Shannon Hardin

To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into contract with Columbus State Community College for the purpose of providing student support services for those enrolled in the Columbus Promise program; to authorize expenses prior to the purchase order; to authorize an expenditure within the General Fund. ($666,947.00)

To enact new Chapter 236 of the Columbus City Codes, defining the membership, organization, and duties of the Community Crisis Response Advisory Board.

To recognize and celebrate Auto Boutique Ohio for their Invaluable partnership and support to the Westland Area Commission

To recognize and honor Cassaundra Patterson for her outstanding service and dedication to the community

To honor and recognize Raise Productions for its 40th Anniversary celebrating ministry, music, education, and community impact

To amend Chapter 2319 of the Columbus City Codes to repeal and replace Sections 2319.30 and 2319.31, to provide technical corrections; to enact new sections to strengthen the provisions and enforcement of Minor’s Curfew and parental responsibility; and to provide for delayed enforcement of certain penalty provisions until January 1, 2027; and to declare an emergency ($0.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio in an amount up to $30,000.00; to authorize an expenditure of $30,000 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($30,000.00); and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)

To honor and recognize Sam Orth on retirement from the City of Columbus

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with A Kid Again, Inc. in support of Adventures for Columbus Families; to authorize the expenditure of $16,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($16,000.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advanced payment grant agreement with Engage GPC in support of their IGNITE Summer Camp youth development 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; to authorize the expenditure of funds for the payment of food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred after the date of the passage of this ordinance; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

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 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 Star House for their drop in center in an amount up to $50,025.00; to authorize the appropriation of $47,525 and the expenditure in an amount up to $50,025.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($50,025.00); to authorize the expenditure of funds for the payment of reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses; and to declare an emergency. ($50,025.00)

To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into a not-for-profit services contract with I Know I Can in support of the Columbus Promise program; to authorize the reimbursement of qualified expenditures incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order; to authorize an expenditure within the General Fund of $1,333,053.00; and to declare an emergency. ($1,333,053.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Besa Community, Inc. in support of its 2026 Sector Building Initiative assisting volunteer efforts in the areas of neighborhood revitalization, emergency response and relief, and non-profit infrastructure and capacity building; to authorize an appropriation of $50,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize the expenditure of $95,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($95,000.00)

To require the Director of the Department of Development to provide and adhere to a transparent process on an annual basis for the allocation of Affordable Housing Bond dollars, including an overview of the forthcoming year’s goals for the Affordable Housing Bonds, the details of a fair, transparent, competitive process for allocation of funds, participation at an annual public hearing on the Affordable Housing Bonds, and an annual publication reporting on the allocation in the prior year. ($0.00)

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

To authorize and direct the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Community Development for All People to provide upfront financial support for their All People Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools initiative; to authorize an expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advanced payment grant agreement with The Ohio State University in support of the Opportunity Port program operated by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center; to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($59,229.00)

To honor and recognize the "Comin' Home" African American Holiday Festival

To honor and Recognize Shoreh Elhami on retirement

To proclaim June 21, 2026 "Ask Day" in Columbus

To honor, recognize and celebrate the Life of Tawnya Salyer

Recognize and honor the life, service, and legacy of Kaitlyn Spahr.

To honor and recognize Juneteenth On the Ave.as a vital cultural and educational event

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a not-for-profit grant agreement with Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative in an amount up to $148,000.00; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $148,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($148,000.00)

To celebrate the 2026 Pride Month and Annual Pride Festival and March, “Until We’re All Free”

To Recognize Sole Classics on its 20th Anniversary

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advanced payment grant agreement with Girls on the Run of Central Ohio, to provide operating support for teams in Columbus; and to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($21,000.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into an advanced payment grant agreement with the Columbus Board of Education in support of the Northland Community School Pilot Program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($90,000.00)

To oppose the elimination of property taxes in Ohio as proposed by the Committee to Abolish Property Taxes.