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It's Tuesday, May 26th. Uh, as a

reminder, this is a public meeting and

is being recorded. For those of you here

in the audience, if you could please

mute your devices. We will start with

the pledge of allegiance first led by

Commissioner Boyce.

I pledge allegiance 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.

>> Before we begin, I'd like to take a

moment to recognize Memorial Day, which

we observed yesterday. Memorial Day is a

time to set aside to remember the men

and women who gave their lives and

service to our country. Their sacrifice

is something we can never truly repay,

but it is something we should always

carry with us. We also hold their

families and our thoughts, knowing that

their loss and their strength are part

of that legacy. As we come back together

today, it's a reminder to move forward

with a sense of gratitude for the

freedoms we have and for those who made

them possible.

Um, and I I'll just say um especially

right now as we are um in war or at war

um and a lot of there hasn't been a lot

of news coverage except for um the uh

three soldiers that um were connected to

Ohio that we lost um a little over a

month and a half ago. There are service

members who have continued to lose their

life um and put their lives on the line

every single day to make sure that um we

can remain free and you know experience

all the freedoms that we have um living

in this country. So, I hold our troops

that um whose names have not made it um

in the in the paper or on the news um

but who have uh gave the ultimate

sacrifice and we thank their families

and keep them uh in our thoughts and

prayers.

But as the county ramps up its

celebrations for our country's 250th

anniversary, we are looking back at the

incredible stories and institutions that

shaped our community. Joining us today

to share that history is Angela O'Neal,

the manager of local history and

genealogy at the Columbus Metropolitan

Library. Angela is here to talk about

the library's vital role in preserving

our local heritage and give us a preview

of how they are marking this massive

national milestone. Angela, thank you

for joining us.

>> Thank you for having me. Um, good

morning commissioners and guests. Um,

I'm Angela O'Neal. I manage local

history and genealogy for the Columbus

Metropolitan Library. As um Commissioner

Collie just mentioned, this July 4th,

we're commemorating America 250, the

anniversary of the signing of the

Declaration of Independence. At the

library, we view this as an opportunity

to talk about all of our nation's

history, from the stories of the

indigenous people who were here before

us to those of present- day residents of

Franklin County. One of those stories is

of the library itself. Founded in 1873,

the residents who came together to start

the Columbus Library were responding to

the many feebased private libraries of

the time. Instead, they believed in the

idea of a public library that is free

and open to all. The first library

opened in city hall in 1873 and quickly

outgrew its space. By 1907, the city

partnered with financeier Andrew

Carnegie who degree agreed to fund a new

main library that would be supported by

the city, which is part of the main

library building that you see today.

Soon after it opened, there was a push

to have libraries in each of our

neighborhoods. The first four branches,

Hilltop, Lynen, Clintonville, and

Parsons, opened in 1928.

From there, county station libraries

reached out to the far corners of the

county. Canal Winchester, Dublin, and

Gahana were a few of the first. Today,

the library serves an estimated 1

million residents throughout 23

locations all across the county. Our

summer reading challenge, which starts

June 1st and ends July 31st, promises to

keep kids and adults, every one of you

can sign up, reading and learning

throughout the summer. Over the next few

months, we have tons of programs and

events related to America 250. I have a

handout circulating with just a few of

them. Um, author visits with historians

such as Patrick P, author of Black

Patriots: Recovering a Lost History of

the American Revolution will take place

at several branches around the system.

Partnerships with the Franklin County

Metrop Parks and Ohio Department of

Resource Natural Resources involve

programming that connects Franklin

County residents with the natural world

and looks at how much has changed over

the last 250 years. On June 23rd, we'll

host a second of our downtown through

the decades programs with downtown

Columbus. Um that includes a walking

tour of Topiary Park and a lunch

presentation. We're also continuing our

neighborhood walking tours throughout

the city um this summer. So, we'll have

Wetstone, North Side, and Mary and

Franklin coming up. We just finished one

at Shepard as well. We've also um oh,

and there'll be a special tour of the

Supreme Court of Ohio building this

year. So, if you've not um been in there

and had the Cooks Tour, this is a great

opportunity. We've also partnered with

PBS and WOSU to host screenings and

community conversations around the

American Revolution, the new documentary

directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein,

and David Schmidt. Um, back this year,

our Columbus Book Festival July 11th and

12th, we'll have over 200 National and

Columbus Based authors, panel

discussions, book signings, and

activities throughout Columbus um

throughout Topiary Park. Um, finally,

visitors to Main Library will have the

opportunity to view special America 250

themes exhibits, including Legos this

year, Legos with the Ohio LEGO Users

Group. A traveling um will be at Main

Library, a traveling exhibit called

Freedom, the History of Us from the

Gilder Lairman Institute of American

History. And then the Ohio Artist

Registry jured exhibition, a partnership

with the Ohio Arts Council, will also

have an America 250 theme this year. To

find out more about these and other

activities, visit our website at

columbusl.org.

Thank you for your time this morning and

we hope to see you all at the library

this summer. Thank you,

>> President Orady. May I

>> please Thank you so much. Um I wanted to

just say that you know this celebration

is I mean reminds me just how young of a

country we are you know um when you

think about um historically um how our

globe has shaped up to be what it is

today. Um what we know about American

history is that uh the beauty in

American history is the change that we

can reflect on that um you know our

founding fathers uh got many things

right. While they got some things wrong,

they got many things right and the thing

that they got right the most is the idea

of the representative democracy and what

exists today. And despite what we might

think of our politics today, despite

what what side we of the aisle we fall

on, um it's the idea that we can. It's

the idea that it's at all times changing

and I love that fact that that's why I

like being an American. That's why I

love and I'm proud to be an American.

Our history is wrought with dark times

and it's wrought with mistakes. Um but

the more that we learn from those

mistakes, the more that we change and

become a better country, um the more

that the next generation will value and

appreciate that and create an even

stronger foundation than than we've

created. Um so I hope that as we reflect

and celebrate on I love history. I'm a

big fan of history. Um constantly um

reading about that's that's what's in my

reading queue all the time. history

books and um um I've been obsessed

lately with banking history books, but

that's another story. Um

>> I've got a reading list for you.

>> Oh, please share. I'm serious. Yeah.

Yeah, that I would love that.

>> Um by the way, I I got my last book from

the library. I never returned it, so I

had to pay for it. But that's good.

Couldn't find it anywhere. I was looking

for it and I was like, I'm just going to

keep this book, you know, don't get

another one. Um

>> people don't tell that.

>> Yeah. You know, I know I know. Golly.

Um, so

>> you get no judgment from us.

>> Well, the the librarian told me said,

"Hey, it's the only one. It's not been

checked out ever." So, you can, you

know, she's like, "If you die to keep

it, is that a baby?"

>> I was gonna say something about you.

>> You check out books that nobody else

ever checks out.

>> You're such an interesting,

>> you know. Yeah. Hey,

admittedly, admittedly, I think my staff

is like, "Not a shocker." Um, uh, but

the one thing why I did chime on a

microphone was actually to you, uh,

Deputy Administrator Long. Um, and for

some I feel like you knew I was going to

be directing something at you. You're

looking so intently at me. I'm ready.

>> Um, it makes me think about what we're

going to do to celebrate that 250 years,

too. You know, um, I was looking at the

downtown skyline last night and, um, I

noticed many of the buildings had red,

white, blue all over. Obviously,

Memorial Day kind of thing, but but I

know as the 250 year anniversary ramps

up, we're going to see more of that. And

I hope that PFM and our I hope we're

thinking of those things too and where

we can reflect uh and demonstrate those

things. And I and I would challenge PFM

if they are doing something to try to

find ways to be really creative in

recognizing all of our history, the

good, the bad, the the great and um and

so just wonder do we have something

queued up?

>> Yeah, thank you commissioner. Um I'm

happy that you asked that question. Um

uh last week we actually pulled together

um the committee that we want to have to

do to tell our story uh all of our story

uh at the direction of the three of you.

And so we have public affairs and EEC um

our government affairs folks um county

administration to do exactly that to

talk with each of of your offices but

also lift up county history over the

last several hundred years. Um so we're

happy to do that and I think it's a real

opportunity for us. Thank you, D Long.

Um, Commissioner Great, President Grady,

Commissioner Crowley. Uh, I I would

encourage you to get with Commissioner

Grady. He's got some of the great

Franklin County history that I'm always

>> because I've been here for 250 years.

