docketcity.com

City Council

February 16, 2026 ·7:00 PM Final

City Hall, Council Chambers

Agenda — 37 items

  1. A. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call
  2. B. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA:
  3. C. HEARING OF VISITORS:
  4. D. CONSENT AGENDA:
  5. 5 1. Minutes - To Approve:
  6. 6 Council Regular Minutes 2026-02-02 2026-0032 Approved
  7. 7 Committee of the Whole Minutes 2026-02-09 2026-0033 Approved
  8. 8 2. Motions:
  9. 9 A MOTION TO APPROVE SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT OF CARIS LANTZ AS COUNCIL OFFICE INTERN THROUGH THE MID-OHIO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MORPC) SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT A RATE OF $15.99 PER HOUR MT-0006-2026 Approved
  10. 10 3. Ordinances for Second Reading and Adoption:
  11. 11 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS - Central Park TIF Fund, General Fund and Cul-de-sac Maintenance Fund for various purposes ORD-0005-2026 Adopted
  12. 12 End of Consent Agenda Pass the Consent Agenda Pass
  13. E. MOTIONS:
  14. 14 A MOTION TO APPOINT EVAN ECOS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, SEAT 4, AND FAIR HOUSING BOARD, SEAT 1, UNEXPIRED TERMS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027. MT-0007-2026 Approved Pass
  15. 15 A MOTION TO SUSPEND COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE SECTION 5.20 TO ADOPT AN ALTERNATIVE REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE IN APRIL FOR THE RELOCATION TO THE NEW GAHANNA CIVIC CENTER AS FOLLOWS: Final Regular City Council Meeting at 200 S. Hamilton Road is April 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM; Committee of the Whole Meeting scheduled for April 13, 2026 is canceled; Regular City Council Meeting scheduled for April 20, 2026 is canceled; First Regular City Council Meeting at 825 Tech Center Drive is April 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM, immediately followed by Committee of the Whole. MT-0008-2026 Approved Pass
  16. F. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION / FIRST READING:
  17. 17 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7.6 ACRES FROM JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO, TO THE CITY OF GAHANNA; LOCATED AT 4736 AND 4722 JOHNSTOWN ROAD (PARCEL ID NOS. 170-000068 AND 170-000069). ORD-0007-2026 Introduced
  18. G. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING / ADOPTION:
  19. 19 Recommended Postponement to Date Certain:
  20. 20 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING, APPROVING, AND RATIFYING THE SUBMITTED RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL FOR TAX YEAR 2024 ORD-0002-2026 Postponed to Date Certain Pass
  21. 21 Recommended Postponement to Date Certain:
  22. 22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF GAHANNA CODIFIED ORDINANCE SECTION 133.02 - PURCHASING PROCEDURES ORD-0006-2026 Postponed to Date Certain Pass
  23. H. CORRESPONDENCE AND ACTIONS:
  24. 24 1. Clerk
  25. 25 2. Council
  26. 26 Draft Endorsement Letters - Cora Thurman Posthumous Nomination for Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame and City of Columbus Hall of Fame 2026-0037 Received and Filed
  27. I. REPRESENTATIVES:
  28. 28 1. Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) - Renner, Padova
  29. 29 2. Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) - Weaver
  30. 30 Councilmember Weaver’s MORPC Report to City Council 2026-02-16 2026-0031 Received and Filed
  31. 31 3. Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) - Padova
  32. 32 4. School Board (SB) - Jones
  33. J. OFFICIAL REPORTS:
  34. 34 1. Mayor
  35. 35 2. City Attorney
  36. K. COUNCIL COMMENT:
  37. L. ADJOURNMENT: