10-29-90PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
29 October 1990
Vol. 41
No. 18
APPROVED 11/12/90
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville,
held in the Municipal Building 29 October 1990 at 7:30 p.m.
Council President Collins called the meeting to order.
Present: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean, Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held 15 october 1990.
Minutes of the special meeting held 22 October 1990.
Financial statement for the month of September 1990.
Council President Collins stated if there were no objections, the
Consent Agenda would be approved. There were no objections.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Albert C.
Bennett's 26 years of dedicated service to the City. Councilmember
McLean moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Pulliam and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 90-1319)
Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Romer C.
Whipple's seven years of dedicated service to the City.
Councilmember McLean moved to adopt said resolution seconded by
Councilmember Pulliam and adopted unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 90-1317)
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action. Mr. Francis W. Fisher of 452 1/2
North Parker Dr. requested Council reconsider its decision not
to grant him a taxi-cab driver's license.
2. Action on a proposed ordinance rezoning property located at
the northeast corner of Kennedy Road and Barberry Dr. from Ri to
R3 and RI to B4. Councilmember Pulliam moved to table the
ordinance, per a request from the applicant, motion seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance
No. 90-689)
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3. Action on the proposed grant for the Tallman Restorations.
Dana L. Thorpe, Director of RCHS, and Gil Sedor of the Historical
Society, were in attendance at the meeting to answer questions.
Councilmember McLean moved to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate an amendment to the agreement between the Rock County
Historical Society and the City of Janesville concerning the
operation of the Lincoln Tallman Museum in accordance with the
letter by the City Manager dated October 23, 1990; and further to
negotiate an agreement with the donor for the City to match the
$250,000 grant. Further, the City Council directs the Administration
to include $250,000 in the Proposed 1991 General Fund Bond Issue
to fund the project.
The motion was seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
McLean, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers Pierson
and Stockwell.
NEW BUSINESS
1. A) Action on a motion to approve Certified Survey Map 90003-C,
Ed Wellnitz Builders, l-lot survey located within the 1000 block
of USH 14. Councilmember Stehura moved to approve Certified
Survey Map 90003-C and to authorize the release of the City's
easement rights in a ten-foot wide utility easement located 18
feet from and parallel to the west line of Lot 1, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File CSM 90003-
C)
B) Action on a motion to approve Certified Survey Map 90055-C,
Fagan Enterprises, 4-lot survey located at the southwest corner
of Clover Lane and Holiday Drive. Councilmember McLean moved to
approve Certified Survey Map 90055-C, subject to the payment of
$760 to satisfy the parkland dedication fee, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File CSM 90055-
C)
2. Action on a proposed resolution directing the City Manager to
make application to the County of Rock for exemption from the
library tax levy. Councilmember Pierson moved to adopt said
resolution, seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 90-1315)
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing a supplemental
appropriation to provide additional funds for replacement of the
Ice Arena compressor.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt Resolution No. 90-1320 in
the amount of $15,597, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam.
Councilmember Pierson moved to amend the amount to $7,097.
Motion died for lack of a second.
A vote was then taken on the original motion and it failed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
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Pierson, Stehura and Pulliam.
Nay: Councilmembers McLean, Schneider and Stockwell.
Councilmember Schneider then moved to reconsider Resolution 90-
1320, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam 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 adopt Resolution 90-1320 in the
amount of $15,597, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and
adopted by the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers Pierson, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay:
Councilmembers McLean and Stockwell. (File Resolution No. 90-
1320)
4. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the transfer of
property from the City of Janesville to Horizon Investment &
Development Corporation. Councilmember Pulliam moved to adopt
said resolution, seconded by Councilmember McLean and adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 90-1314)
5. Matters not on the agenda. There were no matters not on the
agenda.
6. Councilmember Pulliam moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Section 19.85(1) (c) and/or (3), Wisconsin Statutes,
for the purpose of considering collective bargaining strategies,
since competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session,
seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
9:30 p.m. to reconvene in closed session.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Angelo Lamendola
Deputy City Clerk
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