What: Public Service and Transportation committee ordinances (chair Barroso De Padilla) approved 8/31/2026, each moved by Barroso De Padilla and seconded by Day-Achauer, each 9-0:
2222-2026: contract with Shelly and Sands, Inc. for the Arterial SR 161, I-71 to Cleveland Avenue, Phase 2 project, up to $23,868,642.76 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, the OPWC Grants and Loans Fund and the Federal Transportation Grants Fund; unused grant funds to be repaid; emergency.
2268-2026: contract with Double Z Construction Company for the Polaris Parkway, Gemini Place to South Old State Road project, up to $3,904,562.36 from the Street and Highway Non-Bond Fund, using funds received from N.P. Capital Management Corp.; emergency.
2165-2026: authorizes the City Attorney to file complaints to appropriate the remaining property needed for the Broad Street Phase 1 project, $32,910.00.
2266-2026: grant agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation under the Highway Safety Improvement Program.
Also on consent 8/31: SR 161 Busch Boulevard to Ambleside Drive contract change ($220,000.00), Cassady Avenue bikeway design change ($350,000.00), and ODOT agreements tied to Transportation Review Advisory Council funding.
Second readings, each approved 7-0 (Green absent, Hardin absent at vote): 1712-2026 Axis Civil Construction, Safe Routes To School Sunbury Road/Agler Road, up to $1,869,713.08; 1966-2026 Strawser Construction, 2026 Slurry Seal, up to $1,223,682.86; 2141-2026 Canvaas Consulting, Vision Zero multilingual outreach, up to $500,000.00. First reading of 2165-2026 and 2266-2026 (approved August 31), plus Safe Streets for All and TRAC grant items and East Livingston Avenue right-of-way. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/8/6203_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-08-24_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
Approved 9-0, all moved by Barroso De Padilla: Alta Planning + Design, Vision Zero Vulnerable Road User Plan, up to $1,250,000.00 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund and federal grants); Shelly and Sands, Nelson Road improvements, up to $1,677,406.25; Setterlin Building Company, Marion Road refuse warehouse renovation Phase 1, up to $3,969,402.00; Strawser Paving, South Linden sidewalks, up to $1,867,070.43; Ohio Machinery pattern truck, $239,956.00 (bidding waived); amendment of Ordinance 1560-2026 to add the bidding waiver. Consent: GFT Infrastructure intersection safety study modification, $100,000.00; 2LMN N. 4th Street signals, $20,000.00; CSX construction agreement for the Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard railroad tunnel bridge rehabilitation, $300,000.00; Refugee Road and Hines Road right-of-way dedications; alley right-of-way release near Norwich Avenue; H2Ohio chloride reduction grants; Dexter Company mowing tractor, $181,848.38.
Approved 9-0, moved by Barroso De Padilla: Bikeway SR 161 Sawmill to Thompson right-of-way services, $1,324,456.00; Decker Construction downtown concrete bus pad upgrades, $1,250,087.45; Complete General Construction, Signals N. 4th Street Phase 1, up to $4,005,758.62; Willscot mobile office unit, $31,312.00 (bidding waived). Also approved 9-0: Elford, Inc. construction manager at risk modification for the South Outpost, up to $7,569,101.50 (moved by Bankston). Other roadway contracts were first read.
Emergency ordinances approved 9-0, moved by Barroso De Padilla and seconded by Day-Achauer: 1096-2026 Eakin Road shared-use path (Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund), $1,400,000.00 from the ODOT Highway Safety Improvement Program and Streets and Highways Bond Fund, with real estate acquisition and a construction contract with the Indiana and Ohio Railway Company; 1464-2026 Complete General Construction Company, Mt. Vernon Avenue Phase 1 multimodal roadway, up to $7,102,930.46 (unused grant funds to be repaid). Consent: Burgess & Niple, Broad Street arterial rehabilitation modification, $235,000.00; Bituminous Pavement Systems crack seal, $632,409.09; two alley right-of-way transfers near May Avenue and McDowell Street. Minutes: https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6187_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-01_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
0966-2026 A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Nelson Road, Livingston Avenue to Main Street, up to $1,000,000.00 (Day-Achauer / Ross) and 1205-2026 Livingston Avenue, 18th Street to Nelson Road, right-of-way acquisition and Norfolk Southern agreement, $1,200,000.00 (Day-Achauer / Wyche); both emergency, 8-0. Consent: Woolpert Trabue Road, Bolingbrook Drive to Tenagra Way, up to $500,000.00; Kapsch TrafficCom modification, up to $125,000.00; right-of-way transfers; Olentangy River Road dedication; four Woodlands at Central College plats. First reading of 1163-2026 (construction inspection funding, $1,379,567.20).
0924-2026, Kimley-Horn and Associates contract modification for the Hilliard Rome Road at Renner Road intersection, up to 1,000,000 dollars, approved 8-0 (Barroso De Padilla / Wyche). Consent: Easton Way ODOT contribution (1029-2026), Roberts Road at Frazell Road-Spindler Road (1095-2026) and E. Broad Street Phase 1 property necessity (0083X-2026).