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Committee number 25 and I'll come to

order. Please stand for the playing of

the national anthem.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Pres, would you 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.

>> This evening, council is grateful to

have minister Jordan uh Peaks of Garden

City Church here to pray with us.

Jordan, welcome back to council.

Praise the Lord everybody.

Matthew 6:33 says to seek first the

kingdom of God and all of his

righteousness and all of these things

shall be added unto us. And so God, I

just thank you for this day. God, I

thank you for waking us up in our right

minds and for choosing to renew right

spirits within us. God, I thank you for

every individual under the sound of my

voice. For every bloodline, every

storyline, every testimony that's

represented here in this room. I pray,

Lord God, that these leaders would truly

be those who seek your face above every

other thing, Lord, and that they would

truly lead from the posture of intimacy

and overflow with you. I pray

specifically on this day, Lord God, that

this meeting would go well. I pray, Lord

God, that your grace would abound here,

that your mercy would abound here in the

name of Jesus. I pray Lord God that your

peace would permeate God the streets of

Columbus. And I pray Lord God that as

these leaders continue to lead this city

well. That they would look to you Jesus

for all wisdom, all strategy, all

guidance in the name of Jesus. I pray

Lord God that it would be their joy to

serve your people. That it would be

their joy to serve you. And I just pray

Holy Spirit that you would allow a a

boldness to come about these leaders.

Lord God, I pray for President Harden

and God and all of their team that you

would guard their hearts and their minds

that you would allow it to truly be

their delight to serve. And I thank you,

Lord Jesus, that beyond any title that

they hold or anything that you do, that

they would first be sons and daughters

of the one true living God. And so

Jesus, we just thank you not just for

what you've done or what you will do,

but here on this Monday evening, we just

take a moment to say, Jesus, we thank

you for who you are. We thank you that

you're patient, that you're kind, that

you're loving toward us, that you're

gracious, and that you're merciful. And

we just pray Jesus have your way in this

meeting. In your name we pray. Amen.

>> Amen. Thank you, pastor. Clerk, please

call the role.

>> Bankston Barrosa de Padilla, Dorne,

Remy, Ross, Vice 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.

>> Can I get a motion to dispense with the

reading of the journal?

>> Clerk, please call the row. Banks Rosa

de Padilla Dors Remy Ross Vice President

Harden.

>> There is one correction to the May 11th

journal referenced by the city clerk.

Zoning ordinances 0290-2026,

Ordinance 0291-2026,

Ordinance 1035-2026

and Ordinance 1036-20

20226 inadvertently appeared as first

read items on the May 11, 2020 26

agenda. However, they had a first

reading on April 20th 2026. If there are

no other additions or corrections to the

journal, the journal is approved. This

week's communication received by the

city clerk's office are listed on the

agenda and will be published in city

bulletin. Are there any other

communications related to the record?

>> Not at this time.

>> We'll go around the dis for uh

resolutions and updates from my

colleagues starting with council

bankster.

>> Council member Rosa de Padilla.

>> Thank you, Council President. Um so

first I would like to start off by

saying happy bike month everyone. I want

to thank folks who took the opportunity

last week to bike to work. Um and this

is first of all every month should be

bike month but especially this month we

encourage residents to get out to get on

our biking trails to get in our

protected bike lanes with your friends

with your family. Bike to that

restaurant bike to work. Bike to all the

places that you enjoy going. But this

month is really a celebration about all

things biking. So, happy bike month

everyone. Um, I also wanted to uh give a

friendly reminder to everyone that our

street parking changes have gone into

effect this month, this May. They went

into effect. Hopefully, you didn't

notice cuz hopefully you did not get a

ticket. But, um, I just want to

emphasize some of the changes that folks

will see. So, uh, we are introducing a

tiered payment plan. While some ticket

fees are increasing, residents who make

their payments within the first seven

days of receiving the ticket will

receive a $20 discount. So, if you don't

put it just in your purse or in your

glove compartment, make sure you pay for

it and you're going to pay a little bit

less than what the rate is. Among the

other changes, we're also introducing

safety mobility focus violations. So, if

you park in a bike lane, and I see you

friends on Broad Street that I travel

every day. Um, if you park in a bike

lane or a bus lane, you will be fined a

ticket. And it can cost up to $100 if

it's not paid within 30 days. And so,

this is also just another mark of making

sure that the mobility tools that we

have in the street, like bike lanes,

like bus lanes are kept for those

purposes. Um, we hope that this new

policy will continue ensuring the safety

on our streets and ensuring fair access

to on- street parking. We want to make

sure that there's high turnover and high

demand areas and commercial corridors so

people can get to where they need to go.

So, with that, director, is there a

specific place that folks can go to if

they wanted to see what the different

parking changes are? Is that on our

website?

>> You caught me off guard.

>> I know. Sorry. I'm I was gone a week and

I'm a little rusty.

>> Uh good evening, President Harden, uh

Chair Bose, the deputy of members of

council. It is on the website and um I

do not have that right now.

>> No, that's okay. If folks are

interested, if you want to see what

those differences are, we had a public

hearing about it, so folks can always go

to YouTube, but you can also check out

the city's website to see those uh

changes. But if everybody downloads the

park mobile app, then you can ensure

because it will tell you exactly where

you're parking and it'll give you

reminders so that you don't get those

parking tickets. So, happy parking

everyone and happy bike month. Thank

you.

>> Thank you, Council Member Preso. Tim,

Council Member Remy.

>> Thank you very much, Council President.

I did want to take a moment to recognize

that today marks the beginning of

National EMS Week, Emergency Medical

Services Week. Throughout this week, let

us take the time to think about the men

and women across this nation, especially

right here in Columbus, who are often

the very first to arrive when someone's

experiencing an emergency or needs help

most. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365

days a year, our EMS professionals show

up ready to serve our residents with

skill, compassion, and professionalism.

Our city would not function without them

and our community is safer because of

the their dedication and sacrifice. We

will be formally recognizing our EMS

personnel later this week and I look

forward to sharing more about that rec

recognition on social media. Council

member Ros, I'm done. Thank you,

>> Council Member W.

>> Thank you, Council President. Just a

quick reminder that this Wednesday, May

20th, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., we'll be

at the Glenwood Community Center for our

next Wednesdays with White office hours.

Obviously, RSVPs are encouraged, but

walk-ins are also welcome to RSVP.

Please visit bit.ly/w

Wednesdays with white or email my aid,

Chelsea Goldzman cler

mc columbus.gov. Um, hope to see

everyone there. That's it for me. Thank

you, council member. Um, my only uh

announcement is uh next week we do not

have council because uh as we observe

Memorial Day, but the following Monday

uh June 1st, we will host our annual

Pride illumination and Steven

Schullerberger award ceremony uh outside

of city council at 7:45 p.m. So, we

encourage and invite all the community

to come and participate. Uh looking to

my right, I also want to uh recognize

and welcome our new auditor. I think

it's her first time uh sitting uh here.

Welcome uh from Auditor Lewis. Welcome

to council. Um

are there any other comments from

elected officials, from the city's

office, from the treasur's office? Are

there any requests by members of council

for the removal of any ordinance uh on

or resolution or consent action tonight?

Hearing none, may we now have a motion

to wave the reading of titles of 30

legislation.

>> So moved. Second clerk, please call the

role.

>> Banks, Perosa, Deodia, Dorren, Remy,

Ross, Swiss, President Harden.

>> Thank you. Thank you. Will the clerk now

reading to the record the ordinance

number on 38 legislation tonight for

first reading?

>> In Finance and Governance Committee, we

have resolution 127X-2026,

ordinances 867 and 1379-2026,

Economic Development and Small and

Minority Business Committee ordinance

1306-2026.

Workforce Education and Labor Committee

Ordinance 1228, 1229, and 1230-2026.

Public Safety and Criminal Justice

Committee ordinances 1146 and 1329-2026.

Housing Homeless and Building Committee

ordinance 1383-2026.

Public Utilities and Sustainability

Committee, Ordinance 813, 1138, 1184,

1212, 1296, 1318, 1319, 1320,

1324, 1328, 1342, 1355, 1360, and

1362-2026.

>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. We don't have

any speakers on the first reading

portion of the agenda. The following

ordinance appear on our agenda as

consent. Will the clerk now read those

into the record? In Finance and

Governance Committee, we have ordinance

946, 1218, 1281, 1358, and 1388-2026.

Economic Development and Small and

Minority Business Committee. We have

resolution 122X-2026.

Ordinances 999, 1179, 1236, 1273, 1413,

and 1432-2026.

Neighborhoods, Recreation, and Parks

Committee. We have ordinance 666,

1068, 1069, 1074, 1076, 1077, 1083,

1092, and 1180-2026.

Workforce Education, Labor Committee,

Ordinance 1309, and 1376-2026.

Health, Human Services, and Equity

Committee, Ordinance 1226- I'm Yeah,

1226-2026.

Public Safety and Criminal Justice

Committee Ordinance 267 and 1307-2026.

Housing Homelessness and Building

Committee Ordinance 1012, 1298, 1303,

1321, 1341, 1344, 1363, 1364, and

1370-2026.

Public Utilities and Sustainability

Committee Ordinance 1025, 1125, 1149,

1222, 1240, 1247, 1256, 1278, 1322, and

1359-2026.

and rules and policy committee. We have

appointments A89, A91, A92, A93, A94,

A95, A96, A97, A98, A99, A100, A101,

A102, A103, A104, A105, A106, A107,

A108, and A109-2026.

>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Again, we have

no speakers on the consent portion of

the agenda. Are there any questions or

concerns from my colleagues on consent

agenda? Hearing none. May I have a

motion to approval of these items?

>> So moved.

>> Second.

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Thanks, Deborrosa, Deodia, Dorance,

Remy, Ross, Weiss, President Harden.

>> The consent portion of our agenda is

passed. We'll now proceed with the

second reading of 30-day postponed in

emergency legislation. The first

committee to come for council is the

finance and governance committee. That

committee is chaired by council member

Bankston. Council member, the floor is

yours.

>> Uh thank you, council president. And uh

tonight in the finance and governance

committee uh first we have ordinance

0881-2026

to authorize the director of department

of technology to enter into a contract

with crash soft technology corp for

VMware techn technical account manager

uh services software licensing to wave

the competitive bidding provisions of

Columbus City codes and to authorize the

expenditure of $18,21918

from the department of technology

information services division

information services operating fund.

This ordinance authorizes a contract

with crash soft technology corp for

services so for services software

licensing to support city use of various

VMwarebased platforms such as workspace

1 VMware hypervisor and NSX-T.

VMware software is the core component

that is needed to operate virtual

servers that run critical applications

for the city such as Excella, the

Columbus utility billing system and 311

just to name a few. The city receives

special pricing with Crashoft via the

Ohio Academic Resource Network. Uh so a

waiver of competitive bid is requested

to access that uh more competitive

pricing. Heard any questions or comments

from my colleagues? Seeing none, I move

for passage.

>> Bankston Barros Padia Dorren Remy Ross,

Vice President Harden.

>> Thank you, Council President. May I move

uh to the uh economic development and

small minority business committee.

>> Thank you. Uh we have in the uh economic

development small minority business

committee. First up is resolution

0121X-20226

to determine that the written uh consent

providing for the addition of certain

properties of the confluence community

authorities new community district and

its owned or controlled by the city of

Columbus, Ohio insufficient and complies

with the requirements of chapter 349 of

the Ohio Revised Code to set the time

and place for a public hearing on such

consent and to authorize the notice

notices. of such public hearing by

publication in a newspaper of general

circulation for three consecutive weeks

a or as provided in Ohio Revised Code

sections 7.16.

As a recap, this resolution confirms

receipt of a written notice from the de

from our department of development that

allows the scheduling and public notice

of a department of development held

hearing to discuss the addition of NWSL

deal parcels into the Confluence

Community Authority District. The

administrative step was originally

approved by the body via ordinance

1112-2026

and is an Ohio revised code requirement

since council serves as an

organizational board of commissioners

for the uh fluence community authority.

This resolution does not transfer the

parcels into the community authority. It

does not change the ownership of the

parcels and it does not legislate new

deal terms. Also, as was outlined last

week, no occupied residential parcels

are included in the proposal. At the

request of the McCoy Park Working Group,

tonight, council will move to amend this

resolution to remove parcels to the

north of the project site owned by

formerly owned by the Yonan family. with

us tonight to speak on the progress of

the work group and the legislation

timeline for the deal. We have uh our

chief of staff for the mayor Elon Sims

who is here with us um who will give us

just a really update on I think where we

are today progress of the uh work group

and to also maybe answer any additional

uh questions that my colleagues may

have. We do have one speaker on this as

well and we'll invite that speaker up

after Chief Sims. Chief

Well, good afternoon, Council President

Harden, Chair Banksson, and members of

council. Good to see you all uh this

afternoon. So, more than a year ago,

Mayor Gther announced his ambition for

Columbus to become the nation's capital

for girls and women's sports. Not just

for the opportunity to gain national

attention, but because sports helped

teach perseverance, teamwork,

leadership, and competence.

Those are skills that shape young people

well beyond the field of play. and into

school, business, community life. And as

a former D1 athlete myself, I can attest

to that that broader vision has included

our successful effort to secure a

national women's soccer league team for

Columbus, an opportunity that will have

both economic and community impact for

our city. I'm here to provide an update

on the on the work following council's

approval of ordinance 1112-2026

on April 20th. That ordinance authorized

the city to move forward with a

development agreement framework for the

proposed NWSL facilities project

including a training facility on the

city-owned land and involving McCoy Park

and adjacent city-owned parcels.

Importantly, the ordinance also

established several additional steps

related to expanded recreation

opportunities, additional parkland

evaluation, and continued public

engagement in Southwest Columbus.

This project represents a significant

opportunity for our city and it also

carries significant responsibilities for

to residents across Columbus to

neighbors in southwest Columbus to the

region or to excuse me to the original

vision connected to McCoy Park and to

the public process that is now underway.

Mayor Gther has been clear with our

team. Our responsibilities to the

southwest community must be taken

seriously, communicated clearly and

followed through fully. I also want to

address something directly tonight. We

understand that some residents have been

frustrated by this process and have

questions about the future of recreation

investments connected to McCoy Park. We

hear those concerns and we understand

why residents are asking those difficult

questions. This is why the

administration is approaching this work

with structure, accountability, and

continued public engagement. I also want

to acknowledge Liz Reed and other

community members who have been engaged

throughout this entire process. While

there may be have while there may have

been different perspectives on certain

components of this project, there's also

been a shared understanding that what we

must continue to do is working towards

solutions that serve both current

residents and the future generations of

here in Columbus. So tonight, I want to

provide an update on the working group

established through the ordinance

approved by council in April. This group

has now been meeting for several weeks

and includes discussions focused on

design concepts, site opportunities,

construction timelines, funding

strategies, and expanded recreation

opportunities tied to Southwest

Columbus. This group's work is focused

on ensuring that therapeutic recreation,

adaptive sports programming, and broader

park access opportunities remain central

to the path forward. These conversations

remain active and ongoing.

As many are aware, potential site

opportunities under review have already

been discussed publicly through media

reporting. Those concepts are expected

to be formally evaluated and

incorporated into the workg group's

final report and recommendations. A

draft outline for that report has

already been developed and the work

group will continue working towards

completion of the report within a

timeline established by council. It's

important to emphasize that no final

decisions have been made at this point

regarding the future park investments or

recreation opportunities connected to

this process. The group's charge is to

continue evaluating options that can

support recreation, park access, and

therapeutic programming for residents on

the southwest side. I also want to

clarify an important point that has

generated questions about the about the

within the community.

This ordinance approved by council in

Able did not finalize uh but yet outline

future components of this project. There

are still multiple legislative actions,

public hearings, funding considerations,

and agreement approvals that remain

ahead in this process. These steps

matter because they create continued

opportunities for both public input,

oversight, approval, and accountability

as this work moves forward. I also want

to address an important question

regarding the purpose of the amended

legislation being voted on tonight. The

administration proposed this amendment

to allow the city to move forward on

parallel paths. One track, on one track,

it allows the city to meet necessary

timelines associated with beginning site

work for the training facility. On a

second path, it allows important

conversations regarding the northern

McCoy uh parcels, future recreation

investments, and broader community uh

priorities in Southwest Columbus to

continue moving forward in a thoughtful

and deliberate way. From our

perspective, this approach allows us to

remain solution focused while continuing

meaningful engagement with residents,

council, and stakeholders regarding the

long-term vision for this area. At the

same time, we recognize that residents

want to see more than a process. They

want to see followrough. And that is why

this work is being approached with an

expectation that it results in tangible

recreation investments, expanded

opportunities, and meaningful long-term

benefit for Southwest Columbus

residents. As well as these

conversations continue, it is also

important that we do not reduce this

discussion to simply a conversation

about acreage. This must also be about a

conversation about access. access to

recreation, access to therapeutic

programming, access to amenities, and

greater access for all these things for

households across Southwest Columbus and

the entire city of Columbus.

Part of the work ahead is ensuring that

recreation activities are not

concentrated in just one location alone,

but that families across southwest side

have a meaningful opportunities to

connect multiple uh quality parks,

programming, and amenities closer to

where they live. This work is active and

moving forward. Consistent with Mayor

Ginther's commitment to open dialogue

and continued engagement with residents,

the mayor remains engaged in this

process and we continue to the

importance of delivering a real and

meaningful path forward for the people

of Southwest Columbus and the community

at large. We intend to provide

additional public updates as this work

advances in alignment with legislative

steps ahead. And you see those on the

screen here. Tonight, council will hear

the second reading of resolution

0121x2026.

This resolution establishes a date and

time for public hearing required by the

Ohio Vice Code and authorizes notice

process related to adding the identified

property to the Confluence Community

Authority District. The hearing is set

for 4:30 p.m. on June 24th at the

Michael B. Kman Center Gar parking

garage conference room. The

administration is also drafting

legislation related to administration

fee increase outlined in ordinance 1112

2026 and we anticipate bringing that

legislation to council in June. In

addition, the city's capital funding

contribution will require separate

legislation. We anticipate bringing that

ordinance forward following council

summer recess allowing in intentional

time for the work group to complete its

task in a thorough and responsible way.

At the same time, the administration

continues to work on agreements

authorized through ordinance 11126,

including the development, lease, and

contribution agreements.

We are also continuing conversations

with the Ynan family regarding the

naming of and use commitments connected

to the city's prior acquisition of those

parcels, including commitments

associated with therapeutic recreation

and adaptive sports programming. Dr.

Stevens and I and reps from the

ownership group uh met on just last

Friday. Excuse me. And those discussions

remain positive and and ongoing. In

closing, the commitments we made uh

matter. They have not been forgotten.

And we understand that residents will

ultimately measure this process not by

statements but but by followrough. So my

message is straightforward. This work

must continue moving forward with

purpose, structure, accountability, and

continue public engagement because

residents believe and deserve nothing

less. We understand that people hold

strong views about this project and we

respect those perspectives. We also

understand that projects of this scale

require steady and direct communication.

That's what the mayor expects. That's

what residents expects and that's how

this administration intends to proceed

moving forward. We will continue working

with each of you all uh the residents

and community stakeholders to move this

process forward responsibly,

transparently, and thoughtfully. With

that, myself and Director Stevens are

happy to answer any questions that you

all have.

Uh thank you uh Chief Sims. Are there

any questions from my colleagues?

Uh Council Member Broady.

>> So um Chief Sims, first of all, thank

you for that and thank you for the

thoroughess of walking us through. Um

can you talk just a little bit more

about that that parcel that we're

removing and why? just in case there are

folks who might be tuning in, might not

have followed along or understand what

the intention of that use of that land

is and what might the intention be

moving forward.

>> Yeah, I'll jump in here and director

Stevens, I'll have you jump in as well.

you know, as we've been having

conversations with the work group, part

of our the charge from this council has

really been worked to identify uh

southwest park opportunities and knowing

that um that that northern part of the

property is something that was part of

our consideration, we wanted to make

sure that um while the conversations

were ongoing about the facility of

itself that we could set aside time to

specifically get that work done, but

also focus our conversations

intentionally on what can happen on the

north side of that property. And so as

we had conversations with the ownership

group, community stakeholders,

administration, and council, we wanted

to make sure that we had more time to

address those concerns while also moving

the process forward on the training

facility and of itself.

>> And it is the intention to find an

additional property. Correct.

>> That is correct. And so as reported uh

this morning in the dispatch and what

you might have saw already, there's

opportunities around Green Leaf Park

that have been we're looking into. uh

the design concepts have been proposed

to the work group and as I shared

earlier we'll continue to assess other

additional opportunities but also

include that option in the final report

to you all uh as well.

>> Thank you. Any other questions from my

colleagues?

>> Thank you again for uh being here chief.

I think um I want to kind of reiterate

some of the comments I said last week

which is that in any economic

development deal of this scale there are

always going to be uh complications.

they're never straightforward. I think

in this particular deal, there are many

things along the pathway that uh the

last ordinance 1112 initiated and I

think that there was an assumption that

uh we were just moving through as

procedurally and so I think that folks

uh in the community I hope they see the

commitment that council has been doing

behind the scenes with working with the

work group as well as the administration

to say that we need to overcommunicate.

this is not a simple uh economic

development deal that we've seen in the

past and that we want to make sure that

we get it right. So I thank you and uh

for being here this evening and also

thank uh the work group that is working

diligently behind the scenes is made up

of both uh residents as well as uh

community leaders and the ownership

group. So again, thank you for being

here.

>> Y thank you.

>> Uh we do have one speaker in favor of

this tonight. So I'm going to ask Miss

Liz Reed uh to come up. Chair of the

Southwest Area Commission

and welcome back to Council Miss Reed. I

don't think I need to tell you the the

spill here. I think you got it. So, I'll

turn the floor over to you.

>> Uh, President Pardon, members of

council,

thank you for your continued efforts to

listen to the concerns of the community.

Quite a bit has changed since last week

in the working since last week in the

working group for ordinance 11126.

Uh first

first so first in last week's meeting it

was the owners group who first

recommended removing the green lawn

parcels from the amendment. Um I felt

that felt good that they were the ones

who proposed that first. Um

this reserves our ability to have future

conversations regarding these parcels.

However, these discussions have not

taken place yet.

with the passage of two items on today's

agenda 0121X

and -2026

I'm sorry and uh 1407-2026

there will be two small steps forward

one for the NWSL team and one towards

the fulfillment for what was envisioned

for McCoy Park

the working group still needs to find

many solutions to fulfill everything

that was envisioned for McCoy Park. We

have 42 days left of our 60.

We still need to find solutions for the

adaptive therapeutic park, the splash

pad, a garden,

comm community, a community center

building, 20 to 30 acres of parkland

loss, public accessibility

um to a park near McCoy Park,

a solution for the flooding that became

a feature in McCoy Park.

We still need timelines and we still

need funding.

These discussions last week

in last week's meeting were more

promising, but there's still a lot of

work to do. I appreciate Elon Sims

providing timelines for the NWSL tonight

to ensure that there will be no

surprises as we move forward.

However, we don't have clear timelines

on the community parks or park or parks.

With the green lawn parcels available

for discussion, the community feels

cautiously optimistic about fulfilling

what was envisioned for McCoy Park.

Resolution 0121X-2026

allows for public a public hearing and

does not automatically move McCoy Park

into the NCA.

During the group meeting, the city

representatives assured us that the

hearing is more than a legal

requirement,

that the community comments will be

considered.

Although the date has not been set for

the community meeting regarding

fulfilling what was uh envisioned for

McCoy Park,

that should occur before the June 24th

date for the MCA hearing.

So I do want to note that this

resolution also states that exhibit B

attached here too to conform to the

additional property to phase one of the

new training facility site subject to fi

it's subject to final design and

operational requirements. So, I just

want to be cautious around those terms

so that when we do see what that final

thing looks like that it's not

encroaching um or going into those uh

green lawn parcels. So, we're concerned

about that, but with the public hearing

and also knowing that you're going to

listen to that feedback. Um I understand

from today's uh presentation that the

first reading will be the week before

we'll have the hearing and then during

the second read um if there are concerns

um our community will be here to to

inform you of those concerns.

I know my time is up, so I I guess my

question is I do have some discussion um

about a resolution or I'm sorry about an

ordinance that's later on the agenda. Um

do you mind if I go ahead and talk about

that now um because it does relate to

this in some regard?

>> Okay, I appreciate that. Thank you. Um,

so regarding ordinance 1407-2026,

the Southwest Area Commission identified

a parcel of land that came for sale

three about three years ago and the

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department

purchased that land. It's about 9 acres

um and it is central to the Southwest

Area Commission

um near residential areas without a

park. Um so the Department of Recreation

and Parks um did they did purchase that

property and we did as of today as of

before these amendments and these um

ordinances we didn't have any plans for

development of those parks. So with

today's um legislation on 1407-2026,

those parcels

um it essentially moves design money

from the McCoy Park design phase 2 to be

able to do parcels or design work for

this parcel, the green leaf parcel, as

well as potentially other parcels that

are identified. It also allows for

additional funds to be added to that so

that we can start working on this

quickly.

The community, as I mentioned earlier,

we are cautiously optimistic. The tenor

of the working group changed quite a

bit. Um the owners group, council

representatives and recreation and parks

are all voicing efforts towards

achieving the goals of this working

group. It would be lovely to see a quick

coordinated efforts to fulfill what was

envisioned for McCoy Park within the

stated timelines and at the same time

the NWSL training facility is built.

The community's replacements

are also to ensure that at the same time

the community replacements are moving

forward in in those same timelines. Um,

so what we're happy about is that we're

going to have two pieces of legislation

before you today. That is one step

forward for the NWSL and one step

forward for the community. So we're we

we appreciate that and we're hoping we

continue to see those kind of combined

efforts.

>> Thank Thank you, Miss Reed, and thank

you for uh your contin advocacy and

leadership uh throughout this. Any

questions uh for Chairwoman Reed? Uh,

Council Member Bosa, date the deal.

>> Um, I first wanted to say thank you. I I

we haven't had an opportunity to speak

yet, but I wanted to say thank you for

your leadership. And I think um it is

unfortunate that we got to this place.

What is fortunate is that we have

leaders like you and other members of

the community that are keeping us honest

about a promise that we made to the

community. And while this is not what

the original intention is, my hope and

why I'm supportive of these pieces of

legislation moving forward is because we

are ensuring that everything that folks

talked about that kids, my kids, my kids

kids can have a place to play and that

no matter who you are, that you have a

place that you can call um yours that's

outside and while what no matter your

age, you can experience the joy of being

outside. And I think when we've made

that promise to a community, we have to

be honest about what that looks like.

And like I said, it's unfortunate the

way that we got here, but I do

appreciate the fact that we are coming

together to say, how do we make this

better? And how do we ensure that people

get the things that they need at the end

of the day? And so, continue to keep us

honest, okay?

>> And um I'm sure you will. You don't need

me to tell you that. Um but um but also,

thank you for the continued

conversations. And my hope is that what

we get at the end of this is even

better, right? Cuz sometimes we have

that opportunity to dream bigger to make

it even better. And if there's multiple

places now in a place that never had

something, then there has to be a good

that came of this. So thank you.

>> Okay. Thank you,

>> President Proim Dors.

>> Thank you, Council Member Chair. Just

again, thanks for coming down. Uh again,

I know uh the level of frustration that

you had last week uh was I think

righteous uh where we were at and um

knowing that this last week things have

changed and folks have continued to work

with you in good faith. Um I've believed

in my council colleagues that made a lot

of commitments when this came to vote

came before council for a vote. You know

ultimately I was not supportive of that

at that time simply because the things

that are happening now in my view should

have happened you know months ago. But

again to council member bro David Dia's

point like we can't keep relitigating

history at this point. It's about make

doing what we need to to make sure that

the folks um in that community get get

what they were promised. And I just want

to thank you for earnestly moving that

forward. And you know, frankly, I've

been, you know, watching the agenda to

see as additional pieces of of this deal

come forward uh with great skepticism

and knowing that you're in support of

the two things that are before us

tonight says everything I need to know

about where I'm going to be and that is

very helpful to see folks, you know,

meaningfully engaging to hopefully again

achieve both these things that uh folks

would like to see happen in our

community. So, uh, I it's great to see

you, um, you know, much much more

pleasant, uh, mood this week

considering, uh, the progress that has

been made and that's something that I

think everyone at that table should

have, uh, you know, a lot of optimism

about. So, thanks for for being here and

sharing that with us.

>> Thank you.

>> Thank you. Uh, seeing no other questions

or comments from my colleagues. Thank

you again, Miss Reed, for uh, being

here.

>> Thank you.

>> Uh, so with that, I will first uh, move

to amend submitted to the clerk.

Second clerk,

>> please call the role.

>> Bankston, Bar Roa, de Padilla, Dors,

Remy, Ross, Swiss, President Hart.

>> Amended.

>> And now I move for um now I move to for

adoption as amended by voice.

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Bankston Rosa Padilla Dors Reie by

voice.

>> Let me go back.

>> Can we go back? Let's reconsider the

amendment.

>> Just click call by voice.

>> Okay. Bankston. Yes.

>> Padilla.

>> Yes.

>> No. Abstain.

>> Just say yes. You can do

>> a yes.

>> Okay. She's a yes.

>> Mhm. Okay. Dorren,

>> yes.

>> Remy,

>> yes.

>> Ross,

>> yes.

>> President Hard,

>> yes. Pass.

>> Thank you. And that's all I have in my

committee this evening.

>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, the next

committee to come before council

is the public service interpretation

committee. That committee is chaired by

council member Rosa Deia. Council floor

is yours.

>> Thank you. Thank you to my colleagues

for trying to keep me honest. I got you.

I got you. I got you. Um, okay. So,

council president, I have two ordinances

today in public service and

transportation. So, the first I am very

excited about. Um, this is ordinance

10562026

to authorize the transfer of

appropriation within the streets

construction maintenance and repair fund

to authorize the director of public

service to modify a a contribution

agreement with the greater Columbus Arts

Council Incorporated in support of the

Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children

Art Memorial to accept on behalf of the

city title and ownership of the

completed artwork and add it to the

city's art collection upon final

acceptance and required approvals and to

declare an emergency So, we have a

number of speakers if y'all want to

start making your way up as a group. Um,

our representatives from MOCC and GCAC.

Um, so I want to first thank my

colleagues, Council Member Ross, Council

Member Reie, and Council Member Deakau,

who also contributed uh to making this

possible. So, um, just a reminder for

folks, a few a while back, uh, mothers

of murdered Columbus children, um, came

together, and I want to acknowledge a

number of them are here with us today.

Um, came together to do a memorial. They

were putting locks on one of our

bridges. Unfortunately, there was a

little bit of miscommunication. It was

the locks were taken down. And in

conversations together, we decided that

a fitting a more fitting tribute than

just even the locks were to really

memorialize

uh folks who have died um from violent

deaths due to gun violence. That this

could be a tribute to uh the mothers who

have lost their children, but also a

memorial for the entire city to come

around. a place of peace and healing, a

place that we could come together as a

city um to honor the folks that we have

lost way too soon. So um throughout this

process, we started it last year during

the last couple months, a jury has come

together. I was honored to be part of

that jury to select artists. We did a

national call to artists um to come

together to design a piece. Uh the D

concept has been chosen by the jury. An

announcement is soon to come. But I um

want to acknowledge all of the folks who

were part of making this um process.

There were folks from the

administration, folks from city council,

GCAC helped to lead the way. I want to

thank the department who first brought

this to us and said, "Hey, what can we

do here?" Um, thank you for uh kind of

on the theme that we were going, keeping

us honest and saying, "Hey, we have an

opportunity, not just to make this right

for um this for these mothers, but for

all mothers, for all people who have

lost someone." So, I want to thank all

the folks, this coalition that has come

together. I think it is well, we talk a

lot about the Columbus Way, and to me,

this is the best example of the Columbus

Way. This is how we bring people from

cross-sections of the community together

to create um uh really places of

healing, places of magic, and places

where the community really sees

themselves. So, I want to welcome Mch

Mch Mitch Menaka,

um the uh new well, I can't even say

that anymore, our CEO of GCAC and also

um our representative from Mothers of

Murdered Columbus Children. The floor is

yours.

Good evening, President Harden, Council

Member Barrosa Depodilla, and members of

the council. Thank you for the

opportunity to mark this important

milestone. I am proud to be joined by

Carla Harris, Melissa Stlair, and

members of the Mothers of Murdered

Columbus Children and our public art

team today. Today's funding is more than

a step forward in a project. It reflects

a sustained commitment from the city of

Columbus to honor the lives of the

children lost to violence and to stand

alongside the mothers of murdered

Columbus children. Over the past several

months, this process has been shaped by

deep engagement with MOMCC members,

community voices, and city partners,

ensuring that we create not only a

memorial, but something that is truly

reflects the values and experiences of

those it is meant to serve.

Public art invites dialogue and

engagement across diverse communities,

helping people feel seen, welcomed, and

connected to the places where they live,

work, and gather. It strengthens

communities by making art accessible to

everyone,

including the local folks and stories

and cultures, and inviting the community

to participate in creating vibrant

environments for residents and visitors.

Through that process, a final artist has

been selected. While we are not yet able

to say their name, we can say that their

proposal reflects a thoughtful and

powerful vision, one that creates a

place, not just an object. It will offer

spaces of gathering, quiet reflection,

ceremony, and everyday visitation. It

considers accessibility, comfort, and

care through elements like seating,

shade, and moments of pause while

honoring the stories and presidents ofc

families.

As we move into the next phase,

important work lies ahead. Design

refinement, technical coordination, and

continued collaboration will ensure that

this vision is realized with the care

and integrity it deserves. We are

grateful to our city partners for their

continued support, especially to the

members of the MOC for their trust,

leadership, and willingness to guide

this process. Thank you.

>> Want to say anything?

>> I'm good.

Thank you.

>> Um I also would be remiss if I did not

thank uh Director Reese and her team

when we were looking for land. This is

um part of our land with Wreck and

Parks. They will help to maintain it.

This is along the Sciota. So this will

be a beautiful piece that we can add to

our collection as a city. We're inching

closer and closer to more beautiful

spaces everywhere that do provide that

healing um for folks to go to. Do my

colleagues have any questions, comments?

>> I just want to say thank you, council

member, first for offering us the

opportunity to participate. Um, I have

always been a fan of Melissa Sinclair

and the mothers of mothers of Columbus,

mothers of murder Columbus children. Um,

turning imaginable, unimaginable grief

into advocacy and having because nothing

can replace the lives lost. Literally

nothing can replace the lives lost. But

having a permanent fixture that provides

refuge and healing um is is really just

the most appropriate response that we as

a city can have um to support you to

support all of your work and really uh

to continue this call for action for

safer communities. Um this is a place

that you can use to help elevate your

mission and your message and I am so

proud to have been a part of supporting

this. So thank you council member.

>> Absolutely. And I just want to say I

don't think I've had the opportunity. Um

this is in the most Columbus of stories.

Melissa and I actually went to high

school together and um that was Eastmore

High School if anyone didn't know. Um

and our our um our mascot is the

Warriors. We're warriorettes and that

warrior spirit lives in you. And I think

also in every single one of the moms who

are part of MOCC and who show up every

day and who advocate for um better

legislation, who advocate for their

sons, their daughters, and the people

that they lost to ensure that our city

is safer. And thank you for always

keeping us honest and for making us

better and making us a safer city for

everyone. So, um, yes, council member,

>> I just want to thank you as well and

thank you to the other council members

that helped fund this. Uh, you know, it

was an unfortunate situation that

happened and looked, it was a dark day

when that happened and of course, we

needed to make this right. And so, it's

exciting to think about what's going to

become because it's going to be

something much more than what it was.

and it'll be a place for this entire

community to see, you know, the the pain

that people have felt, but then the

passion that you bring every single day

in this community. And so, we just

really thank you for your leadership in

the community and all the things that

you do to help support safer

communities. And we love you. Thank you.

And my last shout out, I would be remiss

if I did not thank Director Skako, and

he's not always out front, but Deputy

Director Randy Bourne Treger, who first

brought this and said, "We have to do

something." And first put the dollars

down, and then we joined in to make this

um better for everyone. And so, I can't

wait for the day that we cut this

ribbon. I can't wait for the day this is

going to be such a beautiful place of

solace and peace and healing for

everyone. So, with that, um I move for

passage.

Bankston Barrosa Deodia adorns Remy Ross

Swice President Harden

>> passed.

>> Thank you. One step closer y'all.

And next, see, it's always good when we

have we have good things to y'all. Okay.

Next is um ordinance 1163 20226 to amend

the 2025 capital improvement budget to

authorize a city auditor to transfer

cash and appropriation within various

funds to authorize the establishment of

an auditor certificate for construction

inspection and administration fees and

to authorize the expenditure of up to

1,375,5672720

from various funds for the purpose of

providing sufficient funding for

construction inspection and

administration services on public

service projects. So construction

inspection funding is generally

estimated by taking a percentage of the

construction costs. Occasionally the

funds set up for this uh estimated costs

are not sufficient to cover the

inspection of the project through

completion due to project related

unforeseen conditions, weather,

construction change orders, etc. So this

ordinance essentially provides the

funding for that inspection and

administrative deficits for capital

improvements projects for the department

of public service. Do my colleagues have

any questions or comments?

