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1977-02-07 Agenda and MinutesCITY OF JANESVILLE City Council Meeting Agenda ' 7 February 1977 C1 7:30 P.M. MY CLERK'S ONCE 1. Roll. Call. 2. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of 24 January 1977. 3. Special Recognition Boy Scout Recognition Day 4. Licenses: Refer enclosed list. NEW BUSINESS 1 . Confirmation of appointment to fill vacancy on Ice Arena Advisory Committee. 2. Consideration of relaxing restrictions on appointments of Library Board -members. (File Res, No. 77-737) 3. Consideration of adoption of new Janesville Municipal Code. (File Ord. No. 77-1) 4. Establishment of ward boundaries for 1980 Census purposes. (File Res. No. 77-738) 5. Request for parade permit from Blackhawk Voyageurs Drum and Bugle Corps of Rock County. 6. Presentation of Janesville Transit Development Plan. 7. Presentation of report -on Municipal Parking Utility. S . Request from Janesville Public Schools relative to "Unusual Hazard Areas". 9. Progress report on Community Development Authority. 10. Matters not on the Agenda. 1 1 . Motion to adjourn. The undersigned as the designee of the presiding officer of the above governmental body certify that I posted a copy of this document in the lobby of the Janesville Municipal Building and �i -iled a opy to the official newspaper of the City of Janesviii.,­ on G rge 1 tueger C ty Clerk- CITY COUNCIL 7 February 1977 LICENSE AGENDA VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE Richard Allen Wayne Hwy. 213 Rt. 2, Evansville, WI AMUSEMENT DEVICE LICENSE Owen Vending Co. 2107 Foster (for Skatin' Place 2809 N. Pontiac Dr.) Amusement Devices — 6 1 Pin Ball 1 Haunted House 1 Junk Yard 1 US Marshall 1 Motorcycle 1 Arcadia ADDITIONS TO LICENSE AGENDA 7 February 1977 ELECTRICAL LICENSE Gerald F. Cowan 3227 Holscher Rd.. McFarlcl .nd, WI David Wanninger 4306 Polaris Rt. 2 Janesville, WI PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING 7 February, 1977 Vol. 32 No. 29 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held in the Municipal Building 7 February, 1977 at 7:30 P.M. Present: Council President Fuller, Councilmembers Rude, Masterson, Miles, Hall, Poppas and Wexler. Councilmember Masterson made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 24 January, 1977 as distributed. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted unanimously. SPECIAL RECOGNITION: City Manager Deaton presented a Proclamation declaring the Eleventh day of February, 1977 as Koshkonong Scout Civic Day and that the month of February be proclaimed as Janesville Boy Scout Month for Council consideration. Councilmember Rude made a motion that the Proclamation be approved. Motion seconded by Councilmember Wexler and adopted unanimously. Eleven of the Scouts elected as members of the Municipal Government were recognized and introduced to their counterparts as follows. Council President Mike Rhodes, Councilmembers Luke Seibert, Jerry O'Dell, Jeff Jinkins, Tim Truman, Steven Stevenson and Darrel Meske. City Manager Phil Leonard, Assistant City Manager -Director of Finance Keith Block, City Attorney Fred Petrick Jr. and City Clerk - Treasurer Mark Rhodes. LICENSES: The Clerk presented applications for Electrical Licenses in addition to the License Agenda for Vehicle Driver's and Amusement Device License applications. Councilmember Miles made a motion that the license applications be approved and issued. Motion seconded by Councilmember Masterson 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.) ORDINANCES: 1 . A proposed ordinance adopting a code of general Ordinances of the City of Janesville was introduced by Councilmember Rude and given its first reading by title only. A public hearing was set for 21 February, 1977 at 7:30 P.M. (File Ordinance No. 77-1) RESOLUTIONS: 1 . A proposed resolution rescinding parts of a previous resolution limiting reappointment to the Library Board was presented. Councilmember Rude expressed concern with the concept of the proposed resolution and asked that the council consider amending Resolution No . 69-22 to not exceed two terms of the various appointments at the option of the City Manager. Mrs. Eleanor Gutmann, President of the Library Board, felt it would be a waste of talent not to reappoint members for another term. After discussion Councilmember Hall made a motion to amend Resolution # 77-737 and add "for a maximum of two full terms" . Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Fuller, Councilmembers Miles, Hall and Poppas. Nay: Councilmembers Rude, Masterson and Wexler. Councilmember Hall made a motion to adopt said resolution as amended. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Fuller, Councilmembers Miles, Hall and Poppas. Nay: Councilmembers Rude, Masterson and Wexler. Councilmember Rude requested the City Attorney to prepare resolutions to accomplish the same thing on the other Boards and Commissions. (File Resolution No. 77-737) 2. A Proposed resolution adopting the wards in Janesville as shown on the attached map, numbered from 1 to 44 and directing that such map be transmitted to the United States Census Bureau for use in compiling data from the 1980 census was presented. City Manager Deaton explained that the resolution was not for the purposes of conducting elections but for gathering information for census purposes. Councilmember Rude requested the Council not to act on the resolution tonight and asked the administration to come back with information as to why it was requested and required. City Manager Deaton said the City would get more useable information from the census with the revised suggested ward boundaries. Councilmember Hall made a motion to defer action until the next meeting. Motion seconded by Councilmember Rude and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Rude, Hall, Poppas and Wexler. Nay: Council President Fuller, Councilmembers Masterson and Miles. (File Resolution No. 77-738) REPORTS: 1 . Director of Public Works Roy Eckrose made a slide presentation condensing the 200 page report of the Janesville Transit Development Plan. Mr. Eckrose stated the critical time schedule required the application for the Demonstration Grant to be submitted by the 28 February deadline. Councilmember Poppas made a motion to authorize the administration to proceed .with the preparation of an application for the Demonstration Grant. Motion seconded by Councilmember Miles and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Fuller, Councilmembers Miles, Hall, Poppas and Wexler. Nay: Councilmembers Rude and Masterson. 2. City Manager Deaton presented a Report on the Municipal Parking Utility. The report presented 7 recommendations. The City Manager suggested the Council review the matter and permit time for public discussion and reaction. Council President Fuller referred the matter to the Traffic and Parking Committee. 3. City Manager Deaton presented a request from Robert E. Collins, President of the Janesville Board of Education for sidewalk installation at 3 areas of "unusual hazards" as follows . -2 - 1 . The 2400 through 3100 blocks of Bond Place 2. The 3400 and 3500 blocks of Woodhall Drive; the 400, 500 and 600 blocks of Greendale Drive and the 500 and 600 blocks of Sussex Drive. 3. The 2200, 2300 and 2400 blocks of Kellogg Avenue. City Manager Deaton informed the Council that he had received petitions for sidewalks on Woodhall, Greendale and Sussex and none of the petitioners were owners of property on those streets. He had also received a petition from 71 homes for sidewalks on Bond Place and only 2 were occupants on Bond Place. City Manager Deaton recommended the request be referred to the Engineering Department for a report to be submitted 4 weeks from tonight. Councilmember Rude made a motion that the request be .referred to the Engineering Department. Motion seconded by Councilmember Masterson and adopted unanimously. Councilmember Hall recommended that the administration consider assessing property owners for a normal size lot for sidewalk construction in the report. 4. Assistant to the City Manager Daniel Wentzloff presented a report on the Community Development Authorities progress on the Section 8 Program application for 130 units of subsidized rent and the Community Development Block Grant in the Madison Street area. REQUESTS: 1 . City Manager Deaton presented a request from the Voyageurs Drum and Bugle Corp for a permit to hold a Parade on Saturday, 30 July 1977. Costs were estimated to be $480.00 in overtime for the Police Department and some expense for the Public Works Department. Councilmember Miles made a motion that the request be granted. Motion seconded by Councilmember Poppas and adopted unanimously. APPOINTMENTS: 1 . City Manager Deaton presented the appointment of Mrs. Ethel Buggs to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Jared Van Horn as a member of the Ice Arena Advisory Committee, term to expire in April of 1979, for Council consideration. Councilmember Rude made a motion to approve said appointment. Motion seconded by Councilmember Wexler and adopted unanimously. MISCELLANEOUS: 1 . City Manager Deaton advised the Council that the fuel supply of the North Central Airlines is to be reduced with the result that the Saturday morning flight from Janesville to Chicago will be cancelled . There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 P.M. George A. Krueger City Clerk - 3 -