01-24-00PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 24, 2000
VOL. 50
NO. 26
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal building on January
24, 2000.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Stehura.
Council President Stehura led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Council President Stehura, Councilmembers Westphal, Murphy, O'Leary, Brien, Noll and
Schneider.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of January 10, 2000.
Minutes of the closed session January 10, 2000.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map #00002-C, 3 lots on Wildflower and Maruog
Drive.
Waiver of special assessment procedure for storm sewer, sidewalk and street lip~ht charges for Heider
Estates, Mel Blowers.
Waiver of special assessment procedure for storm sewer, sidewalk and slreet lip~at charges for Meadows
East Fourth Addition, Don Marldein.
Waiver of special assessment procedure for storm sewer, sidewalk and street lip~at charges for Rockport
Ridge Estates Second Addition, Robert Martin.
Waiver of special assessment procedure for storm sewer, sidewalk and street lip~at charges for Rotamer
Ridge Estates First Addition, TE Land Development.
A proposed resolution authorizing the use of paper ballots for the February 15, 2000 Milton School
District Primary Election. (File Resolution No. 2000-24)
Council President Stehura stated 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 ordinance amending the zoning ordinance to allow as a conditional use within the M 1
(Lip~at Induslrial) and M2 (General Industrial) districts the placement and operation of power generation
equipment or facilities received its second reading and public hearing. No one appeared for the hearing.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Brien moved to amend said ordinance to read: "Section I. x. Placement and operation
of temporary and portable power generating equipment or facilities not to exceed 2 years; Section II.
xiii. Placement and operation of temporary and portable power generating equipment or facilities not
to exceed 2 years;" Councilmembers Schneider and Noll accepted Councilmember Brien's amendment
as a friendly amendment.
Council voted on the ordinance as amended and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 99-1284)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Recommendation of the Plan Commission: A proposed resolution approving the final plat of Heider
Estates.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 2000-18)
2. Committee Appointments.
Council President Stehura stated he was appointing Councilmembers Brien and Schneider to the Senior
Center Building Committee.
Council President Stehura moved to approve these appointments, seconded by Councilmember Noll and
passed with the following vote: Aye: Council President Stehura, Councilmembers Westphal, Murphy,
O'Leary and Noll. Pass: Councilmembers Brien and Schneider.
3. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease a~'eement with Janesville
Youth Baseball, Inc. for property located at the Youth Sports Facility.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 2000-17)
4. A proposed resolution establishing the relocation order for the rip~ht-of-way of the Kettering
Street/East Rotamer Road project.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 2000-19)
5. Action on a motion to rescind City Council Policy No. 74: Development Zone Advisory Committee.
Councilmember Brien moved to commend the members of the Development Zone Advisory Board for
their service to the community and to rescind City Council Policy Statement No. 74, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
6. Review of an Administration proposal for Neip~hborhood Listening Sessions.
City Manager Sheiffer explained the Adminislration's proposal to hold neip~hborhood listening sessions.
Council approved of the Administration's proposal by consent.
7. A proposed ordinance changing the landfxll tipping fees to eliminate the Superfund charge was
introduced and scheduled for public hearing on February 14, 2000. (File Ordinance No. 2000-4)
8. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 3500 Kennedy Road from A to Mi was
introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and set for public hearing on February 14, 2000. (File
Ordinance No. 2000-3)
9. A proposed ordinance amending the zoning ordinance to establish a l~eater distance requirement for
cabarets was introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on February
28, 2000. (File Ordinance No. 2000-7)
10. Matters not onthe Agenda.
There were none.
11. Closed Session.
Councilmember Noll moved to convene in closed session per Wisconsin Statutes Section 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,
seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened in closed session at 7:45 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer