Minutes 06-11-01PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
June 11,2001
VOL. 52
NO. 6
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal
Building on June 11,2001.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Brien at 7:00 p.m.
Councilmember O'Leary led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Damron, Wdliams, O'Leary,
DeGarmo, Murphy and Steeber. Absent: None.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the City Council meeting held on May 29, 2001.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map #01022-C, Dan Carlson,
on South Marion Avenue.
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Council President Brien stated that the Consent Agenda would be approved if there
were no objections. There were none.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by
Council action. There were none.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 1515 East Racine Street from
R2 and B2 to B3 received its second reading and public hearing. No one spoke.
Councilmember Wdliams moved to adopt said ordinance. Councilmember Murphy
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. (Rev. Ord. #2001-82)
3. Two proposed ordinances (A) reducing the speed limit on North Parker Drive
from Glen Street to Hyatt Street (Ord. #2001-84) and (B) establishing a mid-block
crosswalk at the following location: North Franklin Street east of North Washington
Street (Ord #2001-85) received their second readings and public hearings. Joe
Milanese, representing Dean Health System, spoke in support of the crosswalk.
Councilmember Steeber moved to adopt said ordinances with Ord. #2001-85 contingent
upon Dean Health System paying costs for the crosswalk. Councilmember DeGarmo
seconded the motion and it passed by the following vote: Aye: Williams, O'Leary,
DeGarmo, Brien, Murphy and Steeber. Nay: Damron. (File Ord. #2001-84 and #2001-
85)
4. Award of Public Works Program No. 2-2001 Contracts. Councilmember Murphy
stated that he had a conflict of interest with Contract Q (Water Pollution Control Facilities
Alterations and Additions). Councilmember O'Leary moved to postpone Contract Q and
to award the following contracts:
New Sidewalk (M)
Sanitary Sewer Lining (N)
Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs (O)
Johnson Brothers $ 62,065.00
Insituform Technologies USA Inc. $311,933.00
Infrastructure Technologies $ 80,999.71
Street Repair and Water Service
/Water Main Insulation (P) Globe Contractors
Traffic Signal Underground System (R) MP Systems
$311,050.00
$ 20,372.95
Councilmember DeGarmo seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilmember O'Leary asked if we could use the savings generated from the sidewalk
bids for park improvements. City Manager Sheiffer stated we would check but it
depends on howthe funds were classified in the note issue.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Recommendation of the Plan Commission: Action on a proposed resolution
granting a utility easement within parkland area on Woodcrest Drive. Councilmember
O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution. Councilmember Murphy seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously. (File Res. #2001-163)
2. Public hearing regarding Charter Communication's request for Cable Television
Franchise Agreement Renewal. Scott Simpson, Administrative Analyst, outlined the
process the City will use for renewal. James Bonneville, representing Charter
Communication, was available to respond to questions. Councilmember Brien
requested information on Charter Communication's automatic deduction policy.
Councilmembers Williams and O'Leary requested that the Administration negotiate a
contract for a period of less than 10 years.
3. Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt a proposed resolution authorizing the
expenditure of $7,500 to Rock Township for the purchase of a drainage easement.
Councilmember Murphy seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilmember Murphy indicated that negotiations for the drainage easement were
going on before the negative article appeared in the Janesville Gazette. (File Res.
#2001-170)
4. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into
Individual Cooperation Agreements with the City of Beloit and the County of Rock,
including political subdivisions therein, to form a Federal HOME Program Consortium.
Council President Brien turned the meeting over to Council Vice-President DeGarmo
and left the table due to a conflict of interest. Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt
said resolution. Councilmember Wdliams seconded the motion and it passed by the
following vote: Aye: Damron, Wdliams, O'Leary, DeGarmo, Murphy and Steeber.
Passed: Brien. (File Res. #2001-172)
Council President Brien returned to the Council table.
5. Action on proposed Council Policy Statement No. 78 establishing guidelines and
procedures governing the reallocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds in excess of $10,000. Councilmember Wdliams moved to adopt said policy
statement. Councilmember Steeber seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
6. Report to the City Council on the Neighborhood Listening Sessions.
Councilmember Wdliams stated that citizens enjoyed the sessions and would like to hold
them every year. Councilmember O'Leary suggested holding three meetings per year
on a rolling basis. Councilmembers Damron and Steeber concurred with
Councilmember O'Leary.
7. Matters not on the Agenda. Councilmember Wdliams stated that City contractors
were damaging streets with their heavy equipment around the Lexington Street area.
Also, he asked who is responsible for fixing goal posts at the Youth Sports facility and
would they fix it. City Manager Sheiffer stated he would forward his request to Youth
Football. Council President Brien reported the traffic signal at Jackson StreetJDelavan
Drive is burned out. He also recognized Bob Dailey's induction into the Wisconsin
Broadcast Association Hall of Fame. City Manager Sheiffer reported that Judge Rothe
ruled in the City's favor in the Grafft lawsuit. The Grafft building must be razed within 10
days.
8. Consideration of a motion to convene into closed session pursuant to W~sconsin
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.
Councilmember Murphy moved to convene into closed session; seconded by
Councilmember Wdliams. The motion passed unanimously and Council convened into
closed session at 8:13 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer