Legislation

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Process Control Computer System Maintenance with Schneider Electric Systems USA Inc.; and to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from General Budget Reservation; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter a contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC utilizing a State Master Cloud Service Agreement for the annual procurement and/or renewal of various Adobe software application products; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of $324,434.50 from the Department of Technology Information Services Operating Fund. ($324,434.50)

To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a grant agreement with the Mid-Ohio Foodbank dba Mid-Ohio Food Collective; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize the expenditure of funds on reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)

To accept the plat titled “Cobblestone Townhomes Section 1” from Tamarack Land-Bachman Farms, LLC; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: City Council Zoning Agenda for November 24, 2025 Contact Name: Tiffany D. Friend Contact Telephone Number: 614.645.2814 Contact Email Address: tdfriend@columbus.gov

To appropriate and authorize the expenditure or transfer of funds deposited or to be deposited in the Olentangy 315 South TIF Fund, OhioHealth TIF Fund, and Olentangy & North Broadway Public Improvement TIF Fund pursuant to the following agreement; and to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into the Tax Increment Financing Agreement between the City and OP Development, LLC to reimburse for the costs of public infrastructure improvements described thereunder benefiting the developer’s Cardington Flats development on or adjacent to Franklin County Parcel ID No. 010-305900. ($0.00)

To Honor and Congratulate Nia Performing Arts Inc. on 23 Seasons of Success Performing Black Nativity

Notice/Advertisement Title: City of Columbus November 25, 2025, Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting Contact Name: Philip Ashear Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-1719 Contact Email Address: pjashear@columbus.gov

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, the current request for forgiveness is approximately $1,766,587.33, 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 declare an emergency. ($1,766,587.33)

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to authorize payment to various vendors for services rendered as part of City Council's Public Safety Week per the invoices approved by the Department Director (or designee) in an amount not to exceed $24,389.80; to authorize the expenditure of $24,389.80 from the General Fund, Public Safety Initiatives Subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($24,389.80).

To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company OBLIC pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 1901.38; to authorize the expenditure of up to $5,300.00 to provide professional liability insurance for staff attorneys from the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges Funds; and to declare an emergency. ($5,300.00)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract with Ketchum & Walton Company, for the purchase and installation of acoustical panels; to authorize the appropriation of $82,060.00 from the Special Revenue Fund, entitled the Police Continuing Professional Training Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $82,060.00 from the Police Continuing Professional Training Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($82,060.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to execute those documents necessary for the transfer of a 0.113 acre portion of the right-of-way near Refugee Road to Whittier Park Limited. ($0.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the United Way of Central Ohio, Inc. in support of the 2025 Columbus Turkey Drive; to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, to modify contracts with Columbus Truck & Equipment Center LLC; to allow for raw material and labor surcharges of up to $188,670.00; to authorize the expenditure of up to $188,670.00 from the Division of Refuse Collection Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($188,670.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to establish a contract with Quench Buggy USA Inc., for the purchase and delivery of a potable water fountain trailer for the Department of Public Utilities; to authorize the transfer of $90,400.00 between object classes within the Public Utilities Operating Funds; and to authorize the expenditure of $90,400.00 split between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($90,400.00)

To authorize the expenditure of $2,000,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Division of Refuse Collection General Fund to pay waste disposal tipping fees for the Division of Refuse Collection; to authorize the Director of Public Service to establish an encumbrance of $2,000,000.00 to pay refuse tipping fees to the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio for the Division of Refuse Collection pursuant to an existing lease agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($2,000,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a grant agreement with Lower Lights Ministries (LLM) in support of the Envision Hilltop Plan implementation; and to authorize the expenditure from the General Fund; and to authorize the payment of non-food related program expenses; and to allow food and/or non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred after the effective date of the ordinance. ($32,448.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned professional services contract modification for the Overall Engineering Services contract with MS Consultants, Inc., and to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,000,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund for the contract. ($1,000,000.00)

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 materials and supplies for the Division of Water; to authorize the transfer of $325,723.07 between object classes in the water operating fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $925,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund. ($925,000.00)

This ordinance authorizes the Department of Building and Zoning Services to enter into a service contract with Opticos Design, Inc. for the design and publication of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) guide for Columbus residents for an amount up to $50,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; to authorize an appropriation of $50,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; and to waive the competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00).

To dedicate and name a tract of real property owned by the City as East Livingston Avenue. ($0.00)

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer funds from the Special Purpose - PFAS Settlement Fund to the Department of Public Utilities, Water Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($11,177,600.69)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to renew the contract with Resource International, Inc. for Work and Asset Management (WAM) database and system administrative support; and to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 split between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($100,000.00)