Legislation

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to forgive the principal and accrued interest on a unit-by-unit basis for Fairview Homes Limited Partnership on a HOME loan due to the City of Columbus more than $ 1,982,895.03 as homes are sold to existing tenants or low-income homebuyers; to reduce the interest rate on the current balance of the loan to zero. ($1,982,895.03)

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s certificate in the amount of $100,000.00 for various expenditures for labor, materials, and equipment in conjunction with facilities, parks, and amenities improvements within the Recreation and Parks Department; and to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund. ($100,000.00)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Strawser Construction Inc. for the Resurfacing - 2025 Slurry Seal-Crack Seal project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,832,804.38 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($1,832,804.38)

To authorize the Director of Development to execute grant agreement with the Community Shelter Board in an amount up to $30,000.00 for screening services for the Resilient Housing Initiative; to authorize expenses incurred prior to purchase order execution; to authorize the advancement of funds on a pre-determined schedule provided in the terms of the agreement; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $30,000.00 from the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Health, Human Services, & Equity Committee Budget Hearing Contact Name: Haley Gerken Contact Telephone Number: (614) 645-0076 Contact Email Address: HEGerken@columbus.gov

To authorize the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to advance proposed improvements to I-71 and East Main Street; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Public Utilities Notice: Department of Public Utilities - Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits Contact Name: Michael Merz or Jason Westfall Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-5876 Contact Email Address: pretreatment@columbus.gov

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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a service contract with Benevate, LLC in an amount up to $19,000.00 to configure the financial assistance application software for the Resilient Housing Initiative; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of Columbus City Codes Chapter 329; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $19,000.00; to authorize expenses incurred prior to purchase order execution; and to declare an emergency. ($19,000.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Liquid Sodium Bisulfite with Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)

To designate a portion of the downtown area as a Clean Zone, pursuant to City Code Chapter 599, in order to regulate certain commercial activity on public property in connection with the Disney on Ice event to be held in Nationwide Arena from February 19, 2026 thru February 22, 2026 (the “Special event”); to designate the geographical boundaries for the Clean Zone in the downtown area; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to appropriate funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the Pedestrian Safety - Walford Street, Sharbot Drive, and Northtowne Boulevard Sidewalks project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,887,506.85 from the Streets and Highways Bond for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($1,887,506.85)

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: 12/19/2025. Contact Name: Stephanie Mills Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-6328 Contact Email Address: sjmills@columbus.gov

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification for professional engineering services with Arcadis U.S., Inc., for the Parson Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) Wellfield Development Project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate funds in the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $3,746,300.00 from the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund to pay for the contract modification. ($3,746,300.00)

To amend section 111.01 of the Columbus City Codes, pertaining to Council meetings and hearings; to allow Council flexibility to determine summer recess. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract modification with Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc., for the Southerly Water Reclamation Plant Power System Upgrade and Safety Improvements project; to authorize the appropriation of funds in the WPCLF Loan Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,596,426.44 within the WPCLF Loan Fund to pay for the contract modification. ($1,596,426.44)

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 Centrex and Data Services for the Department of Public Utilities; and to authorize the expenditure of $1,030,000.00 split among the Water, Electricity, and Sanitary Sewer Operating Funds. ($1,030,000.00)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Affordable Housing Taxable Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Development to enter into a service contract with Mann Roofing & Construction LLC for the Division of Housing’s Roof Replacement Program, in an amount up to $350,000.00, using Affordable Housing Taxable Bond funds; to waive the provisions of Columbus City Codes Sections 111.14 and 329.09 for the Roof Replacement Program; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $350,000.00; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into grant agreements, including modifications if necessary, with homeowner participants in the Roof Replacement Program if the total grant amount is greater than $5,000.00, all without having to return to City Council for each project under the Roof Replacement Program; to authorize reimbursement of expenditures incurred prior to the creation of a Purchase Order; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00)

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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 lab materials and supplies for the Division Of Water Reclamation; and to authorize the expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund. ($350,000.00)

To authorize the City Attorney to file complaints in order to immediately appropriate and accept the remaining fee simple and lesser real estate necessary to timely complete the UIRF South Linden Sidewalks 2017 Project and to authorize an expenditure of $3,973.00 from existing ACDI002495-10. ($3,973.00)

To authorize the Director of Development, or designee, to execute, on behalf of Columbus Public Health, those documents necessary to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. for the use of the City’s neighborhood health center located at 1905 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, commonly known as Southside Health Center, and declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Development, or designee, to execute, on behalf of Columbus Public Health, those documents necessary to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. for the use of the City’s neighborhood health center located at 1180 East Main Street, Columbus, Ohio, commonly known as East Central Health Center, and declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Board of Health to enter into initial contracts with the following qualified vendors: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Equitas Health, Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, dba PrimaryOne Health and The Ohio State University to authorize the Board of Health to modify those contracts if portions of previously appropriated and encumbered funds are unused, and reallocate unused funds amongst the initial vendors without the need for additional legislation for the Ryan White Part A HIV Care Grant Program for the provision of services allowable under the grant for persons with HIV or AIDS in central Ohio; to authorize the expenditure up to $3,149,139.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; to waive the competitive bidding and contract modification provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($3,149,139.00)