11-12-90PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
12 November 1990
Vol. 41
No. 20
APPROVED 11/26/90
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville,
held in the Municipal Building 12 November 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 special meeting held 25 October 1990.
Minutes of the regular meeting held 29 October 1990.
Minutes of the closed session held 29 October 1990.
Licenses, and recommendations of the Alcohol License
Committee.
Advisory
Council President Collins stated that if there were no
objections, the consent agenda would be approved.
Councilmember McLean stated for the record that he passes on the
minutes of 25 October 1990.
There were no other objections to the consent agenda.
Waiver of special assessments for the Trinity Free Lutheran
Church. Councilmember Pierson moved to approve the waiver of
special assessments, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and
approved unanimously.
(Ail applications of licenses are on file in the office of
the City Clerk and are incorporated by referenced herein
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.
Jason Dowd, 24 South Pine, and Joe Barbieur, Milton Av., requested
the Council reconsider their position on eliminating the downtown
circuit.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located within the
2800 block of North Lexington Drive from B4 to 01. Councilmember
Pulliam moved to table said ordinance indefinitely, seconded by
Councilmember Stockwell and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson, McLean,
Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmember Schneider.
(File Ordinance No. 90-684)
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at the
northwest corner of Center and Kellogg Avenues from B2 to B3 was
given its second reading by title only and public hearing. No
one appeared for the public hearing. Councilmember Pulliam moved
to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember McLean and
adopted unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 90-691)
4. Public hearing on the Proposed 1991 City and Library Budgets.
Sima Wexler, President of the Chamber of Commerce, thanked the
Council for the $14,000 allocated for "Tourism" in the 1991
budget.
Judy Berg, representing the Janesville Historic Commission,
requested that the Council not allow the demolition of the city
garage building (damaged by fire) and consider stabilizing the
building for future sale or to incorporate it within the City
parks system as a pavilion.
Paul Elmer, representing the BID Board, requested that the
Council enact an anti-cruising ordinance and an anti-loitering
ordinance for the downtown area.
David Barnes, representing the Fast Pitch Association, requested
the Council upgrade the Monterey baseball facilities.
Karen O'Leary Reents, president of the Friends of the Library,
requested that the Council adopt the library budget, as proposed.
Scott Barritt, 1043 Park Ridge, and Susan Teetzen, 2419 Apache
Court, requested that additional funds be provided for
maintaining the ice arena facility.
NEW BUSINESS
iA. Action on a motion to approve Certified Survey Map 90040-C,
Mary Butters, 1 lot survey located in the 1300 block of Oakland
Avenue. Councilmember Pierson moved to approve CSM 90040-C,
including the dedication of a utility easement, seconded by
Councilmember McLean and passed unanimously. (File CSM 90040-C)
lB. Action on a motion to approve Certified Survey Map 90056-C,
J. McGuire & Sons, 3 lot survey located at the northeast corner
of Kellogg Avenue and South Grant Avenue. Councilmember McLean
moved to approve CSM 90056-C, including the parkland dedication
fee of $3,202, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed
unanimously. (File CSM 90056-C)
2. A proposed resolution accepting the donation of bleachers
from the Rock Aqua Jays. Councilmember Pulliam moved to adopt
said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Pierson and adopted
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 90-1321)
3. Action on the Proposed 1991 Library Budget. Councilmember
Pulliam moved to reduce the library tax levy $20,500, and
recommend that the library reduce architects fees by that amount,
seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and passed unanimously.
4. Action on the Proposed 1991 City Budget. Councilmember
Pierson moved to reduce the recycling expenditures by $11,149,
and to reduce the recycling revenues by $11,149, seconded by
Councilmember Pulliam and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to reduce the golf course budget
$8,200 for consulting fees, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember McLean moved to reduce the General Fund Budget
$21,434 for personnel turnover ($1,690 - Clerk-Treasurer and
$19,744 - Fire), seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to reduce the debt service line item
$6,800, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to reduce the police department
budget $20,000 for circuit control and add an additional $10,000
to the general fund budget for a new line item called "circuit
control". He received no second.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to reduce $20,000 from the police
department budget for circuit control, seconded by Councilmember
Collins and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson, Stehura and Pulliam.
Nay: Councilmembers McLean, Schneider and Stockwell.
Councilmember Pierson moved to adopt the transit route option 3A,
seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Pierson and Pulliam. Nay: Council
President Collins, Councilmembers McLean, Schneider, Stehura and
Stockwell.
The Council then requested the following information from the
administration. Council President Collins and Councilmember
Pierson requested a cost estimate of stabilizing the city garage
and maintaining that building for one year.
Councilmember Stehura requested the cost of installing 14 "no
left turn" lane signs in the downtown area.
Councilmember Pierson requested an additional copy of the
downtown plan.
5. A proposed resolution approving the FY1991 Community Block
Grant Program Submission and revising the FY1991 CDBG Program and
Revolving Fund Submissions. Council postponed action on this
item until 26 November 1990. (File Ordinance No. 90-1318)
6. A proposed ordinance rezoning property
Memorial Drive from R2 to B2 was introduced,
Commission and scheduled for public hearing
(File Ordinance No. 90-694)
located at 600 East
referred to the Plan
on 10 December 1990.
7. Council President Collins set an MPO meeting for 10 December
1990 at 6:00 p.m. and a special council meeting for 28 November
1990 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss potential litigation on the
Superfund site and to consider the 1991 appropriation and levy
ordinances. Council waived notice for both of these meetings.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
10:53 p.m.
These minutes are n~ official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
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