10-15-90PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
15 October 1990
Vol. 41
No. 15
APPROVED 10/29/90
Regular meeting of the City Council of the city of Janesville,
held in the Municipal Building 15 October 1990 at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean, Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council President Collins stated that licenses would not be
considered under the Consent Agenda, and would be acted on
separately.
Minutes of the regular meeting held 1 October 1990.
Council President Collins stated that if there were no objections,
this Consent Agenda would be approved. There were no
objections.
LICENSES
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve all licenses with a
positive recommendation, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and
passed unanimously.
Kristine Larson, David Newlin, Jeff Zuvon and Sonja Helgesen, who
received negative recommendations from the Alcohol License
Advisory Committee, appeared before the Council to request
operator licenses.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to deny an operator's license to
Kristine Larson, seconded by Councilmember McLean and failed by
the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers McLean, Stockwell and
Pulliam. Nay: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider and Stehura.
Councilmember Schneider moved to grant an operator's license to
Kristine Larson, seconded by Councilmember Pierson and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers Pierson, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay:
Councilmembers McLean and Stockwell.
Councilmember Stehura moved to deny an operator's license to
David Newlin, seconded by Councilmember McLean and passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Stehura moved to grant an operator's license to
Jeff Zuvon, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and passed by the
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following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers
McLean and Stockwell.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to grant an operator's license to
Sonja Helgesen, seconded by Councilmember Pierson and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers McLean and
Stehura and Stockwell.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to deny operator's license to Jerry
Christilaw, Cindi Ellis, Heath Fuller, and a taxi-cab driver's
license to Francis Fisher, seconded by Councilmember McLean and
passed unanimously.
(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 oomments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action. The following people appeared before
the Council and spoke in favor of Rajon Corp. retaining the city
Golf Courses' lease: Arnold Walker - Milwaukee, WI., Glen Maxson
-3102 Vold Ct., Jerry Pomije - 4106 Wilshire, Bill Ryan - 431
North Grant Ay., George Farrell - 1120 Benton Av., John Campbell
- 1304 Monterey Lane and Jim Lowman - 1402 Purvis Av. In
addition, a petition to retain Rajon Corp. was submitted to the
Council. Ray Johnson, Atlantis, Florida, clarified the Rajon
proposal to lease the City golf courses.
Dick Mead, 205 East State, opposed Rajon Corp. retaining the city
golf course lease.
Warren Litavsky and Tim Miles, representing Greenvisions, Inc.,
reviewed their qualifications and proposal to Council.
Cheryl and Nyall Knutson, 1404 Barberry Dr., stated their
opposition to the proposed rezoning of Barberry Drive.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at the
northeast corner of Kennedy Rd. and Barberry Dr. from R1 to R3
and R1 to B4. Councilmember Stockwell moved to postpone action
on this ordinance until 29 October 1990, seconded by
Councilmember Pulliam and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Collins, Councilmembers Schneider, Stockwell
and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers Pierson, McLean and Stehura.
(File Ordinance No. 90-689)
3. Presentation of the Proposed 1991 Library Budget. Karen
Krueger, Library Director, and Bob Krohn, President of the
Library Board, presented the library budget to Council. The
Council accepted the library budget and placed it on file for
further review.
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4. Public hearing and action on the Brakefield Dr. barricades.
The following people appeared before the Council and spoke in
favor of the barricades: James Nightingale - 3431 Canterbury ,
Larry Housner - 117 Brakefield and Paul Terpstra - 169
Brakefield. The following people appeared before the Council and
spoke in opposition to the barricades: Stacy Dunn - 3313
Berkshire, Melinda Belken - 244 Valley Dr., Pat Wyss - 3206
Canterbury, John Schrader - 3419 Berkshire, James Steffens - 134
Valley Dr., Sandy Rowe - 3211 Berkshire, Judy Gruenwald - 125
Brakefield, Linda Hanel - 219 Brakefield, Gloria Ploof - 3225
Berkshire, Don Haney - 3260 Canterbury, Carolyn Scierstad - 3214
Berkshire. In addition, several citizens, who spoke before
Council, requested speed bumps and restricted parking on
Brakefield Dr.
Councilmember McLean moved to direct the administration to remove
the barricades on Brakefield Dr., seconded by Councilmember
Stockwell and passed unanimously.
Councilmembers Pulliam and Stehura requested the administration
direct the police department to increase their patrol of
Brakefield Dr. in order to reduce the incidents of speeding.
Councilmember Pulliam and Council President Collins requested the
administration pursue parking restrictions along Brakefield Dr.
5. Councilmember Pulliam moved to not introduce the proposed
ordinance adding Brakefield Dr. to the list of connecting arterial
streets, seconded by Councilmember McLean and passed
unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 90-692)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing a supplement appropriation
to provide additional funds for the Transit System.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 90-1309)
7. A proposed resolution authorizing a supplemental
appropriation to provide additional funds for Solid Waste
Disposal. Councilmember McLean moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and adopted unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 90-1311)
8 & 9. Proposed resolutions authorizing supplemental
appropriations to provide additional funds for street cleaning
(Res. 90-1312) and for flood control (Res. 90-1313).
Councilmember Pulliam moved to adopt both resolutions, seconded
by Councilmember McLean and adopted unanimously. (File
Resolutions No. 90-1312 & 1313)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Recommendation of the Plan Commission. A proposed resolution
approving the plat of Rollingwood Section Addition.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded
by Councilmembsr Stockwell and adopted unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 90-1316)
2. Action on the lease of the municipal golf courses effective
January 1, 1991. Councilmember Pierson moved to direct the
administration to negotiate a lease with Rajon Corp. for
presentation and approval by the City Council, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider.
Council voted on the main motion and that failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Pierson and Schneider. Nay: Council
President Collins, Councilmembers McLean, Stockwell and Pulliamo
Pass: Councilmember Stehura.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to direct the administration to
negotiate a lease with Greenvisions for presentation and approval
by the City Council, seconded by Councilmember McLean and passed
by the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers McLean, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay:
Councilmembers Pierson and Schneider. Pass: Councilmember
Stehura.
3. Presentation of the 1991 Proposed Budget. No presentation
was made, because of the lateness of the evening, but it was
accepted by the Council and placed on file for further review..
4. Action on the Alcohol License Advisory Committee's
recommendation concerning revocation and/or suspension of the
Class "B" Alcohol License held by Krani, Inc. d/b/a Dreams Inn,
a/k/a Tommy's Bar. Councilmember Stockwell moved to hold a
revocation and/or suspension hearing, seconded by Councilmember
McLean and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers
McLean, Stehura and Stockwell. Nay: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers Pierson, Schneider and Pulliam. Therefore, the
Council agreed to accept the signed relinquishment of this
license effective November 30, 1990, which is on file.
5. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at the
northwest corner of Center and Kellogg Avenues from B2 to B3 was
introduced by title only, referred to the Plan Commission and
scheduled for public hearing on 12 November 1990. (File
Ordinance No. 90-691)
6. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Pierson requested
that the administration complete its study on disposal of yard
waste and present it to Council before June 30, 1992.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
11:34 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City
Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
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