06-12-00.min.tk.docPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 12, 2000
VOL. 51
NO. 6
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on June 12, 2000.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Murphy.
Present: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider, Williams, Noll, Brien, O'Leary, and DeGarmo.
CONSENTAGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of May 22, 2000.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Authorization for the Administration to deny a liability claim for Charles Livick in the amount of $50,000.
Councilmember O'Leary removed himself from consideration of the Licenses and Recommendations of the
Alcohol License Advisory Committee of the Consent Agenda.
Council President Murphy stated that license agenda Items F. (Main Street Saloon) and S. (Who Cares Bar &
Grill) would be considered separately and the balance of the Consent Agenda would be approved if there were
no objections. There were no objections.
Councilmember Brien moved to approve the renewal of a Class B Intoxicating Liquor & Fermented Malt
Beverage license for Carlson-Thompson Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Main Street Saloon, seconded by
Councilmember Noll, and passed with the following vote: Aye: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers
Schneider, Wdliams, Noll, Brien and DeGarmo. Pass: Councilmember O'Leary.
Councilmember Wdliams moved to deny a premise to premise transfer of a Class B Intoxicating Liquor &
Fermented Malt Beverage license for Dawn M. Sokolik d/b/a VVho Cares Bar & Grill from 980 South Jackson
Street to 402 West Delavan Drive, based on the report of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee, seconded
by Councilmember Noll and passed with the following vote: Aye: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers
Schneider, Wdliams, Noll, Brien and DeGarmo. Pass: Councilmember O'Leary.
Erick Slamka of the W~sconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group Governing Board presented a Certificate
of Accreditation to the Janesville Police Department.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action.
Ted Flynn, 735 Yuba Street, asked Council to regulate train whistles. Councilmember Brien stated for the record
that not all railroad crossing in the City have signals and gates. Councilmember O'Leary requested the
Administration check the regulations regarding the number of whistle blasts required at railroad crossings.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property at 1506 Plainfield Avenue from B2 to B4 received its second
reading and public hearing.
The following individuals spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance: Barb Jonuska, 1913 Linn Road, Delavan,
co-owner of the subject property; Sandy Natter, 11605 Hwy 26, Milton; and Douglas Jonuska, 4804 Oakwood
Park Drive, Janesville, co-owner of the subject property. Speaking in opposition to the proposed ordinance were:
Robert Perkins, 5225 Grand View, Milton and Lawrence Addie, 1011 Summerhill Drive. Councilmember Williams
moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed with the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Schneider, Wdliams, Noll, O'Leary and DeGarmo. Nay: Council President Murphy and
Councilmember Brien. (File Ord. No. 2000-19)
3. The following ordinances received their second reading and combined public hearing: A. To
allow eastbound traffic on Ravine Street to turn right at North River Street without stopping. (Ord. No. 2000-22)
B. Prohibiting southbound left turns from the westerly leg of South Jackson Street at Kellogg Avenue. (Ord.
No. 2000-23) C. Establishing a mid-block crosswalk at the following location: Venture Drive (south leg) east
of Beloit Avenue. (File Ord. No. 2000-24) No one appeared at the public hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed
unanimously. (File Ord. Nos. 2000-22, 2000-23 and 2000-24)
4. A proposed resolution awarding $7,620,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2000,
establishing interest rates thereon and levying taxes therefore.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo, and passed
unanimously. (File Res. No. 2000-50)
5. A proposed final resolution for Public Works Program No. 2-2000 received its public hearing.
The following individuals spoke in opposition to the proposed resolution: Keith Konkol, 2336 Summit Drive and
Elizabeth Pague, 2341 Summit Drive. Christine Rice, 29 Sauk Court, spoke in favor of said resolution. The
public hearing was closed.
Councilmember Wdliams moved to adopt said final resolution, seconded by Councilmember Schneider.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend said resolution to grant deferments until connected to Lots 21 and
33 in the Royal Oaks Subdivision. Councilmember Wdliams accepted the deferments as a friendly amendment.
The motion, as amended, passed unanimously. (File Res. #2000-56)
6. Award of Contracts N (New Sidewalk), O (Sanitary Sewer Lining), and P (Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs)
of Public Works Program No. 2-2000.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to award bids as recommended by the Committee of Public Works:
Contract N (New Sidewalk) to Johnson Bros. in the amount of $116,885.00; Contract O (Sanitary Sewer Lining)
to Insituform Technologies USA, Inc. in the amount of $249,686.00; Contract P (Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs
to Infrastructure Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $36,120.00, the motion was seconded by Councilmember
Noll and passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a proposed preliminary resolution authorizing assessments for Major Highway Rehabilitation
on part of 1-90 and schedule a public hearing for the final resolution.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said preliminary resolution and set the public hearing for the final
resolution on June 26, 2000, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2000-
57)
2. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing a budget adjustment to provide funds for additional
investigative activities, consultant engineering services, and repair and remediation actions associated with the
landfill leachate and gas collection systems.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution and authorize $30,000.00 for investigative activities and
$60,000.00 for consultant engineering services for a total of $90,000.00 seconded by Councilmember Noll and
passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2000-58)
3. Action to establish a Council Priority Setting Process.
Council President Murphy scheduled a Council Priority Setting meeting on July 19, 2000. By consent, Council
President Murphy was chosen to serve as meeting facilitator.
4. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Harold Avenue south of West State Street was referred to
Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on July 24, 2000. (File Res. No. 2000-55)
5. & 6. Proposed ordinances annexing (Ord. 2000-26) and zoning property (Ord. No. 2000-27) located between
Newville and Kennedy Road southwest of 1-90 R1 and M1 were introduced, referred to Plan Commission and
scheduled for public hearings on July 10, 2000. (File Ord. Nos. 2000-26 and 2000-27)
7. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 527,533,539 and 543 Harding Street from M3 to
R2 was introduced, referred to Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on July 10, 2000. (File Ord.
No. 2000-28)
8. A proposed ordinance rezoning portions of 2707 and 2715 Kennedy Road from M1 to Be was
introduced, referred to Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on July 10, 2000. (File Ord. No. 2000-
29)
9. Matters Not on the Agenda.
Councilmember Schneider informed Council that he has a conflict of interest on the golf course leases and
requested no information be sent to him regarding this issue. Councilmember O'Leary stated that water was
being pumped from a retention pond at CTI onto farmland and asked that a letter of apology be sent to the
property owner. Council President Murphy asked that signal lights at Wright Road and Park View Drive and
Wright Road and Brunswick Lane be checked for timing during non-school months. He congratulated the Police
Department and Chief Brunner on achieving accreditation and thanked the flrefighters for their efforts in planning
the open house honoring 25 years of paramedics.
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 9:21 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy Clerk Treasurer