Minutes 4-23-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN APPROVED 5/14/12
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 23, 2012
VOL. 63
NO. 2
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on April 23,
2012. The meeting was called to order by City Council Vice President Dongarra-Adams at 7:00 PM.
Council Vice President Dongarra-Adams led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Councilmembers Dongarra-Adams, Farrell, Kealy, Liebert, Severson and Steeber. Absent:
Council President Voskuil.
CONSENT AGENDA
City Council meeting minutes:
Regular City Council meeting of April 9, 2012.
Special City Council meeting of April 17, 2012.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee. (Refer to separate
agenda.)
Financial statement for the month of March, 2012.
Council Vice President Dongarra-Adams stated that all items on the consent agenda would be
approved as recommended if there were no objections. There were none.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not requiring a public
hearing. David Welton, representing the Janesville Noon Lions, spoke in favor of the Janesville Noon
Lions placing gumball machines at City facilities (NB #2). Billy McCoy, 1326 Putnam Ave., spoke
against the TIF Development agreement with ANGI Energy Systems (NB #1). Andreah Briarmoon, 339
S. Locust St., asked the Council to mail a notice of the special meeting about sidewalks to each affected
property owner (NB #8) and spoke against a Councilmember being a voting member of a City
committee (NB #7).
2. A proposed ordinance revising the regular bus fare rates to establish fares for Janesville-Milton-
Whitewater commuter bus service received its second reading and public hearing. Daniel Howard, 645
Main St., asked for reduced fare monthly passes and questioned why there were only three runs per
day. The public hearing was closed. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said ordinance,
seconded by Councilmember Severson and passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2012-516)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a TIF development
agreement with ANGI Energy Systems. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Liebert and passed unanimiously. (File Res. No. 2012-906)
2. Action on a financial gain request for Janesville Noon Lions Club, Inc. to place gumball type
vending machines in the lobby of the following facilities: Municipal Building, Police Services Building,
Fire Stations, Senior Center, Ice Arena and City Services Center. Councilmember Liebert moved to
approve the request and allow gumball type vending machines in any municipal facilities that are
approved by the City Manager, seconded by Councilmember Steeber. Councilmember Liebert offered
a friendly amendment to direct administration to bring a policy to Council for future contracts with
service organizations which was accepted by the seconder. The motion, as amended, was passed
unanimously.
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a golf facility use
agreement with Madison Metro Youth Golf Initiative, Inc. d/b/a The First Tee of South Central
Wisconsin. Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember
Kealy and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2012-908)
4. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to convey the property located at 404
Johnson St. to The Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, Inc. Councilmember Liebert
moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Steeber and passed unanimously. (File
Res. No. 2012-905)
5. Motion to authorize the Police Department to apply for the 2012 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Councilmember Steeber moved to authorize the application,
seconded by Councilmember Severson and passed unanimously.
6. Motion to approve City Manager and Council President recommended citizen committee
appointments. Councilmember Steeber moved to approve all recommended citizen committee
appointments, seconded by Councilmember Liebert and passed unanimously.
7. Motion to approve Council President recommended councilmember committee appointments.
Councilmember Steeber moved to approve all recommended councilmember appointments, seconded
by Councilmember Kealy and passed unanimously.
8. Council Vice President Dongarra-Adams scheduled a Special Council meeting for April 30, 2012 at
7 p.m. and Council waived notice.
9. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action. Jim
Fowler, 4015 Wilshire Ln., thanked the council for having a special meeting on sidewalks on April 30,
2012 and asked the council to consider extending the three minute speaking time for that meeting.
Andreah Briarmoon, 339 S. Locust St., asked the council to change ordinances to require the City
Manager appointments be reviewed by the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments. Richard
Frank, 1119 Elida St., asked the council to implement a sidewalk tax on people without sidewalks to pay
for future sidewalks.
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10. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Steeber reminded everyone that May 13 through
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May 192012 is National Law Enforcement week and May 15, 2012 is National Law Enforcement
Memorial Day. Councilmembers Liebert and Steeber requested a resolution to recognize both events
at the next meeting.
11. Councilmember Liebert moved to convene into closed session, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute
Section 19.85 (1) (e), for the purpose of deliberating and setting the negotiation terms, conditions, and
parameters for the potential sale of NSP rehabilitated properties located at 808 Holmes Street and 416
S. Jackson St. since competitive and/or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Steeber and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed session at 8:03 p.m.
David T. Godek
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer