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Council member Ros de would you please

lead us in the pledge.

>> I pledge algiance to the flag of the

United States of America and to the

republic for which it stands one nation

under God indivisible with liberty and

justice for all.

>> Thank you. Council is grateful to have

Imam Al-Haji Bari from Masid Bay here to

pray with us this evening. Thank you so

much for being with us during this holy

time of Ramadan.

Thank you.

I say peace be out to you all. And so I

would start by um saying al fatya which

is what we consider to be the mother of

all prayers in Islam. And all you need

to do is just say amen.

Alhamdulillah.

Amen.

Thank you all for having me and to you

all.

>> Amen.

Clerk, please call the role.

>> Bankston Barrosa Deadia de Akawa Dorn

Green Remy Ross Weiss President Harden.

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 2311.21. 21.

>> Can I get a motion for the reading of

the journal?

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Bankston Barosa de Padilla de Akawa,

Dors Green, Remy Ross, Weiss, President

Harden.

>> Are there any additions or corrections

to be read into the journal? Hearing

none, the journal is approved. This

week's communications received by 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.

Tonight, Columbus City Council must

certify that the Columbus Safety

Collective's proposed city initiative to

expand alternative crisis response

programs has met the legal requirements

to appear on the May primary election

ballot. Before we do that, I want to

congratulate them on this culmination of

years and years of advocacy advocacy and

organizing. This council's engagement

with the Columbus Safety Collective goes

back years. They have been strategic and

tireless and focused in pursuit of their

vision. A vision where if you call 911

to report a mental health crisis, an

overdose, a homeless person in need,

then you get the specialized response

that you deserve from a social worker or

a clinician. 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 emergencies, acute emergencies,

so they are not just first responders to

all of our social problems. I want to be

clear that city council shares the 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 align 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 in implementation or

incorporate new research findings and to

add city council to their growing list

of diverse uh and diverse coalition.

Uh 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 uh on this uh the collective?

>> Council member,

>> 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. Thanks.

>> There are a lot of folks who worked

really hard to get us to today. One of

those folks that I saw uh just about

every place I went to was uh my friend

Chenn Wy uh who was out getting

signatures. Uh, I think Chenna is here

and you're welcome to come and say a few

words if you'd like.

>> Sha, welcome to council. Welcome back to

council.

>> Thank you. Thank you everyone.

Good evening, council members. My name

is Shauna Wy. 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.

Our alternate our alternative crisis

response program is common sense,

popular, and communitydriven. Above all,

our proposal will better meet the needs

of community members experienced

behavioral and mental health crisis. It

will reduce violence and save lives.

We look forward to the next Monday's

meeting with the community crisis

responsement will officially be voted on

and referred to the May 2026 ballot. Our

campaign is excited and engaged in a

widescale 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

13, 2026, stating the following. I

hereby certify that the board has

examined the part petitions for

initiated charter amendment community

crisis response received by our office

from you on February 3rd, 2026. The

board's findings are as follows. 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/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 of

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 leg legal sufficiency as

required by section 42-9 of the city

charter which states the city clerk

shall upon receipt forth with 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, Madame 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 Wy, Helen Anne

Sweeney, Molly Sha, Steven David, and

Steuart 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. Um

>> clerk, please call the role by voice.

>> Bankston,

>> yes.

>> Barrosa de Padilla,

>> yes.

>> De Akawa,

>> yes.

>> Dorren,

>> yes.

>> Green,

>> Remy,

>> yes.

>> Ross,

>> yes.

>> W.

>> Yes.

>> President Harden.

>> Yes. And thank you. I'm now directing

the Legislative Research Office to

prepare an ordinance accord 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 uh 60

days nor more than 120 days after

passage of this ordinance. Thank you so

much madame clerk.

I will now go around the dis for uh um

resolutions and announcements from my

colleagues. Uh I will turn it over to

council Benson.

Uh 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 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 brownus.gov by 10

a.m. on Wednesday, February 25th.

Written testimony must be emailed to

Jonathan Brown at JB Brown@colomas.gov

with the subject February 25th budget

hearing testimony with your name and

address by 10:00 a.m. on February 25th.

As well as always, the meeting will be

livereamed 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 continue to engage the community and

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'm going to ask the great men of the

Mary Makers Club, Inc. to come forward

uh as I introduce this resolution. It is

to recognize the Mary Makers Club, Inc.

on their centennial anniversary. Uh for

those who are unfamiliar, the Mary

Makers 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 Mary Makers 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 Mary Makers 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 Mary

Makers Club, Inc. Uh so we would like to

recognize and celebrate this group on

this momentous uh milestone. And I'm so

excited um 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 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 Shelton

to President Harden President Pro Tim

Dorren Council member 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.

Black bu 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 Merry Maker 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 Mary Makers

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 Merry Makers 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 Mary Makers Club

Foundation, the 501c3 philanthropic arm

of the Mary Makers 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

marymakersclub.com.

The story of the Mary Makers is a

centurylong truth. When joy is denied,

choosing joy becomes power. We are the

merry makers. We are the promoters and

the protectors of joy because joy is

power and joy is our legacy. Thank you.

Uh thank you Bo. And again, thank you to

the Mary Makers. I mean uh you talk

about I think some of the best parties

with a purpose uh that are happening uh

over there and I mean that sincerely as

you can see from the amount of

scholarship that goes back but um I

think that you hit something that really

just resonated me around this idea of

joy uh 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

uh 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.

>> 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

married makers, too, and continue to

spread joy in our community. Uh before I

move for adoption, are there any

comments um from my colleagues?

Council member Rosa de Padilla,

>> 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 Mary Makers is

also one of my favorite places. Thank

you for letting me be Mary Shaker. Just

kidding. Coining that. I stole that from

a friend. Um but um I but I think that

preserving that especially today in 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 um

but before I move for adoption, one

critical question I had. Your founders,

which school did they go to again?

>> Columbus East High School.

>> Okay. Yeah, that's right. That's right.

>> Tiger land.

>> That's right. Tiger land. With that, I

move for adoption.

>> Banks Barosa de Padilla de Akawa, Dorren

Green, Remy Ross W, President Harden.

>> Congratulations.

And council president, I apologize. I

didn't move for adoption, but there was

a speaker uh on this resolution, Mr.

Wayne Diaz.

What's going on, city council?

First of all, shout out to Tigerland.

It's a great book.

Uh, start the clock. Uh, I came here

tonight, shout out Tigerland, talk to

Mayor Suburbs.

Must be working on a short game at 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 Zack 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 not talking to

anybody here. Obviously, this is we're

all off FC 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. We started 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

Don. We all think of Donald Trump,

right?

We have certain things in common,

Jeffrey. Enigmas never age. Have you

noticed that? A pal is a wonderful

thing. Happy birthday and may every day

be a wonderful secret. That's from

Leslie Wexler. 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. And 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, Wexner days

before he goes to prison on a sweetheart

prison sentence from his corporate

account, 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 to their financial

adviser like that? Cuz I don't.

2008 2009 uh Wexner is the chairman of

the board of trustees.

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 Zigger, the current

chairman, receives a settlement from

Jane Doe 102 and Epstein. 101 other

victims. Ziger knew about it. Nothing

got buried. And then I'm running out of

time. I would encourage you to read Gang

Stuff, illicitris in the New York Times.

Undated letter. Epstein. I am certain

that John Zigger 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? Guy

like Jeffrey.

>> Thank you, Mr. Diaz.

>> And I would just I would 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 Zack

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 merry

makers of Columbus.

All right.

With that, uh, council president, I have

no more announcements or resolutions.

>> Thank you, council member. Council

member Rosa, Devadilla.

This meeting is taking hard lefts and

hard rights. I have

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

one announcement um this evening, and

that is that our winter weather This

feels so weird to do right now. And 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. Means you can't

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

school. It literally could be the

downfall of folks. So, we take um

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 erodess 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

um to any of us. So, please make sure

you're calling 311. Thank you.

>> Thank you, Council Member Council Member

Deakau.

>> 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

wellressearched and thoughtout policy

solution. And a huge thank you to our

friends from ODNR, Metrop Parks, and OSU

for providing their expertise and to

Joseline 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 Cosai's

Giant Screen Theater on February 28th

from 2:00 to 5:00 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-regist pre-registration is required

and you can do that at

blackhiscreening.eventbbright.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 park 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 700 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, Council Member. Council

principal Tim Dorren,

>> Council Member Green,

>> Council Member Reie,

>> Council Member Ross,

>> Council Member White.

>> Thank you, Council President. Uh, 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 A just to kind of talk through

where we are with our home roadwater

plant. Director, Florida is yours.

Thank you, Chair W. Good evening,

President Harden and members of council.

Tonight is a really big night for

Columbus, for Columbus Water and Power

for our residents. Um, I'm really

excited to announce that the Homeroad

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. Um, 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.

Um that property is along the oceany

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 um within our region, and enhance

our systems 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,

healthc 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.

>> Yeah,

>> 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 for me.

>> Thank you sir. Uh 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

set at 6 pm here in city council

chambers. Uh and I know that we will

have a 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,

are there any requests by members of

council for the removal of an ordinance

or resolution from the consent portion

of the agenda? Seeing none, may we have

a motion to wave the readings of titles

of 30-day legislation by the clerk.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks timberosa deia de a dors reie ros

president Harden.

>> Thank you, madam clerk. Will the clerk

now read to the record numbers of

ordinance uh ordinance numbers of 30-day

legislation on tonight's agenda for

first reading. In 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 resonings 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,

are there uh I apologize?

Will the clerk now read to the record uh

ordinances uh for uh second reading

tonight

for consent? And I apologize.

>> Resolutions of expression 39X, 43X, 48X,

41X,

42X,

33X, 34X, 36X, and 37X-2026.

and Finance and Governance Committee.

Ordinance 111, 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, 1118, 128, and

394-2026.

Workforce Education 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 34, 53, 104, 139,

174, 179, 186, 194, 196, 238, and

380-2026.

Appointments A19 and A20-2026.

>> That thank you madam clerk. I may have a

motion of approval of these items

designated as consent.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks temporarosa de padilla de a dor

screen reie ros president Harden.

>> The consent agenda carries. We will now

proceed with the second reading of

30-day postponed and emergency

legislation. We're going to go out of

order this evening for a special

legislative package and I'm going to

turn the floor over to Council Member

Broce Debatia.

>> Thank you, Council President. And um I

want to thank my colleagues for uh your

patience and having us go a little bit

of out of order this evening. I'm going

to um frame uh the pieces of legislation

that we will uh that I'll be proposing

this evening. So before I do that, I

will also be presenting a resolution for

consideration. So uh 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 Prom Dors held the along with

the majority of our colleagues held an

almost 4hour hearing to discuss federal

Immigration Enforcement and the

overreach of the US 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 Geana that is not Columbus. Our

residents believe that these legislative

actions are necessary to protect

residents and ensure that our local

government remains accountable to the

people of Columbus. We heard from

nonprofit leaders, resettlement

agencies, immigrant serving

organizations, allies, and activists

about the need to protect our residents.

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.

Um,

so today with us we have Commissioners

Jose Valencia and Commissioner Nadia

Gene Jacques who will present the

resolution for consideration this

evening.

Good afternoon, council members and

members of the public. My name is Jesus

Valencia and alongside my colleague

Nadia Gene, we serve as commissioners on

the Columbus Commission on Immigrant and

Refugee Affairs. It is our honor to

stand before you all today to present

resolution ICE out to Columbus City

Council for consideration and adoption.

At its core, this resolution is about

transparency in federal civil

enforcement because transparency

matters. When enforcement is

transparent, there's accountability. And

when there's accountability, there's

trust. and trust is what keeps cities

like Columbus flourishing.

We bring this forward to ensure that all

resident particularly our immigrant and

refugee communities can live, work and

participate in the life of our city

without unnecessary for unnecessary fear

or intimidation. This resolution

reflects of commitment to the safety and

dignity of Columbus families. Our

immigrant and refugee communities

deserve to take their children to

school, go to work, buy groceries,

attend church, and participate in civic

life peacefully and without fear.

Through collaborative work with fellow

commissioners and commission leadership,

we are recommending that the city

council move this resolution forward and

advocate in on behalf of our community

with our congressional representatives.

Resolution ISEL 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

seals 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.

These major excuse me aggressive voice.

These measures are not about

obstruction. They are about clarity,

professionalism and community trust.

This resolution calls for transparency,

proper training, visible identification,

and constitutional accountability. We

respectfully

request We 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.

Don't leave. I also want to acknowledge

one of our other commissioners, Daniel

Sim, who is here as well. Um,

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, 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?

>> Council member,

>> thank you very much. I want to thank my

colleagues uh for their leadership on

this P package and to 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.

This legislative package helps clarify

those roles so that our local resources

remain focused on the mission residents

expect from us. Save safety, service,

and accountability.

This is not about circumventing federal

law. It is about defining how the city

of Columbus governs itself, how we use

our resources responsibly, and how the

how we uphold constitutional rights

within our jurisdiction. Our duty is to

protect the people of Columbus and every

resident should be able to call for help

without fear. Thank you, Council Member

Rosia.

>> Thank you, Chair. So with that, I would

like to uh formally introduce resolution

0047X2026

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. Uh and now I move for

adoption of resolution 0047X

2026.

>> Second

call. Bankston Barrosa de Padilla de

Akawa Dorne Green Remy Ross Wash

President Harden.

>> 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 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

Casades, Amaris Leamoose, President

Proms team, Andy McDonald, and Ariel

Garrett. um 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

and good uh President Proen 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 council member 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 Reie

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 um to

how we as a community are going to

approach this difficult time that we

find ourselves in. And uh I appreciate

council member your leadership um

bringing in the commission itself to

again help guide a lot of this work um

was principal towards where we ended up

with the pieces of legislation that were

ultimately taking a vote on here

tonight. I also think it's important for

us to acknowledge that um many of these

things are going to 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 over 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

and this council has taken this subject

so incredibly seriously. Um so with that

hand the floor back over to you

>> council president.

>> Oh well to both matter to both of the

chairs I just want to say thank you so

much for your leadership on this uh

initiative. 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. I was talking with council

member Brosadia earlier today. I think

that hearing was the longest hearing

we've held since co uh here in chamber

and it shows both the interest but also

the energy um 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

um 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 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

in a very short amount of time.

>> Thank you,

>> Councilman Benson.

>> 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

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, 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 our the human rights 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're

going 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 um

in addition to what Council Member

Bangston stated, like the 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, and so when we talk about ICE being

here, if ICE is not here, we still need

language access. If ICE is not here, we

still need affordability in our

community. If ICE 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

05152026

to enact section 161.11 immigration

enforcement agreements and to declare an

emergency. 287G agreements allow local

law enforcement to partner with US

Immigration and Customs Enforcement to

carry out federal immigration

enforcement. At this time, the Columbus

Division of Police does not enter into

287G 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 287G 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 287g

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 Claudia it

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 Harden,

Council Member Parroso de Padia,

President Prom Dorance, and members of

the Columbus City Council. My name is

Claudia Cortez Reinhardt and I'm here

along with my colleagues Isa Alvarado

and Molly.

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

council member Barroso de Padillaa and

President Prom Dorance.

Organization works alongside essential

workers across construction, food

service, hospitality, warehousing,

manufacturing, home, healthc care, child

care, child care, sanitation, retail and

transportation, including commercial

drivers, delivery workers and right

share operators.

