Votes at a glance: Council committee recommendations and committee-level votes, Feb. 11, 2025

The following is a summary of formal committee recommendations and votes recorded during the Feb. 11 Fort Wayne City Council meeting. Committee recommendations will be returned to the full council where required for final action.

Key committee results and formal votes

- Metro Human Relations Commission appointment: Bill Zimedis Jr. — Appointed by council nominations; Committee/roll-call: appointed 9-0 (public appointment vote recorded at meeting start).

- A250124 — Ordinance appropriating funds for 2025 budgets (Portland Loo pilot and traffic-signal controller funding): Finance Committee due-pass recommendation, 9-0 (discussed in detail; see separate article).

- R250125 — Resolution releasing second $1,000,000 tranche to 3 Rivers Ambulance Authority per funding agreement: Finance Committee due-pass recommendation, 9-0. (Authority presented operational and financial updates; committee discussed staffing, whole-blood protocol and billing reforms.)

- S250123 — Ordinance authorizing issuance of taxable Economic Development Commission (EDC) revenue bonds for the Landing Exchange project (6-story, $19M mixed-use development with 40 apartments, 10 affordable units): Committee due-pass recommendation, 8-1. Bond will be purchased by the developer and secured only by tax increment from the Landing phases; city funds not at risk per staff presentation.

- Zoning and right-of-way actions (Regulations Committee): - G250101 — Vacation of remaining 15 feet of Reed Miller Avenue and a 10-foot platted alley (related to redevelopment at 1506 Wall Street): Due-pass recommendation, 9-0. - Z250102 — Rezoning 1.82 acres at 4110 Evard Road from R1 to C1 to allow a barbershop/salon accessory parking area: Due-pass recommendation, 9-0. - Z250103 — Rezoning ~12.04 acres on Bronco Drive from AR to R1 for a 33-lot subdivision (Aboyt Meadows Section D): Due-pass recommendation, 7-2 (neighbors raised drainage, traffic and school-bus-turnaround concerns; developer agreed to a larger turnaround radius to accommodate buses).

- City Utilities Committee (passage of administrative and construction agreements): all five items passed in committee, 9-0: S250121 (asphalt cut repair services, up to $750,000), S250122 (concrete cut repair services, up to $300,000), S250126 (Jacobs - laboratory improvements, $380,540), S250130 (potholing and traffic control for water-main condition assessment, $183,717), S250131 (on-call lehi replacement construction services, $250,000).

- Finance Committee additional items: Several contracts and agreements were moved forward; notable votes included an 8-1 vote on S250123 (Landing Exchange bonds) and 8-1 on S250127 (Economic Development Services agreement) where one council member recorded opposition in committee. Several other ordinances and contracts received unanimous committee recommendations as noted above.

What this means next

Committee due-pass recommendations advance items to the full council for final approval or formal adoption according to the council calendar. Several items require follow-up steps (competitive bids, contract returns to council, or implementation details such as procurement and maintenance agreements). Items with non-unanimous committee recommendations will proceed to full council debate and final votes.

For full text, timetable and committee records, consult the City Clerk’s office or the City of Fort Wayne council docket for Feb. 11, 2025.