05-31-94PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULA=RMEETING
May 31, 1994
VOL. 45
NO. 4
APPROVED JUNE 13, 1994
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, May 31, 1994.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Noll.
Present: Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman,
Brien, O'Leary, Schneider, and Thomas.
Councilmember Thomas led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held May 16, 1994.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial statement for April, 1994.
Action on a financial gain request from Community Action, Inc. to
hold a hole-in-one contest at Riverside Golf Course.
Action on a financial gain request from Wednesday Morning Optimists
to hold the Eddie Feigner's King and His Court event at the Dawson
Fields Softball Complex.
Authorization for the Administration to deny a liability claim on
behalf of Christopher Thomas.
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 reason-
able 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 resolution vacating a portion of Midland Road
adjoining and north of Highway 11 received its public hearing.
No one appeared.
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Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
94-1720)
3. Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map #94014-
C, 1 lot located at the northwest corner of Midland Road and
Highway 11.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve said certified survey map
subject to four conditions requested by the Plan Commission and the
Planning Department, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed
unanimously. (CSM #94014-C)
4. Award contracts M, N-i, N-2, and O of Public Works Program #2-
1994.
Councilmember Schneider moved to award contracts as recommended by
the Committee of Public Works: M. New Sidewalk: Johnson Brothers
Construction, $47,330.00; N-1. Veteran's Field Lighting: Westphal
& Company, Inc., $63,328.00; N-2: Veteran's Field Fencing: reject
all bids; O. Fourth Ward Park-Earthmoving: Concrete structures,
$10,889.50; seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed
unanimously.
5. A proposed resolution authorizing a supplemental appropriation
for an adult crossing guard on East Memorial Drive at Adams School.
Council President Noll stated that, although not scheduled, a
public hearing would be held on this matter.
Speaking in favor of the proposed resolution were: Mary Lou
Sorensen, 1111 North Sumac Drive; Marcia Hahn, 1815 North Hawthorne
Park Drive; Dan Littlejohn, 3067 Amhurst Road, Adams School safety
patrol supervisor; Joyce Holdorf, 1108 Walker Street; Cathy
Lanfried, 1220 Boynton Court; and Catherine Grant, 2432 Bond Place,
Principal of Adams School.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed with the following vote: Aye:
Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, O'Leary,
Schneider and Thomas. Nay: Councilmember Brien. (File Resolution
No. 94-1792)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $8,910,000
General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 1994-A, and providing
the details thereof.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, and amend the
language contained in Section 2. Authorization and Terms of Notes,
Paragraph 3, to read "in any order of maturity" instead of "in
inverse order of maturity", seconded by Councilmember Schneider.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to amend said resolution by reducing
the "construct and improve streets" category $60,000 to $2,926,000
and the total issue to $8,850,000, seconded by Councilmember
Schneider and passed unanimously.
Council then voted on the motion as amended and passed unanimously.
(File Resolution No. 94-1788)
7. A proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $1,090,000
General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 1994-A, for the
Janesville Public Library and providing the details thereof.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, and amend the
language contained in Section 2. Authorization and Terms of Notes,
Paragraph 3, to read "in any order of maturity" instead of "in
inverse order of maturity", seconded by Councilmember Brien and
passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 94-1791)
8. A proposed resolution authorizing the expenditure of funds from
the Parkland Acquisition Fund for neighborhood park development.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
94-1707)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Motion to approve expansion of underground storage tank
inspection services by the Fire Department.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve said expansion of inspection
services, seconded by Councilmember Thomas and passed unanimously.
2. Recommendations of the Transportation Committee: A proposed
ordinance amending the list of streets required to yield to other
designated streets by adding Johnson Street yields to Locust Street
(File Ordinance No. 94-929) and a proposed ordinance prohibiting a
right turn from easterly leg of South Jackson Street on to Kellogg
Avenue (File Ordinance No. 94-930) were introduced and scheduled
for public hearing on June 13, 1994.
3. A proposed ordinance prohibiting the purchase or possession of
cigarette or tobacco products by minors and requiring the licensing
of persons who sell cigarette and tobacco products was introduced
and scheduled for public hearing on June 13, 1994. (File ordinance
No. 94-927)
4. A proposed ordinance rezoning land at 1426 North Wright Road
from R3 to Ri and B3 was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission, and scheduled for public hearing on June 27, 1994.
(File Ordinance No. 94-928)
5. Study session on Economic Development Policy.
City Manager Sheiffer explained proposed changes to the Industrial
Development policy.
6. Matters not on the agenda. There were none.
7. Closed Session.
Councilmember Schneider moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Wisconsin Statute section 19.85 (1) (g), for the
purpose of conferring with legal council for the governmental body
who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be
adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is
likely to be become involved concerning one or more personal injury
and/or property damage claims, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary
and passed with the following vote: Aye: Council President Noll,
Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Brien, O'Leary and Schneider.
Pass: Councilmember Thomas.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed
session at 8:23 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy City Clerk