1988-11-28 Council MeetingPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
28 November 1988
Vol. 39
No. 20
Approved 12 December 1988
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held in the Municipal
Building 28 November 1988 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President McLean.
Present: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Pierson, Mittness, Stockwell, Pulliam
and Collins.
The minutes of the special meeting of November 3, 1988, special meeting of 7 November
1988, special meeting of 9 November 1988, and the regular meeting of 14 November 1988
were presented. Councilmember Stehura moved to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting and special meetings of November 14, 3, 7 and 9 as distributed. Motion was
seconded by Councilmember Collins and adopted unanimously.
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Councilmember Pulliam moved that the licenses, as listed on the license agenda and
on file in the office of the City Clerk, be approved as presented. Motion seconded
by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously.
(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 resolution to vacate portions of South Walnut Street, Riverside Street,
Mill Street, and an alley hereinafter designated and previously dedicated for street
and alley purposes that are hereby determined to be no longer needed for public use.
Council President McLean reopened the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. No one appeared
to be heard.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to table said resolution as presented. Motion seconded
by Councilmember Collins and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1113)
3. Request from Wisconsin Power and Light Company for the City to waive its First
Right to Purchase for property at the southwest corner of Rockport Road and South
Crosby Avenue.
Councilmember Pulliam moved that the City of Janesville waive and not exercise its
First Right to Purchase the Wisconsin Power and Light Company's property, so that
the property can be transferred to the Loyal Order of the Moose for construction of
a new lodge facility, and that this Waiver of the First Right to Purchase applies
only to this transaction and that if the Loyal Order of the Moose does not purchase
the above described property, the City of Janesville's First Right to Purchase shall
remain in effect. Motion seconded by Councilmember Collins.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend the motion by inserting after the words "Wiscon-
sin Power and Light Company's property" ", except a 100 foot strip adjacent to the
City parkland." Motion to amend died for lack of a second.
Councilmembers voted on the main motion and it was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Pierson, Mittness, Stehura, Pulliam
and Collins. Nay: Councilmember Stockwell.
No action was taken on Resolution No. 88-1135.
4. A proposed ordinance, recommended for approval by the Plan Commission, changing
the zoning classification of land located at the southwest corner of Rockport Road
and South Crosby Avenue within the City of Janesville was given its second reading
by title only and public hearing. Council President McLean opened the public hearing
at 7:47 p.m.
Orvan Nelson, 906 North Harmony Dr., Governor of the Janesville Loyal Order of the
Moose Lodge, appeared in support of the zoning change.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to adopt said revised ordinance with the change of "two
years" to "four years" in Condition 3 under Section II. Motion seconded by Council -
member Collins.
Councilmember Collins moved to amend the motion by deleting "Condition 3" under Section
II". Motion to amend seconded by Councilmember Stehura and failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Collins, Pierson and Stehura. Nay: Council President
McLean, Councilmembers Pulliam, Stockwell and Mittness.
Council then voted on the original motion and it passed unanimously. (File Revised
Ordinance No. 88-597)
New Business - 2. A proposed resolution, recommended for approval by the administration,
authorizing the City administration to accept a donation from the Janesville Patriotic
Society in the form of an Eternal Flame Memorial, and enter into a maintenance agree-
ment for the perpetual care of the memorial. (This item taken out of order by agree-
ment of the Councilmembers)
Councilmember Mittness moved to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded
by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 88-1132)
Old Business - 5. Approval of the 1989 City Budget.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve the proposed 1989 General Fund Budget, as amended
and direct the administration to prepare for Council action on 5 December 1988 the
necessary appropriation and levy resolutions. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell.
Councilmember Stehura moved to amend the motion by decreasing expenditures by $22,462.
Motion to amend seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to amend the motion by increasing Economic Adjustments
by $37,000, Ice Arena Budget by $191, and Transit System Local Share by $437. Motion
to amend seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to amend the motion by increasing estimated revenues for
building permits by $20,000. Motion to amend seconded by Councilmember Stehura and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to amend the motion that the use of Fund Balance applied
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be reduced by $100,000. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Pierson, Mittness,
Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmember Collins.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend the motion by reducing the Wastewater Loan Re-
payment applied to the budget by $57,000. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura
and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers
Pierson, Mittness, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmember Collins.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to amend the motion by increasing the Ice Arena subsidy
by $20,000., and that the Ice Arena be operated twelve months instead of eight months.
Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Pierson, Pulliam and Mittness. Nay: Council President McLean,
Councilmembers Stockwell, Stehura and Collins.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend the motion by increasing Ice Arena budget by
$40,000 to reduce the Ice Arena deficit. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pulliam.
Councilmember Pierson moved to amend the amendment by reducing the $40,000 to $25,000.
Motion seconded by Councilmember Mittness. Motion to amend the amendment failed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Pierson and Mittness.
Nay: Councilmembers Pulliam, Stockwell, Stehura and Collins.
Motion to amend failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Mittness, Stockwell
and Pulliam. Nay: Council President McLean, Councilmembers Stehura, Pierson and
Collins.
Councilmember Pierson moved to amend the motion by increasing Street Maintenance for
resurfacing and reconstruction by $34,000. Motion to amend seconded by Councilmember
Stockwell and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean, Council -
members Pierson, Stockwell, Mittness and Stehura. Nay: Councilmembers Pulliam and
Collins.
Councilmember Stehura moved that the administration continue review of the Janesville/
Beloit Express ridership and cost effectiveness, and if it appears to impact the
taxpayer, the proposal be brought back to the Council for consideration. Motion
seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Mittness moved to amend the motion by increasing the fee per ton for
out of City waste by $1.00, and, therefore, increase revenue in the budget by $25,000,
with said funds to be used to study recycling. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson.
After a short discussion, Councilmember Mittness deleted the following words from his
motion, "the fee per ton for out of City waste by $1.00 and therefore increase".
Councilmember Pierson withdrew his second and Councilmember Mittness withdrew his motion.
Councilmember Mittness moved to amend the motion by increasing the budget $25,000 for
a recycling study. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Pierson and Mittness. Nay: Council President McLean,
Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Pulliam and Stehura.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to amend the motion by reducing the Tallman budget by
$172. Motion seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed unanimously.
The original motion as amended passed unanimously.
6. Approval of the 1989 Janesville Public Library Budget.
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Councilmember Pulliam moved to approve the Library Budget as submitted with a reduction
of $12,209 in expenditures. Motion seconded by Councilmember Mittness.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend the motion by changing the reduction from $12,209
to $82,800 in expenditures. Motion to amend seconded by Councilmember McLean and
failed by the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean and Councilmember Stock-
well. Nay: Councilmembers Pierson, Mittness, Stehura, Pulliam and Collins.
Councilmember Collins moved to amend the motion by changing the reduction from $12,209
to #29,900 in expenditures. Motion to amend seconded by Councilmember Mittness.
Councilmember Pierson moved to amend the amendment by changing the reduction from
$29,900 to $59,816. Motion to amend the amendment seconded by Councilmember Stockwell
and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President McLean, Councilmembers
Pierson, Stehura and Stockwell. Nay: Councilmembers Mtttness, Pulliam and Collins.
Motion to amend as amended passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President
McLean, Councilmembers Pierson, Stockwell, Stehura. Nay: Councilmembers Mittness,
Pulliam and Collins.
Council then voted on the main motion as amended and it was adopted by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Pierson, Mittness, Stockwell and Stehura. Nay: Council
President McLean, Councilmembers Pulliam and Collins.
7. A proposed ordinance changing the order of business at regularly scheduled meetings
of the City of Janesville Common Council. Councilmember Collins moved to table said
ordinance as presented for two weeks. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and
adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 88-596)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on request from the Janesville Jaycees for permission to use the Senior
Center for their annual Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, 17 December 1988. Council -
member Pulliam moved to grant the Janesville Jaycees permission to use the Senior Center
for their annual Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, 17 December 1988. Motion seconded
by Councilmember Collins and adopted unanimously.
3. A proposed resolution to vacate a portion of Harrison Street between East Court
Street and St. Lawrence Avenue was introduced by Council President McLean and referred
to the Plan Commission for a report and recommendation. A public hearing was set for
9 January 1989 at 7:30 p.m. (File Resolution No. 88-1134)
4. A proposed ordinance changing the zoning classification of land located at 1828
North Washington Street was introduced by Council President mcLean 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 27 December 1988 at 7:30 p.m. (File Ordinance
No. 88-604)
5. The financial statement for the month of October 1988 was presented. Councilmember
Stehura made a motion that the financial statement be accepted and placed on file for
audit. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously.
6. Matters not on the Agenda. City Manager Sheiffer requested that the Council waive
notice of the special meeting on 5 December 1988 at 7:00 p.m.
Councilmember Stockwell moved that notice of the special meeting on 5 December 1988
at 7:00 p.m. be waived. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:39 p.m. These minutes
are not official until approved by the City Council.
Frank L. Spoden, City Clerk