Legislation

Appointment of Vangela Barnes, 6780 Lehman Road, Canal Winchester, OH 43110, to serve on the Greater Southeast Area Commission, with a new term start date of January 1, 2025 and an expiration date of December 31, 2027. (resume attached)

Appointment of Diana Bunting, 5195 Jameson Drive, Columbus, OH 43232, to serve on the Greater Southeast Area Commission, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31, 2028. (resume attached)

Appointment of Shela Blanchard, 5015 Labelle Drive, Columbus, OH 43232, to serve on the Greater Southeast Area Commission, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31, 2028. (resume attached)

Appointment of Wayne Mason, 1052 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211, to serve on the South Linden Area Commission, replacing Diana Williams, with a new term start date of April 21, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31, 2027. (resume attached)

Appointment of Danielle Bush, 1342 East 16th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211, to serve on the South Linden Area Commission, replacing Kevin Wade, with a new term start date of April 21, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31, 2028. (resume attached)

Appointment of Ali Morgan, 1393 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205, to serve on the Northeast Area Commission, replacing Kevin Kenley, with a new term start date of May 9, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31, 2028. (resume attached)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Location Change for the July Far South Columbus Area Commission (FSCAC) General Body Meeting Contact Name: Sheila Eubanks Contact Telephone Number: 614-354-1282 Contact Email Address: sheilaeubanks@aol.com Body: The Far South Columbus Area Commission (FSCAC) approved a change of location for its July General Body meeting at the June 4th, 2026, General Body Meeting. FSCAC will hold its July General Body meeting on July 2nd, 2026, at 6:30 PM, at the Columbus Metropolitan Library - Marion Franklin at 2800 Lockbourne Rd, Columbus, OH 43207.

Appointment of Mark Harper, 1890 East Main Street, Columbus, OH 43205, to serve on the Greater Southeast Area Commission, with a new term start date of January 1, 2026 and an expiration date of December 31, 2028. (resume attached)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a planned modification of a grant agreement with The Tony R. Wells Foundation, increase funding in an amount up to $2,835,000.00 and to continue to act as fiscal manager for the RHI program in providing financial assistance to eligible residents facing eviction, homelessness, and helping them find new housing; to authorize the expenditure in an amount up to $2,835,000.00; to authorize the modification of the scope of service in an amount up to $10,000.00 to allow fuel-only cards to be issued to participants; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $10,000.00 within the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund; to authorize the advancement of funding on a predetermined schedule; and declare an emergency. ($2,845,000.00)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget to be in line with the proposed 2026 Bond Sale; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary to release portions of rights-of-way, this being the first alley south of Norwich Avenue and the second alley west of High Street, to allow for the property to clear title. ($0.00)

To accept the plat titled “Lansdowne Farms Section 3” from D.R. Horton-Indiana, LLC; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To honor, recognize, and celebrate the life of Patrice A. Palmer, 1962-2026

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to authorize payment to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office per an invoice approved by the Department Director (or designee) in an amount not to exceed $70,510.00 from Fund 1000; and to declare an emergency. ($70,510.00)

To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into a contract modification with Learning Circle Software, LLC to allow Franklin County to directly access and use the CeeHiVE data platform via the City’s 2026-2027 contract with the Learning Circle Software, LLC, as part of the transition of the Early Start Columbus program from the City of Columbus to Franklin County; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify an existing contract with Oracle America, Inc. for licensing and cloud service fees for the Department’s Customer Information Systems (CIS) and Integrated Systems Replacement Project; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $288,241.68 split among the Public Utilities Operating Funds; and to declare an emergency. ($288,241.68)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Police, to modify the contract with Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for the collection of DNA and Fingerprints; to authorize an expenditure of $100,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)

To amend various sections in Titles 2, 9, 11, 17, 33, 41, 43, 45 of the Columbus City Codes to indicate that the Department of Public Utilities will be known as Columbus Water & Power; and to repeal the existing sections being amended. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Director of the Department of Development or his assignee to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of two parcels of real property (2978 E 6th Ave. and 2871 E 11th Ave) held in the Land Bank pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify the contract with RCC Global, LLC for the Customer Information System (CIS) and Integrated Systems Upgrade Project; and to authorize the expenditure of $8,507,503.60 split between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($8,507,503.60)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Housing Innovation Partnership for the purpose of providing support to the organization’s efforts to establish a Workforce Housing Partnership Program in an amount up to $75,000.00; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $75,000.00 from the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund; to advance funding per a predetermined schedule; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Communications06102026 Contact Email Address: RSBrown@Columbus.gov

Notice/Advertisement Title: City Council Zoning Agenda for June 22, 2026 Contact Name: Gretchen D. James Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-1654 Contact Email Address: gdjames@columbus.gov

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Strawser Paving Co., Inc. for the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund - South Linden Sidewalks project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,867,070.43 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($1,867,070.43)