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Votes at a glance: Worthington council approves street maintenance contract, bike-and-ped funding, labor agreement, grants and other measures
Summary
A summary list of ordinances and resolutions acted on March 17, 2025, including outcomes and key notes for each item voted by the Worthington City Council.
At its March 17 meeting the Worthington City Council considered and acted on a series of ordinances and resolutions. Below is a concise listing of each item, its outcome and key details recorded on the council floor.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of meeting minutes (Feb. 17, March 3 and March 10, 2025): Passed by voice vote.
- Ordinance 8-2025, 2025 Street and Sidewalk Maintenance Program (as amended): Passed by roll-call vote. Amendment approved to award base bid and four alternates to Strauser Paving; staff to execute contract and begin homeowner outreach for sidewalk-gap work.
- Ordinance 9-2025, 2025 Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements (capital appropriations): Passed by roll-call vote. Funding to support feasibility studies, master plan update, Olentangy Trail maintenance grant application, Karen Avenue bicycle lane/bike-box design and 315/161 interchange concept work.
- Ordinance 10-2025, Collective Bargaining Agreement with FOP Lodge 9 (2025–2027): Passed as amended by roll-call vote. Council inserted wage amounts per the memorandum and approved the agreement.
- Resolution 8-2025, Electric Aggregation Program Renewal: Adopted by voice vote. Council authorized a 12-month supply agreement with continuation of a 100% REC offset option and delegation to the city manager to sign a supply agreement consistent with the resolution criteria.
- Resolution 9-2025, Selection of Construction Manager at Risk for Outdoor Pool: Adopted by voice vote. Roselli Construction Company authorized to provide pre-construction services; later bond-issuance legislation and construction appropriation to be presented separately.
- Resolution 10-2025, Selection of Owner's Representative for Outdoor Pool: Adopted by voice vote. Williams Architects authorized as owner’s representative to review design and assist procurement.
- Resolution 11-2025, 2025 Community Grant Program: Adopted by voice vote. Council approved staff and committee recommendations allocating $42,000 across applicants from a total request pool of $58,100.
- Resolution 12-2025, Community Arts Programming Grant: Adopted by voice vote; at least two council members abstained due to board affiliations. The McConnell Arts Center’s recommendations (seven recipient organizations) were approved.
New legislation introduced for public hearing on 04/14/2025
- Ordinance 11-2025, Fire inspection fee schedule (public hearing set 04/14/2025).
- Ordinance 12-2025, Purchasing threshold amendment (public hearing set 04/14/2025).
Executive session and adjournment
Council recessed into executive session to confer with the city attorney on pending or imminent litigation and to discuss appointments. After returning to open session the council adjourned the meeting.
Notes: The meeting record identifies motions, movers and seconders for key amendments and shows roll-call tallies where recorded. Where specific dollar amounts or contract numbers were not read into the public record, items are described with the detail available from the staff presentations and the agenda packet.
