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[0:01] Good evening. It's 6 o'clock and we will call the Carbondale City Council meeting to order. First on the agenda is roll call, please.
[0:09] Council Member Colombo.
[0:12] Present.
[0:12] Council Member Kilman.
[0:14] Present.
[0:15] Council Member Lowes.
[0:17] Present.
[0:19] Council Member Maxwell.
[0:21] Present.
[0:22] Council Member Roberts.
[0:23] Present.
[0:24] Council Member Stanfield.
[0:26] Present.
[0:27] Mayor Harvey.
[0:28] Present.
[0:29] and next on the agenda, citizens comments and questions.
[0:35] City council meetings are deliberative sessions
[0:38] by members of the governing body.
[0:40] Civility and decorum are expected
[0:43] and will be required at all times.
[0:46] Public comment is encouraged at all public meetings,
[0:49] but the primary purpose of the meeting is for the council
[0:52] to discuss and determine public policy for the city.
[0:56] Members of the public may address the city council
[0:58] during the public comment agenda item
[1:01] for only those items that are relevant to city business such as information about city events.
[1:08] Issues that the municipality has the authority to address, previously debated items,
[1:14] and items that the council may consider in the future.
[1:18] The mayor shall strictly restrain comments and questions to matters that are relevant to city business
[1:23] and shall not permit repetitious comments.
[1:26] All other agenda items will also include an opportunity for public comments in accordance
[1:33] with the rules adopted and codified by the city council.
[1:37] Speakers should wait to be recognized before they proceed to the podium and should begin
[1:42] their statement by first stating their name and whether or not they are resident of the
[1:47] city.
[1:48] A speaker who represents an organization or other person must identify the organization
[1:53] or person.
[1:54] Public comments are to be directed to the city council as a whole and not to individual councilmembers or individual city staff.
[2:04] The city council and staff are not required to respond to comments and questions.
[2:09] Speakers may comment up to four minutes per item once per person.
[2:13] No speaker may give their allotted minutes to another person or group.
[2:17] A maximum of 30 minutes will be permitted for public comments and a maximum of 20 minutes
[2:23] per agenda item will be allowed for public comments on all of the items except public hearings.
[2:29] Are there any citizens who wish to comment?
[2:34] Mr. Cooper?
[2:49] My name is James Cooper Jr., Carbondale Citizen.
[2:51] I'm a medical discharge diagnosed with asthma, mental health disorders, disabled, afro-american
[2:54] retic.
[2:55] I want to thank anyone, black, white, brown and others, continuing to stand up
[2:58] for democracy.
[2:59] I have a mixture of a question or two prepped by a brief comment or to what I say is city business first amendment
[3:04] Right freedom speech my speech is well under four minutes allowed for each of the speak
[3:08] This is an update from last 16 city council meetings
[3:12] I've received no summits appearing court from Jackson County court knowing the rest of me regarding the February 22nd 2018
[3:18] Carpenter police report against me saying I'm breaking the law. I dispute it for the wreck for the public TV
[3:24] audience and city council. Simple question. Respectfully, what's the reason why
[3:28] Carminell Black Preachers, Carminell NAACP, say they offer everyone's due process,
[3:32] law rights, equal rights, and against discrimination, haven't demanded slash
[3:37] assisted in writing as I requested that Jackson County court prosecutors and
[3:41] judges to exonerate me or take me a black man to jury trial regarding the
[3:46] 1992 Jackson County wrongful case against me, etc. This is city business.
[3:51] the city council. The FBI
[3:53] headquarters in Washington DC
[3:55] internal revenue service.
[3:57] Jackson County State
[3:57] Attorney Marcia Case, Ohio
[3:58] Carminell City Manager, U.S.
[4:00] Attorney for the Southern
[4:01] District of Illinois. Illinois
[4:02] Governor J.B. Pritzker, Carminell
[4:04] NAACP, Carminell Police Chief,
[4:07] Carminell Postmaster, Jackson
[4:08] County Court Christian Hill,
[4:10] Carminell Black Churches and
[4:11] others are being certified mail
[4:12] from Carminell Post Office
[4:14] for court records and others.
[4:15] My October 27, 2025 declaration
[4:18] after David that I, James
[4:19] James Cooper, Jr. was told by a library resource that various white
[4:22] thoughts told Carmelette NWSP, Carmelette Black Preachers, being
[4:26] intimidated and scared to shut up, don't talk against white
[4:29] authorities to continue allowing me, black men, to be
[4:33] persecuted by authorities and if they're being together and
[4:36] assist the man in writing as I requested to Jackson County
[4:40] Court prosecutors and judges to immediately summons me to
[4:43] Jackson County Court and design them or take me to the
[4:46] jury trial regarding the 1992 Jackson County Rome for
[4:48] excuse me, case number 92 CF-85.
[4:51] The file, Carminell Police Report,
[4:52] they would kill them too.
[4:55] This is a copy of that affidavit.
[5:01] Also included with my October 27th affidavit
[5:04] for records for the FBI, Carminell, NAACP,
[5:07] all Carminell Black Churches, Carminell,
[5:08] City Mans, Carminell Police, the courts
[5:10] and others are copies of the Jackson County Court
[5:12] Dock Sheet Entrance, case number 92 CF-85
[5:15] as follows, 926 Docket Entry,
[5:18] my September 22nd, 2025 Declaration Affidavit.
[5:21] that some Jackson County court judge and prosecutors U.S. Attorney for some just
[5:24] Illinois Stephen White winehole a racist and others operate like they include
[5:29] clubs plan still trying to frame me James Cooper junior for any felony to
[5:33] keep hitting the mask cover-up of me by the director and assistant director the
[5:37] 1992 Jackson County room for conviction against me case number 92 CF 85
[5:42] involvement process to a misunderstanding this copy of that
[5:45] Dr. Sheet. And the 715.2025 Dr. Sheet entrance to my June 21st, 2025 declaration of affidavit that
[5:56] U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen Wynnehoff and other
[5:59] authorities have several Carmeldale Post Office employees and others in on the
[6:03] corruption against me who are submitting statements for an affidavit for
[6:05] search warrant although no crime to try to justify to a judge to issue an
[6:09] illegal search warrant on my resident and go on a fishing exhibition for the
[6:13] right violation and my June 23rd 2025 decorations that I told the FBI, Illinois
[6:19] State Police and other authorities their confidential informants in on
[6:23] corruption and others that my fifth amendment right is invoked at all times
[6:26] maybe me being subject to the state and federal prosecution slash
[6:30] persecution since for any felony including tax evasion these copy of
[6:35] those doc doc sheet entries question
[6:40] didn't some authorities go all around
[6:42] Complaining making a big shout now see it work it out. That's county juror trial or is on rate me immediately
[6:49] All glory goes God. Thank you.
[6:55] Anyone else?
[6:56] Yes,
[7:00] no, no, no in the back
[7:08] Hello, I'm Jennifer Lampkins. I am a resident of carbonyl and today I'm representing carbonyl United
[7:13] We are having a free day drive
[7:17] And we are collecting items from now until November 10th such things as hats and gloves hand warmers
[7:23] hand sanitizer, duffel bags, blankets, sleeping bags,
[7:26] clothing, shoes and boots, tents, small furniture,
[7:29] toiletries, coats and jackets, household items and toys.
[7:32] This will be for our free community day,
[7:35] which will be Saturday, November 15th
[7:37] at the Collaboration Center in Carbondale.
[7:40] Homeless services will be from 11 to one
[7:42] and that will include a hot meal, warm clothes,
[7:45] hygiene kits, resources and referrals,
[7:47] support and compassion.
[7:49] Community services will be from one to four
[7:51] for free groceries, community resources, raffle prizes, winter items and local
[7:56] agencies and vendors. Let us come together and uplift our community. Thank you.
[8:01] Okay, now Erika.
[8:10] I'm Eric Bukers. I live here in Carbondale and I am speaking
[8:15] today on behalf of the homeless community within Carbondale. Could you
[8:19] adjust the mic please? Is that better? Okay, I'm speaking today on behalf of the
[8:25] homeless community in Carbondale here. The first thing I'd like to address is
[8:29] the recent escalation and aggression toward the homeless that has been going
[8:35] on with city workers and the police. I've witnessed the systematic dehumanization
[8:42] of the most vulnerable social strata of our society. My own home that I've been
[8:49] living in since March was Bulldozed just last week and I don't even know
[8:54] how many others were along with it.
[9:00] We're told this is due to the refuse that accumulated,
[9:03] but the truth of the matter is the garbage they came to clean
[9:07] out was us.
[9:09] We were the trash that those bulldozers were meant to clear.
[9:15] And
[9:17] despite all of that, we still continue to exist.
[9:21] We're here.
[9:22] Nothing has changed.
[9:24] The only thing that changes is that we are now
[9:27] scattered and dislodged from any sense of safety. So we come back to the same
[9:35] question that I've been asking all year. Where do we go?
[9:42] It's amazing how this
[9:44] simple little question often stymies and stumps those that I ask. It doesn't
[9:52] It doesn't seem like it should be that complicated, but I've even heard a member of the Carbondale
[9:59] Police Force bluntly respond to it, not Carbondale.
[10:04] That's deplorable.
[10:06] It's disgusting and shameful in my mind.
[10:13] I've been threatened to be banned from all city property simply for asking for some
[10:21] documentation. This is ridiculous.
[10:26] Anyone I ask this question to that actually tries
[10:29] to give a reasonable answer gives me one of four or four basic answers to this. There's
[10:37] good Sam, good Samaritan task, the warming center and the coalition for the homeless.
[10:44] Now don't get me wrong these are all valuable resources and I'm not saying that there's
[10:50] anything necessarily wrong with them, but they are not a complete safety net and plenty of
[10:55] people fall through the cracks of these services. Good Sam is nearly always at full capacity.
[11:06] Task and the coalition are helpful, but slow at best and often wind up coming to dead
[11:15] ends anyway. And the warming center, we don't even know when or in what kind of capacity
[11:22] it's going to open up. So there's a lot of brick work that we're running into trying
[11:31] to find these services that help. So again, I'm pleading, trying out to anyone with
[11:39] authority to do anything, where do we go? How much taxpayer money is wasted every year
[11:46] in the asinine harassment and dislodging of unhoused people? Also, let's not even begin
[11:53] to discuss how incredibly unconstitutional this all becomes when you consider the BRHA
[11:59] or the IHRA, the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act and the Illinois Human Rights
[12:04] But alas, I'm not here bringing attorneys to sue for damages.
[12:10] No, I'm here asking for basic human dignity and decency to not be persecuted simply for being unhoused.
[12:21] The right to merely exist.
[12:24] Every faith on earth preaches kindness to the poor.
[12:30] Is yours any different?
[12:33] There are thousands of ways.
[12:37] If you agree with what was said, could you please stand?
[12:46] Thank you.
[12:47] Thank you for your time.
[12:51] Anyone else?
[12:53] Okay.
[13:00] Hello.
[13:01] My name is Victor Ludwig.
[13:02] I'm not a resident, but I am your neighbor.
[13:07] There's not much more to say than that other than this.
[13:10] No more encampment sweeps.
[13:12] It solves nothing.
[13:13] It achieves nothing.
[13:14] It hurts.
[13:15] It damages.
[13:16] is a clause at the sole of all involved.
[13:19] So that's all I'm going to say.
[13:21] No more encampment sweeps, because in the lack
[13:26] of a comprehensive plan, we can at least
[13:28] have comprehensive compassion.
[13:30] Thank you.
[13:31] Anyone else?
[13:32] Oh, wait, please don't clap.
[13:35] If you agree with what Victor said, please stand.
[13:37] Clapping is not a difference.
[13:40] Thank you so much.
[13:43] OK, anyone else?
[13:45] Okay. Next on the agenda. Council comments, general announcements and proclamations. Let's
[13:53] start on my right, Ms. Kielman.
[13:59] Yeah. No. Ms. Maxwell? Ms. Roberts? No.
[14:06] I don't want
[14:07] to come back, but okay. Mr. Colombo. I'll be brief. I set my business cards out there
[14:14] on the chairs this evening so that if you have ideas, if you have concerns, if you have
[14:20] any feelings in general around how we are engaging with our homeless population in Carbondale,
[14:25] I'd love to hear from you.
[14:27] In just the past couple days, I've had an opportunity to engage our city manager, mayor,
[14:31] and a couple of other staff regarding what a comprehensive homelessness action plan
[14:36] might look like for Carbondale, and that includes your input and your contributions.
[14:43] So please be in contact. I appreciate your time.
[14:48] Mr. Loth.
[14:50] Can we get an update from staff about what actually happened with respect to the encampment and who.
[15:02] Was manning the bulldozers, staffing the bulldozers?
[15:06] If they're referring to the relocation that occurred a couple weeks ago, that was a direct
[15:12] result of private property owners who decided that they wanted to clean out their privately
[15:18] owned property. And the police department was contacted as a result of they were bringing
[15:23] in equipment to execute their plans to clean that up. And there were people that
[15:27] refused to allow them to bring their equipment onto their own privately owned land. So the
[15:32] The police department went, assisted them with getting onto their property, and was forced
[15:38] to provide warnings to individuals that if they did not leave, they could be subject
[15:41] to arrest for trespassing.
[15:45] And just so I'm clear, there was no sweep by city staff of anything?
[15:50] City did not initiate the removal of anyone.
[15:56] The city provided notice so that everyone had an ample opportunity to know that the
[16:01] The property owners were coming in there to do that work and they decided based on the
[16:07] conditions of their property that that's the response they wanted to have.
[16:12] Thank you.
[16:13] I know that those things do happen with some cities, some places, but not here.
[16:18] And I do also appreciate how much some people enjoy cosplay and LARPing, but this is not
[16:27] the place for it.
[16:28] I
[16:37] don't encourage that behavior, and
[16:43] you know it's great and it's wonderful that we sit and
[16:52] listen to you, but you cannot stay and listen to us.
[16:56] No comments, please.
[16:59] Mr. Los, were you done?
[17:01] Yes, I was actually done.
[17:03] Mr. Sandfield.
[17:06] No.
[17:07] Okay.
[17:08] Oh, I'm sorry, Ms. Roberts.
[17:10] even though everybody just left.
[17:13] I still want to say this, and I'm sorry that people decided to leave
[17:18] instead of sticking around to have good conversations around this
[17:23] because there are good conversations happening around this issue.
[17:28] And I want to begin by recognizing the difficult and complex conversations
[17:32] that our community has had around homelessness and housing, obviously.
[17:36] These discussions have shown just how deeply
[17:39] Carbondale residents care about helping those in crisis
[17:43] while also preserving safe and livable neighborhoods.
[17:47] It's important that we take what we've learned
[17:49] from everything we've all been through
[17:51] and channel this energy into solutions
[17:54] that are realistic, transparent, and effective.
[17:59] Homelessness remains a serious challenge,
[18:02] not only in Carbondale but throughout Southern Illinois,
[18:05] well, I mean really throughout the nation, but in our vicinity throughout the region.
[18:11] And it requires a coordinated regional response.
[18:15] A lot of that work is already happening.
[18:18] Organizations such as BOOTS, SI, a coalition of more than 30 Southern Illinois nonprofits
[18:24] that are focused on housing insecurity, Take Action Today, which recently convened
[18:29] a regional homelessness summit in West Frankfurt, the Southern Illinois Coalition for the
[18:34] homeless and veterans focused organizations such as Project Die Hard are already developing
[18:41] partnerships that a regional task force would require. Our goal should be to build on these
[18:48] efforts and strengthen collaboration across city and county lines. Homelessness doesn't
[18:55] stop at borders and neither should our compassion and our planning. The engagement I've seen
[19:01] shows how deeply people care about helping others
[19:05] and also about maintaining safe, livable neighborhoods.
