Bloomington City Council Agenda Aug. 2, 2023
[This is not an official Bloomington city council agenda. The official version can be found at this link: https://bloomington.in.gov/onboard/meetingFiles/download?meetingFile_id=12253]
City of Bloomington Common Council
Agenda for Aug. 2, 2023
Start Time: 6:30 p.m.
Physical location: Council Chambers (#115), Showers Building, 401 N. Morton Street
Online location: The meeting can be accessed remotely at the following link:
https://bloomington.zoom.us/j/86838936477?pwd=Sk5udGdQaGRvYmsxYm5KSk56bmh0UT09
1. Roll Call (The city clerk will call the roll of councilmembers to take attendance.)
2. Agenda Summation (The council president will summarize what is on the agenda.)
3. Approval of Minutes: (If there are minutes from previous meetings to approve, this is when a vote is taken on that.)
3A. DRAFT council meeting minutes 2021-10-21
3B. DRAFT council meeting minutes 2022-10-12
3C. DRAFT council meeting minutes 2022-10-19
3D. DRAFT council meeting minutes 2022-11-02
4. Reports (A maximum of twenty minutes is set aside for each part of this section.)
4A. Councilmembers (Councilmembers can use the time to talk about whatever topics they like.)
4B. The Mayor and City Offices
B1. Compost Up, Downtown – BEAD Restaurant Composting Incentive Program Report from Economic and Sustainable Development Department and EarthKeepers
Compost Up Earthkeepers document
B2. Community Advisory on Public Safety Commission – Annual Report
4C. Council Committees (Reports from council committees are given during this time.)
4D. Public
This is the first of two chances for public commentary on items not on the agenda. The 20-minute time limit for each part of Section 4 applies to this section, too. Speakers at the public mic are normally allowed five minutes. That time can be reduced by the chair of the meeting if a lot of people want to speak. For people present in council chambers, they will be invited to approach the public mic and sign in. For people attending via the Zoom connection, they’ll be asked to use the “raise hand” feature on Zoom, and they will be unmuted by staff when it’s their turn to speak. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please call (812) 349-3409 or e-mail council@bloomington.in.gov.
5. Appointments To Boards And Commissions (If there are any recommended appointments by one of the council’s interview committees, this is when they will be moved by a representative of the interview committee and voted on by the full council.)
6. Legislation for Second Readings and Resolutions (Votes taken on these items count as the final approval needed for enactment by the council.)
6A. Ordinance 23-14 – To Amend Title 6 of the Bloomington Municipal Code Entitled “Health and Sanitation”- Re: Updating and increasing fees for service and harmonizing Chapters 4 and 5 of Title 6 of the Bloomington Municipal Code.
Ord 23-14 council staff memo Aug 2 meeting
Ord 23-14 Aug 2 meeting
Ord 23-14 city staff memo Aug 2 meeting
Ord 23-14 public works 2023 budget book section
7. Legislation for First Readings (Under local law the council cannot discuss or amend items in this section. What the council votes on is whether to have the city clerk read the legislation by title and synopsis only. The next step comes at a later meeting.)
7A. Ordinance 23-15 – To Amend Title 2 of the Bloomington Municipal Code Entitled “Administration and Personnel”- Re: Amending 2.76.040 Entitled “Boundaries” to Expand the Service Area of the Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation
Ord 22-15 city council staff memo
Ord 23-15
Ord 23-15 BT board memo to city council
Ord 23-15 copy of Res 23-14
Ord 23-15 Letter from BT board chair to Mayor Hamilton
Ord 23-15 map of urban area
Ord 23-15 excerpt from BT strategic plan
8. Additional Public Comment (A maximum of twenty-five minutes is set aside for this section.)
This is the second of two chances for public commentary for items not on the agenda. Speakers at the public mic are normally allowed five minutes. That time can be reduced by the chair of the meeting if a lot of people want to speak. For people present in council chambers, they will be invited to approach the public mic and sign in. For people attending via the Zoom connection, they’ll be asked to use the “raise hand” feature on Zoom, and they will be unmuted by staff when it’s their turn to speak. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please call (812) 349-3409 or e-mail council@bloomington.in.gov.
9. Council Schedule
This is the time for the council administrator/attorney to brief the council on upcoming meetings.
10. Adjournment