1989-08-21 Council MeetingPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
21 August 1989
Vol. 40
No. 10
Approved 5 September 1989
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held in the Municipal
Building 21 August 1989 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Stockwell.
Present: Council President Stockwell, Councilmembers Pierson, Collins, Pullium,
Stehura, McLean and Schneider.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held 7 August 1989.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Financial Gain request: Action on a request from the Janesville Old Fourth Ward
Association to use Fourth Ward Park for their annual neighborhood picnic on 10
September 1989.
Council President Stockwell stated that if there were no objections, the Consent
Agenda would stand approved. There were no objections.
(All applications of licenses are on file in the office of the City Clerk
and are incorporated by reference herein and may be examined upon request
at all reasonable times.)
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by
Council action. Wayne Caswell of 1002 Bouchard Av. appeared before the Council
to share his views on the American political system.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Recommendations of the Plan Commission: A) Final Certified Survey Map 89008-C,
Kuhlow, 4 lot survey located within the 1400 block of North Parker Drive. Council -
member Stehura moved to approve CSM 89008-C, and to accept $2,575 for monies in -lieu -of
parkland dedication, seconded by Councilmember Pullium and adopted unanimously.
(File CSM 89008-C)
B) Final Certified Survey Map 89024-C, James Cripe, 2 lot survey located at the
northwest corner of Mt. Zion and North Wright Road. Councilmember Pullium moved
to approve CSM 89024-C, seconded by Councilmember Collins and adopted by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Pierson, Collins, Pullium, Stehura, McLean and Schneider.
Pass: Council President Stockwell. (File CSM 89024-C)
C) Final Certified Survey Map 89035-C, City of Janesville, 2 lots plus 1 outlot
located on the west side of the Rock River between Centerway and West Milwaukee
Street. Councilmember Pullium moved to adopt CSM 89035-C, with the addition of:
1) utility easements requested by utility companies; 2) utility easements as set
forth for the use of public bodies and private public utilities having right to
serve the platted area; and 3) the removal of the north storm sewer easement, seconded
by Councilmember Collins and adopted unanimously. (File CSM 89035-C)
2. The Council reviewed the 1988/1989 and the 1989/1990 Annual Work Program.
Councilmember Collins requested that the study of the relocation of Traxler ice
skating to Lions Beach be placed on the work plan. Council then approved the
1989/1990 Annual Work Program.
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 850 Kellogg Avenue from
R3 and R1 to 01 was introduced by Council President Stockwell and given its first
reading by title only and referred to the Plan Commission for a report and recommenda-
tion. A public hearing was set for 18 September 1989 at 7:30 p.m. (File Ordinance
No. 89-642)
4. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Pullium made a motion advising the
administration that the council policy on advertising does not include painting
whole buses. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean and passed with Councilmembers
Pullium, Stehura, Stockwell and McLean in favor, and Pierson, Collins and Schneider
opposed.
The meeting was recessed at 8:10 p.m. and reconvened at 8:20 in room 202.
5. A) Review of the Capital Improvement Program. Council decided that the Capital
Improvement Program would be an advisory work plan. Councilmember Collins felt
that the proposed irrigation system at Blackhawk Golf Course and the Riverside
Golf Course parking lot be upgraded from its deferred project priority. He, also,
questioned the appropriateness of funding this project with a surcharge of golfers'
fees. Councilmember Pierson felt that the Traxler parking lot should be included
in the Capital Imrpovement Program.
B) Council reviewed the Vehicle Replacement Fund earlier in the study session
meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk