Councilman Rose de Padilla, would you please lead us in the pledge?

I pledge allegiance to the flight of the United States of America through the Republic for which it stands one nation under our individual liberty and justice proud.

Thank you.

Council is grateful to have Imam Al Haji Bari from Masjid Baini Bainai here to pray with us this evening.

Thank you so much for being with us during this holy time of Ramadan.

Thank you.

Asalaamu Aleykum WhatsApp Matullah Ta'ala Barakatu.

I say peace be all to you all.

So I would start by um saying Al Fatia, which is what we consider to be the mother of all prayers in Islam.

And all you need to do is just say Amin.

Oh Jibilah Him in a Shaitan Irojin.

Bishman Law Hirahma Nirohim, Alhamdulillah, Hira Bilalamid, Arahman Erahim.

Hairi Mahadu.

Alhamdulillah Bilalamin.

Thank you all for having me.

And a salamu alaikum to you all.

Clerk, please call the role.

Any person who takes any action to obstruct or interfere with the conduct of tonight's meeting may be charged with disturbing a lawful meeting pursuant to Columbus City Code 2317.12.

Any person who enters those areas of City Council Chambers reserved for city officials or invited guests may be charged with criminal trespass pursuant to Columbus City Code 2311.

Are there any additions or corrections to be read into the journal?

Hearing none, the journal is approved.

This week's communications received by the city clerk's office are listed on the agenda and will be published in the city bulletin.

Are there any other communications to be read into the record?

Yes, but they will be read shortly.

That doesn't just enhance the response of our community members get when they're in crisis, but it also frees up our police officers, our firefighters, and our EMS to respond to commute emergency, acute emergencies, so they are not just first responders to all of our social problems.

I want to be clear that City Council shares these this vision as well.

In fact, when we commissioned the independent consultant, Mission Critical Partners to complete a review of our programs three months ago, their recommendations largely aligned with what the safety collective have been fighting for for years.

And even as council takes this step tonight, I know conversations are ongoing with the safety collective and with our partners about how we might be able to update their proposed language to add more flexibility and implementation or incorporate new research findings and to add city council to their growing list of diverse and diverse coalition.

Those conversations are ongoing, but I want you to know that one way or another, voters are going to have their say.

Are there any comments from my colleagues on this collective?

Councilmember.

Thank you.

Uh Council President.

I certainly would like to concur with your comments and congratulate the Safety Collective on what I know has been very hard work in organizing and getting to this point.

I recall in April of 2018 when I started at the City Attorney's Office, there was a safety, community safety advisory commission that was seated by the mayor, and that commission issued some 80 recommendations, of which, if I recall, one of them was to ensure that we had an alternative crisis response that was fully integrated with our public safety department.

And it is February the 23rd of 2026.

And I cannot say that we have a fully integrated alternative crisis response that is fully integrated with our public safety department.

And so it is because of your work that I know that we will take this next very significant step toward ensuring that there is a specialized unit that has specialized competency to deal with the issues that our community is dealing with in a way that does not perpetuate harm in our community, but in a way that promotes real public safety.

So again, congratulations to all of you.

I look forward to supporting you in this effort and certainly uh have an open door policy if you have questions, want to talk, want to further this conversation.

Thank you, Chair.

There are a lot of folks who work really hard to get us to today.

One of those folks that I saw just about every place I went to was uh my friend Chan O'Ley who was out getting signatures.

Uh, I think Chana is here, and you're welcome to come and say a few words if you'd like to welcome to council.

Welcome back to council.

Thank you.

Thank you, everyone.

Good evening, council members.

My name is Chana Wiley.

I am the co-chair of the executive committee for Columbus Safety Collective campaign.

And tonight's affirmation of the legal sufficiency of our signatures and formal request for a roll call vote puts us one step closer to putting this issue before Columbus voters.

In May, nearly 30,000 people signed our petition, demonstrating the overwhelming grassroots support for our proposal that prioritizes community care and reimagines public safety.

We look forward to the next Monday's meeting with the community crisis response amendment will officially be voted on and referred to the May 2026 ballot.

Our campaign is excited and engaged in a wide-scale get out the vote campaign to ensure all Columbus residents can engage in the democratic process and transform Columbus for the better.

I thank you guys for all your support.

Thank you so much.

And again, um congratulations on this uh important milestone.

Thank you.

With that, I'm going to turn it over to our city clerk to read into the record what she has received from the Board of Elections.

Letter addressed to the City Clerk from the Board of Elections dated February 13th, 2026, stating the following.

Total signatures 27,458.

Valid signatures, 15,428.

Percentage of valid signatures submitted relative to the number of total raw signatures, 56.2%.

The total number of voters slash electors that participated in the 2025 general municipal election for the city of Columbus was 125,329.

The number of electors who represent 10% of the total electors is 12,533.

Please let us know if we may be a further assistance.

Sincerely, Jeff Mackey, manager, petitions and campaign finance.

In addition to the communication from the Board of Elections, the City Clerk has forwarded to the City Council the City Attorney's Memorandum dated February 4th, 2026 regarding legal sufficiency as required by Section 42-9 of the city charter, which states the city clerk shall, upon receipt forthwith forward to the city to the council, the elections authorities report regarding signature validation and the city attorney's findings regarding legal sufficiency.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I now move that this council finds that the petitions for a proposed charter amendment titled Community Crisis Response Amendment filed with the city clerk on April 4th, 2025 by petitioners Chana Wiley, Helen Ann Sweeney, Molly Shea, Stephen David, and Stuart McIntyre meets the mandatory minimum legal requirements established by the people in the Ohio Constitution, the Ohio Revised Code, and the Charter of the City of Columbus.

Clerk, please call the road by voice.

Bankston.

Yes.

Barossa de Padilla.

Yes.

Day Akaur.

Yes.

Dorens.

Yes.

Green.

Yes.

Remy.

Yes.

Ross.

Yes.

Weish.

Yes.

President Harden.

Yes, and thank you.

I'm now directing the legislative research office to prepare an ordinance according in accordance with section 45 of the city charter, which would come before this council next Monday.

That ordinance would provide for the submission of a proposed charter amendment to the electors at a special election to be called and held not less than 60 days nor nor more than 120 days after passage of this ordinance.

Thank you so much, Madam Clerk.

I will now go around the dais for uh resolutions and announcements from my colleagues.

Uh I will turn it over to Councilman Bankston.

Thank you, uh President Harden.

I have a couple announcements uh this evening and one resolution.

Uh first I'll start with an announcement that this uh Wednesday, February 25th at 4 p.m.

I will be chairing uh a final operating budget hearing to discuss the proposed amendments to the city's 2026 operating budget.

All persons wishing to speak uh during the hearing in person must email Jonathan Brown at JB Brown at Columbus.gov by 10 a.m.

on Wednesday, February 25th.

Written testimony must be emailed to Jonathan Brown at JB Brown at Columbus.gov with the subject February 25th budget hearing testimony with your name and address by 10 a.m.

on February 25th as well.

As always, the meeting will be live streamed on the city's YouTube channel and council Facebook pages.

Uh and each speaker will be limited to three uh limited to remarks lasting no longer than three minutes.

Uh, and look forward to continuing to engage the community, the stakeholders around the 2026 operating budget.

Uh next, I have a resolution that I am excited to uh uh to uh recognize this today and present.

Uh and as I uh introduce resolution 0040x-2026, I want to ask the great men of the Merrymakers Club Inc.

to come forward uh as I uh introduce this resolution.

It is to recognize the Mary Makers Club Inc.

on their centennial anniversary.

For those who are unfamiliar, the Marymakers Club was founded in 1926 by a group of young black men attending the Columbus East High School at a time when black students face segregation and exclusion.

The club was created as a place of fellowship, dignity, and community for black men.

Over the years, the Marymakers Club has evolved into an integral component of our city's social fabric and continues to give back through fellowship, leadership development, civic engagement service, and philanthropy.

The organization's philanthropic arm the Merrymakers Club Foundation of Columbus advances educational opportunity through the March to a Million scholarship campaign, mobilizing members, supporters, and community partners to expand scholarship impact for deserving students.

2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Merrymakers Club Inc.

So we would like to recognize and celebrate this group on this momentous uh milestone.

And I'm so excited to be presenting this, and I was honored uh when you all reached out uh to be able to present this, thinking about that legacy back in 1926 to see where we are uh today, still making an impact uh right there on the near East Side, but also in the broader Columbus community.

So, with that, I will turn it over to my good friend Bo Shulton to President Hard and President Pro Tim Dorns, Councilmember Bankston, and other members of council.

On behalf of our president, Dr.

George Barnett and our foundation president, Eric Gray, and all of the members gathered here today, and those who could not be, we say thank you.

Thank you for this honor and this recognition.

In 1926, America was loud with contradiction.

Brack built Black Brilliance and Bloom was blooming in music, art, fashion, and literature.

A cultural renaissance that declared without apology, we are here.

And at the same time, the country was still built to restrict black movement, black belonging, and black joy.

In Columbus and across the United States, discrimination wasn't subtle.

It was policy, practice, and custom.

And that's where the Merrymakers story begins.

Not as a simple social club, but as a decision.

When young black students at Columbus East High School were barred from socializing with white students and excluded from school social functions, they didn't just accept limitation.

They created their own space to gather, celebrate, and breathe.

The Merrymakers Club was born as a social outlet and as a quiet act of resistance.

Now in 2026, despite all of the adversity, vitriol, polarization, and darkness, the Merrymakers once again emerge and declare we are here as we celebrate 100 years of brotherhood, service, and social impact.

We are marking this milestone with a bold commitment to the future.

We are proud to introduce the March to a Million College Scholarship Campaign, an initiative of the Merrymakers Club Foundation, the 501c3 philanthropic arm of the Merrymakers Club.

To date, our foundation has given out over 400,000 in scholarships to over 200 students.

We have currently endowed $500,000 in scholarships at the Ohio State University, Columbus State Community College, and the Columbus of College Art and Design.

Our centennial goal is to raise an additional 500,000, allowing us to reach the $1 million endowment milestone and to secure these scholarships in perpetuity.

We invite the public to support our campaign by going to our website at Merrymakers Club.com.

The story of the Merrymakers is a century-long truth.

When joy is denied, choosing joy becomes power.

We are the Merrymakers, we are the promoters and the protectors of joy, because joy is power and joy is our legacy.

Thank you.

Thank you, Bo, and again, thank you to the Merrymakers.

I mean you talk about, I think some of uh the best parties with a purpose that are happening over there.

And I mean that sincerely, as you can see from the amount of scholarship that goes back.

But I think that you hit something that really just resonated me around this idea of joy because we are in, I think political climates where that would not be the case.

And I think we're inundated every single day with what's coming out of Washington, what's happening even here locally, and sometimes it can feel paralyzing.

And I have to tell folks that in order for us to meet this moment, but to make it through this moment, we also have to find joy.

That's right, uh, and hope.

Uh, and that's what you all are doing, uh, not just for our community from a social standpoint, but for the next generation of folks who will raise their hand and say that they want to be Marrymakers too, and continue to spread joy in our community.

Uh, before I move for adoption, are there any comments um from my colleagues?

Councilmember Russia DePadillo.

I just wanted to say congratulations.

I think um, you know, what's interesting, I think many uh different cultures find places like this where they are taking that joy and they are creating a space of belonging for people, and they are giving back to their community and taking care of the next generation that's coming.

And so uh Marrymakers is also one of my favorite places.

Thank you for letting me be Mary Shaker.

Just kidding.

Quantity that I stole that from a friend.

Um, but um I I but I think that preserving that, especially today, and you know, in modern times, I think a lot of people leave and people grow older and they don't want to do those things anymore.

And y'all continue to build a bench where you can make this a community space for people where they can come and have conversations and be themselves and they feel safe and it creates a sense of belonging, and you open that up to other people in the community, and that is so vital and critical at this time, and that you keep that right, and that you keep that place special, and that's what makes it so special, in addition to all everything that you do to serve the community.

And I think that it's you know, for other cultures, for other people, I think it's something that we aspire to.

And so I just want to say congratulations.

I look to many, many more years with parties with a purpose, and to continuing to invest in our young people so that they can uh fulfill their dreams.

All right, and with that, I will um uh well before I move for adoption.

One critical question I had.

Your founders which school did they go to again?

Columbus East High School.

Oh, okay, yeah, that's right.

That's right.

Tiger Land.

That's right, Tiger Land.

With that, I move for adoption.

Banks Timberwolves, they padilla, de account Dorns Green, Remy Ross Weiss President Hard.

Adopted.

Congratulations.

And Council President, I apologize.

I did move for adoption, but there was a speaker uh on this resolution, uh Mr.

Wayne Diaz.

What's going on, City Council?

First of all, shout out to Tiger Land.

It's a great book.

Uh start the clock.

Uh I came here tonight.

Shout out to Tiger Land and talk to Mayor Suburbs.

Must be working on a short game of talk top golf tonight, but I also want to come thank you guys for getting Wexner money off your books.

We got an ongoing crisis that happened in our backyard.

And it seems that Mayor Suburbs, uh City Attorney Zach Klein, and Commissioner Kevin Boyce, they seem to think there's still some exoneration that could happen for Mr.

Wexner.

So I just wanted to come in here and not talking to anybody here, obviously.

This is we're all off Epstein Island here, but some of our beautiful associates in the city attorney's office, the commissioner, and uh the city attorney, which I think is the most troubling.

You start on uh January 20th, 2003.

Dear Jeffrey, I wanted to get you what you want.

So here it is.

We can all see what it is.

Your friend Leslie.

He always hated the name Leslie, but he used it for Epstein.

Here's another picture from Donald Trump.

We all know what he thought of Donald.

We all think of Donald Trump, right?

We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.

Enigmas never age.

Have you noticed that?

A POW is a wonderful thing.

Happy birthday, and may every day be a wonderful secret.

That's from Leslie Wexley, same book.

Donald Trump.

This is the next page.

You guys starting to get the picture.

And it continues, you know, the official thing has been that, oh, we got rid of this guy in 2007.

Abigail Wexner, who is no Melinda Gates, I'll say that much, tells him in days before the financial crash that future contact between us is not a problem.

Seeking financial advice that her husband billions couldn't buy.

Abigail told me the result.

All I can say is I feel sorry.

You violated your number one rule.

Always be careful.

Does anyone else talk with their financial advisor like that?

Because I don't.

Epstein and his lawyer are talking about Wexner being served in a subpoena.

Well, what happens after that?

The next board meeting.

A chairman of the board, Leslie Wexner takes him into executive session the entire day.

Then undated, John Zyger, the current chairman, receives a settlement from Jane Doe 102 and Epstein.

101 other victims.

Zyger knew about it.

Nothing.

Got buried.

And then I'm running out of time.

I would encourage you to read gang stuff, ill is it truth in the New York Times.

Undated letter, Epstein.

I'm certain that John Zyger has transmitted my suggestion.

You and I sit down together.

I owe you a debt to you, as frankly you owe me.

You and I had gang stuff for over 15 years.

What do you think gang stuff is?

Thank you, Mr.

Diaz.

I would just I'll just draw it to a point.

If we're going to stand up for our beautiful immigrants and the vulnerable, how the hell is Mayor Suburbs, Commissioner Boyce, or Zach Klein, going to stand up for the vulnerable if they can't stand up for this?

That's all I'm asking.

God bless.

Thank you, Mr.

Diaz.

Um, and again, I just um want to point out if we could also just one more time celebrate the resolution that was just passed, marking a historic moment for a black organization in this community.

That is what that resolution was for.

So if you could help me again celebrate the Merrymakers.

Oh Columbus.

All right.

With that, uh Council President, I have no more announcements or resolutions.

Thank you, Councilmember.

Councilmember Rosa Davidia.

This meeting is taking hard lefts and hard rights.

I'm sorry, I just had to say it.

I have one announcement this evening, and that is that our winter weather, this feels so weird to do right now.

Take a breath.

Our winter weather is still unpredictable.

I would like to make a quick announcement about potholes.

I told y'all hard left.

Um as this let's get back to the business for just a second.

I know that this affects many people.

I take potholes very seriously.

I know it feels like something that is so mundane, but one pothole that hits your tire that you have to get another one new tire or a second set of tires is detrimental to a family.

It means you can't get to work, means you can't get to school.

It literally could be the downfall of folks.

So we take repairing that very seriously.

I was going to talk about our timeline, but then uh we had what feels like the third wave of winter.

Um, so I do want to to let folks know, please use 311.

I know it doesn't always feel like an intuitive service.

We do pay attention to those 311 calls.

Please make them.

We will look at those, and usually folks will come out within uh 48 to 72 hours to fill those potholes.

So we do have a contract to do that.

It's difficult when the weather drops because those materials can't stand up against the really cold temperatures, and especially if there's snow on the ground.

But I do want to assure folks after this next wave goes through, that shouldn't stop you from calling, but please make those calls to ensure that we're going out to reach out to uh that we're filling those potholes.

I know that in some areas the because of the beet juice and the other chemicals that we use, it erodes our streets.

So please make sure that you are making those calls, reaching out to your whether it's your commissions or you yourself.

Um, if at any time you feel like there has been a pothole that has not been addressed, please reach out to our office, any of our offices, and we can look at that 311 request for you.

But I just want to make sure that as we think about safety on our roadways, this is an imperative piece of that.

I know we joke around about potholes, but they are a nuisance, and it can be detrimental to any of us.

So please make sure you're calling 311.

Thank you.

Thank you, Councilmember.

Councilmember Day October.

Thank you, Council President.

I have a couple of announcements this evening.

Um I would first like to thank the over 120 community members who came out to our meeting in Clintonville to discuss deer management in the city.

We had a meaningful conversation about how best to manage our relationship with our four-legged neighbors, and I hope residents were able to learn more about the options that are available to us as a city.

And as we wrap up community engagement and move into policy discussions, residents can feel free to continue to contact us to voice their thoughts on this topic while we take the time that's necessary to come up with a well-researched and thought-out policy solution.

And a huge thank you to our friends from ODNR, Metro Parks, and OSU for providing their expertise and to Jocelyn and Suzanne from our community engagement team for helping make the meeting happen.

Next, on behalf of our department of neighborhoods, I'd like to invite our residents to attend a special Black History Month community screening of Genius, MLK and X, hosted at Coast Size Giant Screen Theater on February 28th from 2 to 5 p.m.

This limited series explores the formative years and intersecting paths of Reverend Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

and Malcolm X.

Episodes one and two will be shown featuring pivotal moments such as Malcolm's release from prison, MLK's university graduation, and the foundations of their ideological differences, all set against the backdrop of a changing America.

Free snacks and popcorn will be provided, and pre-registration pre-registration is required.

And you can do that at Black History Screening.com.

And finally, a reminder that despite our current onslaught of winter weather, summer really is around the corner.

It'll be here before we know it.

So it's time to register for our recreation and parks summer camps.

Registration for outdoor recreation camps are open now, and registration for community center and specialty camps will open for Columbus residents tomorrow, the 24th at noon, with non-resident residents able to register after 7 p.m.

And you can find the 2026 summer camp guide on our department's website, ColumbusRecparks.com.

And that's all for me, Council President.

Thank you, Councilmember.

Council Principal Tim Dorns.

Councilmember Green.

Councilmember Remy.

Councilmember Ross.

Councilmember White.

Thank you, Council President.

We just hit a recent milestone as it relates to our home road water plant, with another one approaching.

So wanted to take a moment to uh kick it to Director Aetha just to kind of talk through where we are with our home road water plant.

Director, floor is yours, thank you, Chair Weich.

Good evening, President Hardin and members of council.

Tonight is a really big night for Columbus for Columbus Water and Power for our residents.

I'm really excited to announce that the Home Road Water Plant, one of the most significant infrastructure investments that the city in the history of the City of Columbus will advertise for construction this week.

It actually went online today.

So we're really excited about that.

The bids will be opened on June 3rd, 2026.

And I want to share just a little history so folks know where we've been and where we are.

The need for a fourth water plant was identified during the Division of Waters Water Beyond 2000 study that was commissioned in the 1990s.

The site where the home road plant will be constructed was purchased in 2015 by a previous administration and group.

That property is along the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir.

This project marks the city's first new water plant in nearly 50 years.

The additional capacity provided when the new plant comes online in 2032 will be 48 additional million gallons per day, and the plant will be expandable to 80 million gallons per day as the city continues to grow.

Currently estimated at 1.6 billion dollars.

This project represents a generational investment in our community's future.

The home road facility will strengthen long-term water reliability, expand our capacity to meet the growing needs within our region, and enhance our system's resilience in the face of evolving regulatory, environmental, and climate challenges.

The plant is not simply a Columbus project, it is a regional infrastructure anchor.

It will support residential development, job creation, and economic expansion across our community.

Reliable water infrastructure is foundational to housing affordability, business attraction, industrial growth, health care expansion, and overall quality of life for our residents.

This project also protects our residents, expanding our capacity as we continue to face more frequent and extended periods of drought.

Beyond the operational benefits, this investment also will generate substantial economic impact during its construction, supporting thousands of jobs, and creating opportunities for local contractors, suppliers, vendors, and workforce development partners.

Advertisement of this project marks a major milestone in the years of planning, engineering, and environmental review and financial structuring.

We appreciate council's continued partnership in advancing infrastructure that positions Columbus for sustainable growth for decades to come.

Thank you so much for your continued leadership and support for this historic initiative.

Thank you, Director, for kind of walking us through that.

I think it's important for us to take note of this moment.

It is also interesting that the United Nations just last week announced that we were dealing with a water bankruptcy across the globe.

This is why these investments are important to ensure that generations to come in Columbus have fresh, clean drinking water.

I know it seems abstract and just out of the realm of possibility, but we are literally looking at this moment across the globe where water is becoming scarce.

It is vitally important for us to invest in our infrastructure so that future generations can continue to live in Columbus.

So wanted to take that moment, make sure we note that we are reaching a milestone on this huge project for the city of Columbus.

Um and continue to keep this top of mind for all of us in this room as we move forward on the project.

So thank you, Director.

And Council President Solar for me.

Thank you, sir.

The only announcement that I have is that uh tomorrow council is excited to uh host our annual Black History Month celebration.

I think it is at 6 p.m.

here in city council chambers.

Uh and uh I know that we will have a packed house, so we encourage uh folks to come out and celebrate with us.

Are there any uh other comments by elected officials, uh, their offices?

Um there any requests by members of council for the removal of an ordinance or resolution from the consent portion of the agenda?

Same none.

May we have a motion to waive the readings of titles of 30 day legislation by the clerk?

Clerk please call the role.

Banks Timberosa De Padilla, Day Aka or Dorn Screen, Remy Ross Weiss, President Harden.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Will the clerk now read into the record numbers of ordinance uh ordinance numbers of 30 day legislation on tonight's agenda for first reading?

And finance and governance committee, we have ordinance 313, 368, 370, 348, and 4.

I'm sorry, 438, I'm sorry, 438 and 499-2026, economic development and small and minority business ordinances 209, 328, and 405-2026, public service and transportation committee ordinance 292, 339, and 432-2025, neighborhoods, recreation and parks committee, ordinance 75, 76, and 397-2026, Health, Human Services and Equity Committee, Ordinance 347-2026, Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee ordinances 398, 423, and 433-2026, Housing, Homelessness and Building Committee, Ordinance 326 and 383-2026, Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee ordinances 122, 160, 207, 210, 246, 247, 293, 300, 304, 309, 341, 385, 408, and 456-2026.

Zonings, we have rezonings uh 485-2026, variances 457 and 482-2026.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

We don't have any speakers on the first reader portion of the agenda.

Um there uh apologize.

With the clerk now reading to the record uh ordinances uh for uh second reading tonight for consent.

I apologize.

Resolutions of expression 39x 43x 48x 41x 42x 33x 34x 36x and 37x dash 2026, and finance and governance committee ordinance 11 159 164 192 219 221 223 265 272 280 307 311 317 321 402 421 439 440 and 500-2026, economic development and small and minority business and small and minority business committee.

We have ordinances 327, 361, 362, 406, I'm sorry, 404 and 406-2026, public service and transportation committee ordinances 146, 294, 315, 329, 371, and 387-2026, neighborhoods, recreation and parks committee ordinance 77, 118, 128, and 394-2026, Workforce Education and Labor Committee Ordinance 308-2026, Health Human Services and Equity Committee Ordinances 296, 312, 314, 319, and 320-2026.

Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee ordinances 250 266 and 453-2026.

Housing homelessness and building committee ordinances 364, 384, 415, and 425-2026.

Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee ordinances 3453, 104, 139, 174, 179, 186, 194, 196, 238, and 380-2026.

Appointments A19 and A20-2026.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I may have motion to approval of these items designated as consent.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Thank you, Council President.

And I want to thank my colleagues for your patience and having us go a little bit of out of order this evening.

So before I do that, I will also be presenting a resolution for consideration.

So just in terms of framing, we are introducing a legislative package this evening grounded in one core responsibility, protecting Columbus residents and safeguarding Columbus resources.

These measures clarify the boundaries between federal immigration enforcement and local governance.

They ensure that city property, city employees, and city authority are not used in the ways that undermine trust, divert local resources, or create fear in our neighborhoods.

They establish transparency, accountability, and clear rules for how our city responds to federal immigration activity while reaffirming that Columbus will continue to focus on serving its residents.

Last week, myself and President Pro Tem Dorns held the along with the majority of our colleagues, held an almost four-hour hearing to discuss federal immigration enforcement and the overreach of the U.S.

immigration and customs enforcement, commonly known as ICE.

We heard from 21 public speakers and received 31 pieces of written testimony with only two pieces opposed.

And one of those was a gentleman who lived in Kehana.

That is not Columbus.

During the hearing, our Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs presented a resolution, which I would like to introduce today.

As I'm talking, if we could have members of the commission come up to the podium, please.

So today with us we have Commissioners Jose Valencia and Commissioner Nadia Gijac, who will present the resolution for consideration this evening.

At its core, this resolution is about transparency in federal civil enforcement because transparency matters.

When enforcement is transparent, there's accountability.

Through collaborative work with fellow commissioners and commission leadership, we are recommending that the city council move this resolution forward and advocate on behalf of our community with our congressional representatives.

Resolution ISIL outlines the following clear recommendations.

That all federal agents conducting civil immigration enforcement visibly display identification, including their name and the federal agency they represent.

That all vehicles used in these operations be clearly marked with official agency CEOs and lettering, that federal agents refrain from wearing non-medical tactical face coverings when interacting directly with residents.

That the Department of Homeland Security ensures ICE agents are trained to the restored 22-week standards consistent with other federal law enforcement agencies, that all federal agents operating operate in full compliance with federal, state, and local law, and that all interactions with Columbus residents be conducted in a civil manner without the use of lethal force.

These are not these are not radical demands.

They are basic expectations of professionalism and constitutional compliance.

We are not asking for obstruction.

We are asking for clarity, standard, and accountability.

Excuse me.

We respectfully request be respectfully request that Columbus City Council adopt resolution ICE out and advance it to our congressional representative for review and advocacy on behalf of our resident here in Columbus.

Um thank you for your time.

Commissioners, I want to thank you.

This was something that the commission has been working on for a while.

While this is a resolution and not a piece of policy, similar to other cities across the country, what we are simply asking for is for uh federal law and federal immigration enforcement to follow essentially the same sort of guidelines that our local law enforcement follows.

And we think that that is a fair request.

I think while we can't re we can't enforce that, I think this also signals to our congressional leaders who do have the jurisdiction to make the appropriate changes to ICE to ensure that they are following some of the national law enforcement best practices of training and how they identify themselves, uh, that they do that.

And I think that that is a fair request, and this is coming directly from our citizens.

Do my colleagues have questions or comments?

Councilmember.

Thank you very much.

I want to thank my colleagues uh for their leadership on this package and uh thank the residents for coming forward with to express their experiences and their concerns.

Your voices matter and they shape the decisions we make in this chamber.

As chair of public safety and criminal justice, I want to speak plainly about what this moment requires of us.

Public safety is strongest when trust exists between the community and those sworn to serve it.

When residents are afraid to call 911, afraid to report a crime, afraid to cooperate as witnesses, or afraid to access basic city services.

That does not make anyone safer.

It makes us all more vulnerable.

Our police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and public safety personnel rely on community trust to do their jobs effectively.

They are here to protect life and property, to respond in emergencies, and to keep our neighborhoods safe, not to enforce federal civil immigration law.

Safety, service, and accountability.

Thank you, Councilmember Rosa DePier.

Thank you, Chair.

So with that, I would like to uh formally introduce resolution 0047 X 2026 to urge all federal agencies and their employees, officers, and agents to follow standards of conduct recommended by the City of Columbus Commission on Immigrant Refugee Affairs when engaging in civil immigration enforcement activities with all residents of the City of Columbus.

And now I move for adoption of resolution 0047x 2026.

Bangs Tim Barosa de Podia, de Akaur Dorns Green, Remy Ross Weiss, President Hart.

Thank you.

Uh now, Council President, uh may I move to page 23 to rules and policy?

Please.

The following five ordinances further define how Columbus protects its residents and its resources.

This package does not attempt to rewrite federal law.

It simply defines how our local government operates, how our public spaces are accessed, and how we uphold constitutional rights within our jurisdiction.

At its heart, this legislation is about ensuring that Columbus remains a city where families feel safe, sending their children to school, accessing city services, and participating in civic life regardless of where they were born.

I want to open it up for my colleagues, but before I do, I want to thank my team, Jessica Casares, Mari Slamoose, President Pro Ten's team, Andy McDonald, and Ariel Garrett, as well as our entire legislative research office and our city attorney's office for all the work that they did to move this legislation so quickly.

And I want to thank my partner in good uh President Pro Ten Dorms and give you the floor if there's anything that you would like to say before we move to the packages.

Yeah, thank you, Councilmember.

And again, appreciate you and your team, um, city attorney, everyone, for working on this together so closely.

Um we know that as you pointed out, and I think lots of folks have pointed out, there are many aspects of federal civil immigration enforcement that are beyond the control of this council, uh, beyond the control of this city.

That said, we also have seen the chaos that has erupted when folks who do not worry about the trust with the community.

As Safety Chair Remy pointed out in his comments, this community has worked extremely hard to bring law enforcement and the community closer together to make Columbus a safer place.

Uh we did not feel it was uh we were able to wait uh until we had a problem here in Columbus to be able to take these actions here tonight.

Um, while they are limited in some scope, I think they're important signals to how we as a community are going to approach this difficult time that we find ourselves in.

And uh I appreciate Councilmember your leadership um bringing in the commission itself to again help guide a lot of this work was principled towards where we ended up with the pieces of legislation that we're ultimately taking a vote on here tonight.

I also think it's important for us to acknowledge that um many of these things are gonna be outside of our control um moving forward.

And um, but as we've talked about a lot, um this is about doing what we can for our residents to keep our community safe uh to make sure that we again continue to move forward to try and have that trust uh that we've worked so hard to build in this community to make Columbus uh a safe place for everyone.

Um so just want to again thank you, thank the city attorney, our colleagues who've um really been in this for the last several weeks.

Um we've talked about months worth of work has really happened in weeks.

And uh that is some that is the reason for that is that your leadership in this council is taking the subject so incredibly seriously.

Um with that, hand the floor back over to you.

Council President Um, to both what doesn't matter.

So both of the chairs, I just want to say thank you so much for your leadership on this uh initiative.

Uh it was deliberative, uh, it was thoughtful, it brought in all of the partners here in City Hall.

Everyone was engaged.

There were stakeholders outside.

Uh, talking with Councilmember Barossa de Badilla earlier today.

I think that hearing was the longest hearing we've held since COVID uh here in chamber, and it shows both the interest but also the energy that uh of this community and where our values are.

And for me, what I'm grateful for is that this uh package is putting our words into action and uh really uh going as far as we think that we can uh to convey that this is a welcoming community and that our job in Columbus is to make sure that everyone feels safe uh and protected.

Uh and this is council uh doing our part uh to to make that true.

So thank you again for your leadership uh uh in stewarding this package through a very short amount of time.

Thank you.

Councilman Bangston.

No, I would just echo all of those um council member, and thank you for uh your leadership.

I was not here physically for the marathon, but uh as you know, here in spirit and extremely supportive uh of this.

The only thing I would want to underscore, and I think you have said this, is that uh this moment is not just simply about our immigrant community, it is about all Columbus residents uh and what we are doing here today.

I think I want to make it very clear, uh, whether you be the federal government or the state house, if in fact you are trying to infringe upon the rights of any of our neighbors.

Uh it is our job to be that line of defense to block and tackle, and we will do that for our residents every single day.

Uh, because today we're talking about our immigrant brothers and sisters.

But at the rate of this Trump administration, next it could be my group of folks, black folks, or it could be LGBTQ folks.

And with the list goes on and on and on.

It's a slippery slope.

And so whenever uh our the human rights uh are violated of our residents, those that are here legally that call Columbus home, we will stand up every single time.

And so thank you for standing up every single time, and thank you for giving voice and agency and also bringing us all along.

Uh because if we truth be told, we are all immigrants to this country.

And that is what makes this country beautiful.

That's what makes this city beautiful, and that's what makes us strong.

Uh so again, thank you for your leadership, and I look forward to supporting all five of these and look forward to supporting uh the work that will continue to move forward because this is just the beginning.

Uh, we want to comb through this.

I know that our policy chair said this, where we can go further, but we want to make sure that we move with speed in this moment.

Uh, but we will continue to make sure we do everything we can to protect uh every single resident that calls Columbus home.

Thank you.

Now I have to echo the sentiments of all of my colleagues and say thank you.

Um, but truly thank you.

And I think in addition to what Councilmember Bingston stated, like the safety of our immigrant families is inseparable from the safety of all of us as a broader community.

But in addition to that, I want to underscore just the importance of what this moment means and to really encourage us to keep our foot on the gas when it comes to really making and pushing for policy that makes us a welcoming city truly, not just in word, but in how we literally go about doing the business of a municipality.

Um so when we talk about ICE being here, if ICE is not here, we still need language access.

If I is not here, we still need affordability in our community.

If I is not here, we still need to make sure that our immigrant families feel like they can navigate the spaces and places of our city that they have a right to navigate.

And so thank you so much for continuing to keep this um at the forefront of council's agenda, and I look forward to our continued work together.

Thank you.

Um and with that, I will move forward with the reading of um the first piece of legislation.

Uh first we have 0515 2026 to enact section 161.11 immigration enforcement agreements and to declare an emergency.

287G agreements allow local law enforcement to partner with U.S.

immigration and customs enforcement to carry out federal immigration enforcement.

At this time, the Columbus Division of Police does not enter into two 87G agreements with immigration and customs enforcement.

This proposed ordinance would bar Columbus from entering into such agreements without explicit approval by Columbus City Council.

The use of two 87G agreements, intergovernmental cooperative agreements between ICE and local law enforcement agencies, has increased dramatically since 20 uh since January 20th, 2025.

According to a recently released report by Forward.us, the use of two 87G agreements has increased more than 900% nationwide.

And this is why, while we do not currently have these agreements, we want to ensure that we understand that or that we are saying we don't want them in our community.

We already have a policy that says that we will not uh direct city resources solely for the purpose of deportation, and this is honoring what that um executive order is and ensuring that in the future we have the structure in place to make the right decisions for the time.

Uh we do have uh five public speakers on this ordinance.

So first I would like to call up Glaudia Cortez, uh Reinhardt and after Glauve, it'll Ted Welch.

Claudia, welcome back to council.

And for each of our speakers, uh, just a reminder you have three minutes if you could please introduce yourself, any uh organizations that you represent.

Welcome back to council.

Thank you.

Good afternoon, President Harding.

Councilmember Barroso Depadilla.

President Protem Dorans, and members of the Columbus City Council.

My name is Claudia Cortez Reinhardt, and I'm here along with my colleagues Isabel Alvarado and Molly He.

We are here representing the Central Ohio Workers' Center.

We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for the rights, dignity, and fair treatment of all workers, including our vital immigrant community members across Central Ohio.

We stand before here today.

We stand before you today in strong support of the proposed immigration enforcement response policies, led by Councilmember Barroso de Padilla and President Protein Dorrans.

These workers are integral to the economic vitality and stability of our city.

Policies that generate fear and uncertainty among immigrant families have ripple effects across industries, neighborhoods, and local institutions.

We support for the following reasons.

These agreements blur the lines between local policing and federal immigration enforcement, eroding trust between law enforcement and the communities they are sworn to protect.

This erosion of trust makes all residents less safe.

Our members must feel safe reporting wage theft, workplace hazards or other crimes without fear of immediate detention and deportation.

Prohibiting these agreements is essential for community police relations and workers' rights.

Another reason is because prohibiting city employees from working for ICE or U.S.

customs and border protection ensures ethical boundaries and prevents conflict of interest.

At CALC, we connect low wage and immigrant workers to many local institutions and programs.

It is critical that Colombo's residents feel safe accessing these institutions and programs.

This policy helps workers feel confident that city employees serve the community's interest, not the federal enforcement priorities.

Also, protecting schools and child care centers is essential.

Children and parents must be able to access education and care without intimidation or fear.

When families are afraid to approach these spaces, children's stability and education are disrupted, and parents' ability to work is directly impacted.

In addition, private detention facilities operate within a profit-driven model that monetizes confinement.

Colombo should not allow land use policy to facilitate an industry that stabilizes family and undermines worker power.

Requiring a special use permit affirms the city responsibility to align the development decisions with human dignity, community stability, and economic justice.

And another reason we support is because limiting the use of city property for ice staging affirms that Colombo's resources should serve not intimidate its residents.

As a workers' center committed to dignity and safety for low-wage and immigrant workers, we know that visible enforcement operations in public spaces create fear that discourages workers from seeking jobs, accessing service, and moving freely in their own neighborhoods.

Clear boundaries help ensurance municipal spaces remain safe and accessible for the communities who rely on them.

And finally, while intimidation, enforcement is a federal function.

Clear badges, visible identification, and standardized training to help ensure public authority is used to intimidate rather than to protect.

It undermines his very purpose.

These measures help ensure that the government serves its true role, upholding dignity, safety, and trust in public spaces.

The Central Ohio Workers Center urges the Colombo City Council to adopt this comprehensive comprehensive legislative package.

This legislation will strengthen our city's commitment to justice, equity, and the well-being of our low wage and immigrant neighbors who contribute so much to our community and culture.

By passing these measures, you will ensure that Columbus remains a welcoming and safe city for all who call it home.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Claudia.

Thank you for your continued advocacy.

The worker center is a dear partner of ours, and we appreciate all the work that you do every day to um to help our residents and advocate for them.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

And I misspoke.

There's four speakers on this ordinance, and we have another speaker on one of the other ordinances.

So Mr.

Ted Walsh, you are next, and then Ella Moody, and then after Ella, we have Angie Plummer.

Welcome back to Council.

So just a reminder, three minutes, and then introduce yourself and any organizations you represent.

I'll do my best to maintain the three minutes or less.

Okay.

We cannot stand by without putting some skin in the game.

Our founding fathers by signing the Declaration of Independence and the document which became the U.S.

Constitution placed there and their families' lives in jeopardy.

All our revolutionary and civil war was fought with great sacrifice.

Individuals such as Rosa Park, John Lewis, Jesse Jackson, and many others protested.

Martin Luther King and college students all sacrificed their lives with numerous others.

So this is not a separate movement.

This is fighting for the lives of our nation.

So while making uh and Congressman Lewis said, while making a good trouble to protect the rights of all, and I agree wholeheartedly.

So tonight, we as U.S.

citizens, Ohioans, and residents of the City of Columbus do in small part support those efforts of greater cause, not only for our immigrant population, but for our and our future generations' freedom to dare to dream and live the American dream.

It's all of us, not all of us, as Councilman Wyke said and Remy and so forth.

It could come after us, no matter who we are, where we are in life, and what our lives may be.

So whatever measure we embark on to let us be for the greater good of this city, state, and nation.

The economy and the services of the city of Columbus will not grow without our immigrant community neighbors and friends.

Our ancestors were immigrants, seeking to dream because of that quest.

We benefited from immigration as we became the melting pot.

And my family has Latino members in it.

How about that?

And some of my family are of the other party.

Don't quite understand, but that's them.

As Congressman John Lewis stated, continue to fight and make the good and make good trouble.

Please, I urge you to use every tool available to City Council to make the road for ice slow and difficult until justice is for all and not just the privileged or the wealthy.

Thank you.

I appreciate this time.

Thank you, Ted.

I always say there's no better advocate for the South Side than you, and I appreciate you.

I know this is something that is near and dear to your heart.

We've also talked about how we continue to support the growing number of uh folks who are coming to the South Side and calling it home.

So I appreciate your advocacy and thank you for coming out today.

We have a large community of immigrants from Asian.

From across the diaspora, so yeah, so thank you for being here.

Thank you.

Next, we have Ella Moody.

Sella Moody here.

Okay, let the record show that Ella Moody is not present.

Um next, we have Angie Plummer from Chris.

Good evening.

Thank you, President Harden, President Pro Tandorans, Councilmember Barossa de Padilla, and the rest of the members of Council.

My name is Angie Plummer, and I am the executive director of CRIS, Community Refugee and Immigration Services, and I'm here this evening supportive of council's efforts to protect our residents from ICE overreach.

We have just celebrated our 30th anniversary helping refugees and immigrants reach safety and stability, sustained self-sufficiency, and thrive in the Central Ohio community.

To do this, we've provided support to tens of thousands of new Americans who call Columbus home.

But in my 26 years at CRIST, the past year has been the most difficult for Chris and for the people that we serve.

We've faced funding cuts, layoffs, and a deluge of horrific and damaging executive orders coming from the White House.

And yet, I am filled with gratitude for how the community has stood by us, has stood by the immigrant community.

We've had a groundswell of engagement from volunteers, faith-based groups, schools, bakeries, breweries, etc.

And there is no doubt in my mind, Columbus is a welcoming community.

And we, meaning the immigrant community and supporting organizations, have felt that support from you.

Our elected officials through your supportive words and now these proposed actions in the form of ordinances that we are here discussing tonight.

The package of proposed ordinances and the resolution make positive strides to protect our residents from palpable fear of ICE enforcement overreach by establishing oversight and accountability.

Proposed ordinance 0515, prohibiting the city from entering into 287G agreements is critical to maintaining public safety for all residents of our city.

As Council Member Ramey was talking about, for local law enforcement to be effective, it's essential that community members trust law enforcement.

We know that crime victims will not contact law enforcement if they fear it will lead to an ICE encounter.

Last week, the federal government issued a policy memo doubling down on its intention to detain lawfully present refugees.

This is what we saw on Operation Paris in Minnesota.

As a result of these horrific events, foreign-born residents in Columbus in all immigration statuses and even U.S.

citizens are fearful of ICE encounters given that agencies widely publicized overreach.

So if we want to live in a community where all people can access vital city services, especially law enforcement, then we need actions like this that local governments step in to restore, at least at the local level, protections to our residents.

This includes disallowing use of public space as a staging ground for iCE operations as addressed in ordinance 05666.

Thank you.

Thank you, Angie, for being here.

And I think also what's important is that as we share, as we share the why behind this work, I think it's important to lead with facts.

I think it's important for folks to understand.

I think it's easy to just see a headline or see a video somewhere and believe that that is truth.

And so I always appreciate that's that you come with the receipts, that you come with the facts about how this is both impacting the community and what you are seeing.

So thank you for being here today.

Thank you for the work of Chris that is so critical and vital to our community now.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um, and I do believe that Ella Moody is here.

Um so welcome to council.

Uh so as a reminder for all of our public speakers, you have three minutes.

Um, if you could introduce yourself and any organizations that you represent.

And welcome to council.

The floor is yours.

My name is Ella Moody.

I'm creative founder of Rockhard Entertainment Urban Outreach, nonprofit dedicated to the boys in the hood.

I'm Haley from Livy Sinn and Miller.

I'm here to discuss your immigration and your fight for ice.

I want you to know at nine, I stood in the right with a brick in my hand.

My brothers saw me and ordered me home.

If they hadn't, I would have been trampled by the police on horseback who rushed the crowd and left a bloody mess.

I rose again.

United States Air Force 121st Tactical Fighter Wing, Air National Guard.

I had a choice.

My choice was to defend home.

The riots popped off at 18 and Maine.

It's so trendy, you don't even know the area.

Old Town East.

All that to say is there's a problem in our backyard.

In the hood, we stand with ice.

I'm passing, I passed my arrest record up to you.

It's this thick.

Nobody put a wagon train around me.

When I was being arrested, we don't know what this is all about.

The hood we stand with ice.

You're raging war in our backyard where we barbecue.

This is our home, not yours.

You were an invited guest.

It's time to go.

Take the money and run.

Take the car, take anything that ain't voted down.

But the worst place to be in life is where you are not wanted.

America has enough tits for her babies.

She don't have enough tits to feed all the newcomers and the ones coming across the pond.

By the way, those are our distant cousins.

I'm so happy.

Donald Trump made a distinction.

We are Native Black Americans.

Those are the African Americans.

Even the U.S.

Census has us tangled as one people.

Donald Trump, please untangle us from the Africans.

We are black, not African.

Back to our communities.

We stand with ice.

Your people.

Now I tell you this.

The black community, we fare better with the Mexicans.

We don't, we we don't even mix with Africans.

They don't like us, we don't care.

But we ain't feeling them either.

They frown on us.

They don't even speak.

At least the act, I mean, the Mexican, they're a beautiful neighbors.

They beautiful.

They beautify the community.

And they work.

They're skilled laborers.

Lovely to have Trump on what I say.

I mean, come and get the rough next.

This rough necks, man.

Come get them.

But we should concentrate truly on birthright citizenship and the Somalis that Ginther has brought in here so quiet.

We didn't even know we were a sanctuary city until Trump told us.

What's that mean?

It means you're done.

It means what?

You're done.

I'm not done.

Well, thank you so much for being here.

You're welcome.

And with that, I would like to move.

Oh sorry.

Hard lefts and hard rights today.

All right.

Uh do my colleagues have any questions or comments?

Seeing none, I would like to move for a passage of ordinance 0515 2026.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Banks Temperosa de Padilla, de Aka or Dorns Green, Remy Ross Weiss, President Harton.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next is ordinance 0518 2026 to amend Section 161.10 of the Columbus City Codes to prohibit city employees from holding secondary employment with certain federal agencies to repeal existing section 161.10 and to declare any emergency.

This particular ordinance amends section 161.11 of the Columbus City Codes to prohibit city employees from holding secondary employment with the U.S.

Customs and Border Protection and or the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

That means ICE.

The ordinance includes an exemption for official duties.

Do my colleagues have any questions or comments?

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Thanks, Tim Barosa de Padilla, de Akaur Dorns Green, Remy Ross Weiss, President Harden.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next is ordinance 0519 2026 to enact sections 2317.53 and 2317.54 of the Columbus City Codes to protect schools, child daycare centers, and their employees from harassment and to declare an emergency.

This provision would make certain activities, including but not limited to harassment, stalking, or obstruction at schools and daycare centers within 15 feet of the premises, a first degree misdemeanor.

It would also increase penalties for harassing employees of schools and daycare facilities on the basis of their work at such a facility.