>> 260. Uh,

uh, but but in all in all seriousness, I

really love that. I love I love the the

because because typically you identify

things that might have easily faded to

the background or might have easily sort

of become undone over the years and

that's the real history. Um, we've joked

and talked about the old Cooper Stadium

and how that came to be and um, every

time I've heard you talk about I learned

some new nugget about Franklin County,

Central Ohio. And so in our 250 in the

250 years we celebrate, it's so

important to find those nuggets somehow

and um, let them shine at part so that

we can all be proud not just of the

great country that we live in, but of

the great county that we live in, too.

And so I'm I'm looking forward to um,

whatever that looks like. and I know

Commissioner Grady will offer some great

nuggets for that. So,

>> thank you.

>> Well, we appreciate you being here

today. um not just I mean Commissioner

Boyce brings out a lot of great um

points about our 250th anniversary and

the celebration that we're going to have

and we appreciate you for coming here

from the library to to to remind us of

all that and to talk about all that and

and DCA Long thank you for the work that

you guys are doing um on the 250th

anniversary but also thank you for being

here from the library um and and thank

you for all the great work that you're

doing from the library. My mom was a

librarian. Um or as she liked to remind

us, she was a media center specialist.

>> That's right.

>> Um she had a degree in in media center

operations. Um but you know, now as as

my daughter, my youngest graduated the

other night and um uh so now I have

adults and and um you know, we we easily

can find a reason not to end up at the

library. And so now we have to find

reasons to end up at the library. Um and

so you guys do a fantastic job and thank

you for all the work that you're doing.

Uh Columbus has uh a great um jewel in

this community and that's our library

system. And so thank you again to DCA

Long who likes her books. Um

>> yes.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's her thing. And so

thank you for the work that you guys are

doing at the library system and and

thank you for this as well. So thanks

for being here this morning.

>> You're welcome. And as part of the the

columb the book festival this summer,

Kimberly Krenshaw is going to be one of

the headliners who's an incredible legal

historian. So

>> yeah, she is.

>> It didn't shock me in the least that

Commissioner Boyce is has been reading

about banking history and then he

checked he was the only person to ever

check that book out

>> and that you guys weren't going to miss

it.

>> Speaks volumes.

>> Okay.

>> No pun intended.

Good morning.

>> Sorry, Commissioner or DCA.

>> Good morning. Joy Bibons, deputy county

administrator of Health and Human

Services. Again, thank you all so much

and thank you for being phenomenal

partners. I know that you all are going

over the history of Columbus, but I know

you have the reading challenge this

summer for this.

>> We do summer reading challenge. If we

can sit down and talk about how can we

partner with our early learning

initiative engaging parents more

>> so that we can be more intentional not

just for a oneoff one a year but

continuation because we all know that

that is a reading is one of those

indicators that can tell us a lot. We

would love to sit down with you and have

that conversation on what a formal

partnership or Franklin County and our

early learning strategy.

>> Yeah, we would love that as well. We'll

be sure to reach out to you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you. All right. Thank you all.

>> Okay.

Well, thank you for being here this

morning and and thank you for uh for

joining us. Um let's move on to the uh

court of common, please.

>> Adriana.

>> Oh, can you keep the information so she

can give you that? Angela, she's going

to get my information so you can give me

that reading list if that makes you

think.

>> Resolution number 33226.

Resolution authorizing professional

services from Clean Enterprise Clean

Enterprises LTD for Justice for All 2026

summer youth camp in the amount of

$48,229.50.

>> Good morning, President Grady,

Commissioner Cwley, and Commissioner

Boyce. Thank you all so much for your

time this morning. I'm excited to be

here again to talk about the Justice for

All Youth Summer Camp. We are looking

forward to hosting more than 60 young

people this summer. We have a new

partnership, a new service provider,

Clean Enterp Enterprises with Mr.

Antonio Smith. He is an OSU alum, former

OSU Buckeye football player as well. So

excited to have him join us and his team

as we serve young people in commun in

the community teaching them about the

justice system. And I also would like to

thank Director Stockton for their

support from JP to help funding as well.

So Mr. Smith will speak briefly and then

director Canada and we will be out of

your hair. So thank you.

>> All right. Good morning commissioners

and

>> all the guests in person and virtual.

Super excited to be partnering with

Judge Paige and the justice for all

summer camp. Uh this year we have a long

history. My organization Clean

Enterprises of serving adults and youth

uh that are justice impacted providing

programs and services. Uh and so now

getting a chance to expose them and

introduce them to uh the justice and

legal system in a more positive light,

right, than uh retroactive or uh you

know on the uh on the reactive, I should

say. Uh so I'm excited about that and uh

certainly looking forward to uh you know

helping uh with this smooth camp and uh

exposing our young people and send them

off in a in a good direction as they

continue to grow in their journey.

Good morning, commissioners. Kimberly

Canada, director of finance for the

common police court. This resolution

approves the contract for clean

enterprise ltd for the professional

services for the common police court

general division justice for all youth

camp. This camp will be held at the Ohio

State University Mortz College of Law

and will facilitate up to 60 youth which

will learn about criminal law as well as

the overall justice system. The camp is

scheduled for one week summer session

beginning June 8th through June 13,

2026. Pending any questions?

May

>> please.

>> U thank you for being here. are always

um excited to see this resolution come

across the board of commissioners. Um I

just have a question about um how uh

children or children students um would

know about this camp. Um what type of

outreach has been done? Um and do you

serve the same students as middle school

and high school? Do they have an

opportunity every year to participate?

Like what's the structure?

>> Yes. Thank you, Commissioner Cwley.

Great question. During throughout the

school year, I reach out as well as

clean. Our partnership is new, but reach

out to different school districts across

Franklin County. Also attend Columbus

City Schools has a large summer camp

fair where we are there. I also attended

different summer fairs with various uh

D9 organizations in the community. So,

we reached out far and wide. We had over

100 applicants this year. Unfortunately,

not able to accept everyone. And we will

serve anyone who's returning as well as

new students as well. and they can apply

multiple years. We try to do the best

that we can to maintain students have

who have already participated but also

to bring in a lot of new students as

well. Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Please DCA.

>> Thank you. Joy Bivvens, Deputy County

Administrator of Health and Human

Services. Mr. Smith, do you have jobs

available currently right now?

Uh so yes we we do have um jobs that we

work with our participants uh and then

we have in-house um skilled trade uh

that we provide education and training

specifically HVAC that we provide.

>> Do you mind stay um do you mind if we

connect you with our folks so we can get

your information and place it in our one

door for folks that are coming

downstairs looking for opportunities and

you work with justice involved folks as

well correct? Yeah, absolutely.

>> Wonderful.

>> Thank you.

>> All right. If there are no additional

comments or questions, move for approval

of resolution 33226.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Grady.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Resolution number 33226 has been adopted

with Commissioner Boyce's noted

abstension.

>> Thank you. Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> All right. uh to the coroner.

>> Resolution number 33326,

resolution authorizing an agreement with

FL Partner LLC, a a communications and

personnel consulting firm for internal

interpersonal communications and team

building services for the Franklin

County Coroner's Office in the amount of

$49,000.

>> Good morning, commissioners and

administrator and team Franklin County.

>> Morning.

>> Patrick McClean with the corer's office.

Uh the Franklin County Corner's office

wishes to re-engage with Flow Partner

LLC for the purpose of providing

consulting services. Flow Partner will

provide internal communication

strategies designed to facilitate

interpersonal communications and manage

conflict team building and personal and

professional development guidance to the

Franklin County Corner's office

leadership team as well as intensive

counseling to key members of that

leadership team. This contract is part

of a broader uh personal management

strategy that will stabilize the current

staff and positions. Position the FCCO

for anticipated growth over the coming

decade. Contract is tied to earlier

contracts with predictive index uh LL

earlier contract with predictive index

LLC. The employee profile proprietary

software package licensed to flow

partner LLC. Flow partner staff are

trained to utilize and apply individual

predictive index readbacks. The

assessments which each member of the

FCCO team have now taken these

assessments from the form the backbone

of the communications planning provided

by flow partner contractors also

consistent with the FPS operations study

of the corner's office which recommended

that FCCO conduct effective

communication and conflict resolution

training contract is a third engagement

between flow partner and FCCO new

contract will run through October 2026

will not exceed $49,000.

