Common Council Meeting - AMENDED Tuesday, July 07, 2026 06:35 PM Columbus City Hall – 105 N. Dickason Boulevard

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Notice of Open Meeting

Approval of Agenda

Public Comment (Public comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Speakers must begin by stating their name and address for the record. To ensure that all individuals have an opportunity to be heard, the presiding officer may enforce the time limit and may call speakers to conclude their remarks when their time has expired.)

Committee Minutes for File

• 1.Committee Minutes for File: ECCJMCC (11/24/25), Library (05/19/26), PFC (05/12/26), Public Spaces (05/11/26), Recreation (04/20/26).

• ECCJMCC.min.112425.pdf (0.07 MB)
• Library.min.051926.pdf (0.03 MB)
• PFC.min.051226.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Public Spaces.min.051126.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Recreation.min.042026.pdf (0.12 MB)

Consent Agenda

• 2.Committee of the Whole and Common Council Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2026.

• Council.min.061626 CoW.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Council.min.061626.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 3.Mayoral Appointment of Board of Review member.

• Council Memo - Mayoral Appointment.pdf (0.05 MB)

Ordinances – First Reading (Final action may be taken by a motion to suspend the rules and waive the readings under City of Columbus Ordinance Sec 2-46)

• 4.Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 817-26: An Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 2-390(a) of the City of Columbus Code of Ordinances Concerning the Composition of the Ethics Committee. (CoW 07/07/26)

• Memo - Ethics.pdf (0.05 MB)
• ORD.817-26 Re Ethics Committee.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 5.Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 818-26: An Ordinance to Create 98-77(5) of the City of Columbus Code of Ordinances Concerning Parking in the Business District. (CoW 07/07/26)

• Memo - parking.pdf (0.76 MB)
• ORD.818-26 Downtown Parking.pdf (0.03 MB)

New Business

• 6.Consider and take action on Class “A” Alcohol License Application for Licensing period of July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 for Jose R. Alvarado, Owner dba Blanca's Mexican Store. (CC 06/16/26)

• Memo - Alcohol Licensing Class A.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 7.Consider and take action on Appointment of Additional 2026 – 2027 Election Inspectors. (CoW 07/07/26)

• Council Memo - Election Inspectors.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 8.Consider and take action regarding the adoption of a Public Participation Plan for the update of the City of Columbus Comprehensive Plan. (PC 06/11/2026)

• CC staff memo - public participation plan.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Comp Plan Housing Chapter Public Participation Plan.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 9.Consider and take action on Claims in the amount of $648,718.28

• Claims Report 06.30.26.pdf (1.36 MB)
• Council Memo - Claims Packet.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 10.Consider and take action on Legal Services agreement with Reuter, Whitish & Evans. (CoW 4/21/26)

• Memo - legal services.pdf (0.05 MB)
• City of Columbus Contract for Legal Services 6-12-26.pdf (0.09 MB)
• Reuter, Whitish & Evans.pdf (0.23 MB)

Report of City Officers – City Administrator, Mayor

Convene to Closed Session

• Convene to closed session per § 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved.

• Convene to closed session per §19.85(1)(f) preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or involved in such problems, specifically to discuss the conduct of specific public employee(s).

Reconvene to Open Session

Adjourn

*A quorum of city committees and/or commissions may be present at this meeting. No action will be taken or considered by those committees and/or commissions.