Minutes 01-08-01.docPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Regular Meeting
January 8, 2001
VOL. 51
NO. 26
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on
January 8, 2001.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Murphy at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember
Williams led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider (arrived at 7:04 p.m.),
Williams, Brien, O'Leary and DeGarmo. Absent: Councilmember Noll.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of December 26, 2000.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Waiver of special assessment procedure for storm sewer and sidewalk charges for Certified
Survey Map #00051-C, Thomas Ryan.
Council President Murphy stated that the Consent Agenda would be approved as recommended
if there were no objections. There were no objections. For the record, he stated that the Class
B license for Riley's Irish Pub, LLC which received a negative recommendation from the ALAC
was denied.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council
action. There were none.
2. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Burns Avenue between Joseph Street and
Charles Street received its public hearing. Mr. Bill Wolf, 1824 Riverview Drive, spoke in favor of
the resolution. Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution contingent upon
recording of the plat for development of residential lots 1 and 14. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and it passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 2000-92)
3. & 4. A proposed ordinance requiring E. Van Buren Street to stop for S. Wisconsin Street
(Revised 2000-60) received its second reading and joint public hearing with proposed ordinance
requiring S. Wisconsin Street to yield to E. Van Buren Street (2000-60). Karen Wilson, 218 S.
Wisconsin Street, and Vicki McCulloch, 321 E. Van Buren Street, spoke in favor of the stop
sign. Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt Revised Ordinance 2000-60 which provides for a
stop sign. Councilmember Schneider seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. No
adion was taken on Ordinance 2000-60. (File Ord. Nos. 2000-60 and Revised 2000-60).
NEW BUSINESS
1. & 2. Council President Murphy combined adion on a proposed resolution authorizing a
Projed Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the relocation and
construction of State Trunk Highway 11 (Janesville Bypass, West) from Hayner Road to U .S.
Highway 51 (2001-112) and a proposed resolution authorizing a jurisdictional Transfer
Agreement changing the designation of a portion of State Trunk Highway 11 to a city street
(2001-113). Councilmember Brien moved to adopt both resolutions, seconded by
Councilmember Williams and they passed unanimously. (File Res. Nos. 2001-112 and 2001-
113).
3. Councilmember Schneider moved to not hold a Spring Primary election for the City
Council on February 20, 2000. Councilmember DeGarmo seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
4. A resolution requesting the vacation of Devon Drive was referred to Plan Commission
and scheduled for public hearing on February 26, 2001. (File Res. No. 2001-114).
5. An ordinance creating an 03, Neighborhood Office District within the hierarchy of the
zoning ordinance was introduced, referred to Plan Commission and scheduled for public
hearing on February 26, 2001. (File Ord. No. 2001-69)
6. An ordinance amending the B1, Neighborhood Convenience District, was introduced,
referred to Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on February 26, 2001. (File Ord.
No. 2001-70)
7. An ordinance amending the various office and business zone districts of the zoning
ordinance to require that all Large Developments within said districts be developed following the
conditional use procedures and standards was introduced, referred to Plan Commission and
scheduled for public hearing on February 26, 2001. (File Ord. No. 2001-71).
8. An ordinance amending and creating various standards regulating the physical
development of land within the various office and business zone districts was introduced,
referred to Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on February 26, 2001. (File Ord.
No. 2001-72).
5. Matters not on the Agenda. There were none.
6. Councilmember Schneider moved to convene into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin
Statute Section 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of
public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business,
whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, and 19.85(1)(c), for the
purpose of considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data
of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises
responsibility. Councilmember Williams seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
There being no further business to discuss, Council convened into closed session at 8:05 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer