Minutes 08-13-2007
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING Approved: August 27, 2007
August 13, 2007
VOL. 58
NO. 11
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on August
13, 2007. The meeting was called to order by Council President Brunner at 7:00 p.m. Council
President Brunner led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Brunner, Councilmembers DeGarmo, Loasching, Truman, Wellnitz and
Williams. Absent: Councilmember Steeber
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of July 23, 2007.
Minutes of the closed session of July 23, 2007.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee (ALAC). (Refer to
separate agenda.)
Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map 07022-C, Woodman Road LLC, 2 lots along
Woodman Road.
Waiver of special assessment procedures for sidewalk and street lighting chargers for CSM 07006 –
DeVuono.
Waiver of special assessment procedures for sidewalk and street lighting charges for CSM 07019T-
Block.
Action on a proposed resolution deferring special assessments for replacement sidewalk for the
property located at 1302 Lapham Street. (File Res. No. 2007-424)
Council President Brunner stated that the Consent Agenda would be approved if there were no
objections. There were no objections.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not requiring a public
hearing. There were none.
Council President Brunner stated that he would combine Old Business #2 and #3.
2 & 3. Proposed ordinances designating the following sections as two-way streets: (1) North Franklin
Street between Mineral Point Avenue and Centerway and (2) North Jackson Street between Madison
Street and Centerway (2007-371) and adding North Jackson Street and Madison Street to the list of
all-way stop intersections (2007-372), received their second reading and public hearing. The public
hearing was opened. Speaking in favor of the ordinances were: Margaret Delaney, 429 N. Jackson
Street, Rich Gruber, representing Mercy Health System, Lee Foster, P.O. Box 8242, Janesville, and
Karl Dommershausen, representing the Downtown Development Alliance (DDA). The public hearing
was closed. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by
Councilmember Loasching and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Brunner,
Councilmembers DeGarmo, Loasching, Truman and Wellnitz. Nay: Councilmember Williams. (File
Ord. Nos. 2007-371 and 2007-372)
4. City Manager’s report.
(A) Fire Department. Larry Grorud, Fire Chief, provided the Council with an overview of services
provided by the department.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit annual recycling grant
applications to the Department of Natural Resources. Councilmember Williams moved to adopt said
resolution, seconded by Councilmember Wellnitz and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2007-419)
2. A proposed ordinance annexing property located at the southeast corner of Austin Road and West
Court Street was introduced and scheduled for a public hearing on September 10, 2007. (File Ord.
No. 2007-376)
3. A proposed ordinance zoning property located at the southeast corner of Austin Road and West
Court Street to O1 upon annexation was introduced, referred to Plan Commission and scheduled for a
public hearing on September 10, 2007. (File Ord. No. 2007-377)
4. A proposed ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on the installation of new off-premises
electronic message signs was introduced and scheduled for a public hearing on August 27, 2007.
(File Ord. No. 2007-378)
5. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action.
There were none.
6. Matters not on the Agenda. Council President Brunner and Councilmember Truman thanked the
Janesville Police Department for the National Night Out. Council President Brunner requested that
the Janesville Police Department budget for two new K-9 Units in the 2008 budget. City Manager
Steve Sheiffer talked about levy limits, an aquatics facility and an August 22, 2007 tour.
7. Councilmember Williams 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, specifically setting the
negotiation/bargaining terms and conditions for leasing and/or selling certain real property for public
purposes. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Wellnitz and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council convened into closed session at 7:53 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer