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Minutes 04-11-05.doc PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING Approved: April 25, 2005 April 11, 2005 VOL. 55 NO. 31 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on April 11, 2005. The meeting was called to order by Council President Steeber at 7:00 p.m. Lauri Steeber led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Council President Steeber, Councilmembers Tim Wellnitz, Williams, Brien, Addie, Tom Wellnitz and DeGarmo. CONSENT AGENDA Minutes of the regular meeting of March 28, 2005. Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee (ALAC). Waiver of special assessment procedure for storm sewer, sidewalk and street light charges for Harmony Grove First Addition, Bohn. Council President Steeber stated that Licenses and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee would be taken up separately and the remainder of the Consent Agenda would be approved if there were no objections. There were none. Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee. John Borgwardt, 307 West Milwaukee Street and Mary Biester, 420 East Grand Avenue, Beloit; representing A Taste of Rumors, LLC addressed Council regarding their Class B license application. Mick Gilbertson, 3400 North Edgewood Drive; and Jackie Wood, 119 South Wisconsin Street, spoke in support of granting the license. Councilmember Williams moved to approve the Alcohol License Advisory Committee’s recommendations, seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Tim Wellnitz, Williams, and DeGarmo. Nay: Councilmembers Brien, Tom Wellnitz, Steeber and Addie. Councilmember Addie moved to grant a $10,000.00 Class B Reserve license to A Taste of Rumors LLC with 30 days to pay the $10,000 fee and to approve the Alcohol License Advisory Committee’s recommendations, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Steeber, Councilmembers Tim Wellnitz, Brien, Tom Wellnitz, and Addie. Nay: Councilmembers Williams and DeGarmo. Council Vice President Tom Wellnitz assumed the chair. Special recognition: A proposed resolution in commendation of Russ Steeber’s service to the City of Janesville. Councilmember Williams moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Tim Wellnitz, Brien, Williams, Tom Wellnitz, DeGarmo, and Addie. Pass: Council President Steeber. (File Res. No. 2005-170) Council President Steeber returned to the chair. OLD BUSINESS 1. Requests and comments from the public regarding items on the Agenda not requiring a public hearing. There were none. 2. A proposed ordinance regulating pre-existing non-conforming outdoor wood burning furnaces within the City of Janesville received its second reading and public hearing. Speaking in opposition to the proposed ordinance were Shelly Kealy, 3412 Amhurst Road and Ty Bollerud, 424 South Pearl Street. Speaking in support of the proposed ordinance were Dan Bilz, 4529 Plantation Lane; Howard Wagner, 4521 Plantation Lane; Steve Hovland, 1501 Parker Court; Randy Hendrickson, 802 East Court Street and Don McReady, 11313 North McMillen Road, Whitewater. Steve Kaiser, 4535 Plantation Lane, requested the distance to the nearest residence be measured from the stack itself and not the perimeter of the furnace. Joe Saladino, 2552 River View Drive, expressed concerns about extending stack heights. Chris Ranum, 715 Grove Street, questioned if there were time limitations in the grandfather provision of the revised ordinance. The hearing was closed. Councilmember Williams moved to continue action for 30 days, seconded by Councilmember Tom Wellnitz. The motion and second were withdrawn. Councilmember Addie moved to adopt said revised ordinance, seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo. Councilmember DeGarmo offered a friendly amendment stst to change the seasonal usage date from May 1. to April 1. Councilmember Addie accepted the friendly amendment. Council voted on the revised ordinance as amended and passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Tim Wellnitz, Brien, Williams, Steeber, DeGarmo, and Addie. Nay: Councilmember Tom Wellnitz. (File Revised Ord. No. 2005-267) 3. A proposed ordinance amending the zoning ordinance to allow kennels as a conditional use in the M1 and M2 zone districts received its second reading and public hearing. Attorney Duffy Dillon, 1403 Sharon Street, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. The public hearing was closed. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Tom Wellnitz and passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2005-268) 4. A proposed final resolution for Public Works Projects included in Bid Schedule “B” – 2005 received its public hearing. No one spoke at the public hearing. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said final resolution with the assessments in Part II for Dodge Street being waived for the abutting property owners and Part IV deleted in its entirety, seconded by Councilmember Tom Wellnitz and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2005-166) 5-6. Council President Steeber combined action on items 5 and 6. Proposed ordinances annexing property located within the 4200 block of John Paul Road (Ord. No. 2005-269) and zoning said property to R3M upon annexation (Rev. Ord. No. 2005-270) received their second reading and public hearing. No one spoke at the hearing. Councilmember Williams moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by Councilmember Tim Wellnitz and passed unanimously. (File Ord No. 2005-269 and Rev. Ord. No. 2005-270) 7. Award of Contracts C2005-5 (Curb & Gutter); C2005-6 (Street Resurfacing) for Public Works Projects Bid Schedule “B” – 2005 and Contracts C2005-9 (Northeast Park Detention Basin), C2005-10 (Deer Crossing Stormwater Facility), C2005-11 (Huginin House Painting) and C2005-12 (Traffic Signals – Concrete Bases and Electrical Conduit: Randolph Road & North Wright Road) for Public Works Projects Bid Schedule “C” - 2005. Councilmember Williams moved to award Contract 2005-5 to Yeske Construction Company, Inc. of Edgerton, Wisconsin in the amount of $378,512.00; Contract 2005-6 to Rock Road Companies, Inc. of Janesville, Wisconsin in the amount of $835,506.00; Contract 2005-9 to Iverson & Sons, LLC of Cottage Grove, WI in the amount of $166,174.00 (total base bid) and $41,759.90 (total alternate A bid); Contract 2005-10 to Frank Silha & Sons Excavating, Inc. of Janesville, WI in the amount of $75,612.30; Contract 2005-12 to T & H Utilities, Inc. of Watertown, WI in the amount of $30,591.60 (The City intends to borrow funds in the 2005 Note Issue, not to exceed $80,000, for the construction of the traffic signals at Randolph Road and North Wright Road) and to reject bids for Contract 2005-11 as recommended by the Committee of Public Works, seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo and passed unanimously. 8. Presentation by the Leisure Services Committee, public hearing and action on a proposed Skate Park site. Ryan Masterson, Chair of the Leisure Services Advisory Committee, recommended Lion’s Beach as the Skate Park site. The public hearing was opened. Speaking in favor of the Palmer Park site were Roger and Fern Streich, 79 South Huron Drive and John Malio, 1912 East Racine Street. Speaking in opposition to the Palmer Park site were Chris Cass, 470 Mohawk Road, Mike Mannion, 462 Mohawk Road; Peter Anderson, 454 Mohawk Road; Gail Manogue, 459 South Lexington Drive and Judy Mallu, 1433 Vista Avenue. Luisa Verheijen, 438 Mohawk Drive; spoke in favor of the Lion’s Beach location site. Ed Lyon, Executive Director of Rotary Gardens, Highway 14, Oregon, spoke in opposition to the Lion’s Beach site. The public hearing was closed. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to locate the Skate Board Park at the Lion’s Beach site, seconded by Councilmember Brien and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers DeGarmo, Brien, and Tim Wellnitz. Nay: Council President Steeber, Councilmembers Williams, Tom Wellnitz, and Addie. Councilmember Addie moved to locate the Skate Board Park on Palmer Drive, seconded by Councilmember Williams and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Steeber, Councilmembers Williams, Tom Wellnitz, and Addie. Nay: Councilmembers Tim Wellnitz, Brien and DeGarmo. 9. City Manager’s report. (A) Health Net of Janesville. Carleen Courtney gave a presentation on Health Net. She credited the success of the clinic to the many volunteers who staff the facility. The clinic, which recorded 3,923 visits in 2004, serves all of Rock County not only city residents. The clinic staff also assists patients in obtaining free medication from pharmaceutical companies. NEW BUSINESS 1. The 2005 annual Organizational Meeting was scheduled on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at 6:30 p.m. All Councilmembers waived notice. Council President Steeber combined action on items 2. 3. 4. & 6. A proposed resolution releasing two eight- foot utility easements located on the adjoining property line of 153 North Crosby Avenue and 165 North Crosby Avenue (File Res. No. 2005-165); A proposed resolution authorizing the submission of a local appeal for exemption from State Mandates to the Department of Revenue for the Extension of the Expenditure Period in TIF No. 9; (File Res. No. 2005-167); Action on an Inter-Local Agreement for a Byrne Justice Assistance Grant for crime prevention; and a proposed resolution authorizing the organization of the Community Development functions of the administration (File Res. No. 2005-169). Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said resolutions and approve the Justice Assistance Grant Agreement, seconded by Councilmember Williams and passed unanimously. 5. Action on the City Administration’s report on the status of the Police Services Building construction and plans for the Municipal Building Renovation/Site Plan. Councilmember Williams moved to approve the 5 recommendations contained in section F of a memo to Council from the City Manager dated April 6, 2005, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. 7. A proposed resolution for the 2005 New Sidewalk Program was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on May 9, 2005. (File Res. No. 2005-168) 8. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 2025 Beloit Avenue from B3 to M2 was introduced, referred to Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on May 9, 2005. (File Ord. No. 2005-273) 9. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action. There were none. 10. Matters not on the Agenda. Council President Steeber thanked his family, City staff, the community and fellow Councilmembers for their dedication, expert advice and friendship during his tenure on the City Council. 11. There being no further business, Council adjourned at 10:18 p.m. These minutes are not official until approved by City Council. Timothy L. Kitzman Deputy City Clerk-Treasurer