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FR-2
To amend Ordinance No. 1797-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on July 14, 2025, to change the scope of the project and revise the amount of the authorized grant to $1,000,000.00 …
The key changes include:
Revised Grant Amount: The authorized grant for the project has been increased to $1,000,000.00
FR-3
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 parts, materials, supplies and services for the Division of Water Reclamation, Southerly Water Reclamation Plant …
This action is for the purchase of parts, materials, supplies, and services for the Division of Water Reclamation at the Southerly Water Reclamation P...
FR-4
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew the sole source contract with K.N.S. Services, Inc., for the Columbus Water & Power New Headquarters Security Improvements Project, Phase 2 …
Services, Inc. for the Columbus Water & Power New Headquarters Security Improvements Project, Phase 2
FR-5
To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those document(s) necessary to release all the City’s sanitary easement rights described and recorded in Instrument Number 201509300138243 and a portion of the City’s sanitary easement rights described and recorded in Instrument Number 201509300138244, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)
Specifically, it pertains to the full vacation of a 0.016-acre easement recorded under Instrument Number 201509300138243 and a partial vacation of a 0...
FR-6
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a services contract with Synagro Central, LLC for the Hap Cremean Water Plant Residuals Removal - Lagoon 2 project …
The expenditure is capped at $2,905,749.00, to be funded from the Water Operating Fund
FR-7
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with BLD Services, LLC, for the 2025 Annual Lining Contract project …
The total expenditure for this project is up to $11,111,848.45
FR-8
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification for Professional Engineering Services for the Home Road Water Plant with Hazen and Sawyer …
The total expenditure authorized is up to $57,500,000.00, to be funded from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund
FR-9
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton Incorporated for the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract …
The contract modification is for the period of 2023-2025
FR-10
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify the contract with RCC Global, LLC for the Customer Information System and Integrated Systems Upgrade Project …
The modification authorizes an expenditure of $5,945,675.50, which will be split across the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operati...
FR-11
To rezone 1854 STELZER RD. (43219), being 18.60± acres located on the east side of Stelzer Road, at the terminus of Citygate Drive, From: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential and R, Rural District, To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning #Z25-050).
The property, currently zoned L-AR-1 (Limited Apartment Residential) and R (Rural District), is proposed to be rezoned entirely to L-AR-1, Limited Apa...
FR-12
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.27, Parking setback line …
The applicant, Metro Development III LLC, seeks to reduce the required parking setback from 25 feet to 5 feet and the building setback from 60 feet to...
FR-13
To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3332.033, R-2 residential district, of the Columbus City Codes …
The R-2 district does not typically permit manufactured homes
CA-2
To authorize the appropriation of $52,402.08 within the CDBG Entitlement Fund and $10,555.33 within the CDBG Revolving Loan Fund …
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
CA-3
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Purchase Agreement (CDW Government, LLC) for the procurement of Cisco Voice licensing and WebEx subscriptions …
The total expenditure authorized is $499,262.16
CA-4
To authorize the payment of $7,622.75 for PTO and benefits which have accumulated in excess of the maximum amount established by salary ordinance for MCP employees. ($7,622.75)
This amount exceeds the maximum accrual limits established by the city's salary ordinance
CA-5
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 0.044 acres of property with Douglas Hinton, trustee of the Douglas P. Hinton 2/16/16 amended and restated revocable trust. ($0.00)
Hinton 2/16/16 amended and restated revocable trust
CA-6
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or his designee, to execute and acknowledge those documents, as approved by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant, at no cost, fee simple title to the Board of County Commissioners, Franklin County, Ohio to an approximate 0.124 acre tract of property to be split from that city-owned real property, and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
This transfer is at no cost and is necessary for the Innis Road improvement project
CA-7
To authorize the Director of Development to refund the Reeb Avenue Center in the amount of $5,494.92 …
Additionally, it authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of the same amount from the Property Management Fund
CA-8
To transfer, appropriate, and authorize the expenditure of service payments in lieu of taxes deposited into the Milo-Grogan TIF Fund to Coulter Properties, LLC …
These funds will reimburse Coulter Properties for soft costs and construction expenses, including demolition, related to public infrastructure improve...
CA-9
To accept the application (AN25-024) of Wendy King and Kristyne Casias for the annexation of certain territory containing 4.6± acres in Mifflin Township …
The property is currently vacant and is intended for multi-family development, specifically an apartment community
CA-10
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.127 acre portion of the right-of-way near 175 Cleveland Avenue to Columbus State Community College. ($0.00)
The transfer is at no cost ($0.00)
CA-11
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.240 acre portion of right-of-way near Oxford Street to 1400 Grogan Avenue, LLC, Rock Property Rentals, LLC, and Gateway 2000 Rentals, LLC - all controlled by Mickael Stickney. ($16,720.00)
The land will be transferred to 1400 Grogan Avenue, LLC, Rock Property Rentals, LLC, and Gateway 2000 Rentals, LLC, all entities controlled by Mickael...
CA-12
To accept the plat titled “Lansdowne Farms Section 2” from D.R. Horton-Indiana, LLC …
Horton-Indiana, LLC
CA-13
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s certificate in the amount of $50,000.00 for various expenditures for labor, materials, and equipment in conjunction with greenways trail system improvements within the Recreation and Parks Department …
It also approves the transfer of $75,807.23 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund and amends the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget
CA-14
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s certificate in the amount of $100,000.00 for various expenditures for labor, materials, and equipment in conjunction with facilities, parks, and amenities improvements within the Recreation and Parks Department …
The funds will be expended from the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund
CA-15
To amend Ordinance 3429-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on December 15, 2025, to specify that funding for East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. is to be provided up front in support of their Murals on Main Program …
The amendment will ensure that funding for the East Main Street Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. is provided up front to support their M...
CA-16
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Muhlenkamp Ag LLC for the Linden Green Line Clearing Project …
This action requires an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget and authorizes the expenditure of $72,380.14 from the Recreation and Parks V...
CA-17
To authorize and direct the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Wright’s Concessions, LLC, for food concessions/catering at Lou Berliner Sports Park. ($0.00)
The contract has a stated cost of $0.00, indicating it may be revenue-generating for the city or a no-cost agreement for services provided.
CA-18
To approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #2007-01 (revised) executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Ohio Council 8, Local 1632, which amends and updates previously approved MOU #2007-01, in CWP, by providing for additional incentive pay and examination fee coverage as well as updating job classification titles and adding a job classification to the MOU …
The revisions focus on the Utilities Operator in Training (OIT) classification and related roles
CA-20
To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into the fourth year of a four-year contract with Avertest DBA Averhealth for monitoring services associated with the SCRAM …
The expenditure is capped at $225,000.00, to be funded from the electronic alcohol monitoring fund
CA-22
To accept the application (AN25-020) of Anderson Farms, Ltd. for the annexation of certain territory containing 150.5± acres in Norwich Township. ($0.00)
The property is currently farmland and is anticipated for mixed-use development
CA-23
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract in an amount up to $175,000.00 with SVS Home Improvements & Design LLC, to provide residential emergency heating, plumbing, water and sewer, and electrical services as part of the Division of Housing’s Emergency Repair program …
This contract will provide emergency residential services including heating, plumbing, water, sewer, and electrical repairs through the Division of Ho...
CA-24
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract in an amount up to $125,000.00 with Hairston’s Services LLC, to provide residential emergency heating, plumbing, water and sewer, and electrical services as part of the Division of Housing’s Emergency Repair program …
This contract will provide emergency residential services including heating, plumbing, water and sewer, and electrical repairs through the Division of...
CA-25
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to extend the contract for the option to purchase Transformers with Springfield Electric Supply Co. LLC, dba Echo Electric …
LLC, dba Echo Electric for the option to purchase Transformers
CA-26
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the contract for Joint Use of Poles with Ohio Power Company, dba American Electric Power, for the Division of Power …
The modification, designated as Modification 17, will increase the contract by $123,135.00
CA-27
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a not for profit services contract for water quality assessment and watershed monitoring services for Central Ohio watersheds with the Midwest Biodiversity Institute, Inc. …
The expenditure will be from the Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund
CA-28
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the existing Indefinite Quantity Agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for assistance in performing in confined space entries to install or replace sensors, calibrate sensors, and perform maintenance services …
The services include performing in confined space entries for sensor installation, replacement, calibration, and general maintenance
CA-29
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 lawn mowing services for the Department of Public Utilities …
The expenditure of $152,000.00 will be funded from the Water Operating Fund and is intended for the Department of Public Utilities
CA-30
To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those document(s) necessary to release a portion of the City’s sanitary easement rights described and recorded in Official Record 10635E03, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)
The easement being released contains 183 square feet and is located within Lot 10 of the Franklinton Square subdivision, as recorded in Official Recor...
CA-31
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to apply for, accept, and enter into loan agreements with the Ohio Water Development Authority for capital improvement projects …
The agenda item specifies that a dedicated source of repayment will be designated for these loans
CA-32
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify the contract with Invizions, Inc. for Electrical Substation and Electrical Maintenance Services …
The modification allows for an expenditure of $700,000.00, which will be funded from the Electricity Operating Fund.
CA-33
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into Universal Term Contracts for the option to purchase Conductor Wire and Cable with American Wire Group LLC and Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc. …
The expenditure authorized is a nominal $2.00, which serves as a placeholder to establish the contracts
CA-34
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a grant agreement for mural painting and project coordination services on pump stations along the Olentangy River as set forth in the Scope of Services with Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed for the Divisions of Water Reclamation …
The project aims to beautify pump stations, specifically mentioning one at 560 W Goodale St, and enhance public engagement with water infrastructure
CA-35
To authorize the City’s Real Estate Office to spend City funds to acquire and accept in good faith certain fee simple and lesser real estate located in the vicinity of the intersection of Central College Road and New Albany Road West, and contract for associated professional services in order for the Department of Public Utilities to timely complete the acquisition of Real Estate for the Central College Subtrunk Phase 3 project …
The project is managed by the Department of Public Utilities
SR-1
To make appropriations for the 12 months ending December 31, 2026, for each of the several Object Classes for which the City of Columbus has to provide from the monies known to be in the treasury of said City of Columbus, in the fund known as the General Fund, during the said 12 months from the collection of all taxes and from other sources of revenue, the amount of $1,256,877,066.00 $1,258,877,066.00 $1,263,910,366.00 …
The proposed budget totals $1,263,910,366.00, an increase from previous proposals
SR-2
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter contract with Vertiv Corporation for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, and uninterrupted power supply maintenance and repair services with the option to renew for four additional one-year terms or portion thereof …
The total authorized expenditure for the initial term is $298,442.33, with an option to renew for four additional one-year terms
SR-3
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to renew a contract with Accela, Inc. from a State of Ohio Master Cloud Service Agreement for software licensing, maintenance, support, and professional services with the option to renew for three additional one-year terms …
The renewal is for an initial one-year term with the option to extend for three additional one-year terms
SR-4
To authorize the City Treasurer to modify its contract for banking services with JP Morgan Chase Bank to add additional funding …
The modification will allow for the addition of $6,797,500.00 in funding
SR-5
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to establish contracts with various contractors for the maintenance of properties maintained by the Division of Real Estate and Land Redevelopment …
It waives competitive bid requirements and allows expenditures before purchase orders are established
SR-6
To rename the roadway currently known Washington Boulevard to Granville T Woods Boulevard. ($0.00)
Woods Boulevard
SR-7
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget …
The purchase utilizes the ODOT Cooperative Purchase Contract 099-25 and waives competitive bidding provisions
SR-8
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders with Sanofi-Pasteur, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., and Moderna US., Inc., for the purchase of vaccinations for Board of Health …
This action requires waiving the competitive bidding provisions of City Code due to the need to pre-book flu vaccines annually with manufacturers to e...
SR-9
To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget …
Specifically, it allows the City Auditor to transfer $2,500,000.00 within the Affordable Housing Bond Fund
SR-10
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Stantec Consulting Services Inc., for the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract …
The modification requires appropriating funds within the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund and the Water - Water Fresh Market Rate Fund
SR-11
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of distribution switchgear, reclosers and transformers for the Department of Public Utilities …
It also authorizes the expenditure of $7,000,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund for these purchases.
SR-12
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify and increase the contract with Ascension Construction Solutions, LLC., for the Waste Water Treatment Facilities Professional Construction Management Services project …
The ordinance is contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project
SR-13
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew the contract with New River Electrical Corporation for Emergency and Non-Emergency Services for Electric Transmission, Distribution & Street Lighting Systems …
This renewal includes an expenditure of $2,100,000.00, to be funded from the Electricity Operating Fund.
SR-14
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Claypool Electric, Inc., for the Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant (SWWTP) Power System Upgrades and Safety Improvements project …
The total expenditure for this project is up to $16,420,654.00
SR-15
To submit to the electors of the city of Columbus at a special election to be held concurrently with the regular primary election on May 5, 2026, the question of amending the Charter of the City of Columbus, such question to be known as "Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1, Community Crisis Response.”
The amendment aims to establish a community crisis response system managed by Columbus Public Health
LA
To submit to the electors of the city of Columbus at a special election to be held concurrently with the regular primary election on May 5, 2026, the question of amending the Charter of the City of Columbus, such question to be known as "Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2, Community Crisis Response Services.”
If approved, it will establish a comprehensive community crisis response system designed to handle calls that do not involve substantial risk of death...