Regular City Council Meeting
Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/27/2025
6:00 pm
Location
Carbondale Civic Center
Categories
There will be a meeting of the Carbondale City Council at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the City Council Chambers located at 200 South Illinois Avenue.
The agenda for the meeting is attached. To view the agenda and attachments in their entirety, please visit this link: http://www.boarddocs.com/il/coc/Board.nsf/Public
Questions should be directed to the City Manager’s Office at 457-3229.
“Carbondale prides itself on providing its visitors, students, businesses and residents with a unique mix of edge and ease. It’s a cultural town, yet free of pretense, embracing the great outdoors as readily as urban sophistication. Here, we are open to new ideas, experiences and cultures, so you are encouraged to both express yourself and be yourself, in all ways. That’s Carbondale…All Ways Open… for family, fun, business, new ideas and a bright tomorrow.”
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Regular City Council Meeting May 27, 2025
City Council Chambers, Room 108
200 South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
6:00 p.m.
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 Bike Month
1.5 Proclamation for National Preservation Month
2. Public Hearings and Special Reports
2.1 Historic Preservation Award Presentation
2.2 E-Scooter Micromobility Program Update from City Staff, SIU Administration, and VeoRide Representative
3. Consent Agenda of the City Council
3.1 City Council Meeting Minutes from May 13, 2025
3.2 Approval of Warrant for the Period Ending: 05/09/2025 for the FY 2025 & FY 2026 Warrant 1511 in the Total Amount of
$1,833,972.63
3.3 Approval of Wells Fargo Warrant for the Period Ending 04/30/2025 FY 2025 Warrant # WF 04/2025 in the amount of
$206,431.05
3.4 Acceptance of a Temporary Construction Easement and Approval of a $300 Payment for Said Easement from Omar Jimenez-
Godinez for the Pleasant Hill Road Project From McLafferty Road to Union Hill Road (ST1502)
3.5 Ordinance Approving a Budget Adjustment to Increase the Southern Illinois Multi-Modal Station (SIMMS) FY 2026 Budget in
the Amount of $60,000 to Provide for the Management of the Co-working Space by Carbondale Main Street
3.6 Award of Contract to Hutchison Engineering, Inc. in the Amount of $94,390 for Phase III Engineering/Construction
Inspection Services for the Wall Street Road Conversion (CIP ST2405)
3.7 Award of Contract for FY 2026 Street Cut Repair Program to Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc. of Murphysboro, Illinois in
the Estimated Amount of $319,319
3.8 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Code Compliance Tax Increment Financing Agreement with Big
Muddy Rentals for a Redevelopment Project at 306 and 308 South Illinois Avenue
3.9 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Code Compliance Tax Increment Financing Agreement with HB’s
EGGS LLC dba Harbaugh’s Cafe for a Redevelopment Project at 901 S Illinois Avenue
3.10 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Code Compliance Tax Increment Financing Agreement with TP &
MP, LLC for a Redevelopment Project at 509 S Illinois Avenue
3.11 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Highway
Safety Improvement Program Grant in the Amount of $2,117,253
3.12 Appointment and Reappointments to Boards and Commissions – Library Board of Trustees and Preservation Commission
3.13 Approval of Consent Agenda Items
4. General Business of the City Council
4.1 A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter an Agreement with Placer.ai for Access to Their Location Intelligence and
Foot Traffic Data Software
4.2 An Ordinance Amending the City of Carbondale Curb Appeal Assistance Program, an Ordinance Amending the City of
Carbondale Down Payment Assistance Program, and an Ordinance Providing Budgetary Funding for the FY 2026 Housing Grant
Program
5. Executive Session
5.1 Executive Session to Discuss the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of
Specific Employees of the Public Body
5.2 Return to Open Session
6. Adjournment of the City Council Meeting
6.1 Adjourn meeting