Minutes 10-10-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN APPROVED 10/24/11
REGULAR MEETING
October 10, 2011
VOL. 62
NO. 16
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on
October 10, 2011. The meeting was called to order by Council President Brunner at 7:00 PM.
Council President Brunner led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Brunner, Councilmembers Dongarra-Adams, Liebert, Rashkin, and
Steeber. Absent: Councilmembers McDonald and Voskuil.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the City Council meeting of September 26, 2011.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee. (Refer to
separate agenda.)
Council President Brunner stated that the consent agenda would be approved if there was no
objections. There were none.
Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Patrick A. Kilbane’s thirty-three years of
service to the City of Janesville. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Liebert and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2011-831)
Action on a proposed resolution recognizing the firefighters and paramedics of the Janesville
Fire Department. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Rashkin and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2011-838)
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not requiring a
public hearing. Andreah Briarmoon, 339 S. Locust St., suggested the following: draft a
resolution recognizing former General Motors employees; postpone action on the ordinance
regulating firearms (OB #5); advise Councilmembers Brunner and Steeber to abstain from
voting on firearms ordinance; and, postpone installation of new sidewalks.
2. & 3. Proposed ordinances annexing property (2011-495) located at 2006 North County
Trunk E and zoning said property (2011-496) to B2 upon annexation received their second
reading and public hearing. No one spoke at the public hearing. The public hearing was
closed. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by
Councilmember Rashkin and passed unanimously. (File Ord. Nos. 2011-495 & 2011-496)
4. A proposed ordinance amending the list of streets required to yield to other designated
streets to include Woodman Road to yield to Mayfair Drive and Hoover Street to yield to
Hawthorne Avenue received its second reading and public hearing. No one spoke at the public
hearing. The public hearing was closed. Councilmember Steeber adopted said ordinance,
seconded by Councilmember Rashkin and passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2011-499)
5. Discussion and action on a proposed ordinance prohibiting the possession of any firearm in
any City building or structure except as allowed by law for sworn law enforcement and peace
officers. Councilmember Liebert moved to adopt said ordinance including the amendment that
defines weapons and firearms in Section I and II, seconded by Councilmember Rashkin and
passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2011-493)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on proposed preliminary resolution for Public Works Bid Schedule “F”-2011 (Contract
2011-22: Milton Avenue and McCormick Drive water and sewer system improvements) and
schedule a public hearing for the final resolution. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt
said resolution, seconded by Dongarra-Adams and passed unanimously. Council President
Brunner scheduled the public hearing for the Final Resolution for October 24, 2011. (File Res.
No. 2011-837)
2. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing a jurisdictional transfer agreement between the
City of Janesville and State of Wisconsin regarding a connecting highway extension of
Highway 26. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Liebert and
passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2011-839)
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $11,925,000 in Promissory
Notes for financing various public purposes. Councilmember Rashkin moved to increase
property acquisition funding by $140,000, seconded by Councilmember Steeber and passed
unanimously. Councilmember Liebert moved to increase the skate park funding by $30,000,
seconded by Councilmember Rashkin. After further discussion, the motion was withdrawn.
Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said resolution, as amended, seconded by Rashkin
and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2011-841)
4. Action on City Manager recommended citizen committee appointments to the Citizens
Board of Review. Councilmember Rashkin moved to approve Craig Gramke and James
Tibbetts to the Board, seconded by Councilmember Steeber and passed unanimously.
5. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council
action. Andreah Briarmoon, 339 S. Locust St., suggested the following: Mercy Hospital pays
for the new water tower, Council creates a citizens committee to review all old and new
ordinances; One Parker Place, LLP, should pay the City $300,000 for the parking lot near their
building; and, the City should not provide TIF loans to companies.
6. Matters not on the agenda. Councilmember Steeber stated the City does not have plans for
a water tower in the near future and that Mercy Hospital has not requested this improvement.
City Manager Levitt stated that the 2012 proposed budget discussions will begin on October
18, 2011; and, CDBG funds are for the whole community based on criteria or eligibility.
Councilmember Liebert stated the need to fill the vacancies on the Community Development
Committee; thanked the Council for passing the gun control ordinance; and, requested the
Council consider requiring alcohol establishments to post signs that inform customers of the
new concealed carry law as it relates to alcohol consumption. Councilmember Rashkin
suggested the City’s new website should have a database of volunteers; and, the City hold a
forum for people interested in running for City Council.
7. Councilmember Steeber moved to convene into closed session, pursuant to Wisconsin
Statute Section 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating and setting the negotiation and
bargaining strategies, terms, and conditions for potential industrial site TIF #32 development
agreement, 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 8:10.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer