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1988-10-17 Council MeetingPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING 17 October 1988 Vol. 39 No. 14 Approved 31 October 1988 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building 17 October 1988 at 7:30 p.m. Council President McLean called the meeting to order. Present: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Pierson, Mittness, Stockwell, Stehura and Collins. Absent: Councilmember Pulliam. The minutes of the regular meeting of 3 October 1988 were presented. Councilmember Stehura moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 3 October 1988 as distributed. Seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Mittness, Stockwell, Stehura and Collins. Pass: Councilmember Pierson. LICENSES Councilmember Pierson moved that the licenses as listed on the license agenda and on file in the office of the City Clerk, be approved, except for those not recom- mended by the Liquor License Advisory Committee. Seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously. Councilmember Pierson stated that Matthew Grace was present to explain his application. Mr. Grace explained that the incident that was not listed had occurred five years ago and he forgot. After a discussion, Councilmember Pierson moved that Matthew Grace be granted an Operator's (bartender) License. Seconded by Council President McLean and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Pierson, Stehura and Collins. Nay: Councilmembers Mittness and Stockwell. (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. No one appeared. 2. A proposed revised resolution, recommended for approval by the Plan Commission, for the vacation of a portion of an east -west alley between Clark Street and Vista Avenue east of Ringold St. was reviewed by City Manager Sheiffer. The public hearing was opened and closed with no one appearing before the Council. Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said revised resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Council President McLean and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1116) 3. A proposed resolution, authorizing the expenditure of funds for a school crossing guard and for flashing speed limit and related signs on South Jackson St. at the inter- section with Rockport Road, was reviewed by City Manager Sheiffer and stated that it would take a two-third's majority vote. Councilmember Pierson moved to adopt said resolution as presented. Seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1126) NEW BUSINESS Ia. City Manager Sheiffer presented a Certified Survey Map 88045-C (Merdon Corp.) including a requirement for a payment of $890 for monies in -lieu -of parkland dedica- tion. Councilmember Stehura moved to approve Certified Survey Map 88045-C and the $890 parkland dedication monies, seconded by Councilmember Pierson. Motion failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Mittness and Stehura. Nay: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Pierson, Stockwell and Collins. After further discussion, Councilmember Collins moved to approve Certified Survey Map 88045-C, excluding the $890 monies -in -lieu of parkland dedication, seconded by Council President McLean. Council President McLean then withdrew his second and called for a postponement for two weeks to clarify the availability of access to the lot immediately east of Lot 4. (File CSM 88045-C) lb. City Manager Sheiffer presented a brief review of Certified Survey Map 88046-C (Weitzel/Cripe), a one lot survey located on Palmer Drive and Midland Road. Council - member Stockwell moved to approve Certified Survey Map 88046-C as presented, seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. (File CSM No. 88046-C) 2. Councilmember Stockwell reported to the Councilmembers the award that the City received from the Chamber of Commerce for the City's Beautification work along the river walkway. Council President McLean accepted the award on behalf of the City. 3. The financial statement for the month of August 1988 was presented. Councilmember Collins moved that the financial statement be accepted and placed on file for audit. Seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously. 4. A proposed resolution renaming "Road E" in Riverside Park to "Veterans Drive", and naming the baseball field in Riverside Park "Veterans Field" was presented by City Manager Sheiffer. Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said resolution as pre- sented, seconded by Council President McLean and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1123) 5. City Manager Sheiffer presented the proposed 1989 City Budget to the City Council and sited the goals of the budget to be: 1) Public Health and Safety, 2) Physical Infrastructure, 3) Limited Leisure and Human Service, 4) Economic and Community Growth, and 5) Long Term Fiscal Plan. He used charts and graphs while reviewing the various items. Councilmember Stehura moved to accept the proposed budget for 1989 and to take it under advisement, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously. A discussion took place relative to the selection of a review process. It was decided by polling the Councilmembers, to use Alternative B for the budget review process, starting at 6:00 p.m. for the special meetings. 6. Discussion concerning the utilization of a Consent Agenda. Councilmember Stockwell stated that he felt they should not adopt the policy. Councilmember Pierson stated that more time could be spent on important items, and that during the course of a year it would free up more time. Councilmember Collins said that it would be more cumbersome, and maybe they could re- arrange the agenda. It was pointed out that this would take a change of the ordinance. Council President McLean said he could not see any reasons for the change. It was decided that the Council President and the City Manager come back with a couple of alternatives on how the agenda could be changed to act on items that the private citizen is waiting for. -2- 7. 7. A proposed resolution, recommended for approval by the administration, directing the City Manager to make application to the County of Rock for exemption from the Library Tax Levy was presented by City Manager Sheiffer. Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said resolution as presented. Seconded by Councilmember Mittness and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1124) 8 & 9. Proposed resolutions 88-1127 and 88-1128 were presented by City Manager Sheiffer. Resolution No. 88-1127 is an Initial Resolution for proposed $10,000,000 Industrial Revenue Bonds for SSI Technologies, Inc., and Resolution No. 88-1128 is the Waiving of Public Bidding requirement pursuant to Section 66.521 (11)(b) 1, Wisconsin Status in connection with the Initial Resolution. Councilmember Stockwell moved to adopt Resolution No. 88-1127 and Resolution No. 88-1128 as presented. Seconded by Council - member Stehura. Councilmembers Pierson and Collins stated that they would not vote on this item, due to a conflict of interest. The vote was then taken and adopted: Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Mittness, Stockwell and Stehura. Pass: Councilmembers Pierson and Collins. (File Resolutions No. 88-1127 and 88-1128) 10. A proposed ordinance permitting the sale and consumption of wine coolers and similar state permitted alcohol beverages at one day temporary special Class B (Fer- mented Malt Beverage) events was introduced by Council President McLean and given its first reading by title only. A public hearing was set for 31 October 1988 at 7:30 p.m. (File Ordinance No. 88-594) 11. A proposed ordinance changing the zoning classification of land donated within the 1300 block of Woodman Road from R1 District to C District was introduced by Council President McLean 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 14 November 1988 at 7:30 p.m. (File Ordinance No. 88-595) 12. Matters not on the Agenda. There were none. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:39 p.m. These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council. Angelo Lamendola Deputy City Clerk -3-