09-04-90PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
4 September 1990
Vol. 41
No. 12
Approved 9-17-90
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville,
held in the Municipal Building 4 September 1990 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Collins.
Present: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean, Schneider and Stockwell.
Absent: Councilmembers Pulliam and Stehura.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held 20 August 1990.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License
Advisory Committee.
Financial statement for the month of July 1990.
Council President Collins stated that if there were no objections,
the Consent Agenda would be approved as recommended.
There were no objections.
(All applications of licenses are on file in the office of
the City Clerk and are incorporated by reference therein 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. James Parson, 1248 Center Ave. ,
stated that he would be in favor of raising the speed limit from
25 miles per hour to a maximum of 35 miles per hour on certain
arterial streets.
2. A proposed ordinance adding to the list of connecting
arterial streets that St. Lawrence Avenue be required to stop for
South Fremont St., was given its second reading by title only and
public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded
by Councilmember Pierson and adopted unanimously. (File
Ordinance No. 90-687)
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located within the
2800 block of North Lexington Drive from B4 to O1 was given
its second reading by title only and public hearing.
Chuck Heath, representing Horizon Development, and Keith West,
representing Shopko, spoke in favor of this ordinance and
requested that the zoning revert back to B4, if construction does
not take place within one year.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to postpone action on this
ordinance until 12 November 1990, seconded by Councilmember
Schneider and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Collins, Councilmembers McLean, Schneider and
Stockwell. Nay: Councilmember Pierson. (File Ordinance No. 90-
684)
4. A proposed revised ordinance rezoning property located at the
northwest corner of Mineral Point Ave. and North Terrace St. from
R2 to R2 with parking overlay, was given its second reading by
title only and public hearing. Robert Consigny, representing
Mercy Hospital, spoke in favor of this ordinance. Councilmember
Stockwell moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance
No. 90-685)
5. A proposed resolution vacating an east-west alley between
North Terrace St. and North Pearl St. north of Mineral Point Av.
Councilmember Pierson moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 90-1304)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing the purchase of 25 acres of
vacant land in TIF District No. IV back from HUFCOR, Inc. for one
dollar. Councilmember McLean moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and adopted unanimously.
(File Resolution No. 90-1295)
7. Action on award of bids for North River .St. and the River
Walkway (Public Works Program #2-1990-D), and future direction to
the administration. Councilmember Schneider moved to reject all
bids, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider moved to direct the administration to
proceed with the second alternative, as outlined in the City
Engineer's memo dated 29 August 1990, seconded by Councilmember
McLean and passed unanimously.
8. Public hearing on the Circuit. James Parson, 1248 Center
Avenue, stated that Milwaukee St. should be changed to a two-way
street. Paul Elmer, representing the BID Board, requested that
the Council enact an anti-cruising ordinance, an anti-loitering
ordinance and to enforce these ordinances with the proper
funding.
Jason Dowd, 24 South Pine St., and Don Nelson, 2804 Sherwood Dr.,
stated that the Council should provide the teenagers an alternative to
cruising, before eliminating the Circuit.
Larry Nitz, 21 North Wisconsin, Rosemary Beals, 164 South Jackson
St., and Richard Took, 621 Prospect Av., stated that the Council
should take action to eliminate the Circuit.
Councilmember Schneider moved to direct the administration to
pursue the goal of the elimination of the downtown Circuit,
seconded by Councilmember McLean.
Councilmember Pierson moved to postpone action on this issue,
until 17 September 1990, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell.
Councilmember Stockwell then withdrew his second.
Council then voted on the main motion and it passed by the
following vote: Ayes Councilmembers McLean, Schneider and
Stockwell. Nay: Council President Collins and Councilmember
Pierson.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Recommendation of the Plan Commission: Consideration of a
motion to approve Certified Survey Map 90028-C, Shopko, 4 lot
survey located on USH 14. Councilmember Stockwell moved to deny
CSM 9OO28-C, seconded by Councilmember Pierson and failed by the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Pierson and Stockwell.
Nay: Council President Collins, Councilmembers McLean and
Schneider.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve CSM 90028-C, seconded by
Councilmember McLean and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Collins, Councilmembers McLean and Schneider.
Nay: Councilmembers Pierson and Stockwell.
2. Public hearing on the issuance of $3,250,000 Industrial
Revenue Bonds for Monterey Mills, Inc. No one appeared for the
public hearing. The final resolution for these Industrial Revenue
Bonds will be on the 17 September 1990 Council Agenda.
3. Public Hearing on the issuance of $5,000,000 of Industrial
Revenue Bonds for the Midland Steel Project and action on a final
resolution authorizing issuance of the Industrial Revenue Bonds.
Robert Sypniewski, representing Midland Steel, spoke in favor of
this resolution. Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said
resolution, seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 90-1305)
4. A proposed ordinance rezoning land located within the 2000
block of Kellogg Ay. from B2 to O1 was introduced by title only,
referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing
on 1 October 1990. (File Ordinance No. 90-688)
5. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at the
northeast corner of Kennedy Road and Barberry Drive from R1 to
R3 and R1 to B4 was introduced by title only, referred to the
Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on 1 October
1990. (File Ordinance No. 90-689)
6. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Pierson moved to
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reconsider action on the Certified Survey Map 90028-C, seconded
by Councilmember McLean and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Collins, Councitmembers Pierson, McLean and
Schneider. Nay: Councilmember Stockwell.
Councilmember Pierson moved to approve Certified Survey Map
90028-C, with the condition that Lot 2 and Lot 4 be combined into
Lot 2, seconded by Councilmember McLean.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend the motion to include the
disallowance of curb openings on Liberty Lane, seconded by
Councilmember Pierson and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Pierson, Schneider and Stockwell. Nay: Council
President Collins and Councilmember McLean.
Council then voted on the main motion and it passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider and Stockwell. Nay: Councilmeber McLean.
Council President Collins requested additional information on the
potential land sale in TIF III.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
10:48 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk