Legislation

To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to modify the contract with Talkdesk Inc. for the Integrated Voice Response Replacement System; to authorize the expenditure of $212,798.00 from the Auditor’s Bond Fund. ($212,798.00)

To accept the application (AN25-009) of City of Columbus for the annexation of certain territory containing 980.44± acres in Blendon Township.

To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into a contract with the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The Ohio State University to implement Ready4Success, a screening and improvement strategy, and Read It Again, Read it Again Math, and to provide mid-year student assessment; and to authorize the expenditure of $465,000.00 from the General Fund. ($465,000.00)

To authorize an appropriation of $285,000.00 from the unencumbered balance in the Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund; to authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to enter into a one (1) year contract with Mission Critical Partners, LLC for the provision of a Justice Ecosystem Study; to waive the competitive provisions of Columbus City Code; to authorize an expenditure up to $285,000.00 from the Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund; and to declare an emergency.($285,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Travco Construction, Inc. for the Lead Service Line Replacements - Pilot Program, to apply for an H2Ohio Fund grant; to authorize the execution of grant agreements and other requisite agreements related to the grant; to appropriate and expend grant funds awarded by the H2Ohio Fund grant in an amount of up to $500,000.00 from the Water Grants Fund; to refund any unused funds; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify the contract with Hazen and Sawyer for the Overall Engineering Consultant Design Modification; to authorize an amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of cash and appropriations within the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $590,000.00 within the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the contract modification. ($590,000.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: South Linden Area Commission June 17 Meeting Location Changed Contact Name: Chair Dawn Redman Contact Telephone Number: 614-972-6017 Contact Email Address: slac.dredman@gmail.com

Notice/Advertisement Title: North Linden Area Commission June Meeting Date Changed Contact Name: Carol Perkins Contact Telephone Number: 614-367-0044 Contact Email Address: cperkins.nlac@gmail.com

Notice/Advertisement Title: Communications06112025 Contact Email Address: mlboone@columbus.gov

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a professional services contract with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for the Hudson Street - Arcadia Avenue Transmission Main project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate funds within the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $579,553.00 from the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund. ($579,553.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify and extend a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Sensit Gas Monitors with Municipal Emergency Services; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to enter into not-for-profit sponsorship agreements with the NOW Foundation and Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council; to authorize the advancement of funds, to authorize the expenditure of $18,000.00 within the General Fund Budget; to authorize the transfer of $21,804.00 within the General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($18,000.00).

Notice/Advertisement Title: West Scioto Area Commission - Special Meeting Scheduled June 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM Contact Name: Lisa Snyder Contact Telephone Number: 614-813-7999 Contact Email Address: lmsnyder@columbus.gov

To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit known as Ellen Hana Abdur-Rahim, et al., v. City of Columbus, et al., pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; to authorize the expenditure of the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars and zero cents ($800,000.00) in settlement of this lawsuit; to authorize the transfer of $800,000.00 within the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00)

To amend Titles 11, 31, and 33 and Chapters 221 and 4307 of the Columbus City Codes to indicate that the Department of Public Utilities will also be known as Columbus Water & Power; to update the name of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to the Division of Water Reclamation; and to repeal the existing sections being amended.

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a sole-source contract for CivilSense end-to-end leak detection services; and to authorize the expenditure of $87,500.00 from the 2025 Division of Water Operating Fund. ($87,500.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify and increase the contract with CDM Smith, Inc., for the Waste Water Treatment Facilities System Instrumentation and Control Integration and Programming project; to amend the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation of funds in the Sanitary - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the approval of a loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority; and to expend up to $500,000.00 from the Sanitary - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund. ($500,000.00)

To amend various sections of the Columbus City Codes to reflect the updated Division of Real Estate and Land Redevelopment within the Department of Development; to reduce the Department of Finance and Management’s Real Estate Management Office’s General Fund appropriation by $472,383.06 or so much thereof that remains; to increase the Division of Real Estate and Land Redevelopment’s General Fund appropriation in an amount equal to the reduction to the Department of Finance and Management’s Real Estate Management Office’s General Fund appropriation; to reduce the Department of Finance and Management’s Real Estate Management Office’s Employee Benefits fund appropriation by $680,000.00; and to increase the Division of Real Estate and Land Redevelopment’s Employee Benefits fund appropriation in an amount equal to the reduction to the Department of Finance and Management’s Real Estate Management Office’s Employee Benefits fund appropriation. ($1,152,383.06) ; and to declare an emergency.

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. for the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract; to authorize an amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to expend up to $63,454.56 from the Sanitary Bond Fund for the modification. ($63,454.56)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to execute a Third Amendment to Office Lease with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio for the lease of office space at 1111 E. Broad Street; and declare an emergency ($360,000.00).

To authorize an appropriation in an amount up to $420,147.73; to authorize the transfer between object classes in an amount up to $57,053.35, and the expenditure of funds in an amount up to $500,000.00 of the 2022 HOME Investment Partnerships Program grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a commitment letter, loan agreement, promissory note, mortgage, and restrictive covenant with Emerald Glen Homes Rehab LLC., in an amount up to $500,000.00 for the Emerald Glen apartments project. ($500,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Fields Excavating, Inc., for the Bluefield Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project; to amend the 2024 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $7,039,259.81 from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund for the contract; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for the project; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund to pay for prevailing wage services. ($7,041,259.81)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with CTL Engineering, Inc., for the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract; to authorize the appropriation of funds in the Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the approval of a loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority; and to expend up to $1,190,319.66 from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund. ($1,190,319.66)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Urban Resurrection Community Development Corporation in support of their “S.M.A.R.T.” summer enrichment programming; to authorize the expenditure of $15,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the creation of a purchase order; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00) (Amended by ord. 2599-2025 passed 9/29/2025 -LG)