03-22-93PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
March 22, 1993
Vol. 43
No. 32
APPROVED 4-5-93
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, March 22, 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
Councilmember Noll led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held March 8, 1993.
Licenses and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial statement for the month of December 1992.
Final Certified Survey Map 93006-C, three lots located at U.S. Hwy
14 and 1-90.
Council President Brien stated if there are no objections to the
consent agenda, it would be approved. 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 rezoning property located at the southwest
corner of Riverside and S. Pearl Streets from Conservancy to
Conservancy with parking overlay, 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-
835)
3. A proposed ordinance installing four way stop signs at the
intersection of N. Pontiac and Holiday Drives 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 Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File
Ordinance No. 93-839)
4. A proposed resolution releasing a portion of the utility
easement in the northeast corner of Hickory Meadows Development.
(Councilmember Thomas arrived at 7:12 p.m.) Councilmember O'Leary
moved to adopt said resolution conditioned upon dedication of an
alternate easement in a location acceptable to the City Engineer,
seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 93-1593)
5. A proposed resolution establishing the Public Works Program ~1-
1992 was given its public hearing. The following individuals
requested additional information from the administration in regard
to the installation of the public improvements at the following
locations:
NAME ADDRESS LOCATION
Rudy Cimaron representing Judy Sommerfeldt VIII Woodman Road
Gilbert Schneider 620 N. Palm St. VIII N. Palm St.
Ralph Asplund 121 S. Garfield Ave. IX S. Garfield Ave.
The following individuals spoke in opposition to the installation
of the public improvement at the following locations:
NAME ADDRESS LOCATION
Sue Dahl representing Bob & Mary Naatz I Ruger Avenue
A Letter from representing Frank Silha I Drott Drive
Consigny, Andrews, II US Hwy 14
eastside
Hemming & Grant,Law Firm
A letter from 219 South Garfield
Kim Ehrhardt
Cindy Johnson 1207 Clark St. VIII Clark St.
Shirley May Milton, WI VIII N. Lexington Dr.
Susan Canti 68 S. Blackhawk St X S. Blackhawk St..
The following individuals requested that Section XIII be changed
from complete curb & gutter replacement to intermittent curb &
gutter replacement: Don Recoy, 1241 E. Memorial Dr.; Eric & Carol
Roehl, 1251 E. Memorial Dr.; and property owners of 1215 & 1221 E.
Memorial Dr.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt Resolution No. 93-1598,
seconded by Councilmember O'Leary.
Councilmember Schneider moved to grant a ten year non-
use/agricultural deferrment for the updated land owned by the
Benedict Schneider estate, seconded by Coucilmember Stehura and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider moved to delete Drott Drive from Section I,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider moved to delete U.S. Hwy 14-Eastside from
Section II, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Noll moved to change E. Memorial Dr. from total curb
& gutter replacement to intermittent curb & gutter replacement from
350 feet west of N. Adams St. to N. Ringold St., seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously.
Council voted on the main motion and it passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 93-1598)
6. A proposed resolution establishing the Public Works Program #1-
1993 was given its public hearing. No one appeared for the public
hearing. Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to postpone action until the city
receives DNR approval for the sewer interceptor, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File resolution
No. 93-1599)
7. Award of Public Works Program #1-1993 contracts A-L.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the following bids:
TYPE CONTRACTOR AMOUNT
Sewer & Water
Curb & Gutter
Paving
$700,660.00
Limestone
$244,300.00
Excavation
Seal Coat
Sidewalk
Replacement-I
Sidewalk
Replacement-II
Landfill-Phase III
Utility Buildings-
Reroofing
Underground Tanks-
Leak Monitor
Systems
R.T. Fox Contractors, Inc.
Schultz Construction Co.
Rock Road Companies, Inc.
P.W. Ryan Sons, Inc.
Frank Silha & Sons Excavating,Inc.
Struck & Erwin Paving, Inc.
Dregne Construction Co.
Johnson Brothers Construction
Closure
Roofing Systems, Inc.
Oil Equipment Co.
$790,825.00
$697,850.00
$147,900.00
$ 72,830.00
$ 87,155.00
$100,425.00
$265,774.85
$ 32,625.05
$ 23,400.00
Further, Councilmember O'Leary moved to postpone action on the
awarding of the contract for the Fisher Creek Interceptor Sewer,
until the city receives DNR approval. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution authorizing an application for the
Wisconsin Cost Reduction Initiative/Home Investment Partnership
Program. Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 93-1601)
2. A proposed ordinance amending the amusement device ordinance
and gambling ordinance, to permit distribution of prizes and other
awards of minor value for redemption games of skill, was introduced
and scheduled for public hearing on April 5, 1993. Councilmember
Thomas objected to the first reading of this ordinance and moved
that the ordinance not be introduced. His motion died for lack of
a second. (File Ordinance No. 93-850)
3. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of North River Street
and Mineral Point Avenue was referred to the Plan Commission and
scheduled for public hearing on May 3, 1993. (File Resolution No.
93-1600)
4. A request for variance of the distance requirements to
establish a community living arrangement in the 400 block of N.
Franklin St. was referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on May 3, 1993.
5. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located in the 400 block
of N. Franklin and N. River Streets from R3 and M3 to O1 was
introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on May 3, 1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-851)
6. A proposed ordinance creating traffic intersection movement
regulations in the fourth ward was introduced and scheduled for
public hearing on April 5, 1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-840)
7. A proposed ordinance prohibiting certain left and right turns
in the fourth ward was introduced and scheduled for public hearing
on April 5, 1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-847)
8. A proposed ordinance deleting Holmes St. at S. Locust St. as an
arterial street, so as to eliminate stop signs at S. Locust St. and
Holmes St., was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on
April 5, 1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-848)
9. A proposed ordinance eliminating yield signs on McKinley St.
yielding to S. Locust St. was introduced and scheduled for public
hearing on April 5, 1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-849)
10. A proposed ordinance prohibiting cruising was introduced and
scheduled for public hearing on April 5, 1993. (File Ordinance No.
93-834)
11. A proposed ordinance prohibiting certain left and right turns
on Milwaukee and Court Streets at certain times, related to
cruising, was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on April
5, 1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-836)
12. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located within the 900
block of N. Parker Dr. was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on April 19, 1993.
(File Ordinance No. 93-852)
13. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmember O'Leary asked for a co-sponsor for an amendment to
the Youth Center ordinance that would further monitor and regulate
this activity. By consensus the Council agreed to have this
amendment drafted by the administration. City Manager Sheiffer
scheduled an organizational meeting for April 20, 1993, at 7:30
a.m.
There being no further business, the City Council adjourned at 9:00
p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
city Clerk
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