06-28-93PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
June 28, 1993 APPROVED 7-12-93
VOL. 44
NO. 7
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, June 28, 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.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the study session held June 8, 1993.
Minutes of the regular meeting held June 14, 1993.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Authorization for the Administration to deny the claim received on
behalf of Janet N. Leach.
Council President O'Leary stated that if there were no objections,
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol Advisory Committee
would be acted on separately and the consent agenda would be
approved. There were no objections.
Councilmember Stehura moved to add the roller rink license
application of Skatin' Place, Inc., 2809 North Pontiac Drive, to
the list of recommended licenses, seconded by Councilmember Noll
and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve all recommended licenses,
seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously.
(All applications of licenses are on file in the office
of the City Clerk and are incorporated by reference
herein and may be examined upon request at all reason-
able times.)
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
Charles W. Thompson, Rt. 6, Box 536B, Live Oak, Florida, addressed
Council to object to a condemnation notice he received for 531
South Walnut Street. He stated his property had been condemned due
to fire damage and that the City will soon raze the home and place
that cost on the tax roll.
David Cummings, 3333 Audubon Avenue, addressed the issue of speed
limits in the City and urged enforcement of posted limits.
Jack Kislia, 3600 Hickory Drive, addressed Council regarding the
vehicle purchasing policy. He supported the bidding process as the
best procedure.
2. A proposed ordinance installing four way stop signs at Liberty
Lane and Randolph Road received its second reading and public
hearing. No one appeared.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 93-
866)
3. A proposed ordinance reducing the speed limit on US Highway 14
from 1-90 to Deerfield Drive received its second reading and public
hearing. No one appeared.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
93-867)
NEW BUSINESS
1, Action on an exemption of 1993 Rock County Fair from payment of
solid waste disposal fee.
Councilmember Schneider moved to exempt the 1993 Rock County Fair
from payment of landfill fees under the recently adopted ordinance,
a one time exemption, seconded by Council President O'Leary and
passed with the following vote: Aye: Council President O'Leary,
Councilmembers Stehura, Schneider, and Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers
Heitzman, Noll and Brien.
2. Waiver of special assessment procedure for construction of a
median cut opening on North Wright Road for the proposed Heritage
Bank.
Council President O'Leary allowed public comment.
Attorney David Mac Dougall, 803 Thornecrest Court, representing
Heritage Bank, supported the median cut opening, and stated the
Bank's architect, Bob Worth, and traffic engineer, Wayne Higgins,
were present to answer questions from Council.
Councilmember Schneider moved to grant the median cut opening and
approve the waiver of special assessment, seconded by Councilmember
Noll and passed with the following vote: Aye: Council President
O'Leary, Councilmembers Heitzman, Noll, and Schneider. Nay:
Councilmembers Stehura, Brien and Thomas.
3. Committee Appointments.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve the City Manager's re-
appointment of Carol Herzig to the Library Board and the
appointment of Peter Jacobs to the Library Board, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
4. Action on vehicle purchasing policy.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt the following: "The
Administration shall standardize the following nonfederally funded
types of vehicles: pickups, medium duty trucks, administrative
vehicles, and police vehicles based on the preponderant vehicle
type currently in the fleet. The Administration may redesignate the
standardized vehicle after providing the City Council with advance
notice, if a model change results in the preferred type no longer
being similar or if the price becomes noncompetitive. For
standardized vehicle types, the Administration should seek open
competitive bids", seconded by Councilmember Heitzman.
Councilmember Brien moved to amend the motion by adding "If on the
first bidding only one bid is received, the vehicles shall be
rebid", seconded by Councilmember Thomas and passed with the
following vote: Aye: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers
Stehura, Heitzman, Noll, Brien and Thomas. Nay: Councilmember
Schneider.
Council then voted on the motion as amended which passed
unanimously.
5. A proposed resolution approving a supplemental appropriation for
yard waste.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to amend said resolution by increasing
the appropriation to $30,000 for a one time fall yard waste pick-
up, seconded by Councilmember Brien. Councilmembers Noll and
Schneider agreed to this as a friendly amendment.
Council voted on the resolution as amended and passed unanimously.
(File Resolution No. 93-1631)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing the lease of public property
located at 300 South River Street.
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Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 93-
1633)
7. A proposed resolution authorizing participation in the1993
Wisconsin Home Rental Rehabilitation Program and rental Energy
Rehabilitation Program.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
93-1629)
8. A proposed ordinance rezoning portions of property located at
1136 North Parker Drive from Mi to Ri was introduced, referred to
the Plan Commission and scheduled for public hearing on July 26,
1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-871)
9. A proposed ordinance annexing property located along a
projection of Skyview Drive from the existing city limits to USH 14
was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on July 26, 1993.
(File Ordinance No. 93-874)
10. A proposed ordinance zoning property located along a projection
of Skyview Drive from the existing city limits to USH 14 was
introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on July 26, 1993. (File Ordinance No. 93-875)
11. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmember Stehura requested a brief report on the status and
impact of Operation Slow Down.
12. Councilmember Noll moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 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, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed with the
following vote: Aye: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers
Stehura, Heitzman, Noll, Schneider, Brien, and Thomas.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned into closed
session at 9:59 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy City Clerk