Carbondale Reporter

City of Carbondale City Council met June 25.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

Council Members present

Councilwoman Carolin Harvey, Councilman Adam Loos, Councilwoman Jessica Bradshaw, Councilman Jeff Doherty, Councilman Lee Fronabarger, Councilman Tom Grant, and Mayor John M Henry

A Local Liquor Control Commission meeting immediately preceded this meeting.

Meeting called to order at 6:22 PM

5. Preliminaries to the City Council Meeting Procedural: 5.1 Roll Call

Procedural: 5.2 Citizens' Comments and Questions

M Stalls noted that since she last spoke about the state of Oak Street, there has been no change in the area; she indicated a neighbor shared with her an encounter with a City Staff member who confused M Stalls with her. She also noted that she has not seen foot patrols in her neighborhood.

Valerie Muhammad asked the Council to consider Ordinances for noise and additional lighting. Charlie Howe inquired about the overcharge of SIU for water billing.

Barry Spehn remarked on the condition of mobile home parks in the area and asked the Council to pass an Ordinance to bring mobile home parks to acceptable standards.

Dr. Carmen Suarez, speaking as an individual and not as a Park District Board member, itemized her concerns about the actions regarding the referendum and the relationship between the City and Park District.

Sandy Litecky responded to a part of Dr. Suarez' comments relating to the League of Women Voter forums.

Procedural: 5.3 Council Comments, General Announcements, and Proclamations

Councilman Fronabarger commended CCHS students Gabriel Benyas, Rose Kippenbrock, and Kylee Korando who were finalists at the National History Day competition; he announced that Carbondale Community High School made the list of the top 200 high schools in the U.S.

Councilwoman Harvey announced that the Spirit of Attucks weekend will occur next weekend. Councilman Loos responded to Mr. Spehn’s request relating to mobile home parks and also responded to Dr. Suarez’s comments and concerns. He noted what he hoped for in future meetings between the Park District and the City.

Councilwoman Bradshaw remarked on the need for additional child care centers in Carbondale and suggested that increased citizen participation during governmental meetings might be realized if child care were to be provided. Ms. Bradshaw announced that the group Racial Unity in Carbondale is collecting donations to send toiletries for the children being held in the border detention centers; further, she announced two Southern Illinois Immigrants Right Project events: Beach Blanket Bingo and No Kids In Cages on June 29 and July 6.

City Manager Williams announced the location and date of the fireworks display. Procedural: 5.4 Proclamation for Spirit of Attucks Weekend

Mayor Henry proclaimed the weekend of July 5 - 7, 2019, as Spirit of Attucks Weekend in Carbondale and encouraged residents to observe the legacy of an Attucks education.

6. Public Hearings and Special Reports

Discussion: 6.1 Presentation of the Feasibility Study from the Storm Water Utility Advisory Committee

Note from Clerk: This presentation is available to the public on the City’s website via the BoardDocs agenda management portal – contact the Clerk’s Office for assistance in accessing this information.

Doug Noel of Noel & Associates, Sean Pickford, City Engineer, and Public Works Director Sean Henry presented information and responded to City Council inquiries regarding the findings of a Storm Water Utility Feasibility Study which had been authorized in December 2017.

The City Council inquired about the rate method, equity differences for commercial and residential, the effects on differently sized lots, comments about the drainage master plan, how long other municipalities had their fees in place, the impact on economic development, questioned the assumptions of the impact of rain based on lot size, a matter of terminology, the exclusion of vacant lots, what the impact would be on SIU, a need for better public input and when to do it, whether it impacts property insurance, whether it would be a dedicated fund, the impact of storm water detention on new developments, utilizing changes in storm duration in the calculations, if the City would be paying the fee also, the impact of the MS4 permit, changing the assessments of credits, questions about billing responsibility, structure of contract with consultant, and providing citizen education on the subject prior to public meeting.

7. Consent Agenda of the City Council

Action (Consent): 7.1 Approval of Minutes from the Carbondale City Council Meeting of June 11, 2019

Resolution: Approve the meeting minutes from the City Council meeting of June 11, 2019

Action (Consent): 7.2 Approval of Warrant for the Period Ending: 06/14/2019 for the FY 2020 Warrant 1357 in the Total Amount of $1,107,407.26

Resolution: Accept the following report of payments made for the period ended: 06/14/2019 totaling $1,107,407.26 (Exhibit A-06-25-2019)

Action (Consent): 7.3 Approval of Wells Fargo Warrant for the Period Ending 05/31/2019 FY 2020 Warrant # WF 05/2019 in the amount of $199,016.18

Resolution: Approval of Wells Fargo Warrant for the Period Ending 05/31/2019 FY 2020 Warrant # WF 05/2019 in the amount of $199,016.18 (Exhibit B-06-25-2019)

Action (Consent): 7.4 Award Purchase of Motor Fuel Tax Materials for FY2020

Resolution: Conditionally Award the purchase of MFT Maintenance Materials pending IDOT's concurrence to: Illini Asphalt, Benton, IL, for Section 20-00000-02-GM Group A in the amount of $42,764.49; Section 20-00000-01-GM Groups A,C,E and G to Beelman Logistic LLC of East St Louis, IL, in the amount of $21,072 and Group F to Marathon Petroleum of St. Elmo, IL, in the amount of $12,815. It is further requested that the purchase of Non-MFT Maintenance Materials be awarded to Beelman Logistics LLC, East St Louis, IL, for Groups B and D in the amount of $22,740.

Action (Consent): 7.5 Ordinance Amending Title Five of the Carbondale Revised Code Adding Licensing to Prevent Fraudulent Sales as Required by the Illinois Fraudulent Sales Act

Resolution: Adopt an Ordinance Amending Title Five, "Businesses and Occupations", to Add a Chapter for the Licensing of Going Out of Business Sales as Required by the Illinois Fraudulent Sales Act, 815 ILCS 350/ (Ordinance 2019-12; Exhibit C-06-25-2019)

Action (Consent): 7.6 A Resolution Approving the Final BPL Development Plan for Home Goods at 1260 East Main Street

Resolution: Adopt a resolution approving the Final BPL Development Plan for Home Goods at 1260 East Main Street (Resolution 2019-R-37; Exhibit D-06-25-2019)

Action (Consent): 7.7 Acceptance of Motor Fuel Tax Audit / Compliance Review #77 for the Period Beginning May 1, 2012 and Ending April 30, 2018

Resolution: Accept Motor Fuel Tax Audit #77 and place it on file in the permanent records of the City of Carbondale

Action: 7.8 Approve Resolutions Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into 5-Year Engineering Consultant Contracts with Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen Inc. (TWM) of Swansea, IL and Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc. (CMT) of Springfield, IL to Assist with Federally Funded Projects in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,000,000 Each

Pulled by J. Doherty

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 Adam Loos, second by Lee Fronabarger.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Yea: Carolin Harvey, Adam Loos, Jessica Bradshaw, Jeff Doherty, Lee Fronabarger, Tom Grant, John M Henry

Action: 7.8 Approve Resolutions Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into 5-Year Engineering Consultant Contracts with Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen Inc. (TWM) of Swansea, IL and Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc. (CMT) of Springfield, IL to Assist with Federally Funded Projects in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,000,000 Each

Council noted this action does not give these contractors carte blanche, requested a list of firms who submitted an RFQ, noted this only applies to federally funded project, and inquired why two firms were being selected,

MOTION: Approve two (2) 5-Year Engineering Consultant Contracts to assist with Federally Funded Projects with Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen Inc. (TWM) of Swansea, IL and Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc. (CMT) of Springfield, IL in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,000,000 Each Over a 5 Year Period

Motion by Jeff Doherty, second by Adam Loos.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Yea: Carolin Harvey, Adam Loos, Jessica Bradshaw, Jeff Doherty, Lee Fronabarger, Tom Grant, John M Henry (Resolutions 2019-R-38 and -39; Exhibits E- and F-06-25-2019)

8. General Business of the City Council

Action: 8.1 Approve a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a 2019 BUILD Grant to the US Department of Transportation Requesting $16,486,000 in Grant Funds

MOTION: Approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a 2019 BUILD grant application requesting $16,486,000 in grant funds.

Motion by Adam Loos, second by Tom Grant.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Yea: Carolin Harvey, Adam Loos, Jessica Bradshaw, Jeff Doherty, Lee Fronabarger, Tom Grant, John M Henry (Resolution 2019-R-40; Exhibit G-06-25-2019)

Action: 8.2 An Ordinance to Repeal the Cap and an Ordinance to Raise the Cap on Video Gaming Terminal Licenses

Councilman Loos recused himself from discussion and voting on this matter.

Council discussed whether to eliminate or raise the cap. There were a number of possible increased caps raised and a suggestion to cap the number of establishments versus the number of terminals. Council inquired if other municipalities established a minimum percentage of alcoholic sales, about the cap on truck stop establishments, and briefly deliberated whether to cap terminal licenses or stickers.

Barry Spehn expressed support for eliminating the cap.

MOTION: Approve an Ordinance to Raise the Cap on Video Gaming Terminal Licenses to 180

Motion by Lee Fronabarger, second by Tom Grant.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Yea: Carolin Harvey, Jessica Bradshaw, Jeff Doherty, Lee Fronabarger, Tom Grant, John M Henry

Abstain: Adam Loos (Ordinance 2019-13; Exhibit H-06-25-2019)

9. Executive Session

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 8:45 p.m.

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