08-22-94PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
August 22, 1994
APPROVED SEPTEMBER 6, 1994
Vol. 45
No. 11
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, August 22, 1994.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Noll.
Present: Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman,
O'Leary, Schneider and Thomas. Absent: Councilmember Brien.
Councilmember Schneider led the Council in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held August 8, 1994.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial Statement for the month of July, 1994.
Action on final Certified Survey Map #94012-C, four lots located on
Hawthorne Avenue.
Action on final Certified Survey Map #94041-C, three lots located
on Willard Avenue south of Rockport Road.
Waiver of special assessment procedure for storm sewer and sidewalk
charges for Waveland Orchard Fourth Addition.
Council President Noll placed the application for a temporary Class
"B" License, on behalf of the United Way of North Rock County on
the consent agenda.
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 rezoning portions of 1828 North Washington
Street from B3 to R3 received its second reading and public
hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance
No. 94-939)
3. A proposed ordinance changing the schedule for regular City
Council meetings to the second and fourth Monday of each month
received its second reading and public hearing. No one appeared
for the public hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinance, with an
effective date of October 1, 1994, seconded by Councilmember
Schneider and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 94-940)
4. A proposed ordinance de-annexing property located at the
extension of Chadswyck Drive, between Rockshire Drive and USH 14,
received its second reading and public hearing. No one appeared
for the public hearing.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Thomas and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
94-941)
5. Public hearing and final resolution for Public Works Program
#3-1994. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Council President Noll moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Schneider
and Thomas. Pass: Councilmember O'Leary. (File Resolution No.
94-1821)
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution releasing a portion of a storm sewer
easement located on property at 3902 and 3908 South Wyck Court.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously° (File Resolution
No. 94-1820)
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the expenditure of monies
from the 1995 Bond Issue for the replacement of the ice arena roof.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Council President Noll and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Noll, Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Schneider
and Thomas. Nay: Councilmember Stehura. (File Resolution No~
94-1822)
3. Action on recommended changes to Council Policy Statement #58 -
Budget Amendments.
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Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend Council Policy Statement #58,
Appendix I, by designating the following appropriation categories:
General Government, Public Safety, Public Works, Leisure Services,
Community Development, Other and General City Debt Service,
seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously.
4. Action on Use of General Fund Undesignated Fund Balance - to
finance the compensated absences accrual.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to authorize the Finance Director to
transfer $160,000.00 of the General Fund's undesignated fund
balance, in order to properly record the liability associated with
compensated absences, seconded by Council President Noll and passed
unanimously.
5. A proposed resolution requesting a supplemental appropriation
in the amount of $220,000.00 for snow removal.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 94-1823)
6. A proposed resolution requesting a supplemental appropriation
in the amount of $100,000.00 for TIF District No. III.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Thomas and passed unanimously. (File Resolution Noo
94-1824)
7. Matters not on the agenda. There were none.
8. Councilmember O'Leary 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 Schneider and passed
unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned into closed
session at 8:52 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
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