Legislation

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant a Revocable Encroachment Easement to Eastglen Professional Condominium First Amendment Eastglen Professional Condominium Association to allow a portion of their sign at 6499 East Broad Street to remain on City property within existing right-of-way. ($0.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Pay Transparency Public Hearing Contact Name: Jessica Caceres Contact Telephone Number: (614) 645-7032 Contact Email Address: jicaceres@columbus.gov On Thursday, October 23 at 3:00 p.m., Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla will chair a hearing to discuss the next phase of her pay equity legislation. She will be introducing proposed pay transparency legislation that seeks to require employers within the City of Columbus to include reasonable salary ranges in job postings. To provide written or public testimony, please email Jessica Caceres at jicaceres@columbus.gov with the subject: “October 23 Hearing Testimony” with your name and address by noon on October 23. The meeting will be live-streamed on the City’s YouTube channel and Council’s Facebook. Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant a Revocable Encroachment Easement to Tarik L. White Trustee, to allow a portion of their building to remain on City property within existing right-of-way at 1001-1003 Mt Vernon Avenue; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant a Revocable Encroachment Easement to Bronzeville Holdings LLC to allow a portion of their building at 993-995 Mt Vernon Avenue to remain on City property within existing right-of-way; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: City of Columbus October 21, 2025, Graphics Commission Meeting Contact Name: Philip Ashear Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-1719 Contact Email Address: pjashear@columbus.gov

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant a Revocable Encroachment Easement to Deloris C. Harrington to allow their retaining wall at 1157-1159 Mt Vernon Avenue to remain on City property within existing right-of-way; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the City to grant a Revocable Encroachment Easement to Dwayne Jackson to allow a portion of their building at 997-997 ½ Mt Vernon Avenue to remain on City property within existing right-of-way; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Livingston Avenue Area Commission Elections Committee: Elections Announcement Contact Name: Michael P. Herman Contact Telephone Number: 614-580-8365 Contact Email Address: mpjherman@gmail.com

To amend Ordinance No. 2394-2025 to authorize the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Franklin Park Conservatory; to authorize the advancement of funds on a pre-determined schedule as provided for in the terms of the agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Executive Director, Office of CelebrateOne, and the Board of Health, to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth in the amount of $1,462,800.00 for the Maternal and Infant Vitality Initiative Project through June 30 2027; to authorize the appropriation of up to $1,462,800.00 from the City’s General Government Grant Fund and to declare an emergency. ($1,462,800.00)

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 the purchase of (1) F350 4x4 Supercab Gasoline Truck, (1) Ford Explorer AWD and (3) F550 4x4 Gasoline Trucks from Ricart Properties, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of up to $274,440.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($274,440.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Housing, Homelessness, and Building Committee "Yes in God's Backyard" Housing Policy Hearing Minutes Contact Name: Jessica Clinger Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-6354 Contact Email Address: jnclinger@columbus.gov

To authorize the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to enter into a grant agreement with Always With Us Charities in support of entrepreneurship programs, to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Departments of Finance and Management and Public Service, to enter into a contract with Tritech Software Systems, a CentralSquare company, for maintenance and support of the CentralSquare (Lucity) Work and Asset Management Systems in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of $52,391.28 from the Department of Technology, Information Services operating fund. ($52,391.28)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Facilities Management Division, to enter into a contract with Hydro Mechanical of Ohio, LLC. for the Jerry Hammond lift station project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to $140,600.00 within the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($140,600.00)

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 Broad Street Phase project. ($0.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: MOBILE FOOD VENDING ADVISORY BOARD Contact Name: Benjamin Lee Contact Telephone Number: 614.645.7471 Contact Email Address: belee@columbus.gov

Notice/Advertisement Title: Property Maintenance Appeals Board Agenda - October 20, 2025 Contact Name: Toni Gillum Contact Telephone Number: (614) 645-5884 Contact Email Address: tmgillum@columbus.gov

To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Civil Service Commission, to enter into a contract with Governmentjobs.com, Inc. (also known as NeoGov) for application hosting services; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of $189,551.14 from the Department of Technology, Information Services Operating Fund. ($189,551.14)

To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for the provision of snow and ice removal services during the 2025-2026 winter season; to authorize the expenditure of up to $700,000.00 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for those services; and to declare an emergency. ($700,000.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director 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 Water Treatment Chemicals for the Division of Water; to authorize the transfer of $4,300,000.00 between object classes in the water operating fund; to authorize the expenditure of $8,300,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund. ($8,300,000.00)

To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those document(s) necessary to release the City’s easement rights described and recorded in Deed Book 3218, Page 190, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio, at the request of Wilson Twin Creek Partners LLC. ($0.00)

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to authorize payment to OST Inc. of the District of Columbia per the invoice approved by the Department Director (or designee) in an amount not to exceed $642,173.10 from established purchase orders; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to support the Big Walnut Trail - Helsel Park to Nafzger Park Project and accept a grant in the amount of $98,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $98,000.00 in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($98,000.00)