11-05-90PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
SPECIAL MEETING
5 November 1990
Vol. 41
No. 19
APPROVED 11-26-90
Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville,
held in the Municipal Building 5 November 1990 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Collins.
Present: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean, Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam.
OLD BUSINESS
1. The Council reviewed the following budgets: Tallman
restoration, ice arena, golf course, planning, code
administration, community development, economic development, fire
department, police department, other expenditures, and TIF III
subsidy.
During the discussion of the golf course budget, Councilmember
Pierson moved to delete $15,000 for consulting fees, seconded by
Councilmember Stockwell and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Pierson, Schneider and Stehura. Nay: Council
President Collins, Councilmembers McLean and Pulliam. Pass:
Councilmember Stockwell.
During the discussion of the economic development budget,
Councilmember Schneider moved to increase the tourism line item
$6,500, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to amend the motion by renaming the
line item from tourism to a direct subsidy to the Chamber of
Commerce. He received no second.
Council voted on the main motion and that passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
McLean, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmember
Stockwell.
During the discussion of the police department budget,
Councilmember Stehura requested the administration to
redistribute the memo discussing the police department computer
upgrade written in 1988.
2. Review of circuit options. Council postponed discussion of
circuit control until November 12th, 1990.
3. Review of code administration fees. Councilmember Pulliam
and Councilmember Stockwell will sponsor the introduction of an
' ordinance increasing code fees.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Matters not on the agenda. Councilmember Stockwell moved to
reduce leisure services capital outlay line item by $1,000, to
reduce the parks department rental of equipment line item $1,315,
to reduce the fire department's capital outlay line item $700,
and to reduce the engineering department capital outlay line item
$233, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and passed unanimously.
Council President Collins moved to not add another transit route
to our present system, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell. The
motion was then withdrawn by Council President Collins and
Councilmember Stockwell withdrew his second.
Councilmember Pulliam and Councilmember Schneider will sponsor an
ordinance that would make the license or permit holder
responsible for revocation/suspension non-renewal hearing costs.
Council President Collins stated that the December 24th meeting
would be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Council chamber, instead of
its normally scheduled time.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
9:57 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk