Minutes 09-25-06.doc
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
September 25, 2006
Approved: October 9,2006
VOL. 57
NO. 13
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on September
25,2006. The meeting was called to order by Council President Tim Wellnitz at 7:00 p.m. He then led
Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Tim Wellnitz, Councilmembers Brunner, Williams, Tom Wellnitz, Brien,
DeGarmo and Addie.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of September 11, 2006.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Financial Statement for the month of August, 2006.
Authorization for the Administration to deny a liability claim for Joseph Hills and Adriana Hills in the
amount of $50,000.00
Council President Tim Wellnitz stated the Consent Agenda would be approved if there were no
objections. There were none.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not requiring a public
hearing. Andreah Briarmoon, 339 South Locust Street, stated that the public information regarding the
committee appointment was missing specific details and there was a need for a citizen's nomination
board.
Councilmember Williams left the table.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 1515 Ashland Avenue from R2 to R2 with
parking overlay received its second reading and public hearing. No one spoke at the hearing.
Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by CouncilmemberTom Wellnitz
and passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2006-336)
Councilmember Williams returned to the table.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Committee appointment of Lori Markus to the Leisure Services Advisory Committee.
Councilmember DeGarmo moved to approve said appointment, seconded by Councilmember Brunner
and passed unanimously.
2. Scheduling of Council meeting dates. Council President Tim Wellnitz scheduled budget study
sessions at 6:30 p.m. on October 12, October 17 and October 24 (if needed.) Council waived notice.
He also scheduled an MPO meeting and a special meeting to set the tax rate on November 29,2006 at
7:00 p.m. Council waived notice.
3. Recommendations of the Transportation Committee: Proposed ordinances: (A) requiring South
Washington Street yield to Riverside Street (File Ord. No. 2006-341), (B) reducing the speed limit on
USH 14/Humes Road (Deerfield Drive to east of Wright Road) from 50 MPH to 40 MPH (File Ord No.
2006-342), (C) establishing a mid-block crosswalk on North Wright Road between Huntington Avenue
and East Rotamer Road (File Ord. No. 2006-343), and (D) designating Deerfield Drive (USH 14/Humes
Road to Kettering Street) and Kettering Street (STH 26/Milton Avenue to Deerfield Drive) as connecting
arterial streets (File Ord. No. 2006-344), were introduced and scheduled for public hearing on October
9, 2006.
4. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action. Betty
Ellefson, 1245 Bouchard Avenue, submitted a petition in opposition to locating a mining operation and
an asphalt plant in the Glacier Hills area. Andreah Briarmoon, 339 S. Locust Street, asked the City
Council to drop the civil charges against her and her son.
5. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember DeGarmo forwarded a thank you from Bill Truman, 360
Johnson Street, for city assistance with the recent area clean up. Councilmember Brien stated he
received a complaint about the polling place at Marshall Middle School.
6. Study Session- Review of Economic Development Policy for commercial redevelopment projects.
Council convened in Room 416 at 7:40 p.m. All Councilmembers were present except for Tom Wellnitz.
Economic Development Director Doug Venable reviewed the current Council Policy for the use of TIF
incentives for downtown development purposes and presented three options. First, add a policy
exception to allow Council to consider the use of TIF incentives for any development project. Second,
develop a specific development policy for older commercial areas located outside of the downtown.
Third, make no change to the current policy. By consent, Council authorized the Administration to
prepare, for discussion at a second study session, an amendment to Economic Development Policy No.
61 which would permit the use of TIF incentives for commercial redevelopment projects in non-
downtown locations.
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer