05-02-94PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
May 2, 1994
APPROVED MAY 16, 1994
Vol. 45
No. 2
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, May 2, 1994.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Noll.
Present: Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien,
O'Leary, Schneider and Thomas.
Absent: Councilmember Heitzman.
Councilmember Stehura led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held April 18, 1994.
Minutes of the organizational meeting held April 19, 1994.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial statement for the month of March, 1994.
Council President Noll stated that if there were no objections,
the consent agenda would be approved. There were no objections.
(Ail applications of licenses are on file in the office
of the City Clerk and are incorporated by reference 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. There were none.
2. A proposed ordinance adopting procedures to govern city
regulation of cable rates, received its second reading and public
hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
94-924)
3, 4, 5 & 6. Council President Noll combined the second readings
and public hearings for proposed ordinances 94-916, which annexes
the Rock County Airport; (revised) 94-917, which zones the Rock
County Airport; 94-918, which annexes land south of Avalon Road;
and, 94-919 which zones the land south of Avalon Road. No one
appeared for the public hearings.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt all four ordinances, seconded
by Councilmember Brien and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien, O'Leary and
Schneider. Pass: Councilmember Thomas. (File Ordinances No. 94-
916, 94-917, 94-918 and 94-919)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Committee appointments. Council President Noll presented her
committee appointments for 1994-1995 to the Council.
Councilmember Brien moved to approve the president's committee
appointments as submitted, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve the City Manager's
committee appointments for 1994-1995 as submitted, seconded by
Councilmember Thomas and passed unanimously.
2. Review of the library building plans.
City Engineer Beatty reviewed the library renovation plans and
responded to Council's questions. No formal Council action was
taken, since the Council delegated the approval authority of the
plans to the City Manager.
3. A proposed resolution dissolving TIF II. Councilmember O'Leary
moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Schneider
and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Noll,
Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary, Schneider and Thomas. Pass:
Councilmember Stehura. (File Resolution No. 94-1729)
4. A proposed resolution dissolving TIF IV. Councilmember O'Leary
moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Brien and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Noll,
Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary, Schneider and Thomas. Pass:
Councilmember Stehura. (File Resolution No. 94-1730)
5. A proposed resolution authorizing the City to apply for a
Housing Cost Reduction Initiative/Home Investment Partnerships
Program (HCRI/HOME) grant.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
94-1724)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Administration to
apply for a grant which would fund 50 percent of the acquisition
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costs for property located at the site of the Northeast Regional
Park.
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
94-1726)
7. Award of contracts K-1 and K-2 of Public Works Program #1-1994.
Councilmember Schneider moved to award the Airport Sewer and Water
(K-i) bid to Barbarossa & Sons, Inc. in the amount of $982,865.55;
and, to award the Airport Sewer and Water (K-2) bid to R. T. Fox
Contractors in the amount of $1,412,562.00, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously.
8. Council President Noll scheduled
1994 New Sidewalk Program on May 16,
94-1731)
the public hearing for the
1994. (File Resolution No.
9. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Locust Street and
portion of an alley between West Court Street and West Milwaukee
Street, was referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on June 13, 1994. (File Resolution No. 94-1718)
10. A proposed resolution vacating an alley between Rockport Road
and Riverside Street in the 1800 block of Rockport Road was
referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on
June 13, 1994. (File Resolution No. 94-1728)
11. A proposed ordinance rezoning properties at 718 through 728
West Court Street from 02 to B6, with parking overlay, was
introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on June 13, 1994. (File Ordinance No. 94-921)
12. Matters not on the agenda. Councilmember Brien stated, for
the record, that the Council President's CDA appointments for Tom
Brien and Sharon Heitzman were for a one-year term and not a two-
year term, as stated in the agenda materials.
Councilmember Stehura requested that the administration review the
intersection of North Washington Street and River Street for proper
signage. It is his opinion there is some confusion for driver's
who are approaching the intersection from the east.
13. Councilmember Schneider moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to wisconsin Statute Section 19.85 (1)(e), for the purpose
of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties,
the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public
business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a
closed session, seconded by Councilmember Thomas and passed
unanimously.
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There being no further business, the Council convened into closed
session at 7:50 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk