Minutes 07-10-01ssPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
SPECIAL MEETING
July 10, 2001
VOL. 52
NO. 09
Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held at the Hedberg Public Library
on July 10, 2001.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Brien at 5:05 p.m.
Present: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Steeber (left at 7:03 p.m.), DeGarmo,
Murphy, O'Leary (arrived 5:10 p.m.), Williams (arrived at 7:03 p.m.) and Damron.
1. General City background information presentation. City Manager Sheiffer presented an
environmental scan of the City which included results of the customer satisfaction survey, City
growth and demographics statistics, City economic trends, City finances and staffing trends.
Council President Brien requested information on the difference in zoning classifications for
multi-family properties.
2. Review of General Fund fiscal planning. City Manager Sheiffer presented the City's
three-year fiscal projections for the General Fund. Based on the administrative review, there is
a shortfall that may result in increasing property taxes. To address that shortfall, alternate
revenues and expenditure reductions were presented.
3. Review of the Wastewater Fund fiscal planning. Finance Director Stinski presented the
long range fiscal plans for the Wastewater utility. Based in the projections, the Administration is
recommending an overall wastewater utility rate increase of 9.93% effective September 1, 2001.
The proposed rate change would increase the average wastewater residential customer's bill
$3.40 per quarter.
4. Review of the Fire Total Quality Management Report. Fire Chief Grorud presented the
team's report. Councilmember O'Leary requested information on peer cities' response times,
an updated cost analysis of Table 5 and a list of the fire department staff that includes name,
rank and date of hire. Councilmember Murphy requested information on the number of fire
stations and fire department staffing levels of our peer cities. Council President Brien requested
that the TQM team consider purchasing GM chassis for their future vehicle purchases.
5. Matters not on the agenda. There were none.
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
Clerk-Treasurer