10-01-90PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
1 October 1990
Approved 15 October 1990
Vol. 41
No. 14
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville,
held in the Municipal Building 1 October 1990 at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam.
Councilmember Stockwell arrived at 7:38 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held 17 September 1990.
Minutes of the special meeting held 6 June 1990.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial statement for the month of August 1990.
Council President Collins stated that if there were no
objections, this Consent Agenda would be approved. 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. The following people appeared before
the Council and spoke in favor of the "Circuit": Jason Dowd - 24
South Pine, Terry Summer - 320 North Palm, Chris Niemiec - 1115
East Racine and Robert Lama - 730 Roosevelt.
Paulette Remillard of 536 South Randall commented on the parking
problem, as well as the snow removal, in her residential area.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning land located within the 2000
block of Kellogg Avenue from B2 to O1 was given its second
reading by title only and public hearing. Those appearing at the
public hearing were: Robert T. Seiler - 1910 South Oakhill
questioning if a gas station had been proposed; the answer was
no. William Seno of 1908 Kies Ay., Madison, WI., representing
the developer, was available to answer any questions.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to adopt Revised Ordinance No. 90-
688, seconded by Councilmember McLean.
Councilmember Pierson moved to postpone action for two weeks,
seconded by Councilmember Stockwell. Councilmember Stockwell
then withdrew his second. Motion died for lack of a second.
Council then voted on the original motion and it was adopted by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, McLean, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay:
Councilmember Stockwell. (File Ordinance No. 90-688)
3. 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 given its second reading by title only and
public hearing.
Appearing at the public hearing were: Scott Shadel, applicant
for the rezoning, spoke in favor of the ordinance. Those
speaking in opposition were: Cheryl Knutson - 1404 Barberry
Dr., Mark Shaw - 1414 Barberry Dr., Tom Nelson - 2725 Sherwood
Dr., George Delap - 2816 Kennedy Rd., Michael Playter - 17 S.
Ringold, plant manager of International Carbide, who expressed
his concern about liability due to change in density, and Rose
Nelson of 2725 Sherwood Dr.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to postpone action for two weeks,
seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Schneider,
Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers Pierson and
McLean. (File Rev. Ordinance No. 90-689)
NEW BUSINESS
1A. Councilmember McLean moved to approve Certified Survey Map
90048-C, Community Action, 2-lot survey located on Kellogg Ave.
east of Center Ave. to include the conditions as set by the
Planning Department, and payment of $1,736 for monies in-lieu-of
parkland dedication, seconded by Councilmember Stehura.
Councilmember Pierson offered a friendly amendment to state that
the survey not be filed until the final consumation of the
contract between the two parties. The friendly amendment was
accepted and passed unanimously. (File CSM 90048-C)
B. Councilmember Pierson moved to approve Final Certified Survey
Map 90012-C, l-lot survey located on South Arch St., south of
West Court St., seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted
unanimously. (File CSM 90012-C)
2. Consideration and action on the offer of a $250,000 grant for
the restoration of the Tallman House. Dick McNall - 2010
Eastwood, President, and Dana Thorp, Executive Director of the
Rock County Historical Society, recommended "Option 4". Council
President Collins moved to adopt Resolution 90-1310 with Option 4
, seconded by Councilmember McLean.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend, by deleting the words
(paragraph 5 - line 2) "that the City of Janesville intends .... "
and add "direct the City Manager to negotiate an agreement with
the Rock County Historical Society and the anonymous donor, which
would allow the City .... " Also, in the last paragraph, delete
the words "enter into" and replace with "negotiate", and then
delete "and further, the City Manager is directed and authorized
to negotiate". Motion seconded by Councilmember Stehura and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers Pierson, Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and
Pulliam. Nay: Councilmember McLean.
Councilmembers then voted on the main motion and it was adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 90-1310)
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the construction
of a CAMDEN, Inc. accessible playground in Palmer Park and
accepting such playground upon construction. Councilmember
Schneider moved to adopt said resolution as presented, seconded
by Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File
Resoltuion No. 90-1308)
4. Council President Collins asked that the presentation of the
Proposed 1991 Library Budget be carried over until the next
Council meeting and listed under "old business".
5. Action on a proposed resolution establishing the postion of
the Janesville Common Council concerning the adoption of a
county-wide sales tax and its use for county-wide 911. No action
was taken by the Council. (File Resolution No. 90-1306)
6. Councilmember McLean moved to adopt the proposed resolution
establishing the position of the Janesville Common Council in
opposition to the adoption of a county-wide sales tax, seconded
by Councilmember Stockwell.
Councilmember Pierson offered a friendly amendment that the
second "WHEREAS" be deleted. Motion as amended was adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 90-1307)
7 thru 10. Council President Collins postponed the following
items for two weeks: Proposed resolutions for supplemental
appropriations for the Transit System, Solid Waste Disposal,
Street Cleaning and Flood Control. (File Resolutions No. 90-
1309, 90-1311, 90-1312 and 90-1313)
11. Matters not on the Agenda. City Manager Sheiffer asked the
Council to waive notice of special meetings for budget study
sessions to be held on 22 and 25 October and November 5 and 8.
Councilmembers agreed to waive notice.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
11:37 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City
Council.
Angelo Lamendola
Deputy City Clerk