; and to declare an  
emergency. ($0.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To dissolve the Enterprise Zone Agreement with Hirschvogel  
Incorporated, 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)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a grant agreement with Rev1 Ventures for the purpose of administering  
the Entrepreneurial Signature Program; to authorize the expenditure of up  
to $250,000.00 from the 2025 General Fund Operating Budget, to  
authorize the advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule, and to  
declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)  
To amend Ordinance No. 2039-2025; to terminate the authorization for  
the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an Economic  
Development Agreement between the City and Crawford Hoying, Ltd.  
and/or its affiliates. ($0.00)  
To appropriate and authorize the expenditure or transfer of funds  
deposited or to be deposited in the Olentangy 315 South TIF Fund,  
OhioHealth TIF Fund, and Olentangy & North Broadway Public  
Improvement TIF Fund pursuant to the following agreement; and to  
authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into the  
Tax Increment Financing Agreement between the City and OP  
Development, LLC to reimburse for the costs of public infrastructure  
improvements described thereunder benefiting the developer’s  
Cardington Flats development on or adjacent to Franklin County Parcel ID  
No. 010-305900. ($0.00)  
To appropriate and authorize the expenditure or transfer of funds  
deposited or to be deposited in the Albany Crossing TIF Fund pursuant to  
the following agreement; and to authorize the Director of the Department  
of Development to enter into the Tax Increment Financing Agreement  
between the City and Hamilton Road Apartments II, LLC to reimburse for  
the costs of public infrastructure improvements described thereunder  
benefiting the developer’s second phase of VC Acres on or adjacent or  
Franklin County Parcel ID No. 010-302731. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
the TIF Agreement with Vista Village, Inc. for up to four hundred fifty  
thousand dollars ($450,000.00) to reimburse them for property  
acquisition, soft costs, and construction costs in relation to the extension  
of Askins Road within the public right-of-way through the site and Vista  
Village development; to authorize the transfer, appropriation, and  
expenditure of the funds deposited within the Brice Road TIF Fund; and to  
allow for reimbursement of expenditures incurred prior to the Purchase  
Order; and to declare an emergency. ($450,000.00)  
To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $71,028.66 within  
the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize the City  
Auditor to transfer $213,085.99 within the General Fund; to authorize the  
payment of up to $284,114.65 in accordance with the Public School  
Revenue Sharing Program for the Olentangy Local School District; to  
authorize the expenditure not to exceed of $284,114.65 from the General  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($284,114.65)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
three grant agreements in an aggregate amount up to $137,000.00 with  
the Franklinton Special Improvement District of Columbus, the 5th Avenue  
and 4th Street Special Improvement District, and the University District  
Special Improvement District, Inc.; to authorize the transfer and  
expenditure of up to $137,000.00 from the General Fund; to authorize  
advance funding per a predetermined schedule; and to declare an  
emergency. ($137,000.00)  
To authorize the appropriation of $297,500.00 from the unappropriated  
balance of the Housing/Business Tax Incentives Fund to the Department  
of Development to provide funds for the administration of tax incentive  
projects for the 2026 budget year; and to declare an emergency.  
($297,500.00)  
To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $119,412.15  
within the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize and  
direct the City Auditor to transfer an amount not to exceed $477,648.60  
within the General Fund; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to make a  
payment not to exceed a total of $597,060.75 in accordance with the  
Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) Program for the one (1) remaining JGI  
agreement for which the employer (The Ohio State University) has met all  
of the requirements set forth in their JGI agreement but has not been paid  
and thus is eligible to receive their payment for tax year 2024 (also  
calendar year and/or report year) in 2024; to authorize the expenditure not  
to exceed of $597,060.75 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($597,060.75)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a grant agreement in an amount up to $110,000.00 with Columbus State  
Community College to provide financial support for their Small Business  
Development Center staff; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of up  
to $110,000.00 from the General Fund; to advance funding per a  
predetermined schedule; and to declare an emergency. ($110,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a not-for-profit service contract with the Neighborhood Design Center  
(NDC) in an amount up to $318,000.00 to manage all aspects of the  
Power of One - Corridor and Parcel Intervention Program and provide  
design assistance and general management to the NCR districts; to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $318,000.00 from the 2025 General  
Fund Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($318,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement  
with Junior Achievement of Central Ohio, Inc. to renovate and update  
existing building and infrastructure; to authorize the expenditure of  
$500,000.00 from the Development Taxable Bond Fund; to authorize the  
advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule provided in the terms  
of the agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a grant agreement with Franklinton Board of Trade in an amount up to  
$25,000.00; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $25,000.00 from  
the General Fund; to allow for advancement of grant funds on a  
predetermined schedule; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute  
and deliver the Termination and Release Agreement by and among the  
City, Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, Hallmark Dublin Road,  
LLC, and Quarry Lofts Partners, LLC to terminate the Tax Increment  
Financing and Cooperative Agreement dated May 12, 2021 and the  
Declaration of Covenants and Imposition of Continuing Priority Lien dated  
June 8, 2021; to authorize such Director to also execute and deliver a  
Release and Termination of Declaration certificate between City and the  
Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority evidencing the termination  
of the declaration; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into  
contracts with Versalift East LLC for the purchase of (2) Insulated Aerial  
Bucket Trucks; to appropriate funds within the Municipal Motor Vehicle  
Tax Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $340,766.00 from the  
Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund to purchase the equipment; and to  
declare an emergency. ($340,766.00)  
To dedicate and name a tract of real property owned by the City as East  
Livingston Avenue. ($0.00)  
To accept the plat titled “Cobblestone Townhomes Section 1” from  
Tamarack Land-Bachman Farms, LLC; and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract  
modification with Complete General Construction Company in connection  
with the Intersection - Cleveland Avenue at Myrtle Avenue project; to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $81,322.22 from the Streets and  
Highways Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($81,322.22)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute a  
contribution agreement with the Short North Alliance, Inc. to provide  
funding for various public parking initiatives within the Short North Parking  
Benefit District in 2026; to authorize an expenditure in an amount up to  
$300,000.00 from the Mobility Enterprise Operating Fun; and to declare  
an emergency. ($300,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with  
Norfolk Southern Railway Company relative to the Arterial Street  
Rehabilitation - Williams Road Corridor - Scioto River to South Hamilton  
Road project; to authorize the encumbrance and expenditure of up to  
$12,500.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($12,500.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to authorize payment to Blue Chip  
Broadcasting LTD dba Radio One per invoice approved by the  
Department Director (or designee) in an amount not to exceed $3,662.00  
from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,662.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement with Ohio State University College of Social Work  
in support of the One Linden Schools Initiative; and to authorize the  
expenditure from the General Fund; and to authorize the payment of  
non-food related program expenses incurred starting August 1, 2025; and  
to allow food and/or non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred after the  
effective date of the ordinance; and to declare an emergency.  
($152,277.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
enter into contract with Procon, Professional Construction Services, Inc.  
for the Champions Golf Course Simulator Room and Restroom  
Renovation 2025 Project; to authorize the transfer of $77,455.25 within  
the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the amendment  
of the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the expenditure of  
$77,455.25 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($77,455.25)  
To authorize the Director of Development to grant permanent and  
temporary easements to the City of Bexley for the construction of a bridge  
over Alum Creek. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into grant agreement with I Know I Can not-for-profit agency in support of  
a Founders Scholarship; to authorize the expenditure from the General  
Fund for programming. ($20,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement with Hilltop Rise Economic Community  
Development Corporation in support of the Envision Hilltop Plan  
implementation; to authorize the transfer of $222,000.00 within the  
Department of Neighborhoods 2025 General Fund Budget; to authorize  
the expenditure of $222,000.00; to authorize the payment of food and  
non-alcoholic beverage; and to allow advance funding per a  
predetermined schedule. ($222,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement with City of Refuge GoodLife Foundation in  
support of Eastland Development for Growth and Equity Incorporation  
(EDGE, Inc.) in support of the Eastland for Everyone Plan implementation;  
and to authorize the expenditure from the General Fund; and to authorize  
the payment of food and non-alcoholic beverage; and to allow advance  
funding per a predetermined schedule. ($150,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Neighborhoods to enter into a Not-For-Profit  
General Service Contract with the Neighborhood Design Center for work  
associated with the implementation of the One Linden, Envision Hilltop,  
Eastland for Everyone community plans; and to authorize the expenditure  
from the General Fund. ($100,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement with Greater Linden Business Network in support  
of Linden Economic Development Alliance for the implementation of the  
One Linden Plan; and to authorize the expenditures from the Department  
of Neighborhoods General Fund; and to authorize the payment of food  
and non-alcoholic beverage; and to allow advance funding per a  
predetermined schedule. ($194,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.- Eta Nu Nu  
Chapter in support of the One Linden Plan implementation; and to  
authorize the expenditure from the General Fund; and to authorize the  
payment of non-food related program expenses incurred starting  
November 1, 2025; and to allow food and/or non-alcoholic beverage  
expenses incurred after the effective date of the ordinance. ($50,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into a grant agreement with Directions for Youth & Families, Inc. (DFYF);  
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. ($18,000.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the  
Harmony Project to provide programming support; to authorize an  
expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($10,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Emmanuel V. Remy  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter  
into advance payment grant agreements with non-profit organizations in  
support of the 2025 New American Integration Seed Grants; to authorize  
an expenditure from the General Fund; to authorize the payment of  
non-food related program expenses incurred on or after December 1,  
2025; to authorize the expenditure of funds for reasonable food and/or  
non-alcoholic beverage costs incurred after the effective date of the  
ordinance; and to declare an emergency. ($49,999.60)  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Alcohol, Drug  
and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County in the amount of  
$98,586.00; to authorize the appropriation of $98,586.00 to the Health  
Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; to authorize the City  
Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the State  
Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant Year Two program as  
needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department; and to  
declare an emergency. ($98,586.00)  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept funds from the Ohio  
Commission on Service & Volunteerism and any additional funds for the  
2025-2026 Service-Learning Institute Grant; to authorize the  
appropriation of funds from the unappropriated balance of the Health  
Department Grants Fund, to authorize the City Auditor to transfer  
appropriations between object classes for the 2025-2026  
Service-Learning Institute Grant; and to declare an emergency.  
($5,000.00)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the City Attorney to accept State Victims Award Act (SVAA)  
and federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding from the Office of the  
Ohio Attorney General in the amount of $163,586.25 to support victim  
advocacy services; to authorize total appropriation of $163,586.25 from  
the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grants Fund; and  
to declare an emergency. ($163,586.25)  
To authorize the Department of Finance and Management to enter into  
contract with 908 Devices Inc. for the purchase of a MX908 handheld  
mass spectrometer chemical detection system, with requested  
accessories and associated shipping costs for the Division of Police,  
Organized Crime Bureau; and to authorize the expenditure of $79,761.33  
from the FY24 JAG. ($79,761.33)  
To authorize the Department of Finance and Management, to enter into  
contract to Harrison Trailers LLC for the purchase and delivery of a  
four-horse gooseneck trailer, with requested accessories, for the Division  
of Police Mounted Unit; to authorize the expenditure of $57,912.00 from  
the FY24 JAG. ($57,912.00)  
To authorize the Columbus City Attorney to accept $166,650.00 in grant  
funding from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to continue  
implementation of the county-wide Blueprint for Safety Interagency  
Domestic Response initiative through December 31, 2026; to authorize  
the appropriation of $166,650.00 in the general government grant fund;  
and to declare an emergency. ($166,650.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of  
the Division of Fire, to modify an existing contract with ImageTrend, LLC  
for a License Management system addition to the current comprehensive  
records management system; to authorize the expenditure of $66,000.00  
from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($66,000.00)  
To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the  
Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with Ohio Bar  
Liability Insurance Company OBLIC pursuant to Ohio Revised Code  
Section 1901.38; to authorize the expenditure of up to $5,300.00 to  
provide professional liability insurance for staff attorneys from the Franklin  
County Municipal Court Judges Funds; and to declare an emergency.  
($5,300.00)  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into  
contract with Ketchum & Walton Company, for the purchase and  
installation of acoustical panels; to authorize the appropriation of  
$82,060.00 from the Special Revenue Fund, entitled the Police  
Continuing Professional Training Fund; to authorize the expenditure of  
$82,060.00 from the Police Continuing Professional Training Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($82,060.00)  
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to authorize payment to various  
vendors for services rendered as part of City Council's Public Safety  
Week per the invoices approved by the Department Director (or  
designee) in an amount not to exceed $24,389.80; to authorize the  
expenditure of $24,389.80 from the General Fund, Public Safety Initiatives  
Subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($24,389.80).  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept  
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Overdose  
Data to Action program funding via a sub award from Franklin County  
Public Health (FCPH) in the amount of $200,000.00; to authorize an  
appropriation and expenditure of funds upon receipt of annual executed  
agreements; to appropriate award funds to Columbus Public Safety for  
expansion of Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team  
outreach activities; to authorize the appropriation of $200,000.00 from the  
unappropriated balance of the General Government Grants Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify and extend  
the contract for the option to purchase AED Medical Devices and  
Supplies with Zoll Medical Corporation, and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the City Auditor to create a Special Revenue subfund titled  
“Court Modernization Fund” for the purpose of depositing proceeds  
received from court costs; to authorize the use of such funds for court  
projects supporting the Municipal Court’s transfer to the new courthouse;  
to appropriate an amount up to, but not to exceed, the unencumbered  
cash balance in the subfund; to authorize the expenditure of said funds for  
such purposes; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into professional  
services contracts with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns & Dehaven, Inc., and  
G-A-I Consultants, Inc., for Power General Engineering Services  
2024-2026; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the  
Electricity Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $750,000.00  
for the contracts; and to declare an emergency. ($750,000.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify  
the marketing and branding agreement with Canvaas Consulting LLC;  
extending the end date of the contract to December 31, 2026. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a contract modification to add funding for the Lead Service Line  
Replacement - Pilot Program project with Travco; to authorize an  
amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $500,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)  
MBE Participation  
To amend Section 2 of Ordinance 2845-2024 to authorize a  
Sub-recipient Agreement - Not-For-Profit Service Contract with the  
Columbus Region Green Fund to administer a US DOE EECBG grant on  
behalf of the Department of Public Utilities; and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a professional services contract with Advanced Engineering Consultants  
for design of the Circuit 576 and 577 Street Lighting Improvements  
project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement  
Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the  
Electricity Bond Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$354,747.63 for the project. ($354,747.63)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a  
contract with The Safety Company, LLC for the purchase of a TV and  
Cutter Truck for the Department of Public Utilities; to amend the 2025  
Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and  
appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure  
of up to $507,000.00 from the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for this  
purchase; and to declare an emergency. ($507,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Water and Power to modify a contract with  
Deer Valley Farm Supply for the Class B Liquid Biosolids Land  
Application Program to add additional funding; to authorize the  
expenditure of $250,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewerage Operating Fund.  
($250,000.00)  
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on  
behalf of Sustainable Columbus, to enter into a non-profit service contract  
with Solar United Neighbors (SUN) for the implementation of the Solar  
Co-Op Management program to support the City’s clean and equitable  
energy goals; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of  
$319,500.00 from the Sustainable Columbus fund. ($319,500.00)  
To authorize the Director of Water and Power to pay the annual discharge  
fees for fiscal year 2025 to the State of Ohio, Ohio Environmental  
Protection Agency, for the Division of Water Reclamation and the Division  
of Stormwater; and to authorize the expenditure of $82,800.00 from the  
Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund and $10,000.00 from the Storm Sewer  
Operating Fund. ($92,800.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to extend  
the contract with Power a Clean Future Ohio for the Sustainable  
Columbus Climate Action Plan Update. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify a  
contract for the 2022 Utility Cut Restoration Project with Decker  
Construction Company for the Division of Water; to extend the contract  
through June 30, 2026; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to modify a not-for-profit service contract with the Columbus Region  
Green Fund for implementation of additional energy saving services; to  
extend the not-for-profit service contract with the Columbus Region Green  
Fund until funds are expended; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the  
Master Services Agreement with American Municipal Power, Inc. by  
$25,000.00 for participation in the Community Energy Savings Smart  
Thermostat Program and associated services on behalf of the Division of  
Power; to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the Electricity  
Operating Fund; to authorize an extension of the existing MSA contract  
term through March 31, 2026; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the  
Department of Public Service, to modify contracts with Columbus Truck &  
Equipment Center LLC; to allow for raw material and labor surcharges of  
up to $188,670.00; to authorize the expenditure of up to $188,670.00  
from the Division of Refuse Collection Bond Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($188,670.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Process Control  
Computer System Maintenance with Schneider Electric Systems USA  
Inc.; and to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from General Budget  
Reservation; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)  
To modify the professional engineering services contract with Murphy  
Epson, Inc., for the Lead Service Line Outreach project; to authorize an  
amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a  
transfer of cash and appropriation within the Water Bond Fund; to  
authorize an expenditure of up to $638,046.88 from the Water Bond Fund  
to pay for the contract modification; and to declare an emergency.  
($638,046.88)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the City Attorney to spend City funds to acquire and accept  
in good faith certain fee simple and lesser real estate and to contract for  
associated professional services in order for the Department of Public  
Utilities to timely complete the acquisition of Real Estate for the  
Broadview Road 30 Inch Transmission Main; 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; to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $275,000.00 from the Water Bond  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($275,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify past, present and  
future contract(s) and purchase orders from Aldea Services LLC. to LJB,  
Inc.; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $657,093.00 of the FY  
2025 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) as well as the transfer of  
appropriation and the expenditure in an amount up to $35,726.23 of the  
FY 2024 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the U.S. Department of  
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Department of  
Development; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development  
to enter into a Subrecipient Agreement - Not for Profit Service Contract in  
an amount up to $692,819.23 with the Community Shelter Board for the  
administration of the City's Emergency Solutions Grant monies; to  
authorize payment for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages  
residents as it is an operational cost associated with shelters and these  
expenditures are only reimbursable beginning with the effective date of  
this ordinance; to authorize the payment of expenditures prior to the start  
of the purchase order beginning July 1, 2025; and to declare an  
emergency. ($692,819.23)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a service contract with Amanda King, dba Spatialist LLC in an amount up  
to $45,000.00 for the purpose of updating Department’s HOME policies  
for all programs for compliance with the HOME Final Rule; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $45,000.00 from the department’s 2025 General  
Fund budget; and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)  
To set forth a statement of municipal services and zoning conditions to be  
provided to the area contained in a proposed annexation (AN25-026) of  
48.7± Acres in Hamilton Township to the City of Columbus as required by  
the Ohio Revised Code; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Development to execute lease agreement for  
the property located at 435 W. State Street (010-042704). ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute  
any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of  
two parcels of real property (0000 E. Ave. and 0000 E. Ave.) held in the  
Land Bank pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute  
any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of  
four parcels of real property (666 Lock Ave.); (0000 Lock Ave.); (0000  
Lock Ave.) and (0000 Lock Ave.) held in the Land Bank pursuant to the  
Land Reutilization Program. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute  
any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of  
one parcel of real property (836 E 5th Ave.) held in the Land Bank  
pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Development, or a designated assignee, on  
behalf of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Public  
Utilities, to enter into a Second Amended to License Agreement with  
Cellco Partnership to adjust annual rent to account for a decrease in the  
number of tower antennas; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or an  
authorized assignee, to execute and acknowledge a Fourth Amendment  
to the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement with the Franklin County  
Board of Commissioners necessary to grant the Zoo an extension to the  
term of the lease agreement for the City’s real property located at 4850  
West Powell Road, Powell, Ohio 43065; and to declare an emergency.  
($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of Development to modify a contract in an  
amount up to $160,000.00 with Evolved Plumbing and Mechanical LLC  
as part of the Division of Housing’s Emergency Repair program; to  
amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of  
funds within the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $160,000.00 from the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; and  
to declare an emergency. ($160,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a  
contract with LifeCare Alliance an amount up to $50,000.00 to administer  
the CHORES home repair program on behalf of the City of Columbus; to  
authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $50,000.00 from the  
Housing Business Tax Incentive fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($50,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Development to encumber funds for a  
contract to conduct a historic preservation assessment in an amount up to  
$150,000.00 with a to-be-determined firm; to authorize an appropriation  
and expenditure in an amount up to $150,000.00 within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a  
grant agreement with the Tony R Wells Foundation dba The Wells  
Foundation in an amount up to $9,000.00 to provide assistance to  
individuals facing housing instability; to authorize the expenditure of up to  
$9,000.00 the 2025 General Fund Budget; to authorize advance  
payments per a predetermined schedule; and to declare an emergency.  
($9,000.00)  
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  
EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-1  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT), on  
behalf of the Mayor's Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), to enter into a  
contract for the purchase of annual B2GNow software subscriptions, the  
provisioning and hosting of a citywide supplier diversity management  
system, as well as overall product maintenance, support, and professional  
services; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus  
City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of $139,523.00 from the  
Department of Technology, Information Services Operating Fund.  
