Agenda CITY OF JANESVILLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, August 9, 2010
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Roll Call.
3. Regular City Council meeting minutes of July 26, 2010. “C”
4. Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee. (Refer to separate agenda.) “C”
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not
requiring a public hearing.
2. Public hearing and action on a proposed resolution vacating a portion of
Pliny Avenue south of Delavan Drive. (Revised File Res. No. 2010-717)
3. Action on a proposed resolution approving an agreement with Janesville
Youth Hockey Association for the operation of the concession stand at the
Janesville Ice Skating Center. (File Res. No. 2010-720)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a proposed resolution requesting that the County Board exclude
the City’s “Urban Reserve” area on the map of eligible parcels for property
right purchases, except for portions of Target Area # 7 and # 8, and provide
a means for municipal review and comment authority on easement
purchases within said Target Areas and Janesville’s Extraterritorial
Jurisdictions (ETJ) in the Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement
(PACE) Program. (File Res. No. 2010-719)
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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 9, 2010
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NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
2. Action on proposed traffic safety improvements to East Milwaukee Street
from Wright Road to Highway 14.
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding with Rock County for a direct access permit
onto County Highway J for Sara Investments. (File Res. No. 2010-721)
4. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the filing of an application with
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a 2011
Community Challenge Grant. (File Res. No. 2010-722)
5. Award of Contracts C2010-11 (Sanitary Sewer Lining and Point Repairs),
C2010-12 (Sanitary Sewer Lateral Lining) and C2010-13 (Sanitary Sewer
Siphon Improvements) for Public Works Bid Schedule “E” – 2010.
6. Introduce, refer to Plan Commission and schedule a public hearing on a
proposed ordinance for a comprehensive text amendment to change the
zoning and building codes with regard to detached structures.
(File Ord. No. 2010-459)
7. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected
by Council action.
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 and
setting the negotiation terms, conditions, and parameters for the potential
acquisition of: (a) right-of-way and/or easement for bike trail and related
public purposes for the “Spring Brook/Ice Age Trail” project near Ruger
Avenue from the Naatz Family Trust; and (b) 176 Lincoln Street with
General Fund Blight Elimination funds for demolition, since competitive
and/or bargaining reasons require a closed session.
The use of audible cell phone ringers and active use and response to cellular
phone technology by the governing body, staff and members of the public is
discouraged in the Council Chambers while the Council is in session.