>> Seeing none, I move for passage.

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Thanks. Tim Barroso de Padilla Dors Remy

Ross Vice President Hart

>> passed.

>> Thank you. Um council president in her

absence may I move to page 18 in health

and human services and equity. Um so I

vice chair health and human services and

equity committee and we have one

ordinance this evening and that is

ordinance 1373 2026 to authorize and

direct the board of health to accept the

uh fiscical year 27 reproductive health

and wellness grant from the Ohio

Department of Health in the amount of

1,332,87

to authorize the appropriation of 1,332

um,87

and any additional funds from the

unappropriated balance of the health

department grants fund and to declare an

emergency. The FY27 reproductive health

and wellness program will allow family

planning and reproductive health

services including contraception, cancer

screening and sexual health with target

populations including vulnerable men,

women and teens, minorities, special

populations such as residents with

substance use disorder in incarcerated

individuals and those experienced

homelessness. We estimate that this

grant will serve 8,000 visits this year

alone. Do my colleagues have any

questions or comments? Seeing none, I

move for passage.

>> Second clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks Rosa de Padilla Dors Remy Ross

Weiss President Hard

>> passed.

>> Thank you. Almost done. Can we move to

rules and reference on page 22,

>> please?

>> Thank you. Um, so this next piece of

legislation has been in the works for

quite some time. Since 2024, transit

advocates have approached the city

advocating for a complete streets

policy. This policy is about safety.

It's about ensuring that we are

prioritizing cyclists, pedestrians, and

the most vulnerable users when we design

and construct our uh roadways. So, in

winter 2023, we had an alarming number

of serious pedestrian crashes and

fatalities, and residents and advocates

were demanding for safety measures. In

spring 2024, I with the Department of

Public Service organized roundts with

local transit advocates to discuss

topics face-to-face with residents and

they were able to express their

concerns. This resulted in a resounding

request for complete streets policy. In

July 2024, we held a hearing with Morpsy

updating us on their regional complete

streets policy that have been adopted by

many of our fellow uh uh municipalities

within the region. Then in 2025 October,

we held another hearing on complete

streets with DPS updating residents on

complete streets within the department,

which brings us to today. So, ordinance

13922026

to require the uh director of the

Department of Public Service to adopt

and regularly evaluate a complete

streets policy for the city of Columbus

to amend sections 213.034

to enact section 21005.02

and to repeal the existing version of

section 219.034

of the Columbus City Codes. The code

change defines complete streets policy

to mean a set of guidelines and internal

policies that emphasize the

consideration of safety for all public

infrastructure users including

pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and

transit riders of all ages and abilities

during the planning, design and

construction of public infrastructure.

This change uh this code change also

requires the director to issue a report

to city council and the mayor annually

to detail any changes made to the policy

and to review new recommendations and

best practices issued by the national

national association of city

transportation officials, the national

complete streets coalition, the American

Planning Association, other relevant

organizations since the previous report.

So we do have two speakers in favor of

this ordinance. So, first I'd like to

call up from Transit Columbus, Stevie

Pasamante, and then Dustin Holffinger

from the American Heart Association will

be next.

>> Stevie, welcome back to council.

>> Hello again. It feels like I'm here too

often. Uh, my name is Stevie Pasante and

I'm a board member for Transit Columbus

and I'm here to speak in support of the

adoption of the complete streets policy

into city code. It has been a long

couple of years to get to this point,

but I want to thank you for all of the

work that you've put in to adopt this

complete streets policy in the fall and

today to have it enshrined in city code.

I know it's a lot of effort, but it is a

worthwhile effort. Street design is a

public safety issue. When we talk about

public safety, I think we often focus on

crime and murder rates. But while there

were 85 homicides in the city of

Columbus last year, 103 people were

killed in fatal crashes in Franklin

County in 2025, at least 70 of which

were in the city of Columbus and another

354 were seriously injured beyond that.

As our friends at the American Heart

Association will tell you, I'm sure

street design is also a public health

issue. Most people don't have the time

or money to carve out to go to the gym

regularly, but having a safe way to

walk, bike, or roll, keeps people

active, prevents a wide range of health

issues, and ultimately lowers health

care costs. Increasingly, street design

is an affordability issue.

Transportation is the second highest

household cost next to housing itself.

And with the rising cost of gas and cars

and housing and everything else,

Columbus residents should not be forced

into shouldering the cost of personal

vehicles. simply because they have no

other choice. So, thank you for putting

in the work to give our residents more

choice. There's a lot that happens in

between these public hearings and it's

for that reason that I'm really

appreciative that council member and DPS

have elected to review this policy on an

annual basis to ensure that we are

constantly learning, iterating, and

experimenting with ways to build a more

walkable, more bikable, more transit

friendly, and yes, even more drivable

city. When we first commented on this

policy a couple years ago, we urged the

city to adopt the best complete streets

policy in the country. We are much

closer to that than we were then. Uh but

we are still getting beat by cities in

Texas and New Jersey. So, I'm confident

that we can work together to get get to

that place even if we aren't there now.

To that end, I ask that we keep the ball

rolling and work to reinstate the

transportation and pedestrian commission

established in chapter 21103 of city

code. Uh, and otherwise, thank you to

every advocate who helped push for this

and thank you council member and to

director Scotto and DPS for continuing

to move us forward a little bit more

safely.

>> Thank you. Thank you, Stevie, for being

here today.

Dustin, come on down.

Hi, good afternoon. My apologies for

reading from my phone. My printer was

broken today. I've never done this

before, so hopefully it doesn't time

out. Uh, I want to start by thanking you

all for your time, your leadership, and

your genuine interest in the city of

Columbus complete streets policy. At the

American Heart Association, we know that

the design of our communities directly

impacts the health of our residents and

safe walkable neighborhoods are

essential act for active living. So

Stevie was right. Right now, the

Department of Public Safety or

Department of Public Service has an

excellent forward-thinking framework on

paper. However, by taking this next step

to integrate this policy directly into

your city code, you all have the great

opportunity to turn great internal staff

guidance into permanent municipal law.

This cotification is exactly what we

need to be build real long-term

accountability that ensure safe

equitable streets are a legal

requirement for every project in our

city from day one planning to routine

maintenance. As you review this

framework and work to lock in these

design standards into your code, I

strongly encourage you to keep the door

open, open to community engagement and

deeply engaging with that community. One

concrete way to do this would be to

reinstate the transportation and

pedestrian commission. With this

advisory board in place, the depart the

public service director and council

would receive direct input from a body

that will hold open meetings, giving

residents consistent opportunities to

provide valuable feedback on local

transportation conditions. The people

who live, work, and commute in your

neighborhoods every day possess the best

firsthand insight

into how our streets can be safer and

more comfortable for everyone, whether

they are walking, biking, driving, or

catching the bus. By maintaining an

active trans or transparent dialogue and

making sure your outreach meets those

residents where they are, council can

ensure this ordinance will truly reflect

the needs of our diverse community while

helping to repair the past inequities

and potential for in our urban planning.

Thank you again for your commitment.

We'll say that again. Thank you again

for your commitment. It's been a long

time coming to a safer, more connected

Columbus. I urge you to move forward

with codifying this policy and keep

working hand inand with the community as

you work to build the future.

>> Thank you, Dustin. Thank you for being

here and thank you for your continued

advocacy. Director, I do want to You're

good. I think we're good.

>> Yeah. Um director, I do want to two

things. Um one is just so my colleagues

also understand part of the complete

streets policy. The the department

always had one as part of kind of their

policies. putting into code gives us a

little bit more teeth for us to continue

to revisit it. It's this is really about

um we know that if we improve our

infrastructure, it can help to uh ensure

that there will be human error, right?

We we will be distracted. We can be the

best drivers, we can tell people to lock

in, we can tell them to put down their

phones, but if your baby's crying in the

back, if something drops in the car,

even a minute of distraction, we know

can be detrimental. And so by

redesigning our streets to allow for

that human error, but to ensure that

it's safer um is really what Complete

Streets is about, right? It's about how

we do that and the principles that we

use to make our streets safer. And so by

putting it into code, it really gives us

that accountability for us to revisit it

year-over-year, for us to ensure that

there's best practices there and for us

to continue to keep us honest on the

promises that we're making to the

community. So, director, I want to give

you the floor as well if there's

something that you want to add to the

legislation.

>> Good evening again, President Harden,

Chair Barisa Depia, other members of

council. Uh, complete streets are

designed to serve everyone in this

community regardless of how they travel.

They balance the needs of all users

within a safe, comfortable, and

integrated environment suitable for the

surrounding development. As you said,

council member, we have been using these

practices since 2008 and incorporating

complete streets, you know, into all of

our design practices. And we are

constantly looking around the country

and at our own designs to see how we can

make our streets even safer. Complete

streets is a key component for our

vision zero initiative, aiming to

eliminate roadway fatalities by 2035.

Early data from April indicates we've

achieved our second month without any

traffic fatalities on Columbus roads

this past year, which is a huge win.

>> That's huge.

>> Every fatality we mourn, but a month

that we do not have these fatalities is

so critical. Our numbers are a little

different than Miss Pasamonte's, but you

know, we had a high of 74 deaths in

2021. Last year, we were down to 48. So,

we really truly feel like our efforts

are paying off. We are on the right

track and we're happy to codify the

department's existing complete streets

policy tonight as we move forward on our

goal to support vision zero efforts to

end traffic deaths and foster resilient

interconnected neighborhoods for

everyone. And if folks from home want to

find out more about this subject, we

encourage them to go to our website at

uh columbus.gov/visionzero.

I had the opportunity to sit on a um

there was a uh two book authors. They

also have a podcast and they talked

about life after cars. And one of the

things that we know to be true is that

it has become essentially a standard

since really um since the car industry

was really born that um there has been

uh fatalities due to car crashes in the

five to six figure number year over

year. And it has become something that

we're all accustomed to that that is in

order if we're going to have a car, this

thing is true. And this is why vision

zero is so important. This is why

complete streets and these policies are

so important too. I think you know

Stevie you made an excellent point of

we're making people have tough decisions

of a house or a car and how do you have

both and so ensuring in things like link

us and the other mobility opportunities

that we have could help to change the

game for people. Director there is one

last question that I have just around a

commission. Can you talk a little bit

about why we currently do not have that

commission because I know it is part of

code. Can you talk a little bit about

that and what might the future plans be?

>> Yes, we are currently using our vision

zero Columbus committee as a commission

that reviews the our policies on you

know our best practices. Um we also have

the bike plus engagement that we've done

extensive engagement with. Vision Zero

Columbus has an extens extensive

engagement and as part of you know link

us we're always out there engaging with

the public. We are sharing all of our

databased

experience that we have. I we make our

decisions based on data lots of data. Um

and it allows us to really move that

needle. I will say that I will give a

shout out to my transportation team both

the planners and the engineers. We have

absolutely the best transportation team

in Ohio. If not, I'd put them against

anyone in the country as far as being

able to safely go out there and design

and be so compassionate and willing to

look at our our designs and make sure

that we're designing the best safest

streets for the residents of Columbus.

>> Sure. And I would love for us to have

continued conversations about, you know,

I think all of those um all those

engagements have a specific purpose, but

what that might look like in the future

just because I think that, you know, as

we have the GBTQ commission and the um

the immigrant refugee commission, I

think having that voice has been so key.

So, if there's ways that we can work

together to look at what that looks like

in the future for that continued kind of

engagement, um we we will continue to

have those conversations. So, do my

colleagues have additional questions or

comments?

>> I think my only question was the

opportunity for public input to that

commission, but it sounds like your

>> Yeah, I think that's something that we

want to continue. Okay. Thank you.

>> That we want to continue to have

conversations about about what it looks

like since, you know, I think the

intentionality is a little bit

different, but what that looks like. Um,

seeing no additional questions or

comments, I move for passage.

>> Thanks. Timber Rosa Deia Dors Remy Ross,

Vice President Harden.

>> Great. And that is I'm so excited. I

also just want to say I'm very excited

to preview coming up very soon and

thankful to the department that um as we

think about complete streets and other

things we are looking at setting aside a

fund that would actually go towards

mobility towards innovation towards

other things. So more good things to

come but I want to thank you for our

residents and advocates who have been

working and hanging in there with us. I

want to also thank the department for

your partnership um and uh continued um

commitment to ensuring that everyone

gets to where they want to go and gets

home safely as well. So, thank you,

Council President.

>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

Uh

I think we'll we'll go ahead and let's

see if you can do it.

>> He's fast.

>> The next committee to come before

council is a neighborhood recreation and

parks committee chaired by council

member Deakar. In her absence, the vice

chair is council member White. He will

read that committee. Council member Flor

is yours.

>> Thank you, Council President. Uh,

tonight in Neighborhoods, Recreation,

and Parks Committee, we have four

ordinances up for second reading. First

is going to be 0921-2026

to authorize and direct the city clerk

to enter a grant agreement with Native

American Indian Center of Central Ohio

to provide upfront support for their

outdoor programming and to authorize an

expenditure from the neighborhood

initiative sub fund. I'm gonna kick it

to council member Rosa de Padilla to

talk a little bit more about this

ordinance.

>> Thank you. Thanks everyone for coming

this evening. I'll be here all week.

Okay. Um I just want to is are Ty Oh,

good. Come on down. Ty and Masami. Um we

have for a number of years since I came

into council uh we have been supporting

the work of Nikico. Nikico is an

organization uh that is dedicated to

preserving and restoring balance driven

values and initiative focused on

cultural preservation, restoration,

social development and economic

development and sustainability. Uh the

funding for this year will assist with

program related costs through 2026

related to Nikico Outdoors. So my

friends, it is so good to see you. It's

been a long time. I first was um engaged

with the Native American Center when I

was a city core member and actually did

service there and many times we came

back to partner and do service. I think

especially at this time when we um when

we are trying to erase history when we

are uh so many of our identities are

under attack continuing to preserve um

our native culture is so key in cultures

around the world and certainly here. And

so that's why the work that you all do

is so key um to ensuring that we

preserve culture, that we um understand

our history. And so that is why I always

have a commitment to this organization

year over year. So I would love to give

you the floor to talk more about your

mission and the work and what this

funding is going towards.

>> VA, greetings everyone. President

Harden, council members, thank you for

having us here and allowing us to

>> You have to go closer

>> like a little bit closer.

>> Listen to your wife, they say. Um,

always good to come back here. Um, the

experiences have definitely been good.

Um, we just really are appreciative on

behalf of those that, you know, we

represent, uh, who personify our mission

and vision work. We definitely want to

say ka, thank you for the love and

support that you've extended our way

over the years. Um, yeah, we're just

we're super excited to uh to receive

this funding. It really advances the

good work that we've already been able

to do through the funding that we've

received from you guys already. So, you

know, it's just uh

maybe just to kind of share a little bit

too so people can be a little bit, you

know, more privy to what we're what

we're doing in terms of what we're the

the programming is called Niko Outdoors

and uh it's really about allowing our

people access to the outdoors and you

know, in a lot of ways, our culture is

tied to mother nature. Uh what we find

is that a lot of our people are really

just kind of uh consumed with their

lives, you know, kind of in the urban

setting. And so we're seeing people that

want to decompress and, you know, get

outside. And so we're accessing, you

know, a lot of different things through

fishing, through foraging, gathering, uh

just being able to, you know, just feel

the air, you know, be in the water, you

know, listen to the birds, and a lot of

these things really tie into our our

cultural pathways. And so it's just it's

really awesome that uh we've been able

to come this far. And again, you know,

to to have the love and support that you

guys have extended our way. And uh I

want to say to you Lordes, I just want

to say thank you for the few years back

when you first reached out to us. You

know, very meaningful at that point in

time and it really was a shot in the arm

that we needed too. So and to uh to

everybody else too for your support.

Thank you my wife.

>> Good afternoon or good evening. Um

uh and Mimi

Masami Smith, executive director for the

Native American Indian Center of Central

Ohio.

Um

I just I want to say thank you uh that

means I'm grateful.

Um, Columbus City Council has really

lifted up our our our native community

here in Ohio and we touched the four

corners of the state. People, we're

like, you know, the main Indian center

in Ohio that everybody comes to for

help, for resources. Um, and our current

initiative

is, you know, the gathering and

foraging. And this is the most important

thing to our our people our people all

over Indian country.

>> And this this um helps them to ground

themselves and belong to the creator to

um all of our cultural ceremonies.

Um and this is what helped us survive

all these these years of trying to

survive and restore our culture. So I

just want to say thank you. I really

appreciate you

and um yeah, we're grateful. Thank you

so much.

>> I just want to say to my colleagues,

this is on the south side. Woo! Woo! Um

if you've not been, please head to the

center. I had the opportunity to go to

one of the harvesting feasts and it was

the most beautiful experience. And

there's also a food truck so if you're

having an event or you want to follow

along and have some great um uh what are

they called? fluffy the tacos. No, the

>> tacos.

>> Um they're amazing. So, please see where

the food truck is going to be somewhere

uh this summer because this is also

another way that you can support the

cause. Do my colleagues have any

additional comments or questions.

Great. Seeing none, I move for passage.

>> Second.

>> I'm sorry. Um just kidding. I am

amending as submitted. That's what I'm

doing. Is there a second? Second. Clerk,

please call the row.

>> Banks Timber Rosa de Padilla, Dorren,

Remy Ross, Swice, President Harden.

>> Amended.

>> And now I move for passage.

>> Second.

>> Please call the row.

>> Banks Timber Rosa Day Padilla Dors Remy

Ross Wash President Harden. Pass.

>> Congratulations. Thank you so much.

>> Thank you, Vice Chair. You're giving me

real honest today. I appreciate it.

>> The floor is back to you.

>> Trying to move it along here. All right.

So next I have ordinance 1086-2026

to authorize the director of Reen Parks

Department to modify an existing

contract with Clare Weiss Architects LLP

doing business as WXY architect

architecture and urban design for the

Lynen Green Line project to authorize

the appropriation of $743,948.51

within the recreation and parks

permanent improvement fund to authorize

the transfer of $1,13,92724

within in the recreation and parks voted

bond fund and permanent improvement fund

to authorize the transfer of

$2,426,452.90

between the general fund income tax set

aside sub fund and the recreation and

parks bond fund to authorize the

appropriation of $2,426,452.90

in the income tax set that may be on

here. No, that's good. income tax set

aside fund and recreation and parks

voted bond fund to authorize the

amendment of the 2025 capital

improvement budget uh to authorize the

expenditure of 3,600,000

from the recreation and parks voted bond

fund and permanent improvement fund and

to declare an emergency. This ordinance

provides the funding for continued

design and engineering services for

phases one and two of the Lynen Green

Line project. This project will provide

seven linear miles and 58 acres of trail

and park space to the Lynen Northland

communities. Emergency designation is

requested to ensure that phases one and

two construction plans are ready for

bidding and comply with grant

requirements. Let me stop there. See if

any questions or comments from my

colleagues. Seeing none, I move for

passage.

>> Second.

>> Click, please call the row.

>> Bankston Barrosa Deodia Dorance Remy

Ross President Harden

>> pass. Thank you. Thank you. Next, I have

ordinance 1087-2026

to authorize the transfer of $24,500

from the Sustainable Columbus Fund to

the Recreation and Park Special Purpose

Fund to support the Tree Assistance

Program in partnership with Franklin

Soil and Water Conservation District.

The Tree Assistance Program or TAP

allows private land owners to apply for

funds to plant trees on their private

property. This program is crucial to

meeting the goals of our urban forestry

master plan as most of the land

available to expand our community's tree

canopy is on private property. Let me

stop there. See if any questions or

comments from my colleagues. Seeing

none, I move for passage.

>> Second.

>> Please call the role.

>> Bankston Barrosia adorns Remy Ross vice

president Harden

>> pass. And last in recreation uh

neighborhood recreation parks committee

I have ordinance 1407-2026

to authorize the director of recreation

and parks department to modify an

existing contract with Kim Leehorn and

Associates Incorporated to extend the

contract term through December 31st,

2027 to allow for continued

architectural and engineering services

for the Gender Road Park and McCory Park

Improvements Project and to declare an

emergency. This ordinance is a positive

step forward to follow through on the

promise to deliver recreational space

for the southwest community. With this

contract modification, the vendor can

now start redesigning therapeutic

recreation originally planned for McCory

Park at alternate sites. Emergency

designation is requested in order to

meet the end of June 2026 deadline that

has been set for the working group to

identify alternative spaces. While we

were all disappointed in the process,

I'm excited that we're are starting to

earn back the trust and confidence from

the community members. Uh we did have

one speaker signed up, uh Commissioner

Reid, but I believe she is gone. Uh

>> yeah, she did it earlier. So I think

we've heard her comments there. Let me

stop and see if there are any questions

or comments from my colleagues.

>> Seeing none, I move for passage.

>> Second.

>> Clerk, please call the row. Bankston

Barrosa de Padilla Dors Remy Ross Vice

President Harden

>> passed. Thank you. That is all I have in

uh neighborhoods recreation and parks

committee. May I move on to public

utilities and sustainability or are we

pausing for zoning?

>> I'm actually going to Can can you do

weld in a few? I'm going to go back in

order. We'll come back to you.

Weld

>> trying to get some out the way. The next

committee to come before council is the

workforce education labor committee

chair by press the floor is yours. Uh,

thank you, Council President. Tonight in

the well committee, we have ordinance

1162-2026

to amend the police management

compensation plan, ordinance number

2715-203

as amended by enacting section 7J by uh

amending section 8G and uh enacting

section 14C and declared emergency. Uh

last week, the mayor announced a renewal

of police chief Elaine Bryant's contract

for additional 5 years with the city of

Columbus. I know I'm not the only member

of this body that thanks her for her

service uh to the city. Uh she's done a

fantastic job and very excited to know

that um she'll be continuing her service

with the city of Columbus. Uh as a

result of the negotiations between the

the chief and the city of Columbus,

updates the police management

compensation plan are necessary to

reflect the new terms um of employment

for Chief Bryant. Uh HR director Alicia

Martin is here um to walk us through

those changes. Dr. Martin, floor is

yours.

>> Good evening, Council President Harden,

Council President Proim Dorren. Oh,

>> pull the mic up to you.

>> Good evening.

>> There you go.

>> Sorry.

>> Good evening, Council President Harden,

Council President Prom Dorans, and other

members of council. Um, so these changes

coincide with Chief Bryant's uh recent

acceptance of a second 5-year term,

which begins on June 25th, 2026. There

are three um primary changes to the

police MCP. The first one includes the

addition of a mutual separation clause

that allows for an em amicable

separation should the police chief and

city of Columbus find it in the best

interest of both parties to sever the

employment relationship before the

5-year terms is up. This lumpsum payment

is subject to approval by both the

director of human resources and the

director of public safety and will

expire um upon chief prime chief Brian's

final term on June 30th, 2031.

The second change is to increase the

term life insurance. The police chief

classification right now for the city

maintains a life insurance policy for

one and a half times the salary. this um

currently does not exceed $200,000. And

so um we are changing the language to

not only increase to the full amount of

the salary, but also avoid a reduction

um should the police chiefs in the

future um exceed ages 65 or 70 years of

age. This change recognizes the unique

demands and high risks associated with

public safety and serving as police

chief for a large and rapidly expanding

metropolitan area such as Columbus,

Ohio. And the third change is um to

allow the police chief to be eligible

for sick leave reciprocity. Um, the

addition of this language will allow the

police chief an opportunity each year to

elect either to be paid out unused sick

leave at their regular hourly rate,

carry over the sick leave to the next

year or split the remaining balance

50/50 between a carryover um and a

payout. This reflects both the city's

support for retention and employee

well-being, but will also serve as a

strong recruitment tool making the

opportunity more compet more more

competitive when we fill the position in

the future. Thank you.

>> Thank you, Director Martin. Uh

questions, my colleagues for director

Martin. Seeing none, uh again, just want

to point out that the sunsetting

provision for these changes will expire

on June 30th of 2031 unless there's

additional action taken by this body. Um

any comments from anyone else? Seeing

none, I move for passage.

>> Clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks timber adorns Remy Ross, Vice

President Harden.

>> Passed.

>> Thank you, Council President. Can I do

rules and reference?

>> I would if I were you.

>> Thank you, sir. Um in rules of

reference, I have ordinance number

1265-2026 to amend chapter 378 of the

community benefits uh agreement advisory

committee. Uh this code change will

protect the city and city contractors

against accidental non-compliance with

the city's uh community benefits

agreement advisory committee procedures

by requiring that all contracting

agencies of the city to include notice

in all solicitations informing them of

the committee the committee's procedures

and the possibility of a recommendation

of a community benefit agreement. Uh

this will ensure the council's goal

around workforce development, use of

unionized construction, labor, and the

community benefits uh are further

realized through our own city

construction projects. Um through our

work through the CBA advisory committee

um through the implementation of these

agreements um and allowing us to have

better contracting procedures to ensure

that when these requirements are put in

place that all contractors are put on

notice as early as possible in the

contracting process uh to ensure that

all folks are playing from an uh level

playing field. Any questions or comments

from my colleagues? Seeing none, I move

for passage.

>> Second. Cler, please call the role.

>> Thanks. Temporarosa deodori Ross, vice

president Harden.

>> Pass.

>> Thank you. Next, we have ordinance

number 1477-2026

amend chapter 378, the committee

benefits agreement to amend section

111.04 of the Columbus City codes

pertaining to council committees and to

create a new ad hoc committee. Uh, this

code change will establish a new joint

committee between Columbus City Council

and the Columbus City School Board of

Education, creating a new body focused

on a shared responsibility for the

success for our school district for

students, families, teacher, support

staff, and our entire city. Uh we

announced this committee late last month

in a classroom at Northland High School

and we'll have our first meeting on

Monday, June 15th here in council

chambers and we're hitting the ground

running with an investment in the

Northland High School community campus

school pilot. Uh this committee will

explore new and innovative ways to

collaborate between city and the

district with no topic off the table

between our members here at council and

those uh at the school board. Uh I'm

personally very excited uh myself to use

our the city's land use tools to help

strategically manage public property

both owned by the city and the school

district. Uh I'm deeply appreciative of

of the board president Antoette Miranda

uh vice president Sarah Engles and

council president for our leadership

getting this committee off the ground.

And as the parent of a soon to be

kindergartener and I know the the dad's

caucus here has lots of kids that are

about to be in that position. Uh there's

no better time than now to make sure

that this body is doubling down uh on

its investment and its partnership with

Columbus City Schools uh to make sure

that all of our kids have an opportunity

to world-class education and to ensure

that they have the opportunities and the

tools to be successful right here in

Columbus. I did want to pause and and

turn the mic over to my partner in crime

on this with Council President Harden

who also has a kiddo who's about to head

off to kindergarten as well.

>> Yes, sir. Well, thank thank you uh Mr.

chair and it truly is a a a good step

forward as we um you know a lot of folks

know that uh the city schools and city

of Columbus are two different

institutions but the truth is the issues

that impact both of them cross uh cross

over and so this is an opportunity to

put everything on the table in front of

the two bodies uh to show a collective

and a realignment of how we do things

together uh to improve um the lives and

the ability to educate our young people

but also to move our city forward. And

so we look forward to uh open and frank

conversations and actually continue to

move uh policy uh forward in that

committee. And so uh thank you so much

for your your leadership and I look

forward to the work ahead.

>> Thank you, Council President. Appreciate

getting a chance to work with you and

the board president, vice president,

CCS. Lots to come on this. Very very

excited for um this body to lean in that

effort because we know that the success

of our kids is the success of this city.

Um, unless there's any other question or

comments from my colleagues, I move for

passage.

>> Second.

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Thanks. Timber Ross Remy Ross Vice

President Harden

>> passed.

>> Thank council presidents. Uh, I will

make a motion for recess.

