Legislation

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service, acting on behalf of the City of Columbus, to enter into an event agreement with Red, White & BOOM, Inc., to accept a deposit for City services rendered for the Red, White & BOOM! 2026 event; to refund the balance of deposited funds after final accounting has occurred, if applicable; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract for maintenance and repair services for the Division of Police Crime Lab instruments with Life Technologies Corporation; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $72,089.32 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($72,089.32)

To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into a grant agreement with Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio in support of CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence; to authorize the expenditure of $425,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($425,000.00).

To amend Ordinance No. 1664-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on June 30, 2025 to correct the background of the legislation to include the additional funding for the license management product and community health module needed in the subsequent years per ordinance 1664-2025; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $661,415.46 from the General Fund for Year 2 of the Contract Term; and to declare an emergency. ($661,415.46)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a professional architectural / engineering services agreement with BBCO Design LLC, for the 2026 Data Center West Facility Upgrades project; to authorize an expenditure up to $282,791.00 within the Information Services Capital Projects Fund; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($282,791.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: First Quarter Review Public Hearing Contact Name: Jean-Philippe Dorval Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-2898 Contact Email Address: jpdorval@columbus.gov

To authorize the City Attorney to reimburse staff costs related to the acquisition of Real Estate for the Fourth Water Plant Transmission Main Phase 1 Project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Water Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)

To authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to increase the funds with FedEx for the provision of commercial carrier service; to authorize the expenditure of up to $65,000.00 within the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($65,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify an existing contract with REALM Collaborative, LLC for the Busch Ball Diamond Improvements 2025 Project; to authorize the expenditure of $15,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00)

To authorize the Development Director to execute two short-term lease agreements with Franklin County Board of Commissioners on behalf of Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services for the use of medical office within 1055 Mount Vernon Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43203 and shared flex space within 1721 Northland Park Avenue, Room 132 A, Columbus Ohio 43229; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Service for the Downtown Central Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. and the necessity to levy a special assessment for the improvements and services set forth in said plan upon the lots and lands benefiting under the plan; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Municipal Court Clerk, to enter into contract with TAB Products Company LLC for the purchase of case file folders for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $85,700.40 from the Municipal Court Clerk General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($85,700.40)

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 authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation to provide upfront financial support for the September 11th Day of Service; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($90,000.00)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate funds within the Street and Highway Improvement Non-Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into contract with ms Consultants, Inc. for the Intersection - Cassady Avenue and Airport Drive project; to authorize the expenditure of $415,000.00 from the Street and Highway Improvement Non-Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($415,000.00)

To appropriate and authorize the expenditure or transfer of funds deposited or to be deposited in the Olentangy 315 North TIF Fund, OhioHealth TIF Fund, and Olentangy & North Broadway Public Improvement TIF Fund pursuant to the following agreement; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into the Tax Increment Financing and Cooperative Agreement between the City, Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, and CAG Riverside Flats Acquisitions, LLC to contribute cash up front and reimburse the bonds issued for the costs of public infrastructure improvements described thereunder benefiting the developer’s Riverside Flats development on Franklin County Parcel ID No. 010-126692; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to approve a declaration of public parking garage covenants for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase a professional engineering services contract with Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. for the Plum Ridge Integrated Solutions project; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate funds in the Sanitary - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; to authorize an expenditure of up to $384,002.21 from the Sanitary - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund to pay for the contract modification; and to declare an emergency. ($384,002.21)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Far West Side Area Commission Interim Zoning Meeting - Cancelled June 16, 2026 Contact Name: Lisa Snyder Contact Telephone Number: 614-724-5566 Contact Email Address: lmsnyder@columbus.gov

Notice/Advertisement Title: City of Columbus June 16, 2026, Graphics Commission Meeting Contact Name: Philip Ashear Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-1719 Contact Email Address: pjashear@columbus.gov

To authorize the Public Safety Director to enter into a five-year term contract with Laerdal Medical Corporation for a Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program (RQI) subscription for the Division of Fire; to authorize the expenditure of $183,550.00 from the General Fund for the year one term of this contract; and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. ($183,550.00)

Appointment of Agata Brenneman, CelebrateOne Senior Manager of Community Engagement, 1111 E. Broad Street, Suite 302, Columbus, OH 43205, to the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund (OCTF) Central Ohio Regional Prevention Council for a term beginning April 10, 2026 and ending at the close of business April 9, 2028. (resume attached)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement budget; to authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract/purchase agreement with CDW Government LLC, for the procurement data storage equipment; to authorize an expenditure from the Information Services G O Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($4,919,320.68)

To authorize and direct the City Clerk to enter a grant agreement with Epic Youth to provide upfront financial support for the organization's event, the Girls Will! Summit, commemorating the International Day of the Girl; and to authorize an expenditure from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund. ($35,000.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Council President Shannon G. Hardin and Council President Pro Tempore Rob Dorans to Host Columbus City Council- Columbus City Schools Joint Committee Hearing Contact Name: Andie McDonald Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-7994 Contact Email Address: ABMcDonald@columbus.gov