($139,523.00)  
SR-2  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the  
Office of Construction Management, to modify and increase the  
agreement with Moody Nolan, Inc., for Architect-of-Record Services for  
the New Municipal Court Building project; to authorize an expenditure up  
to $1,646,605.00 from the Construction Management Taxable Bonds  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,646,605.00)  
MBE Participation  
SR-3  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a contract on behalf of the Facilities Management Division  
with Ohio Technical Services, Inc. for inspection, testing, removal, and/or  
remediation of hazardous materials from city facilities; to authorize the  
expenditure of $130,000.00 from the General Fund; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City  
Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($130,000.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-4  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a grant agreement with Rev1 Ventures for the purpose of proving rent  
support per section 2 of the Memorandum of Understanding and in  
furtherance of the 2022 Downtown Strategic Plan; to authorize the  
appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,875,000.00 from the  
Neighborhood Economic Development Fund; to authorize the  
advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1,875,000.00)  
SR-5  
To authorize the Director of Development to execute contracts with  
numerous for-profit, not-for-profit, and social service agencies in an  
amount up to $1,318,319.22 for the purpose of assisting the Department  
of Development to administer the Accelerate Columbus program; and to  
authorize the appropriation and expenditure of funds an amount up to  
$428,579.72 within the Income Tax Set Aside Fund; to authorize the  
expenditure of $889,739.50 from the General Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1,318,319.22)  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-6  
To authorize the transfer of appropriation within the Street Construction,  
Maintenance and Repair Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service  
to enter into a contribution agreement with the Greater Columbus Arts  
Council in support of the Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children Art  
Memorial Installation; to accept, on behalf of the City, title and ownership  
of the completed Artwork and add it to the City’s public art collection upon  
final acceptance and required approvals; to authorize the expenditure of  
up to $80,000.00 within the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair  
Fund and General Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($80,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-7  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant  
agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to support  
the Greenways Improvements 2025 Project and accept a grant in the  
amount of $435,931.86; and to authorize the appropriation of  
$435,931.86 in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. ($435,931.86)  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. BEATTY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-8  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
appropriate $1,000,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the  
Recreation and Parks Grant Fund for the provision of home and  
community-based services for older adult residents; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1,000,000.00)  
SR-9  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a supply contract  
with International Identification DBA National Band & Tag Company for  
the purchase of rabies vaccination tags; to waive the competitive bidding  
provisions of Columbus City Code; to authorize an expenditure from the  
Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($12,840.00)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Public Safety to  
enter into contract with Alina Sharafutdinova DBA Village Venture LLC,  
for grant management services for the RREACT program; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize  
an expenditure of $96,556.00 from the General Government Grant Fund;  
and to declare an emergency. ($96,556.00)  
To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit known as  
Samuel McKenzie v. City of Columbus, Case No. 2:23-cv-2999, pending  
in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; to  
authorize the expenditure of the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero  
Cents ($40,000.00) in settlement of the lawsuit; and to declare an  
emergency. ($40,000.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a professional engineering services contract with Arcadis US, Inc. for the  
Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements  
project; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Sanitary  
Revolving Loan Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio  
Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; and to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $3,132,414.00 from the Sanitary  
Revolving Loan Fund for the contract. ($3,132,414.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a professional engineering services contract with HDR Engineering, Inc.  
for the Southerly Water Reclamation Plant Dewatering Improvements  
project; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Sanitary  
Revolving Loan Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio  
Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; and to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $3,446,125.60 from the Sanitary  
Revolving Loan Fund for the contract. ($3,446,125.60)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with Capital Electric Line Builders for the Smart Lighting Phase 2  
LED Conversions project; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to  
apply for, accept, and execute documents necessary to enter into a grant  
agreement with the State of Ohio Department of Development and to  
repay any unused grant funds; to appropriate funds; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $1,339,261.54 from the Electricity Bond Fund and  
the Electricity Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,339,261.54)  
To authorize the expenditure of $2,000,000.00 or so much thereof as may  
be necessary from the Division of Refuse Collection General Fund to pay  
waste disposal tipping fees for the Division of Refuse Collection; to  
authorize the Director of Public Service to establish an encumbrance of  
$2,000,000.00 to pay refuse tipping fees to the Solid Waste Authority of  
Central Ohio for the Division of Refuse Collection pursuant to an existing  
lease agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($2,000,000.00)  
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer funds  
from the Special Purpose - PFAS Settlement Fund to the Department of  
Public Utilities, Water Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency.  
