What: Recreation and Parks capital contracts brought by the Neighborhoods, Recreation, and Parks committee (Day-Achauer, chair; Wyche, vice chair). Many are funded by transfers from the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside subfund to the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund.
Approved 9-0 on 6/29/2026 (emergency calendar, moved by Day-Achauer):
1734-2026 Marker Construction, West Case Road Park, $5,385,000.
1740-2026 Urban Forestry Master Plan contracts and equipment, $2,000,000.
1763-2026 auditor's certificate for staff time on parks capital projects, $1,500,000.
1739-2026 construction agreement with Nationwide Realty Investors for public improvements at Sensenbrenner Park, bidding waived, no cost.
Referred to committee 6/29/2026 (9-0): 1724-2026, a $250,000 contract with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission for the "Women Win Here" initiative.
Consent 6/29/2026: 1733-2026 CAP-STONE, Lincoln Park lighting, court and path, $900,013.50; 1732-2026 V3 Construction, Dry Run Streambank Restoration, $652,500; 1730-2026 CK Construction, Kilbourne Run Sports Park, $242,500; 1735-2026 Korda/Nemeth, Raymond irrigation pond, $216,163.53; 1729-2026 Setterlin, Cultural Arts Center, $110,306.55; 1737-2026 ODOT Olentangy Trail fence rebuild, $52,112.78; 1728-2026 K.N.S. Services surveillance systems, $200,000; 1725-2026 YMCA summer youth programming, $100,000; 1830-2026 REALM Collaborative, Busch ball diamonds, $15,000; 1741-2026 Columbus Foundation grant for youth job readiness, $25,000.
6/22/2026: 1731-2026 accepts an ODOT grant of $7,092,344 for the Big Walnut Trail from Little Turtle to Cherrybottom Park (Day-Achauer / Barroso De Padilla, 9-0). Consent: 1762-2026 amendment to the COTA grant agreement for design of the East Side Rail Trail, $100,000. Also first read that night: 1738-2026, an Ohio EPA grant of $2,315 for an Introduction to Cavity Nesting Birds project with a minimum local match of $8,736 (passed 6/29, 9-0).
First reading of 1404-2026 (Setterlin Building Company, Franks Park Improvements, $900,000), 1405-2026 (MKSK, West Case Park Development modification, $130,000) and 1409-2026 (Greenscapes, Stump Removal and Street Tree Planting, $432,725). Consent: 1410-2026, Greenscapes street tree installation funded by an ODNR grant, $254,500. Second reading: 1436-2026, Ohio State University Exercise is Medicine agreement, approved 9-0 (Day-Achauer / Wyche). Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6190_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-08_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
Second reading, approved 9-0 (Day-Achauer / Wyche): 1351-2026 MKSK continuation of the Big Darby Accord Watershed Master Plan strategic update, $100,000 ($75,000 from the Columbus Water and Power sewer fund and $25,000 from the Neighborhood Economic Development fund), repealing Ordinance 0273-2026. Consent: Sahara Global Security services, $200,000 (1088-2026); Claypool Electric, Bicentennial Park, $22,189 (1402-2026); Advanced Civil Design, Joan Park and Freedom Park design, $427,000 (1403-2026); application to the ODNR NatureWorks grant program for Freedom Park (1406-2026); assignment of Wolf Creek Company contracts to Heritage Landscape Supply Group (1408-2026). First reading of 1410-2026 and 1436-2026. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6187_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-01_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
Second reading, approved 7-0 (all moved by Wyche): 1087-2026 transfer of $24,500 from the Sustainable Columbus Fund for the Tree Assistance Program with Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District; 1407-2026 Kimley-Horn extension through December 31, 2027 for Gender Road Park and McCoy Park; 1086-2026 Linden Green Line design, $3,600,000 (see Linden Green Line Design Contract). Consent: Active Network software, $100,000; Community Arts Project, $75,000; Franklin Park Conservatory Joint Recreation District, $250,000; golf improvements, $100,000; GPD Group East Side Rail Trail, $390,000; OPWC grant of $259,600 (local match $100,800) for the Alum Creek Trail, Ba' Hai Assembly Preservation project; Topiary Park shared-use agreement with Encova Mutual Insurance Group. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/5/6184_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-05-18_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
First reading of Active Network software, Friends of the Cultural Arts Center, the Topiary Park shared-use agreement and the Sustainable Columbus transfer. Consent: Arcadis Big Walnut Trail modification, CAP-STONE hard surfaces ($285,555.75), Accenture Case Road Park ($709,300.00), OPWC grant of $431,640.00 for Alum Creek Trail, and festival and facility contracts. Approved 8-0: stagehand services ($78,000.00) and Amara liquor permit extension to Bicentennial Park. See also Big Walnut Trail Design Grant.