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Council adopts easement, camera contract, housing study and Safe Streets plan; ordinance vacating drainage easement passes

Columbus City Council · March 17, 2026

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Summary

On March 16 the Columbus City Council adopted multiple resolutions and an ordinance: utility/access easement with Meadow Ridge Properties (R26Dash45), a five-year $227,809.50 contract with Digital Ally for body-worn and in-car cameras (R26Dash46), a $40,940 housing study contract with Points Consulting LLC (R26Dash47), the Safe Streets and Roads for All plan (R26Dash48), and ordinance 26-o5 vacating a drainage easement.

The Columbus City Council on March 16 approved a set of resolutions and an ordinance covering easements, equipment contracts, a housing study and a street-safety plan.

• R26Dash45: Council adopted a resolution approving a permanent utility and access easement with Meadow Ridge Properties LLC for property at 34th Street west of 53rd Avenue.

• R26Dash46: Council approved a five-year contract with Digital Ally totaling $227,809.50 for body-worn and in-car camera service for the Columbus Police Department. When asked whether the contract included hardware, software and cloud storage, a council member was told the contract covers “everything related to body worn and in car cameras.”

• R26Dash47: Council adopted a professional services agreement with Points Consulting LLC in the amount of $40,940 for a housing needs and supply study (CIP 22-02), funded via a reallocation from CIP 20-70.

• R26Dash48: Council adopted the City of Columbus Safe Streets and Roads for All comprehensive safety action plan (CIP 25-24).

• Ordinance 26-o5 (first reading): Council suspended the rules and read ordinance 26-o5 by number only, then adopted it to vacate a portion of an existing drainage easement on the west end of Greyhawk Place off 43rd Street.

All motions were moved, seconded and recorded in the meeting transcript as passing; individual vote tallies were not read into the record for these items.