Legislation

To rezone 274 E. 1ST AVE. (43201), being 6.94± acres located at the northeast corner of East 1st Avenue and North 6th Street, From: M, Manufacturing District, To: UCT, Urban Center District (Rezoning #Z26-009).

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contracts/Purchase Agreements with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC, Law and Order Technology, LLC, and CDW Government, LLC for essential computer hardware parts; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $250,000.00 in appropriations between object classes in the Information Services operating fund; to authorize the expenditure of $250,000.00 from the Department of Technology Information Services Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advanced payment grant agreement with The Willie and Vivian Gaddis Foundation for Kids Inspired and Destined for Success (K.I.D.S.), INC. to provide support for the Jump Start Compass program; to authorize the reimbursement of qualifying expenses incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order; to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($8,000.00)

To authorize and direct the Executive Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio to provide upfront financial support for Latino Heritage Month programming; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; to authorize a transfer within and expenditure from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($120,000.00)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to appropriate funds within the Federal Transportation Grants Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Shelly and Sands, Inc. for the FRA-62-17.66 Improvements of Nelson Road project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,677,406.25 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund and the Federal Transportation Grants Fund for the project; to repay any unused grant funds at the end of the grant period; and to declare an emergency. ($1,677,406.25)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advanced payment grant agreement with the Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center in support of their Family Services program; to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement between the City and Western Property LLC to reimburse for a portion of the costs of public improvements described thereunder benefiting the Jameson Estates project in the Hayden Run Corridor of Columbus; to appropriate and authorize the expenditure and transfer of funds deposited or to be deposited in the Hayden Run North TIF Fund pursuant to the TIF Agreement; and to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to approve an assignment and assumption agreement to allow Western Property LLC to assign the TIF Agreement to the new owner(s) of Jameson Estates who will assume the responsibilities and obligations of the TIF Agreement. ($0.00)

To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $261,845.36 within the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $785,536.07 within the General Fund; to authorize the payment of $1,047,381.43 in accordance with the Downtown Office Incentive (DOI) Program for the seven (7) DOI agreements for which employers have met the requirements of their DOI agreements and thus are eligible to receive their payments for tax year 2025 (also calendar year and/or report year) in 2026; to authorize the expenditure not to exceed $1,047,381.43 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,047,381.43)

To honor and Recognize Shoreh Elhami on retirement

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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with Newark Building Solutions, to increase funding utilizing an existing auditor’s certificate established for this purpose in an amount up to $24,700.00; and declare an emergency. ($24,700.00)

To approve the consent to add property to the Grandview Crossing Community Authority’s new community district under R.C. Chapter 349; to authorize the expansion of such district and define the boundary of the district to include those properties identified in the consent; to certify compliance of the required public hearing on the consent to add property to such district; and to authorize an amendment to the Utility Cooperative Agreement with the Grandview Crossing Community Authority and Wagenbrenner Developer, Inc. or its designee, to include the additional property. ($0.00)

To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $1,218,075.80 within the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $3,654,227.38 within the General Fund; to authorize the payment of up to $4,872,303.18 in accordance with the Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) Program for the thirteen (13) active and reporting JGI agreements for which employers have met the requirements of their JGI agreements and thus are eligible to receive their payments for tax year 2025 (also calendar year and/or report year) in 2026; to authorize the expenditure not to exceed of $4,872,303.18 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($4,872,303.18)

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3363.01, M- manufacturing districts; 3370.05, Permitted uses; 3309.14, Height districts; 3312.21(D)(1)(b), Landscaping and screening; 3312.49, Required parking; and 3363.24, Building lines in an M-manufacturing district, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 2150 INNIS RD. (43224), to allow a mixed-residential development with reduced development standards in the L-M, Limited Manufacturing District, and to revoke Ordinance #3060-2024, passed on November 18, 2024 (Council Variance #CV26-038).

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an unplanned modification of the HOME and HOME-ARP loan package with Nelson Park Preservation Associates LLC; to authorize the amendment and restating of documents as needed that are to reflect the change in HOME-ARP units being fixed rather than floating units which may include but are not limited to the commitment letter, loan agreement, promissory note, mortgage, restrictive covenant, if applicable; and declare emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Seton South Columbus Inc. in an amount up to $1,000,000.00 of a $3,000,000.00 commitment for Seton South Columbus Inc. to act as a passthrough entity with Seton Square South & West Limited Partnership in support of the renovation of 108-units of affordable apartment homes within the Seton Square South & West project; to authorize the amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Income Set Aside Subfund and the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to authorize the transfer of cash between the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure in an amount up to $1,000,000.00 within the Affordable Housing Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00) (Amended by Ord. 2402-2026 on 9/14/26) LG

To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a service contract with Heart and Hunter, Inc. dba Hunter Marketing for marketing, media consultation, communications, and creative services; to authorize the waiver of competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $89,000.00 from the General Fund; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to authorize payment to Hunter Marketing per invoice approved by the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods in an amount not to exceed $89,000.00 from fund 1000; and to declare an emergency. ($89,000.00)

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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement established with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the lease and maintenance of body worn cameras, CEWs, interview room cameras and accessories, software, licenses, maintenance and support for the Division of Police; to authorize the expenditure of $ 4,417,018.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($4,417,018.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with Coliseum Home Improvements LLC, to increase funding utilizing an existing auditor’s certificate established for this purpose in an amount up to $40,000.00. ($40,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to sign an amendment to a grant agreement with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) for design of the East Side Rail Trail Project; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s certificate in the amount of $1,500,000.00 for the reimbursement of staff time related to Recreation and Parks Capital Improvement Projects; to authorize the transfer of $1,500,000.00 between the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriation of $1,500,000.00 in the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $1,500,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,500,000.00)

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3332.039, R-4 residential district, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 89 WEST PARK AVE. (43222), to allow a non-profit organization with associated retail, office, and assembly space in the R-4, Residential District (Council Variance #CV25-133).

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