Legislation

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a contract modification with Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, LLC in connection with the Asset Information Management System; to authorize the expenditure of up to $185,000.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($185,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a cooperative agreement, or MOU, with Columbus Public Health for participation in the Healthy Homes Program, for the Division of Water; and to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 within the Water Operating Fund. ($300,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into an advance payment in full grant agreement with Families Flourish, Inc. to assist with rental subsidies for program participants; to authorize the transfer of $150,000.00 within the general fund Finance Department Citywide Account and the Department of Neighborhoods; to authorize an advance payment in full; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($150,000.00).

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into two separate grant agreement with Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio in a total amount up to $1,475,000.00 to enable the Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio to be the Designated Organization as defined in the Columbus City Codes and to make available free full legal representation to unrepresented tenants facing eviction from their homes at Franklin County Municipal Court with an option to modify and renew for one additional year; to authorize the advancement of funds on a predetermined schedule; to authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to execution of the purchase order; and to authorize a transfer and expenditure of $975,000.00 from the general fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from within the ERA2 funds. ($1,475,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into an advance payment in full grant agreement with Rickenbacker Woods Technology Museum & Historic Park, Inc. DBA Rickenbacker Woods Foundation in an amount up to $100,000.00 in support of the Creators, Originators & Innovators of Tomorrow Workforce Initiative; to authorize the transfer of $100,000.00 within the general fund between the Finance Department Citywide Account and the Department of Neighborhoods; to authorize payment for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages for participants of programs included in the grant agreement; to authorize the reimbursement of non-food and non-beverage expenditures incurred prior to the establishment of a purchase order; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)

To authorize appropriation in an amount up to $81,187.73, the transfer between object classes in an amount up to $652.69, and the expenditure in an amount up to $170,595.96 of 2018 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) entitlement grants funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and to authorize the Director of the Department of Development enter into a commitment letter, loan agreement, promissory note, mortgage, and restrictive covenant with Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio to construct four single family homes with each address having its own set of loan documents in a total cost for both homes in an amount up to $220,420.00 of which partial funding was authorized within ordinance numbers 1084-2024 and 1361-2024; and to declare an emergency ($170,595.96).

To authorize the transfer of $46,428.56 from the Development Services Fund to the Special Purpose Fund; to authorize appropriation in the Special Purpose Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services to enter into a not-for-profit grant agreement with Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio to support the construction of the first of two new homes; and to authorize an expenditure of $129,830.00 from the Special Purpose Fund, Construction Trades Education Subfund. ($129,830.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to modify and extend a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Aluminum Sheeting and Sign Blanks with MD Solutions, LLC. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Development Department to enter into a Not for Profit Service Contract with the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County to facilitate the production of affordable housing and enhance home ownership opportunities in Columbus; to allow the reimbursement for expenditures prior to the issuance of the purchase order starting January 1, 2025; to authorize the expenditure of $2,502,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($2,502,000.00)

Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for (DATE) with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for April 9, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for April 9, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution of Support Purpose: Supporting grant application Additional Information: The grant application will assist WBGO in the purchase of a 10,000 square foot condominium space on campus of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) campus where they will serve as the anchor tenant in the new, mixed-use construction project.

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Newark Riverfront Pedestrian and Bicycle Access-Concept Development Study Change Order No. 2 Entity Name: Michael Baker International, Inc. Entity Address: One Gateway Center, Suite 2330, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $498,000.00 Funding Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/ New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Contract Period: May 11, 2025 through November 11, 2025 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( x ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R3-a adopted on March 1, 2023, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $498,000.00 for a contract period of (365) days from the effective date of the written Notice to Proceed or May 11, 2023 through May 11, 2024. Contract #2021-02PS, for Newark Riverfront Pedestrian and Bicycle Access, Concept Development Study Project requires additional time to complete Concept Development Phase. Resolution 7R3-b Adopted March 20, 2024, extended the term of the contract by one (1) additional year, from May 11, 2024 through May 11, 2025, at no additional cost to the City of Newark. This Amending Resolution will extend the term of the contract by six (6) additional month, from May 11, 2025 through November 11, 2025, at no additional cost to the City of Newark.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Filing of Final Green Acres Application by the Department of Economic and Housing Development. Purpose: Resolution Supporting the Department of Economic and Housing Development’s State House Commission Final Application to NJDEP’s Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration for a Major Diversion of Portion of Minish Park. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 932-948 McCarter Highway/Block 1/Lot 60/Central Ward 950-964 McCarter Highway/Block 2/Lot 29/Central Ward Additional Information:

Central Planning Board, Minutes, February 2025 through March 2025

Notice/Advertisement Title: West Scioto Area Commission Communications Committee - Meeting cancelled April 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM Contact Name: Lisa Snyder Contact Telephone Number: 614-813-7999 Contact Email Address: lmsnyder@columbus.gov

To approve the Memorandum of Understanding #2025-02 executed between representatives of the City of Columbus and Fraternal Order of Police, Capital City Lodge #9, which credits prior law enforcement service, as defined in the MOU, and places lateral entry police officers and reemployed police officers in the pay plan and designates how the officers advance through the pay plan, in accordance with the credit of their prior law enforcement service as provided in the attachment hereto; and to declare an emergency.

To authorize the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Education to enter into a grant agreement with Franklin County Historical Society (COSI) to support the continued operation and programmatic delivery of their educational initiatives that engage and support Columbus residents; to authorize the transfer of $150,000.00 within the Department of Finance General Fund to the Office of Education; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the Office of Education General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Finance and Management Department, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, to establish a purchase order with Southeastern Equipment Co., Inc. utilizing an Ohio Department of Transportation Contract to acquire (4) Cronkhite 3612 Tow Behind Utility Trailers; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City Code Chapter 329; to authorize the expenditure of $66,828.00 from the Department of Public Service from the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($66,828.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract with Trebel LLC for the Sustainable Columbus Community Choice Aggregation project; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Aftermarket Fire Equipment Parts with Johnson’s Fire Equipment Company; and to authorize the expenditure of $1.00. ($1.00)

To amend existing Section 2505.07.6 of Chapter 2505 of the Columbus City Codes to establish and clarify the authority and responsibility for the maintenance of fire hydrants attached to city water lines but located outside the corporate limits of the City of Columbus.

Notice/Advertisement Title: City Council Zoning Agenda for April 21, 2025 Contact Name:Tiffany Friend Contact Telephone Number: 614.645.2814 Contact Email Address:tdfriend@columbus.gov