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 waff 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 US customs and border

protection

ensures ethical boundaries and prevents

conflict of interest. At work at Ky we

connect lowwe immigrant workers to many

local institutions and programs. It is

critical that Columbus 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. Columbus should not allow

land use policy to facilitate an

industry that is that establishes 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 station affirms

that Columbus resources to 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 insurance

municipal spaces remain safe and

accessible for the communities who rely

on them. And finally, while intimidation

enforcement is a federal function, the

council's resolution promotes

transparency and accountability.

Clear badges, visible identification and

standardized training help ensure public

authority is used to intimidate rather

than to protect. It undermines its very

purpose.

These measures help ensure that the

government serves its true role

upholding dignity, safety, and trust in

public public spaces. The Central Ohio

Workers Center urges the Columbus City

Council to adopt this comprehens

comprehensive legislative package. This

legislation will strengthen our city's

commitment to justice, equity, and the

well-being of our lowwage 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.

>> Um and I misspoke. There's four speakers

on this ordinance and we have another

speaker on one of the other ordinances.

So, Mr. Ted Walch, you are next and then

Ella Moody and then after Ella, we have

Angie Plameumber.

Welcome back to council. So, just a

reminder, three minutes and then

introduce yourself in any organizations

you represent.

>> I'll do my best to maintain the three

minutes or less. Okay. Uh, good evening,

council. I am privileged to be here. I

represent the south side of Columbus and

Edgewood Civic Organization as their

president. I and the members of my

community are in support of this city

ordinance and those that sustain the

viability of our immigrant community and

the complimentary resolutions.

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 US Constitution placed their

famil family's 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 or Congressman Lewis

said while making a good trouble to

protect the rights of all and I agree

wholeheartedly.

So tonight, we as US 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 Conver

uh as um Councilman W said and Remy and

so forth, it could come after us no

matter who we are, where we are in life,

and what our um uh 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 comm

community neighbors and friends. Our

ancestors were immigrants

seeking to dream. And 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 Southside 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 for support uh the

growing number of uh folks who are

coming to the southside 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 yes, so

thank you for being here.

>> Thank you.

>> Next we have Ella Moody.

Is Ella Moody here?

Okay, let the record show that Ella

Moody is not present. Um, next we have

Angie Plameumber from Chris.

Good evening. Thank you, President

Harden, President Proandorans, Council

Member Barrosa De Padilla, and the rest

of the members of council.

My name is Angie Plameumber and I am the

executive director of Chris 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,

sustain 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 Chris, the past year has

been the most difficult for Chris and

for the people that we serve. We 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

ground swell 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

member Ramy 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 in Operation Paris

in Minnesota as a result of these

horrific events. Foreign-born residents

in Columbus in all immigration statuses

and even US citizens are fearful of ICE

encounters given that agency's 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.

I want to thank you again for your

commitment for partnering with service

organizations and for your deep

partnership in this long-term investment

in a safer and dignified city. Thank

you.

>> Thank you, Angie, for being here. And I

think um also what's important is that

as we share um 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 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 um 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 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 hailing from Livingston

and Miller. I'm here to discuss

your immigration and your fight for ICE.

I want you to know at 9 I stood in the

rise 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 def

to defend home.

The riots popped off at 18 and nine. is

so trendy you don't even know the area.

Oldtown East. All that to say is, is

there a problem in our backyard? In the

hood, we stand with ice.

I'm passing I passed my arrest record up

to you. Is 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 stay with ICE.

You're waging 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 they 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 Africanameans.

Even the US census has 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

Mexicans, they're beautiful neighbors.

They beautify.

They beautify the community and they

work. They're skilled laborers. It's

lovely to have a Trump what I say.

I mean, come and get the rough necks.

There's a rough neck. Come get them. But

we should concentrate truly

on birthright citizenship and the Somali

that Gther has brought in here so quiet.

We didn't even know we were a sanctuary

city until Trump's 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

uh

I'm 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 passage

of ordinance 052026.

Clerk, please call the role.

>> Bankston Barrosia de Akawa Dorn Green

Remy Ross W president Harden

>> passed.

>> Thank you. Next is ordinance 05182026

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

161.110

of the Columbus city codes to prohibit

city employees from holding secondary

employment with the US Customs and

Border Protection and or the US

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. Second.

>> Cler, please call the role. Banks

Deborrosa de Padilla de Akaw Dorne Green

Remy Ross Swiss President Harden

>> passed.

>> Thank you. Next is ordinance 05192026

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 ft of the premises a

firstdegree misdemeanor. It would also

increase penalties for harassing

employees of schools and daycare

facilities on the basis of their work at

such a facility. We do have one speaker

signed up for this ordinance. I'd like

to invite Valentina Sierra to the podium

to speak.

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 good and

a 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, but 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 are 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

parent should feel anxious dropping off

their child. No teacher 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

um 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 want to acknowledge

one of our commissioners, Cassandra

Ramirez, who is here. Thank you for

being here. I want to thank the uh his

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 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. My colleagues don't have any

questions or comments. Uh I move for

passage.

>> I'm sorry, chair. I do have

>> not for the not for the group, but I do

have a couple questions that I want to

just flesh out because I know that we

>> y'all can you can take a seat.

>> Thank you.

>> I'm so sorry. I didn't see you. Yes,

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

and I will ask the city attorney's

office and then uh let you move forward

and moving for passage. Does that work?

>> Yes.

>> Awesome.

>> Yes.

So, Attorney Shen, thank you uh for

being here on behalf of city attorney

Klene. 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 andor to the police when they

believe they have been victim to

harassment or obstruction at a daycare

or school. Council Member Ross,

President Harden, 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 um 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

614-6458815.

>> Thank you. Um there are minimum jail

sentences implicated in 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 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 metriculates

through the criminal justice system. Uh,

Council Member 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 sometimes in

the exercise of our prosecutorial

discretion

uh the evidence may not be as strong. Um

or there may be extenduating

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 as well.

>> Thank you council member. Are there

additional

questions?

Seeing none, I move for passage. Second.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Bankston, Barrosa de Podia de Aower,

Dorren Green, Remy, Ross, Weiss,

President Harden.

>> Passed.

Next we have ordinance 052026

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

illequipped for human habitation. As

facilities expand to detain more people,

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. Second

clerk,

>> please call the role.

>> Bankston, Barrosa, de Padilla, de a

dors, green, dreamy, Ross, white,

president.

>> Pass.

>> Thank you. And last in the set is

0566206

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-crolled spaces

such as city-controlled parking lots,

garages, or vacant lots in 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.

authorize 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, Council Member 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, um,

I stand firmly in solidarity with our

immigrant and refugee community. Um, and

I just want to sincerely thank you,

council member. I know that this has

been heavy work. Um, and when you talk

about uh community building, when you

talk about uh building coalition, when

you talk about uh participatory policy,

um, this is how you do it. Um, I'm sure

that our um, new commission members did

not quite understand maybe what they

were going to 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 a 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 um to um to

stand alongside them um or in front if

needed uh to protect our vulnerable

community members. So, thank you so much

for everything.

>> Thank you, Council Member 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. Even though we spent four hours, I

know that um I know that everyone is not

going to 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.

>> Second.

>> Clerk, please call the role. Bangs dear

Rosa de Padilla de Akawa Dorn screen

Remy Ross W president Harden

>> 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 and read it 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 02972026

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 combing bidding provisions

of Columbus City Code to authorize the

expenditure of up to $237,51658

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 a 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 are 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.

>> Second.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks Dimber Rosa de Padilla de Akawa

Dorn Green Remy Ross President Harden

>> passed. And that is it for me this

evening president.

>> Thank you madam chair. Is there a motion

to recess for zoning?

>> Clerk please call the role.

>> Banks temposa de padilla de a dors green

reie ros president.

>> The meeting is in recess.

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Is there a motion to uh convene regular

meeting number eight? Cler, please call

the role.

>> Banks Timber Rosa de Padilla de Akaw

Dorne Green Remy Ross Wash President.

>> I need a motion to the reading of the

journal.

>> Clerk, please call the role. Bank Simba

Rosa de Podia de Akawa Dors Green Remy

Ross W president Harden

>> are there any additions or corrections

to the journal hearing none of the

journal is approved we'll now go to the

zoning committee council member Dorren

chairs that committee and all members

serve one and council the floor is yours

>> thank you council president uh first a

little bit of housekeeping before uh

will the clerk please read the numbers

of legislation in this committee that

require waiver of second reading

>> hold on just I'm sorry one second

um

412, 413,

414, and 430-2026.

>> Thank you, clerk. I now move to wave

second reading on those items.

>> Thanks, Denver Rosa de Padilla de Akawa,

Dors Green, Remy, Ross, White, President

Harden.

>> Thank you. Uh as always, uh allow me to

briefly explain our rule of speaking for

council on reszonings and variances. We

only hear a staff presentation of

ordinances that have a disapproval from

a recommending body or if we have a

public speaker sign signed to speak

against an ordinance. We permit three

speakers on each side of an ordinance,

three proponents, three opponents. We

ask those speakers limit their remarks

to three minutes per the standard rules

of city council. All speakers in the

council variance including city staff,

area commissioners, applicants and

members of the public will be sworn in

before they give testimony.

Representative and area commission are

always able to speak on an ordinance.

You 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

office, I will now swear in city staff.

Please stand and raise your right hand

and be sworn in. Do you swear affirm the

test about to give shall be the truth,

nothing but the truth that you shall

answer under pains of 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 Services have

been sworn in. First, we have ordinance

0400-2026

to reszone 4000-h

422 Westerville Road being 4.32 plus

acres located the east side of

Westerville Road, 1476 plus feet north

of Ferris Road from R1 Real District to

AR3 apartment residential district site

consist of five parcels develop single

unit dwellings requested reszoning will

allow the intended development of 120

unit assisted living facility. Uh this

proposal is approved from city staff,

the development commission and the

northeast area commission. My colleagues

for question comments. Seeing none, I

first move to amend to emergency.

>> Second.

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Banks timber roa deodia de aawa dor

screen reie ros white president Harden.

>> Amended.

>> Thank you. And next move for passage as

amended.

>> Second.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks timber roa de padilla de awar

dorren screen reie ros white president

Harden.

>> Pass.

>> Thank you. Next we move into the council

variances portion of the agenda. We have

ordinance 0401-2026

during a variance provisions of section

3312.49 49 C required parking in the

Clumsy D coast property located at

4000-4022

Westerville Road to allow reduced

parking for an assisted living facility

in the AR3 apartment residential

district. This is a concurrent variance.

The reasoning we just considered for a

120 unit uh assisted living facility.

Applicants requesting a variance reduced

the required parking from 90 spots to

70. Uh proposals approved from city

staff and the Northeast Area Commission.

I first move to accept the entire staff

report into evidence as an exhibit.

>> Second.

>> Cler, please call the role. Banks Simber

Rosa de Padilla De AWA Dors Green Remy

Ross White President Harden

>> accepted. Thank you. And next move to

adopt the fine of staff of council.

>> Second.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Bank Simosa de Padilla de Aower Dorne

Green. Remy Ross W president Harden.

>> Adopt it.

>> Thank you. And next move to emergency.

>> Second.

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Bank Simosa de Padilla de AOA Dorne

Green. Reie Ross W president Harden.

>> Yep.

>> Uh amended.

>> Amended.

>> Uh and finally, move for passage as

amended.

Please go there.

>> Bankston Barosa de Podia de Akawa Dorren

Green Remy Ross Weiss President Hart

>> passed.

>> Thank you. Um next we have uh three

different variances. They're all

applications from the healthy homes

program uh which is dedicated to

providing and preserving affordable

housing through home ownership on

Columbus Southside and Lynen. Uh all

these variances requests are to build

two unitit buildings or a duplex uh are

required because the current zoning

district prohibits two unit dwellings on

these respected parcels. All three have

approvals from the city staff in the

South London area commission. Uh first

we'll be considering ordinance 0412-2026

to grant advance provisions of section

333 2.035 R3 residential district

331249C require parking 333 2.05 05 A4

area district allow with requirements

333 2.13 R3 district requirements in the

Columbus city codes are properly located

at 1545-154726th

Avenue to allow a two-unit dwelling

produce development standards in the R3

residential district site uh consists of

one undeveloped parcel to produce

required parking lot width lot area are

also included in this request I first

move to accept the uh staff report any

new evidence as an exhibit

>> second please call the role

>> bankia de Aar Dorne Green Remy Ross W

president Harden

>> accept it.

>> Thank you. And next move to adopt the

finance of staff as a finance council.

Second

>> clerk please call the role.

>> Bank simosa de padia de a dors green

remy ros president Harden.

>> Adopt it.

>> And finally move for passage.

>> Second.

>> Clerk please call the ro.

>> Bank simarosa de padilla de awar dor

screen reie ros white president Harden.

>> Passed.

>> Thank you. Next we have ordinance

0413-2026

to grant advance provisions of section

3332.035

R3 residential district 3312.49 49C

required parking in the Columbus City

Dakota property located at 1025-1027

East 22nd Avenue to allow two unit

dwelling with reduced require parking

the R3 residential district site

consists of one undeveloped personal to

reduce parking from four to two spaces

is also included in the request. First

move to accept the entire staff report

any new evidence as an exhibit.

>> Second please call the role

>> bankrosa deodia de aar dor screen reie

ros white president Harden

>> accept it.

>> Thank you. Next move to adopt the fine

of staffs, the finance of council.

>> Second.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks Barosa de Padilla de Aower Dorne

Green Remy Ross Weiss, President Harden.

>> Adopt it.

>> Thank you. And next move to amend as

submitted to the clerk.

>> Second.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Bankston Barosa de Padilla de Aar Dorne

Green Reie Ross, President Harden.

>> Amended.

>> Thank you. Finally move for passes as

amended.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Bankstona de Padilla de Aar Dorne Green

Reie Ross, President Harden.

>> Pass.

>> Thank you. Next we have ordinance

0414-2026

to rand provisions section 333 2.035 R3

residential district 331249C require

parking in 333 2.0584 05A4 area district

all lot with requirements in 3332.13

R3 area district requirements the

Columbus city code for the property

located at 15 um 51-155326

uh Avenue to allow a two-unit dwelling

or reduce development standards in the

R3 residential district site consist of

one undeveloped parcel and variances

reduce required parking lot width and

lot area also included in the request I

first move to accept the staff report

into evidence as an exhibit

>> second clerk please call the role

>> bang barosa de padia Akawa Dors Green

Remy Ross White President Harton.

>> Accept it.

>> Thank you. And next move to adopt the

fiance of staffs defiance of council.

>> Second.

>> Clerk please call the role.

>> Banks Rosa de Padilla de Aar Dors Green

Remy Ross White President Harden.

>> Adopt it.

>> Thank you. And finally move for passage.

>> Clerk please call the role.

>> Banks Rosa de Padilla de AOA Dors Green

Remy Ross White President Harden.

>> Pass.

>> Finally we have ordinance 0430-2026

to grant a variance provisions of

section 3332.025 025R triple R

restricted rural district and 3312.21

D1B landscaping and screening 3312.49

C required parking in 3332.19

fronting um 3332.27

reard in 3332.29 29 height district of

the Columbus City Coast for property

located at 4500 refugee road to allow an

apartment building reduced development

standards in the trip in the triple R a

restricted rural residential district

site consist of one parcel developed

with a religious facility and request a

council variance will allow a

development of a 72 unit uh apartment

building pending a future lot split a

council variance is required since the

current zoning district does not allow

multi-unit residential development u

variances uh to parking lot screening

require parking fronting rear yard and

building height are also included in

this request. Proposals approved from

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 um and

council member Ross for the Yes. And

God's backyard initiative passed earlier

this month will make projects like this