Columbus, Ohio — week of 2026-07-06 · all Columbus meetings

Columbus Council approves $579,443 voice response contract; zoning panel clears wave of rezonings

Columbus City Council approved a $579,443 contract with Talkdesk Inc. for a voice response system on June 29, the largest-dollar item among recent city decisions. The same meeting saw council sign off on $300,000 for Smart Columbus work through the Columbus Partnership and several other contracts, while the Zoning Committee advanced rezonings across two sessions on June 22 and June 29.

Columbus City Council — June 29

Council approved multiple contracts on consent, including:

$579,443 with Talkdesk Inc. for a voice response system.
$300,000 with Columbus Partnership (Smart Columbus, LLC).
$215,000 for automotive maintenance with Valvoline LLC.
$116,934 for City Clerk's office furniture from Workspace Ohio LLC.
$38,150 for pool boiler replacement at 1000 N. Hague Ave.
$15,000 payment to National Association of Black Journalists.

Council also approved an amendment to the Jana Holdings, LLC enterprise zone agreement on an 8-1 vote and approved the expansion of the Grandview Crossing Community Authority district.

Columbus City Council — June 22

Council adopted a resolution honoring Sam Orth on his retirement (9-0). All other agenda items were first readings of legislation or communications received and filed, including liquor permit transfers. Council read 19 ordinances for the first time, including tax abatements and TIF agreements, and removed Public Safety ordinance 1841-2026 from the consent agenda for a later vote. No final votes on substantive ordinances or resolutions occurred.

Zoning Committee — June 22

The committee approved several rezoning requests, all on 9-0 votes:

824 Kinnear Rd to Apartment Residential.
8032 Kennedy Rd to Limited Apartment Residential.
181 Business Center Dr to Commercial Planned Development.
7500 Long Rd to Limited Apartment Residential.
2500 Airport Dr to Commercial Planned Development.
274 E. 1st Ave to Urban Center District.

The committee postponed rezoning 1695 Dewey Ave to June 29, 2026 (9-0). Variances for 824 Kinnear Rd, 89 West Park Ave, and 7500 Long Rd were approved (9-0).

Zoning Committee — June 29

The committee acted on eight items, with two split votes:

Approved rezoning 1695 Dewey Ave to Limited Manufacturing District (5-4).
Approved rezoning 1753 N. Hague Ave to Limited Apartment Residential District (7-2).
Referred rezoning 2345 Demorest Rd back to committee (9-0).
Approved rezoning 1258 Oak St to Commercial Planned Development District (9-0).
Approved rezoning 925 Hilliard & Rome Rd to Commercial Planned Development District (9-0).
Approved variance for ground-floor residential uses at 1258 Oak St (9-0).
Approved amended variance for a self-storage facility at 3579 S. High St (9-0).
Approved variance for residential development and parking at 887 N. Nelson Rd (9-0).

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