Common Council Regular Session

Bloomington Common Council- Regular Session Memorandum Council Chambers, City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street, Bloomington, Indiana Wednesday, March 04, 2026, 6:30pm Council President Asare called the meeting to order. [6:30pm] 1.​ Roll Call (* indicates participation via Zoom) [6:30pm] Council Members: Isak Nti Asare At-Large, Council President Courtney Daily District 5, Council Parliamentarian Matt Flaherty At-Large Isabel Piedmont-Smith District 1 Dave Rollo District 4 Kate Rosenbarger District 2 Andy Ruff At-Large Hopi Stosberg District 3 Sydney Zulich District 6, Council Vice President City staff, officials, and guests present: Colleen Williamson Deputy Clerk Lisa Lehner Council Attorney Kari Bennett Council, Assistant Attorney Geoff McKim City Controller David Hittle Planning and Transportation, Director Kerry Thomson Mayor Anna Killion-Hanson Housing & Neighborhood Development, Director Eric Greulich Planning and Transportation, Development Services Manager Allison Thurmond Quinlan Principal Architect + Landscape Architect, Flintrock LAB 2.​ Agenda Summation [6:30pm] Asare summarized the agenda. 3.​ Minutes for Approval [6:34pm] Daily moved and Zulich seconded to approve the minutes of July 30, 2025, November 5, 2025, December 3, 2025, December 10, 2025, and December 15, 2025. The motion was approved by voice vote. 4.​ Reports [6:36pm] 4.1.​ Councilmembers 4.2.​ The Mayor, City Clerk, City Offices, and City Boards and Commissions Geoff McKim, Controller - Status of Annual Financial Reports David Hittle, Director, Planning & Transportation department - House Enrolled Act 1001 4.3.​ Council Committees 4.4.​ Public 5.​ Appointments to Boards and Commissions [7:07pm] Interview Committee Team A Recommendations: Meeting Date: March 04, 2026​ ​ ​ Ruff moved and Stosberg seconded to reappoint Jo Throckmorton to seat C-1 to the Board of Zoning Appeals and to appoint Katarina Koch to seat C-3 to the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association. The motion was approved by voice vote. Interview Committee Team B Recommendations: Daily moved and Zulich to appoint Karl Gassier to seat C-1 and Justin Meschter to seat C-6 to the Environmental Commission and to appoint Graham McKeen to seat C-3 to the Utilities Service Board. The motion was approved by voice vote. 6.​ Legislation for First Readings [7:12pm] 6.1.​ Ordinance 2026-06 To Amend the City of Bloomington Zoning Maps by Rezoning a 6.3 Acre Property from Residential Urban Lot (R4) and Residential Multifamily (RM) within the Transform Redevelopment Overlay (TRO) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) and to Approve a District Ordinance and Preliminary Plan Daily moved and Zulich seconded that Ordinance 2026-06 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. The motion was approved by voice vote. Deputy Clerk Colleen Williamson read the legislation by title and synopsis. Daily moved and Zulich seconded that Ordinance 2026-06 be discussed. The motion was approved by voice vote. Daily moved and Zulich seconded to move to public comment. The motion was approved by voice vote. (Stosberg opposed) Zulich moved and Daily seconded to extend the period of public comment by 15 minutes.The motion was approved by voice vote. Stosberg moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded to postpone further consideration of Ordinance 2026-06 to the next regular session on March 25th, 2026. Stosberg withdrew the motion. Stosberg moved and Piedmont-Smith seconded to move Ordinance 2026-06 to second reading to the next regular session on March 25th, 2026. The motion received a roll call vote of Ayes: 6, Nays: 3 (Asare, Daily, Zulich), Abstain: 0. 7.​ Legislation for Second (and Subsequent) Readings and Resolutions [9:02pm] 7.1.​ Resolution 2026-04 A Resolution Establishing Immediate Transparency, Limits, And A Public Review Process For Automated License Plate Reader Technology In Bloomington Daily moved and Zulich seconded that Resolution 2026-04 be introduced and read by title and synopsis only. The motion was approved by voice vote. Deputy Clerk Colleen Williamson read the legislation by title and synopsis. Asare passed the gavel to Daily. Daily moved and Zulich seconded that Resolution 2026-04 be adopted. 2 Meeting Date: March 04, 2026 Piedmont-Smith introduced Amendment 01 to Resolution 2026-04 and Stosberg seconded. Amendment 01 Synopsis: This amendment, sponsored by Councilmember Piedmont-Smith, adds a timeline for the reporting called for in Section 2 of the resolution. Amendment 01 to Ordinance 2026-04 was passed by a roll call vote of Ayes: 8, Nays: 0, Abstain: 0 (Rosenbarger out of the room). Zulich moved and Asare seconded to call the question. There was brief discussion to clarify the call the question. The motion received a roll call vote of Ayes: 5, Nays: 4 (Piedmont-Smith, Rollo, Ruff, Stosberg), Abstain: 0. MOTION FAILED. The motion to adopt Ordinance 2026-04 as amended received a roll call vote of Ayes: 9, Nays: 0, Abstain: 0. Daily passed the gavel to Asare. 8.​ Additional Public Comment [10:32pm] 9.​ Council Schedule [10:32pm] Asare called a special session of the Common Council on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 5:45pm. 10.​Adjournment [10:35pm] Asare adjourned the meeting. Memorandum prepared by: Deputy Clerk Colleen Williamson City of Bloomington Clerk’s Note: The above memorandum summarizes the motions passed and issues discussed at the meeting. It is not a verbatim copy of every word spoken. Bloomington City Council meetings are available for watching on the following websites: ●​ Community Action Television Services (CATS) – https://catvstv.net ●​ YouTube – https://youtube.com/@citybloomington Background materials and packets can be found at https://bloomington.in.gov/council 3