>> There we go. Is there a second?

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Banks Rossa de Padilla Dors Remy Ross,

Vice President Harden.

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the row.

>> Banks Denver Rosa De Padilla Dorne Remy

Ross Vice President Harden.

>> Can I get a motion to the reading of the

journal?

>> Second. Clerk, please call the role.

>> Banks Denver Rosa Day Padilla Dors Remy

Ross Vice President Harden. Are there

any additions or corrections to the

journal? Hearing the journal's approved,

we'll now go to the zoning committee.

Press pro Tim chair that committee. All

members serve on it. Uh floor is yours.

>> Thank you, Council President. Uh before

we get into tonight's uh zoning agenda,

u this is the second time in a couple

weeks we've had to postpone some piece

of legislation that has significant

amount of public interest. So, I want to

thank my colleagues, staff, and

certainly the public for their

understanding with the and their

flexibility. Uh we did have uh many

members of the public that are planning

to be here with us tonight to express

their opinions on the 2100 Hard Road

zoning ordinance. Uh however, that uh

ordinance has been postponed at the

applicant's request until June 8th. Uh,

as we've had the other postponements,

um, the city attorney's office has

confirmed that those who speed up those

who signed up to speak tonight will have

their speaker slips transferred to the

night uh, on June 8th that we will

consider that ordinance and there's no

reason to sign up um, to to speak again.

Uh, as always, I will go in and review

our rules

pertaining to speaking for council on

reszonings and variances. We only hear a

staff presentation. The ordinance have a

disapproval from recommending body or if

we have a public speaker assigned to

speak against an ordinance. We permit

three speakers on each side of an

ordinance, three proponents, three

opponents. We ask those speakers limit

the remarks to three minutes per the

standard rules of city council. All

speakers in the council variance

including city staff, air commissioners,

applicants, and members of the public

will be sworn in before they give

testimony. Again, that is only for

variances. Representative and air

commission are always able to speak on

ordinance. You do not need to fill out a

speaker slip. We do ask you alert city

staff of your intention to speak at this

hearing. Representative civic

association do need a fellow speaker

slip because civic associations are not

formally recognized under Columbus city

code. Uh this evening we have 17 public

speakers signed to speak on on

ordinances tonight in this this agenda.

Though again due to the postponing

pending legislation, many of those

speakers were notified of the new date

of those ordinance will be considered.

We do have six public speakers sign of

speak uh on legislation we'll be hearing

tonight. Uh on the advice of the city at

Turner's office, I will will now swear

in city staff. Please stand and raise

your right hand be sworn in. Um do you

swear affirm the testimony you're about

to give shall but the truth nothing but

the truth as you shall answer under

pains of penalty pery. If so, please say

I do.

>> I do.

>> Thank you.

Please let the record reflect that Tim

Dietrich for the Department of Building

Zone Services uh along with Toby

Celibreezy from the department,

Christopher Lur from the division of

planning, Dan Blushman for the division

of traffic management, uh deputy

director for housing strategies Aaron

Proer from the department of development

and manager of storm uh plan review and

storm water uh storm water management

section of Columbus water and power Greg

Fetner and deputy director John Lee. Did

I miss anyone? I don't think I got

everyone. All right, the let the river

reflect that all those people have been

sworn in. Now, um, first we have

ordinance number 09 or I'm sorry,

0290-2026

to reszone 2100 Hard Road being 5 0 plus

acre located the north side of hard road

100 plus feet west of Stonefront Drive

from LRR limited rural residential

district to AR1 apartment residential

district. Again, at the applicant's

request, I move to postpone this

ordinance to June 8th uh zoning

committee agenda. Any questions or

comments from my colleagues?

Um, please let the record reflect that

Scott Frederickson, Deborah Link, Lisa

Ca Casser, Nathan Brisone, Jill Brisco,

uh, Jonathan Bashars, and backup

speakers Aaron Newman, Julie Bashier

will have their speaker slips honored

for the June 8th meeting. I now move to

postpone.

>> Second.

>> Cler, please call the role.

>> Bankston Barrosa, Deodia, Dors, Remy

Ross, Vice President Harden.

>> Postponed.

>> Thank you. Uh next we have ordinance

number 1035-2026

to reszone 7801 and 7809 Olangi River

Road being 5.82 plus acres located on

the west side of Tangi River Road 370

plus feet south of Club View Boulevard

from R1 Rural District to LR12 Limited

Apartment Residential District. Site

consists of two parcels, one developed

with a releer office and the other with

a single unit dwelling. The requested

reszoning will allow a townhouse

development with a proposed density of

4.4 four units per acre. Pro is approved

from city staff and the development

commission, but a disapproval from the

far northwest uh coalition uh civic

association. There is no area commission

that covers this area. Due to the

disapproval from the civic association,

we'll now hear a staff report from the

city staff. Starting with Mr. Tim

Dietrich from the Department of Building

Zoning Services. Floor is yours, sir.

Chair Dorren, President Harden, members

of council. The subject site consists of

two parcels developed with an office use

in a single unit dwelling both in the R1

residential district. The requested L12

limited apartment residential district

will allow a 26-unit town home

development as shown on the submitted

site plan and building elevations. North

and west of the site are single-unit

dwellings in the R8 restricted urban

residential district within Sharon

Township. South of the site are

single-unit dwellings in the PD4 planned

unit development district. East of the

site are offices, a fuel station, and a

multi-unit residential development in

the PSC planned shopping center and EU

exceptional use districts both within

Sharon Township.

The limitation text establishes

appropriate use restrictions

and supplemental development standards

addressing maximum unit count, density,

building setback, perimeter yard, site

access, parking, sidewalk placement,

open space, building design, and

includes commitments to develop the site

in accordance with the submitted site

plan and building elevations. The

requested L12 limited apartment

residential district will allow a towno

a town home development with a maximum

of 26 units consistent with the Columbus

growth strategies recommendation.

Although the proposed use is

inconsistent with the Northwest Plans

land use recommendation, it is

compatible with the density and

development standards of adjacent

residential developments. Additionally,

staff note that the provided building

elevations and site plan, which

demonstrates the applicant's commitment

to preserve mature trees along the

site's perimeter are both consistent

with the Northwest Plan design

guidelines. Lastly, the request is

consistent with the city's objective of

providing more housing in all areas of

the city and therefore city department's

recommendation is for approval. Thanks,

M. Mr. Dietrich. Uh, questions for my

colleagues.

>> Mr. Dietrich, I know that there's an

amendment that was submitted here uh

with this legislation that I think was

primarily in response to a number of

environmental concerns that uh neighbors

had posed during the lengthy um process

that there was engagement between the

applicant and and adjoining neighbors.

Can you talk a little bit about what

that that amendment you sort of subject

of that and sort of what it does?

>> Yes. Uh the amendment was a

um a revision to the limitation text

that is within this ordinance. Um and it

does provide um wording regarding the

mature tree and um other brush along the

uh applicants perimeter of the uh

property. Uh so they do have commitments

to to the best of their ability with

what is healthy and what is not um

invasive to preserve those natural

elements. So in essence, it's the

commitment of obviously in Ohio and lots

of other places, we have uh invasive

species from a tree standpoint. So this

is basically stating that you if it's

not not invasive and it's healthy, it

should remain throughout the

construction process.

>> That's correct.

>> Thank you. Um want to next turn the

floor over to Mr. Chris Lore from the

Division of Planning.

>> Thank you, Chair Dorren, President

Harden, and members of council. Planning

supports the proposal. The Northwest

plan recommends a portion of the site

for lowdensity residential with the

balance recommended in the Columbus

growth strategy for mixeduse one. The

plan notes that proposals to redevelop

existing residential uses may be

supported if the use and design are

compatible with surrounding areas. As

such, staff recognize that the proposed

use is compatible with surrounding uses

and is consistent with the Columbus

Growth Strategy recommendation.

Additionally, the Columbus Growth

Strategies residential design guidelines

include recommendations regarding the

buffering and screening of adjacent uses

and notes that mature trees provide

significant environmental benefits and

should be preserved where possible.

Since the original submitt, the

applicant has made revisions that

included commitments to the preservation

or replacement of those existing

perimeter trees as as just noted and has

provided building elevations as well.

Uh, additionally, a contemplated access

drive to club to Club View Boulevard was

also removed. Staff has reviewed the

building elevations and found them to be

consistent with the Columbus Growth

Strategies design guidelines and as such

staff is in support.

>> Thank you, Mr. Lord. So, one question

about the growth strategy

recommendation, which obviously is only

a recommendation at this point. It's not

the not the zoning district that's been

applied, but oftent times folks measure

density rightfully or wrongfully based

upon like how tall something is. So can

we compare contrast what's in this

application here today compared to what

is proposed uh within that u grow

strategy recommendation.

>> So for the portion of the site that's

recommended mixed juice one which would

support heights up to uh four stories

approximately um this is well within

that um within that recommendation.

Obviously there's slope u but the

measurement of height is really based on

kind of the average uh is my

understanding.

>> Thank you. Any uh question my colleagues

or Mr. floor. Seeing none, I will turn

it over to Mr. Bushmitt from the

Division of Traffic Management.

>> Thank you, Chair Dors, President Harden,

members of council. In regards to our

review of this application, please be

advised that the proposed access point

to this site is to be taken from State

Route 315, which is within the

jurisdiction of the Ohio Department of

Transportation.

The Ohio Department of Transportation

required a traffic impact study to

evaluate this proposed area of