1968-05-13 Agenda and MinutesCTI'Y OF JANESVILLE
City Council Meeting Agenda
May 13, 1968
1. Roll Call.
2. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 29, 1968.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Presentation by Highway Commission and review of
proposed agreement re: TOPICS Program. (Authori-
zation to enter into Memorandum of Agreement.)
2. Third reading and hearing of proposed ordinance
amending Section 22. 09 re: issuance of Class "A"
License to taverns in newly annexed areas.
3 Hearing on Special .Assessments and Final Deter-
mination of Assessments on the 1968 Public Works
Improvement Program No. 1.
4 Resolution authorizing City Manager to issue "Letter
of Intent" to contractors re: school construction.
NEW BUSINESS
1 Presentation of requests by various groups for the
establishment of Janesville Housing Authority.
2 Consideration of Richard McCue's communication
re: dispensing of retail merchandise in residential
areas.
3. Matters not on the Agenda.
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Vol. 31
No. 3
FtiOCt EDINGS OF, 'rHE CITY COUNCIL
Janesville, [his.
May 13, 1968
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held on Monday,
May 13, 1968, at 7:30 P.M.
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilman Fredenda.11, Mall, Roth,
Grumich, Henning and Miller and City Manager Karl A. Samek.
1. The minutes of the greeting of April 29, 1968 were read. Councilman Roth
moved these minutes be approved. Motion seconded by Councilman Grumich and adopted
unanimously.
2. Gary T. Landsness, District Engineer of the State Highway Comil.ssion,
appeared and presented the Topics Program gander which a survey would be made of
Janesville traffic and 4ahere _ s signalimation and channeliza.tion at various inter-
sections should be made. The progran as presented would come under State and Federal
aid.
The following resolution was read:
RESC I,UgION
rhTIEREAS, the Council has been advised of the proposed TOPICS Program, and
WHEREAS, said Program necessitates a Memorandum of Agreement between the
Highway Commission for the State of Wisconsin, Department: of 'Transportation, Division
of Highways, and, the City of Janesa� ,.le;
N(AJ THEREFORE BE IT RES01VED that the City Manager be authorized to execute
said Memorandum of Agreement:, hereto attached.
After some discussion Councilman. Rot+"z moved adoption of the above resolution.
Motion seconded by Councilman Henning and adopted unanimously.
3. The for low:t._zg ordinance -which was introduced and given its first and second
reading on April 29, 1963 was given its third reading:
ORDINANCE NO. 34 - A*90DMEN1 CLASS "A"
An Ordinance Amending Issuance^ of Class A Intoxicating "Liquor Licenses,
The City Council of the City of Janesville does ordain as follows:
Section 22.09 '2) of thde Code of Ordinances of the City of Janesjille is 'hereby amended,
as follows: By adding after trite last word of the first sentence thereof:
However, the annexation of territory Moritain.ing a Class E License which
persaitted off- premises sales increases the quota, of Class A Liquor licenses
to the reaissui,ag of all such existing licensed premises in the mpsnr.ci-
paiity after such annexation, provided application is properly made
prior to the expiration of the licenses existing at the time of annexa-
tion and provided farther, that said licensee otherwise complies with
requirements of a Class A license,
Patrich etude, Attorney, appeared and urged adoption of the above ordinance in behalf
of Scotty's Tavern on N. Washington Street. After some discussion Councilman Miller
moved adoption of the above ordinance. Lotion seconded by Councilman Grumich and
adopted by the folloai.ng vote: Aye: Councilman Ball, Grumich, Henning, Miller and
Schneider. Kayo Councilman Fredendall and Roth. The City Attorney was asked if he
could rephrase the ordinance.
4. A public hearing was announced on public Works Program No. 1 which was
read street by street. Gordon Millar, 1015 N. Sumac Drive, appeared for the owner
of five lots on Williams Street, Mrs. George Ward, stating that the sewer and water
were not necessary at this time on Williams Street. Councilmen agreed to remove this
from the prograra.
Norman Foss, owner of the property at 317 Clark Street, appeared and protested
curb replacement because of his assessment on dome Pars Avenue. After some discussion
Councilmen agreed to remove Home Pazk Avenue and S. Division Street from the bituminous
resurfacing program.
George L. Hein, 309 So Division Street, questioned the need for water mains
on S. Division Street.
The {pity Manager sug_-'sted that curb arid gutter and bituminous paving, serer
and water be removed from the program for Centex Avenue as this improvement could be
put can a later program with state € id.
Robert Kasmirek, 202 Forest Para, Boulevard, Ca F. Brecker, 208 Forest Park
Boulevard, and Lester Falter, 127 Forest: Park Boulevard, appeared and protested the
installation of water mains on that street claiming it to be unnecessary.
Walter Schroeder, 427 S. Franklin Street, appeared and asked questions about
the improvement on S. Franklin Street.
George Steil, Pttorney for David W. Gunderson, LeMoyne A. Drake, John E.
;Shea., and Jessie Cogs, appeared and stated they did not own property on Ruger Avenue
and therefore they ohould not be assessedL. After some discussion as to the
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benefits to these properties, Councilman Blall moved these assessments be waived.
Motion recorded by Councilman Miller and adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council --
man Fredendall, Hall, Grumich, Puller and Schneider. Hay: Councilman Roth and Henniag,
C. R. Klevickis, 2640 Cherokee Road, Claude Griffith, 2105 Ruger Avenue, and
William S. Wood, 2551 Chickasaw Drive, representing B. F. Zeaman and H. J. Nickol,
appeared and protested installation of sidewalk on Ruger Avenue. After some discussion
councilmen agreed to delete this from the program for this year. It was stated that
sidewalk would be installed on city property located under the 1-90 overhead and that
a gravel walk would be provided on the north side of Ruger Avenue.
Dennis M. Buchholz, 60 S. Huron Drive, appeared presenting a petition signed
by 1£ of the 25 owners of property on S. Huron Drive protesting installation of side-
walk on that. street. Richard Messner, Robert Perkins and Mrs. Arthur Smith also
appeared. after some discussion councilmen agreed to leave this on the program.
The following amended resolution was presented:
( INSERT FINAL RESOLUTION - PUR-LIC WORKS PROGRAM NO,. 1)
Councilman Fredendall moved adoptions of the above resolution. Motion seconded by
Councilman Roth and adopted unanimously.
5. A letter was read from the Board of Education setting forth the amount of
the low bids on school construction. The following resolution was introduced by
Councilman Henning xAno moved its adoption:
RESOLUrION
WHIETREA.S, bids were received on April 11, 1965, by the Board of education for
remodeling and additions to Wilson, Roosevelt and Washington Elementary Schools, and
WKEREAS, the Janesville Board of Education at a Special Meeting held April 15,
1965, approved the bids for the additions and remodeling of Wilson, 'Roosevelt and
Washington Elementary Schools in the amount of $691,648.00, and
[ 11EREAS, it is the recommendation of the Board of Education that contracts
be awarded to the successf-ul bidders in the aforementioned amounts, and
WHEREAS, according to State Statutes construction contracts cannot be signed
until a 30 day period has elapsed fro+i the adoption date of the initial financing
resolution') and
WHERY,-AS, it is now the intent of the Common Council of the City of Janesville
to award said contracts to the :access:-ul bidders,
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RFSCLVED, that the City Manager be authorized to
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issue betters of Intent in this regard, and also that construction contracts he
executed subsequent to May 29, 1968, in accordance with the attached summary of
low bids received and approved by the Board of Education.
Motion seconded by Councilman Grumich and adopted unanimously.
6. Reverend Donald Docken representing the Committee on ,Aging appeared and
presented the need in Janesville of lcm cost housing for the elderly and for low income
citizens, requesting establishment of a Janesville :lousing Authority. Mrs. Lois Hickey,
President of the Area Community Council, Garry Fleming, Director of Flock County Con n.it€ ee
Action Program, Dr. Thorn Vogel, City Health Connaissioner, John Lindoerfer, Housing
Consultant of the State Department of Health and Social Services, and George Walter,
2047 Ravine Street, appeared and supported the request. It was contended by the persons
appearing that the project would not cost the City of Janesville any money, the project
being financed by an issue of Federal Bonds amortized over a period of forty years.
This was questioned since there would be cost for planning, hiring of outside staff,
etc. before construction would start. After some discussion the ,natter was referred
to the City Manager for investigation of possible costs and for recommendation for
the meeting to be held on August 12, 1968.
7, Richard McCue, 1224 Flo Randall .Avenue, appeared and presented a request
for some kind of restrictions on Nero Softie trucks occasioned by the killing of a girl
on May 1, 1968 on Randall A-.•enuea Several. other residents of the area appeared, some
of which .asked that the trucks be banned from the streets. After some discussion the
matter was referred to the Traffic and parking Committee for study and recommendation.
So the following resolution was presented and read:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS a bridge over the Rock River on Mamorial Drive designated as Project
T 0-0(5) and plans 'wave been filed With the City Clerk of the City;
NOR, THEREFORE, BE IT MSOLVED that the plans foz the Project within the
corporate limits of the City be and are hereby approved; and
That the grades far the street or highway will be established or remestablishad
and fired as shown an the plains for the Project in the manner provided therefor by lair;
and.
That the Commission, be and is hereby authorized to mnake such minor revisions
in the playas or deviations 4--om the plans (except grades) during ccnst:Cuc°tion as may
be necessary to meet latent, and unforeseen conditions encountered during construction.
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Councilmen Roth moved adoption of the above resolution. Notion seconded
by Councilman miller and :adopted unanimously.
90 'William Falter and Mr. Geise appeared on behalf of Boys Baseball re-
questing authorization to use the Riverside Nall diamond for an additional two
nights per week, the cost of which was not included in the City budget. After some
discussion Councilmen agreed that the additional money could be transferred from
other park funds and that the request be granted,
10. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1:05 ..Mt
H. C. Bradford
City Clerk
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