2001-202CITY OF JANESVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-202
A Resolution authorizing a Project Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for
improvements to the traffic route between Avalon Road and the General Motors facility in the City of
Janesville.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville recognizes the need to improve the traffic route
between Avalon Road and the General Motors facility to provide for increasing vehicular traffic, to eliminate
deteriorating conditions, and to improve traffic safety; and
WHEREAS, the traffic route includes Beloit Avenue from Avalon Road to Kellogg Avenue, a new street
from the Beloit Avenue/Kellogg Avenue intersection to South Jackson Street at the Union Pacific Railroad
crossing, and South Jackson from the Union Pacific Railroad crossing to Jatco Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has scheduled the construction of said traffic
route, including a railroad bridge over South Jackson Street, in the years 2002 and 2003 at an estimated total
cost of $13,750,000; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville's share of project costs are limited to the cost of utility relocations and
manhole adjustments and to approximately 20% of the design, construction, and property acquisition, now
estimated to total $2,505,000; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that this public project and funding are in the best interest of the
City and benefit to the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Janesville that the City
Manager be authorized to execute a Project Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
and take any other action as may be necessary to implement and complete the construction of said traffic
route between Avalon Road and the General Motors facility; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council intends to fund the City's share of this improvement
project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager and his designee(s), on behalf of the City of
Janesville, is/are hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate, draft, modify, review, execute, and enter
into additional agreements, record, file and/or make minor modifications and/or amendments to any and all
documents, papers, forms and agreements, and to take whatever other actions as the City Manager may
determine, from time to time and at any time, necessary and/or desirable to effectuate the intent of this
Resolution and/or project.
ADOPTED: November 12, 2001
APPROVED:
Ste~en E. Sheiffer, City Manager
Xan An~'Wul ,F'(~ity Clerk-Treasur]~
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MOTION BY: 0'Leary
SECOND BY: DeGarmo
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
DAMRON X
WILLIAMS X
O'LEARY X
DEGARMO X
BRIEN X
MURPHY X
STEEBER X
Proposed by: Engineering Department
Prepared by: Engineering Department ResolutionTrafficRteAvalonRdandGMFacility