02-18-91PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
18 February 1991
Vol. 41
No. 28
*APPROVED 3-4-91
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal Building 18 February 1991 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Collins.
Present: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean, Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council President collins stated that the licenses would not be
considered under the Consent Agenda, and would be acted on
separately.
Minutes of the regular meeting held 4 February 1991.
Minutes of the closed meeting held 4 February 1991.
Financial gain request from the Janesville YMCA Swim Team to use
Rockport Pool for an invitational swim meet on July 13 and 14,
1991.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve all licenses as recommended,
except for an operator's license for Mark Thompson, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson, McLean,
Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Pass: Councilmember Stockwell.
Councilmember Pierson moved to grant an operator's license to Mark
Thompson, seconded by Council President Collins.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to postpone action on this license
until later in the meeting in order to obtain additional
information from the city attorney, seconded by Councilmember
Schneider and passed unanimously.
After obtaining the information required to make a decision,
Council granted an operator's license to Mark Thompson by the
follwing vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers McLean,
Stehura and Stockwell.
Councilmember Stehura moved to hold a revocation hearing for the
Class B License held by Q. L. Hom, Inc., seconded by Councilmember
would locate the new City Services Center east of USH 51 and north
of Black Bridge Rd., seconded by Councilmember McLean.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to amend the motion to require the
Council's affirmative action on the annexation and zoning of this
property, seconded by Council President Collins and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean and Schneider.
Council voted on the main motion and that failed by following
vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson and
McLean. Nay: Councilmembers Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and
Pulliam.
Council President Collins moved to adopt Resolution No. 91-1347,
which would locate the City Services Center on Pliny Ay., seconded
by Councilmember Pierson and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Collins and Councilmember McLean. Nay:
Councilmembers Pierson, Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam.
(File Resolution No. 91-1347)
Councilmember Stockwell moved to adopt Resolution 91-1350, which
would locate the City Services Center in Palmer Park, seconded by
Councilmember Pierson and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Pierson, Stehura and Stockwell. Nay: Council
President Collins, Councilmembers McLean, Schneider and Pulliam.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt Resolution 91-1348, which
would locate the City Services Center on the west side of Kennedy
Rd. north of USH 14, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and failed
by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Schneider and Council
President Collins. Nay: Councilmembers Pierson, McLean, Stehura,
Stockwell and Pulliam. (File Resolution No. 91-1348)
Councilmember Pulliam moved to reconsider Resolution 91-1350,
seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay:
Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson, McLean and
Schneider. (File Resolution No. 91-1350)
Coun~ilmember Stehura moved to reconsider Resolution 90-1322, which
would locate the City Services Center on Racine St., seconded by
Councilmember Stockwell and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers McLean, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay:
Council President Collins, Pierson and Schneider. (File Resolution
No. 90-1322)
Councilmember Pulliam moved to suspend Roberts Rules of Order to
allow reconsideration of a reconsideration vote, seconded by
Councilmember Stockwell and that failed by the following vote:
Aye: Councilmembers McLean, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay: Council
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No. 91-720, which would zone land owned by Parker Pen USA located
north of Black Bridge Rd. on USH 51; Ordinance No. 91-721, which
would zone land owned by Parker Pen USA, located north of Black
Bridge Rd. on USH 51;, Ordinance No. 91-713, which would rezone
property located at the northeast corner of Kennedy Rd. and
Barberry Dr. from R1 and R3 to M1; Ordinance No. 91-714. which
would zone land owned by Arthur Donaldson located on Kennedy Rd.;
Revised Ordinance No. 91-714 A & B, which would rezone property
located along Kennedy Rd. north of HWY. 14 from A to M1; Ordinance
No. 91-711, which would rezone property located in Palmer Park
north of Palmer Dr. and west of 1-90 from conservancy to M1. (File
Res. No. 91-1349, Ord. No. 91-717, Rev. Ord. No. 91-718, Rev. Ord.
91-720, Ord. No. 91-721, Ord. No. 91-713, Ord. No. 91-714, Rev.
Ords. 91-714 A & B, Ord. No. 91-711)
13. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Holiday Drive east
of Clover Lane was given its public hearing. No one appeared.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 91-1332)
14. A proposed revised ordinance rezoning property located at the
southeast corner of 1-90 and State Highway 11 from agriculture to
B4 was given its second reading and public hearing.
Councilmember McLean to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. (File Revised
Ordinance No. 91-710)
15. Action to award a contract for Pumping Station #5
improvements.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to award the contract to J. P. Cullen
in the amount of $1,184,377, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers Pierson, McLean, Schneider, Stockwell and Pulliam.
Nay: Councilmember Stehura.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Appointments to the Business Improvement Board. Councilmember
Pierson moved to approve Jackie Wood's appointment to the BID
Board, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, McLean, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Absent:
Councilmember Stockwell.
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the administration to apply
for a Waste Tire Recycling Grant. Councilmember Pulliam moved to
adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and
adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins,
B) Councilmembers Pulliam and Stockwell requested the
administration to prepare an ordinance rescinding the anti-ogling
ordinance.
C) Councilmembers Pulliam and McLean directed the administration
to prepare an ordinance amending the City Code in order to shorten
the time period after which a vehicle is considered abandoned.
D) Councilmember Schneider moved to allow the transit employees to
put yellow ribbons on their vehicles, seconded by Councilmember
McLean and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers
McLean and Schneider. Nay: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers Pierson, Stehura and Pulliam. Pass: Councilmember
Stockwell.
E) Council President Collins scheduled a hearing to consider
revocation of the alcohol license held by Q. L. Hom, Inc. for 4
March 1991.
F) Council President Collins scheduled a study session for 7:00
p.m. on March 5, 1991 in order to discuss goals and objectives and
downtown redevelopment. The Council waived notice of that meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:13
a.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk