Bloomington City Council Agenda Feb. 7, 2024

[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=12985]

City of Bloomington Common Council
Agenda for Feb. 7, 2024
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/86449374721?pwd=xE4f4QuXBfja2LZT0kOxnli07s2YTG.1

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. May 10, 2023 – Regular Session
3B. June 14, 2023 – Regular Session
3C. June 21, 2023 – Regular Session
3D. Jan. 10, 2024 – Organizational Meeting
3E.  Jan. 17, 2024 – Regular Session
3F. Jan. 24, 2024 – Regular Session

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
4B1. Update on work of Capital Improvement Board – Doug Bruce to report

4C. Council Committees (Reports from council committees are given during this time.)
4C1. Sidewalk Committee – Recommendations re: Partial 2024 Sidewalk Allocations
2024 city council sidewalk report.pdf

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.)
Board Appointments Memo from city clerk 2024-02-02.pdf

6. Legislation for Second Readings and Resolutions (Votes taken on these items count as the final approval needed for enactment by the council.)

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 2024-01 – To Amend Title 12 of the Bloomington Municipal Code Entitled “Streets, Sidewalks and Storm Sewers” Re: Amending Various Chapters to Update References to the City Engineer, to Update References to the Comprehensive Plan and Transportation Plan, to Amend Language about Trees and Vegetation in Chapter 12.24, and Using this Occasion to Make Typographical and Grammatical Updates

Ord 2024-01.pdf
Ord 2024-01 city staff memo.pdf
Ord 2024-01 city council staff memo.pdf

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

10. Adjournment