2007-418
CITY OF JANESVILLE
CITY OF JANESVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-418
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN INTERSECTION
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS and/or DEVICES LOCA TED A T: East Milwaukee
Street and Parker Place; West Milwaukee Street and North and South Franklin Street;
and East Court Street and Water Street;
WHEREAS, The Common Council of the City of Janesville, as the governing body of
the City, previously by resolution and/or order deemed it necessary for the public safety
to provide for the installation of certain official traffic control signals and/or devices upon
and at the following highways and intersections located solely in the City of Janesville,
County of Rock, State of Wisconsin: East Milwaukee Street and Parker Place; West
Milwaukee Street and North and South Franklin Street; and East Court Street and
Water Street; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville, as the City's governing body,
may for the public safety design, install, operate and use traffic control signals and/or
devices pursuant to, but not limited to, Wis. Stats. 99 349.065, 349.07, 349.06, 349.03,
66.0101 and JGO 10.04.010 and related state statutes and City ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the installed traffic safety control signals andlor devices must and did
conform to the requirements of Wis. Stats. S 349.065 and the Wisconsin Uniform Traffic
Control Devices Manual; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Committee of the City of Janesville, after public hearing
and input, studied and considered the proposal to remove these official traffic control
signals andlor devices at their public meeting on Wednesday, the 23rd day of May,
2007, recommending by a vote of 4-0 that each be terminated from use and removed
for the public good and welfare; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted before the Common Council on the date of
the consideration and action upon this Resolution, which public input was duly
considered before action was taken; and
WHEREAS, after conducting a public hearing thereon, the Common Council factually
determined that the above located described intersection traffic control signals and/or
devices are no longer necessary for the public safety, health or welfare and that
termination of their use and removal is in the public's interest and benefit; and
WHEREAS, the estimated aggregate cost of such terminations from use and removal is
approximately seven-thousand-five hundred & 00/100 Dollars ($7,500.00), which
funding shall come from the City's 2007 Note Issue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville that:
~ITY OF JANESVILLE
CITY OF JANESVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-418
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1. Each and every of the above recitals is reiterated and incorporated by
reference herein into these empowerment provisions; and
2. Each such official traffic control signal and/or device shall be removed
from use by the City Administration at the earliest convenient opportunity; and
3. Funding for such removal shall be in the manner directed by the City
Manager; and
4. Any and all other regulations, ordinances and laws applying to traffic
control at the above locations and intersections not specifically addressed herein shall
remain in full force and effect, and unaffected by this Resolution: and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager and his designee(s), on behalf of
the City of Janesville, islare hereby jointly and severally authorized and empowered to
take whatever additional actions that the City Manager may determine in his sole
discretion, from time to time and at any time, necessary and/or desirable in the public
interest to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
ADOPTED:
June 25, 2007
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasure
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 6(191,/7
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City Attorney
Proposed by: The Transportation Committee
Prepared by: Engineering Department and
City Attorney
MOTION BY: Steeber
SECOND BY: DeGarmo
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
BRUNNER X
DeGARMO X
lOASCHING X
STEEBER X
TRUMAN X
WELLNITZ 1l
WilLIAMS X
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