Minutes 8-08-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN APPROVED 8/22/11
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 8, 2011
VOL. 62
NO. 11
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on August 8,
2011. The meeting was called to order by Council President Brunner at 7:00 PM. Jon Wangerin and
Larry Barton led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Brunner, Councilmembers Dongarra-Adams, Liebert, McDonald, Rashkin,
Steeber and Voskuil.
CONSENT AGENDA
Regular City Council meeting minutes of July 25, 2011
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee. (Refer to separate
agenda.)
Authorization for the Administration to deny a liability claim from Amanda Stewart-Ryan in the amount of
$16,740.52.
Council President Brunner removed Sneakers Bar’s request for outdoor lighting and changing the times
for serving and consuming of alcohol on the volleyball courts from the Consent Agenda. He stated that
all other items on the consent agenda would be approved if there were no objections. There were none.
Councilmember Rashkin left the meeting.
Based on information provided to the Council, Councilmember Voskuil moved to allow Sneaker’s to have
outdoor lighting until 9 p.m. and to not change their alcohol serving restrictions, seconded by
Councilmember McDonald and passed by the following vote: Aye: Brunner, Dongarra-Adams, Liebert,
McDonald, Steeber and Voskuil. Absent: Rashkin.
Councilmember Rashkin returned to the meeting.
Special recognition: Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Emil Dallman’s 28 years of
service to the City of Janesville. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Rashkin and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2011-826)
Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement with JNB Signs
for the acceptance of a sign donation at the Ice Arena. Councilmember Voskuil moved to adopt said
resolution, seconded by Councilmember Steeber and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2011-824)
Appreciation for support in YWCA Walk-a-Mile in Her Shoes event. Jon, Ethan and Leah Wangerin and
Larry Barton invited the Council to the event on August 26, 2011 and thanked Police Chief Moore, the
Janesville Police Department and the City Council for their support.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not requiring a public hearing.
Marv Wopat, representing the Family Fun Fest, spoke in favor of waiving the fees for Family Fun Fest
(NB #1.)
Council President Brunner combined the public hearing and action on New Business Items #2 and #3.
Proposed ordinances establishing a Historic Overlay District on land located in the vicinity of Downtown
Janesville (File Ord. No. 2011-489), creating the Historic District Plan for the Downtown Historic Overlay
District (File Ord. No. 2011-490) received their second reading and public hearing. Bruce Dennis, 216
Terrace St., Chair of the Historic Commission, and Roger Merry, 515 St. Lawrence Ave., requested that
the ordinances be sent back to the Historic Commission and Plan Commission for additional review.
John Holzhuter, representing FTW Properties LTD and One Parker Place LLP, requested the property
located at 115 E Court St. be excluded from the Historic Overlay District. Nancy Johnson, representing
Brennan, Steil SC spoke against the ordinances. Jackie Wood, 119 S. Wisconsin St., Bruce Monson,
602 E Milwaukee St., Rich Fletcher, 1214 Ravine St., Jim Dumke, 2831 Carrousel Ln., and Daniel
Atwood, 215 Division St., spoke in favor of the ordinances. Jim Alverson, 225 Pease Ct., stated that his
experience with the Historic Commission on restoring property was very good. Councilmember Steeber
moved to refer the items back to the Plan Commission and Historic Commission for further discussion
and modification prior to Council action on the Ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Rashkin and
passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a Request from Partners in Prevention to waive special event fees for Family Fun Fest.
Councilmember Rashkin moved to waive the fees except a $148 equipment fee, seconded by
Councilmember Dongarra-Adams. Councilmember Voskuil offered a friendly amendment that the $25
recycling bin fee should not be waived which was accepted by the maker and seconder. The motion, as
amended passed by the following vote: Aye: Brunner, Dongarra-Adams, Liebert, McDonald, Rashkin,
and Voskuil. Nay: Steeber.
2. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the acquisition of a municipal utility easement from the
Elks Lodge at 2100 North Washington Street (File Resolution No. 2011-827) and authorization for the
City Manager to enter into an Agreement with the Elks Lodge to take ownership of their private force
main. Councilmember McDonald moved to adopt said resolution and take ownership of the main,
seconded by Councilmember Voskuil and passed by the following vote: Aye: Dongarra-Adams, Liebert,
McDonald, Rashkin, Steeber and Voskuil. Pass: Brunner.
3. Action on a proposed resolution implementing City of Janesville “pick-up” of employee retirement
contributions pursuant to Internal Revenue code §414(h)(2). Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt
said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Dongarra-Adams and passed unanimously. (File Res. No.
2011-823)
4.&5. Proposed ordinances annexing property located at 2006 North County Trunk E (File Ord. No.
2011-495) and zoning said property to B2 upon annexation (File Ord. No. 2011-496) were introduced,
scheduled for a public hearing on September 26, 2011 and the zoning ordinance was referred to the
Plan Commission for a recommendation.
6. A proposed ordinance deleting and recreating electoral ward boundaries was introduced and
scheduled for a public hearing on August 22, 2011. (File Ord. No. 2011-497)
7. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action. No one
spoke.
8. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember McDonald asked when the Council would discuss the
City’s financial policies and was informed that it will be on the August 22, 2011 agenda.
9. Councilmember Steeber moved to convene into closed session, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute
Section 19.85 (1) (e), for the potential acceptance of an offer to purchase lots 6 and 7 at 3201 and 3207
Rockport Park Drive for $15,000 recently tendered by Jeremy Jorgenson; since competitive and/or
bargaining reasons require a closed session. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Rashkin
and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed session at 9:10 p.m.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer