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Bloomington Redevelopment Commission elects officers, approves 2026 schedule and four resolutions
Summary
At its first 2026 meeting the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved minutes and payroll registers, re-elected its officer slate, adopted a 2026 meeting schedule, authorized maintenance funds (including a $900 College Square shed cleanup), approved up to $50,000 for appraisals, and granted right-of-entry for geotechnical borings funded by a College and Community Collaboration grant.
The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission met at 5:00 p.m. for its first meeting of 2026 and unanimously approved routine business before taking organizational and policy actions.
Commissioners approved the minutes of Dec. 15, 2025, and payroll registers for Dec. 12 and Dec. 24, 2025, by roll call. Commissioner Randy Cassidy moved to approve the minutes; the motion was seconded by Chair C. Scambaluri and passed unanimously.
The commission then re-elected the existing officers for 2026. Each nominee confirmed willingness to serve, and the slate was approved by roll call to serve until successors are appointed.
The commission adopted Resolution 26-01, the 2026 RDC meeting schedule, by unanimous vote.
During officer and staff reports, staff said a shed on the College Square lot had been set on fire and removed for public-safety reasons; "The total amount for the cleanup was $900," staff member Tammy Tilley Hansen said. The commission agreed that the expense could be included under the maintenance resolution on the agenda.
Resolution 26-02, authorizing maintenance expenditures on RDC-owned properties, drew questions about transparency and scope. Commissioners requested an exhibit listing key RDC properties to clarify which parcels would be maintained under the policy; staff agreed to attach a baseline property list for public reference. Staff noted that individual maintenance items fall under the resolution's $5,000 cap. The commission unanimously approved Resolution 26-02.
The commission then considered Resolution 26-03 to authorize appraisals for possible acquisition or sale of property in allocation areas. Staff said appraisals were authorized "not to exceed $50,000" for the consolidated TIF; commissioners discussed clarifying that this figure represents a total cap. The resolution passed unanimously.
On Resolution 26-04, Blandford, speaking for the College and Community Collaboration (CCC) grant team, described a site-readiness effort funded through a partnership among Indiana University, the city, and grant partners. Blandford said the work would bring Patriot Engineering (referred to in the transcript as Patriot Geotech/Patriot Engineering) to study soil conditions at 10 candidate sites for future public-art installations and that "there will be no cost to the RDC" because the activity is grant-funded. Commissioners emphasized that artists and final site selections have not yet been contracted; the commission approved the right-of-entry unanimously.
During discussion the commission also reviewed items from the claim register, asking staff to explain a $24,020 charge to 4U Landscape tied to an encampment cleanup and to clarify older IT invoices (around $34,000) for mobile/parking-garage camera work that were processed after a 2022 project closeout. Staff explained the circumstances and the claim register was approved by roll call.
Staff and commissioners noted improved record keeping and financial tracking compared with past years, and the meeting closed with a unanimous adjournment. The public meeting for Summit District and Hopewell residential TIF outreach is scheduled for Feb. 5 (5:30 p.m.); subsequent procedural dates staff provided include RDC consideration and Planning Commission and City Council review if the process advances.
The RDC took no action that would incur direct cost to the commission for the geotechnical borings; actions taken were procedural approvals, elections, and authorization votes to allow staff to proceed with the items described.
