07-25-94PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
July 25, 1994
APPROVED AUGUST 8, 1994
Vol. 45
No. 8
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, July 25, 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 July 11, 1994.
Minutes of the closed meeting held July 11, 1994.
Minutes of the study session held July 18, 1994.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Action on a financial gain request from the Boys and Girls Club to
use Traxler Park on August 27, 1994.
Financial statement for the month of June, 1994.
Final Certified Map 94035-C, one lot and one outlot on Garden
Drive.
Final Certified Map 94036-C, one lot on Garden Drive.
Waiver of special assessment procedure for traffic signal and road
improvement charges at the intersection of Highway 14 and Deerfield
Drive.
Council President Noll added the American Legion Baseball, Inc.
request for permission to use Riverside Park for the State Baseball
Tournament, to be held August 6 through August 10, 1994, and a
temporary Class B license to the consent agenda. In addition, she
removed the closed session minutes, held July 11, 1994, from the
consent agenda.
Council President Noll stated that if there were no objections, the
consent agenda would be approved. There were no objections.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to approve the closed session minutes,
with the amendment that Councilmember Brien was absent, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, O'Leary and Schneider. Pass:
Council President Noll, Councilmembers Brien and Thomas.
(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.
Mr. and Mrs. David Peterson, 406 Johnson Street, requested that the
City monitor and control the vandalism and anti-social behavior
occurring in the fourth ward park area. It is their opinion, that
it is a very unsafe area for families.
Police Chief Brunner and City Manager Sheiffer stated they would
take her comments under advisement, and look into the matter.
Jim Bahler, 404 North Washington, stated that the extra police
officers, hired in 1994, should be walking the beat in the fourth
ward and other problem areas, to eliminate the problems described
above.
2. Reconsideration of a proposed ordinance rezoning property at
1426 North Wright Road from R3 to Ri and B3.
Walden Thiede, 625 St. Lawrence, stated his opposition to this
rezoning.
Attorney Robert Consigny, representing Don Marklein and Fagan
Chevrolet, requested the Council approve the revised ordinance, as
presented.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinance, and delete
Section I of said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Schneider.
Councilmember O'Leary withdrew his motion.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt Revised Ordinance 94-928,
seconded by Councilmember Schneider.
Councilmember Schneider moved to delete Section I of said
ordinance, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Noll, Councilmembers
Stehura, Brien, O'Leary and Schneider. Nay: Councilmembers
Heitzman and Thomas.
Council voted on the main motion and it passed unanimously.
Revised Ordinance No. 94-928)
(File
3 & 4. Proposed ordinances annexing land (94-935) and zoning land
(94-936) north of Skyview Drive to Highway 14, were given their
second reading and public hearing. No one appeared for the public
hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt both ordinances, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Ordinances No.
94-935 & 94-936)
5. A proposed ordinance amending
playgrounds as conditional uses in
second reading and public hearing.
text to allow private indoor
01 districts, was given its
Dave Siker, 4115 Eastridge, and Wayne Achterberg, Edgerton, stated
their support of this ordinance.
Councilmember Schneider moved to deny said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Heitzman, Brien, Schneider and Thomas. Nay:
Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura and O'Leary. (File
Ordinance No. 94-938)
6. Award of contract Q (Environmental Clean-up of DPW Site).
Councilmember O'Leary moved to award the contract to Rock Road
Companies, Inc. in the amount of $451,200, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Proposed resolutions approving the final plat of Juniper River
Bluffs (94-1816) and Waveland Orchard Fourth Addition (94-1815).
Councilmember O'Leary stated, for the record, that he would be
passing on Resolution 94-1816, because of a conflict of interest.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt Resolution 94-1816, seconded
by Councilmember Thomas and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Brien,
Schneider and Thomas. Pass: Councilmember O'Leary.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt Resolution 94-1815, seconded
by Councilmember Thomas and it passed unanimously. (File
Resolutions No. 94-1816 and 94-1815)
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the acquisition of the
property at 210 West Wall Street.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, and to
amend the purchase price of $45,000 to $48,000, seconded by
Councilmember Thomas and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
94-1808)
3. A proposed resolution authorizing the acquisition and sale of
park land for Pershing Park.
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Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
94-1806)
4. A proposed resolution requesting the County Administrator
include an amount equal to 91% of full funding for township use of
the City library in the 1995 budget request.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 94-1813)
5. Motion to approve cable services installed at selected city
facilities.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve the installation of cable
services at the leisure services building, the ice arena, the Rath
Environmental Center at Rotary Gardens, and the two golf course
club houses, seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and passed
unanimously.
6. Award of Contracts R (Hwy 14/Deerfield Drive Traffic Signal),
S (Sidewalk, Handicap Ramps) and T (Riverside Clubhouse Reroofing).
Councilmember Heitzman moved to award Contract R to J. F. Edwards
Construction Company in the amount of $61,308.63; to award Contract
S to Schultz Construction Company in the amount of $78,080; and, to
award Contract T to McDermaid Roofing and Insulating Company in the
amount of $20,153.10, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Brien requested the Tabulation of Bids form include
funding sources available for each project.
7. A proposed ordinance imposing a penalty for late paid snow
removal violation tickets and certain late paid parking tickets,
was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on August 8, 1994.
(File Ordinance No. 94-923)
8. A proposed ordinance permitting the disposal of bicycles and
other found property, other than by auction or sale open to the
public, was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on August
8, 1994. (File Ordinance No. 94-937)
9. A proposed ordinance rezoning property in the 1800 block of
North Washington Street from B3 to R3 was introduced, referred to
the Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on August 22,
1994. (File Ordinance No. 94-939)
10. A proposed ordinance changing the schedule for regular City
Council meetings to twice monthly, was introduced and scheduled for
public hearing on August 8, 1994. (File Ordinance No. 94-940)
11. Matters not on the Agenda.
Council President Noll requested that a median opening for New Life
Church on Wright Road be placed on the next Council agenda. In
addition, she scheduled a Special Council Meeting on August 16,
1994 at 4:00 p.m. to discuss the library, and at 7:00 p.m. to
discuss the financial status of the City.
Ail Councilmembers waived notice of the special meeting.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned into study
session at 9:10 p.m.
12. Study Session - Request from Wisconsin Department of
Transportation to provide sanitary sewer service to the 1-90 rest
area north of Janesville.
Assistant City Manager Tom Rogers stated the City administration
has negotiated an agreement with Wisconsin Department of
Transportation where the State would pay for the cost of sanitary
sewer installation from the current main to the rest area, and the
City would pay for the cost differential between an 8 inch sewer
main and a 12 inch sewer main.
After discussing the issue, the Council requested that this
agreement be placed on the next Council agenda.
13. Councilmember O'Leary moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 19.85 (1)(g), conferring with
legal counsel 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 become
involved concerning one or more personal injury and/or property
damage claims, seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and passed
unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned into closed
session at 9:28 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
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