Carbondale Reporter

City of Carbondale City Council met July 8.

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 Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University 40th Anniversary Day

2. Public Hearings and Special Reports

• 2.1 Presentation of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grand Avenue Lane Reduction and Shared Use Path CIP ST2505

3. Consent Agenda of the City Council

• 3.1 Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of June 10 and the Special City Council Meeting of July 1, 2025
• 3.2 Approval of Warrant for the Period Ending: 06/06/2025 for the FY 2025 & FY 2026 Warrant 1513 in the Total Amount of $1,529,690.57
• 3.3 Approval of Warrant for the Period Ending: 06/20/2025 for the FY 2026 Warrant 1514 in the Total Amount of $1,872,475.30
• 3.4 Acceptance of Approved Meeting Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
• 3.5 Approve a Contract with Pepsi MidAmerica Co. to Provide Vending and Wholesale Services for City Properties
• 3.6 Ordinance Approving a Budget Adjustment to Increase the Carbondale Public Library FY 2026 Budget in the Amount of $990,000 for Improvements to the Building Infrastructure and HVAC System
• 3.7 Award of Purchase of a 72'' Cut Ferris Zero-Turn Lawn Mower to Joyce Lee Outdoor Equipment of Carbondale, Illinois in the Amount of $15,900
• 3.8 Resolution Declaring Four (4) City-owned Vehicles as Surplus, Award of Purchase of Three (3) 2026 GMC Pick-up Trucks for Various City Divisions in the Amount of $136,000 (Including 3 Trade-ins of $2,000) from Auffenberg of Carbondale, IL, Award of Purchase of One (1) Ford Maverick in the Amount of $29,398 (Including a Trade-in of $1,000) to Vogler Motor Co. of Carbondale, IL
• 3.9 Contract in the Amount of $70,000 to Always Excavating & Landscaping, Carbondale, IL, for demolition of five (5) abandoned, blighted residential structures, bid as Various Residential Demolitions 2025 Round 5
• 3.10 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Residential Tax Increment Financing Agreement with Makenna Baxter for a Redevelopment Project at 606 West Walnut Street
• 3.11 An Ordinance Authorizing the Acceptance of a Grant from the T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program and Approving a Budget Adjustment to Increase the Local Improvement Fund and Community Development FY 2026 Budgets in the Total Amount of $46,300
• 3.12 Resolutions Declaring Honorary Street Naming for Kenneth "Kent" Mason and Elbert Simon, Sr.
• 3.13 Approval of Consent Agenda Items

4. General Business of the City Council

• 4.1 An Ordinance Amending the City of Carbondale Curb Appeal Assistance Program and an Ordinance Amending the City of Carbondale Down Payment Assistance Program
• 4.2 An Ordinance Approving and a Resolution Denying the Rezoning of Property Belonging to Jerry Baine on Parcel Number 15-17-327-023 at the Terminus of Baine Drive from PUD, Planned Unit Development, to AG, General Agriculture
• 4.3 A Resolution Approving and a Resolution Denying a Special Use Permit to Arena Knight 2 Solar, LLC to Construct and Operate a 3.0 Megawatt Solar Array on Parcel 15-17-327-023 at the Terminus of Baine Drive, Which is Zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development
• 4.4 A Resolution Approving and a Resolution Denying a Special Use Permit to Arena Knight 1 Solar, LLC to Construct and Operate a 3.8 Megawatt (MW) Solar Array at 1914 West Sycamore Street Within the AG - General Agriculture Zoning District With Three Conditions
• 4.5 An Ordinance Amending Title One, Chapter 4, Section 16, and Title One, Chapter 3B of the Carbondale Revised Code as it Relates to Employee Residency Requirements
• 4.6 Discussion Pertaining to Live Music Before City Council Meetings

5. Adjournment of the City Council Meeting

• 5.1 Adjourn meeting

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