Local Liquor Control Commission and Regular City Council Meetings
Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/28/2026
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Carbondale Civic Center
Categories
There will be a meeting of the Carbondale Local Liquor Control Commission, followed by a regular meeting of the Carbondale City Council, at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in City Council Chambers located at 200 South Illinois Avenue.
Agendas for the two meetings are attached.
To view the agenda and attachments in their entirety, please visit these links:
Link to City Council Meeting Agenda and Agenda Items: https://carbondaleil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/4259/files/agenda/5272
Link to the Local Liquor Control Commission Meeting Agenda and Agenda Items: https://carbondaleil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/4298/files/agenda/5274
Carbondale Local Liquor Control Commission
Meeting
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Civic Center, Room 108
200 South Illinois Avenue
Visitors are welcome to all meetings of the Local Liquor Control Commission. Please silence electronic
devices before entering the City Council Chambers.
1. Roll Call
2. Public Comments
3. General Business of the Local Liquor Control Commission
1. Local Liquor Control Commission Meeting Minutes April 14, 2026
2. Application from Don Sol 1, Inc., of Marion, Illinois, for a Temporary Liquor License
to Cater Alcohol at a Private Event at the Carbondale Civic Center on May 16, 2026
4. Adjournment
Carbondale City Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers, 200 South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Visitors are welcome to all meetings of the City Council. Please silence electronic devices before
entering. City Council meetings are deliberative sessions by members of the governing body. Civility and
decorum are expected and required at all times.
The public may address the Council on a matter not covered by the printed Agenda during the Public
Comments agenda item; comments and concerns should pertain only to matters relevant to City business.
If you wish to address the Council about an item on the Agenda, please raise your hand at the time the
Mayor invites audience comments on that item. Speakers may comment once per item for up to four
minutes. No speaker may allocate minutes to another person or group. A maximum of thirty minutes
will be permitted for public comments, and a maximum of twenty minutes per agenda item will be
allowed for public comments on all of the items except public hearings.
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by
one motion. Unless otherwise specifically requested, there will be no separate discussion on these items.
1. Roll Call
2. Public Comments
3. Council Comments, General Announcements, and Proclamations
4. Public Hearings and Special Reports
5. Consent Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of April 14, 2026
2. Approval of Warrant 1535 for Period Ending 04/10/2026 in the amount of
$1,192,341.74
3. Award a Contract for the Replacement of the 911 Radio Communications Tower at
501 Washington Street in the Amount of $63,095 to Roy Walker Communications.
4. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Engagement Letter with
Kerber, Eck, & Braeckel for the City’s FY 2026 Audit
5. Reappointments to the Police Pension Board and the Preservation Commission
6. Resolution Appropriating $527,060 of Motor Fuel Tax Funds for the FY 2027 Program
for Maintenance of Streets and Alleys
7. Award a Contract to Lighting Associates in the Amount of $34,678.52 for the Purchase
of String Lights and Materials, and Award a Contract to Judge Services in the Amount
of $14,120.00 for the Installation of String Lights Downtown
8. A Resolution to Renew the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge
6. General Business
1. A Resolution Approving and a Resolution Denying a Special Use Permit to Arena
Eclipse Solar, LLC for the Construction of a 4.0 Megawatt Solar Array at 14
Minnesota Road
2. Ordinance Adopting the Operating Budget for the City of Carbondale and the
Carbondale Public Library for FY 2027 and an Ordinance Adopting a Pay Plan for
Non-Bargaining Unit Employees for FY 2027
3. Resolution Approving the Five-Year Community Investment Program for Fiscal Years
2027 through 2031
7. Executive Session
8. Adjournment