Full Agenda Packet
AGENDA
Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
November 11, 2011
11AM
st
Municipal Building 1 Floor Conference Room
(18 N. Jackson Street – use Wall Street entrance)
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of October 20, 2011 meeting minutes
3. Selection of recommended nominee for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees:
a. Community Development Authority
4. Matters Not on the Agenda
5. Adjournment
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE MEMORANDUM
November 4, 2011
TO: Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
FROM: Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: November 11, 2011 Meeting
Please find below a portion of the items comprising the meeting agenda with additional information
provided.
Approval of October 20, 2011 meeting minutes
Please find attached the minutes from the October 20, 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 Community Development Authority. Please find attached a fact sheet. Also
attached are the application forms for the individuals interested in serving.
The citizen the committee originally recommended to serve on the CDA is not a resident and
therefore can’t be appointed to this position. (State statute requires CDA members to be residents.)
On his application he used his work address and staff didn’t know he was a non-resident until he was
called to confirm his interest in serving. This is the first time we have had this issue; staff will modify
the form to make it clearer that home addresses are needed.
At the October 20 meeting one of the citizens in attendance indicated she applied, but staff did not
have her application and it was not distributed to the committee. After the meeting, staff checked the
records and staff did not have her application on file. When staff determined another meeting of the
committee was necessary due to the non-residency of the recommended volunteer, staff contacted
the citizen. Staff requested she complete an application if she is interested in serving on the CDA.
The citizen submitted her application and it is included with this agenda packet for the committee’s
review.
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).
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
October 20, 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 October 20, 2011.
Committee Members Present: Ron Combs, Judith Detert-Moriarty, Ed Pulliam, David Riemer, Larry
Squire and Mary Willmer-Sheedy
Staff Present: Rebecca Smith
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 2:30PM with Combs, Detert-Moriarty, Pulliam, Riemer, Squire
and Willmer-Sheedy present.
Approval of June 23, 2011 and September 29, 2011 meeting minutes
Reimer motioned approval of the minutes. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-
0 in favor.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees:
Mr. George Fenn was present at the meeting and Willmer-Sheedy allowed him time for brief
comments. Mr. Fenn shared that he is here as a CDA member and a concerned citizen. He would like
to recommend Ms. Andreah Briarmoon for the CDA vacancy. Willmer-Sheedy indicated the
committee did not have her application in their packet for review and inquired whether all applications
were present. Smith said all applications for the CDA were shared with the committee. Smith asked if
Ms. Andreah Briarmoon recalls when or how she provided her application. Ms. Andreah Briarmoon
indicated she emailed her application to select members of the Citizen Advisory Committee on
Appointments and also hand delivered her application to the municipal building. Ms. Andreah
Briarmoon did not recall the date or time that she hand delivered her application. Smith then
reiterated she did not have a record of her application. Reimer shared that he did not recall receiving
her application directly from her by email. Willmer-Sheedy said the Committee is only able to consider
applications received by the City and provided to the Committee through the standard process;
committee members do not receive applications directly from citizens. Willmer-Sheedy said that if
staff determined her application was not included by mistake, her application could be reviewed for a
future vacancy.
Community Development Authority
Scott Hennings
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend fill the
voting member vacancy. Reimer seconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0 in favor.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:45PM.
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 Community Development Authority
Purpose
The CDA is responsible for providing oversight into the Rental Assistance Program; and
planning and implementing various community development programs including:
housing improvement programs, homeownership programs, and neighborhood
redevelopment programs.
Vacancy
1 vacancy (term expires 2013)
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to this committee, residents must have interest or
knowledge in the committee’s subject matter and residency in the City of Janesville is
required. Volunteers should also be available to meet at the committee’s regular meeting
time.
Current Members
Name Address Occupation
Part-time Director and Pastor for
Grace Community; Part-time Bus
Michael Bachmeyer Driver for Janesville Transit
(resigned) 425 Madison Street System
Retired – Dane County 911
Richard Ellingson 17 S Atwood Avenue Communications Center
George Fenn 100 N Franklin #203 Retired – Income Tax Preparer
Gorman & Company –
Heidi Holden 462 N Terrace Street Compliance Specialist
Samuel Liebert
(Councilmember) 234 N Terrace Street UW-Rock County student
Sylvia Moore 1518 W Memorial Drive Student
Russ Steeber Retired Rock County Sheriff’s
(Councilmember) 4266 Greenbriar Drive Department - Captain
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Briarmoon Realty Group – Real
339 South Locust Estate Sales and Property
Briarmoon, K Andreah Street Management
Wesley Davis (re-
appointed to Cable
Advisory) 4210 Castlemoor Drive Retired - Part-time Teacher
Todd Erickson 420 Augusta Street Student – Criminal Justice
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Name Address Occupation
Angelia Hamann 2805 Mackintosh Drive Unemployed
Scott Hennings (non-city 51 South Main – (work
resident – ineligible) address) Rock County – Mobility Manager
1112 W Burbank Ave
Joe Hoppenjan #208 Odd Jobs
Allen Jeannette 114 Clark St Apt #1 Student
Jeff Joyner 715 McKinley Street Unemployed
Andrew Kronquist
(currently serves on Cable
3412 Canterbury Lane Digi-Star – Engineering Tech
Advisory Committee)
Hostess Brands – Route Sales
Vincent Oblak II 1553 Lafayette Street Representative
Donna Panico 2200 N Sumac Drive Realtor
Michael Rhodes 407 S Academy Street Unemployed
Hampton Inn – General
David Siker
(appointed to
4115 Eastridge Drive Manager
Plan Commission)
John Smecko 2926 N Wright Road Builder – Real Estate Broker
Dane County Sheriff – Deputy
Michelle Vick 2530 Greenwood Drive Sheriff
Gary Wright
(appointed to
Citizens Board of Review,
1202 Hamilton Avenue Unemployed Manager
Alt. 3) verbally resigned
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”. Please note, following the May 2011 Citizen Advisory Committee on
Appointments meeting, the “Any Committee” option was removed from the Committee Member
Application Form.
Wesley Davis
Todd Erickson
Jeffrey Joyner
Vince Oblak II
Michael Rhodes