Carbondale Reporter

City of Carbondale City Council Met Sept. 14. 

Here is the agenda provided by the council: 

1. Preliminaries to the City Council Meeting  

1.1 Roll Call   

1.2 Citizens' Comments and Questions   

1.3 Council Comments, General Announcements, and Proclamations   

1.4 Proclamation for National Rail Safety Week   

2. Public Hearings and Special Reports  

2.1 Public Hearing to Provide Interested Parties an Opportunity to Express their Views on the Program Activities and Performance of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds in Support of Local Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Emergency   

3. Consent Agenda of the City Council  

3.1 Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of August 24 and the Special City Council Meeting of August 30, 2021   

3.2 Approval of Warrant for the Period Ending: 08/20/2021 for the FY 2022 Warrant 1414 in the Total Amount of $667,452.28   

3.3 Approval of Warrant for the Period Ending: 09/03/2021 for the FY 2022 Warrant 1415 in the Total Amount of $985,955.79   

3.4 Approval of Wells Fargo Warrant for the Period Ending 07/31/2021 FY 2022 Warrant # WF 07/2021 in the amount of $116,212.94   

3.5 Resolution Declaring Fair Days for WDBX's Block Party at the Downtown Pavilion on Saturday, October 9   

3.6 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Grant Application to the Southern Illinois  Metropolitan Planning Organization (SIMPO) for FY2026 Funding to Improve Pleasant Hill Road from  McLafferty Road to Union Hill Road   

3.7 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Economic Development Tax Increment Financing Agreement with UGA LLC for a Redevelopment Project at 220 West Chestnut Street   

3.8 Award of Contract with TWM, Inc. in the Amount of $24,023.00 to Complete an Electric Vehicle Charging  Station Study   

3.9 Award of Contract with TWM, Inc. in the Amount of $300,000 for Engineering Design Services for the ITEP Bike Path Project - Old Highway 13 to Wood Road   

3.10 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Project Labor Agreement with the Egyptian Building Trades Council   

3.11 Approval of Consent Agenda Items   

4. General Business of the City Council  

4.1 City Council Discussion Regarding Priorities for Investing Funds from the American Rescue Plan   

4.2 Continued Review of the Liquor Code Rewrite and/or Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Titles Two, Thirteen, and Fourteen of the Carbondale Revised Code Relating to Alcoholic Liquor   

4.3 Ordinance Approving a Text Amendment to Title 5 and Title 15 of the Carbondale Revised Code Relative to the Standards, Regulation, and Permitted Zoning of the Vacation Rental Unit Land Use   

5. Executive Session  

5.1 Enter Executive Session to Discuss the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body or Legal Counsel for the Public Body, Collective Negotiating Matters Between the Public Body and Its Employees or Their Representatives, or Deliberations Concerning Salary Schedules for One or More Classes of Employees   

5.2 Motion to Reenter into Open Session   

6. Adjournment of the City Council Meeting  

6.1 Adjourn meeting   

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