05-24-93PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
SPECIAL MEETING
May 24, 1993 APPROVED 6-1-93
Vol. 44
No. 4
Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, May 24, 1993.
The meeting was called to order by Council President O'Leary.
Present: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Stehura,
Heitzman, Noll, Schneider, Brien and Thomas.
Councilmember Brien led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
Frances McGee, President of the Library Board, Jim Hunter,
President of the Friends of the Library, Dave Griffiths,
representing the Library Foundation, Ed Pulliam, representing the
Library Board, and Charles Brown, 574 South Main, requested that
the Council add an additional $287,000 to the proposed $500,000
promissory notes for financing the library expansion. It was their
belief that the additional funding would provide enough space to
meet the library's future needs for 20 years.
2 & 3. A proposed ordinance authorizing the City Council to issue
a cable television franchise to Crown Cable, Inc. was given its
second reading and joint public hearing with the cable television
franchise agreement with Crown Cable.
Glen Morris, 1302 West Court St., stated his support for public
access channels and requested funding for the facilities to make
public access thrive. Joe Zuravle, general manager of Crown Cable,
was present to respond to Council's questions about the ordinance
and franchise agreement.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Brien moved to authorize the administration to enter
into the franchise agreement with Crown Cable, Inc., seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
93-825)
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $5,755,000 in
promissory notes for financing various public purposes.
Councilmember Noll requested additional information pertaining the
CADD system, and how our peer cities use CADD.
Councilmember Stehura requested additional information concerning
the number of parking spaces that would be included in the
proposed ice arena parking lot.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 93-1621)
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $500,000 in
promissory notes for financing library improvements.
Council President O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded
by Councilmember Heitzman.
Councilmember Thomas moved to amend the motion by adding an
additional $287,000 for a total of $787,000 in promissory notes,
seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Heitzman and Thomas. Nay: Council
President O'Leary, Councilmembers Stehura, Noll, Schneider and
Brien.
Council voted on the main motion and was passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 93-1625)
3. Council President O'Leary scheduled a study session on Transit
and Community Development for June 8, 1993, at 7:00 p.m. in the
council chamber. All Councilmembers waived notice of this meeting.
4. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmember Brien stated that the Sunset Drive neighborhood no
longer wants the proposed "no parking" signs in their neighborhood.
He also requested that traffic signals for the intersection of
State Street and Beloit Avenue be placed on a future Transportation
Committee agenda.
Councilmember Heitzman expressed her concerns on annexing property
into the City with non-conforming uses. She requested more
research on how to require applicants to comply with our zoning
laws without grandfathering in nonconforming uses.
Councilmember Noll stated that the community would benefit, if the
City Council and the School Board had quarterly joint meetings.
Councilmember Stehura requested that better signage be placed at
the landfill.
Councilmembers Schneider and Stehura requested that an ordinance be
drafted to allow non-profit organizations, that hold community
events, to be exempt from landfill charges during 1993.
Councilmember Thomas requested that a crosswalk be placed at the
intersection of East Holmes Street and Main Street.
Councilmember Heitzman asked if citizens could dispose of microwave
ovens at the landfill.
5. Councilmember Brien moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or
negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of
public funds, or conducting other specified public business,
whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed
session; and 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, seconded
by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed
session at 9:50 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk