Office of City Clerk  
90 West Broad Street  
Columbus OH  
City of Columbus  
43215-9015  
columbuscitycouncil.org  
Agenda - Final  
Columbus City Council  
Monday, April 29, 2024  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers, Rm 231  
REGULAR MEETING NO. 23 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 29, 2024 at 5:00  
P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  
ROLL CALL  
READING AND DISPOSAL OF THE JOURNAL  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE JOURNAL  
COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS RECEIVED BY CITY CLERK'S OFFICE  
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THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE  
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 2024  
TREX Type: D5  
To: JC Mulligan’s LLC  
2997 Morse Rd  
Columbus, OH 43231  
From: JC Mulligan’s LLC  
308 N Main St  
Piqua, OH 45356  
Permit #: 4179240  
Stock Type: D5 D6  
To: Singh & Sandhar LLC  
3794 Fishinger Blvd  
Hilliard, OH 43026  
Permit #: 8189005  
Transfer Type: D1 D3  
To: Indreni Indian & Nepali  
Cuisine LLC  
DBA Indreni  
1573 E Dublin Granville Rd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
From: Indreni LLC  
DBA Indreni Mart  
1573 E Dublin Granville Rd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 4129311  
Transfer Type: D1 D2 D3 D3A D6  
To: PJS Restaurant Group LLC  
DBA PJE Restaurant Group LLC  
9 W 9th Ave  
Columbus, OH 43201  
From: Voice Inc  
9 W 9th Ave  
Columbus, OH 43201  
Permit #: 66217600010  
Transfer Type: C1 C2 D6  
To: D & K Venture Inc  
1263 E Dublin Granville Rd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
From: 1263 East Dublin Granville Road LLC  
1263 E Dublin Granville Rd  
Columbus, OH 43229  
Permit #: 1914658  
Transfer Type: D1 D3  
To: Vittorio Investments Inc  
Clubhouse & Patios & Breezeway  
& Storage Bldg & Golf Course  
6005 Alkire Rd  
Columbus, OH 43119  
From: Ricardos Restaurant Inc  
Clubhouse & Patios & Breezeway  
& Storage Bldg & Golf Course  
6005 Alkire Rd  
Columbus, OH 43119  
Permit #: 92892820010  
New Type: D3 D3A  
To: Tippers LLC  
3534 W Dublin Granville Rd  
Columbus, OH 43235  
Permit #: 89429320005  
New Type: D3  
To: 1769 LLC  
1484 Bethel Rd  
Columbus, OH 43220  
Permit #: 65477610005  
Transfer Type: D5 D6  
To: Mediterranean Restaurant Easton JV LLC  
DBA Del Mar Easton  
4089 The Strand East & Patio  
Columbus, OH 43219  
From: Cameron Mitchell Restaurants LLC  
DBA El Segundo Mexican Kitchen  
698 N High St & Bsmt  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 57919060005  
New Type: D3  
To: Witchlab LLC  
1185 1187 W Broad St  
Columbus, OH 43222  
Permit #: 9692304  
New Type: D5  
To: Rep Fieldhouse LLC  
DBA Rep Fieldhouse  
5524 N Hamilton Rd  
Columbus, OH 43230  
Permit #: 7306405  
Transfer Type: D1 D2 D3 D6  
To: Trading & Coffee LLC  
DBA El Carajillo  
Bsmt & Patio  
851 N 4th St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
From: Woodhouse Vegan LLC  
Bsmt & Patio  
851 N 4th St  
Columbus, OH 43215  
Permit #: 9001840  
New Type: D3  
To: Kais Sugar Shack LLC  
3612 Gender Rd  
Columbus, OH 43110  
Permit #: 44458530005  
Transfer Type: C1 C2  
To: Our Neighborhood Market & Cafe Ltd  
1482 Oakland Park Ave  
Columbus, OH 43224  
From: Reem Brother LLC  
DBA Reem Foodmart  
1482 Oakland Park Ave  
Columbus, OH 43224  
Permit #: 6605615  
New Type: D2  
To: Bistrolino LLC  
491 - 495 S Fourth St  
1st Fl & Patio  
Columbus, OH 43206  
Permit #: 07251510005  
Advertise Date: 5/4/2024  
Agenda Date: 4/29/2024  
Return Date: 5/9/2024  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION  
DAY-ACHAUER  
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To recognize the leadership and service of Carla Williams-Scott, the first  
Director of the City of Columbus’ Department of Neighborhoods.  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso  
De Padilla, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
FAVOR  
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To Recognize April 14- 20th as Reentry Week within the City of Columbus  
and Recognize ARCH for their Reentry Services  
Sponsors:  
Shayla Favor, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
WYCHE  
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To recognize and celebrate April as Native Plant Month in Columbus,  
Ohio  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Shannon G. Hardin  
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA  
FR FIRST READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
FR-1  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Liquefied Petroleum  
Gas (Propane) with Ferrellgas, L.P.; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$1.00. ($1.00)  
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 Proline Electric Inc. for the City Hall Electrical Upgrade (Re-bid)  
Project; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to $915,100.00 within  
the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; and to  
authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvements Budget.  
($915,100.00)  
MBE Participation  
FR-3  
To authorize an appropriation within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund  
in support of City Clerk grants as authorized by Council in support of  
Council programming. ($15,000.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-4  
FR-5  
FR-6  
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement  
with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation in an amount up  
to $1,200,000.00 for the purpose of targeting central city areas to  
advance economic and community development initiatives; to authorize  
the appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,200,000.00 from the  
Neighborhood Economic Development Fund; to advance funding per a  
predetermined schedule. ($1,200,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement of forty-five percent (45%) for a  
term of up to six (6) consecutive years with Nuvo Packaging, LLC, in  
consideration of the company’s proposed total capital investment of  
$10,000,000.00 and the creation of one-hundred (100) net new full-time  
permanent positions with an estimated annual payroll of approximately  
$5,872,653.00.  
To approve the application of Courtright Investment Company, LLC to  
designate 10.4 acres of farmland at 4270 Groves Road as agricultural  
districts pursuant to ORC Section 929.02.  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-7  
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 Central College and Ulry Road  
Improvement Project (Project Number 440106-100000); to authorize an  
expenditure of $47,593.00. ($47,593.00)  
FR-8  
To authorize the Interim Director of Public Service to enter into a contract  
modification with Precision Concrete Cutting, Inc. in connection with the  
Pedestrian Safety Improvements-Sidewalk Trip Hazard Repair 2022  
project; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $100,000.00 within the  
Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund to pay for the project.  
($100,000.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
FR-9  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to modify  
the contract with the Neighborhood Design Center by extending the  
contract through July 31, 2025. ($0.00)  
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify a  
contract with MC-NC, LLC Company to provide an additional $55,000.00  
for allowed expenses under the contract, to authorize the appropriation of  
$55,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Debt Retirement  
Fund, and to authorize the expenditure of $55,000.00 from the Debt  
Retirement Fund. ($55,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to  
enter into a grant agreement with the Mid-Ohio Foodbank to provide  
general operating support funds raised through the Empty Bowls  
program; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of  
$10,685.00 from the Recreation and Parks Special Purpose Fund.  
($10,685.00)  
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a  
grant in the amount of $20,000.00 from the National Recreation and  
Parks Association which will provide training and equipment for the  
Recreation and Parks Department boxing program and a value-in-kind  
donation of lighting for Sammons park. ($20,000.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the  
Discovery District Development Corporation dba the Discovery District  
Civic Association in support of their Lafayette Mural Alley project; and to  
authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund. ($10,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer and  
Emmanuel V. Remy  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into a contract  
with HMB - Learning Circle Software, LLC to provide ongoing technical  
support for the CeeHiVE data platform, a program necessary to achieve  
the Mayor’s goal that every 4-year-old in Columbus has access to a  
high-quality pre-kindergarten education; to waive the competitive bidding  
provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure  
of $205,325.00 from the general fund. ($205,325.00)  
To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of Education to enter  
into contracts with various non-profit organizations to provide after-school  
programs and services; and to authorize the expenditure of $312,000.00  
from the general fund. ($312,000.00)  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Tech  
Corps Ohio in support of their Hackathon event; to authorize an  
appropriation and expenditure of $100,000.00 within the Job Growth  
subfund. ($100,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the YWCA  
Columbus in support of the Safe & Sound childcare program; and to  
authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund. ($250,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Rob Dorans  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with South  
Side Learning & Development Center, dba SproutFive, in support of their  
Family Resource Center; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of  
$20,000.00 within the Job Growth subfund. ($20,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla,  
Christopher Wyche and Rob Dorans  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: FAVOR, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the appropriation of $373,717.53 from a combination of FY  
2016 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grant funding  
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  
($371,102.60) and from the 2017 HOME grant funding ($2,614.93). To  
authorize that for any of the HOME grants, that the Department of  
Development Grants Fiscal Manager can request that funds be moved  
between dept./division/object classes as needed; and to authorize that for  
any of the HOME Grants the appropriation of any program income is  
allowable upon request by the Department of Developments Grants Fiscal  
Manager. ($373,717.53)  
To accept the application (AN23-021) of Joshua Klaehn and Maura  
O’Keeffe for the annexation of certain territory containing 0.47± acres in  
Franklin Township.  
To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,250,000.00 of  
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) entitlement grants  
($756,459.62 from the 2022 grant and $9,057.62 from the entitlement  
portion of the 2023 grant and $484,482.76 of program income from the  
2023 grant) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  
Development and to authorize the Director of the Department of  
Development to execute a commitment letter and loan agreement that  
authorizes the city to act as a lender and have a promissory note,  
mortgage, and restrictive convent executed for this project with Elevate  
340 LLC., for the Elevate 340 project. ($1,250,000.00).  
To authorize appropriation and expenditure of up to $400,000.00 of the  
2024 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) entitlement  
grants (G442302) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  
Development and to authorize the Director of the Department of  
Development enter into a commitment letter, loan agreement, promissory  
note, mortgage, and restrictive convent with Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio  
to construct four single family homes with each address having its own set  
of loan documents. ($400,000.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a Housing Development Agreement (HDA) with Erie Ohio Capital CDFI  
Fund LLC for the Granville Woods Loft project; ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a Housing Development Agreement (HDA) with Erie Ohio Capital CDFI  
Fund LLC for the Granville Woods Loft II project; ($0.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a Housing Development Agreement (HDA) with Erie Ohio Capital CDFI  
Fund LLC for the Juniper Crossing II project; ($0.00)  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $50,000.00 within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of  
$20,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund and $50,000.00 from  
the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to pay The Columbus Foundation,  
Foundation for Columbus Public Health, for the management of the 2024  
Community Gardening Projects. ($70,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Christopher Wyche  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Our  
Community Group in support of their Break Bread Men's Wellness Series;  
to authorize payment for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages for  
residents; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the  
Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($75,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a  
grant from Chris Soteriades Charitable Fund of The Columbus  
Foundation; and to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate $634.00  
within the unallocated balance of the Division of Police grant fund  
($634.00).  
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to donate sixty (60) surplus  
uniform shirts to a charitable organization, Knox County Joint Veterans  
Honor Guard, for generic uniforms worn at services; and to waive the  
relevant provisions of Columbus City Code relating to the Sale of  
City-Owned Personal Property. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction  
contract with General Temperature Control, Incorporated, for the Southerly  
Waste Water Treatment Plant East Aeration Control Building HVAC and  
Air Purification project; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds  
from the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund to the Sanitary Revolving Loan  
Fund; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Sanitary Revolving  
Loan Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $7,585,290.00 from  
the Sanitary Revolving Loan Fund and the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for  
the project. ($7,585,290.00).  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation; VBE Participation; EBE  
Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with General Temperature Control, Incorporated,  
for the Jackson Pike Waste Water Treatment Plant HVAC Unit  
Replacement; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds  
from the Sanitary Reserve Fund to the Sanitary-Fresh Water Market Rate  
Program Fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to  
$864,600.00 from the Sanitary-Fresh Water Market Rate Program Fund  
for the contract; and to authorize a transfer and an expenditure of up to  
$2,000.00 within the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the prevailing wage  
services for the project. ($866,600.00)  
MBE Participation; VBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract renewal  
with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for grant writing services; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $80,000.00 split among the Electricity, Water, Sanitary  
Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($80,000.00)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with Harold J. Becker Company, Inc., for the  
Sewer Maintenance Operations Center Phase Five Roof Replacement; to  
authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to  
authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds from the Sanitary  
Reserve Fund to the Sanitary-Fresh Water Market Rate Program Fund; to  
authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,439,400.60 from  
the Sanitary-Fresh Water Market Rate Program Fund for the contract; and  
to authorize an expenditure of up to $2,000.00 from the Sanitary Bond  
Fund to pay for the prevailing wage services for the project.  
($1,441,400.60)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to apply for,  
accept, and enter into additional loan agreements with the Ohio Water  
Development Authority for capital improvement projects; and to designate  
a dedicated source of repayment for the loans. ($0.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
ZONING: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
REZONINGS/AMENDMENTS  
To rezone 2050 E. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD. (43229), being 1.09± acres  
located on the north side of East Dublin-Granville Road, From: CPD,  
Commercial Planned Development District, To: L-C-4, Limited  
Commercial District (Rezoning #Z23-037).  
VARIANCES  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3356.03, C-4  
Permitted uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at  
2050 E. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD. (43229), to allow indoor automobile  
storage in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial District (Council variance  
#CV23-063).  
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3363.01  
M-manufacturing districts; 3312.09, Aisle; 3312.13(B), Driveway;  
3312.25, Maneuvering; 3312.49, Required parking; and 3372.604(A),  
Setback requirements, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property  
located at 1070 S. FRONT ST. (43206), to allow multi-unit residential  
development with reduced development standards in the M,  
Manufacturing District, and to repeal Ordinance #0853-2006 (CV06-010),  
passed on June 19, 2006, and Ordinance #1656-2005 (CV05-044),  
passed October 24, 2005 (Council Variance #CV24-018).  
CA  
CONSENT ACTIONS  
RESOLUTIONS OF EXPRESSION:  
BANKSTON  
Celebrating Edwaard Liang for Over a Decade of Service to BalletMet  
CA-1  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
CA-2  
To Recognize and Celebrate the Grand Opening of G’s Shephard  
Springs Cafe  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Nancy  
Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor, Melissa Green,  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G.  
Hardin  
REMY  
CA-3  
To commemorate NBC4’s Storm Team 4 being awarded the "Most  
Accurate Weather Station in Central Ohio" for 10 years in a row  
Sponsors:  
Emmanuel V. Remy, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso  
De Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Christopher Wyche and Shannon G. Hardin  
HARDIN  
CA-4  
CA-5  
CA-6  
To Celebrate Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church in Honor of its 65th  
Anniversary  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
To Honor and Recognize Bishop Jerome H. Ross as he Celebrates his  
85th Birthday on April 14, 2024  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
To Recognize the 2024 Cinema Columbus Film Festival and Honor Butch  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De  
Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor,  
Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy and Christopher Wyche  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
CA-7  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into  
contract with Bomar Construction Company, Inc. for one (1) year with the  
option to renew for three (3) additional one year periods, to provide for  
building maintenance and construction services for the Department of  
Finance and Management Fleet Management Division; to authorize the  
expenditure of $70,000.00 from the Fleet Operating Fund; and to declare  
an emergency. ($70,000.00)  
CA-8  
CA-9  
To authorize the City Treasurer to extend its contract for banking services  
with Huntington National Bank; to authorize the expenditure of $7,000.00;  
and to declare an emergency. ($7,000.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify and extend  
the Universal Term Contracts for the option to purchase Maintenance  
Service Repairs and Renovations with 2K General Company and Elford,  
Inc., and to declare an emergency.  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all  
General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the  
appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the  
purchase of general contracting for maintenance, service, repairs and  
renovations, with 2K General Co. for the Division of Facilities  
Management; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the  
General Fund; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $500,000.00  
from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; to  
authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvements Budget; and  
to declare an emergency. ($700,000.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase John Deere Heavy  
Duty Equipment Parts with Murphy Tractor and Equipment Co., in  
accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code;  
to authorize the expenditure of $1.00; and to declare an emergency.  
($1.00).  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To amend Ordinance No. 3081-2023, passed by Columbus City Council  
on December 11, 2023, for the purposes of (1) revising the 120-day  
period needed to execute the City of Columbus Enterprise Zone  
Agreement to 90 days after passage from this ordinance, and (2) to  
revise the description of the project site.  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To amend the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer  
of cash and appropriation within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to  
authorize the interim Director of Public Service to enter into agreements  
with and to provide funding to the Ohio Department of Transportation  
relative to the FRA-270-0.96/1.52 project, PID 105498; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $987,360.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond  
Fund to support that project; and to declare an emergency.  
($987,360.00)  
To authorize the Interim Director of Public Service to enter into a  
professional services contract with EMH&T for the Intersection  
Improvements - Refugee Road at Hines Road project; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $600,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond  
Fund to pay for this contract; and to declare an emergency. ($600,000.00)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Interim Director of Public Service to submit applications  
to the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Rail  
Administration for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety  
Improvements Program; to authorize the execution of grant and other  
requisite agreements with Federal Rail Administration and other entities  
providing for the acceptance and administration of said grant award on  
behalf of the City of Columbus Department of Public Service; to authorize  
the expenditure of any awarded funds and the refund of any unused funds;  
and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
To amend the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer  
of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the  
Interim Director of Public Service to enter into a contract modification with  
WSP USA, Inc. for the Roadway - Downtown Columbus Multimodal  
Transportation project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $250,000.00  
from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund for the project; and to declare  
an emergency. ($250,000.00)  
MBE Participation; WBE Participation  
To authorize the Interim Director of Public Service to enter into a contract  
modification with Environmental Design Group, LLC in connection with  
the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project; to  
authorize the expenditure of up to $100,000.00 from the Street  
Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund to pay for this modification;  
and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation  
(ODOT) and yet to be named vendors for the purchase of rock salt based  
on the terms of a cooperative purchase contract to be established by the  
Ohio Department of Transportation; to authorize the Director of Finance  
and Management to establish purchase orders for rock salt; to authorize  
the expenditure of up to $484,000.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle  
License Tax Fund, up to $3,520.00 from the Sewerage Systems  
Operating Fund, up to $59,840.00 from the Water Systems Operating  
Fund; and up to $4,840.00 from the Electricity Systems Operating Fund  
for the purchase of rock salt; to authorize the Director of Finance and  
Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from  
this ordinance with the appropriate Contract Purchase Agreement for  
rock salt; and to declare an emergency. ($552,200.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to apply for grant  
funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)  
NatureWorks grant program for the Sullivant Gardens Park Improvements  
Project; and to declare an emergency. ($0)  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract  
with A&S Play Zone LLC dba A&S Party Rental for open play activities,  
games and attractions for 2024 Cap City Festivals; to authorize the  
expenditure of $12,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating  
Fund and $60,000.00 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and  
to declare an emergency. ($72,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks to  
enter into a grant agreement with Linden Block Party 614, dba We Are  
Linden in support of their capacity building; and to authorize an  
expenditure within the Recreation and Parks operating fund.  
($100,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nicholas Bankston  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To amend the Management Compensation Plan, Ordinance No.  
2713-2013, as amended, by amending Sections 5(D) and 5(E); and to  
declare an emergency.  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: FAVOR, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a  
grant agreement in an amount up to $700,000.00 to provide housing  
support and service coordination for the residents of the Colonial Village  
apartment complex to the Community Shelter Board; to authorize payment  
for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages for residents; to  
authorize the advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule; to  
authorize the transfer of $700,000.00 from the general fund citywide  
account to the Department of Development general fund budget; to  
authorize the expenditure of $700,000.00 from the general fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($700,000.00)  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with  
Lutheran Social Services for the Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention  
and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio  
grant program for the provision of services allowable under the grant for  
eligible clients for the period November 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024, to  
authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the Health Department  
Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)  
To authorize the Board of Health to accept a funds from the Franklin  
County Board of Commissioners for the purchase of birth certificates in  
the amount of $25,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $25,000.00 to  
the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)  
To authorize and direct the appropriation and transfer of $182,489.00  
from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund to the Recreation and  
Parks Grant Fund to support Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging  
programs that help older adults and individuals with disabilities remain  
safe and independent in their homes; and to declare an emergency.  
($182,489.00)  
To authorize the Executive Director, Office of CelebrateOne, and  
Columbus Public Health, to accept a grant extension from the Ohio  
Department of Health in the amount of $288,950.00 for the Ohio Equity  
Initiative 2.0 Project through June 30, 2024; to authorize the appropriation  
and expenditure of up to $288,950.00 from the City’s General  
Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($288,950.00)  
To authorize the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with  
Collaborative Research, LLC for the facilitation and management of the  
Central Ohio HIV Planning Alliance (COHPA), for the provision of services  
allowable under the Health special revenue fund, for persons with HIV or  
AIDS in Central Ohio for the period of March 1, 2024 through February  
28, 2025; to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the Health  
special revenue fund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)  
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Sapna Welsh  
DBA Leverage HR for emotional intelligence training; to authorize an  
expenditure from the Health Departments Grants Fund to pay the costs  
thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($62,825.00)  
EBE Participation  
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a two month grant  
extension from Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $203,275.00  
for the Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for  
Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio Grant Program, for  
a new total award amount of $1,103,275.00, and a new grant period of  
August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024; to authorize the appropriation of  
$203,275.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department  
Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($203,275.00)  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee  
award through the FY23 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program from  
the Bureau of Justice Assistance via the Franklin County Office of Justice  
Policy and Programs; to authorize an appropriation of $180,000.00 from  
the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the  
Division of Police to cover the costs associated with the FY23 Justice  
Assistance Grant; and to declare an emergency. ($180,000.00)  
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept the  
American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog award from the Office of  
Criminal Justice; to authorize the Crime Lab Manager as the official city  
representative to act in connection with this grant; to authorize an  
appropriation of $567,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the  
General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the  
cost of the American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog Grant  
activities and expenditures; and to declare an emergency. ($567,000.00)  
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County  
Municipal Court to accept two grant awards from the Franklin County  
Office of Justice Policy & Programs; to appropriate $95,000.00 from the  
unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the  
Franklin County Municipal Court for the purpose of providing work release  
and electronic monitoring for defendants and to enter into contract with  
Alvis, Inc. and Satellite Tracking of People LLC; and to declare an  
emergency. ($95,000.00)  
To adopt the Franklin County 2023/2024 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan;  
and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with Environmental Remediation Contractor LLC  
for the Merchant Road and R3 Property Demolition project; to authorize  
an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the  
transfer of cash and appropriation within the Water Bond Fund; and to  
authorize the expenditure of $316,573.50 for the project. ($316,573.50)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a contract modification with CTL Engineering, Inc. for the Construction  
Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract; to  
authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to  
authorize a transfer of funds from the Water Reserve Fund to the Water  
Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; to authorize the appropriation of funds in  
the Water Reserve Fund and the Water Fresh Water Market Rate Fund;  
and to authorize the expenditure of $250,080.53 from the Water Fresh  
Water Market Rate Fund for the contract modification. ($250,080.53)  
MBE Participation  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Mainline Couplings,  
Clamps, and Various Parts with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC d/b/a  
Ferguson Waterworks.; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00; and to  
declare an emergency. ($1.00).  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management  
to enter into three (3) Universal Term Contracts to purchase Sewer Pipe  
Fittings with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Ferguson Waterworks,  
Core & Main LP, and Flex Connection Inc. d/b/a Joints Inc.; to authorize  
the expenditure of $3.00 from the General Fund; to declare an  
emergency. ($3.00).  
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all  
General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the  
appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for Light Duty  
Trucks for the Division of Water with George Byers Sons, Inc.; to authorize  
the expenditure of $771,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund and  
$167,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund; and to declare an  
emergency. ($938,000.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
APPOINTMENTS  
Re-appointment of Maude Hill, 3443 Agler Road, Columbus, OH 43219,  
to serve on the Community Reinvestment Area Housing Council, with a  
new term expiration date of March 24, 2027 (résumé attached).  
Reappointment of Joe Reidy, Wagenbrenner Development, 842 North 4th  
Street, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio 43215, to serve on the Wellfield  
Protection Board with a new term expiration date of March 31, 2028  
(resume attached).  
Appointment of Jeffrey Pongonis, 27 Buttles Avenue, Columbus, OH  
43215, to serve on the Downtown Commission with a new term expiration  
date of June 1, 2027 (resume attached).  
Appointment of Deborah Boyd, 3361 Littler Lane, Columbus, OH 43228,  
to serve on the West Scioto Area Commission, with a new term start date  
of May 15, 2024 and an expiration date of May 14, 2027 (resume  
attached).  
Appointment of Rita Cabral, 3470 Rosburg Drive, Columbus, OH 43228,  
to serve on the West Scioto Area Commission, with a new term start date  
of May 15, 2024 and an expiration date of May 14, 2027 (resume  
attached).  
Appointment of Larry Weber, 3903 Cidermill Drive, Columbus, OH  
43204, to serve on the West Scioto Area Commission, with a new term  
start date of May 15, 2024 and an expiration date of May 14, 2027  
(resume attached).  
Appointment of Crystal R. Jackson, 11 Ironclad Drive, Columbus, Ohio  
43213, to serve on the Civilian Police Review Board, with a term  
expiration date of April 30, 2027 (resume attached).  
SR  
EMERGENCY, POSTPONED AND 2ND READING OF 30-DAY LEGISLATION  
FINANCE & GOVERNANCE: BANKSTON, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-1  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Fleet  
Management Division, to establish purchase orders from previously  
established Universal Term Contracts (UTCs) for the purchase of vehicles  
for use by various city agencies and departments; to authorize the  
Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders from  
State of Ohio Cooperative Contracts for related vehicle up-fitting; to  
authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase  
orders for additional vehicle acquisition or vehicle up-fitting needs in  
accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City  
Code; to authorize the appropriation of $9,750,000.00 from the General  
Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $9,750,000.00 from the General  
Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($9,750,000.00)  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS: BANKSTON,  
CHR. BARROSO DE PADILLA, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-2  
To approve an application of the Mayor for the creation of a designated  
outdoor refreshment area to be known as the “Center City DORA;” to  
designate the boundaries of the Center City DORA; to adopt a safety plan  
for the Center City DORA; to authorize the Mayor or his designee(s) to  
enter into a memorandum of understanding or other agreements with  
Center City DORA, Ltd. to provide for the operation and maintenance of  
the designated outdoor refreshment area; and to declare an emergency.  
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION: BARROSO DE PADILLA, CHR.  
DAY-ACHAUER, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-3  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase  
orders and contract with multiple vendors for the purchase of various  
traffic management and control commodities for the Department of Public  
Service; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,900,000.00 from the  
Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund for the purchase of  
various traffic management and control commodities; to authorize the  
expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax  
Fund for the purchase of various traffic management and control  
commodities; and to declare an emergency. ($2,200,000.00)  
NEIGHBORHOODS, RECREATION, & PARKS: DAY-ACHAUER, CHR. WYCHE, VICE  
CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
SR-4  
To authorize the Director of Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a  
grant agreement with The Willie and Vivian Gaddis Foundation in support  
of the Jump Start College Tour; to authorize expenditure within the  
General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($24,900.00)  
SR-5  
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a LPA  
Federal Local-Let Project Agreement with the Ohio Department of  
Transportation for the Olentangy Trail - Northmoor to Clinton Como  
Project and accept a grant in the amount of $5,417,132.00; to authorize  
the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Complete  
General Construction Company for the Olentangy Trail - Northmoor to  
Clinton Como Project; to authorize the transfer of $4,369,137.81 between  
the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and the Recreation and  
Parks Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriation of $5,417,132.00 in the  
Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; to authorize the appropriation of  
$4,369,137.81 in the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and Recreation and  
Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $10,366,269.81  
from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund and Voted Bond Fund; and to  
declare an emergency. ($10,366,269.81)  
WBE Participation  
WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, & LABOR: DORANS, CHR. HARDIN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-6  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Somali  
Community Link Inc. in support of their After School Program; and to  
authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood  
Initiatives subfund. ($100,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Nancy Day-Achauer  
SR-7  
To approve the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement in its entirety  
as executed by representatives of the City of Columbus and Fraternal  
Order of Police, Capital City Lodge #9, dated December 9, 2023 through  
December 8, 2026, to provide for wages, hours, and other terms and  
conditions of employment for members in the bargaining units; and to  
declare an emergency.  
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & BUILDING: FAVOR, CHR. GREEN, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-8  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into  
a professional services contract with Warhol & Wall St Ltd in an amount  
up to $50,000.00 from the general fund to educate Columbus residents  
and stakeholders on the City of Columbus zoning code changes; to  
authorize expenditures prior to the Purchase Order; to waive the  
competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes; to authorize the  
payment for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages; and to  
declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)  
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & EQUITY: GREEN, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
SR-9  
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a sole source contract with  
Calm.com Inc. for mental health and well-being services; to authorize an  
expenditure from the Health Departments Grants Fund to pay the costs  
thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($67,783.92).  
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Besa  
Community, Inc. in support of their capacity building; and to authorize an  
appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives  
subfund. ($300,000.00)  
Sponsors:  
Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob  
Dorans and Melissa Green  
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REMY, CHR. FAVOR, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To amend the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer  
of funds and appropriation within the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; to  
authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into  
contract with K.N.S. Services Inc. and MCIS, Inc. for the Neighborhood  
Safety Cameras Project; to waive the competitive bidding requirements  
of Columbus City Code; and to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00  
from the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund for this project. ($200,000.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into contract on behalf  
of the Division of Police with Gannett Media Corp, for advertising services  
for a marketing campaign to recruit candidates for the sworn position of  
Police Officer; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the  
Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $89,760.00 within  
the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($89,760.00)  
PUBLIC UTILITIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WYCHE, CHR. REMY, VICE CHR.  
ALL MEMBERS  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with The Righter Co., Inc. for the Dodge Park  
Pump Station Radio System Upgrade project; to authorize an amendment  
to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of cash  
and appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to authorize the  
expenditure of $1,201,364.00 for the project. ($1,201,364.00)  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a construction contract with The Righter Co., Inc. for the Stelzer Road  
Pressure Reducing Valve; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital  
Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds  
from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water-Fresh Water Market  
Rate Program Fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of  
$2,158,963.54 from the Water-Fresh Water Market Rate Program Fund  
for the contract; and to authorize an expenditure of $2,000.00 from the  
Water Bond Fund to pay for the prevailing wage services for the project.  
($2,160,963.54)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into  
a professional services contract with MurphyEpson, Inc. for the Lead  
Service Line Public Information Outreach project; to authorize an  
amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the  
transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Water  
Bond Fund; to authorize an expenditure of up to $546,975.55 from the  
Water Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($546,975.55)  
WBE Participation  
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to  
implement and execute a limited Lead Service Line Replacement Pilot  
Program for water service lines; to authorize the Department of Public  
Utilities to perform lead water service line replacements on private  
property with permission of the private property owner; and to declare an  
emergency. ($0.00)  
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a  
contract for the option to purchase Water Meters, Yokes, Meter Setters  
and Appurtenances with Badger Meter Inc.; to authorize the expenditure  
of $1.00; to waive the provisions of competitive bidding; and to declare an  
emergency. ($1.00)  
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Dr.  
Flood LLC, for the payment of emergency water remediation services for  
the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the waiver of the  
competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City  
Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $72,735.00 from the Sanitary  
Sewer Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($72,735.00)  
RULES & POLICY: HARDIN, CHR. DORANS, VICE CHR. ALL MEMBERS  
ADJOURNMENT