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The Columbus City Council met on Thursday, October 22, 2026, for a regular session that included announcements, recognition resolutions, a consent agenda, second readings of ordinances, and a zoning committee hearing. The meeting lasted from approximately 4:00 PM to well into the evening, with significant discussion on affordable housing developments and infrastructure planning.
Councilmember Ross, will you lead us in the pledge? For which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. This afternoon, Council is grateful to have our own Minister Joshua Goshe from the City of Zion Church here to pray for us. Good evening, Council. Thanks again for allowing me to have this opportunity. Let us pray. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thou art the author and finisher of our faith. We come before you this evening saying thank you for the privilege of gathering in this chamber for the opportunity to serve the people of this great city. As this council prepares to deliberate, discuss, and make decisions that will affect the lives of so many, we ask that your presence would be felt in this room. Order our steps, guide our thoughts, and govern our hearts. Grant each member of this council wisdom beyond their understanding, discernment beyond what meets the eye, and the courage to do what is right, even what is right is not what is easy. Remind us that public service is a sacred responsibility to serve those whose voices are often unheard, whose burdens are often unseen, and whose needs are too often overlooked. Let us never become so consumed with the work before us that we forget the people behind the work. We pray for the families who are struggling, the neighborhoods seeking investment, the small businesses working to keep their doors open, and every resident looking to this city for opportunity, stability, and hope. May the ordinances we consider, the policies we shape, and the resources we allocate reflect a genuine commitment to justice, equity, and the common good. So, Lord, direct our paths tonight. Hope us to consider before we conclude, and to act with the wisdom and integrity that this responsibility demands. And with this meeting has concluded, may we leave this chamber not merely having completed an agenda, but having fulfilled a purpose. Uh we will be holding a series of hearings starting uh next month. Uh so I will be chairing a hearing on Tuesday, November 10th, 20 uh uh from 5:30, excuse me to 7:30 p.m. here in uh council chambers, and then my colleague, councilmember Weiss will be chairing uh a capital budget hearing, particularly on the public utilities and sustainability committees on Thursday, November 12th, uh from 4:30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. here in council chambers as well. Any residents seeking uh or organizations seeking to submit written testimony should notify Jonathan Brown of my office at JB Brown at Columbus.gov by 9 a.m. the day of both hearings. Uh councilbury, that's all I have. Thank you, Councilmember. Uh Councilmember De Akar. Thank you, Council President. I just have a couple of announcements. First, I would like to welcome the OSE students joining us today, um, along with their professor and my fellow Rotarian Tracy Nagera. We had a nice conversation and they toured. You guys want to stand up so people can see all the great students we have. Thank you so much for coming down today. And then lastly, um I wanted to remind folks that today is the last day to register for the catalyst summit. It is a ummit for people who are um in youth programming, and the information on that is on all of my socials. So if you provide programming to youth of any age in the city of Columbus, you are welcome to attend the summit on November 5th. And that's all for me today. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember. Councilmember Green. Councilmember Remy. Thank you very much, Council President.