What: Housing, Homelessness, and Building committee (Ross, chair) items that commit Affordable Housing Bond dollars to specific developments, plus a Hardin-Ross ordinance requiring a transparent annual allocation process. All approved 9-0 on 6/29/2026.
1696-2026, Mount Hermon Senior Phase 1: grant of up to $3,000,000 to My Brother's Keeper as pass-through entity to Mount Hermon Senior Phase 1 LLC for 54 new affordable apartments. Ross / Bankston.
1812-2026, Seton Square South and West: up to $1,000,000 of a $3,000,000 commitment to Seton South Columbus Inc., pass-through to Seton Square South & West Limited Partnership, for renovation of 108 affordable apartments. Ross / Bankston.
1697-2026, Devon's Triangle: up to $1,000,000 to Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio for a 14-unit development, the final commitment bringing the City's total to $2,000,000. Ross / Wyche.
1904-2026, process requirement: sponsors Hardin and Ross. Directs the Director of Development to run a transparent, fair, competitive allocation process every year, with an overview of next year's goals, participation in an annual public hearing, and an annual published report on the prior year's allocations. Ross / Barroso De Padilla; first read 6/22/2026.
Related items: 1698-2026 (6/29 consent) assigns the HOME loan for the 6300 George's Creek Drive rental development to George's Creek Homes Rehab, LLC, cuts the interest rate from 8.5 to 2.0 percent and forgives accrued unpaid interest of up to $1,491,729.30. 1862-2026 gives up to $2,000,000 to West Granville Road Owner LLC for public infrastructure for workforce housing. 1684-2026 (6/22) grants up to $148,000 to Enterprise Community Partners for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative. Hotel-tax funding of the Affordable Housing Trust is on Affordable Housing Trust Hotel Tax Shift.
First reading of 1684-2026 (Ross and Hardin), the grant of up to $148,000 to Enterprise Community Partners for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative. Also first read: 1553-2026, a one-year extension (to December 31, 2027) of the HOME-ARP supportive services contract with Spatialist, LLC, up to $101,500. On consent: 1597-2026, up to $375,000 of HOME-ARP funds for supportive services at Nelson Park Apartments (Nelson Park Preservation Associates, LLC), and two appointments to the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County (terms to December 31, 2029). Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6190_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-08_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
1356-2026 approved 8-0 (Hardin absent at the vote), emergency, Ross / Remy: grant of up to $5,000,000 from the Affordable Housing Bond Fund to the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority as pass-through entity to Barthman Family Homes LLC for 150 new affordable apartments, reimbursing eligible costs incurred since January 1, 2024. Consent: Revere Roofing, Division of Housing Roof Replacement Program, up to $125,000. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6187_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-01_Minutes_-_Final.pdf