01-10-91 CITY OF JANESVILLE
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1991
MINUTES
This special meeting of the Common Council of the city of
Janesville was called to order and convened in open session at 7:00
o'clock P.M. in the Common Council Chambers of the Municipal
Building, 18 North Jackson Street, Janesville, WI by Council
President Collins. Roll call was taken.
PRESENT: Council President Collins and Councilmembers Pierson,
Stockwell, McLean, Pulliam, Schneider, and Stehura.
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Steven E. Sheiffer, Public Services
Director Robert Boldt, City Engineer Ron Beatty, Associate Planner
II Richard Haviza, and city Attorney Wald Klimczyk. No members
from the media or the public were present.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Review of plans for construction of city Services Center.
Indepth review and presentation by City Manager and Public Services
Director of history, factors, studies, locations, criteria, and
previously distributed materials pertaining to location of new
Public Services Center, site, site selection process, proposed
structure(s), costs, budget, and current and projected facilities
and needs. Extensive discussion then ensued with questions and
answers by councilmembers and staff.
2. At 8:17 o'clock P.M., Motion by Councilmember Stockwell,
seconded by Councilmember Schneider, to convene into closed session
pursuant to wisconsin Statute Section 19.85(1) (e) for the purpose
of deliberating or negotiating the potential purchase and/or sale
of public property pertaining to the proposed Public Services
Center. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting convened into closed
session in the Common Council Chambers of the Municipal Building,
18 North Jackson Street, Janesville, WI
Indepth presentation by City Manager Steven E. Sheiffer of
various public and privately owned potential sites throughout the
city and surrounding area and such potential sites' associated
costs, projections, locations, topography, pros and cons and
related site specific selection data, facts, criteria, information,
and data. Extensive discussion then ensued concerning numerous
public and privately owned potential property sites with property
specific and general location and needs questions and answers by
councilmembers and staff.
Motion by Councilmember McLean to direct the City
Administration to enter into an option to purchase the properties
located (1) at Kennedy/Barberry together with the Rock County
National Bank owned property, and (2) at State Street including the
new drive, for a new Public Services Center. Motion failed for
lack of a second.
Motion by Councilmember Pulliam, seconded by Councilmember
McLean to direct the City Administration to enter into an option to
purchase the properties located (1) at Kennedy/Barberry together
without the Rock County National Bank owned property, for a new
Public Services Center. Motion carried 4 - 3 with Councilmembers
Collins, Schneider, McLean and Pulliam voting in favor and,
Councilmembers Stockwell, Stehura and Pierson voting against.
Motion by Councilmember Stockwell, seconded by Councilmember
Pulliam, to direct the City Administration to enter into an option
to purchase the property constituting approximately twenty (20)
acres owned by Terry Donaldson located North of and adjacent to
Highway 14 for a Public Services Center. Motion carried 5 - 2 with
Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Schneider, Pierson and Pulliam
voting in favor, and Councilmembers Stehura and McLean voting
against.
Motion by Councilmember Stockwell, seconded by Councilmember
Stehura, to direct the City Administration to include for consideration
for a new Public Services Center the area owned by the City near Palmer
Drive in Palmer Park North near the new well site. Motion carried 5- 2 with
Councilmembers Collins, Stockwell, Schneider, Pierson and Pulliam voting in favor, and
Councilmembers Schneider and McLean voting against.
Motion by Councilmember Stockwell, seconded by Councilmember
McLean, to direct the City Administration to contact the owners and
include for consideration for a new Public Services Center the property
owned by the city in the Kennedy Road Industrial Development Park
currently first optioned from the City by Newco, but solely upon the
condition that Newco voluntarily agree to terminate and relinquish its first
option rights to this parcel of land. Motion failed 3 - 4 with Councilmembers
McLean, Stockwell and Pulliam voting in favor, and Councilmembers Collins, Pierson,
Stehura and Schneider voting against.
At this point, 10:05 o'clock P.M., of the meeting, Councilmember
McLean left.
Motion by Councilmember Stockwell, seconded by Councilmember
Pierson, to direct the City Administration to include for
consideration for a new Public Services Center the City owned
property near the old City landfill site part of which is currently
used by Boy's Baseball under a lease. Motion failed 1 - 6 with
Councilmember Stockwell voting in favor, and Councilmembers
Collins, Schneider, Stehura, Pierson, and Pulliam voting against.
Motion by Councilmember Pulliam, seconded by Councilmember
Stockwell, to direct the City Administration to contact the
property owners and to include for consideration for a new Public
Services Center the properties, sufficient in area to accommodate
the projected needs of the proposed Public Services Center, North
of the City Transit Center. Motion carried 4 - 2 with
Councilmembers Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson and Pulliam voting in
favor, and Councilmembers Collins and Schneider voting against.
Motion by Councilmember Pierson, seconded by Councilmember
Stockwell; to direct the City Administration to include for consideration
for a new Public Services Center the Janesville Sand and Gravel sites.
Motion carried 6 - 0 with Councilmembers Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson,
Collins, Schneider and Pulliam voting in favor.
Motion by Councilmember Schneider, seconded by Councilmember
Collins, to direct the City Administration to enter into an option
to purchase the property constituting approximately seventeen (17)
acres located near Conde & Freedom Lane at a purchase price of not
to exceed $9,500.00 per acre for seventeen (17) acres. Motion
failed 2 - 4 with Councilmembers Collins and Schneider voting in
favor, and Councilmembers Stockwell, Stehura, Pierson and Pulliam
voting against.
There was no further business or discussion.
Motion to adjourn by Councilmember Stockwell, seconded by
Councilmembers Collins. Motion carried 6 - 0.
Meeting adjourned at 10:27 o'clock P.M.
Respectfully submitted this llth day of January,
Waldemar Klimczyk
City Attorney
1991.