Carbondale Reporter

City of Carbondale City Council met Aug. 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the Council:

1. Council Members present Councilman Adam Loos, Councilwoman Jessica Bradshaw, Councilman Jeff Doherty, Councilman Tom Grant, Councilman Navreet Kang, and Mayor Pro Tem Carolin Harvey

2. Council Members absent Mayor John M. Henry

3. A Local Liquor Control Commission meeting preceded the City Council meeting.

4. Meeting called to order at 6:14 PM

5. Preliminaries to the City Council Meeting

Procedural: 5.1 Roll Call

Procedural: 5.2 Council Comments, General Announcements, and Proclamations

City Manager Williams noted that there will be a public meeting with Brightfields on Wednesday at the Civic Center.

Procedural: 5.3 Citizens' Comments and Questions

Jerrold Hennrich, Chair of the Human Relations Commission, invited Council to attend a Human Relations Commission forum on September 13. The topics are how to boost enrollment at SIU and make Carbondale a better place.

Nicholas Smaligo read from a petition circulating seeking to provide free parking for individuals who work on the Strip.

Ginger Rye invited the Council to attend an event on Saturday, September 8, entitled "The Big Event", held by the Women for Change - Unity in the Community and the People's Climate Movement.

Lee Hughes read the narrative from a petition which has been circulating seeking to install speed humps on North Wall Street in order to slow traffic down.

6. Public Hearings and Special Reports

None

7. Consent Agenda of the City Council Action (Consent): 7.1 Approval of Minutes from the City Council Meeting of August 14, 2018 Resolution: Approve the minutes from the City Council meeting of August 14, 2018

Action (Consent): 7.2 Approval of Warrant for the Period Ending: 07/30/2018 for the FY 2019 Warrant 1335 in the Total Amount of $1,238,382.99

Resolution: Accept the following report of payments made for the period ended: 07/30/2018 totaling $1,238,382.99 (Exhibit A-08-28-2018)

Action (Consent): 7.3 Approval of Wells Fargo Warrant for the Period Ending 07/31/2018 FY 2019 Warrant # WF 07/2018 in the amount of $124,084.29 Resolution: Accept the following report of payments made for the period ended: 07/31/2018 totaling $124,084.29 (Exhibit B-08-28-2018)

Action (Consent): 7.4 Acceptance of Approved Meeting Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees Resolution: Accept the approved meeting minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees and place them on file

Action (Consent): 7.5 Ordinance Authorizing a Budget Adjustment to Increase the Civic Center/City Hall Division for Additional Advertising Costs for the 2018 Pet Expo Resolution: Approve Ordinance authorizing a budget adjustment to increase the Civic Center/City Hall Division for additional advertising costs associated with the 2018 Pet Expo (Ordinance 2018-30; Exhibit C-08-28-2018)

Action (Consent): 7.6 Ordinance Authorizing a Budget Adjustment to Increase the Support Services Division for Costs Related to the 2018 Carbondale Halloween Celebration Resolution: Approve an Ordinance Authorizing a Budget Adjustment to Increase the Support Services Division for Costs Related to the 2018 Carbondale Halloween Celebration 2018-08-28 (Ordinance 2018-31; Exhibit D-08-28-2018)

Action (Consent): 7.7 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application and Accept a Justice Assistance Grant for the Police Department & Approve an Ordinance Increasing the Police Department’s FY2019 Budget in the Amount of $10,018 Resolution: Recommended Action Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept a Justice Assistance Grant; approve an Ordinance authorizing a budget adjustment for the Police Department’s FY 2019 budget in the amount of $10,018; and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute such assurances, certifications and other documents as may be necessary to apply for, accept and administer the grant. (Resolution 2018-R-31; Ordinance 2018-32; Exhibits E- & F-08-28-2018)

Action (Consent): 7.8 Conditional Award of Contract to Microsurfacing Contractors of St. Louis, Missouri, for MFT Microsurfacing FY2019 Bid No. 19-10 Resolution: Conditionally award the contract for MFT Microsurfacing pending IDOT's concurrence to Microsurfacing Contractors, St. Louis, MO, for Section 19-00000-03-GM in the amount of $174,643.70

Action (Consent): 7.9 Approval of Consent Agenda Items Resolution: Approve all Consent Agenda items not pulled for separate consideration

MOTION: Approve all Consent Agenda items not pulled for separate consideration

Motion by Navreet Kang, second by Jessica Bradshaw. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yea: Adam Loos, Jessica Bradshaw, Jeff Doherty, Tom Grant, Navreet Kang, Carolin Harvey

8. General Business of the City Council Action: 8.1 A Resolution to Approve and a Resolution to Deny Olivia Jones-Martin's Request for a Special Use Permit to Establish a Day Care Home I at 1545 East Gary Drive in an R-1-15, Low Density Residential, District

The Council discussed the confusion during and as a result of the Planning Commission when the application was first considered, what conditions can be required if the request were to be granted, which conditions would receive the support if individual Council members, what signage would be permitted, the limits on Special Use permits, what types of uses are permitted, special, or prohibited, viewing the matter from a zoning perspective, the order of the home and yard, the hours of operation, and the visibility of toys on the lawn if the applicant were to be denied the Special Use.

The applicant, Olivia Jones-Martin, explained her plan for the storage and placement of toys.

Bruce Payne asked if conditions could be written in to require toy storage in the garage or screening of the fence.

Persons speaking in favor of the application included Olivia Jones-Martin, Jerrold Hennrich, Jennifer Fratelli, Thomas (last name unclear), Delorah Bell, Burke Cawthon Sr., Yemisi Pleasant-Sloan, and Etta White.

Persons speaking in opposition to the application included Laura Germann, Bruce Payne, Ron Germann, and Matt Germann.

MOTION: Adopt a Resolution approving the Special Use Permit for a Day Care Home I for property zoned as an R-1-15, Low-Density Residential, District located at 1545 East Gary Drive

Motion by Adam Loos, second by Jessica Bradshaw. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yea: Adam Loos, Jessica Bradshaw, Tom Grant, Navreet Kang, Carolin Harvey Nay: Jeff Doherty (Resolution 2018-R-32; Exhibit H-08-28-2018)

9. Executive Session

None

10. Adjournment of the City Council Meeting

Procedural: 10.1 Adjourn meeting

There being no further business to come before the public body, the meeting was declared adjourned at 7:42 p.m.

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