And just as a reminder, first of all, I love the name.

Who's which one?

Who's Valentina?

Valentina.

I have a Valentina at home.

Uh so just as a reminder, three minutes, and if you would introduce yourself and any organizations that you represent.

Good afternoon, City.

Good afternoon, Council President and members of Columbus City Council.

My name is Valentina Sierra, and I'm a youth leader with both and I smoke the youth leadership and civic engagement program of the Ohio Hispanic Collision.

I'm here today as a young person growing up in Columbus during a time when many immigrant families are living with fear and uncertainty.

As youth, we feel what's happening around us.

When immigration enforcement increases, when families worry about separation, when parents are afraid to drive, go to work, or attend school meetings.

It affects us too.

It affects our mental health, our focus in school, and our sense of safety.

Some of us are citizens, some of us are not.

All of us are part of this city.

I have a friend who sometimes texts our group chat in the morning asking, did everyone's parents make it home safe last night?

That might sound small, but for us, it's real.

Some students sit in class distracted, not because they don't care about school, but because they're worried about what's happening outside of it.

That's why what you're voting on today really matters to students like me.

Schools and daycare centers should always be safe spaces.

They are places where children learn, grow, and feel protected.

If there is harassment or intimidation happening near schools or child care centers, it creates fear that follows us into our classrooms.

No child should feel nervous walking into school.

No parents should feel anxious dropping off their child.

No teachers, nor teacher or daycare worker should feel threatened while caring for children.

For many immigrant families, school is the most stable place in their lives.

It's where we feel normal, it's where we feel safe.

Protecting those protecting those spaces protects our ability to focus, to dream, and to just be kids.

When the city takes steps to protect schools and child care centers from harassment, it sends a clear message that children come first.

We are not asking for special treatment.

We are not, we are asking for safe classrooms.

We are asking for peace of mind.

We are asking to grow up without fear.

Your decision today shows young people whether Columbus truly stands for dignity, safety, and fairness.

For students like me, that means everything.

Thank you for listening and for your commitment to protecting families in our city.

Valentina, thank you for being here.

I know that it takes a lot of bravery for a young person to come into this space.

I want you to know this is your space.

And you should always take up space.

And you are welcome here at any time to talk about any of the things that you care about and that things that affect our community because you have a voice.

And I think you're one of the most powerful voices that we're hearing tonight.

Because I think as we've seen, not just here in Columbus, but across the country, is that young people, young people are so much better than us, so much more loving, so much more open.

They can see very clearly between right and wrong, and they stand up for justice, and they don't care.

For them, it's not about bravery, it's about waking up and doing the thing that is right.

And we have people in our community that can't do that and that are scared to do that.

So I want to commend you and say thank you for being here today.

Thank you for sharing your story with all of us because it's important for people to hear from our young people.

Do my colleagues have any additional questions or comments?

Also, I want to acknowledge one of our commissioners, Sandra Ramírez, who is here.

Thank you for being here.

I want to thank the uh Ohio Hispanic Coalition for all of your work and for your advocacy.

You've been at every one of these meetings.

You've been coming in and coming to the table and serving our families and continue to do that.

And I just want to thank you.

I think this piece of legislation is incredibly important for protecting our young people, not just in the daycare facilities, but also I've been using this as an example.

When we see our young people using their rights and standing outside of a school, we see adults that are pulling over and agitating them and creating fights and physically harming young people, harming children.

This is what this protects against.

So I just want to thank you for being here and thank you for your advocacy.

I'm sorry, Chair.

Not for the not for the group, but I do have a couple questions that I want to just flesh out.

Oh, sorry that we can you can take a seat.

Thank you.

I'm so sorry, I didn't see please ask your questions.

No worries.

I know we made some um some changes to the legislation between the public hearing and today, and so I wanted to allow the city attorney's office to really give some uh education to our community about how they can report these crimes if they are victims of these crimes at schools or on school campuses.

So I just have a few questions that I will ask the city attorney's office and then uh let you move forward and moving for passage as that works.

Yes, awesome.

Yes.

So attorney Shin, thank you uh for being here on behalf of City Attorney Klein.

Um, if you could just briefly explain kind of what best practices are or what is the preferred method for communicating to the city attorney's office and or to the police when they believe they have been victim to harassment or obstruction at a daycare or school.

Councilmember Ross, President Hardin, members of council.

Uh our first advice always is for someone who has been a victim of crime to first report the incident to Columbus police and allow them to respond.

Uh in the event that they decide to take no further action beyond uh filing the police report.

People always have the option of contacting our office to set up an appointment with our intake unit where we can determine whether charges will be pursued from our office.

And the phone number for doing that is 614 645815.

Thank you.

Um there are minimum jail sentences implicated and both pieces of legislation with regard to obstruction and harassment.

And I want to make sure that we are clear in providing the security to the community that the community would be looking for if charges like this were brought, but also set some realistic expect expectations about what prosecuting these types of charges means, kind of when we are getting into the practice of law and and implications with the court and how things might change as a particular case matriculates through the criminal justice system.

Uh Councilmember Ross, President Harden, members of council.

First, I want to tell you that each uh case is considered very carefully and on an individual basis, based on the strength of the evidence, the wishes of the victim, and the individual circumstances.

Each one is taken very seriously.

Um the evidence may not be as strong.

Um, or there may be extenuating circumstances where in consultation with the victim, we have to pursue lower charges, for example.

Um but each case again is looked at individually.

Um I also want to emphasize that our office only makes a recommendation on a sentence uh once someone has been found guilty by the court, and it is ultimately up to the court to decide which sentence should be imposed.

So we exercise our prosecutorial discretion in in several ways, again, depending on the facts and circumstances of the individual case.

Thank you.

So if an individual was charged and convicted under these two ordinances, it would be our expectation that that minimum jail sentence would be followed by the court.

That would be the ask of the prosecutor uh on behalf of city attorney Klein, but again, ultimately up to the court to decide the appropriate sentence in each case.

Thanks, Brian.

Thank you, Councilmember.

Are there additional questions seeing none?

I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the role.

Bangston, Barosa de Podia, de Achow or Dorance Green, Remy Ross, White's President Hard.

Passed.

Next, we have ordinance 0520 2026 to amend the Columbus City zoning chapter, chapter 3389 special permit uses by the enactment of section 3389.16 detention facility and to declare an emergency.

The federal immigration system has undergone a dramatic expansion that has led to a massive increase in the number of individuals who are arrested, detained, and subsequently warehouse and facilities ill-equipped for human habitation.

As facilities expand to detail, detain more people, a wide group of vulnerable individuals, including children, medically fragile individuals, and older adults find themselves in unsafe warehouse style facilities.

Reports of the mistreatment of detainees has surfaced with stories of detainees being held in deplorable conditions and having their civil rights habitually and systematically violated.

These facilities then operate with limited oversight, lacking enforcement of health and safety requirements.

Facilities for the purpose of detention have unique operational characteristics, health and safety considerations, and require a unique set of public services.

This makes them distinct in their use of land and oversight needs.

Even locally, we have heard about the deplorable conditions of the Butler County detention facility where detainees have not received adequate nutrition, medical care, or access to counsel.

I want to pause and see if my colleagues have any questions or comments.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Bangston, Barosa de Podilla, de Akaward Dorns, Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Hard.

Yes.

Thank you.

And last in the set is 0566 2026 to create a new chapter, 155 City Property and Immigration Enforcement Matters, and to declare an emergency.

The purpose of this code change is to prohibit the use of city controlled spaces, such as city controlled parking lots, garages, or vacant lots, and federal criminal immigration enforcement activity, and to define restricted and semi-restricted areas for the purposes of controlling how those spaces are accessed by immigration enforcement officers.

The code further directs the director of finance and management to craft rules and signage reflecting the city's restrictions on use.

It would require signage at affected areas, authorized physical barriers and where needed, and require city employees to report prohibited collaboration.

Do my colleagues have questions or comments?

So again, this is how we use public spaces and restricting that access unless there is a judicial warrant.

Yes, Councilmember Green.

Sorry, I just almost lost it there.

Um I did not speak earlier, but I just wanted to take a moment before we pass this last piece here.

Um to also first and foremost say that I stand firmly in solidarity with our immigrant and refugee community.

Um I just want to sincerely thank you, council member.

I know that this has been heavy work.

Um when you talk about uh community building, when you talk about uh building coalition, we talk about uh participatory policy.

Um you do it.

Um I'm sure that our um new commission members did not quite understand maybe what they were gonna be signing up for um at this moment in time when they joined it, but um, you know, I think one thing that's a really beautiful, I always talk about how I feel like um policy moves at the speed of trust.

Um, and this policy moved incredibly quickly, and it is only because of um the trust and the rapport that we will we were able to build with um with the broader community to move this forward.

And so I want to thank you for your work and leadership in that, and I want to thank all of our partners across the community for trusting us to um to stand alongside them or in front if needed uh to protect our vulnerable community members.

So thank you so much for everything.

Thank you, Councilmember Green.

And I just want to say um again, just to my colleagues, thank you.

Thank you for letting us take so much time out of this here.

Um even though we spent four hours, I know that um I know that everyone is not gonna agree with these policies.

I think there are going to be people who are asked why.

Um, why now, why this policy versus the other policy?

I would encourage them to go back and hear look at the hearing.

I would encourage them to reach out to our offices.

I think that sometimes people think that because we don't agree that we're not willing to have a conversation.

I think we we're willing to have that conversation with folks.

If it is a respectful conversation, right?

When if it is an adult conversation about policy, if it is helping to bring people along, any piece of policy that we present, we present it to the community, we present it to experts, we get feedback, we go back, we revise, we have a whole host of city attorneys that look at those policies before we bring them to the public.

There were additional policies that we looked at that weren't quite quite ready.

These were the ones that we felt were the strongest, which is why they were presented here today.

And so I want to thank all of the folks, all of the residents for your letters, for your phone calls, for folks who sat through four hours of a community hearing, for folks who came out here, for folks who do this work every single day.

We had everyone from everyday residents who saw this and you know became passionate about this work and showed up at the hearing.

And so I just want to thank everybody for the work that they are doing.

And I just um I think at this time, especially uh for folks to look to their humanity, for us to look to our neighbors, and for us to see each other and become more proximate together, because I think when we do that, we better understand one another and we better understand each other's challenges and struggles.

So with that, if with there are no additional comments or questions from my colleagues.

I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the rule.

Bangs, Rosa DePodia, Day Aka or Dorn screen, Remy Ross Weiss, President Hard.

Passed.

And that is the end of this particular package.

Thank you so much for your support.

And I think we should give ourselves a round of applause.

I feel good about the work we did here today.

Council President, I do have one piece of policy in public service and transportation, but I'm not sure if you want to break at this juncture or not.

Uh go ahead and read it in the piece.

And then we'll go to zoning.

Great.

Thank you.

Um, so if I can move to back to page 20 in public service and transportation, we have one item for second reading on public service and transportation this evening.

That's ordinance 0297 2026 to authorize the director of finance and management to enter into contract with BEC Enterprises LLC to purchase equipment to clear and maintain restricted bike paths to authorize the waiver of the combating bidding provisions of Columbus City Code to authorize the expenditure of up to 237,516.58 cents from the streets and highways bond fund and to declare an emergency.

The division of infrastructure management will use this equipment called a multi-hog to clear and maintain snow and ice removal and sweeping duties on the city's restricted bike paths as part of the routine management performance by the street maintenance team.

This critical equipment allows Columbus residents to continue to utilize city bike paths daily.

This equipment ensures that safety is prioritized for all of our city residents.

So I just want to acknowledge that I know that we got this was an unprecedented snowstorm, and we got lots of feedback from folks because we have made significant uh investments in bike paths in different parts of the city, and those were unfortunately covered just by the sheer magnitude of the snow that we had.

This particular piece of equipment will allow us to further to get into those bike paths to clean them more more quickly and to ensure that we are rapidly uh clearing the path so that folks, whether you were on a bike or a scooter or other mobility device, can use those paths.

So I want to thank the department.

It took us a while to find the right piece of equipment, um, one that fits within our bike paths.

Um, but now we found it, and so I'm excited about um purchasing it, prioritizing it, and ensuring that folks can get to uh all the important places that they need to go in the city.

Do my colleagues have any questions or comments?

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Banks Timber Rosa De Padilla, De Aka or Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weiss, President Hard.

Passed.

And that is it for me this evening.

That's right.

Thank you, madam chair.

Is there a motion to recess for zoning?

Clerk, please call the role.

Banks temperosa deputia de acao orns green, reamy Ross, Whitech, President Hard.

Meeting is in recess.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Banks Timber Rosa Depodia, de Akaur Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weiss, President Hard.

Are there any additions or corrections to the journal?

Hearing none of the journal is approved.

We'll now go to the zoning committee.

Councilmember Dorrance shares that committee and all members are one.

Councilmember the floor is yours.

Thank you, Council President.

Uh, first little bit of housekeeping before uh will the clerk please read the numbers of legislation in this committee that require waiver of second reading.

Total.

Just I'm sorry, one second.

Um 412, 413, 414, and 430-2026.

Thank you, Clerk.

I'm gonna move to wave second reading on those items.

Bangs Timber Rosa DePodia, day aka our doors, green, Remy Ross White, President Hardin.

Thank you.

Uh as always, uh, let me briefly explain our role of speaking for council on rezoning some variances.

We only hear a staff presentation or ordinances that have a disapproval from a recommending body, or if we have a public speaker signed up signed up to speak against an ordinance.

We permit three speakers on each side of an ordinance, three proponents, three opponents.

We ask that those speakers limit their remarks to three minutes per the standard rules of city council.

All speakers in the council variants, including city staff, area commissioners, applicants, and members of the public will be sworn in before they give testimony.

Representative in the area commission are always able to speak on an ordinance.

They do not need to fill out a speaker slip.

But we do ask you alert city staff of your intentions to speak at this committee hearing.

Uh this evening we do not have any public speaker slips, and all ordinances have approvals from recommending bodies.

On the advice, city attorney's office.

I will now swear in city staff.

Please stand and raise your right hand and be sworn in.

Do you swear affirm the testament you're about to give shall be the truth, nothing but the truth, but usually answer under pain's penalty perjury?

If so, please say I do.

I do.

Thank you.

Please let the record reflect that Mr.

Brandon Carpenter for the Department of Building and Zoom Services have been sworn in.

First, we have ordinance zero four zero zero-2026 to rezone uh four thousand-four thousand twenty-two West of a road, being four point three two plus acres located on the east side of West of the Road, 1476 plus feet north of Ferris Road from Run Rural District to AR3, perfect residential district.

Site consists of five parcels, develop single unit dwellings.

The requested rezoning will allow the intended development of a hundred and twenty unit assisted living facility.

Uh this proposal is approved from city staff, the development commission, and the northeast area commission.

My colleagues request your comments.

Seeing none, I first move to amend to emergency.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bank Simborosa de Padilla, De Akaur, Dorns Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Harding.

Amend it.

Thank you.

Next move for passage as amended.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bank Sem Barosa De Padilla, De Akaur, Dorns Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next we move into the council variances portion of the agenda.

We have ordinance 0401-2026 to run advanced provisions of section 3312.49 C require parking to Columbus Codes properly located at 4000-4022 West of a road to allow reduced parking for an assisted living facility in the AR3 apartment residential district.

This is a concurrent variance, the rezoning we just considered for a hundred and twenty-unit uh assisted living facility.

Applicants requesting a variance reduce the required parking from 90 spots to 70.

Uh proposals approved some city staff and the Northeast Area Commission.

Our first move to accept the entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bank Semperosa de Padilla, De Akaur Dorns Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Accept it.

Thank you.

And next to move to adopt the five staff is the finance of council.

Second.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Bang Semperosa De Padilla, De Akawa, Dorns, Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Harding.

Adopt it.

Thank you.

Next move to emergency.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bank Simper Rosa de Padilla, De Akaur, Dorns, Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Yep.

Amended.

Amended.

And finally, move for passage as amended.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Timber Rosa de Padilla, De Akaur, Dorns, Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next, we have uh three different variances.

They're all applications from the Healthy Homes Program, which is dedicated to providing and preserving affordable housing through homeownership on Columbus's South Side and Linden.

All these variances requests are to build two unit buildings or a duplex are required because the current zoning district prohibits two unit dwellings on these respective parcels.

All three have approvals from the city staff in the South Linden Area Commission.

First, we'll be considering ordinance uh 0412-2026 to grant advanced provisions of section 333 2.035, R3 Residential District, 3312.49 C require parking, 333 2.05 A4, uh area district lot width requirements, 333 2.13, R3 district requirements in the Columbus City codes are properly located at 1545-1547 26th Avenue to allow a two-unit dwelling with reduced development standards in the R3 residential district.

Site uh consists of one undeveloped parcel to produce require parking, lot width, lot area are also included in this request.

I first move to accept these uh staff report into evidence as an exhibit.

Second clerk, please call the row.

Bank Semborosa De Padilla, De Akaur Dorns Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Accept it.

Thank you.

And next move to adopt the finance of staff as a finance council.

Second clerk, please call the row.

Bank Simbarosa De Padilla, De Aka or Dorans, Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Adopted.

And finally move for passage.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Timber Rosa de Padilla, De Akaur Dorans, Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next we have ordinance 0413-2026 to grant advanced provisions of section 333 2.035 R3 residential district, 3312.49 C.

Require parking the Columbus City Coats of Property Locate at 1025-1027 East 22nd Avenue to allow two-unit dwelling.

We've reduced uh require parking the R3 residential district.

Site consists of one undeveloped parcel and the reverence to reduce parking from four to two spaces is also included in the request.

Reverse move to accept the entire staff report any new evidence as an exhibit.

Second.

Clerk please call the row.

Banks in Burosa De Padilla, De Akaur Dorns, Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Accept it.

Thank you.

Next move to adopt the final staff as the finance of council.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bank Sten Barosa de Padilla, De Akaur, Dorns, Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Thank you.

I next move to amend as submitted to the clerk.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bank Sempervosa de Padilla, De Achower Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Amend it.

Thank you.

Finally move for passage as amended.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bank Sempervosa de Padilla de Achar Dorns Green.

Remy Ross Weich President Harton.

Pass.

Thank you.

Next we have ordinance 0414-2026 to rent advanced provisions of section 333 2.035 R3 Residential District.

3312.49 C require parking and 3332.05A4 area district, a lot with requirements in 333 2.13 R3 area district requirements.

The Columbia City Code for the property located at 1551-1553 26 Avenue to allow a two-unit dwelling or reduced development standards in the R3 residential district.

Site consists of one undeveloped parcel and variance of reduced required parking, lot width, and lot area, also including the requests.

I first move to accept the staff report into evidence as an exhibit.

Clerk please call the row.

Bang Semperosa De Podilla, De Achar Dorns Green, Remy Ross Weich President Harton.

Accept it.

Thank you.

And next move to adopt the finance of staffs, the finance of council.

Second.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Bangs Timberbosa de Padilla, De Achar Dorns Green, Remy Ross Weich President Hardin.

Adopt it.

Thank you.

And finally move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Tim Barbosa de Padilla, De Akaur Dorns Green, Remy Ross Weich, President Hardin.

Pass.

Finally, we have ordinance 0430-2026 to grant advanced provisions to section 333 2.025 triple R restricted rural district and 3312.21 D1B landscape and screening 3312.49 C require parking and 333 2.19 fronting.

Um 333 2.2 separate year reguard and 333 2.29 height district of the Columbus City of Coast for property located at 4500 refugee road to allow an apartment building building reduced development standards in the trip in the Triple R, a restricted rural residential district.

Site consists of one parcel developed with a religious facility and request accounts of variance will allow development of a 72 unit uh apartment building pinning a future lot split.

A count a council variance is required since the current zoning district does not allow multi-unit residential development.

Um variances uh to parking lot screening require parking fronting rear yard and building height are also included in this request.

Proposals approved from the city staff and the Greater Southeast Area Commission.

And though this is not part of the legislation, but a special nod to the council president and councilmember Ross for the Yes and God's backyard initiative passed earlier this month.

We'll make projects like this a lot simpler and easier moving into the future.

So thank you both for the work on that.

Um first I move to accept the entire staff report into evidence as an exhibit.

Second.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bang Semperosa de Padilla, De Akaur Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weich President Hardin.

Accept it.

Thank you.

Next move to adopt the five staff is the finance of council.

Clerk please call the row.

Banks in Barbosa De Padilla, De Akaur Dorn Screen, Remy, Ross, Weich President Hardin.

Adopt it.

Thank you.

And finally move for passage.

Second.

Clerk please call the row.

Bank Sempervosta de Padilla, De Akaur Dorns Green, Remy, Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Passed.

That is all we have.

Zoning agenda.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

See no further business coming for uh zoning committee.

Is there a motion to adjourn?

Clerk please call the row.

Bank Semperosa de Padilla, De Akaur Dorn screen, Remy Ross, Weich President Harding.

Meeting is adjourned.

Still quick reconvention.

Uh the next committee to come before council is the finance and government committee.

That committee is chaired by Councilman Banks and Councilmember Floor is yours.

Uh thank you, President Hardin.

Uh, first up tonight in the finance and governance committee for second reading.

We have ordinance 0324-2026 to authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with previously established universal term contracts with benchmark biodiesel inc and colonial oil industries in and to establish various purchase orders for fuel on behalf of the fleet management division for the term of the herd terms and conditions of previously established universal term contracts to authorize the expenditure of $2,500 from the fleet management operating fund and to declare an emergency.

This ordinance authorizes the establishment of purchase orders with benchmark biodiesel and colonial oil industries for the city's on-site fueling needs.

These contractors supply bulk diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, and unleaded fuel to the city for usage in city-owned fuel sites.

Under this contract, city agencies can fuel vehicles at certain city-owned and operated fuel sites located across the city.

City fueling sites provide convenience and 24-7 services service to ensure uninterrupted access to fueling needs of city agencies.

City owned and operated sites also provide better access to large vehicles that certain retail fueling options don't.

Are there any questions or comments from my colleagues?

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk please call the row.

Banks Timberwolves deputea de Akaur Dorans Green, Remy Ross Weich, President Hardin.

Passed.

Next we have ordinance 0417-2026 to authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Inc.

for the purpose of fostering and sustaining arts and cultural services that enrich the Columbus community to authorize the expenditure of 10 million forty-eight thousand dollars from the hotel motel excise tax fund in accordance with Columbus City Codes and to declare an emergency.

This ordinance grants the uh estimated portion of funds allocated from the bed tax to be utilized for the Greater Columbus Arts Council.

GCAC is our city's premier arts advocacy organization and is responsible for a multitude of arts related grants, policy, and strategy.

Are there any questions or comments from my colleagues?

Seeing none move for passage.

Clerk, please call the Raw.

Banks Tim Barosa de Padilla de Aka Door and Screen, Remy Ross Weiss, President Hardin.

Passed.

Next we have ordinance 0484-2026 to waive certain competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code, Section 329.18A5 and 329.18B5, which require in part bids to be open at the time designated in the invitation for bids to allow for a delay or cancellation in the opening of bids, which are the subject of a time zone display issue affecting the Microsoft platform and the city's D 365 system for certain vendors and to declare an emergency.

It has come to the attention of the administration that the D 365 Microsoft Software Platform used to dis uh dispute, excuse me, and solicit purchasing bids from vendors is displaying the bid closing times in the incorrect format and the incorrect time zone.

This issue has caused confusion for some vendors who believe they have more time to submit a bid for consideration.

This issue is directly related to the Microsoft platform in the city is unable to independently correct the time zone display or determine which vendors may be affected by this issue.

The city has been in direct contact with Microsoft as the company is working on a permanent solution.

Until a solution is implemented and to allow for continued equity and fairness in the purchasing process.

This ordinance waives the bid opening time provisions of 329 for a temporary period of three months.

Waiving the bid opening time will allow city personnel to determine if a vendor has been affected by the incorrect time zone display.

If a vendor has been affected and is able to show documentation of the incorrect bid time display, the waiver will also will allow the city to cancel and rebid the request for proposal without unsealing the bids.

Canceling for rebid will allow submitted bids to remain sealed to ensure there are no unfair advantages if a request for proposal needs to be rebid.

In addition to working with Microsoft for a permanent solution, the Department of Finance and Management is placing a public announcement on the city's vendor services platform, notifying vendors of the issue and with uh instructions on how to account for the differences in the time zone.

Finance and management will keep City Council updated on the progress with Microsoft during this temporary waiver.

Uh before moving forward, are any questions or comments from my colleagues?

Uh director, I would I know that was a lot to go through.

In layman's terms, can you tell tell us what's going on?

And I know we've already been in contact with Microsoft.

Is there an update to date as to the solution and how they plan to fix that?

Uh yes, President Harden, Chair Banks, and members of council, thanks.

Uh yes, I know that uh our city auditor has been a great partner in cooperation with finance and has been an active conversations with Microsoft.

Um we're hopeful that we can get this issue resolved hopefully with even within the next few weeks.

I think there's been some real progress made over the last few days, but it out of an abundance of caution, we'd like a three-month window to get this worked out.

Um, and we'll certainly keep uh all of council um updated on the status.

Thank you, Director.

And once that is fixed, it is it the administration uh to come back to this council to repeal this ordinance so that we're back uh to business as regular, if you will.

Yes, Chair Benson.

That's that's our intent.

Okay, thank you.

Uh seeing no other questions or comments from my colleagues, I'll move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Bangs Timberwolves deputy, de arcauer, dorance green, remi Ross Weich, President Hardin.

Passed.

Uh thank you.

Council President May I move to the economic development and small minority business committee.

Please.

Thank you.

Tonight in the Economic Development and Small Minority Business Committee for second read.

We have ordinance 0451-2026 to authorize the director of the department of development to execute those documents necessary to acquire fees, simple title, and leasier uh interest uh to real properties identified as Franklin County Tax Parcel number 010-052390, located at 84 through 92 North Front Street from Southeast Inc.

to authorize transfer of cash and appropriation within the Harrison West Recreation Park Fund to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,430,000 from the Harrison West Recreation Park Fund and to declare an emergency.

As many of you know, the city's workforce has continued to expand and relocate to meet the needs of our growing city.

The growth of the workforce here on the city's administrative campus has required us to make several acquisitions and improvements in recent years.

The purchase of this parcel is part of that strategy and gives the city a real estate asset that will seamlessly fit into the long-term space planning strategy for downtown's campus, including employee parking needs.

Those that are familiar with uh City Hall, uh the building directly across from us that sits adjacent to uh the Beacon building is currently uh uh parcel that's underutilized and abandoned has been for some time, is now under our control.

We think will be a consideration for uh not only just the city's planning needs, but also our larger downtown uh strategic plan goal.

So really excited about that purchasing um a good purchase for uh the city uh for sure as we continue to grow.

Any questions or comments from my colleagues?

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Please call the way thanks, Tim Barroso De Padilla, De Achar Dorrance Green, Remy Ross Weiss, President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you, Council President.

So I have my committees this evening.

Thank you.

Uh Mr.

Chair.

The next committee to come before council is the public uh safety and criminal justice committee chaired by councilman remedy.

Councilman McClor is yours.

Thank you very much, Council President.

Tonight we have one uh ordinance in public safety and criminal justice is 213 2026 to authorize and direct the public safety director to enter into contract with Leeds Online Parent LLC, do a business as Leads Online LLC for access to the company's power plus investigation system to waive the competitive bidding requirements of city code to authorize the expenditure of 161,296 dollars from the general fund contingent on the passage of the 2026 general fund budget.

This ordinance authorized public safety to maintain access to a critical database relating to used goods and scrap metal thefts.

This system allows for an online reporting system for all pawn shops, secondhand and scrap metal dealers in Columbus as well as nationwide access to pawn secondhand transaction information, reports, and searches.

This vendor was originally contracted through the competitive RFP process in 2008, and access to this status database has been continuously in use ever since.

As a vital database for investigators, competitive bidding is requested to be waived to continue services with this vendor.

Are there any questions or comments from my colleagues?

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Second clerk, please call the role.

Bangs Timberosa de Padilla, De Aquar Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Vice President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you, Council President.

That's all I have to say.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Next committee to come before council is the housing homelessness and building committee.

That committee is chaired by Councilmember Ross.

Councilman Floor is yours.

Thank you, Council President.

We have just two ordinances on second read as part of the committee.

First ordinance is 0325-2026 to amend ordinance number 3087-2025 passed by Columbus City Council on November 24th, 2025, to revise the amount of the authorized grant to $3,500,000 to dollars to amend the 2025 capital improvement budget to authorize the city auditor to transfer funds within the Affordable Housing Bond Fund to authorize the additional expenditure of up to $1 million from the Affordable Housing Bond Fund to allow expenses incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order and to declare an emergency.

Colleagues have any questions?

Seeing that a move for passage.

Clerk, please call the role.

Thanks, then Barosa de Padilla, De Achower Dorance Green, Remy Ross, Weiss President Harden.

Passed.

Next we have ordinance number 0373-2026 to authorize the director of the Department of Development to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County to facilitate the production of affordable housing and enhance home ownership opportunities in Columbus to allow the reimbursement for expenditures prior to the issue of the purchase order beginning January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026 to authorize the expenditure of 0.43% of the combined rates of 5.1% of the hotel motel short-term rental excess tax.

Presently estimated at $2,652,000 and to declare an emergency.

Colleagues have any questions.

Seeing that a move for passage.

Banks Tim Burrosa de Padilla, de Aqua Dorance Green, Remy Ross Weiss President Hardin.

Pass.

Thank you.

That is it for legislation, but I would like to take a point of privilege and call Mr.

Jordan McLaughlin to the podium.

Jordan is with evict private equity Columbus and he for some time now has been organizing in the community and advocating about the negative impacts particularly around affordability that the unfettered ability of institutional investors to purchase single family homes has on our community Jordan and I have met I also have had the privilege of attending one of his community meetings and so look forward to the information that he has to share with us today.

Thank you Jordan for being here I also know that you brought a few friends so thank you all for coming thank you all for staying until almost 7 30 this evening appreciate you and hopefully calling Jordan a little bit early has uh eased some of your your time burden this evening.

Well thank you very much and then thank you to to council for having me my name is Jordan McLaughlin I'm with private equity Columbus.

Seven months ago I came here for a public information session where I shared my concern over the role that private equity and institutional investors are having in our housing market.

And I asked you to consider it an ordinance that would limit the amount of single family homes that they could own in the city so that the people that live here and care about our community would be more likely to be able to afford one.

You asked some very great questions when I came up here and you let me know that we needed to get the city of Columbus behind this.

So I went home and I started evict private equity Columbus.

Over the past seven months I've spoken with advocacy groups civic organizations I've networked with labor and religious groups I've gone door to door to businesses handing out flyers uh held in person and online information sessions um I also uh wrote a uh sample ordinance ordinance something I hope I will never ever have to do again uh and I've made many great new friends along the way some of them that have come out tonight uh to support this uh who I appreciate dearly um so I'm back to let you know that the city of Columbus would support this um when presented with the facts it reinforces what people have already been feeling in their hearts that something is wrong and that there's bad actors working in our housing markets.

In fact as recently there was a national study coming out that showed that 65% of people nationwide believe that private equity and institutional investors have had a negative impact on home buyers of 65% six out of state companies own almost 7,000 homes in Columbus in Franklin County.

That's not okay.

That's way too many houses for such a small amount of people to to be able to to influence and that could just be the tip of the iceberg those are those are just the six largest that we know about the area where these companies operate they have higher rents they have higher vacancy rates it's just they're not actors that we want that care about our community and making it better.

I've really been deeply moved by the amount of support this idea has gotten not just in Columbus but statewide.

I've had people reach out to me from different cities asking about what I'm doing so they can try to do it in their own on their own cities I've even had a Toledo city councilwoman reach out and they're working on this up there now because they've had the same problem and they're trying to find a solution so I asked you again please consider a an ordinance that would limit the amount of homes that they can have Council Moss Ross has been so gracious to come to the meeting to to meet with me and I want all of you to know you have an open invitation for me to come speak with you sit down give you all the information the facts that I've discovered I warn you if you do that clear your schedule I can talk for a long time.

So I I would just want to say that Columbus homes are for Columbus families it's a simple idea but it's an idea that really resonates with real people the people of Columbus want to be able to determine their own futures their futures should not be line items on a profit and loss statement.

So if we want to build a better Columbus it's something we have to do together or else no one else is going to do it.

So thank you.

Thank you Jordan I have a couple questions for you and then I think my colleague also has comments one of them was you talked about the um before council and then the sample legislation that you wrote.

Yes I read some of it it looks like it has two parts one is the restriction of institutional investors and when you say institutional investors I presume you mean like owners like private equity or or large wholesale buyers things like that.

Yes okay and then the other portion of it was uh like a landlord registry correct um and I wanted to know if you had considered the work that council is currently doing with regard to the rental registry and if you thought that what we have would be sufficient to kind of solve for what you think needs to happen in that part okay when I initially uh wrote that that was kind of before um uh council member Bankston had um the I got invited to a thing where I came and spoke in support of it it would basically operate almost the exact same perfect yes awesome and then the other question I have with regard to the first part of the legislation I know that some of us just have concerns about what the city might be able to do from a jurisdictional perspective and you and I talked just a little bit about kind of what you're asked specifically would be tonight and we talked about just kind of asking if council would just look into what our powers could be with regard to this space.

I know that some of us just have concerns about what the city might be able to do from a jurisdictional perspective.

And you and I talked just a little bit about kind of what you're asked specifically would be tonight.

And we talked about just kind of asking if council would just look into what our powers could be with regard to this space.

Is that still something you are looking to ask?

As much as I like to think I am a lawyer, I am definitely not.

Okay.

Um, and so having you know someone from the city from the the city attorney's office, someone that can understand this much more than I can say that yes, this is an option that we have.

And if this isn't not an option, I I chose this path because it's the clearest way to solve the most obvious problem.

But there are other solutions if this isn't something that the you know the the uh attorneys believe we are able to legally do.

Like there's things like moratoriums like these do in the state of New York, um, there's vacancy taxes, there's there's other options.

This just was the shortest route is the way I see it.

Thank you, Jordan.

And then finally, did your research any indicate any direct correlation between vacancy rates with this these institutional investors and affordability?

So were there cost increases that were directly correlated to the vacancy rates of the institutional investors here?

Wait, can you ask that one more time?

Yeah, did you did your research indicate that there was a direct correlation between how long these institutional investors are keeping properties vacant and increased costs in the market?

Uh yes.

So they there are certain areas.

There was a study that was done by the Federal Reserve of Cleveland that did a lot of Ohio counties, and they showed in these certain clusters of areas uh in Franklin County and others where they have higher vacancy rates.

So it's like the normal is around nine, they're around 13 in these areas, and that the uh um affordability for the places is 33% of a person's own income.

Uh, where in other areas I believe it's 22, 30 is considered the uh like maximum for affordability.

Thank you, Jordan.

Well, I I certainly appreciate you doing this work.

And I've have kind of been on the back end and seen firsthand what institutional investors can do to a community.

I know that at least two of the six institutional investors that you have listed that are in the city of Columbus has have been on our radar at the city attorney's office for nuisance properties, and so they are oftentimes not connected to a community enough to know what the impact of their neglect means in neighborhoods, and certainly I know that you are keeping kind of multifamily apartment complexes separate and apart from this proposed legislation, but as you can imagine, institutional investors like the ones that own Colonial Village and the ones that own Sawyer Towers are also of concern to this community.

And so I think um certainly want to thank the leadership of CM Bankston for kind of trying to engage on the rental registration side of this, but want to I am hopeful um that there may be something that we can do here at the city to account for the other side of the issue that you have brought before us.

So thank you for your work.

And with that, I'll turn it over to council member.

Thank you very much, Chair.

I just want to speak as a realtor.

I applaud you for stepping up and tackling this issue.

I know it's something that first of all, they're hard to identify.

It you know, technically, it's a little bit challenging, but I just know as a realtor, you know, we get these contracts that are cash offers, but then they addendum after addendum after addendum, they they rewrite our contract.

And so um certainly been a strain within our community and the communities across this country.

And so um anything we can do to get a handle on it, you know, within our powers as a city.

Um, you know, I I'm I think we're there's a lot of realtors that'd be supportive of that.

And I know that um, you know, it's a concern that we continually talk about at Columbus Realtors.

So thank you for stepping up and doing that and raising this advocacy.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

You council member.

Any other comments from our colleagues?

I was just gonna say thank you as well.

I think um I would love to meet with you.

I would love to see the things that you learned.

I think this is when the best pieces of policy come, is when we can work together.

Yes, right.

And I love the fact that you saw an issue, you came to council, you got motivated, you brought friends, you're doing the work, and then you can come back to us because I think it just it makes it makes every piece of policy better, right?

And then what I said earlier when I said this is how good policy comes to fruition is that we're working in partnership together, and a lot of people will come here and be upset about something and tell us and be like, go fix it and then go away and come back, be like, you still didn't fix it, right?

And so I think that, and not everybody is gonna have the time that you might have had or that you all have, but I do appreciate you doing this.

I mean, this is something that we talk about consistently.

I think this is something that as you think about neighborhoods, especially, you know, I come from an older neighborhood.

Some people get this reference, and a very archie bunker neighborhood where every house is like um and you know, we now inherited my parents' house, but this was a very different neighborhood at one time, and part of it is you know, we have people who are buying up these houses who never come back, never look at them, don't take care of them, mixed in with people who have been there for a really, really long time.

Mix in with people who have been there for a really, really long time.

My mom lived there until she was 85.

So I appreciate this effort.

And like I said, I'm excited to learn from you.

But thank you for continuing to engage with us and for us to figure this out together.

Because especially when we go to the State House around jurisdiction, your word counts even more than ours does.

Yeah.

Y'all's word.

Y'all's voices are more powerful than ours because you are their constituency.

They expect it from us, but hearing it from you lands very different.

So thank you.

Thank you, Councilmember Jordan.

Um I concur with all of the comments from my colleagues, and we'll let you know that if we find that the city doesn't have jurisdiction to do anything in this space, what we can promise to do is to advocate to those higher levels of jurisdiction to make sure that you have an additional voice of support that makes sure that we are building your capacity to do this work in this space because that's another job uh that we have as council members.

So thank you for doing the work.

We will take um uh an intentional look at what you have provided to us, let you know what we think we can and we cannot do, and look forward to our continued work together.

Great.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Council President, before we move on, I know that Glenn Tumala had submitted a speaker slip and wanted to talk about private equity ownership in our community, which is very similar to what Jordan is talking about.

If he's still here, I'll call him up.

If not, then we can wrap my portion of this agenda.

All right.

Sounds like he's gone.

That's all for me.

Council President, thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Uh, the next committee to come before council is the public utilities and sustainability committee chaired by Councilman Weiss.

Council Move the floor is yours.

Thank you, Council President.

Tonight in public utilities sustainability, we have 13 ordinances coming for second reading.

So let's all strap in and land this plan.

First, we have ordinance 40-2026 to authorize the director of the director of public utilities to modify and extend an existing contract with Oracle American Incorporated for licensing and cloud service fees for the department's customer information systems, CIS, an integrated systems replacement project to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City Code to authorize the expenditure of 1,742,006 and 37 cents split among the public utilities operating funds.

This contract modification will allow Columbus Water and Power to continue to utilize the entire Oracle CIS solution, including Oracle Field Services as well as Oracle reporting and analytics tools in order to reduce system complexity and improve data and billing accuracy.

Let me stop there, see if any questions are comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Thanks, Tim Barosa de Padilla, de Aka or Dorans Green, Remy Ross Weitch, President Hart.

Thank you.

Next I have ordinance 60-2026 to authorize the director of public utilities to enter into a contract modification for professional engineering services with Arcadis U.S.

incorporated for the Parsons Avenue Water Plant Well Field Development Project to authorize an amendment to the 2025 capital improvement budget to appropriate funds in the Water Fresh Water Market Rate Fund to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project and to authorize an expenditure of up to 3,746,300 from the water fresh water market rate fund to pay for the contract modification.

This project involves the development of a new well at Parsons Avenue Water Plant in order to offset future anticipated loss of well capacity.

Let me stop there, see if any questions are comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Thanks, Tim Barosa de Padilla, De Aka or Doris Green, Remy, Ross Weiss, President Hard.

Thank you.

Next up ordinance 120-2026 to authorize the director of public utilities to enter into a construction contract with Kimmore Construction Company Incorporated for the Dublin Road Water Plant Filter Media Replacement Tunnel Repair and Lubricant Storage Building Project to authorize an amendment to the 2025 capital improvement budget to appropriate funds within the Water Fresh Water Market Rate Fund to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project to authorize the expenditure of up to 7,859,104 from the water fresh water market rate fund to pay for the project and to authorize expenditure of up to $2,000 from the water bond funds paid for prevailing wage services.

This project involves a number of improvements to the Dublin Road Water Plant that include the replacement of deteriorating filtration equipment, renovation of the ceiling in the utility tunnel, and the replacement of existing storage building of an existing storage building.

Let me stop there, see if any questions are comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk please call the role.

Thanks, Timber Rosa de Podia, de Akar Dorns Green, Remy, Ross Weiss, President Hart.

Passed.

Thank you.

The next two ordinances I have up for consideration this evening support the purchase of various parts of materials and supplies that are necessary for the day-to-day operations of the Jackson Pike Roderic Mation Plant and the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center.

First, I have ordinance 141-2026 to authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract purchase agreements for the purchase of parts, materials, supplies, and services for the Division of Water Reclamation, Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant, and to authorize an expenditure of 3,651,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund.

Let me stop there, see if any questions or comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Den Barosa DePodia, De Achar, Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weissh, President Hart.

Passed.

Thank you.

And next I have ordinance 158-2026 to authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract purchase agreements for the purchase of materials, supplies, and services for the Department of Public Utilities and to authorize an expenditure of 5 million forty thousand from within the sanitary sewer operating funds.

Let me stop there, seeing any questions or comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Temposa DePodia, De Achar, Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weiss, President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next I have ordinance 162-2026 to authorize the director of public utilities to enter into a construction contract with driven excavation LLC for the sawmill place boulevard area waterline improvements project to authorize an amendment to the 2025 capital improvement budget to appropriate funds within the water fresh water market rate fund to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project to authorize the expenditure of up to $5,216,087.52 cents from the water fresh water market rate fund to pay for the project and through authorized expenditure of up to $2,000 from the water bond fund to pay for prevailing wage services.

This project consists of the installation of approximately $9,153 linear feet of water mains and the replacement of privately owned lead and galvanized water service lines in the Northwest and far northwest communities.

Let me stop there, see if any questions or comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk please call the roll.

Thanks, Denver Rosa, DePodilla, De Achar, Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weich's President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next, I have ordinance 169-2026 to authorize the director of public utilities to establish a purchase order to make payments to Delaware County for sewer services provided during fiscal year 2026 and to authorize the expenditure of $4 million from the sanitary sewer operating fund.

This ordinance will allow those payments to be made for the discharge of sewage from the City of Columbus Sewer System into Delaware County Sewer System in order to avoid duplication of wastewater treatment.

Let me stop there, see if any questions or comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Den Barosa De Padilla, De Achar, Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weiss, President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next, I have ordinance 191-2026 to authorize the director of public utilities to enter into a construction contract with Dan Burt Incorporated for the Blueprint Hilltop 4 Highland Harris Integrated Solutions and South Eureka Ave Waterline Improvements Project to authorize amendments to the 2025 capital improvement budget to authorize the appropriation expenditure of up to 12 million six hundred and twenty-five thousand ninety-three dollars and forty cents from the water pollution control loan fund and the water fresh water market rate loan fund for the contract to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving loans for the project and to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,000 from the sanitary bond fund to pay for prevailing wage services.

As part of the Blueprint Columbus program, this project will construct various rain gardens that treat on-site stormwater runoff from roofs, sidewalks, and parking lots to provide water quality improvements to rainwater that is redirected from the sanitary sewer system.

Let me stop there, see if any questions are comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Banks Denver Rosa DePadilla, De Akar, Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Hart.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next, I have ordinance uh 215-2026 to authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into professional engineering services contract with Wade Trim Incorporated for the Hap Creme Water Plant Screening and Sludge Removal Improvements Project to authorize an amendment to the 2025 capital improvement budget to authorize the appropriation of funds within the water supply revolving loan fund to make this ordinance contingent upon.

The Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project and to authorize the expenditure of up to 1,572,351 dollars from the water supply supply revolving loan fund for the contract.

This project involves the replacement of equipment at the Hap Cremine water plant that is deteriorating has been deemed to be beyond its useful life.

Let me stop there, see if any questions or comments for my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the role.

Banks Den Barosa DePodia, De Achar, Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Hard.

Pass.

Thank you.

The next two ordinance I have up for consideration this evening support the purchase of materials and accessories for the Division of Powers electrical distribution system.

These purchases will enable the Division of Power to replenish stock for the maintenance of existing infrastructure.

Ensure that current and future customers receive exceptional reliable service.

First, I have ordinance 244-2026 to authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all general budget reser reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate current and pending universal term contract purchase agreements for the purchase of pole line hardware, wire and cable, and underground wire cable and accessories for the Department of Public Utilities and to authorize an expenditure of 2,300,000 from the electricity operating fund.

Specifically, this ordinance supports the purchase of pole line hardware, wires, cables, and accessories.

Let me stop there, see if any questions are comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Denver Rosa De Pudia, De Akaur, Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Hardin.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next I have ordinance 249-2026.

So authorize the director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract purchase agreements for the purchase of lamps, street lights, and luminaries for the division of power and to authorize expenditure of 2,300,000 from the electricity operating fund.

Let me stop there, see if any questions are comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Denver Rosa de Padilla, De Akar Dorns Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Harton.

Passed.

Thank you.

Next I have ordinance two hundred seventy-nine-2026 to authorize the director of public utilities to enter into a contract with Quasar Energy Group LLC for the transport and application of biosolids for the Division of Water Reclamation and to authorize expenditure of one million dollars from the sewer operating sanitary fund.

This ordinance authorizes the transport and application of biosolids produced at city waste water treatment plants to no-till pastures and abandoned mine lands.

Let me stop there to see if any questions are comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Okay.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Denver Rosa de Padilla, De Akar, Dorans Green, Remy Ross, Weiss, President Hart.

Passed.

Unless I have ordinance 455-2026 to authorize the finance and management director to enter into a contract with the option to purchase bill present services with level one LLC to authorize reimbursement for expenses prior to the issuance of a purchase order to authorize the expenditure of $1 to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of Columbia City Codes and to declare an emergency emergency.

This ordinance provides the Department of Public Utilities with the option to purchase customer-facing billing services.

Emergency designation is requested because the prior contract recently expired.

Let me stop there, seeing questions or comments from my colleagues.

Seeing none, I move for passage.

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Denver Rosa de Padilla, De Aquar Doors Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Hart.

Passed.

Thank you.

That is all I have for public utilities and sustainability this evening.

That was really good though.

That was quick.

I see enough further business coming before counselors are motion to adjourn.

Everybody take a breath.

Clerk, please call the row.

Is there a second?

Clerk, please call the row.

Banks Dem Barossa de Padilla, De Akaur Doors Green, Remy Ross, Weich, President Hart.

Meeting is adjourned.

We have one non agenda speaking.