06-10-91PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
10 June 1991
Vol. 42
No. 6
APPROVED 6-24-91
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville
held in the Municipal Building, 10 June 1991.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Schneider.
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers O'Leary,
Noll, Stehura, Collins and Brien.
Absent: Councilmember Pierson.
Council President Schneider lead the City Council in the Pledge
of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council President Schneider stated that licenses and
recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee would
not be considered under the consent agenda, but would be acted on
separately.
Minutes of the regular meeting held 28 May 1991.
Minutes of the study session held 4 June 1991.
Council President Schneider stated that if there were no
objections, the consent agenda would be approved. There were
no objections.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve all licenses with a
favorable recommendation, seconded by Councilmember Noll and
passed unanimously.
Misty Anderson, 212 S. Locust; Michael Sime, 500 W. Milwaukee;
and Jeff Raby, 906 Benton Av., requested that the City Council
grant them an operator's license.
Councilmember Collins moved to approve an operator's license for
Misty Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve an operator's license
Michael Sime, seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Stehura moved to deny an operator's license for
Jeffrey Raby, seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider,
Councilmembers Noll, Stehura, Collins, and Brien Nay:
Councilmember O'Leary.
Councilmember Collins moved to approve a Class "A"/Class "B"
Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverage License to
Arvati, Inc., seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll, Collins and
Brien. Nay: Council President Schneider and Councilmember
Stehura.
(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.)
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action. There were none.
2 & 3. A proposed ordinance annexing property (Ord. No. 91-742)
located north of USH 14 along Kennedy Road, and a proposed
ordinance zoning said property (Ord. No. 91-743) were given their
second reading and public hearing. NO one appeared for the
public hearing.
A letter from Councilmember Pierson was read into the record
stating that he was opposed to the annexation of this property
for the purpose of creating a TIF District.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt Ordinance No. 91-742,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and adopted unanimously.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt Ordinance No. 91-743,
seconded by Councilmember Brien and adopted unanimously. (File
Ordinances No. 91-742 & 91-743)
4. A proposed resolution creating TIF District No. VI.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 91-1374)
5. Action on a motion to approve Certified Survey Map 91024-C &
T, city of Janesville, three lots located on USH 14 and Kennedy
Road.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt CSM 91024-C & T, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and approved unanimously. (File CSM 91024-C &
T)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to
exercise the City's option to purchase a 40 acre development site
from Mr. Donaldson.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
91-1395)
7. Proposed final resolution for Public Works Program #2-1991
was given its public hearing. The following individuals spoke in
favor of the public works program at the following locations:
NAME ADDRESS LOCATION
Dennis Christopherson [representing the
Throndsens) Milton Av.
Rick Kinderman 15 N. Washington Glenbarr Dr.
Robert Jackson 3515 Randolph Glenbarr Dr.
The following individuals opposed the public works program at the
following locations:
Gerry Wolter 3304 Lapidary Ln. Thornton Dr.
Tom Wilson 3320 Lapidary Ln. Thornton Dr.
Ron Pohlman 3218 Lapidary Ln. Thornton Dr.
Tom Athmann 3312 Lapidary Ln. Thornton Dr.
Robert Jackson 3515 Randolph Glenbarr Dr.
& Thornton Dr.
Helen Phillips 4365 Milton Av. Milton Av.
John Condon 4343 Milton Av. Milton Av.
Jim Casey 4365 Milton Av. Milton Av.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt Resolution No. 91-1396,
seconded by Councilmember O'Leary.
Councilmember Collins moved to delete improvements on Thornton
Dr. from Braemore Dr. to Balmoral Dr., seconded by Councilmember
O'Leary and passed unanimously.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to delete improvements on Milton Av.
from 921.5 LF S. of Woodcrest Dr. to 558 LF North, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Schneider, Councilmembers O'Leary and Noll.
Nay: Councilmembers Stehura, Collins and Brien.
Council then voted on the main motion, as amended, and it was
adopted unanimously. (File Resolution No. 91-1396)
8. Councilmember Collins moved to award the sewer and water
contract to R. T. Fox Contractors, Inc. in the amount of
$289,915.00, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed
unanimously.
9. A proposed ordinance amending the zoning code to add as a
conditional use, land contouring activities in an agriculture
district was given its second reading and public hearing. No one
appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Stehura moved to postpone action on said ordinance
until 22 July 1991 and to refer it back to the Plan Commission,
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seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and adopted unanimously. (File
Ordinance No. 91-744)
10. A proposed ordinance providing for smoke detectors in all
residential buildings was given its second reading and public
hearing.
George Stader, 4930 North River Rd., requested further
information on the property owner's responsibility
maintaining the smoke detector.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Collins.
Councilmember Brien moved to amend the ordinance by changing
8.34.030 B to read "inspections may not be conducted on a random
basis for the purpose of determining compliance with this
chapter", seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed
unanimously.
Council then voted on the main motion and adopted unanimously.
(File Ordinance No. 91-734)
11. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Johnson Street
east of Crosby Avenue and north of Rockport Rd. was given its
public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution, subject to: 1)
dedication of a 20 ft. wide strip of Willard Ay. along the west
property line of the applicants property; 2) dedication of a 10
ft. wide portion of Wilson Ay. east and west of Marion Av.; 3)
dedication of a cul-de-sac at the terminus of Johnson St. west of
Willard Ay., seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 91-1377)
12. A proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $8,035,000
of General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 1991.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Collins moved to amend Section i by reducing street
improvements from $1,980,000 to $1,580,000, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers O'Leary, Stehura and Collins. Nay: Council
President Schneider, Councilm~mbers Noll and Brien.
Councilmember Stehura moved to amend Section 1 by reducing
sanitary sewer system improvements from $2,340,000 to $1,740,000,
seconded by Councilmember Co].lins and failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmember Stehura. Nay: Council President
Schneider, Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll, Collins and Brien.
Councilmember Collins moved to amend Section 1 by reducing
sanitary sewer system improvements from $2,340,000 to $2,265,000,
seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
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Council then voted on the main motion as amended and adopted by
the following vote: Aye:: Council President Schneider,
Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll and Brien. Nay: Councilmembers
Stehura and Collins. (File Resolution No. 91-1394)
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution authorizing the issance of $2,000,000
General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 1991-A, confirming
the sale, determining the interest rates and levying the taxes.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 91-1392)
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the administration to apply
to the Wisconsin DNR for a grant to help fund a spring 1992 Clean
Sweep Program.
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and adopted unanimously. ( File Resolution
No. 91-1388)
3. A proposed resolution concerning the acquisition of certain
City vehicles was given it's public hearing. Jack Kislia,
representing Trucks, Inc., spoke in opposition to this resolution
and stated his opinion on the procedures the City should use to
purchase vehicles and trucks.
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Stehura moved to amend the resolution by deleting
the words "or Canada", seconded by Councilmember Noll and failed
by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Stehura and Brien.
Nay: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll
and Collins.
Councilmember Stehura moved, to repeal Resolution 88-1121,
concerning bidding procedures for the purchase of certain
vehicles, seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider,
Councilmembers O'Leary, Stehura, Collins and Brien. Nay:
Councilmember Noll. (File Resolution No. 91-1393)
4. A proposed ordinance amending Chapter 5.72 so as to delete
pool and billiard halls from licensing and regulation was
introduced and scheduled for public hearing on 24 June 1991.
Councilmember Brien requested that the bowling alley ordinance
contained in Chapter 5.72 be updated to comply with the new State
Statute. (File Ordinance No. 91-747)
5. A proposed ordinance providing for provisional bartender
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(operator) licenses and adopting the state requirements for
responsible alcohol beverage server training was introduced and
scheduled for public hearing on 24 June 1991. (File Ordinance
No. 91-740)
6. Matters not on the agenda. Councilmember Collins moved to
reconsider the installation of sidewalks on Lexington Dr. from
Lombard Av. to Ruger Ay., seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and
failed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider,
Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll and Collins. Nay: Councilmembers
Stehura and Brien.
Council President Schneider scheduled action on a request from
Janesville Floral for an overlay parking district for 8 July
1991.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 11:50
p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City
Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
STATE OF WISCONSIN )
SS.
COUNTY OF ROCK )
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the
minutes of the regular meeting held 13y the Common Council of the City of
Janesville on 10 June 1991.
(Deputy) City Clerk Date
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