2007-441
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-441
A resolution adopting the Downtown Vision and Strategy.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of
the downtown area to the City's history and economic development; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Vision and Strategy Steering Committee, with the
assistance Vandewalle & Associates and City staff, has prepared the Downtown
Vision and Strategy which is a redevelopment vision and economic development
strategy for the downtown area; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Vision and Strategy has been prepared with the benefit of
the incorporation of public comment following periodic and timely public informational
meetings and a public hearing before the Common Council on 22 October 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Vision and Strategy will provide a guide to assist the City
Council in making land use and property acquisition decisions within the downtown area
and help create a vibrant, functional, and sustainable downtown area; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2007, the City Plan Commission held a public hearing,
reviewed the Downtown Vision and Strategy and by unanimous vote adopted the plan
as a component of the City's Comprehensive Plan and forwarded the plan to the
Common Council with a favorable recommendation; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, that said Council hereby adopts the Downtown
Vision and Strategy document, dated October 2007 as a critical area plan component
of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
ADOPTED: October 22, 2007
Motion by: Williams
Second by: DeGarmo
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Brunner X
DeGarmo X
Loasching X
Steeber X
Truman X
Wellnitz X
Williams X
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Steven E. Sheiffer, City Man~r
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City ~orney
Proposed by: City Administration
Prepared by: Community Development Department