Uh I also want to introduce and have

with me Hamid Alisami, CEO of Flow

Partner. Um he's not planned to speak,

but if you've got any questions, uh he

and I are here and happy to take your

questions.

>> Um I I do have a question,

>> please.

>> Um thank you, uh Commissioner Orady. So

for this contract, it says the first

phase of the contract um took place in

late 2023 and 2024 and this is the

second ph or and then the second phase

was late 24 and 25. But this is a new

contract. Is this a different phase or

just completely

>> new contract and third? Yeah, third

phase. Yes.

>> Okay. And then how is this different

from the first and second phase? Thanks

for the question, Commissioner. You may

recall we also had a different contract

uh that we had to bring outside of these

three contracts with Predictive Index

LLC. It's a it's the proprietary

software and so we got access to that

that came in between at the end of phase

two and before this phase three. So

we've been using that flow partners been

using that with us and so fully I'm

utilizing that doing assessments uh in

the past u couple of months uh all of

our staff the entire team have taken

that assessment uh and now it's being

utilized and we're working through each

group uh within our office we have about

five different we break down our office

into five different areas.

>> Okay. All right. Thank you.

All right. If there are no additional

comments or questions, move for

approval. Resolution 33326.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Orady.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 33326 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> The sheriff's office.

>> Resolution number 33426.

Resolution authorizing a maintenance

agreement with Metals Treatment

Technologies LLC for bullet trap

cleaning and lead abatement at the

Sheriff's Office firing range in the

amount of $47,581.

>> Good morning, commissioners and county

administration. Albert Smith, assistant

finance director for the sheriff's

office. This resolution will our office

to continue cleaning our fire r firing

range bullet traps at our training

academy and properly disposing of the

waste. Uh the lead and brass collected

will be recycled at a vetted recycling

facility. Uh the service will take place

through the end of this year. Pending

any questions? I ask for your approval.

>> If there are no comments or questions,

move for approval. Resolution 33426.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce. Yes.

>> Commissioner Grady.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 33426 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you, Commissioners. Thanks,

>> Albert. Economic development and

planning. Resolution number 33526,

review of a petition to annex 1.681

acres more or less from Jackson Township

to the city of Columbus. Case number ANX

1126.

>> Good morning, commissioners and county

administration. Tamara Enest with PL I'm

the planning administrator with economic

development and planning. This res this

resolution is an expedited type two

annexation petition of 1.681 681 acres

more or less from Jackson Township to

the city of Columbus. The area to be

annexed includes one parcel located at

2641 Gance Road. The city of Columbus

has passed an ordinance indicating that

services will be provided once the

annexation is approved. Uh this petition

meets the stat meets all statutory

requirements outlined in section 709.021

and section 709.023 023 of the Ohio

Revised Code. Uh pending any questions?

I respectfully request the approval of

this resolution.

>> If there are no comments or questions,

move for approval. Resolution 33526.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Orady.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 33526 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you. Economic engagement,

community development.

>> Resolution number 33626.

Resolution authorizing a grant agreement

with Greater Columbus Sports Commission

to support sports tourism and economic

development activities in Franklin

County in the amount of $355,000.

>> Good morning, commissioners and county

administration. And Dina Austin, serving

as director of economic engagement and

community development. Commissioners for

the Greater Columbus Sports Commission,

we respectfully request a motion to

postpone the resolution until June the

2nd, 2026 to allow time to finalize

contract revisions to ensure

deliverables do not overlap with other

funded projects.

>> All right. If there are no comments or

questions, move to postpone resolution

33626 to June 2nd.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded voting. Commissioner

Cwley,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce,

>> yes. Commissioner Greedy.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 33626 has been

postponed until June 2nd.

>> Thank you.

>> Resolution number 33726.

Resolution authorizing a grant agreement

with US Together incorporated to support

the implementation of phase three of

Central Ohio's plan for economic

integration and welcoming immigrants and

refugees in the amount of $192,500.

Commissioners, this final resolution in

collaboration with the Office of

Economic Development and Planning along

with the support of the prosecuting

attorney's office would authorize a

grant agreement with US Together

incorporated to support phase three of

central Ohio's economic integration plan

by welcoming immigrants and refugees

into Franklin County and strengthening

economic mobility and access to

resources for immigrants and refugees

and migrants and newcomer communities

throughout Franklin County. Through this

agreement, workforce development and

employer engagement initiatives, small

business training and education,

culturally responsive programming, and

the ongoing coordination of the Franklin

County Welcoming Council will all be

supported. Activities include multiple

employer roundts, small business

workshops, resource access,

communication development for limited

English proficiency communities, and

annual reporting activities. The efforts

align with your rise together poverty

blueprint goals number one 2 3 4 and 13

as well as all pillars of our office

workforce development economic mobility

and community engagement pillars and

also commissioners Nadia Casvin

executive director of US together

incorporated is present to address any

lingering concerns and thereafter we

respectfully request your approval on

this resolution.

Uh, if there are no comments or

questions, move for approval. Resolution

33726.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Grady,

>> yes.

>> Resolution number 33726 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you, Commissioner.

>> Thank you.

>> Job and Family Services.

>> Resolution number 33826.

Resolution approving a subboard

agreement with the Columbus Urban League

for the Franklin County Ready to earn

Summer Youth Employment Program in the

amount of $745,000.

>> Good morning, commissioners and county

administration. Carmen Barnes, chief

operating officer, job and family

services.

>> We thank you for your continued

investment in the ready to work summer

youth employment program. This

resolution will support another one of

our ready toearn partners, the Columbus

Urban League. The Urban League Work

Readiness Training University will offer

youth and young adults ages 14 to 21

with the opportunity to participate in a

six-w week work-based learning program

or internship placement where they can

earn wages up to $15 per hour. The

programs are designed to explore careers

in technology, engineering, healthcare,

entrepreneurship, and or manufacturing

trades. Under this agreement, the Urban

League will serve no fewer than 186

youth and young adults. Um, in addition

to the two other resolutions that you

all have approved already, uh, this

will, this investment will now serve 630

youth over the summer. This resolution

fulfills one of the long-term action

steps of the Rise Together blueprint to

develop and deploy comprehensive career

readiness support for students with

exposure to work and integrated

skills-based learning opportunities.

Pending any questions, I ask for your

approval of this resolution. If there

are no comments or questions,

>> I just wanted to make sure I lifted this

up. I apologize. Joy Bivvens. Um over

the weekend, I was able to attend the

Think Make Live um uh training or or or

conference that they had at Columbus

State. And I wanted to tell you all

this. I had the opportunity to listen to

over 70 young people and the question

was asked, "What is it? What programming

is being done that you feel is

impactful?" And every one of those young

people talked about the summer youth

employment opportunities and any other

opportunities

that you all fund. And I wanted just to

kind of lift this up if I could. These

programs, although they are workforce

programs, I will tell you that they are

saving young people's lives. I listen to

stories about how young people sometimes

they didn't have anything to do in the

summertime. Unfortunately, some of them

got in trouble. Unfortunately, some of

it led to some very, you know, fatal um

situations. But every one of them talked

about what they had, what opportunity

they had in the summertime if they

participated in this summer youth

employment program. I really would hope

that more of our corporate partners

would find opportunities as well because

of course we don't have, you know,

unlimited funds, but this is more than

just a workforce program. So I wanted

just to thank you all so much. It was

very emotional. There was young people.

They were just they were very emotional

about the things that they were sharing.

So I just wanted to make sure I told you

all that.

Thank you. If there are no comments or

questions, move for approval of

resolution 33826.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Grady.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Abstain.

>> Resolution number 338-26 has been

adopted with Commissioner Boyce's noted

abstension.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you. Justice policy and programs.

>> Resolution number 33926.

Resolution authorizing the execution of

a subgrant award to the Franklin County

Prosecutor's Office to support the

special victims unit and victim services

under the FY2025

services training officers prosecutors

violence against women act block

subgrant grant program granting

authority to the county administrator to

sign all acceptance documents and

waiverss related to the grant program in

the amount of $88,000.

>> Good morning commissioners, county

administration.

>> Good morning. Ernest Stockton, director

of justice policy and programs. Uh the

Franklin County Prosecutor's Office

award $88,000 falls under the

prosecution category as funding will

support their special victims unit

director and to prosecutors. Funding

offsets the cost of specialized

prosecution sections addressing domestic

violence, sexual assault, and stalking

located in each office. Research

confirms dedicating specialized

prosecutors with specific training and

expertise as it relates to crimes of

violence against women is a best

practice. Uh the fiscal 2025 VAWA

administrative award does reflect a

2.41%

increase which is $17,845.79

over the fiscal year 2024 award. This

award period is from January 1st, 2026

to December 31st, 2026.

Pending any questions, we humbly ask for

your approval.

>> There are no comments or questions. Move

for approval of resolution 33926.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley. Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner,

>> yes.

>> Resolution number 33926 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you. purchasing

>> resolution number 34026,

resolution authorizing membership in the

purchasing cooperative of America and

approval of an interlocal agreement to

establish Franklin County's

participation in the PCA cooperative.

>> Good morning, commissioners and county

administration. Tracy Matthew, assistant

director of purchasing operations.

>> This resolution authorizes county

agencies to purchase goods and services

from Purchasing Cooperative of America

according to the requirements of Revised

Code 9.4. 48. Pending. Any questions? I

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> There are no comments or questions. Move

for approval. Resolution 34026.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Grady.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 34026 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you.

>> Resolution number 34126.

Resolution authorizing a contract with

Coronado Binding Systems to provide hole

punching machinery and an annual

maintenance agreement to the Franklin

County Print Shop in the amount of

$79,296.

Our next resolution requests approval of

a contract with Coronado Binding Systems

for a hole punch. The current hole punch

is has been in servant service since

2003, has been serviced multiple times

over the past six months and is not

currently operating properly. This

machine is used to finish board of

elections training materials totaling

15,000 sheets, for example, and staff

are using a laborious workaround in the

meantime. Pending any questions? I

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> There are no comments or questions. Move

for approval of resolution 34126.

Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley. Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce. Yes.

>> Commissioner Ogrady.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 34126 has been

adopted.

>> Resolution number 34226.

Resolution authorizing a contract with

Coronado Binding Systems to provide auto

coil inserter cutter and crimper

machinery and an annual maintenance

agreement to the Franklin County Print

Shop in the amount of $54,333.

Our next resolution requests your

approval of a coil binder. And our

current one is over 15 years old. Also

has been repaired and service as much as

it can and has um but is it now only

binds coils up to 8 millimeters. It's

used to thread and coil uh books such as

the wellness within reach resource guide

um and many other projects that we have

daily. Pending any questions? I

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> There are no comments or questions. Move

for approval of resolution 34226.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Ogre.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 34226 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you.

>> Resolution number 34326.

Resolution authorizing a contract with

Coronado binding systems to provide

perforation scoring equipment and an

annual maintenance agreement to the

Franklin County Print Shop in the amount

of $40,50.

This resolution requests your approval

of a contract for the current uh score

in perforating machine which is also

over 15 years old. It stops working

suddenly this winter. Replacement parts

are no longer available. After multiple

attempts to repair it, the print shop

retired it. In the entrrim, the print

shop is using an adapter on another

machine, but this solution does not

yield the quality we strive for when

printing critical documents such as a

treasures tax bill, which alone is

400,000 sheets annually. Pending. Any

questions? I respectfully request your

approval of this resolution.

>> If there are no comments or questions,

move for approval of resolution 34326.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce, yes.

>> Commissioner Grady,

>> yes. Resolution number 34326 has been

adopted.

>> Thank you.

>> Resolution number 34426.

Resolution approving purchases for

various Franklin County agencies in the

amount of 1,900,23729.

>> This resolution requests your approval

of 68 purchase orders. The county

auditor has prescertified available

funding and pending any questions. I

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> There are no comments or questions. Move

for approval. Resolution 34426.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce. Yes.

>> Commissioner O'Grady.

>> Yes.

>> Resolution number 34426 has been

adopted. Resolution number 34526.

Resolution approving one purchase for

the Franklin County Board of

Commissioners Agency in the amount of

3,531,377.32.

>> This resolution requests your approval

of one purchase order. The county

auditor has prescertified available

funding and pending any questions, I

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> If there are no comments or questions,

move for approval. Resolution 34526.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Yes. Commissioner OGrady.

>> Abstain.

>> Resolution number 34526 has been adopted

with Commissioner Orady's noted

abstension. Resolution number 34626.

Resolution approving purchases for

various Franklin County agencies in the

amount of $61,181.68.

>> This final resolution requests your

approval of six purchase orders. The

county auditor has prescertified

available funding and pending. Any

questions? I respectfully request your

approval of this resolution.

>> There are no comments or questions. Move

for approval of resolution 34626.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Orady.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce. Ain

>> resolution number 34626 has been adopted

with Commissioner Boyce's noted

abstension.

>> Thank you.

>> All right. Thank you. Uh to the board of

commissioners.

>> Resolution number 34726.

Resolution approving two contribution

and aid of construction agreements with

AP Ohio in the amount of $53,556.28.

>> Good morning, commissioners. Jesse

Armstrong, assistant prosecuting

attorney on behalf of Franklin County

Prosecutor Shayla Faver. This resolution

would approve two agreements with AE

Ohio in the total amount of $53,55628.

These agreements are necessary to cover

the removal and relocation of certain

electric power infrastructure to make

way for the demolition of the old main

jail facility which is part of the

downtown facility project. Pending any

questions would request your approval.

>> If there are no comments or questions,

move for approval resolution 34726.

>> Second. Moved and seconded voting.

Commissioner Cwley,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Orady,

>> yes.

>> Resolution number 34726 has been

adopted.

>> Resolution number 34826.

Resolution reappointing Zachary Tilleric

in his official capacity to the board of

the zoo, excuse me, to the board of the

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

>> Good morning, commissioners and county

administration. Melissa Kohler,

assistant director of community

appointments. Our first resolution today

requests the reappointment of Zack Teric

in his official capacity to the Columbus

Zoo and Aquarium Board for a three-year

term. Mr. Teraric currently serves as a

member in good standing on the board.

Pending any questions or comments? We

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> If there are no comments or questions,

move for approval resolution 34826.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce. Yes.

>> Commissioner Grady. Uh, abstain.

>> Resolution number 34826 has been adopted

with Commissioner Orady's noted

abstension. Resolution number 34926.

Resolution reappointing Joseph Ezie to

the board of the Columbus Zoo and

Aquarium.

>> This resolution seeks to reappoint

Joseph Ezie to the Columbus Zoo and

Aquarium board for a three-year term.

Mr. Ezi is currently serving as a member

in good standing on the board. Pending

any questions or comments. We

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> If there are no comments or questions,

move for approval of resolution 34926.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Orady.

>> Resolution number 34926 has been adopted

with Commissioner OGy's noted

abstension. Resolution number 35026.

Resolution appointing Humphrey K. Minet

jointly by the Franklin County Board of

Commissioners and the city of Columbus

to the Columbus Franklin County

Affordable Housing Trust Corporation

Board of Trustees. This resolution seeks

the joint appointment of Humphrey Quay

by the board of commissioners and the

city of Columbus um to the Columbus

Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust

Corporation Board of Trustees for a

three-year term. Pending any questions

or comments? We respectfully request

your approval of this resolution. There

are no comments or questions. Move for

approval of resolution 35026.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded. Voting. Commissioner

Cwley.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Grady.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce.

>> Stained.

>> Resolution number 35026 has been adopted

with Commissioner Boyce's noted

abstension. Resolution number 35126.

Resolution appointing Betsy Pandora

jointly by the Franklin County Board of

Commissioners and the City of Columbus

to the Columbus Franklin County

Affordable Housing Trust Corporation

Board of Trustees. Our final resolution

today seeks the joint appointment of

Betsy Pandora by the board of

commissioners and the city of Columbus

to the board of trustees of the Franklin

County Affordable Housing Trust

Corporation for a three-year term.

Pending any questions or comments? We

respectfully request your approval of

this resolution.

>> There are no comments or questions. Move

for approval resolution 35126.

>> Second.

>> Moved and seconded voting. Commissioner

Cwley,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Ogrady,

>> yes.

>> Commissioner Boyce,

>> abstain. Resolution number 35126 has

been adopted with Commissioner Boyce's

noted abstension.

>> Thank you.

>> Any journalizations?

>> There are not.

>> All right. This concludes general

session for the 26th of May.

We have an amen administrative session.