($11,177,600.69)  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all  
General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the  
appropriate Universal Term Contract for the purchase of materials and  
services for the Safe and Clean Corridors Street Lighting Conversion for  
the Department of Public Utilities from W.W. Grainger, Inc., Loeb Electric  
Company, Crescent Electric Supply Company, Utility Supply Company,  
Springfield Electric Supply Company, and New River Electrical  
Corporation; to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,250,000.00 from the  
Electricity Bond Fund to pay for the equipment: and to declare an  
emergency. ($1,250,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish  
purchase orders and associate purchase agreements with multiple  
vendors for the purchase of refuse collection containers and parts from  
Tank Holding Corp dba Snyder Industries Inc., IPL North America Inc., and  
Rehrig Pacific; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,007,592.00 from  
the Refuse Bond Fund for the purchase of these containers and parts; and  
to declare an emergency. ($1,007,592.00)  
To authorize the City Attorney, on behalf of the Director of the Department  
of Public Utilities, to enter into a contract for special legal counsel and  
professional services with Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; to authorize  
the expenditure of $469,953.75 split among the Electricity, Water,  
Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of City Code; and to declare an  
emergency. ($469,953.75)  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: HARDIN, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Development with the approval by Columbus  
City Council to approve the forgiveness of individual loans to homeowners  
who meet the eligibility requirements of the program, the current request  
for forgiveness is approximately $1,766,587.33, which will remove the  
burden of these qualifying homeowners and help support housing stability,  
and will lower the City’s expenses with AmeriNational who manages  
these loans on our behalf; and declare an emergency. ($1,766,587.33)  
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure in an amount  
up to $352,000.00 of HOME Investment Partnerships Program  
(HOME-ARP) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  
Development; authorizes the Director of the Department of Development  
to enter into a Subrecipient Not For Profit Service Contract with  
Southeast Inc., in an amount up to $352,000.00 to establish a team of  
engagement specialists to provide supportive services for those that are  
deemed eligible under the HOME-ARP guidelines; authorizes the  
appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $28,200.00 within the  
Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; authorizes the Director of the Department  
of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Southeast Inc., in an  
amount up to $28,200.00 to provide operational support; authorizes food  
and non-alcoholic beverages to be considered an operational cost of this  
non-profit organization; authorizes the expenditures prior to the purchase  
order beginning December 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029; to  
authorize the advancement of a portion of the grant agreement in a  
predetermined schedule; and to declare an emergency. ($380,200.00)  
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure in an amount  
up to $264,000.00 of HOME Investment Partnerships Program  
(HOME-ARP) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  
Development; authorizes the Director of the Department of Development  
to enter into a Subrecipient Not For Profit Service Contract with  
Maryhaven Inc., in an amount up to $264,000.00 to establish a team of  
engagement specialists to provide supportive services for those that are  
deemed eligible under the HOME-ARP guidelines; authorizes the  
appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $21,150.00 within the  
Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; authorizes the Director of the Department  
of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Maryhaven Inc., in an  
amount up to $21,150.00 to provide operational support; authorizes food  
and non-alcoholic beverages to be considered an operational cost of this  
non-profit organization; authorizes the expenditures prior to the purchase  
order beginning December 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029; to  
authorize the advancement of a portion of the grant agreement in a  
predetermined schedule; and to declare an emergency. ($285,150.00)  
To authorize the Director of Department of Development to execute a  
funding agreement in an amount up to $10,000,000.00 with the Central  
Ohio Community Land Trust to develop affordable housing; to authorize  
the expenditure of up to $10,000,000.00 from the Affordable Housing  
Bond Fund; to authorize advancement of funds on a predetermined  
schedule; to authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the  
purchase order; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000,000.00)  
ADJOURNMENT  
To authorize the appropriation of $1,795,428.00 from the unappropriated  
balance of the Land Management Fund to the Department of  
Development to provide funds for the administration of the Real Estate  
and Land Redevelopment Division for budget year 2026; and to declare  
an emergency. ($1,795,428.00)