Common Council Regular Session

MEMORANDUM Bloomington Common Council-Regular Session City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street, Bloomington, Indiana Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Meeting called to order: 6:30pm Council President Hopi Stosberg presided. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present: Isak Nti Asare, Courtney Daily, Matt Flaherty, Isabel Piedmont-Smith, Dave Rollo, Kate Rosenbarger, Andy Ruff, Hopi Stosberg, Sydney Zulich Councilmembers present via Zoom: none Councilmembers absent: none City staff, officials, and guests present: Jackie Scanlan, Stephanie LaFontaine, Anna Killion-Hanson (via Zoom), Jane Kupersmith, Chaz Mottinger, Jessica McClellan, Margie Rice, Tenley Drescher-Rhoades (via Zoom) Ash Kulak, Lisa Lehner, Chief Deputy Clerk Sofia McDowell AGENDA SUMMATION Council President Hopi Stosberg summarized the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded to approve the minutes from April 03, 2024 (Regular Session) be approved. ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. REPORTS Special Committee on Council Processes Annual Report APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MOTION: Asare moved and Zulich seconded to make the following reappointments:  Reappoint Chris Hazel to seat C-2 on the Animal Control Commission  Reappoint David Jennings to seat C-4 and Rob Council to seat C-3 on the Commission on Aging  Reappoint Emma Williams to seat C-1 on the Bloomington/Monroe County Human Rights Commission  Reappoint Diana Opata to seat C-3 on the Housing Quality Appeals Board ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. MOTION: Zulich moved and Asare seconded to make the following reappointments:  Reappoint Reyes Javier Rosales to seat C-2 and Raquel Anderson to seat C-3 on the Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs  Reappoint Suzanne Ryan-Melamed to seat C-3 on the Arts Commission  Reappoint Erin Reynolds to seat C-3 on the Commission on the Status of Children and Youth ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. 1 MOTION: Zulich moved and Asare seconded to make the following reappointment:  Reappoint Doug Bruce to seat C-1 on the Capital Improvement Board ACTION: The motion received a roll call vote of Ayes: 7, Nays: 2 (Flaherty, Rosenbarger), Abstain: 0. MOTION: Zulich moved and Daily seconded to approve the following mayoral (re)appointments on the Historic Preservation Commission*:  Reappoint Daniel Schlegel to seat M-3  Appoint Jack Baker to seat M-1  Appoint Melody Deusner to seat M-5  Appoint Jeremy Hackerd to seat M-6 ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. *Clerk’s Note: Per Bloomington Municipal Code Chapter 2.16.010 – Appointments made by the mayor to the Historic Preservation Commission are subject to the approval of the Common Council. LEGISLATION FOR FIRST READINGS Ordinance 2025-03 – An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance 2024-20 That Fixed the Salaries of Appointed Officers, Non-Union, and A.F.S.C.M.E. Employees For All the Departments of the City of Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana for the Year 2025 MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Ordinance 2025-03 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. Ordinance 2025-04 – To Amend Title 2 of the Bloomington Municipal Code Entitled “Administration and Personnel” - Re: The Establishment of the Transportation Commission MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Ordinance 2025-04 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. Appropriation Ordinance 2025-01 – To Additionally Appropriate from the General Fund For the Downtown Outreach Program MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Appropriation Ordinance 2025-01 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. LEGISLATION FOR SECOND READING AND RESOLUTIONS Ordinance 2025-01 – To Amend the District Ordinance and Preliminary Plan of A 3.2 Acre Planned Unit Development (PUD), The Curry PUD, In Order to Amend the Workforce Housing Contribution - Re: 105 S. Pete Ellis Drive (Bloomington SPCW JV, LLC, Petitioner) MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Ordinance 2025-01 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. 2 ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. MOTION: Daily moved and Zulich seconded to postpone consideration of Ordinance 2025-01 to the Regular Session on February 05, 2025 ACTION: The motion received a roll call vote of Ayes: 9, Nays: 0, Abstain: 0. Ordinance 2025-02 – An Ordinance Establishing the Outdoor Dining Program in the Downtown Corridor MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Ordinance 2025-02 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded to adopt Ordinance 2025-02. MOTION: Rosenbarger moved and Asare seconded to adopt Amendment 01 to Ordinance 2025-02. ACTION: The motion was approved by a roll call vote of Ayes: 9, Nays, Abstain: 0. MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Ordinance 2025-02 as amended be adopted. ACTION: The motion was approved by a roll call vote of Ayes: 9, Nays: 0, Abstain: 0. Resolution 2025-01 – A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Bloomington, Indiana, Determining, After Investigation, That an Expansion of the Monroe Convention Center Is Needed and Other Related Matters MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Resolution 2025-01 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. ACTION: The motion was approved by voice vote. MOTION: Daily moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded that Resolution 2025-01 be adopted. ACTION: The motion received a roll call vote of Ayes: 7, Nays: 2 (Flaherty, Rosenbarger), Abstain: 0. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT COUNCIL SCHEDULE ADJOURNMENT [10:15pm] ACTION: Stosberg adjourned the meeting. Memorandum prepared by: Sofia McDowell, CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK City of Bloomington 3