Legislation

To authorize the City Treasurer to modify its contract for banking services with Huntington Merchant Services, L.L.C.; to authorize the expenditure of $985,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($985,000.00)

To Celebrate and Recognize the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Southfield Reunion

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a construction contract with Elford, Inc. for the Department of Public Safety’s Community Response Team #2 Relocation project; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to $2,402,180.00 within the Construction Management Capital Improvements Bond Fund; to provide for payment of prevailing wage services to the Department of Public Service; and to declare an emergency. ($2,402,180.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development modify a subrecipient agreement with Greenwood 360 LLC to add additional funding in an amount up to $252,862.75 to continue to act as the Application Manager for recipients as part of the department’s ERA2 Investment Strategy; and declare an emergency. ($252,862.75)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional consulting services agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. for operational review and strategic plan development consulting services; to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 split among the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds; and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City Code. ($500,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Moody Engineering, LLC for the Castle Road Force Main Improvements project; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Sanitary Revolving Loan Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $983,452.89 from the Sanitary Revolving Loan Fund for the contract. ($983,452.89)

To rezone 775 GEORGESVILLE RD. (43228), being 32.4± acres located on the west side of Georgesville Road and the south side of Sullivant Avenue, From: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District, To: L-M, Limited Manufacturing District (Rezoning #Z24-003).

Appointment of Vance Cerasini, 2105 Jodilee Court, Columbus, OH 43228, to serve on the West Scioto Area Commission, with a new term start date of June 17, 2025 and an expiration date of May 14, 2028 (resume attached).

To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3312.21(A), Landscaping and screening; and 3312.27, Parking setback line, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 4970 LINDORA DR. (43232), to allow reduced parking lot landscaping and parking setback for an apartment building in the L-AR-1, Apartment Residential District (Council Variance #CV24-075).

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Lead With Purpose in support of their general mission and operations; to authorize an expenditure of $20,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) to coordinate efforts to reduce gun violence and violence prevention amongst youth in the community; to authorize the expenditure of $354,798.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($354,798.00)

Appointment of Eric Russell, 3405 Brendan Drive, Columbus, OH 43221, to serve on the West Scioto Area Commission, with a new term start date of June 17, 2025 and an expiration date of May 14, 2028 (resume attached).

To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to make payment to Kevin Mackey for time inadvertently worked over 480 allowed total hours; to authorize the expenditure of $825.60 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($825.60)

To vacate a 0.045-acre portion of right-of-way known as Belle Street and transfer it to the City’s Department of Development; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to combine the real property and/or quitclaim it to Scioto Peninsula Holdings, Ltd., an Ohio limited liability company; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To rezone 4970 LINDORA DR. (43232), being 0.92± acres located at the southeast corner of Lindora Drive and Carbondale Drive, From: C-4, Commercial District, To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District (Rezoning #Z24-024).

Appointment of Michael "Mick" Newman, 3700 Collet Court, Columbus, OH 43228, to serve on the West Scioto Area Commission, with a new term start date of June 17, 2025 and an expiration date of May 14, 2028 (resume attached).

To appropriate funds within the Federal Transportation Grants Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract modification with Double Z Construction Company to increase funding in connection with the Intersection Improvements - Broad Street at James Road projects; to authorize the expenditure of up to $724,924.95 from the Federal Transportation Grants Fund; to repay any unused grant funds at the end of the grant period; and to declare an emergency. ($724,924.95)

To authorize the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a grant agreement with Harmony Project Productions, Inc. in support of the Students Arts, Community Arts, Volunteer Program, and Community Chorus programs; and to authorize a transfer and expenditure within the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into a grant agreement St Luke’s United Methodist Church; to authorize the transfer of $200,000.00 within the General Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to modify the existing Universal Term Contract with CDW Government LLC to extend the term thereof to January 31, 2030 and to include a Buy/Hold and Staging Agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the City Attorney to accept federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) sub awards 24- WF-VA2-8758 and 24-WF-VA2-4600 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners' Office of Justice Policy and Programs in the amount of $189,724.55 to support domestic violence and stalking prosecution and victim advocacy services; to authorize grant expenditures and the appropriation of $189,724.55 in the general government grant fund; and to declare an emergency. ($189,724.55)

To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the sum of $1,443,693.23 within the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $4,331,079.68 within the General Fund; to authorize the payment of up to $5,774,772.91 in accordance with the Public School Revenue Sharing Program for seven (7) different school districts; to authorize the expenditure not to exceed of $5,774,772.91 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($5,774,772.91)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Choice Network in support of its JustChoice family planning and assistance programming; to authorize the reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order; to authorize an appropriation of $55,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize the expenditure of $70,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency ($70,000.00)