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1988-04-18 Council MeetingPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING 18 April 1988 Vol. 38 No. 36 Adopted 2 May 1988 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building 18 April 1988 at 7:30 p.m. Council President Pulliam called the meeting to order. Present were: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Mittness, Collins, Stehura and Pierson. Absent: Councilmember McLean. Councilmember Stockwell arrived at 8:35 p.m. The minutes of the regular meeting of 4 April 1988 were presented. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 4 April 1988 as distri- buted. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. LICENSES Councilmember Stehura made a motion that the licenses, as listed on the license agenda and on file in the office of the City Clerk, that had been recommended for approval by the Liquor License Advisory Committee, be approved and issued as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. Mr. Jon Mageland of 26 Racine Court appeared before the council to ask for their approval, since this was his only job,. then he reviewed the information on the application. Mr. Mageland and Police Chief Voelker were questioned about the application by Councilmembers Collins and Pierson. Councilmember Pierson then made a motion to grant Mr. Mageland an operators license. Motion seconded by Councilmember Collins and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Collins, Stehura and Pierson. Nay: Councilmember Mittness. (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.) SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS a) Council President Pulliam read the Resolution of Commendation for Hillys Keck recognizing her 17 years of service to the people of Janesville. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. Mrs. Keck was not present. (File Resolution No. 88-1068) b) City Manager Sheiffer cited Lawrence H. Engelbert, Assistant Operations Director, for 37 years of service to the City of Janesville and the community. Council President Pulliam read the resolution and presented it to Mr. Engelbert, who in turn thanked the Councilmembers. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1069) Both recipients are retiring. OLD BUSINESS 1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action. Dick Sullivan, representing the Rock County Airport Advisory Committee, recommended that Janesville, Beloit and Rock County find a carrier that would provide a certain level of service, such as a turbo jet with a capacity of 15 seats and computer hook up with other airlines. Mary Roth, Executive Vice President, Janesville Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., favored the Rock County Airport Advisory Committee's recommendation. He felt the service provided at the airport is necessary for the businesses in the area and for future growth. Chuck Rydberg of 703 East Court St., representing the Historical Society, recommended that the Council adopt the Downtown Plan and Revitalization Strategy. 2. City Manager Sheiffer gave a brief review of the Downtown Plan and Revitalization Strategy. He pointed out that Mr. Rydberg's concerns were addressed in several parts of the plan. Councilmember Pierson made a motion to adopt the Downtown Plan and Revital- ization Strategy as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously. 3. City Manager Sheiffer presented a request for authorization of the City Manager to accept settlement offer from the Local Government Property Insurance Fund in an amount of $82,571.36 which represents full recovery (tire litigation). Councilmember Stehura made a motion to authorize the City Manager to accept the settlement offer from the Local Government Property Insurance Fund. Motion seconded by Councilmember Mittness and adopted unanimously. 4. Council President Pulliam asked that this item of business be taken up after Council - member Stockwell joined the meeting. NEW BUSINESS la. A proposed resolution, recommended for approval by the Plan Commission, for the Final Plat of Majestic Valley Woods was presented by Council President Pulliam. Councilmember Collins made a motion to adopt said resolution with waiver. Motion seconded by Council - member Stehura and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1071) 2. Council President Pulliam presented the request from the YWCA for permission to use the lower Courthouse Park on Saturday, 4 June 1988 for the "Y Not Run". Councilmember Stehura made a motion to grant the request as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. 3. A proposed ordinance rezoning properties located at 2900 Woodlane Drive, 2907 Milton Avenue and 3009 Milton Avenue from RI to B4, was introduced by Council President Pulliam and given its first reading by title only and referred to the Plan Commission for a report and recommendation. A public hearing was set for 16 May 1988 at 7:30 p.m. (File Ordinance No. 88-565) 4. A proposed resolution designating a strip of land in the northerly portion of Rock River Parkway as public highway right-of-way was presented by City Manager Sheiffer. Councilmember Pierson made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Collins and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1070) 5. City Manager Sheiffer presented the request on Waiver of Special Assessment procedures for storm sewer charges for Hamilton Heights Second Addition Subdivision, Majestic Valley Woods Subdivision and Parkview Estates North 4th Addition. Charges may be spread over a five-year period with an interest rate of 9.5%. Councilmember Collins made a motion to grant the Waiver of Special Assessment procedure as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously. 6. City Manager Sheiffer presented the following recommendation of the Committee of Public Works to award the contract for the 1988 New Sidewalk Program to L. M. Yeske Construction -2- Company - Edgerton, Wisconsin for a total amount of $53,570. Mr. Sheiffer stated that there were no bids received for the remodeling of the Municipal Building. Councilmember Pierson made a motion to award the New Sidewalk Contract to L. M. Yeske Construction Company for $53,570.00, as recommended by the Committee of Public Works. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously. 7. This item of business to be considered later when Councilmember Stockwell arrived. 8 & 9. Council President Pulliam presented the plans for TIF IV and TIF V for the purpose of appointing a member to the Joint Review Board. Councilmember Collins made a motion to appoint Council President Pulliam to the Joint Review Board. Motion seconded by Council - member Pierson and adopted unanimously. 10. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Burbank Avenue east of Beloit Avenue was introduced by Council President Pulliam and referred to the Plan Commission for a report and recommendation. A public hearing was set for 31 May 1988 at 7:30 p.m. (File Resolution No. 88-1072) 11. City Manager Sheiffer asked Herb Stinski, Finance Director, to review the County's progress on tax foreclosure proceedings. Mr. Stinski stated there were 126 lots amount- ing to $867,395 in delinquent taxes and special assessments. The County has offered the property to the City by Quit Claim Deed. No action was taken by the Council. Item 4 - Old Business. A proposed ordinance rezoning property in the 1300 and 1400 blocks of North Parker Drive from R1 to R3 was given its second reading by title only and public hearing. Appearing at the public hearing were: Charles Allen of Jim Cullen, Inc., and Doug Erdman, developer of the project, presenting plans outlining construction and layout of the area. Beverly Ferguson - 1607 Morningside Dr., Gary J. Meister - 1285 N. Parker Dr., Elsie VanTassell - 1305 N. Parker Dr., Chester Peters -1311 N. Parker Dr., all appeared before the Council in opposition to the rezoning. Those in favor and appearing at the public hearing were: Shirley Parson, manager of Liberty Hall, Mary McGavick, representative of the Rock County Council on Aging, and Virginia Weiss of 2202 Tradition Lane. Also, Pat Hubbard - 1321 Sherman and Bill Kuklow, representing land owner, were in favor of the rezoning. Councilmember Collins asked Brad Murphy, Planning Director, what could be constructed with- out rezoning. Mr. Murphy responded they could create six single family lots or 12 duplexes, or by developing the land as a planned unit development about 26 single units could be developed. Councilmember Collins made a motion to adopt Ordinance 88-562, subject to conditions listed on page 10 of the rezoning report. Motion seconded by Council President Pulliam. Council President Pulliam stated that since a valid petition had been presented, the vote would require five affirmative votes to pass. Motion failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmember Collins. Nay: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Mittness, Stockwell, Stehura and Pierson. (File Ordinance No. 88-562) Item 7 - New Business. City Manager Sheiffer introduced Mr. Robert O'Neill, Director of the Rock County Airport, who gave a detailed report on the subsidy of airlines which is based on the operational cost of the airline between two service points (Janesville - Milwaukee) The budget for the entire essential air service program for 1988 is $28,000,000. Any money rejected for use by one community would go back into the fund and used for the other communities. He explained the recommendations of the Airport Advisory Committee. Councilmember Pierson made a motion that we continue to support essential air services at the Rock County Airport. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pulliam. -3- A friendly amendment was offered and accepted to include the statement that we approve the recommendation of the Airport Advisory Committee. Council President Pulliam made a motion to amend the motion to state that the Council does not express an opinion on the portion of the letter (John Quay 3/2/88) that the potential qualified air carrier should be a 15 to 18 passenger turbine powered aircraft. Amendment dies for lack of a second. A vote was then taken on the main motion, including the friendly amendment, and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Mittness, Collins, Stehura and Pierson. Nay: Councilmember Stockwell. 12. A proposed resolution authorizing the City administration to acquire and sell property located at 750 Milton Avenue was reviewed by City Manager Sheiffer. Councilmember Stock- well made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Mittness and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1074) 13. Matters not on the agenda. Councilmember Pierson inquired as to the owner of the property on the corner of Afton and Rockport Road. Contact should be made to have the area cleaned up. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m. These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council. Angelo Lamendola Deputy City Clerk -4- THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND REVITALIZATION STRATEGY IS PART OF THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE PLAN CONTAINS A LONG RANGE PHYSICAL CONCEPT PLAN, AND SHORT RANGE ACTION PLAN, AND PROVIDES THE STRUCTURE TO GUIDE AND COORDINATE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS IN DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION EFFORTS, THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION ON MARCH 28, 1988 AND BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON APRIL 18, 1988,