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2026-10-05 - Columbus City Council

Summary

Built from the final minutes (regular meeting no. 43). No agenda or video is recorded for this meeting.

  • Called to order 5:04 PM; all nine members present: Bankston, Barroso De Padilla, Day-Achauer, Dorans, Green, Remy, Ross, Wyche and President Hardin. Adjourned 6:32 PM (Wyche / Ross, 9-0).
  • Journal dispensed with and approved 9-0 (Remy / Green). Hardin read a correction to the September 28 journal: two typographical errors in the liquor permit communication C0037-2026 (a missing letter in the name of a carryout permit holder, and the spelling of East Campus View Blvd in a second permit).
  • Liquor permit communication C0038-2026 (a C-1/C-2 transfer and a D-5 transfer in the Short North) read and filed.
  • Three ceremonial resolutions adopted 9-0: ARTober, October 2026 (0225X-2026, Barroso De Padilla / Remy); the 46th Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon (0227X-2026, Dorans / Barroso De Padilla); and the 50th pastoral anniversary of Overseer Michael D. Reeves Sr. (0208X-2026, Hardin / Ross).
  • Motion to waive reading of titles of first-reading legislation passed 9-0 (Bankston / Wyche). Eleven items were read for the first time.
  • Consent agenda: 47 items (CA-1 to CA-47) approved 9-0 on a motion by Bankston, seconded by Remy. CA-22 (winter lighting agreement) was voted separately, 8-0 with Green abstaining.
  • Second-reading and emergency calendar: 2505-2026 notes, 2538-2026 Downtown Development Corporation grant (8-0, Green abstaining), 2237-2026 immigrant community grants, 2461-2026 parks storm damage funding, 2206-2026 film permits, 1537-2026 WIC clinics, 2595-2026 document conversion, 2757-2026 home repair program, three water and power purchases and 2622-2026 LGBTQ Affairs Commission code. Every one passed 9-0 except the grant.
  • Announced: no council meeting on October 12, 2026; the next regular meeting is October 19, 2026.

Downtown Development Corporation Grant

  • 2538-2026, up to $2,000,000.00 (General Fund transfer and expenditure of up to $1,500,000.00; up to $500,000.00 from the Housing Business Tax Incentive fund). Bankston / Ross; 8-0, Green abstaining.

Downtown Winter Lighting Agreement

  • 2459-2026, Recreation and Parks agreement with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation for winter lighting in Bicentennial Park and the Promenade. Bankston / Remy; 8-0, Green abstaining.

Bond Anticipation Note Issuance

  • 2505-2026: limited tax notes up to $19,165,000.00 to refund outstanding notes; expenditure $23,894,400.00. Bankston / Barroso De Padilla; 9-0.

Water Utility Contract Approvals

  • 2313-2026 Danbert (Kent/Fairwood waterline and permeable pavers), $12,602,862.73 contingent on OWDA loans; 2582-2026 Trimble Unity AMS licenses, $1,014,322.21, bidding waived; 2235-2026 Bobcat loader, $63,106.23, bidding waived. All moved by Wyche, all 9-0. Consent items include Osborn Engineering ($380,000.00), OWDA loan fees ($450,000.00) and Raftelis ($200,000.00); first readings include track loaders ($212,320.00) and SWACO landfill use ($115,000.00).

Parks Storm Damage Remediation Funding

  • 2461-2026: $500,000.00 appropriation and $2,500,000.00 transfer for storm damage at Barack Community Center, Busch Park, Berliner Park and the Fran Ryan Center. Day-Achauer / Remy; 9-0.

Immigrant Community Grants

  • 2237-2026, $213,000.00 to Community Refugee and Immigration Services, Jewish Family Service and Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services. Barroso De Padilla / Day-Achauer; 9-0.

Film Permit Rules

  • 2206-2026 enacts Chapter 924, Film Permits. Day-Achauer / Ross; 9-0.

LGBTQ Affairs Commission Code Changes

  • 2622-2026 amends code sections 179.03, 179.04 and 3902.02. Hardin / Day-Achauer; 9-0.

Energy Efficient Home Repair Program

  • 2757-2026, $409,600.00 agreement with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Amended (Wyche / Ross, 9-0) and approved as amended (Ross / Wyche, 9-0).

Housing Division Contract Extensions

  • Consent: E.E. Ward ($5,000.00), Coliseum Home Improvements ($200,000.00), Ohio Technical Services ($7,000.00) and First Choice Lead Abatement & Rehab Services ($200,000.00, with a vendor name correction), all extended through December 31, 2027. First readings: 2651, 2654, 2655, 2656 and 2657-2026 (lead inspection, hotel stays, roof replacement and a Healthy Linden Homes grant modification).

Construction Inspection Fee Schedule

  • 2628-2026, new Department of Public Service construction inspection fee schedule effective January 4, 2027. First reading only.

City Technology Software Contract Renewals

  • Consent: Docusign renewal with Brown Enterprise Solutions, $146,176.30 (2207-2026), and the Microsoft licensing true-up, $239,066.36 (2353-2026).
  • Resolutions honoring Charles A. Thompkins, Sr., the Southeast Lions, Elizabeth "Peanie" Devonne Taylor, Rev. Dr. Deborah Ardienne Dennis and the 10th anniversary of the Maroon Arts Group.
  • Finance: four scissor lifts, $85,344.00; Columbus Urban League and Communities for New Direction CDBG subrecipient agreements, $150,000.00; Fire Station 19 window replacement, $28,690.00; Urban Strings Columbus documentary grant, $10,000.00; transfer of $183,737.29 to the Sustainable Columbus Fund; emergency vehicle lights term contracts, $2.00; Our Community Group grant, $20,000.00.
  • Public Service: Bikeway-Sancus Boulevard SUP right-of-way declaration; ODOT maintenance cooperation; HNTB Ohio Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan, $500,000.00; M.P. Dory guardrail and fence repair, $375,000.00; MORPC-attributable funds applications; Wheatland Avenue Improvements modification, $175,000.00; easement release at 525 Sawyer Blvd.
  • Recreation, health and safety: Hoover Amenities Project expenditure correction, $270,113.97; United African Festival grant, $6,500.00; Soulful Steps Program grant, $7,500.00; Help Me Grow, Northwoods Foundation, University of Washington ($200,000.00), Ohio State University ($208,203.00), HIV planning alliance and Franklin County overdose data grants; Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association registration, $3,875.00.
  • Appointments (consent): Jordan Ballinger (Transportation and Pedestrian Commission), David Jude (Property Maintenance Appeals Board, replacing Anthony Riffe), and reappointments of Mark Lundine, Trent Smith, Johnathan Youngman and Jeff Mohrman to the Gravity II New Community Authority Board of Trustees.
  • First readings not tied to an Issue: US Laser ink and toner term contract; TruGreen weed and vegetation management term contract.

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