Minutes 05-23-05.doc
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING Approved: June 13, 2005
May 23, 2005
VOL. 56
NO. 4
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on May 23, 2005.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Tom Wellnitz at 7:00 p.m. Jack Messer, Director of
Public Works, led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Tom Wellnitz, Councilmembers Brunner, Brien, Williams, Tim Wellnitz and
DeGarmo. Absent: Councilmember Addie.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of May 9, 2005.
Financial statement for the month of April 2005.
Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map #05016-C, Allied Systems, 1 lot on South Jackson
Street.
Council President Tom Wellnitz stated that the Consent Agenda would be approved if there were no
objections. There were none.
Special recognition: Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Michael J. Kazda’s 29 years of
service to the City of Janesville. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Williams and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2005-178)
Special recognition: Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Christine E. Wilson’s 27 years of
service to the City of Janesville. Councilmember Williams moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2005-179)
Special recognition: Action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Daniel J. Schreiber’s 27 years of
service to the City of Janesville. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Williams and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2005-180)
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 charter ordinance amending JGO Section 2.48.020 so as to change the composition of the
Janesville Plan Commission by adding another citizen member and eliminating the City Engineer received
its second reading and public hearing. No one spoke at the public hearing. Councilmember Tim Wellnitz
moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo and passed unanimously. (File
Ord. No. 2005-275)
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $11,165,000 General Obligation Promissory
Notes, Series 2005, and providing the details thereof. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said
resolution, seconded by Councilmember Tim Wellnitz and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2005-174)
4. and 5. Proposed ordinances annexing property located at 4414 North County Road Y (John Paul Road)
(File Ord. No. 2005-271) and zoning of said property to R1 upon annexation (File Ord. No. 2005-272)
received their second reading and public hearing. No one spoke at the public hearing. Councilmember
Williams moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
6. A proposed final resolution authorizing public works assessments for construction of South Willard
Avenue received its public hearing. The public hearing was opened. Ty Bollerud, 424 South Pearl Street,
suggested the resolution be postponed. Craig Whitehead, owner of Sentry, and Neil Halleen, representing
Blockbuster, both spoke in opposition to the resolution. The public hearing was closed. Councilmember
Williams moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Brunner and passed unanimously.
(File Res. No. 2005-184)
7. Award of Bid Schedule D: Councilmember Tim Wellnitz moved to award the following contracts:
C2005-14 New Landfill Landscaping Jeff Voegeli Landscaping $ 22,951.00
C2005-15 Sanitary Sewer Manhole Seals E & N Hughes Co., Inc. $ 85,362.00
C2005-16 Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs Infrastructure Technologies, Inc. $ 38,260.00
C2005-17 New Sidewalk J B Johnson Bros., LLC $188,855.00
C2005-18 Harmony Grove Detention Basin Iverson & Sons, LLC $ 50,289.00
The motion was seconded by Councilmember Williams and passed unanimously.
8. City Manager’s report.
(A) Recreation Program Partnerships. Bonnie Davis, Recreation Director, described various
recreational programs and activities made possible due to the 27 partnerships the City of Janesville has
with other agencies.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing a contract with Alliant Energy for an Energy Savings
Project at the Police Services Building. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Williams and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2005-185)
2. The following ordinances reviewed by the Transportation Committee were introduced and scheduled for
public hearing on June 13, 2005:
(1) Proposed ordinances requiring: (A) Adel Street traffic stop for West Burbank Avenue; and (B)
Crestivew Street, Glendale Street, Schaller Street, and Kensington Street traffic stop for South
Chatham Street (File Ord. No. 2005-276); and
(2) A proposed ordinance requiring Edison Avenue traffic yield to DuPont Drive. (File Ord. No. 2005-
277)
3. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action. Richard
Frank, 1119 Elida Street, requested that the Council treat all citizens fairly. Ty Bollerud, 424 South Pearl
Street, requested that the Council take an active interest in developing the downtown.
4. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Williams thanked all volunteers for their efforts on Good
Neighbor Day. Specifically, he recognized Bill Truman and his wife for their efforts. Councilmember
Brunner requested that the Administration check the bike trail north of Highway 14 for possible repairs and
repair the pedestrian crosswalk button at the intersection of Wright Road and Highway 14. Councilmember
Brien suggested the Engineering Department check the timing of the traffic signals on Milton Avenue and
also at the corner of State Street and Beloit Avenue.
5. Councilmember Williams moved to convene into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section
19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of
public funds or conducting other specific public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons
require a closed session, specifically setting the bargaining terms of the potential sale of an industrial site
in TIF 14, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed session at 8:21 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer