Agenda
CITY OF JANESVILLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, August 25, 2008
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Roll Call.
3. Minutes of City Council meetings: “C”
A) Closed session of July 28, 2008.
B) Special meeting of August 5, 2008.
C) Closed session of August 5, 2008.
D) Regular meeting of August 11, 2008.
E) Closed session of August 11, 2008.
F) Special meeting of August 12, 2008.
4. Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee. (Refer to separate agenda.) “C”
5. Financial statement for the month of July, 2008. “C”
6. Special recognition: Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of
Steven E. Sheiffer’s service to the City of Janesville.
(File Res. No. 2008-532)
7. Action on proposed resolutions recognizing Sandy Hendricks and Pam
VanBrocklin as Janesville Good Citizens.
(File Res. No. 2008-522 (Sandy Hendricks))
(File Res. No. 2008-523 (Pam VanBrocklin))
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not
requiring a public hearing.
2. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected
by Council action.
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“C” – This designation indicates an item that the City Council will take up
under a Consent Agenda.
City Council Agenda – August 25, 2008
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NEW BUSINESS
1. Public hearing on a proposal by the Rotary Gardens Board to implement an
admission fee to Rotary Gardens.
2. Action on a proposed resolution approving an amendment to the lease
between the City of Janesville and Rotary Gardens, Inc.
(File Res. No. 2008-535)
3. Authorization for the City Administration to expend $37,500 for
handicapped accessibility improvements to Monterey Stadium.
4. Action on a proposed resolution to approve a greenbelt easement request by
AT&T Wisconsin. (File Res. No. 2008-534)
5. Action on a proposed amendment to Council Policy Statement #14
governing the use of City conference rooms.
6. Introduce Amendment #1 to the project plan for TIF District 27 and referral
to the Plan Commission for a public hearing. (File Res. No. 2008-533)
7. Recommendations of the Transportation Committee:
A. Introduce and schedule a public hearing on a proposed ordinance
requiring Lapidary Lane to yield to Balmoral Drive.
(File Ord. No. 2008-414)
B. Introduce and schedule a public hearing on a proposed ordinance
designating Sandhill Drive (N. Wright Road to N. Harmony Town Hall
Road) as a connecting arterial street. (File Ord. No. 2008-415)
8. Matters not on the Agenda.
9. Consideration of a motion to convene into closed session pursuant to
Wisconsin Statute Section 19.85 (1) (e), for the purpose of deliberating or
negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public
funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive
or bargaining reasons require a closed session, specifically setting the
negotiation/bargaining terms and conditions for acquiring certain real
property for public purposes and related contract language.