Legislation

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advance payment grant agreement with Columbus Coalition for the Homeless, in support of trash removal, safe storage, and hygiene initiatives for the City’s unsheltered population; to authorize the appropriation of $107,500.00 and expenditure of $125,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($125,000.00)

To amend Section 371.02 of the Columbus City Codes to shift the Affordable Housing Trust’s (AHT) Hotel-Motel and Short-Term Rental Excise Tax distribution to Experience Columbus; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities, to modify contracts with Altec Inc. dba Altec Industries, Inc.; to allow for raw material and labor surcharges of up to $19,652.00; to authorize the expenditure of up to $19,652.00 from the Division of Electricity Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($19,652.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Please See Public Service Director's Order -- Placement of Traffic Control Devices as Recommended by the Division of Traffic Management -- Effective Date: 5/18/2026 Contact Name: Stephanie Mills Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-6328 Contact Email Address: sjmills@columbus.gov

Notice/Advertisement Title: Please See Public Service Director's Orders -- Placement of Traffic Control Devices as Recommended by the Division of Traffic Management -- Effective Date: 06/12/2026 Contact Name: Stephanie Mills Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-6328 Contact Email Address: sjmills@columbus.gov

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development or his assignee to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of one parcel of real property (0000 Benfield Ave) held in the Land Bank pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program to J&E Drywall LLC. ($0.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Short North Alliance (SNA) in support of their Short North Public Safety programming; to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Greater Columbus Irish Cultural Foundation, Inc. in support of the 2027 St. Patrick’s Day parade; and to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($20,000.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District (FSWCD) in support of their Columbus Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grant program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: South Linden Area Commission to Recess in July Contact Name: Joseph Stanley Contact Telephone Number: 614-625-5264 Contact Email Address: slac.jstanley@gmail.com

To authorize the City Clerk to modify an existing contract with Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing, to provide additional communications services; to authorize a transfer per the accounting codes attached to the ordinance; to authorize an expenditure of $20,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

Appointment of Susan Moore, 1042 Kenwick Road, Columbus, OH 43209, to serve on the Mideast Area Commission, with a new term start date of January 1, 2025 and an expiration date of December 31, 2027. (resume attached)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to modify and increase the architectural / engineering services agreement with PRIME AE Group, Inc.; for the Roof Restorations and Replacements Phase 2 (2024) project; to authorize a transfer of $56,264.00 and an expenditure up to $56,264.00 within the Safety Taxable General Obligations Bond Fund; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($56,264.00)

To authorize and direct the City Clerk to enter a grant agreement with Our Helpers to provide upfront financial support for their Central Ohio Rapid Response Network; and to authorize an expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund. ($50,000.00)

To appropriate funds within the Employee Benefits Fund; to authorize the City Attorney, on behalf of the Department of Human Resources, to modify an existing agreement for special legal counsel services with Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, LLP; to authorize an expenditure up to $225,000.00 within the Employee Benefits Fund to pay for this contract; to authorize the reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the issuance of a purchase order from and after December 1, 2025; and to declare an emergency. ($225,000.00)

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 grant fund, for persons with HIV or AIDS in central Ohio for the period of March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, to authorize the expenditure of $70,000.00 from the Health grant funds; and to declare an emergency. ($70,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and renew a contract with Deer Valley Farm Supply for the Class B Liquid Biosolids Land Application Program to add additional funding and extend the contract end date; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewerage Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)

To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne to transfer cash and appropriation of $193,569.54 within the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program, to transfer the appropriation of $12,590.32 from within the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program, to reallocate $145,506.87 within the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program Grant within the Government Grant Fund; to authorize not-for-profit contract with the new sub-grantee Action for Children for the Enhanced Maternal Health Program in Columbus and Central Ohio; and expenditure of up to $145,506.87 from the Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($145,506.87)

To rezone 1258 OAK ST. (43205), being 0.36± acres located at the northwest corner of Oak Street and Wilson Avenue, From: L-P-1, Limited Private Parking District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning #Z26-008).

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; and 3361.02, Permitted uses, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 1258 OAK ST. (43205), to allow ground-floor residential uses in the CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Council Variance #CV26-023).

To rezone 925 HILLIARD & ROME RD. (43228), being 2.0± acres at the southwest corner of Hilliard & Rome Road and Feder Road, From: C-4, Commercial District and CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, To: CPD, Commercial Planned Development District (Rezoning #Z26-005).

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 34.E.20.100.A, Uses; 34.E.20.030.C.1, General Requirements; 34.E.20.090.C, Building Placement; 34.E.20.090.D, Building Form; 34.E.20.090.F, Façade Transparency; 34.E.20.090.G, On-Site Parking; and 34.G.20.030, Landscaping, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 3579 S. HIGH ST. (43207), to allow a self-storage facility with reduced development standards in the RAC, Regional Activity Center District (Council Variance #CV25-132).

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advance payment grant agreement with AVENEU in support of its Stabilization Project for food access; to authorize the payment of food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses; to authorize the expenditure of $55,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($55,000.00)

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 (Bruce and Joann Pope) in the amount of $40,069.00, 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 to declare an emergency. ($40,069.00)