09-11-00.min.docPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, VVlSCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
September 11,2000
VOL. 51
NO. 12
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on September
11,2000.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Murphy. Councilmember Schneider led the Council
in the pledge of allegiance.
Present: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider, Wdliams, Brien, O'Leary and DeGarmo.
Absent: Councilmember Noll.
CONSENTAGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of August 28, 2000.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map #00037-C, George Selvog, 2 lots on Marvog
Drive.
Council President Murphy stated that the Consent Agenda would be approved if there were no objections.
For the record, Councilmember O'Leary passed on the alcohol license recommendation for Gimpy &
Gappy, LLC. There were no objections.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action.
Richard Frank, 1119 Elida Street, stated his concerns about a potential frontage road in front of his
property located on Hwy 14.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property within the 500-700 blocks of Kellogg Avenue from R3 to M2
received its second reading and public hearing. No one spoke. Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt
said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Wdliams. The motion carried unanimously. (File Rev. Ord.
No. 2000-39).
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located in the 900 block of Rockport Road and Riverside
Street from R2 to B3 and R2 with Parking Overlay received its second reading and public hearing.
Attorney Robed Elliott, representing Brad Vincent, requested that his client have the opportunity to provide
input on the street terrace. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider. The motion carried unanimously. (File Rev. Ord. No. 2000-41).
4. A proposed ordinance relocating the polling place from the Senior Center to the Hedberg Public
Library received its second reading and public hearing. No one spoke. Councilmember Schneider moved
to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Brien. The motion carried unanimously. (File Ord.
No. 2000-43)
5. Action on a proposed resolution approving an amendment to the Project Plan for Tax Increment
Finance District No. 15 (Freedom Plastics). Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember DeGarmo. The motion carried unanimously. (File Res. No. 2000-73)
6. Second reading and public hearing on proposed ordinances:
(A) Adding to the list of all-way stop intersections: Lowell Street/Newman Street/Woodman Road. (Ord.
No. 2000-44);
(B) Requiring Alden Road traffic yield to Newman Street and requiring South Walnut Street traffic to yield
to Nicolet Street (Ord. No. 2000-45);
(C) Requiring West Racine Street traffic stop for the railroad crossing between South Pine Street and
South Palm Street; requiring Jerome Avenue traffic stop for the railroad crossing between West State
Street and Delavan Drive; and requiring Putnam Avenue traffic stop for the railroad crossing between
West State Street and Delavan Drive (No. 2000-46) and
(D) Establishing mid-block crosswalks at the following locations: North Wright Road (Skyview Drive to
Woodhall Drive), Brunswick Lane (Princeton Road to Margate Drive/W~lshire Lane), Park View Drive
(Columbia Drive to Thornecrest Drive), East Milwaukee Street (North Wright Road to Shannon Drive),
Randolph Road (Savanna Drive to Shannon Drive), Curry Lane (Savanna Drive to Stonefield Lane), Beloit
Avenue (East Delavan Drive to Palmer Drive) and Main Street (East Delavan Drive to Palmer Drive).
(Ord. No. 2000-47).
No one spoke at the public hearing. Councilmember DeGarmo moved to deny Ord. 2000-44 and adopt
Ordinances 2000-45, 2000-46 and 2000-47. Councilmember O'Leary seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously. (File Ord. No. 2000-44, 2000-45, 2000-46 and 2000-47).
7. Public hearing and action on a final resolution for Public VVorks Program #3-2000. Randy Abraham,
2027 Sumac Drive, spoke against the assessment costs for the replacement curb and gutter on Sumac
Drive. Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution and requested that the question be divided
by separating Section 1 King Street from the main motion. Councilmember Schneider seconded the
motion. Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the motion by deleting the assessment cost to property
owners on Sumac Drive. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Schneider, W~lliams, Brien and O'Leary. Nay: Councilmembers
Murphy and DeGarmo. The Council voted on the main motion, excluding King Street, and it passed
unanimously. The Council voted on King Street and it passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider, W~lliams, O'Leary and DeGarmo. Passed:
Councilmember Brien. (File Res. No. 2000-84)
8. Award of Contracts T (Sewer & Water) and U (Traxler Park River Wall) of Public Works Program No.
3-2000. Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve Contract T (Sewer & Water) to R.T. Fox Contractors
in the amount of $971,800.00 and Contract U to Tony Steffes d/b/a Steffes Construction in the amount
of $155,316.20. Councilmember DeGarmo seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
9. Action on City Council priorities. Councilmember Murphy requested that Item #4 (Economic
Development) be amended to include "Business" in front of diversification. By consensus the Council
agreed to this change. Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the City Council Priority List. The
motion was seconded by Councilmember Schneider and it passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Recommendation of the Plan Commission: Action on a proposed resolution approving the final plat
of Huntington Place. Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember W~lliams. The motion passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2000-83)
2. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the acquisition of the property at 124 Kellogg Avenue
for the General Motors Transportation Project. Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember O'Leary. The motion passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 2000-82).
3. A proposed ordinance amending the City's Room Tax Ordinance to clarify the frequency of payments
of the applicable portion of room tax collections to the Janesville Area Visitors & Convention Bureau
(JACVB) was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on September 25, 2000. (File Ord. No. 2000-
48)
4. Matters not on the agenda. Councilmember Schneider announced a spaghetti dinner sponsored by
the Olive Garden and the Janesville Firefighters for the benefit of the Senior Center will be held on
September 26, 2000. Councilmember Brien reminded Council that the traveling Vietnam wall would be
on display at Traxler Park Thursday through Sunday, September 14-17, 2000. He also congratulated
Craig DeGarmo and his wife on the birth of their son. Councilmember O'Leary expressed concern about
the concentration of animals in multi-family dwellings. He suggested that the Administration look at
changing the ordinance regulating the number of animals allowed in residential dwellings. He commended
the Utility Director's report on reducing the number of sewage backups occurring each year and
encouraged the Administration to implement the report's recommendations. Also, he asked if there was
a violation of the zoning code for the parking lot used by ECHO. City Manger Sheiffer stated that there
was a violation and a petition to rezone the parking lot is required.
5. Councilmember Schneider moved to convene into closed session pursuant to W~sconsin Statute
Section 19.85(1)(g), conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or
written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is
likely to become involved. The motion was seconded by Councilmember W~lliams and passed
unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council convened into closed session at 8:52 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer