CHICO >> Sandwiched between lots of little items, something that’s eaten at many Chicoans over the past few years — downtown parking — is back on the Chico City Council’s plate for Tuesday’s dinnertime meeting.

Tuesday’s agenda features a baker’s dozen decisions — none more meaty than a proposal to charge for parking downtown only after a free hour. The Internal Affairs Committee recommended sticking with the status quo, but the full complement of councilors has the ultimate say.

This is the lone July meeting for the council, which also meets just once in August. Open session starts at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers.

Meanwhile, the committee on homelessness resumes its fact-finding process with its sole session this month Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the chambers’ main conference room, and the Climate Action Commission will receive an update on transportation projects Thursday at 6 p.m. in council chambers.

The three-councilor IAC — chaired by Mike O’Brien, with Vice Mayor Dale Bennett and Addison Winslow — discussed downtown parking at its June 2 meeting, as requested by the full council April 1. The committee opted to recommend the city “stop pursuing avenues to offer one-hour free parking and direct staff to focus on improving the overall parking experience downtown,” as noted in meeting minutes, with a follow up in six months to ascertain the impact.

The council also will consider ratifying a separate IAC vote from June 2 on speed limits in the city. The committee supported the majority of findings in traffic studies but sought further reviews on three corridor stretches: Cohasset Road (between The Esplanade and Mangrove Avenue), Park Avenue (between Humboldt Avenue & East 20th Street) and East Avenue (between Highway 99 and the Esplanade).

Other business scheduled Tuesday includes:

• Ratification of previous votes on weed abatement and an airport lease appeal.

• Public hearings on the city abandoning rights-of-way for Chico State development and forming a maintenance district for the Wisconsin Street subdivision from Habitat for Humanity.

• At the request of the Downtown Chico Property Based Improvement District, the rescinding of a fee increase the PBID successfully pursued in March.

• A discussion of fee calculations requested by Councilor Katie Hawley.

• Closed session updates on labor negotiations and three litigation matters, including Warren v. Chico and Believe in Chico v. City of Chico (i.e., Valley’s Edge).

The Chico City Council regularly meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month — except for single meetings in July and August — at 421 Main St.; closed session starts at 5 p.m. Meetings are free and open to the public.