03-08-93PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
March 8, 1993
APPROVED 3-22-93
Vol. 43
No. 31
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, March 8, 1993.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Brien.
Present: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll, Stehura and Schneider.
Absent: Councilmember Thomas
A Janesville Boy Scout Troop led the Council in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council President Brien removed licenses and recommendations of the
Alcohol License Advisory Committee from the consent agenda, so they
could be acted on separately.
Minutes of the regular meeting held February 22, 1993.
Approval of a financial gain request from the Epilepsy Association
to use Riverside Park for a "Summer Stroll" on June 12, 1993.
Council President Brien stated if there were no objections to the
consent agenda, it would be approved. There were no objections.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve all licenses with a
positive recommendation, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember Thomas arrived at 7:05 p.m.
Council President Brien stated, for the record, that Peggy Voelkli
did not appear before the Council to discuss her negative
recommendation for an operator's license.
Councilmember Stehura moved to deny an operator's license for Peggy
Voelkli, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
A proposed resolution in commendation of Phillip L. Zindel's 25
years of service to the City of Janesville.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
93-1591)
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 front setback averaging
provisions was given its second reading and public hearing. No one
appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 93-
828)
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at the northwest
corner of Linn and McKinley Streets from R4 to B3 was given its
second reading and public hearing.
Mark Redmond and Jerry Mills, representing Walgreen Drug Stores,
spoke in favor of this ordinance. In addition, Phillip Schauer,
106 Linn Street, an abutting property owner, spoke in favor of the
rezoning request.
Ilah Hartung, 121 South Academy; Ed Bluhm, 221 South Jackson
Street; Pete Kealey, representing Kealey Pharmacy and Homecare;
Steven Dengel, representing Janesville Prescription Center, and
Richard Hartung, 121 South Academy spoke in opposition to the
zoning change.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to deny said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman and Stehura. Nay:
Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll, Schneider and Thomas.
Councilmember Schneider moved to postpone action until April 5,
1993, and requested the rezoning applicant provide the Council with
a report, which would address anticipated traffic control problems
and environmental contamination associated with a proposed
development of this site, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed
by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary,
Noll, Schneider and Thomas. Nay: Council President Brien and
Councilmember Stehura. (File Ordinance No. 93-833)
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution authorizing an agreement with Gordie
Boucher Ford-Lincoln Mercury, for funding partial payment of the
City's costs of a future 1-90 access ramp at U. S. Highway 14.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 93-1597)
2A. A proposed resolution approving the final plat of Oakland
Valley Subdivision.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, including a
waiver of the parkland dedication requirement, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
93-1596)
3. Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the waiver of special
assessment procedure for storm sewer charges for Oakland Valley
Subdivision, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
4. Councilmember Schneider moved to grant a blasting permit to the
Janesville Sand & Gravel Company for one year, commencing April 1,
1993, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
5. A proposed resolution acknowledging the Council's review of the
Compliance Maintenance Annual Report of the Wastewater Treatment
Plant.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider requested additional information from the
administration, comparing the City of Janesville's Compliance
Maintenance Annual Report rating with peer cities. (File
Resolution No. 93-1590)
6. Action on a preliminary resolution for Public Works Program #1-
1993.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, by changing
the language in Section II - Sanitary Sewer Only - "USH 14 from
Drott Drive to Greenbelt north" to read "USH 14 - East side from
Drott Drive to Greenbelt north", seconded by Councilmember
Heitzman and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President
Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll, Stehura and
Schneider. Absent: Councilmember Thomas.
Council President scheduled action on the final resolution for
Public Works Program #1-1993 for March 22, 1993. (File Resolution
No. 93-1585)
7. A preliminary resolution for Public Works Program #1-1993.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, by changing
the language in Section II - Sanitary Sewer Only - from "all
property fronting upon each side of Austin Road from West Court
Street to 800 L.F. north" to read "all property fronting upon each
side of Austin Road from West Court Street to Mineral Point
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Avenue", seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers
Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll, Stehura and Schneider. Absent:
Councilmember Thomas. (File Resolution No. 93-1592)
8. A proposed ordinance installing four-way stop signs at the
intersection of North Pontiac and Holiday Drive was introduced and
scheduled for public hearing on March 22, 1993. (File Ordinance
No. 93-839)
9. A proposed ordinance amending various provisions of the zoning
and building codes concerning parking lots, grading and drainage
requirements, green area, curb-openings, creating a Site Plan
Coordinator, and revising other related matters was introduced and
scheduled for public hearing on April 5, 1993. (File Ordinance No.
93-829)
10. A proposed resolution releasing a portion of a utility
easement in the northeast corner of Hickory Meadows Development was
referred to the Plan Commission for their review and report. (File
Resolution No. 93-1593)
11. A proposed resolution releasing a portion of a utility
easement for property located at the southeast and southwest
corners of USH 14 and Deerfield Avenue was referred to the Plan
Commission for their review and report. (File Resolution No. 93-
1594)
12. A proposed resolution vacating portions of streets, access
roads, reserved streets and public greenbelt dedications south of
USH 14, between 1-90 and Wright Road, was referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on April 19, 1993.
(File Resolution No. 93-1595)
13. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located south of USH
14, between 1-90 and Wright Road, from Ri to R3, R3 to B4, Mi to
Ri, Mi to O1, and Mi to B4 was introduced and referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on April 19, 1993.
(File Ordinance No. 93-843)
14. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmembers O'Leary and Schneider requested that an amendment be
drafted to the City amusement device ordinance that would allow for
redemption games to be played in the City.
Council President Brien scheduled a closed session council meeting
for March 19, 1993 at 7:30 a.m. for the purpose of acquiring and/or
negotiating the sale of land. All City Council members waived
notice of this meeting.
In addition, Council President Brien scheduled the Public Works #1-
1993 Improvement Program bus tour to begin after the closed session
held on March 19, 1993.
Councilmember Schneider inquired as to the status of the
development of Optimist Park. He stated that he was concerned
about the apparent dissatisfaction by the neighborhood concerning
this park's future development. Assistant City Manager Tom Rogers
replied that we would be advising the immediate neighbors that
without neighborhood support, the project is not going to proceed,
under the plans submitted by the Optimist Club.
15. The recycling study session will be rescheduled by Council
President Brien at a later date.
There being no further business, the City Council adjourned at
10:13 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
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