12-04-00 min.docPROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Special Meeting
December 4, 2000
VOL. 51
NO. 23
Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on December
4, 2000.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Murphy at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Council President Murphy, Councilmembers Schneider, Wdliams, Nell, Brien, O'Leary, and
DeGarmo.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected by Council action.
There were none.
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed ordinance increasing the storm sewer assessment rate to recover 100% of cost
received its second reading and joint public hearing with a proposed resolution to adopt revised Council
Policy Nos. 63, 70 and 78 to recover 100% of the cost of streets, sidewalks and street lights in new
developments. Attorney John Gressell, representing Knopes Ltd. Partnership, and Tim Weber, 3704
Buckingham Drive, spoke against Ordinance No. 2000-59. Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt
Ordinance 2000-59 with an amended effective date of December 31,2000. The motion was seconded
by Councilmember DeGarmo and passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmember Schneider,
Wdliams, Noll, Brien, O'Leary and DeGarmo. Nay: Council President Murphy. Councilmember O'Leary
moved to adopt Resolution 2000-102 with an amended effective date of December 31, 2000. The motion
was seconded by Councilmember Nell and passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmember Schneider,
Wdliams, Noll, Brien, O'Leary and DeGarmo. Nay: Council President Murphy. (File Ord. No. 2000-59
and Res. No. 2000-102)
2. A proposed resolution establishing City Council Policy 79 on Assessing the Local Share of Major
State/Federal Funded Highway Projects received its public hearing. The following individuals spoke in
opposition to this resolution: Vic Boyer, representing Forward Janesville, Stan Jones, representing
Holiday Inn, Damon and Microtel, and Mark Cullen, 220 Jefferson Avenue. Councilmember Schneider
moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Nell. Councilmember DeGarmo made a
friendly amendment to not apply this resolution to the GM road. The motion, including the friendly
amendment, passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmember Schneider, Wdliams, Nell, Brien, O'Leary
and DeGarmo. Nay: Council President Murphy. (File Res. No. 2000-98)
3. A proposed resolution authorizing the administration to proceed with development of a Storm
Water Utility received its public hearing. The following individuals spoke in opposition to this resolution:
Vic Boyer, representing Forward Janesville, Stan Jones, 3100 Wellington Place and Chuck Elliott, 510
High Point Court. Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution with an amendment that the
Administration is authorized to proceed with the storm water utility study and prepare all supporting
materials for consideration by the Common Council. Councilmember O'Leary seconded the motion and
it passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Schneider, Nell, Brien, Murphy and O'Leary. Nay:
Councilmembers Wdliams and DeGarmo. (File Res. No. 2000-99)
4. Matters Not on the Agenda. Councilmember DeGarmo asked about the status of lights for the
Youth Sports Coalition. City Manager Sheiffer stated that the requested lights would need the approval
of the Plan Commission and the City Council. Councilmember Brien reported that an arrow light was out
at the corner of Milwaukee Street and Atwood Avenue. Council President Murphy reminded Council of
the following upcoming meetings: MPO on December 11, 2000, Council on December 11, 2000, Plan
Commission on December 18, 2000 and Council on December 26, 2000.
5. Consideration of a motion to convene into closed session pursuant to W~sconsin Statute 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. Councilmember Schneider moved to convene into closed session, seconded by
Councilmember W~lliams. The motion passed unanimously.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer