1987-12-14 Council MeetingPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
14 December 1987
Vol. 38
No. 25
Approved, as amended, 28 December. 1987
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal
Building 14 December 1987 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Pulliam.
Present: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Mittness, Collins, Stockwell,
Stehura, Pierson and McLean.
The minutes of the special meeting of 23 November 1987 were presented. Councilmember
Pierson made a motion to approve the minutes of the special meeting of 23 November
1987 as distributed. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unani-
mously.
The minutes of the regular meeting of 30 November 1987 were presented. Councilmember
Stehura made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 30 November
1987 as distributed. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unani-
mously.
The minutes of the special meeting of 7 December 1987 were presented. Councilmember
Pierson made a motion to approve the minutes of the special meeting of 7 December 1987
as distributed. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Stehura 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 Pierson 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 RECOGNITIONS
A proposed resolution of recognition for "Janesville Good Citizen" citing Raif Islami
for his donation of the Thanksgiving Day dinners he serves each year to singles and
senior citizens. This is a donation of thanks for his freedom in this country. He
immigrated from Albania. Councilmember Mittness made a motion to adopt said resolution
as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously.
(File Resolution No. 87-1044)
City Manager Sheiffer read the "Certificate of Commendation to Darrel K. Fox" for
his twenty-three years of loyal and conscientious service to the people of the City
of Janesville. Police Officer Fox is retiring. Councilmember McLean made a motion
to adopt said commendation as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Mittness
and adopted unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council
action. There were none.
2. A proposed ordinance, recommended for approval by the Plan Commission, changing the
zoning classification of property south of U.S.H. 14 between I-90 and Deerfield Drive
was given its second reading by title only and public hearing.
Mr. Harry O'Leary, attorney for Mrs. Lucht, spoke in favor of the ordinance and agreed
to the conditions set forth by Director of Public Works Tom Rogers. Councilmember
Stehura made a motion to adopt said ordinance as presented. Motion seconded by Council -
member Pierson and adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 87-530)
6NB. City Manager Sheiffer requested item number 6 of "New Business" (Final Certified
Survey Map, 2-lot survey located at the southwest corner of U.S.H. 14 and Deerfield Dr.)
be taken up at this time, since this item is relative to Ordinance 87-530. Council
agreed. Councilmember Collins made a motion to adopt Certified Survey Map 87032-C
as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously.
(File CSM No. 87032-C)
3. A proposed ordinance, recommended for approval by the Plan Commission, changing the
zoning classification of land located within the 2700 block of North Lexington Drive
from R3 to 01 was given its second reading by title only and public hearing. T. L.
Barnes of Parker Credit Union spoke in support of the ordinance.
Councilmember Collins questioned the procedure of adopting the ordinance and the number
of votes required.
Councilmember Pierson made a motion to adopt said ordinance as presented. Motion
seconded by Councilmember McLean.
Following a long discussion, Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend Ordinance No. 87-548
to replace Section III with a new Section III which would read: "The rezoning is
further conditioned upon dedication of an east -west street 70 feet in width intersecting
Lexington Drive in an alignment with Liberty Lane." Motion seconded by Council Presi-
dent Pulliam and failed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Pulliam and
Councilmembers Stockwell and Mittness. Nay: Councilmembers Collins, Stehura,
Pierson and McLean.
Councilmember Mittness moved to amend the motion by changing Section II to read "two
curb openings..." and delete Section III. Motion seconded by Councilmember Collins
and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Mittness, Collins and McLean.
Nay: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Stockwell, Stehura and Pierson.
Councilmembers then voted on the original motion which was adopted by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Collins, Stehura, Pierson and McLean. Nay: Council
President Pulliam, Councilmembers Mittness and Stockwell. (File Ordinance No. 87-548)
4. A proposed ordinance, recommended for approval by the administration, increasing
the fee charges for the deposit of waste at the landfill (non -City) was given its
second reading by title only and public hearing. No one appeared for the public
hearing.
Councilmember Stehura made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 87-550 as presented. Motion
seconded by Councilmember McLean.
Councilmember Mittness made a motion to amend the motion by changing item 5 to read
"forty" dollars instead of "fifty-five", and to make the effective date of the
ordinance 1 February 1988. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed unani-
mously.
Councilmember Mittness then made a motion to further amend the ordinance to read that
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the wastes originating outside the city be charged $25 per ton. Motion seconded by
Councilmember McLean and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Mittness
and McLean. Nay: Council President Pulliam, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell,
Stehura and Pierson.
Councilmembers then voted on the main motion, with amendment, and it was adopted
unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 550)
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution, recommended for approval by the administration, authorizing
participation in the International City Managers' Association Retirement Trust was
presented by City Manager Sheiffer. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to adopt
said resolution as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 87-1042)
2. A proposed ordinance, recommended for approval by the Transportation Committee,
amending the list of streets required to yield to other designated streets (South
Parker Drive yielding to East Van Buren) was introduced by Council President Pulliam
and given its first reading by title only. A public hearing was set for 28 December
1987 at 7:30 p.m. (File Ordinance No. 87-549)
3. City Manager Sheiffer presented the request for the Janesville Lioness Club to
hold a fund raising event at the Senior Center on Sunday, 7 February 1988 for financial
gain. Councilmember McLean made a motion to grant the request of the Janesville
Lioness Club to hold its fund raising event at the Senior Center on Sunday, 7 February
1988 as presented. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously.
4. A proposed resolution, recommended for approval by the administration, opposing
the adoption of Assembly Bill 647, which regulates the disposal of yard waste, was
presented by City Manager Sheiffer. Councilmember Mittness was opposed, since the
bill had been changed from its original version, the public hearing had been held
in October of this year, and, he also thought that the resolution should be amended to
reflect the changes.
Councilmember Collins made a motion to adopt said resolution as presented. Motion
seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Pulliam, Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson and McLean.
Nay: Councilmember Mittness. (File Resolution No. 87-1045)
5. City Manager Sheiffer presented the names of Stan Darden and Larry Everhart to
serve as regular member and first alternate, respectively, as members of the Zoning
Board of Appeals. Councilmember Stehura made a motion to approve the appointment of
Stan Darden to serve as a regular member of the Board of Zoning Appeals. Motion
seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously.
Councilmember McLean moved to approve the appointment of Larry Everhart to serve as
first alternate to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Motion seconded by Councilmember
Stehura and adopted unanimously.
6. This item was adopted under "Old Business" after item 2.
7. The financial statement for the month of October 1987 was presented. Councilmember
McLean made a motion that the financial statement be accepted and palced on file for
audit. Motion seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously.
8. City Manager Sheiffer presented a review of potential new sources of revenue:
- Landfill tipping - commercial users
- Room tax
- Wheel tax
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- Real estate information report fees
- Fire inspection fee
Each Councilmember stated that it should be used to fund the general fund as relief
to the property taxes.
Councilmember Collins stated we must have a spending limit and that taxes discriminate
against one segment of the population or another.
City Manager Sheiffer informed the Council that a room tax of 7 percent and a $15 fee
for real estate information would be introduced 8 February 1988 and the public hearing
could be held 22 February 1988.
No further action was taken on this matter.
9. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Stehura reminded the Councilmembers that
on Wednesday 16 December 1987 at 7:30 p.m. the M.P.O. meeting scheduled would need
a quorum.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Angelo Lamendola
Deputy City Clerk
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