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1987-11-02 Council MeetingPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING 2 November 1987 Vol. 38 No. 17 Approved 16 November 1987 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building 2 November 1987 at 7:30 p.m. Council President Pulliam called the meeting to order. Present: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Mittness, Collins, Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson and McLean. The minutes of the regular meeting of 19 October 1987 were presented. Item 9 under "New Business" was corrected to show that Councilmember Stehura made the motion to convene in closed session under Wisconsin Statute Section 19.85 (1)(e) for the purpose of discussion of collective bargaining matters. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 19 October 1987 as corrected. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell 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, 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.) 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, recommended for approval by the Plan Commission, to vacate a portion of right-of-way on the south side of Sherman Avenue east of Fremont Street pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 66.296. Council President Pulliam opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. No one appeared for the public hearing. Councilmember McLean made a motion to adopt Revised Resolution No. 87-1014 as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. (File Revised Res. No. 87-1014) 3. A proposed resolution, recommended for approval by the Plan Commission, to vacate a portion of access road located in the NW4 or the SW4 of Section 12, T.2N., R.12E., of the 4th P.M., City of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 66.296. Council President Pulliam opened the public hearing at 7:38 p.m. No one appeared for the public hearing. Councilmember Collins made a motion to adopt the longer version of the revised resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Council - member McLean. Councilmember Pierson made a motion to amend the resolution, that the resolution be contingent upon no curb cut 120' from Kellogg Avenue on Center Avenue. Motion to amend seconded by Councilmember Mittness and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Mittness and Pierson. Nay: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Stehura and McLean. Council then voted on the original motion and it passed by -the -following- _vote::_ Aye: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson and McLean. Nay: Councilmember Mittness. (File Revised Resolution No. 87-1023) 4. A proposed ordinance to protect the public water system from contamination by establishing programs for cross connection control and private well abandonment, with penalties including a forfeiture of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 was given its second reading by title only and public hearing. Council President Pulliam opened the public hearing at 8:12 p.m. No one appeared. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to adopt said ordinance as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 87-542) 5. A proposed resolution, authorizing the City administration to transfer $2600 from the soccer budget to the special events budget to assist local business groups with the installation of holiday decorations in 1987. Councilmember Collins made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Mittness, Collins, Stehura and McLean. Nay: Councilmembers Stockwell and Pierson. (File Res. No. 87-1035) NEW BUSINESS 1. City Manager Sheiffer presented the name of Mrs. Jacqueline Judd of 2125 East Rugby Road of Janesville to the Council for appointment to the Library Board. Council - member Pierson made a motion to approve the appointment of Mrs. Jacqueline Judd of 2125 East Rugby Road - Janesville to the Library Board to fill the unexpired three-year term of Linda Marrs who resigned. Motion seconded by Councilmember Mittness and adopted unanimously. 2. A proposed resolution directing the City Manager to make application to the County of Rock for an exemption from the Library tax Levy pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 43.64 (2). Councilmember Stehura made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 87-1034) Council President Pulliam stated that in accordance with Councilmembers' wishes, he would send a letter to the County Supervisors urging them to increase the funding for the Arrowhead Library System to a more equitable level of cost. 3. The financial statement for the month of September was presented. Councilmember McLean made a motion that the financial statement be accepted and placed on file for audit. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously. 4. Certified Survey Map of Lot One of a Certified Survey Map as recorded in Volume 8, Pages 52 and 53, and part of the vacated access road located in the NWz of the SWz of Section 12, T.2N., R.12E., of the 4th p.m., City of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to approve Certified Survey Map 87026-C. Motion seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File CSM No. 87026-C) 5. A proposed ordinance changing the zoning classification of land located south of USH 14 between I-90 and Deerfield Drive 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 30 November 1987 at 7:30 p.m. (File Ordinance No. 87-530) 7. Matters not on the Agenda. This item of business was taken out of order by Council - members' agreement. Councilmember Stehura said several individuals had expressed concern about the bumps created by the brick crosswalks at the corner of South Main Street and East Holmes Street, and wanted to know if something might be done. City Manager Sheiffer said he -2- would get back to him, after reviewing the situation. Councilmember Pierson said several people had commented to him that they were glad the construction in the City was about over and they were pleased with the results. Councilmember Mittness asked about the status of the antique mall, because he had heard something about the prospective owners opening a business in Rockford. City Manager Sheiffer said the City just became aware of this, when a staff member saw it on a Rockford TV station, that Mr. Douglas was going to open up an antique mall in Rockford instead of Janesville. The City will be contacting Mr. Douglas for an answer on this. 6. Review of the proposed 1988 General City Budget. City Manager Sheiffer introduced Operations Director Maurie Rott, Technical Services Director Lew Eddy and Assistant to the Director of Public Works Michael Dieckmann. The following budget items were reviewed: Organizational Chart - page 40, Full-time Equivalents - page 41 and City Council - page 42. Councilmember Mittness made a motion to delete $5,003 for various organizational memberships and subscriptions. Motion seconded by Councilmember Collins. Motion failed by the following vote: Aye: Council - member Mittness. Nay: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson and McLean. City Manager - pages 43 & 44. No action. City Clerk -Treasurer - pages 45 & 46. Council requested information on additional revenue that could be generated if certain property information from the Clerk's office would be charged for. Assessor - pages 47 & 48. No action. Council requested a listing of proposed 1988 conference expense activities, showing type of conference, number attending and whether national, regional or state, for all depart- ments in the budget. City Attorney - pages 49 & 50. Council requested updated information on the bad check ordinance. Councilmember Stehura asked for a list showing the different computer hard- ware and software proposed to be purchased in the 1988 budget for all departments. Finance - pages 51 & 52, Personnel - pages 53 & 54, Elections - page 55, Public Buildings - pages 102 & 103, Parking Facilities - page 104. Councilmember Mittness made a motion that the City Council amend the Parking Facilities Budget by reducing the amount for parking enforcement from $26,700 to $18,000 and further direct the administration to use City employees, rather than a contracted service. Motion seconded by Councilmember Collins. Motion failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmember Mittness. Nay: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson and McLean. Council President Pulliam called for a special meeting to be held Thursday, 5 November at 7:00 p.m. to continue budget review. Each Councilmember waived notice of the meeting. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:34 p.m. These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council. Frank L. Spoden City Clerk -3-