12-10-90PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
10 December 1990
APPROVED 12-24-90
Vol. 41
No. 23
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville,
held in the Municipal Building 10 December 1990 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Collins.
Present: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam.
Absent: Councilmember McLean.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council President Collins stated that the licenses would not be
considered under the Consent Agenda and would be acted on
separately.
Minutes of the regular meeting held 26 November 1990.
Minutes of the closed session held 26 November 1990.
Minutes of the special meeting held 3 December 1990.
Financial gain request. The Lioness Club requested the use of the
Senior Center for their annual chilli supper on 17 February 1991.
Financial Statement for the month of October, 1990.
Council President Collins stated that if there were no objections,
this Consent Agenda would be approved. There were no
objections.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve all licenses with a
positive recommendation, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and
approved unanimously.
Randall Cass and Terry Edwards requested that Council grant them
an operator's license, even though they received a negative
recommendation from the ALAC.
Councilmember Stehura moved to grant Randall Cass an operator's
license, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmember
Stockwell.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to deny an operator's license to
Terry Edwards and received no second.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to grant an operator's license to
Terry Edwards, seconded by Councilmember Pierson and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
Stehura and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmembers Schneider and Stockwell.
Council President Collins requested that the Port of Mexico be
placed on the 24 December 1990 agenda to initiate revocation
proceedings.
(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.
Noble Rose, 302 Country View Ct., requested that Council not raze
the old City garage building which was damaged by fire.
Nyall Knutson, 1404 Barberry Dr., requested that the new public
works garage be located on property north of Barberry Dr.
2. Councilmember Stockwell moved to authorize the city
administration to enter into a settlement agreement with CLSI,
Inc. and to dismiss litigation concerning the library computer
system, seconded by Councilmember Pulliam and passed unanimously.
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 600 East
Memorial Dr. from R2 to B2 was given its second reading by title
only and public hearing. Isabelle Lloyd, 725 Caroline, requested
that Council not adopt this ordinance.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to table said ordinance indefinitely,
seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and passed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Schneider, Stehura, Stockwell and
Pulliam. Nay: Council President Collins and Councilmember
Pierson. (File Ordinance No. 90-694)
4. A proposed ordinance establishing new fees for the building,
HVAC, plumbing, and electrical codes, was given its second
reading by title only and public hearing. No one appeared for
the public hearing.
Councilmember Stockwell moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded
by Councilmember Pulliam and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance
No. 90-693)
5. A proposed ordinance imposing the city's costs of preparing
and conducting a revocation, suspension, and non-renewal hearing
upon the unsuccessful licensee or permittee was given its second
reading by title only and public hearing. No one appeared for
the public hearing.
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Councilmember Pierson moved to table said ordinance indefinitely
and received no second.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance and
received no second.
Councilmember Pulliam moved to forward this ordinance to the ALAC
for their recommendation and received no second.
Council President Collins moved to postpone action on said
ordinance indefinitely, seconded by Councilmember Stockwell and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins,
Councilmembers Pierson, Stehura, Stockwell and Pulliam. Nay:
Councilmember Schneider. (File Ordinance No. 90-664)
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution authorizing submission of a grant
application under the Wisconsin Housing Cost Reduction Initiative
Program. Councilmember Pierson moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Stehura and adopted by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers Pierson,
Schneider, Stehura and Pulliam. Nay: Councilmember Stockwell.
(File Resolution No. 90-1325)
2. Action on appointment of election officials for 1991 and
1992. Councilmember Stehura moved to appoint all election
officials as submitted, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and
passed unanimously.
3. A proposed resolution authorizing the sale of land in the
Kennedy Road Industrial Park to VNE Corporation was referred to
the Plan Commission and scheduled for Council action on 24
December 1991. (File Resolution No. 90-1324)
4. A proposed ordinance adding to the list of streets required
to yield to other designated streets that Lincoln Street and
Monterey Park yield to Riverside Street was introduced by title
only and scheduled for public hearing on 7 January 1991. (File
Ordinance No. 90-695)
5. A proposed ordinance adding to the list of designated stop
intersections that the intersection of North Randall Avenue and
Black Bridge Road be designated as a 4-way stop intersection was
introduced by title only and scheduled for public hearing on 7
January 1991. (File Ordinance No. 90-696)
6. A request for a variance of a distance requirement to establish
a Community Living Arrangement at 805 East Milwaukee
Street was referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on 7 January 1991.
7. A proposed resolution authorizing the acquisition of land for
a City Services Center was referred to the Plan Commission and
scheduled for final action on 7 January 1991. (File Resolution
90-1322)
8. A proposed ordinance annexing property located north of Black
Bridge Road adjoining USH 51 was introduced by title only and
scheduled for public hearing on 21 January 1991. (File Ordinance
No. 90-697)
9. A proposed ordinance zoning certain lands and rezoning
certain land located north of Black Bridge Road adjoining USH 51
was introduced by title only and referred to the Plan Commission
and scheduled for public hearing on 21 January 1991. (File
Ordinance No. 90-698)
10. A proposed resolution vacating portions of streets, greenbelts
and utility easements within the Majestic Valley Woods Plat located
north of Black Bridge Road adjoining USH 51 was referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on 21 January 1991.
(File Resolution No. 90-1326)
11. A proposed resolution discontinuing public land dedicated
for greenbelt purposes and declaring said land surplus for the
purpose of sale was referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled
for public hearing on 21 January 1991. (File Resolution No. 90-
1327)
12. A proposed ordinance annexing certain lands located north of
Rotamer Road and east of Tanglewood Drive was introduced and
scheduled for public hearing on 7 January 1991. (File Ordinance
No. 90-699)
13. A proposed ordinance establishing the zoning classification
of certain lands located north of Rotamer Road and east of
Tanglewood Drive was introduced by title only, referred to the
Plan Commission, and scheduled for public hearing on 7 January
1991. (File Ordinance No. 90-700)
14. A proposed ordinance annexing property located east of
Beloit Avenue and south of Kellogg Avenue was introduced by title
only and scheduled for public hearing on 7 January 1991.
Councilmember Pierson requested the administration prepare a memo
on whether the fertilizer storage tank contained on this land
would impact the city in any way. (File Ordinance No. 90-701)
15. A proposed ordinance establishing the zoning classification
of land located east of Beloit Avenue and south of Kellogg Avenue
was introduced by title only and referred to the Plan Commission
and scheduled for public hearing on 7 January 1991. (File
Ordinance No. 90-702)
16. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Stehura moved to
not raze the DPW garage before 1 September 1991 and to spend
$40, 000 of the insurance proceeds to prevent further
deterioration of the building, seconded by Councilmember Collins.
Councilmember Pierson moved to amend the motion by reducing the
$40,000 to $0, seconded by Councilmember Collins and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider and Stehura. Nay: Councilmembers Stockwell
and Pulliam.
Council then voted on the main motion and that passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Collins, Councilmembers
Pierson, Schneider and Stehura. Nay: Councilmembers Stockwell
and Pulliam.
Council President Collins and Councilmember Stockwell requested
that an ordinance concerning the establishment of natural lawns
be drafted.
Council President Collins reminded the Council that the 24
December 1990 meeting would be held at 11:00 a.m.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
9:08 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the city Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk