Carbondale Reporter

City of Marion City Council met June 12.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

1. ROLL CALL

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS/AUDIENCE TO VISITORS (Subject to Ordinance No. 3128 as amended by Ordinance No. 3134)

4. CONSENT AGENDA

A. INVOICES

1) Approve the contractual annual invoice from Questica for budgeting software.

2) Approve Governmental Consulting Solutions, Inc invoice 6173 for $3,000 for June 2023 Consulting Services.

B. EMPLOYMENT

1) MARION CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Approve the recommendation of the Director to hire Nicole Young as part-time Library Assistant at $13 per hour.

2) HUB RECREATION CENTER

Approve the recommendation of the General Manager to hire Noah Mason as part-time Lifeguard

$14.50/hour, pending results of pre-employment requirements.

3) MARION CULTURAL & CIVIC CENTER

Approve the recommendation of the Director to hire Sebastian Goff & Xander Rodriguez to open part-time Custodian positions at $13.00/hour.

4) MARION SENIOR CITIZENS

Approve the recommendation of the Director to hire Sandra Young for an open substitute Cook position at $13/hour.

C. MINUTES

1) Discuss/Approve minutes from the May 22, 2023 council meeting. 

NEW BUSINESS

5. BUILDING & CODE SERVICES

A. Discuss and vote to either affirm or overrule the Zoning Board’s approval of a zoning change request at 1302 W Cherry St., PIN# 06-24-126-010 (Ordinance 3894) from R-2 Multi-Family Residential to C-1 General Commercial.

6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MUNICIPAL PLANNING

A. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Conflict of Interest Declaration Form signed by Commissioner John Stoecklin.

B. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Conflict of Interest Declaration Form signed by Commissioner Doug Patton.

C. Discuss/Approve Ordinance 3893 approving a Meadowland Parkway TIF Redevelopment Agreement Amendment with CCS Real Estate Holdings, LLC.

D. Discuss/Approve Ordinance 3895 a Residential TIF I Redevelopment Agreement with Yellow Door Builders, LLC for the Tower Square Art District Project.

7. FIRE DEPARTMENT

A. Discuss/Approve the recommendation of the Police & Fire Merit Board to hire Eli Harlan and Josh Haynes to two open Firefighter positions; terms per the collective bargaining agreement.

8. STREET DEPARTMENT

A. Discuss/Approve the low bid for the 2023 Street Overlay Program to Samron for $2,247,998.00.

9. PUBLIC AFFAIRS

A. Discuss/Approve Ordinance 3892 establishing the position of Communications & Marketing Director.

B. Discuss/Approve the recommendation of the Mayor to hire Rachel Stroud to the position of Communications & Marketing Director.

C. Discuss/Approve a lease with Fowler Company, LLC to lease two lots downtown for public parking.

10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS

11. MISCELLANEOUS

12. CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF NEEDED) LITIGATION, PROPERTY, PERSONNEL.

13. MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT

https://cityofmarionil.gov/agendas-minutes/