Legislation

Appointment of Paul Lambert, 4697 Prestige Lane, Hilliard, OH 43015, to serve on The Sugar Farm-Renner South New Community Authority Board of Trustees as a citizen member, with a term expiration date of September 11, 2027, but shall continue to hold over into one or more subsequent terms until a citizen member is duly appointed to serve such designated term or until death, resignation, or removal for cause as determined by this Council. (resume attached)

Appointment of Brian Wilson, 3847 River Crossing Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026, to serve on The Sugar Farm-Renner South New Community Authority Board of Trustees as a citizen member, with a term expiration date of September 11, 2027, but shall continue to hold over into one or more subsequent terms until a citizen member is duly appointed to serve such designated term or until death, resignation, or removal for cause as determined by this Council. (resume attached)

Reappointment of Ashley Hoye, Darby Dan Farms, 801 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH 43119, to serve on The Sugar Farm-Renner South New Community Authority Board of Trustees as a citizen member, with a term expiration date of September 11, 2027, but shall continue to hold over into one or more subsequent terms until a citizen member is duly appointed to serve such designated term or until death, resignation, or removal for cause as determined by this Council. (resume attached)

Appointment of Seth Brehm, City of Columbus, 111 N. Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215, to serve on The Sugar Farm-Renner South New Community Authority Board of Trustees as the local government representative member, in his official capacity, with a term expiration date of December 6, 2027, but shall continue to hold over into one or more subsequent terms until a local government representative is duly appointed to serve such designated term or until death, resignation, or removal for cause as determined by this Council. (resume attached)

Appointment of Almar Thomas Walter, Columbus State Community College, 550 East Spring Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 to serve on the Utility Advisory Board with a new term expiration date of September 23, 2030. (resume attached)

Reappointment of Terry D. Lahm, PhD, Capital University, 1 College and Main, Columbus, Ohio 43209-2394, to serve on the Board of Wellfield Protection Appeals, with a new term expiration date of March 31, 2031. (resume attached)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, to use current, pending, and future State of Ohio and ODOT cooperative contracts to enter into contracts, establish purchase agreements and purchase orders, and associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance for deicing chemicals for snow and ice control on the roadways of Columbus; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to make payment to the Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association for registration fees associated with the 2026 OMAA Municipal Law Institute; to authorize the expenditure of $2,700.00 from the General Fund and $1,175.00 from the Environmental Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,875.00)

To authorize the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Franklin County Board of Health in the amount $103,790.00; to authorize the appropriation of $103,790.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions in Localities (OD2A:LOCAL) grant program as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department; and to declare an emergency. ($103,790.00)

To authorize an appropriation of $175,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund; to authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to modify the existing contract in the amount of $175,000.00 with Mission Critical Partners, LLC for the provision of implementation and consulting services; to authorize an expenditure up to $175,000.00 from the Computer Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $175,000.00 within the Computer Fund. ($175,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Columbus Water & Power to modify an existing agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the Asset Management Program Development services; and to authorize the expenditure of $720,723.86 split between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($720,723.86)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter an agreement with Dell Marketing LP, utilizing a State of Ohio State Term Schedule contract for Microsoft Enterprise software licensing and professional services; to appropriate $3,932,230.79 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund Income Tax Set-Aside subfund to the Department of Technology; to authorize the expenditure of $143,226.07 from the Municipal Court Judges General Fund, and to authorize the expenditure of $3,932,230.79 from the General Fund Income Tax Set-Aside subfund. ($4,075,456.86)

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3363.01, M-manufacturing districts; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.49(C), Required Parking; 3361.07, Affect of development plan; and 3363.27(a), Height and area regulations, of the Columbus City codes; for the property located at 966 DUBLIN RD. (43215), to allow an apartment complex with reduced development standards in the M, Manufacturing District and the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV26-050).

To accept the "Capital Improvements Program, 2026-2031," as described herein, as the primary guide for future Capital Improvements Budget ordinances; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Vector Controls with Clarke Mosquito Control Products, Inc. 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)

To authorize the Director of Development, or authorized signatory, to execute those documents necessary to enter into a First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Columbus Next Generation Corporation; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or their designee, to execute and acknowledge any document(s), as approved by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant to the Ohio Power Company two electric utility easements burdening a portion of the City’s real property located at 1860 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a contract with 3SG Plus, LLC to provide document conversion services; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code; to authorize an expenditure from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($63,485.60)

To formally adopt the updated City of Columbus Cybersecurity Program pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 9.64; to affirm the Department of Technology’s continuing administration and implementation of the Cybersecurity Program pursuant to Columbus City Codes Section 225.011 and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

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 parts, materials and supplies for the Division of Water Reclamation, Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant; and to authorize the expenditure of $1,000,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund. ($1,000,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Columbus Water and Power to enter into a professional engineering services contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Lead Service Line Replacements Program Project Management; to authorize the Director of Columbus Water and Power to apply for and accept a loan from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account for Lead Service Line Replacements Program Project Management; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $10,000,000.00 from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund for the contract. ($10,000,000.00)

To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept funds from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners in the amount of $35,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $35,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the 2026-2029 Alcohol and Drug Services Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs Birth Certificates program as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health Department. ($35,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Columbus Water and Power to enter into a construction contract with JLD Construction Services, LLC for the Yale Avenue Area Water Line Improvements Project; to authorize the Director of Columbus Water and Power to apply for and accept a loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority Direct Loan Program for the Yale Avenue Area Water Line Improvements project; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for the project; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $6,088,622.10 from the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund for the contract; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund to pay for prevailing wage services. ($6,090,622.10)

To authorize the Director of Columbus Water and Power to enter into a contract modification for the Construction Administration and Inspection Services 2026-2028 contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for the Yale Avenue Area Water Line Improvements project; to authorize the Director of Columbus Water and Power to apply for and accept a loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority Direct Loan Program for the Yale Avenue Area Water Line Improvements project; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $739,519.00 from the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund for the contract; and to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for the project. ($739,519.00)