11-29-93PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
November 29, 1993
Vol. 44
No. 22
APPROVED 12-13-94
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal Building, November 29, 1993.
The meeting was called to order by Council President O'Leary.
Present: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Stehura,
Heltzman, Noll, Schneider, Brien and Thomas.
Boy Scout Pack 202 led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the special meeting held November 8, 1993.
Minutes of the regular meeting held November 15, 1993.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial statement for the month of October, 1993.
Waiver of a special assessment procedure for sanitary sewer and
water main on Wellington Court, Wellington Place and Midvale Drive.
A proposed resolution (93-1676) in commendation of Ray A. Voelker's
service to the City of Janesville.
Council President O'Leary stated that if there were no objections,
the consent agenda would be approved, except for the negative
license recommendations and Resolution 93-1676. There were no
objections.
Council President O'Leary asked if James Drew or Jeremy Gillespie
were in the audience and would like to address the Council about
their negative license recommendations. No one came forward.
Councilmember Brien moved to deny a taxi-cab driver's license to
James Drew and Jeremy Gillespie, seconded by Councilmember Noll and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt a proposed resolution in
commendation of Ray A. Voelker's service to the City of Janesville,
seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File
resolution No. 93-1676)
(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 reasonable times.)
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OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action. There were none.
2. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of Roxbury Road east
of Claremont Drive was given its public hearing. No one appeared
for the public hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously.
Council President O'Leary stated that New Business No.1.,
regarding a proposed resolution authorizing the reissuance of
Industrial Development Refunding Revenue Bonds (Seneca Foods
Corporation - Series 1992), would receive its public hearing and
action at this time. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 93-1674)
3. Reconsideration of a proposed resolution authorizing the
expenditure of funds from the Parkland Acquisition Fund for
neighborhood park development.
Council President O'Leary stated that this item would be postponed
until a date to be set by the City Manager. (File Resolution No.
93-1657)
4. A proposed resolution awarding the sale of $2,545,000 General
Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 1993-C to Firstar Bank,
Milwaukee.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
93-1677)
5. Action on Proposed 1994 City and Library Budgets.
Council President O'Leary moved to approve the 1994 proposed tax
levy (without T.I.F.) for the library in the amount of $1,885,547,
and direct the finance director to include this amount in the 1994
levy resolution, seconded by Councilmember Thomas.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $1,600
from the library levy, and suggested the library eliminate
compensating long-term employees for sick leave accumulated over
the maximum, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers
Stehura, Heitzman and Noll. Nay: Councilmembers Schneider, Brien
and Thomas.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $14,109
from the library levy and suggested the library eliminate the new
F.T.E.'s in the 1994 budget, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President O'Leary,
Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Noll, Schneider and Brien. Nay:
Councilmember Thomas.
Councilmember Noll moved to delete $900 from the library levy and
suggested the library reduce contractual services for an ADA
consultant, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and failed by the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Stehura and Noll. Nay:
Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Heitzman, Schneider,
Brien and Thomas.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to amend the motion by deleting
$19,000 from the library levy and suggested the library close on
Friday evenings, seconded by Councilmember Noll and failed by the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman and Noll.
Nay: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Schneider, Brien
and Thomas.
Council voted on the main motion and it passed unanimously.
Council President O'Leary moved to approve the 1994 Proposed City
Budget, as revised by the City Manager through November 15, 1993,
with a general fund budget in the amount of $25,475,890 and a tax
levy (without T.I.F.) in the amount of $10,918,440, and direct the
finance director to include these amounts in the 1994 appropriation
and levy resolution, seconded by Councilmember Heitzman.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $1,200
from the City Council conference line item, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Stehura, Noll and Schneider. Nay: Council
President O'Leary, Councilmembers Heitzman, Brien and Thomas.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $8,700
from the police budget for a desk top radio, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura. Councilmember Noll withdrew her motion.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $4,100
from the police department budget for a computer, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura. Councilmember Stehura withdrew his second
and no one seconded the motion.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $40,000
from the police budget for additional records' technicians,
seconded by Councilmember Stehura and failed by the following vote:
Aye: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Stehura and Noll.
Nay: Councilmembers Heitzman, Schneider, Brien and Thomas.
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Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $5,000
from the leisure services' recreation budget for teen programs and
received no second.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $4,052
from the leisure services' aquatic budget for an additional wading
pool supervisor, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President O'Leary,
Councilmembers Stehura, Noll and Schneider. Nay: Councilmembers
Heitzman, Brien and Thomas.
Councilmember Noll moved to amend the motion by deleting $28,375
from the community development budget for the community outreach
program, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and failed by the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Stehura, Noll and Schneider.
Nay: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Heitzman, Brien and
Thomas.
Councilmember Stehura requested additional information on the
amount of supervisory time devoted to the community outreach
program.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend the motion by deleting
$1,900 from the leisure services' administration budget for the
additional telephone line, seconded by Councilmember Noll and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend the motion by increasing
the leisure services' adult program revenue $12,358, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman and Schneider. Nay: Council
President O'Leary, Councilmembers Noll, Brien and Thomas.
Councilmember Stehura moved to amend the motion by directing the
City Manager to delete $50,798 from expenditures and achieve a zero
percent tax rate increase, without affecting service levels,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed by the following vote:
Aye: Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Noll, Schneider and Thomas.
Nay: Council President O'Leary and Councilmember Brien.
Councilmember Schneider called the question, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Noll and Schneider. Nay:
Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Brien and Thomas.
City Manager Sheiffer provided the Council with information on
where he would make the $50,798 budget reduction. The Council was
satisfied with his recommendation, and voted on the main motion and
it passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President O'Leary,
Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Noll, Brien and Thomas. Nay:
Councilmember Schneider.
NEW BUSINESS
2. A proposed resolution approving the FY1994 Community
Development Block Grant submission.
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman, Brien
and Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers Noll and Schneider.
3. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter
into an agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Janesville.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Thomas and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
93-1678)
4. A proposed ordinance rezoning property at 1305 Woodman Road
from B2 to B3 was introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and
scheduled for public hearing on December 27, 1993. (File Ordinance
No. 93-896)
5. Matters not on the agenda. Council President O'Leary scheduled
a special Council meeting on December 6, 1993 at 7:30 a.m., and the
Council waived notice for this meeting.
Council President O'Leary scheduled an MPO meeting for December 27,
1993 at 6:30 p.m.
Councilmember Stehura requested the administration check the
traffic light at the intersection of North Washington St. and
Memorial Drive.
Councilmember Brien requested that the administration provide
better public notice concerning trash collection and the hours at
our compost site.
Councilmember Heitzman stated that the Christmas decorations
located along Center Avenue were installed and maintained by the
Southside Business Association.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 11:06
p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
STATE OF WISCONSIN )SS.
COUNTY OF ROCK
I do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Common
Council of the City of Janesville held 29 November 1993.
City Clerk Date