The proposal sparked a long debate between councilors about continuing to spend money after a unanimously passed balanced budget.

The abandoned Oaktree Apartments complex attracts drug trafficking, prostitution and violent crime to the neighborhood, one that has struggled with crime for decades.

Council President Vop Osili was re-elected unanimously. Vice President Zach Adamson also retained his seat, defeating Republican challenger Marilyn Pfisterer with a vote of 14 to 0.

The proposal extends paying hours to 11 p.m. across the city, and creates a new period of enforcement from 3 to 9 p.m. on Sundays.

Republican Minority Leader Michael McQuillen, who authored the ordinance, voted to take it off the agenda. No one on the council objected.

The ordinance prohibits anyone in the Mile Square – the area around Monument Circle – from sitting or lying down on a public pathway between 6 a.m. and midnight.

An ordinance moving through the Indianapolis City-County Council hopes to address panhandling issues in the downtown area, and it's uncovered deep-seated disagreements about how to handle such a complicated issue.

The whole project, which city officials refer to as a community justice campus, is part of a push for criminal justice reform from Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration.

Council Vice President Zach Adamson says this is the first time such an offer has been made in the city.

The commission was created to discuss what resources the city has to address infrastructure problems, what it needs, and how to close that gap.