The Carbondale City Council will consider street-closure requests for several upcoming special events at its next meeting 7 p.m. today.
The mission of the City Council is to serve as the legislative and policy body of the City Government. The Mayor serves as the official head of the government.
Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the council.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE & AGENDA
City Hall, Council Chambers, 202 North 11th Street, Murphysboro, IL 62966
***Tuesday, August 9th, 2016***
7:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Consideration of Council Minutes – July 7th, July 12th, and July 25th, 2016
4. Consideration of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll Reports
5. Comments from the Public
6. Committee/Commission Reports
a. Budget & Finance – Chairman Dan Bratton
Old Business
? Approve paying the Accounts Payable Registers
New Business
? Discussion regarding funds received from Smysor Trust
b. Building & Grounds – Chairman Russell Brown
Old Business
? Approve paying half of the $2281.40 invoice from Gurley & Son HVAC for the Senior
Citizens Building
New Business
? Discussion regarding the Franchise Agreement with Ameren for gas and electric
c. Community Relations – Chairman Dan Bratton
Old Business
? Approve street closures for Apple Festival
? Approve street closures for Brews Brothers Taproom for August 27th & November 5th
New Business
? Discussion regarding changing the ordinance to allow daily and weekly raffles
? Discussion regarding approval of street closures for the BBQ Cookoff
? Discussion regarding establishing a fee for street closures
? Update on Roberta Drive water drainage issue
? Discussion regarding request for donations by Historic Preservation Commission
? Discussion regarding banner placement/17th Street banner poles
? Discussion regarding establishing a new class of liquor license
d. Public Improvement – Chairman Gary McComb
Old Business
? Approve setting the date for the Annual City Clean-up for the 1st weekend in June and
ordering a banner
New Business
? Discussion regarding landscape waste pickup/storage area fees
? Discussion regarding placement of fences on property lines
? Discussion regarding the Old Depot
e. Public Works – Chairman Bill Pierson
Old Business
? Approve the request from Robert Kupferer to vacate a portion of a platted alley between
Clay and McCord Streets
? Approve the surplus of a 5’ disc at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
? Approve soliciting prices for road improvements into the Wastewater Treatment Plant
? Approve the replacement of a water main along North 19th Street
New Business
? Discussion regarding improvements to the road inside Riverside Park
? Discussion regarding demolition of the Wastewater Treatment Plant
f. Public Safety – Chairman Russell Brown
Old Business
? Approve the request for No Parking on the South Side of Gartside Street from 21st to 22nd
? Approve the request for a Children at Play sign in the 2100 Block of Hortense Street
New Business
? Discussion regarding request for No Parking on the south side of Birkner Lane
g. Personnel – Chairman Barbara Hughes
Old Business
? Approve the proposed amendment to the Revised Code 30-2-1
New Business
? Discussion regarding approval of the Public Works and Clerical Contracts
7. Mayors Report
? Discussion regarding changing the time of the City Council meeting
8. Council Members Requests
9. Department Head Requests
10. Adjournment
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