Votes at a glance: Council passes dozens of ordinances — grants, contracts and capital projects approved

Columbus City Council approved a wide range of ordinance and contract measures across its committees during the meeting, including grant awards, procurement contracts, capital appropriations, public-works projects, and zoning actions. Most items were adopted by roll-call vote with limited debate.

Key actions approved (ordinance or contract numbers shown as read in the meeting): Mid-Ohio Food Collective Eastland Prosperity Center grant (12-09-2025) — capital grant of up to $2,000,000 to renovate a former grocery store into a community services and health center; Department of Technology 0-trust network modernization (16-58-2025) — authorization of up to approximately $23,000,000 for a citywide zero-trust cybersecurity and network modernization project; Moody Nolan amendment for new municipal court design (17-75-2025) — contract modification and authorization of up to $12,594,678.11 in construction management taxable bond funds; multiple Department of Public Utilities water and sewer projects, including Bloomfield Drive waterline improvements (16-79-2025) and Blueprint Hilltop lateral lining (17-13-2025); Early Start Columbus pre-K contracts (17-05-2025) — up to $5,950,000 to continue Early Start prekindergarten partnerships; grants to community nonprofits including Clintonville Community Resource Center (18-51-2025) and Choice Network (19-66-2025); and numerous procurement contract renewals and service agreements (e.g., document scanning, transit resurfacing, janitorial services, helicopter maintenance, digital forensics licenses).

Zoning-related ordinances and variances on the agenda were also adopted,…