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The council approved the consent agenda on a motion by Councilmember Gilman, seconded by Councilmember Lowes. The agenda included approval of regular meeting minutes from April 22, 2025; a warrant for the period ending April 25, 2025, in the amount of $2,307,609.96; a Wells Fargo warrant for the period ending March 31, 2025, in the amount of $177,579.22; and a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an engagement letter with Kerber, Eck & Braeckel for the city's FY2025 audit. Councilmember Gilman moved, \"I move that we approve all consent agenda items.\" The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members present recorded as voting yes.

The council also adopted resolutions commending Jeffrey W. Daugherty for more than three decades of service to Carbondale, Lecaj(e)/Lekaje Hill for service after appointment in 2023, and Ginger Rhys Sanders for four years on the council. Former councilmember Jeffrey W. Daugherty spoke briefly after receiving his resolution, thanking colleagues and noting his long service to the city.

After concluding the consent vote, the council voted to enter executive session to discuss pending or imminent litigation under the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Councilmember Kilman moved to enter executive session; Councilmember Maxwell seconded. The council conducted a roll-call vote in which the members present were recorded as voting yes; the mayor said, \"we will go to closed session. No decisions will be made, and we will reconvene after that.\"

Why it matters: the consent agenda included the city's largest single warrant amount presented at the meeting and formalized the engagement of an external auditor for FY2025. The executive-session vote indicates the council will discuss litigation matters away from the public record in accordance with state open-meetings law.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to approve consent agenda (items 4.1'4.8): mover: Councilmember Gilman; second: Councilmember Lowes; recorded vote: Kilman/Gilman (yes), Lowes (yes), Maxwell (yes), Roberts (yes), Stanfield (yes), Mayor Carolyn Harvey (yes); outcome: approved.
- Motion to enter executive session to discuss pending or imminent litigation (item 6.1): mover: Councilmember Kilman; second: Councilmember Maxwell; recorded vote: Kilman (yes), Lowes (yes), Maxwell (yes), Roberts (yes), Stanfield (yes), Mayor Carolyn Harvey (yes); outcome: approved.

No other formal votes occurred in open session. Councilmembers and staff said no further action would be taken publicly on any litigation matters until after reconvening from closed session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Carbondale - City Council - May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Carbondale City Council on May 13 approved consent agenda items including warrants and an audit engagement, adopted resolutions honoring outgoing members, and voted to enter executive session to discuss pending or imminent litigation.","taxTitle","Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois","taxId",52780,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557631,"Carbondale residents ask council to lift camping ban and designate site as warming center closes",1068,310000,1378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3289699-e1ba15d3600e33c673ed84f952510314&start=310&end=1378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3289699-e1ba15d3600e33c673ed84f952510314/thumbnail_310000.jpg","/articles/6557631/Carbondale/Jackson-County/Illinois/Carbondale-residents-ask-council-to-lift-camping-ban-and-designate-site-as-warming-center-closes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557631-6a0c8aaaa36c92520ce0617ace7287f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156340&Signature=I-qr6K59eHh5zBdVAZBYVgJs0OkcM0Koqi2MdLzwBan6YWIXfjlMKd5H2h0u4aiVmiiDdHoGBZJbHCKveQKikie5VrqIkRa0cYzzRIH42sNGZ9obrAwXQGE3nWtNUiqOXJ09ICwZsfWm35uXRo9s8Opq0s2IaW8H~Oo6Z6hRpuQ4CYXyAV9aTFpbeeH5LNLUY1OUO5CAybzi5aDvw6c5VE554ZbZAQAk9KsYPTC0fC65~Hqpa-rPHd-abA1TbdHTyHpZXESzEjLuNWG1aui-ZwcEZlTnKUOTiDXjzLwnmmg9-nDSgzlhinkyMVJnEOZWz17MG50uHEvl6DVcvYkDlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the May 13 Carbondale City Council meeting, a resident experiencing homelessness urged the council to lift the city's ban on camping and designate a safe place to camp after the community's warming center prepares to close.

\"I come to speak on behalf of all the homeless that reside within Carbondale,\" said Erica (Eric or Erica) Buecher, who identified themself as living without a fixed address. \"I am here to ask for a lifting of the ban on camping within city limits, as well as a designated area for homeless people to camp.\" Buecher suggested a site across from the creek between East College and Grand Street.

Why it matters: speakers at the meeting said people experiencing homelessness in Carbondale face repeated displacement and harassment and that the pending closure of the warming center will increase the number of people living outdoors. The council heard a range of related requests from residents and nonprofit leaders, including faster rehabs or demolition of blighted housing and conversion of underused commercial space to affordable housing.

Multiple residents and community representatives used the public comment period to raise housing and safety concerns. Scott Davis, a long-time Carbondale resident, commended the city's housing official for plans to address dilapidated housing and encouraged the council to pursue grants to convert a largely vacant mall into affordable units. Doug Cherry, from Victory Dream Center, thanked the Department of Building and Neighborhood Services for assistance on a new community building project.

Speakers also connected homelessness to other public-safety and infrastructure topics. Don Monty asked staff negotiating a new contract with a mobility vendor to press for pedestrian and wheelchair protections after seeing scooters operating dangerously. \"This is the opportunity to try to really push hard to solve some of the problems we had with the old contract,\" Monty said. Councilmember Maxwell later said she had \"a chance to speak with the representative from VEO\" and that sidewalk space and accessibility were \"definitely on their minds and a priority.\" Councilmember Gilman said she would relay concerns to staff and the vendor representative.

Several speakers raised short-term needs tied to the warming center. \"The warm center is closing on this seventeenth,\" resident Adam Ware said, urging the city to consider rehabbing that facility into affordable housing and to take near-term steps to improve lighting, traffic safety and potholes. Gilman directed residents to the city's SeeClickFix app for nonemergency infrastructure complaints, saying, \"If you see a deficit in our city's infrastructure, anywhere within city limits, please use the SeeClickFix app to alert city staff, and someone will be dispatched to resolve those issues.\" Several speakers emphasized compassion and the need for coordinated solutions rather than enforcement alone.

No formal council action was taken on camping rules, shelter alternatives or the warming center during the meeting. Mayor Carolyn Harvey and council members said they would discuss public comments with city staff and follow up as appropriate.

Looking ahead: speakers asked the council to act quickly because the warming center closure is imminent. Residents urged pursuit of both short-term shelter options and longer-term affordable housing conversions and repairs.","At the May 13 Carbondale City Council meeting, residents and service providers urged council members to reconsider the city's camping ban, identify a designated camping area, and address shelter gaps as the warming center prepares to close May 17.","actionData","errors"]

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Carbondale council approves consent agenda, honors outgoing members and enters executive session

Carbondale residents ask council to lift camping ban and designate site as warming center closes