[19:08] I hope that those seeking to help the unhoused
[19:11] can also shift their energy now
[19:13] towards regional cooperation and solutions.
[19:17] Thank you.
[19:18] Ms. Kielman.
[19:21] So as we all know, SNAP and link benefits
[19:23] are not going to be dispersed on November one.
[19:26] That's an impending perspective reality
[19:29] that is harrowing to so many in our community and a few days ago I asked the city manager
[19:34] to look into what means were available legal or otherwise for us to engage with this impending
[19:42] issue and he was very thorough in his response tracking down all sorts of lines of inquiry
[19:51] into specifically something that I'd asked is whether or not we could maybe mandate
[19:57] that grocers provide out of date or soon to be expired foods directly into the
[20:03] hands of food banks prior to disposal. And it looks like a number of our
[20:09] grocers are already doing that. Kroger and Schnooks currently donate to their
[20:14] food pantries and other food pantries on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On
[20:19] Fridays, Walmart also makes good donations to the Good Samaritan and
[20:23] and Victory Dream Center,
[20:26] there are grocery stores that we could work on, that we should
[20:32] encourage as a community to make donations of their soon to be expired food.
[20:38] Food insecurity is going to be an ever more pressing issue, especially as things get colder,
[20:44] as more people are off work due to the federal shutdown, as economic conditions deteriorate,
[20:51] And as we continue to work on but not achieve solving problems like poverty and homelessness,
[20:59] which we obviously have a very, very complicated but necessary to engage with situation.
[21:06] And so I wanted to brief you all that I am working on it.
[21:12] I will be reaching out and touching base with all of my colleagues on it over the
[21:16] coming weeks. But I did want to keep the community informed that that is a line of thought that
[21:21] we're pursuing at the city.
[21:28] Next on the agenda, Consent Agenda please, Mr. Reno.
[21:33] Item 3.1 is approval of City Council meeting minutes from October 14, 2025. Item 3.2 is
[21:39] approval of a warrant for period ending October 10, 2025 for FY26, warrant number 1522 and
[21:45] the total amount of $2,670,669.48.
[21:50] Item 3.3 is an approval of Wells Fargo warrant for the period
[21:54] ending September 30th, 25 for FY26 warrant number
[21:57] 09, 2025 in the amount of $172,361.26.
[22:03] Item 3.4 are appointments and reappointments
[22:06] to boards and commissions.
[22:07] Item 3.5 is a resolution authorizing the city manager
[22:10] to execute an engineering agreement with TWM,
[22:13] Incorporated of Swansea, Illinois,
[22:14] in the amount of $58,251 for the design of Phase 2 Northwest Bike Trail from New Arrow
[22:21] Road to East Airport Road.
[22:23] Item 3.6 is an ordinance approving a budget adjustment to increase the CIP Local Improvement
[22:28] Fund budget, adding CIP PB2602, furnishing and installing a new RTU at the Police Department
[22:35] and award of purchase and installation of a new rooftop AC unit RTU at the Police
[22:40] Department to Southern Illinois piping contractors of Carbondale in the amount of
[22:44] one hundred twenty four thousand five hundred fifty dollars item three point
[22:47] seven is approval of the listed consent agenda items thank you is there an item
[22:54] that any council member has a question about or needs pool okay is there a
[23:01] motion for consent agenda yes miss Gilman I move that we approve all
[23:07] consent agenda items. Ms. Roberts. I second that. Any questions from council or discussion?
[23:15] Questions or discussion from citizens? Roll call please.
[23:23] Councilmember Colombo. Yes.
[23:27] Councilmember Kilman. Yes. Councilmember Lowe. Yes. Councilmember Maxwell. Yes.
[23:37] Councilmember
[23:38] Mr. Stanfield.
[23:39] Yes.
[23:41] Mayor Harvey.
[23:42] Yes, and that motion passes.
[23:44] Next, we have General Beasness of the City Council.
[23:47] Item 4.1, please.
[23:49] Item 4.1 is in ordinance adopting a new comprehensive plan
[23:52] for the City of Carbondale.
[23:54] Plan Carbondale was recommended to be adopted
[23:56] as Carbondale's comprehensive plan
[23:57] by the Planning Commission at their August 13, 2025 meeting.
[24:01] The plan was then presented to the City Council
[24:03] on August 26, 2025.
[24:05] The attached edits and additions
[24:06] have been made to the plan in response to comments and requests for more information from council.
[24:11] Information that has been added includes the city's most recent interest in the dark skies initiative,
[24:16] more detail on park land acreage, and appendix referencing other city plans and data sources that inform the plan document.
[24:23] All changes have been deemed by staff to be in keeping with the overarching goals and intent of the plan,
[24:30] so as not to require another public hearing and review by the planning commission.
[24:34] The plan can be found online at plancarbondale.com and there are attachments with the revised
[24:39] plan.
[24:41] The recommended action.
[24:45] The recommended action is to approve an ordinance adopting a new comprehensive plan for the
[24:49] City of Carbondale.
[24:50] Is there a motion from Council?
[24:52] Mr. Colombo.
[24:54] I would move that we approve an ordinance adopting a new comprehensive plan for the
[24:58] City of Carbondale.
[24:59] Is there a second?
[25:00] Mr. Stanfield.
[25:01] I'll second that.
[25:03] Any discussion from Council?
[25:04] So, Mr. Roberts.
[25:06] I was lucky enough to be on the committee for this,
[25:09] and working with Molly Maxwell,
[25:13] I don't know how to officially address you,
[25:17] but for spearheading this enormous project
[25:20] was an excellent experience for me,
[25:24] and I think that the group came up
[25:27] and the committee ended up with a really excellent
[25:36] Plan so I am glad that we are here. Thank you for all the work you've done and I appreciate you adding on all the extras
[25:43] I requested other comments from council on this side
[25:51] Comments or questions from citizens roll call, please
[25:56] Councilmember Colombo
[25:58] Yes
[26:00] Councilmember Killman. Yes
[26:02] Councilmember Lowes. Yes
[26:05] Councilmember Maxwell
[26:08] Council Member Roberts. Yes. Council Member Stanfield. Yes. Mayor Harvey. Yes, and that
[26:18] motion passes. Next is item 4.2. Mr. Reno. Item 4.2 is an ordinance establishing a portion
[26:25] of the east side of North Robert A. Stahl's Avenue from the Sycamore Street to East Large
[26:29] Street as a no parking zone. The community development staff is proposing that the
[26:34] block of Robert A. Stahl's Avenue between East Sycamore Street and East
[26:38] Large Street be designated as a no parking zone. Staff receive several
[26:41] complaints concerning traffic being restricted on this block to one lane
[26:45] due to people parking on both sides of North Robert A. Stahl's. The width of the
[26:49] pavement in this area is approximately 30 feet. By the time a car
[26:52] parks on the east and west sides of the street in this block, the usable
[26:56] width of the road is reduced to less than 15 feet. Drivers do not feel safe
[27:00] using the road for two-way traffic when such parking is present. The
[27:03] The inability for two cars to pass has led to traffic congestion at times and complaints
[27:07] from motorists to city staff.
[27:09] Other parts of Robert Estall's have signage designating no parking or have no issues due
[27:13] to residents as having sufficient off-street parking.
[27:16] This section of road is well-traveled with New Zion Church located in the adjacent block
[27:20] to the south in the Irma Hayes Community Center in the next block south.
[27:24] Numerous residents are in the neighborhood as well, including several Jackson County
[27:28] Housing Authority residents.
[27:30] I think that is not a true street which has the condition this particular block staff
[27:35] is trying to rectify the situation by speaking with residents about the parking habits there
[27:40] in an opera vehicles and commercial vehicles being parked there.
[27:43] His attempt is not always been successful.
[27:45] Therefore staff request the designation of a no parking zone order to facilitate safe
[27:50] to a traffic.
[27:52] The city code also addresses this issue in section seventeen dash eight dash three
[27:56] in relation to pavement with parking.
[27:58] Parking section 3 of that reads if the current average daily traffic count at the time of
[28:03] the completion of the improvement on a local street consists of 1000 vehicles per day or
[28:08] less and parallel parking is allowed on both sides of the street the minimum width for such
[28:12] street must be 34 feet which width shall be determined as set forth in section a
[28:17] one of the section of the code while that particular code section addresses rebuilt
[28:22] or repaired street staff feels it is a good measure of the proper street width for streets
[28:25] with parallel parking. Feedback from members of the neighborhood and the New Zion Church
[28:29] Pastors indicates support for this modification to the on-street parking. The recommended
[28:34] action is to approve an ordinance establishing a portion of the east side of North Robert
[28:38] Estall's Avenue from East Sycamore Street to East Large Street as a no parking zone.
[28:42] Is there a motion?
[28:46] Ms. Kilman.
[28:47] I move we approve an ordinance establishing a portion of the east side of North Robert
[28:51] Estall's Avenue from East Sycamore Street to East Large Street as a no parking
[28:56] the parking zone. Thank you. Is there a second? Mr. Maxwell. I second that. In a discussion
[29:02] from council, Mr. Stanfield. Yeah, why is that particular spot designated for no parking
[29:10] happen? Why is that particular spot a problem? It really relates to the on street parking
[29:17] that exists there for some particular residents that have more vehicles than they have parking
[29:22] allowed for it. They're personal residences. So we've just received a lot of feedback from
[29:28] community members there that especially when it's dark and when there's busier times, Sundays,
[29:34] for church and things, it's very difficult for two-way traffic to move through there.
[29:40] Thank you.
[29:41] Mr. Colombo.
[29:43] And this is kind of a follow-up question to that. When I travel through there, it
[29:48] seems that there's kind of one particular set of vehicles that may belong to just
[29:52] a single individual or a company or something like that, trailers and other items seemed
[29:56] like that was causing some of this congestion. Is that relatively accurate?
[30:00] Is it accurate that this is kind of an impact of one or two individuals, not abundance of
[30:04] folks that would use that for parking?
[30:06] Yes, and those individuals have been addressed about specific violations that may be observed,
[30:11] but overall, there's nothing that restricts the vehicles from being there.
[30:15] It's just that given the design of the roadway and the amount of traffic moving through
[30:19] there, it just doesn't allow for safe movement of two-way traffic with vehicles parked there.
[30:28] Questions or comments from citizens?
[30:35] Council Member Colombo. Yes. Council Member Kilman. Yes. Council Member Lowe's. Yes.
[30:43] Council Member Maxwell. Yes. Council Member Roberts. Yes. Council Member Stanfield. Yes.
[30:51] Mayor Harvey. Yes, and that motion passes. Next on the agenda, Item 5, Executive Session.
[31:00] item five point one is a motion to enter into executive session to discuss the
[31:03] setting of a price for the sale or lease of property owned by the public body
[31:07] discussion by the public body and executive session of the below listed
[31:10] exceptions is permitted by the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event that
[31:13] any action is to be taken as a result of the discussions held in the
[31:17] executive session final action will be taken only upon return to open
[31:20] session and will be preceded by a public recital of the nature of the
[31:23] matter being considered and other information that will inform the
[31:26] public of the business being conducted. The exception here is according to Illinois statute
[31:32] six, the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. The recommended
[31:37] action is to enter into executive session to discuss the setting of a price for the
[31:41] sale or lease of property owned by the public body in accordance with Illinois Meetings
[31:44] Act with the appropriate section cited. Thank you. Is there a motion to enter into
[31:51] executive session? Ms. Kielman. I move that we enter into executive session to
[31:55] to discuss the setting of the price for the sale or lease of property owned by the public body is there a second.
[32:03] Mr. Roberts second that with the court with the clerk call the role please.
[32:10] Council Member Colombo. Yes. Council Member Kilman. Yes. Council Member Lowes.
[32:17] Yes. Council Member Maxwell. Yes. Council Member Roberts. Yes. Council Member Stanfield. Yes.
[32:24] You're Harvey.
[32:26] Yes.