Murphysboro City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9.
The Murphysboro City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in Council Chambers, 202 N. 11th St.
Here is the agenda as provided by Murphysboro:
CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE & AGENDA
City Hall, Council Chambers, 202 North 11th Street, Murphysboro, IL 62966
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
7:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Consideration of Council Minutes – July 7th, July 12th, and July 25th, 2016
4. Consideration of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll Reports
5. Comments from the Public
6. Committee/Commission Reports
a. Budget & Finance – Chairman Dan Bratton
Old Business
Approve paying the Accounts Payable Registers
New Business
Discussion regarding funds received from Smysor Trust
b. Building & Grounds – Chairman Russell Brown
Old Business
Approve paying half of the $2281.40 invoice from Gurley & Son HVAC for the Senior
Citizens Building
New Business
Discussion regarding the Franchise Agreement with Ameren for gas and electric
c. Community Relations – Chairman Dan Bratton
Old Business
Approve street closures for Apple Festival
Approve street closures for Brews Brothers Taproom for August 27th & November 5th
New Business
Discussion regarding changing the ordinance to allow daily and weekly raffles
Discussion regarding approval of street closures for the BBQ Cookoff
Discussion regarding establishing a fee for street closures
Update on Roberta Drive water drainage issue
Discussion regarding request for donations by Historic Preservation Commission
Discussion regarding banner placement/17th Street banner poles
Discussion regarding establishing a new class of liquor license
d. Public Improvement – Chairman Gary McComb
Old Business
Approve setting the date for the Annual City Clean-up for the 1st weekend in June and ordering a banner
New Business
Discussion regarding landscape waste pickup/storage area fees
Discussion regarding placement of fences on property lines
Discussion regarding the Old Depot
e. Public Works – Chairman Bill Pierson
Old Business
Approve the request from Robert Kupferer to vacate a portion of a platted alley between Clay and McCord Streets
Approve the surplus of a 5’ disc at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Approve soliciting prices for road improvements into the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Approve the replacement of a water main along North 19th Street
New Business
Discussion regarding improvements to the road inside Riverside Park
Discussion regarding demolition of the Wastewater Treatment Plant
f. Public Safety – Chairman Russell Brown
Old Business
Approve the request for No Parking on the South Side of Gartside Street from 21st to 22nd
Approve the request for a Children at Play sign in the 2100 Block of Hortense Street
New Business
Discussion regarding request for No Parking on the south side of Birkner Lane
g. Personnel – Chairman Barbara Hughes
Old Business
Approve the proposed amendment to the Revised Code 30-2-1
New Business
Discussion regarding approval of the Public Works and Clerical Contracts
7. Mayors Report
Discussion regarding changing the time of the City Council meeting
8. Council Members Requests
9. Department Head Requests
10. Adjournment
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