10-14-91PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
14 October 1991
Vol. 42
No. 15
APPROVED 28 OCTOBER 1991
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building 14 October 1991.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Schneider
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Pierson,
O'Leary, Stehura, Collins and Brien. Absent: Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Stehura lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council President Schneider stated that licenses would not be
considered under the consent agenda and would be acted on
separately.
Minutes of the regular meeting held 30 September 1991.
Minutes of the closed session held 30 September 1991.
Financial statement for the month of August 1991.
Council President Schneider stated that if there were no
objections, the consent agenda would be approved. There were no
objections.
Licenses and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve all recommended licenses,
seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
Steve Moran, 105 Sunset Dr., Joseph Crislaw, 733 Kellogg Av., and
Shiree Stroinski, 629 South Hain, appeared before Council to
request an operator's license, even though they received a negative
recommendation by the ALAC.
Councilmember Collins moved to grant an operator's license to
Joseph Crislaw, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Pierson moved to grant an operator's license to
Shiree Stroinski, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers
Pierson, O'Leary, Collins and Brien. Nay: Councilmember Stehura.
Councilmember Brien moved to grant an operator's license to Steve
Moran, seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Collins moved to deny a taxi-cab driver's license to
James Lebeau, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed
unanimously.
(Ail 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.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Motion to approve Final Certified Survey Map 91012-C, two
lot survey located in the 1700 block of Milton Avenue north of
Black Bridge Road.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve CSM 91012-C, including the
dedication of utility easements, seconded by Councilmember Pierson
and passed unanimously (File CSM 91012-C)
B. Motion to approve Final Certified Survey Map 91053-C, four lot
survey located at the northeast corner of Randall Avenue and Newman
Street.
Councilmember Collins moved to approve CSM 91053-C, including the
dedication of utility easements, seconded by Councilmember Brien
and passed unanimously. (File CSM 91053-C)
C. Motion to approve Final Certified Survey Map 91052-C, one lot
survey located at the northwest corner of Bell and Morse Streets.
Councilmember Collins moved to approve CSM 91052-C, including a
release of the City's rights to the western 161 feet of a 12 ft.
wide utility easement located along the northeast lot line of lot
one, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously.
(File CSM 91052-C)
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the naming of park land at
the southwest corner of Holiday Drive and North Pontiac Drive to be
"Kiwanis Community Park".
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Collins and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
91-1424)
3. City Manager Sheiffer presented the 1992 City Budget to the
Council.
Councilmember Stehura moved to take the budget under review,
seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed unanimously.
4. A proposed resolution authorizing the filing of an application
with the State Historical Society and an application with the
Janesville Foundation for a Historic Preservation Grant.
Councilmember Collins moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
91-1426)
5.Councilmember Collins moved to award the following contracts:
Blackhawk Golf Course irrigation to Don's Lawn and Garden Care,
Inc. in the amount of $131,575.15; Riverside Golf Course bunkers
and tees to Green Visions, Inc. in the amount of $44,600.55; and
Fire Station No. 1 - re-roofing to McDermaid Roofing & Insulating
Co. in the amount of $33,209..06. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
6. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Laural Avenue
between North High and North Academy Streets was introduced and
referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing 25
November 1991. (File Resolution No. 91-1425)
7. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located near the
southeast corner of South Crosby Avenue and West Court Street was
introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on 25 November 1991. (File Ordinance No. 91-758)
8. Matters not on the agenda. The Council agreed by consensus to
delay construction of a portion of the Mall sidewalk until 1 June
1992.
Councilmember Brien read into the record the United Way
Proclamation.
Councilmember Pierson requested that the administration check the
pavement on Palmer Drive to see if it complies with our standards.
All Councilmembers waived notice for the budget special meetings
which will be held on October 21, 1991, October 24, 1991, November
4, 1991 and November 7, 1991.
9. Councilmember Stehura moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 19.85 (1) (c) and/or (3), for
the purpose of considering collective bargaining strategies since
competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session,
seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council convened into closed
session at 8:48 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk