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March 17, 2025 Bloomington City Council Meeting

Bloomington City CouncilTuesday, March 18, 2025
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Appointments to Local Board of Review

Sustainability Commission 2025 Review and 2026 Work Plan

Local Affordable Housing Aid (LAHA) Allocation

Franchise Fee Discussion

Council Meeting Procedures and Rules

Real Estate Acquisitions for Community Health and Wellness Center

Full Document Analysis

Votes (4)

Approve the agenda with modifications to item order

Carried6-0

Moved by Mayor · Seconded by Councilmember Carter

Appoint Andrew Robinson, Jason Oliver, and Marge Bates to Local Board of Review

Carried6-0

Moved by Mayor · Seconded by Councilmember Nelson

Adopt Feb 2025 - March 2026 Sustainability Commission Work Plan

Carried6-0

Moved by Councilmember D'Alessandro · Seconded by Councilmember Rivas

Amend meeting rules to keep public comment time at five minutes

Carried3-2-1

Moved by Councilmember Lowman · Seconded by Councilmember Rivas

Notable Quotes (2)

The priorities are many and there is no easy solution and there is no silver bullet.

— Mayor
Affordable HousingReflecting on the challenges of housing aid allocation.

I just it's just a typo I wanted to bring to the attention... It should read 588,819.36 rather than 588,881.36.

— Councilmember Rivas
Budget OversightCorrecting a financial figure in the consent agenda.

People (4)

MayorMayor

Presides over the meeting, manages agenda, and leads voting proceedings.

Angie GhoshChair of Sustainability Commission

Presented the Sustainability Commission's work plan and past year highlights.

1 quote

“The priorities were identified where Commissioners will play a major role in and decided that we can dedicate time to.”

Describing the 2026 Sustainability Commission work plan prioritization.

Councilmember LowmanCouncilmember

Opposed reduction of public comment time from five to three minutes.

1 quote

“I support 75% of this but just that change with the minutes from five down to three... I'm voting against this.”

Regarding proposed changes to Council meeting procedures.

Mr. NiemeyerStaff Member

Presented the Local Affordable Housing Aid (LAHA) proposal.

1 quote

“The proposal is to split the annual LAHA funds 50/50: half toward affordable homeownership, half toward housing development.”

Explaining the proposed usage of sales tax-funded affordable housing aid.

Places Mentioned

Bloomington City Council ChambersPenn Lake LibrarySouth Loop DistrictAmerican BoulevardBloomington Ferry Road

Events & Meetings (3)

  • March 17, 2025: City Council Meeting
  • April 16, 2025: Local Board of Review Annual Meeting
  • December 2024: Facilitated discussion on LAHA usage

Ordinances & Resolutions (2)

Unspecified

Resolution allocating Local Affordable Housing Aid (LAHA) funds.

Unspecified

Resolution updating City Council meeting procedures and rules.

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