10-26-94PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
SPECIAL MEETING
October 26, 1994
APPROVED NOVEMBER 14, 1994
Vol. 45
No. ~7
Special joint meeting of the city Council of the City of Janesville
and the Janesville School Board held in the Municipal Building,
October 26, 1994, at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Noll and
School Board President Goelzer.
Councilmembers present: Council President Noll, Councilmembers
Stehura, Heitzman, Brien, O'Leary and Schneider. Councilmembers
absent: Councilmember Thomas. School Board members present:
School Board President Goelzer, Tod Daniel, Steven Karges, Jean
Anderson, Steve Huth, Susan Jacobson, Susan Johnson and Theodore
Kinnaman. School Board members absent: Dale Thompson. Also
present: city Manager Steven E. Sheiffer and Superintendent of
Schools Don Mrdjenovich.
Presentation by School Board Representative of information
concerning potential middle school sites.
School Board President Goelzer introduced Architect Steven Fiskum
of HGA who has been hired to assist in the evaluation of potential
middle school sites and to design the new middle school.
Councilmember Thomas arrived at 7:05 p.m.
Mr. Fiskum described the process used in selecting and rating
available sites for a middle school. His company worked with the
City's Planning Department to determine all sites available for a
middle school on the east side of Janesville. After the sites were
identified, HGA rated each site based on size, access, location,
adjacent uses, safety and utilities.
city Planner Cantrell presented the Planning Department's ranking
of the sites, based on their criteria of zoning of adjacent
property, sidewalks, utilities, cost of the site, service area, and
whether it is located on an arterial or collector street.
The following chart illustrates the site rankings of the architect
and City Planner.
Archi- Planning
tect's Dept.
Site Location Ranking Ranking
G Southeastern portion of Palmer Park 1 6
D East of 1000 North Wright Road 2 1
A East of 2200 North Wright Road 3 2
H East of 100 South Wright Road 4 4
E North of 4300 East Milwaukee Street 5 4
C North of Monroe Elementary School 6 2
B Rock County Fair Grounds 7 N/A
F North of Craig High School 7 N/A
I South of 4100 Ruger Avenue 8 9
The Council and School Board
disadvantages of the school sites.
additional information on:
discussed the advantages and
Councilmember O'Leary requested
1. The minimum amount of land required for athletic fields
and the middle school.
2. The lost opportunity costs of selling a portion of Palmer
Park to the School District.
3. If it is feasible to locate the school at one end of Palmer
Park to conserve the amount of land needed.
city Manager Sheiffer stated that if the Council wishes to consider
the potential sale of City property, then two Councilmembers must
request this matter be placed on the November 14, 1994 agenda, and
then it must be referred to the Plan Commission before it can be
approved.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 9:48 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk