1250-2026: To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into three (3) housing counseling not-for-profit service contracts with Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation (Homes on the Hill CDC) / (HOTH), the Columbus Urban League (CUL), and Columbus Housing Partnership, dba Homeport (Homeport) in an amount up to $275,000.00, for the purpose of assisting the Department of Development to provide housing counseling services; to authorize the expenditure in an amount up to $275,000.00 from the General Fund; and to authorize payment prior to the issuance of the purchase order beginning January 1, 2026; and to declare an emergency. ($275,000.00)