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2026-09-14 - Columbus City Council

Summary

Built from the final minutes (regular meeting no. 39). No agenda or video is recorded for this meeting. The minutes record motions and votes but no debate.

  • Called to order 5:05 PM. Eight of nine members present; Barroso De Padilla absent for the whole meeting. Present: Bankston, Day-Achauer, Dorans, Green, Remy, Ross, Wyche and President Hardin. Adjourned 6:19 PM (Wyche / Green, 8-0).
  • Journal dispensed with and approved 8-0 (Bankston / Wyche).
  • Liquor permit communication C0036-2026 (four transfer requests, received by the Clerk as of September 9) read and filed.
  • Ceremonial resolution 0198X-2026 honoring Mikaela Black for growing the sport of tennis in the city adopted 8-0 (Day-Achauer / Bankston).
  • Three ordinances were pulled from the consent agenda and voted later: 2270-2026 (Finance and Governance) and 2318-2026 and 2321-2026 (Economic Development).
  • First reading of 33 items under the 30-day calendar (motion to waive the reading of titles, Bankston / Wyche, 8-0).
  • Consent agenda: 42 items approved 8-0 (Wyche / Green).
  • Second-reading and emergency calendar: 2270-2026, 2318-2026 and 2321-2026 each passed 7-1 with Green opposed. Everything else voted passed 8-0, except three items referred to committee 8-0: 2243-2026, 2299-2026 and 2320-2026.
  • The minutes close with the notice that there is no Council meeting on September 21 and the next regular meeting is September 28 (2026-09-28 - Columbus City Council). The Zoning Committee met the same evening: 2026-09-14 - Zoning Committee.

Admissions Tax Facility Stabilization Funding

  • 2270-2026: contract with the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority to distribute an additional 2 percent of 2026 Admissions Tax proceeds from the Facility Stabilization Fund for infrastructure investment in Nationwide Arena; estimated $870,000.00; emergency. Bankston / Wyche; 7-1 (Green no).
  • 1883-2026, sponsored by Hardin, strengthens the levying, collection and allocation of admissions tax for facility stabilization receipts (Chapter 375). Hardin / Green; 8-0.

Alkire Industrial Enterprise Zone Assignments

  • 2318-2026 replaces COI Alkire Industrial, LLC with Jim Pattison Development (U.S.) Inc. in an Enterprise Zone Agreement; 2321-2026 replaces it with COI Alkire Industrial II, LLC. Both Bankston / Wyche; both 7-1 (Green no).

WestBend Community Authority Petition

  • 0190X-2026 finds the petition to establish the WestBend Community Authority sufficient under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 349 and sets a hearing with notice published for three consecutive weeks. Bankston / Day-Achauer; 8-0.

Economic Stabilization Fund Balance Goal

  • 0194X-2026 (Rainy Day Fund goal of $140,000,000.00 by the end of 2032) read for the first time.

Burns McDonnell Downtown Office Incentive, FIS Jobs Growth Incentive and Buckeye XO Enterprise Zone Amendments

  • First readings: 2312-2026 (Burns & McDonnell, 45 net new and 120 retained jobs), 2323-2026 (FIS Management Services, 100 net new and 112 retained jobs) and 2467, 2468, 2469 and 2470-2026 (Buckeye XO Buildings 1D, 1C, 1B and 1A). All were approved September 28.

OhioHealth Enterprise Zone Assignment

  • 2482-2026 (HQ Office I LLC replaced by OhioHealth Corporation) read for the first time.

Township Annexation Applications, Norwich Township Annexation Application and Mifflin Township Annexation Services Statement

  • First readings: 2413-2026 (AN26-008, about 279.5 acres in Brown and Norwich Townships) and 2416-2026 (AN26-003, 0.39 acres in Blendon Township, applicant the Department of Public Service).
  • Consent: 2417-2026, statement of municipal services for annexation AN26-011 (1.92 acres, Mifflin Township), emergency.

Large Industrial User Peak Rates and Vacant Building Water Disconnection

  • First readings of 2560-2026 (sponsors Wyche and Hardin) and 2398-2026 (sponsor Wyche).

Industrial Billing Charges Streamlining

  • 2265-2026, sponsored by Wyche, rewrites Chapter 1147 industrial billing charges for sampling, laboratory analysis and inspections. Wyche / Day-Achauer; 8-0.

Water Utility Contract Approvals

  • First readings of 14 Columbus Water and Power items, including Ascension Construction Solutions increases (2302-2026, up to $337,305.36; 2324-2026, up to $1,000,000.00), Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton (2409-2026, up to $1,400,533.56), Claypool Electric (2436-2026, $2,395,600.00 total), Arcadis for Towers Court storm sewer (2351-2026, up to $495,975.14), a bucket truck ($253,416.00) and a hydro excavation trailer ($117,715.00).
  • Consent: Irvin Public Relations extension through October 31, 2027 ($90,000.00, 2149-2026); stormwater easement release (2256-2026); competitive bidding waiver for the Upper Scioto West Subtrunk construction contract (2277-2026).

Housing Division Contract Extensions

  • Lead abatement and healthy home repair contract extensions to December 31, 2027: 2296-2026 SavKon Construction (up to $300,000.00, Ross / Wyche), 2297-2026 Newark Building Solutions (up to $225,000.00, Ross / Day-Achauer) and 2298-2026 Reliable Home Improvements of Ohio (up to $300,000.00, Ross / Wyche) approved 8-0. 2299-2026 Kenneth Burgess dba Savoir Faire Solutions (up to $100,000.00) referred to committee 8-0 (Ross / Remy).

Crisis Response Funding Appropriation

  • 2243-2026, $1,000,000.00 from the Income Tax Set Aside subfund for crisis response activity costs, referred to committee 8-0 (Green / Bankston).

Pro-Tow Towing Contract Funding

  • 2281-2026 adds $1,000,000.00 from the Mobility Fund to the Pro-Tow, Inc. towing management contract; emergency. Remy / Day-Achauer; 8-0.

Campaign Finance Code Amendment

  • 2455-2026, sponsored by Dorans, amends Section 107.02 (Campaign Finance) of the city code. Dorans / Bankston; 8-0.

City Technology Software Contract Renewals

  • First reading of 2483-2026, Veeam Data Platform subscription renewal through Brown Enterprise Solutions, $152,950.00 (sponsor Bankston).

Other second-reading items (all 8-0)

  • 2349-2026 corrects an error in Ordinance 1687-2025 amending Chapter 328 (Bankston / Wyche).
  • 1091-2026 quitclaims a non-exclusive easement over part of Olentangy Park to Columbia Gas of Ohio (Day-Achauer / Wyche).
  • 2202-2026 Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District Tree Assistance Program, $62,200.00 (Day-Achauer / Ross).
  • 2204-2026 Kimley-Horn contract change for Gender Road Park and McCoy Park improvements, $941,941.53 (Day-Achauer / Wyche).
  • 2490-2026 Otis Elevator repair services, bidding waived, $135,540.00 (Day-Achauer / Ross).
  • 2320-2026 changes how the Office of Diversity and Inclusion may spend the Sustainable Columbus Fund (Ordinance 1554-2021); referred to committee (Wyche / Ross).
  • Finance: fiber build to city parking garages and vacating a leased conduit system, $650,000.00 (1747-2026); Neighborhood Initiatives community grant making, $450,000.00 (2574-2026); Ohio State University payment up to $15,214.00; Legacy Roofing, $67,572.00.
  • Public Service: 17th Avenue pedestrian safety right of way work, $600,000.00 (2023-2026); Vision Zero Near East slow zones, $81,350.55; facilities mechanical repair renewal with DeBra Kuempel, up to $552,000.00.
  • Recreation and Parks: Greenways Improvements 2025-2026 with CAP-STONE & Associates, $802,428.93 (2200-2026); Adopt-a-Center Program grant, $15,000.00 (2322-2026, sponsor Day-Achauer).
  • Labor: Management Compensation Plan amendments (2370-2026); AFSCME Local 1632 memorandum raising the Biosolids Specialist pay range (2492-2026); Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge 9 memorandum paying double the straight-time rate for voluntary overtime on the 2026 City Special Operation (2495-2026).
  • Health and neighborhoods: Ryan White Part A contract with LifeCare Alliance, $200,954.73; Delta Dental Foundation sealant grant, $10,000.00; South Side Family Farms, $15,000.00 (replaces Ordinance 1967-2026); Brave Space Leadership Conference sponsorship, $7,500.00; South Side Thrive Collaborative public safety week outreach, $25,000.00.
  • Housing: Ordinance 1812-2026 corrected so the committed amount reads $5,000,000.00 instead of $3,000,000.00 (2402-2026); forgiving a $44,646.00 cash flow payment on the POAH Walnut Grove II loan (2509-2026).
  • Public Safety: sale of a retired police horse to its officer for $1.00 (2003-2026); Alban & Alban contract extended through February 28, 2027 with $40,000.00 more.
  • Resolution 0196X-2026 celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Northern Lights Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
  • Appointments: six members to the Transportation and Pedestrian Commission (terms ending 2027 to 2029) and one to the Board of Tax Review.

Other first readings

  • Fleet and operations: Building and Zoning Services vehicles, $92,992.80 (2403-2026); All-Star Talent Inc. recruitment and marketing for Public Safety with bidding waived (2421-2026); Ohio Public Works Commission applications (2395-2026); Columbus State Community College easement releases (2494-2026).
  • Health: HIV prevention services, $100,000.00 (2180-2026); Central Ohio Trauma System coalition grant, $5,000.00 (2418-2026).
  • Grants: Community Garden Grant Project with the Columbus Foundation, $20,000.00 (2362-2026, sponsor Wyche); Community Waste Reduction and Shine a Light on Dumpers grant applications.
  • Real estate: acceptance of conveyed property for public purposes (2308-2026).

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