11-22-99PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
November 22, 1999
VOL. 50
NO. 21
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal building on
November 22, 1999.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Stehura.
Present: Council President Stehura, Councilmembers Westphal, Murphy, O’Leary, Brien, Noll and
Schneider. Members of Boy Scout troops #539 and #595 led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the Special meeting of November 3, 1999.
Minutes of the Regular meeting of November 8, 1999.
Minutes of the Closed session of November 8, 1999.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee
Financial statement for the month of October, 1999.
Council President Stehura stated the Consent Agenda would be approved if there were no objections.
There were none.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action.
Bob Follett, 2525 Andre Avenue, and Bill Boyd, 497 Blackhawk Bluff Drive, Janesville spoke as
representatives of the Janesville Conservation Club. They presented the Council with a $2,000 check
to be used by Leisure Services on any purpose that would promote conservation.
Sally Bastings, 215 Hillside Court, spoke in support of the Rotary Garden $25,000 subsidy that was
included in the proposed 2000 budget.
2. A proposed ordinance changing JATV funding received its second reading and public hearing.
Howard Gage, 1015 Rutledge Court, Vice Chair of the JATV Committee, spoke in favor of the
ordinance. Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Brien
and passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 99-1280)
3. Action on the proposed 2000 JATV budget. Co uncilmember Schneider moved to approve
the proposed 2000 JATV budget in the amount of $94,591, seconded by Councilmember Noll and
passed unanimously.
4. Action on the proposed 2000 City budget. Councilmember Westphal moved to approve the
2000 proposed City budget as revised by the City Manager through November 22, 1999, with a
General Fund Budget in the amount of $30,612,291 and a tax levy (without TIF) in the amount of
$14,790,814, and direct the Finance Director to include these amounts in the 2000 appropriation and
levy resolutions. Councilmember Noll seconded the motion.
Councilmember Westphal moved to amend the motion by decreasing the Rotary Gardens subsidy
from $25,000 to $0. Councilmember Murphy seconded the motion and it passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Stehura, Councilmembers Westphal, Murphy and Brien. Nay:
Councilmembers O’Leary, Noll and Schneider.
Councilmember Westphal moved to amend the motion by increasing the Transit operating expenses
by $67,294 for evening bus service beginning July 1, 2000 and increasing the associated General Fund
Transit subsidy by $19,130. Councilmember Brien seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilmember Brien moved to amend the motion by increasing the Rotary Gardens subsidy from
$0 to $20,000. Councilmember Noll seconded the motion and it passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Stehura, Councilmembers O’Leary, Brien, Noll and Schneider. Nay:
Councilmembers Westphal and Murphy.
Councilmember Stehura moved to amend the motion by implementing a Senior Citizen Center user
fee in the amount of $15.00 that would generate $15,000 in additional revenue. Councilmember
Westphal seconded the motion. Councilmember Brien moved to amend the amendment by making
the Senior Citizen fee voluntary. Councilmember Noll seconded the motion and it passed by the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Westphal, Murphy, Brien, Noll, and Schneider. Nay:
Council President Stehura and O’Leary. The Council voted on the original amendment and it failed
by the following vote: Aye: Council President Stehura, Councilmembers Westphal and Murphy.
Nay: Councilmembers O’Leary, Brien, Noll and Schneider.
The Council voted on the main motion to adopt the proposed 2000 budget and it passed unanimously.
5. A proposed resolution approving the FY2000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program submission. Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and it passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 99-2480)
6. & 7. Proposed ordinances annexing (99-1278) and zoning (99-1279) property near the southeast
corner of South Wuthering Hills Drive and State Highway 11 received their second readings and
public hearings. Randy Hughes, 1510 S. River Road, spoke in favor of these ordinances.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by Councilmember Brien and
it passed unanimously. (File Ord. Nos. 99-1278 and 99-1279)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Councilmember Schneider moved to approve the City Manager’s appoi ntment of Donald
Goldberg, 1923 Eastwood, to fill the unexpired term ending April 30, 2001 on the Community
Development Authority. Councilmember Noll seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire the Kutz property for parkland
purposes. Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Noll
and it passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 99-2484)
3. A preliminary resolution authorizing special assessments for enginee ring services and schedule
a public hearing for the final resolution. Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Brien and it passed unanimously. The public hearing and final resolution
will be on the December 13, 1999 agenda. (File Res. No. 99-2482)
4. Recommendations of the Transportation Committee:
(A) A proposed ordinance requiring 1) North Pine Street to stop for Linden Avenue and
2) Deerfield Drive to stop for Midvale Drive (File Ord. No. 99-1282)
(B) A proposed ordinance requiring Plainfield Avenue to yield to Barberry Drive (File
Ord. No. 99-1283)
were introduced and scheduled for public hearing on December 13, 1999.
6. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmember Murphy expressed his concern about the railroad and their noisy diesel
engines. He requested a report on how many times the Police have received noise complaints against
the railroad.
Councilmember Brien thanked Bob Boldt and the street department for their leaf pick-up
effort near the GM complex.
Councilmember Westphal asked about the Police Departments response to vehicular
accidents. Chief Brunner stated it is Department Policy to respond to all accidents; if the Police are
not called and an accident report is needed then both parties are required to go to the Police
Department or a citizen may file an individual report with the Police Department.
Councilmember O’Leary requested more demographics and historical data on our Web site.
Council President Stehura scheduled a special Council meeting for Monday, November 29,
1999 at 6:00 p.m. and an MPO meeting for December 13, 1999 at 6:30 p.m.
6. Councilmember Schneider moved to convene into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin
Statute Section 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public
properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever
competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. Councilmember Noll seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council adjourned into closed session at 8:40 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer