Minutes 05-29-01PROCEEDINGS OP THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
May 29, 2001
voL. 52
NO. 5
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the
Municipal Building on May 29, 2001.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Brien at 7:00 p.m.
Ceuncilmember Murphy led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Damron, Williams, DeGarmo,
Murphy and Steeber. Absent: Councilmember O'Leary.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of May 14, 2001.
Minutes of the special meeting of May 16, 2001.
Minutes of the special meeting of May 22, 2001.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Pinancial statement for the month of April, 2001.
Council President Brien 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. There were none.
2. A proposed revised resolution for the 2001 New Sidewalk Program.
City Manager Sheiffer stated he had a conflict of interest with the resolution
and stepped down from the Council table.
Council President Brien opened the public hearing. The following individuals
spoke in opposition to installing sidewalk on the north side of Briar Crest
Drive: Doug Marklein, 3919 Dorchester Drive, representing Marklein Builders;
Nada Rupnew, 3611 Briar Crest Drive; Dennis ~ehnsen, 3704 Coventry Drive; Ann
Addie, 3517 Coventry Drive; Marvin Herbert, 3318 Briar Crest Drive; Carmen
Johnson, 3509 Briar Crest Drive; Ken Larsen, 3515 Briar Crest Drive; Mike
Smrekar, 606 N. Wuthering Hills Drive; Carrie Larsen, 3515 Briar Crest Drive;
and Mary ~epson, 3619 Briar Crest Drive. The following individuals spoke in
opposition to installing sidewalk on the west side of Coventry Drive: Angola
Olson, 3609 Coventry Drive; Marilyn Sperstad, 3537 Coventry Drive; and Sandy
Morgan, 3511 Coventry Drive. The hearing was closed.
Councilmember Murphy moved to adopt said revised resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Steeber. Councilmember Murphy moved to amend said revised
resolution by deleting the North Side of Briar Crest Drive, seconded by
Councilmember Steeber and passed with the following vote: Aye: Damron, DeGarmo,
Brien, Murphy and Steeber. Nay: Williams. Councilmember Murphy moved to amend
said revised resolution by deleting the West Side of Coventry Drive, seconded
by Ceuncilmember Steeber and passed unanimously.
Council voted on the motion as amended and passed unanimously. (Pile Rev. Res.
No. 2001-160)
City Manager Sheiffer returned to the Council table.
Council President Brian combined action on items 3-6.
3-6. A proposed revised ordinance creating an 03, Neighborhood Office District
within the hierarchy of the zoning ordinance. (File Rev. Ord. No. 2001-69) A
proposed revised ordinance amending the B1, Neighborhood Convenience District.
(File Rev. Ord. No. 2001-70) A proposed 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. (File Ord. No. 2001-71); A proposed revised ordinance
amending and creating various standards regulating the physical development of
land within the various office and business zone districts. (File Rev. Ord. No.
2001-72)
Council President Brian opened the continued public hearings. Vic Boyer, 4215
Bordeaux Drive, representing Forward Janesville, stated that the Board of
Directors of Forward Janesville had endorsed these proposed ordinances. Doug
Marklein, 3919 Dorchester Drive, representing the South West Builders
Association and Marklein Builders, expressed several concerns with the proposed
ordinances.
The hearings were closed.
Councilmember Murphy moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by Councilmember
Williams and passed unanimously. (File Rev. Ord. No. 2001-69,File Rev. Ord. No.
2001-70, File Ord. No. 2001-71, File Rev. Ord. No. 2001-72)
7. A proposed ordinance amending the O1 Zone District regulations making
multiple-family residential dwellings a conditional use within that zone
district.
Council President Brian opened the continued public hearing. Doug Marklein,
3919 Dorchester Drive, asked Council to grandfather six existing vacant parcels
zoned O1; Attorney Jim Hartwig, 3929 Park View Drive, representing James
Campbell, spoke in opposition to the proposed ordinance and also favored
grandfathering six existing vacant parcels zoned O1; Ed Pulliam, 313 South
Harmony Drive, restated the position of the study committee. The hearing was
closed.
Councilmember Murphy moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember
Steeber. Councilmember Murphy moved to amend said ordinance by grandfathering
six existing properties zoned O1, seconded by Councilmember Damron.
Councilmembers Murphy and Damron withdrew their motion. Councilmember Murphy
moved to amend said ordinance by adding all currently zoned O1 properties be
grandfathered, seconded by Councilmember Damron and passed with the following
vote: Aye: Damron, Williams, DeGarmo, and Murphy. Nay: Brian and Steeber.
Council voted on the main motion as amended and passed with the following vote:
Aye: Damron, Williams, DeGarmo, and Murphy. Nay: Brian and Steeber. (File Ord.
No. 2001-79)
8. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at the northeast corner
of Grant Street and Kellogg Avenue from B2 to Ri.
Council President Brian postponed action for four weeks. (File Ord. No. 2001-
80)
9. A proposed ordinance providing for the annual election of a Vice
President of the City Council received its second reading and public hearing.
No one appeared for the hearing.
Councilmember Murphy moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Council
President Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2001-81)
10. A proposed ordinance authorizing a Special Transportation Program for
Youth received its second reading and public hearing.
Speaking in favor of the proposed ordinance were Harold Robb, 3513 Rollingwood
Drive, and Deanna DeStefano, 1603 Morningside Drive. The hearing was closed.
Councilmember Williams moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember
Steeber and passed unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2001-83)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Committee appointments.
Councilmember Murphy moved to approve the City Manager's appointment of
Elizabeth Gall to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Alternate #2, seconded by
Councilmember DeGarmo and passed unanimously.
2. Recommendations of the Transportation Committee: Proposed ordinances
reducing the speed limit on North Parker Drive From Glen Street to Hyatt Street
(File Ord. No. 2001-84) and establishing a mid-block crosswalk on North
Franklin Street east of North Washington Street (File Ord. No. 2001-85) were
introduced and scheduled for public hearing on June 11, 2001.
3. Matters not on the Agenda.
Council President Brien requested the Administration review the safety of the
bike trail crossing with East Milwaukee Street.
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Timothy E. Kitzman
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer