What: A run of Department of Development planned contract modifications that extend home repair, lead abatement and related service contracts from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2027, mostly with added funding.
Approved on the consent agenda 10/5/2026 (read first on 9/28/2026): 2562-2026 E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co. LLC, term through December 31, 2027, up to $5,000.00 more; 2563-2026 Coliseum Home Improvements, up to $200,000.00 more from an existing auditor's certificate; 2564-2026 Ohio Technical Services Inc., up to $7,000.00 more.
Approved on consent 10/5/2026 as an emergency: 2650-2026 corrects the vendor name in earlier ordinances 2348-2025 and 0990-2026 to Ronald Horton Jr. dba First Choice Lead Abatement & Rehab Services LLC and extends that contract through December 31, 2027 with up to $200,000.00 more.
Read for the first time 10/5/2026 (second reading expected later): 2651-2026 two contracts with Franklin County Public Health for lead risk inspection and assessor services, extended to December 31, 2027, with up to $15,250.00 from the 2026 Housing Division General Fund budget and $40,000.00 from the 2024 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant ($55,250.00 total); 2654-2026 Morse Transit Acquisitions LLC for hotel stays of 10 days or more after lead abatement for Lead Safe Columbus recipients, up to $7,000.00 General Fund and $10,000.00 grant ($17,000.00); 2655-2026 Mann Roofing & Construction LLC and 2656-2026 Revere Roofing Company, Inc., Roof Replacement program contracts extended to December 31, 2027 ($0.00); 2657-2026 modifies a grant agreement with Healthy Linden Homes VII LLC (a disregarded entity of HNHF Realty Collaborative) to allow costs incurred from April 1, 2026, before the purchase order was approved ($0.00).
Where it stands: the consent items are approved; the five 10/5 first-reading items await a second reading.
Consent: 2562, 2563, 2564 and 2650-2026 approved with the consent agenda (9-0). First reading: 2651, 2654, 2655, 2656 and 2657-2026. Committee: Housing, Homelessness, and Building (chair Ross, vice chair Hardin).
Second readings: 2296-2026 SavKon Construction (up to $300,000.00), 2297-2026 Newark Building Solutions (up to $225,000.00) and 2298-2026 Reliable Home Improvements of Ohio (up to $300,000.00) approved 8-0, all moved by Ross; 2299-2026 Kenneth Burgess dba Savoir Faire Solutions (up to $100,000.00) referred to committee 8-0 (Ross / Remy). Each extends the contract from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2027. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/9/6209_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-09-14_Minutes_-_Final.pdf