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1987-03-16 Council MeetingPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING 16 March, 1987 Vol. 37 No. 55, Approved 30 March 1987 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held in the Municipal Building 16 March, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Council President Pierson, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance lead by Boy Scout Shawn Cronin of Troop 539. Present: Council President Pierson, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Pulliam, Miles, Stehura and McLean. The minutes of the special meeting of 27 February 1987 and the regular meeting of 2 March 1987 were presented. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to approve the minutes of the special meeting of 27 February 1987 and the minutes of the regular meeting of 2 March 1987 as distributed. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and adopted unanimously. LICENSES Councilmember Miles made a motion that the licenses, as listed on the license agenda and on file in the office of the City Clerk, excluding the operators license for Karen A. Jackson which was not recommended by the Liquor License Advisory Committee, be approved and issued as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean 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.) SPECIAL RECOGNITION Council President Pierson presented to Mr. Mike Cubbin of General Motors and Mr. John Dohner of United Auto Workers Local 95 a framed picture plate of the front page of the Janesville Gazette dated 12 February 1987 announcing that Janesville had obtained a replacement truck assembly line. It was through the joint efforts and cooperation of these two organizations that this was made possible. Council President Pierson requested the Council show its approval of this special recognition by a standing ovation. OLD BUSINESS 1. A proposed ordinance, recommended for approval by the Transportation Committee, authorizing installation of a four-way stop at the intersection of Holiday Drive and Liberty Lane was reviewed by Acting City Manager Franke and given its second reading by title only and public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing. Councilmember Miles made a motion to adopt said ordinance as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Pierson, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Miles, Stehura and McLean. Pass: Council - member Pulliam. (File Ordinance No. 87-506) 2 & 3. Two proposed ordinances, recommended for approval by the Transportation Com- mittee, authorizing installation of a stop sign (Ord. 87-507) and removing the inter- sections from regulation by yield signs (Ord. 87-509) at the intersection of South Fremont St. and Oakland Avenue was reviewed by Acting City Manager Franke. Since the two ordinances are related, City Attorney Hoesly gave the second readings by title only, and a public hearing was held on both ordinances. The public hearing was opened. No one appeared. Councilmember McLean made a motion to adopt Ordinance 87-507 as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 87-507) Councilmember Stehura then made a motion to adopt Ordinance 87-509 as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 87-509) 4. A proposed ordinance, recommended for approval by the administration, revising the speed limit on East Racine St. from Palmer Drive to Wright Road was reviewed by Acting City Manager Franke and given its second reading by title only and public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing. Councilmember Pulliam made a motion to adopt said ordinance as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 87-508) 5. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action. Mr. Lewis Mittness of 2126 Center Avenue, outlined several reasons why he opposed the antique mall project and requested that the Council delay any action on the project until a market study could be completed. Mrs. Geraldine Zachow, the new owner of Mama Z (formerly known as Port 803) asked the Council for a parking lot on the parkland at the intersection of Riverside Street and South Jackson. Council President Pierson requested that the administration research this matter to see what had been done in the past. NEW BUSINESS 1. Recommendations of the Plan Commission: a) A proposed resolution for the purchase of railroad property along North River St. was reviewed by Acting City Manager Franke. Councilmember Miles made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion was seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 87-977) b) A proposed resolution regarding the Sales Agreement for the former Rock River Mills property was presented and reviewed by Acting City Manager Franke. Councilmember Pulliam questioned the legal enforcability of some language in the Park- ing Agreement (Exhibit 'B') that is part of the Offer to Purchase the property. City Attorney Hoesly agreed that there was a problem with the language. A recess was taken to draft substitute language. After the recess, City Attorney Hoesly read the language change suggested by Council - member Pulliam. The proposed change was to delete the following sentence from Exhibit 'B' Parking Agreement on page 6 of the Offer to Purchase: "In all cases, the following actions shall commence on or before 1 July 1990." The following language would be added in place of this deletion: "or D. Neither A., B., or C. has occurred by 1 July 1990; Then the City of Janesville ...." etc. City Attorney Hoesly also read a language addition suggested by Councilmember Stock- well. The proposed change was to add the following paragraph 23 to page 3 of the Offer to Purchase: "23. If Buyer has not arranged sufficient financing by 1 August 1987 to meet all -2- the conditions and terms of this Offer to Purchase, the agreement based upon this offer shall be null and void, and the Buyer shall deed the property back to the City." Councilmember McLean made a motion to adopt Resolution 87-976 as modified by the changes proposed by Councilmembers Pulliam and Stockwell. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Miles and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 87-976) 2. A proposed Preliminary Resolution for the 1987 Public Works Improvement Program No. 1 was reviewed by Acting City Manager Franke. Councilmember Miles made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 87-975) 3. Acting City Manager Franke presented the recommendation of the Committee of Public Works awarding of Contract H - Public Works Program No. 1 1987 - Milwaukee Street Bridge concrete work to LLR Construction, Inc. for a total amount of $12,824.52 Councilmember Stehura made a motion to award Contract H - Milwaukee Street Bridge concrete work for $12,824.52 to LLR Construction, Inc. as recommended by the Committee of Public Works. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted unanimously. 4. A proposed revised resolution, authorizing the expansion of certain athletic, enrichment, aquatic, and special event recreation programs was presented and reviewed by Acting City Manager Franke. After a brief discussion, it was further revised by adding "and anticipated revenues in the amount of $4,951" in the 8th paragraph after the "amount of $4,775." Councilmember Stehura made a motion to adopt said revised resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted unani- mously. (File Revised Resolution No. 87-980) 5. Acting City Manager Franke presented the name of Ms. Linda Marrs of 1914 Foster Av. to serve on the Janesville Public Library Board of Trustees to fill the unexpired term of Norm Ruedinger. Councilmember Miles made a motion to approve the appointment of Ms. Linda Marrs to the Janesville Public Library Board of Trustees. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously. 6. Acting City Manager Franke presented the request from Sherex Chemical Company for use of Riverside Park on 16 May 1987 for a four mile walk/run special event in con- junction with the American Heart Association. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to grant the request from Sherex Chemical Company for use of Riverside Park on 16 May 1987. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted unanimously. 7. A proposed resolution renaming Blackhawk Pond to Kiwanis Pond was presented by Acting City Manager Franke. Councilmember McLean made a motion to adopt said resolution. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 87-979) 8. The financial statement for the month of December 1986 was presented. Council - member Pulliam made a motion that the financial statement be accepted and placed on file for audit. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted unanimously. 9. Council President Pierson presented the "Extension of Employment of Jerold P. Franke as Acting City Manager" from the end of March 1987 until 3 May 1987. The motion to extend the employment period would require a majority vote by Councilmembers. Council - member Miles made a motion to extend the employment of Jerold P. Franke as Acting City Manager of the City of Janesville through Sunday, 3 May 1987. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. 10. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Miles referred a problem to the adminis- tration regarding handicapped people crossing near the Rost building on East Court St. -3- Councilmember Collins requested a copy of the federal regulations of the Community Development Block Grant. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m. These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council. Angelo Lamendola Deputy City Clerk -4-