Full Agenda Packet
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE MEMORANDUM
June 10, 2011
TO: Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
FROM: Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: June 23, 2011 Meeting
Please find below a portion of the items comprising the meeting agenda with additional information
provided.
Approval of May 19, 2011 meeting minutes
Please find attached the minutes from the May 19, 2011 meeting for the committee’s review and
approval.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and Committees
There is a vacancy on the Historic Commission. Please find attached a fact sheet. Also attached are
the application forms for the individuals interested in serving. Individuals interested in serving on any
committee are noted for your reference.
Following any committee discussion, staff asks the committee recommend an applicant for
nomination. 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).
AGENDA
Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
June 23, 2011
2:30PM
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Municipal Building 1 Floor Conference Room
(18 N. Jackson Street, use Wall Street door entrance)
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of May 19, 2011 meeting minutes
3. Selection of recommended nominee for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees:
a. Historic Commission
4. Matters Not on the Agenda
5. Adjournment
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
May 19, 2011
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Meeting of the City of Janesville Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments held in the Municipal
Building first floor conference room on May 19, 2011.
Committee Members Present: Ron Combs, Judith Detert-Moriarty, Ed Pulliam, David Riemer, Larry
Squire and Mary Willmer-Sheedy
Staff Present: Eric Levitt and Rebecca Smith
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 2:34PM with Combs, Detert-Moriarty, Pulliam, Riemer, Squire
and Willmer-Sheedy present.
Introduction of New Committee Member
Everyone welcomed Ed Pulliam to the committee and he introduced himself to the group.
Selection of Committee Chair
Combs motioned Mary Willmer-Sheedy as Chair of the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments.
Squire seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Approval of March 18, 2011 meeting minutes
Detert-Moriarty motioned approval of the minutes. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-
0 in favor.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees:
Plan Commission
Following committee discussion, Squire motioned to recommend Dave Siker fill the voting member
vacancy (three year term). Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor. After further
discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Robert Consigny fill the voting member vacancy (one
year term). Squire seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
Discussion and Possible Action on Volunteer Application Changes
Smith requested the Committee consider removing the ‘any committee’ option from the application
form. Citizens would still be able to volunteer to serve on any or all of the city’s standing committees.
Removing the “any committee” box would require the volunteer to actively review each committee
option and actively select the ones he or she is interested in. The consensus of the Committee was to
remove the ‘any committee’ option from the application. The group also decided that they wish to no
longer receive paper packets of the agenda materials; instead, they wish to receive an email with
PDF files.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:59 PM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments.
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
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Fact Sheet for Historic Commission
Purpose
The Commission reviews National Register nominations and promotes historic
preservation awareness. The Commission also makes recommendations to the
common council, and establishes guidelines and develops criteria for construction,
alteration, or demolition of improvements within a historic district.
The following duties and responsibilities are taken from chapter 18.36.070 section c.ii.
titled “Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of the Historic Commission.”
The historic commission shall have:
1. To make recommendations to the common council that certain areas be
designated as historic districts;
2. To develop an historic overlay district plan for each district designated;
3. To establish guidelines and develop criteria for construction, alteration, or
demolition of improvements within an historic district;
4. To determine an appropriate system of markers of designated historic districts;
5. To advise and assist owners, occupants or persons in charge of improvements in
an historic district regarding physical and financial aspects of preservation,
renovation, rehabilitation and reuse;
6. To review any applications for a certificate of appropriateness and to require the
presentation of such plans, drawings, elevations and other information as may be
reasonably necessary for such review;
7. To grant or deny a certificate of appropriateness to any applicant;
8. To issue a statement of waiver when required by this section;
9. To obtain certification of this ordinance title with the State Preservation Officer
and with the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, in order to
permit historic structures to qualify under this title for applicable benefits under
the Tax Reform Act of 1976;
10. To develop and implement rules of procedure for hearings and meetings
convened by the historic commission;
11. To promote community education, interest and support for preservation and
enhancement of such historic districts.
Vacancies (3-year term)
1 vacancy (1-year term)
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to a committee, individuals must have interest or
knowledge in the committee’s subject matter. Volunteers should also be available to meet
at the committee’s usual meeting time.
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Current Members
Name Address Occupation
White Oak Construction –
Bruce Dennis 216 North Terrace Street Carpenter
James Dumke 2831 Carrousel Lane Upper Iowa University - Instructor
413 West Milwaukee Certified Parts Corporation -
Britten Grafft#200 Architecture
Contractor and Property Owner
of Commercial & Residential
Bob Kimball 510 Greendale Drive Buildings
RTM - Manager of Business
Timothy Maahs 202 Sinclair Street Information Systems Unit
Janine Peterson
(resigned) 2617 Hawthorne Avenue United Way – Vice President
Susan Thompson 1411 Sharon Street Retired – Chase Bank
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Wesley Davis (re-
appointed to Cable
Advisory) 4210 Castlemoor Drive Retired - Part-time Teacher
Unemployed – Criminal Justice
Todd Erickson 420 Augusta Street Student
Jeffrey Joyner 715 McKinley Street Unemployeed
Hostess Brands – Route Sales
Vincent Oblak II 1553 Lafayette Street Representative
407 South Academy
Michael Rhodes Street Disabled
David Siker (appointed Hampton Inn – General
to Plan Commission) 4115 Eastridge Drive Manager
Stacie Thompson 4234 Baybrook Drive Homemaker
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”.
Wesley Davis
Todd Erickson
Jeffrey Joyner
Vincent Oblak II
Michael Rhodes