Full Agenda Packet
AGENDA
Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
October 5, 2009
8:30AM
Municipal Building, room 416 (18 N. Jackson Street)
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of March 19, 2009 meeting minutes
3. Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions,
Committees and Ad Hoc Committees:
a. Community Development Authority
b. Library Board
c. Oakhill Cemetery Ad Hoc Committee
4. Matters Not on the Agenda
5. Adjournment
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE MEMORANDUM
September 21, 2009
TO: Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
FROM: Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: October 5, 2009 Meeting
Please find below a portion of the items comprising the meeting agenda with additional information
provided.
Approval of March 19, 2009 meeting minutes
Please find attached the minutes from the March 19, 2009 meeting for the committee’s review and
approval.
Selection of recommended nominees and alternate nominee for the following Boards,
Commissions and Committees
Please find attached a fact sheet for each committee’s vacancies. Also attached are the application
forms for the individuals interested in serving.
Following any committee discussion, staff asks the committee recommend applicants for nomination
for these vacancies. Members may make a motion to nominate an applicant; once a second is
received, a vote will be taken. A simple majority is needed (3 of 5 votes).
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
March 19, 2009
Page 1
Meeting of the City of Janesville Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments held in the
Municipal Building first floor conference room on March 19, 2009
Committee Members Present: Shena Kohler, David Riemer, Larry Squire, Judith Detert-
Moriarty, Mary Willmer-Sheedy and Ron Combs (alternate)
Staff Present: Rebecca Smith
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 1:38PM with Detert-Moriarty, Kohler, Riemer, Squire,
Willmer-Sheedy and Combs present.
Approval of February 9, 2009 meeting minutes
Willmer-Sheedy motioned approval of the minutes. Squire seconded the motion and the vote
was 5-0-0 in favor.
Selection of recommended nominees and alternate nominee for the following Boards,
Commissions and Committees
The committee decided not to choose alternates; if one of the volunteers chosen does not
accept the appointment, the committee will meet again to choose a new citizen.
Alcohol License Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Willmer-Sheedy motioned to recommend Carrie Kulinksi as
the voting member for the Alcohol License Advisory Committee. Detert-Moriarty seconded
the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Cable Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Wade Hallett, Andrew
Kronquist and Lynne Veitenheimer as voting members for the Cable Advisory Committee.
Squire seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Shena Kohler as a voting
member for the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments. Squire seconded the motion
and the vote was 4-0-1 in favor. Shena Kohler abstained from the vote.
Citizens Board of Review
Following committee discussion, Willmer-Sheedy motioned to recommend Jan Bruss as a
voting member for the Citizens Board of Review. Squire seconded the motion and the vote
was 5-0-0 in favor.
Community Development Authority
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
March 19, 2009
Page 2
Following committee discussion, Squire motioned to recommendMichael Bachmeyer and
Sylvia Moore as voting members of the Community Development Authority. Willmer-Sheedy
seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Golf Course Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Willmer-Sheedy motioned to recommend Jan Bruss, Steve
Hiser and Clyde Hoeser as voting members of the Golf Course Advisory Committee. Riemer
seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Historic Commission
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Kenneth Wolf, Janine
Peterson and Susan Thompson as voting members of the Historic Commission. Squire
seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Leisure Services Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Squire motioned to recommend Lynn Jones and Steve Ellis
as voting members of the Leisure Services Advisory Committee. Kohler seconded the motion
and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Library Board
Following committee discussion, Willmer-Sheedy motioned to recommend Dave Carlson,
Cathy Jennings and Lois Smith as voting members of the Library Board. Kohler seconded the
motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Plan Commission
Following committee discussion, Kohler motioned to recommend Deborah Adams, Meredith
Helgerson and Stephen Werner as voting members of the Plan Commission. Willmer-Sheedy
seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Transportation Committee
Following committee discussion, Squire motioned to recommend Allen Fugate as a voting
member of the Transportation Committee. Kohler seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-
0 in favor.
Zoning Board of Appeals
Following committee discussion, Squire motioned Harold Combs and Jody Roberts as voting
members; Karen Curry as Alternate #1; and Jim Knull as Alternate #2 for the Zoning Board of
Appeals. The Committee questioned whether Knull lived within the City. Staff will confirm his
address and residency within the City of Janesville. If he does not live within the City, Squire
motioned Kathleen Schulz as Alternate #2. Kohler seconded the motion and the vote was 5-
0-0 in favor.
Following the meeting, staff confirmed that Jim Knull’s address of 5609 N. County Road F is
not within the City of Janesville. Staff informed Mr. Knull that he would not be considered for
future committee positions due to not being a city resident.
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
March 19, 2009
Page 3
Police and Fire Commission
Following committee discussion, Willmer-Sheedy motioned to recommend William Schneider
as a voting member of the Police and Fire Commission. Squire seconded the motion and the
vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Inquiry – Felons on City Boards, Commissions and Committees
The Committee previously asked staff to investigate various questions about felons on
committees. The Committee did not have any questions or comments related to the
background memo provided prior to the meeting.
Discussion and action regarding future vacancies
With the recent changes to the appointment process, staff asked for direction from the
Committee on whether to publicize unexpected, mid-term vacancies or use only those that
are already submitted. After discussion, the Committee directed staff to publicize any future
mid-term vacancies.
Date for Next Meeting
As there are no known vacancies, scheduling the next meeting of the committee is not
needed. Smith will contact committee members if a meeting is needed in the future.
Matters Not on the Agenda
The Committee asked staff to prepare future agenda materials for vacancies using a grid
worksheet. The sheet will include the names of volunteers down the left hand side and the
names of all committee along the top. Any committee a volunteer applies for will be marked.
Using this system, only one copy of each application is needed per committee member.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:50PM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee on
Appointments.
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments Worksheet
October 5, 2009
C e m e t e r y
Community
Development
Authority
NameLibrary
At LargeFuneral HomeVeteran
Atkinson, Judith (Any Committee)
Bailey, Chuck
Bennett, Carole
Bolton, Kenneth
Botsford, Paul
Briarmoon, Andreah
Castillo, Paulette
Collas, George
Combs, Harold
Davis, Wesley
Decker, Bonita
DeCremer, Bill (Any Committee)
Derby, Douglas
Dmuchowski, Frank
Dodge, Chris
Dommershausen, Karl
Engebretson, Gordon
Engstrom, Robert
Farrell, James
Gramke, Craig
Griffith, Scott
Heidecker, Sandy (Any Committee)
Hiller, David
Holden, Heidi
James, Francis (Any Committee)
Kasuboski-Freeman, Andrea
Kerr, Jane
Lemmer, Tom (Any Committee)
Millard, Frank
Rice, James
Robinson, Dwight
Schmidt, Gary (Any Committee)
Schneider, William
Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments Worksheet
October 5, 2009
C e m e t e r y
Community
Development
Authority
NameLibrary
At LargeFuneral HomeVeteran
Schram, Phil (Any Committee)
Smith, Gina
Swanson, Jeffrey
Wagman, James (Any Committee)
RS, Page 1
Fact Sheet for Community Development Authority
Purpose
The CDA has the responsibility of providing oversight into the Rental Assistance
Program, and planning and implementing community development programs, including
housing improvement projects, homeownership programs and neighborhood and
downtown improvement projects.
Vacancies
?
1 vacancy
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to a committee, individuals must be a resident of the
City of Janesville and have interest or knowledge in the committee’s subject matter.
Volunteers should also be available to meet at the committee’s usual meeting time.
Current Members
Name Address Occupation
Michael Bachmeyer 425 Madison Street Grace Community – Clergy
Richard Ellingson 17 South Atwood Avenue
George Fenn 100 North Franklin; Apt. 203
Sylvia Moore 1518 West Memorial Drive Student
Tom McDonald
(Councilmember) 64 South Fremont Street
Russ Steeber
(Councilmember) 4266 Greenbriar Drive
Vacant
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Evansville Manor – Licensed
Judith Atkinson 552 North Chatham Street Practical Nurse
Chuck Bailey 3406 Spruce Street Retired US Navy
KKD Professional Services –
Ken Bolton 4403 Tydl Drive Accountant
Briarmoon Enterprises – Real
K. Andreah Briarmoon 339 South Locust Street Estate Sales and Investments
Paulette Castillo 1305 Anthony Avenue Mercy East – Medical Biller
Bill DeCremer 1111 North Lexington Drive Retired
Retired IT Executive at
Frank Dmuchowski 317 Lyndhurst Drive Garden City Group, Inc.
RS, Page 2
Name Address Occupation
Towns of Rock, Plymouth &
Chris Dodge 860 Sussex Drive Center – Building Inspector
Business Owner – 27 West
Karl Dommershausen 2419 Plymouth Avenue Appraisal
Freedom Plastics –
Engineering/Maintenance
Scott Griffith 402 Beechwood Drive Manager
1105 Kellogg Avenue; Apt. Creative Community Living
Sandy Heidecker A7 Services – Caregiver
Gorman & Company –
Heidi Holden 462 North Terrace Street Compliance Specialist
Francis James 1158 Richardson Street Retired – General Motors
Tom Lemmer 324 Linn Street Family Dollar
Gary Schmidt 3718 Chesapeake Avenue General Motors – Assembler
Phil Schram 1228 Grace Street SSI Technologies – Engineer
302 South Academy Street
Gina Smith #4 Retired
Seeking – VP
Jeffrey Swanson 4240 Baybrook Drive Operations/General Manager
Retired Health Care
James Wagman 1529 Dayton Drive Administrator
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”.
Judith Atkinson
Bill DeCremer
Sandy Heidecker
Francis James
Tom Lemmer
Gary Schmidt
Phil Schram
James Wagman
RS, Page 1
Fact Sheet for Library Board of Trustees
Purpose
This board sets policy for operation of the Janesville Public Library and prepares the
Library's budget for City Council approval.
Vacancies
?
2 vacancies
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to a committee, individuals must be a resident of the
City of Janesville and have interest or knowledge in the committee’s subject matter.
Volunteers should also be available to meet at the committee’s usual meeting time.
Current Members
Name Address Occupation
Diane Brown 2019 Arbutus Street
UW-Rock County – Academic
Dave Carlson 425 Grove Street Advisory
Randy Golackson 4426 Oldwyck Drive
Janesville Literacy Council –
Cathy Jennings 4129 Eastridge Drive Executive Director
Christine Moore
(resign
67 Campus Lane
effective 9-09)
Karla Nitz 1197 Columbus Circle
Tom Schroeder
(resign
2918 Timber Lane
effective October 1, 2009)
UW-Whitewater – College
Lois Smith 613 East Van Buren Dean
Barb Dougal (School
Superintendent’s
representative)
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Evansville Manor – Licensed
Judith Atkinson 552 North Chatham Street Practical Nurse
Radio Advertising Sales
Manager & Account
Carole Bennett 2107 Cedar Pointe Drive Executive
Regal Cutting Tools –
George Collas 139 Forest Park Boulevard Accounting Manager
Janesville School District –
part-time homebound
Wesley Davis 4210 Castlemoor Drive teacher
RS, Page 2
Name Address Occupation
Bill DeCremer 1111 North Lexington Drive Retired
Douglas Derby (Leisure
Services Advisory Winn Realty & Appraisal –
committee member) 2416 Sauk Drive Part-time Payroll Specialist
James Farrell 1427 North Harmony Orchid Monroe – Controller
1105 Kellogg Avenue; Apt. Creative Community Living
Sandy Heidecker A7 Services – Caregiver
Fiserv, Inc. – SVP & General
David Hiller 4222 Park View Drive Manager
Francis James 1158 Richardson Street Retired – General Motors
Andrea Kasuboski-
Freeman 1017 North Fremont Street Colorcon – Quality Manager
Tom Lemmer 324 Linn Street Family Dollar
Full-time non-traditional
Frank Millard 602 Caroline Street student
Self Employed - House
Dwight Robinson 331 North Washington Restoration
Gary Schmidt 3718 Chesapeake Avenue General Motors – Assembler
Phil Schram 1228 Grace Street SSI Technologies - Engineer
Seeking – VP
Jeffrey Swanson 4240 Baybrook Drive Operations/General Manager
Retired Health Care
James Wagman 1529 Dayton Drive Administrator
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”.
Judith Atkinson
Bill DeCremer
Sandy Heidecker
Francis James
Tom Lemmer
Gary Schmidt
Phil Schram
James Wagman
RS, Page 1
Fact Sheet for Oakhill Cemetery Ad Hoc Committee
Purpose
The purpose of the committee will be two-fold:
?
Assist the Parks Division with developing an operations and maintenance manual
to address the lack of existing policies and procedures; and
?
Provide feedback to Community Information regarding cemetery public
communications and materials.
Vacancies
?
5 vacancies
Three individuals at-large;
o
One person representing the funeral home industry; and
o
One person representing veterans.
o
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to a committee, individuals must be a resident of the
City of Janesville and have interest or knowledge in the committee’s subject matter.
Volunteers should also be available to meet at the committee’s usual meeting time. They
should also represent the categories outlined in the vacancy section.
Current Members
None
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Judith Atkinson (At Evansville Manor – Licensed
Large) 552 North Chatham Street Practical Nurse
Paul Botsford
(Veteran) 1107 Hamilton Avenue N/A
Harold Combs (At
Large) (Zoning Board
of Appeals Committee
member) 1517 Evergreen Drive Semi Retired – Land Surveyor
Bonita Decker (At Janesville School District -
Large) 2400 AftonRoad Food Service Substitute
Bill DeCremer (At
Large) 1111 North Lexington Drive Retired
Gordon Engebretson
(At Large) 1729 West Luther Road Retired
Robert Engstrom
(Veteran) 3831 Brunswyck Drive Salesman
Craig Gramke (At Gramke Monuments –
Large) 4220 Ruger Avenue Monument Builder
Sandy Heidecker (At 1105 Kellogg Avenue; Apt. Creative Community Living
Large) A7 Services – Caregiver
Francis James (At
Large) 1158 Richardson Street Retired – General Motors
RS, Page 2
Name Address Occupation
Jane Kerr (At Large) 317 Caroline Street CEP Exhibits – Marketing
Tom Lemmer (At
Large) 324 Linn Street Family Dollar
James Rice (At Large) 2211 Milton Avenue #334 Humana – Sales
Gary Schmidt (At
Large) 3718 Chesapeake Avenue General Motors – Assembler
William T. Schneider Schneider Apfel Funeral Home
(Funeral Home) 1722 North Harmony Drive – Funeral Director
Phil Schram (At
Large) 1228 Grace Street SSI Technologies - Engineer
James Wagman (At Retired Health Care
Large) 1529 Dayton Drive Administrator
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”.
Judith Atkinson
Bill DeCremer
Sandy Heidecker
Francis James
Tom Lemmer
Gary Schmidt
Phil Schram
James Wagman