Minutes 03-12-01PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
March 12, 2001
VOL. 51
NO. 30
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the
Municipal Building on March 12, 2001.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Murphy at 7:00 p.m.
Councilmember Brien led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider, Williams, Brien,
O'Leary, and DeGarmo. Absent: Councilmember Noll.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of February 26, 2001.
Minutes of the closed session of February 26, 2001.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Financial statement for the month of December, 2000.
Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map #01009-C,
2 lots on Mineral Point Avenue.
Council President Murphy stated that the Consent Agenda would be approved if
there were no objections. There were no objections.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected
by Council action.
Richard Frank, 1119 Elida Street, asked Council to pass a resolution in support
of a facility for juvenile offenders.
Council President Murphy combined action on items 2&3.
2-3. Continued hearing on a proposed ordinance rezoning property along the
proposed extension of Monarch Drive from Ri and R3M to RiD (Ord. No. 2001-73)
and a proposed ordinance rezoning property located southeast of Monarch Drive
from Ri and R3M to R1D. (Ord. No. 2001-75) Ordinance No. 2001-75 received its
second reading.
Council President Murphy opened the combined public hearing. No one appeared
for the hearing.
Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by Councilmember
O'Leary and passed unanimously. (File Ord. Nos. 2001-73 & 2001-75)
4. A proposed final resolution for Public Works Program #1 - 2001 received
its public hearing.
Bernadine Ihus, 1639 South River Street, and Herman Buehler, 1804 Joliet
Street, asked Council for reductions in their proposed assessments. Richard
Carey, 2416 Cherokee Road, asked that a pothole at the corner of South
Lexington Drive and Cherokee Road be repaired at the same time as his curb
gutter is replaced. The hearing was closed. Councilmember Brien requested the
question could be separated, as he would be abstaining from Section III. A.
Curb & Gutter and Asphalt Paving for King Street (LaPayette Street to DuPont
Drive) and DuPont Drive (Kellogg Avenue to King Street). Council President
Murphy agreed to separate the question. Councilmember O'Leary asked that the
Administration check the assessment on 1604 Hawthorne Avenue.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said final resolution excluding Section
III. A. Curb & Gutter and Asphalt Paving for King Street (LaPayette Street to
DuPont Drive) and DuPont Drive (Kellogg Avenue to King Street), seconded by
Councilmember DeGarmo and passed unanimously. Councilmember O'Leary moved to
approve King Street (LaPayette Street to DuPont Drive) and DuPont Drive
(Kellogg Avenue to King Street) in Section III. A. Curb & Gutter and Asphalt
Paving, seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo and passed with the following vote:
Aye: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider, Williams, O'Leary and
DeGarmo. Pass: Councilmember Brien. (File Res. No. 2001-146}
5. Award of Contracts A (Sewer & Water), B (Curb & Gutter), C (Paving), D
(Seal Coat), E (Street Construction), P (Sidewalk Replacement I),
G (Sidewalk Replacement II), H (Sanitary Manhole Structural Rehabilitation),
I (Riverside Irrigation System), ~ (Landscaping Beloit Avenue Retention Pond),
K (Landscaping Various Sites), and L (Rockport/Riverside 16" Water Main).
Council President Murphy stated he would be abstaining from Contract I due
to a conflict.
Ceuncilmember O'Leary moved to award Contracts A-H and ~, K, & L as recommended
by the Committee of Public Works:
Sewer and Water
R. ~. Pox Contractors, Inc.
· otal Alt. Bid:
$1,497,110.00
Curb and Gutter
~. L. Schultz, Inc.
· otal Bid:
$394,455.00
Pavin~
Rock Road Companies, Inc.
· otal Bid:
$1,074,016.50
Seal Coat
Struck & Irwin Paving, Inc.
· otal Bid:
$23,902.00
Street Construction
Rock Road Companies, Inc.
Sidewalk Replacement - I
~. B. ~ohnson Eros., LLC
Sidewalk Replacement - II
~. B. ~ohnson Eros., LLC
· otal Bid:
· otal Bid:
· otal Bid:
$1,154,677.10
$100,837.50
$100,837.50
Sanitary Manhole Structural Rehabilitation
Infrastructure ~echnologies, Inc. ~otal Bid:
$98,570.00
Landscaping Beloit Avenue Retention Pond
Applied Ecological Services 2oral Bid: $44,648.94
Landscaping Various Sites
Greener Valley Landscaping
Total Bid:
$85,625.00
L. Rockport/Riverside 16" Water Main
E & N Hughes Co., Inc. Total Bid: $380,866.50
The motion includes the following: Contract E. The City intends to issue long-
term promissory notes in an amount not to exceed $205,000 to fund the Wall
Street lot; Contract L, the City intends to issue long-term promissory notes
in an amount not to exceed $500,000; seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo and
passed unanimously.
Councilmemer O'Leary moved to award Contract I as recommended by the Committee
of Public Works:
I. Riverside Irrigation System
Tri-Cor Mechanical, Inc. Total Bid: $19,611.00
seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo and passed with the following vote:
Councilmembers Schneider, Williams, Brien, O'Leary and DeGarmo. Pass: Council
President Murphy.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Committee appointment.
Councilmember Williams moved to approve the
Harald Rek to the Ice Arena Advisory Committee,
and passed unanimously.
City Manager's appointment of
seconded by Councilmember Brien
2. A request for authorization to sell naming rights for the Janesville Ice
Facility.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the authorization subject to a 25-year
limit, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
Public hearing and action regarding Mole-Sadler Subdivision boat piers.
Council President Murphy opened the public hearing. The following individuals
addressed Council: Bill Wolf, 1824 River View Drive; Richard Frank, 1119 Elida
Street; Bob Baker, 2003 Joseph Street; Vince Cotter, 1909 Joseph Street; Jim
Cullen, 1715 Joseph Street; ~om Bottsford, 1107 Hamilton Street; ~an ~ones,
1903 Joseph Street; Alice Walhovd, 1709 Joseph Street; Aaron Moore, 1722
Charles Street; Curtis Wallisch, 1205 Elgin Avenue; Roger Wenger, 1804 Charles
Street; and George Cullen, 1815 Joseph Street. The hearing was closed.
Councilmember Schneider moved to reissue the Leisure Services letter of June
11, 1990 to the 16 lot owners that abut the river. Motion died for lack of
second. Councilmember Brien moved to allow the current 16 abutting owners in
the Mole-Sadler Subdivision to have a pier, with the stipulation that if the
property was sold or transferred the pier rights would end. Motion died for
lack of second. Councilmember Williams moved to remove the ten existing piers
immediately. Motion died for lack of second. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to
take no action, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed with the
following vote: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider, Williams,
Brien, and DeGarmo. Nay: Councilmember O'Leary.
4. A proposed ordinance amending Section 15.01.280 - Swimming Pools to exempt
certain hot tubs and spas from the fencing requirement was introduced and
scheduled for public hearing on March 26, 2001. (File Ord. No. 2001-74)
5. Study Session - Review of TIF Policies.
Council President Murphy postponed the study session.
6. Matters not on the Agenda.
Councilmember Brien congratulated the Parker High School Girls basketball team
on their state championship.
7. Closed Session.
Councilmember DeGarmo 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 seconded by Councilmember Brien and
passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed session at 9:27
p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Timothy E. Kitzman
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer