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2026-06-08 - Columbus City Council

Summary

Built from the final minutes (regular meeting no. 29). No agenda or video is recorded for this meeting. The minutes record motions and votes but no debate or public comment. The Zoning Committee met afterward: 2026-06-08 - Zoning Committee. There was no Council meeting on June 15; the next regular meeting was 2026-06-22 - Columbus City Council.

  • Called to order 5:05 PM; all nine members present: Bankston, Barroso De Padilla, Day-Achauer, Dorans, Green, Remy, Ross, Wyche and President Hardin. Recessed 5:28 PM (Remy / Green, 9-0), reconvened 5:30 PM (Wyche / Remy, 9-0) and adjourned 6:27 PM (Wyche / Green, 9-0).
  • Journal dispensed with and approved 9-0 (Remy / Green). Liquor permit communication C0026-2026 (new D-5, D-3, C-1 and D-1 permits, including one on East Main Street) read and filed, 9-0.
  • Two ceremonial resolutions adopted 9-0: 0137X-2026 (Ross / Remy), recognizing a life, service and legacy, and 0144X-2026 (Hardin / Ross), honoring the "Comin' Home" African American Holiday Festival. Four more ceremonial resolutions (0145X, 0142X, 0138X for Juneteenth On the Ave., and 0141X proclaiming June 21, 2026 "Ask Day") went through on the consent agenda.
  • First reading of 23 items (titles waived, Wyche / Remy, 9-0): technology licensing, Land Bank conveyances, plats and encroachments, park contracts, grants, HOME-ARP, and eight Public Utilities contracts and loans.
  • Consent agenda of 47 items approved 9-0 (Green / Wyche).
  • Second-reading calendar of 21 items: 14 approved 9-0, one amended and approved 8-0 with one abstention, three postponed to June 22 (9-0 each), and three referred to committee (9-0 each).

Sugar Farm Norwich Township Compensation Agreement

  • 1508-2026 (First Amended and Restated Norwich Township Compensation Agreement): postponed to June 22, 2026 (Bankston / Green; 9-0). It was approved 6-3 on June 22.

WestBend Development Agreement Amendment

  • 1511-2026 (amendment to the April 19, 2024 Economic Development Agreement with WestBend QOZB, LLC, removing the office-space obligation in return for a new deadline to deliver apartments): postponed to June 22, 2026 (Bankston / Green; 9-0). It was approved 9-0 on June 22.

HUD Annual Action Plan

  • 1572-2026 ($139,150 in Community Development Block Grant funds added to the Habitat for Humanity subrecipient agreement, with reimbursement allowed for expenses between January 1 and February 27, 2026; emergency): postponed to June 22, 2026 (Bankston / Green; 9-0). The minutes name the agency "Habitat for Humanity of Ohio, Inc."; the June 22 minutes say MidOhio.

Affordable Housing Bond Allocations

  • First reading of 1684-2026 (Ross and Hardin): not-for-profit grant agreement with Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative, up to $148,000 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. Approved June 22.

Early Learning Centers Contract Funding

  • 1301-2026: encumbrance for contract services with Columbus Early Learning Centers. Dorans / Green moved to amend it as submitted to the Clerk, cutting the General Fund expenditure from $2,120,000 to $1,973,564; passed 8-0 with Hardin abstaining. Approved as amended by the same motion makers and vote.

Sustainable Columbus Funding

  • 1546-2026 (a $48,000 payment to the Columbus Foundation for a Keep Columbus Beautiful donor-advised fund) and 1570-2026 (appropriating $1,800,100 from the Sustainable Columbus Fund for operating expenditures) were each referred to committee on motions by Wyche seconded by Green; 9-0 each.

Poindexter Village Museum Consulting Contract

  • 1361-2026: contract with Priscilla Tyson Consulting, LLC to help complete and open the Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center, up to $130,000 from the Neighborhood Economic Development fund, bidding waived, emergency. Bankston / Barroso De Padilla; 9-0.

Police Uniform Purchases

  • 1391-2026: $3,473,206 from the General Fund for police uniforms and accessories under existing term contracts, emergency. Remy / Green; 9-0.

Water Utility Contract Approvals

  • First reading of 1425-2026 (Driven Excavating, Velma Avenue water lines, $5,916,118.01), 1459-2026 (DLZ Ohio, $1,703,554.30), 1475-2026 (Hatch Associates, $1,375,000), 1533-2026 (Danbert, Inc., Palmetto/Westgate, $11,680,518.48), 1559-2026 (Azteca Systems Cityworks licenses, $1,019,234.74), 1573-2026 (PFAS settlement fund transfer to the Water Operating Fund, $2,417,146.31) and 1575-2026 (Ohio Water Development Authority loan fees, up to $500,000). All approved June 22.
  • Consent: 1160-2026 (Resource International, $228,971.20), 1325-2026 (SGI Matrix security systems, $35,016.45), 1390-2026 (Bricker Graydon tax advisory, $200,000), 1491-2026 (CDM Smith instrumentation design, $750,000), 1500-2026 (CUES GraniteNet, $45,270), 1540-2026 (Johnson Controls life safety maintenance, $143,108.03), 1544-2026 (U.S. Geological Survey Scioto River flood mapping, $241,000), 1555-2026 (fence gap agreement with PRS Mound LLC), 1557-2026 (New Albany water and sewer service boundary), 1519-2026 (UV reactor parts, $1) and 1601-2026 (Routeware GPS, $154,954.80).
  • Second reading, approved 9-0, all moved by Wyche: 1386-2026 Complete General Construction, Walhalla Ravine Stream Restoration, up to $2,365,772.96 (Ohio Water Development Authority loan contingent); 1393-2026 Smoot Construction, Big Walnut Trunk Extension Phase 2 management increase, up to $1,913,332.96; 1470-2026 up to $5,000,000 for Fourth Water Plant Transmission Main real estate; 1471-2026 Taft Stettinius & Hollister special counsel, $75,000, bidding waived.
  • 1387-2026 (K & M Kleening janitorial contract extension, $1,756,060.35) was referred to committee, 9-0; it was approved June 29.

Parks Capital Project Contracts

  • First reading of 1404-2026 (Setterlin Building Company, Franks Park Improvements, $900,000), 1405-2026 (MKSK, West Case Park Development, $130,000) and 1409-2026 (Greenscapes, Stump Removal and Street Tree Planting, $432,725). Consent: 1410-2026 (Greenscapes street trees, ODNR grant, $254,500). Second reading 1436-2026, Ohio State University Exercise is Medicine agreement, no cost, approved 9-0 (Day-Achauer / Wyche).

Neighborhood Initiatives Grant Awards

  • Consent: 1489-2026 Stonewall Columbus 2026 Pride Festival and Parade, $10,000; 1695-2026 Ohio Women's Alliance She Leads program, $10,000 (Ross); 1714-2026 Huckleberry House Teen Crisis Program and Shelter, $100,000 (Green and Dorans); 1644-2026 Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio reentry project, $165,000 (Dorans). First reading of 1615-2026 Girls on the Run of Central Ohio, $21,000. Second reading 1744-2026 A Step in the Right Direction hygiene program, $25,000 (Day-Achauer / Ross; 9-0).

City Technology Software Contract Renewals

  • First reading of 1522-2026 (CDW Government, Workspace ONE and Horizon licensing, $100,000, bidding waived) and 1541-2026 (vCloud Tech, Redsky E911 for Columbus City Schools, $104,510). Consent: 1357-2026 Axelliant Absolute Secure Access licenses, $157,859.50; 1429-2026 Tritech CentralSquare upgrade, $35,000; 1564-2026 CDW computer parts extension. Second reading 1468-2026 Euna Solutions procurement platform, $182,318.21, bidding waived, approved 9-0 (Bankston / Wyche).

Township Annexation Applications

  • Consent: 1515-2026 annexation agreement with Berkshire Township (Delaware County), 1524-2026 annexation agreement with Harlem Township (Delaware County), and 1608-2026 amendment to the annexation agreement among the City, Plain Township and New Albany adjusting growth boundaries.

Other items

  • Other consent items, all 9-0 as part of the single consent vote: Fire Alarm Office renovation, Old Fashioned, LLC, $322,500 (1457-2026); heavy-duty vehicle repair term contracts with six vendors (1472-2026); TradeCentric renewal, $19,250 (1473-2026); Bomar Construction increase from $80,000 to $120,000 (1542-2026); Black Bronco Construction, Maryhaven renovation, $347,022 (1561-2026); two Ohio Power easements (1484, 1485-2026); Mid-Ohio Foodbank leases at the Eastland Prosperity Center (1558-2026); road salt, $115,000 (1335-2026); E.L. Robinson Engineering, $325,000 (1493-2026); GovInvest TrueComp labor-costing software for union negotiations, $150,000 (1550-2026); Language Line interpretation, $120,000 (1302-2026); NEOGOV/PowerDMS, $53,074.61 (1448-2026); HOME-ARP supportive services at Nelson Park Apartments, up to $375,000 (1597-2026); two appointments to the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County with terms expiring December 31, 2029 (A0111-2026 and A0112-2026).
  • Second reading, approved 9-0: Roof Restoration and Replacement, General Maintenance and Engineering Co., $2,901,500 (1715-2026, Bankston / Barroso De Padilla); Paul Werth Associates strategic communications contract (repealing Ordinance 2640-2025), $65,690.87 (1530-2026, Bankston / Barroso De Padilla); ADA curb ramps, Decker Construction, $1,134,007.70 (1418-2026, Barroso De Padilla / Wyche); CelebrateOne purchases of infant and maternal wellness items, up to $280,000 (1692-2026, Green / Ross); Impact Community Action purchase order extended through May 31, 2027 (1589-2026, Wyche / Green).

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