12-27-93PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
December 27, 1993
VOL. 44
NO. 25
APPROVED 1-10-94
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, December 27, 1993.
The meeting was called to order by Council President O'Leary.
Present: Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers Stehura, Noll,
Schneider, and Brien. Absent: Councilmembers Heitzman and Thomas.
Councilmember Brien led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held December 13, 1993.
Minutes of the closed session held December 13, 1993.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial Statement for November, 1993.
Action on a motion to approve Final Certified Survey Map 93065-C,
1 lot located on North Pontiac Drive.
Council President O'Leary stated that the four resolutions under
special recognition would be taken up separately and if there were
no objections, the consent agenda would be approved. There were no
objections.
Special Recognition: Proposed resolutions in commendation of
service by Llewellyn Eddy, Edwin Bandi, John Kurtz, and Lawrence
Loveland to the City of Janesville.
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolutions, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Resolution Nos.
93-1680, 93-1681, 93-1684, 93-1685)
(Ail 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.
Jason Dowd, 24 South Pine Street, urged Council to improve the
safety of the following intersections: Milton Avenue and Morse
Street, Milton Avenue and Kettering Street, Woodman Road and
Matheson Street, and Woodman Road and Mayfair Drive.
Councilmember Stehura asked the Administration to evaluate those
intersections Mr. Dowd listed.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property at 1305 Woodman Road from
B2 to B3 received its second reading and public hearing.
Steve Warmke, 1817 North Concord Drive, representing Warmke Office
Equipment, addressed Council to support the proposed ordinance.
Robert Abb, 1416 Gershwin Drive, spoke in opposition to the
proposed ordinance.
The public hearing was closed.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend said ordinance by amending
the B3 zoning on this parcel to allow only B2 zoning district uses
and warehousing, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed with the
following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Noll, Schneider, and Brien.
Nay: Council President O'Leary, Councilmember Stehura.
Council voted on the
following vote: Aye:
Noll, Schneider, and
Ordinance No. 93-896)
main motion as amended and passed with the
Council President O'Leary, Councilmembers
Brien. Nay: Councilmember Stehura. (File
3. Recommendations of the Transportation Committee: A. A proposed
ordinance amending the list of streets required to yield to other
designated streets by adding Danbury Drive yields to Amhurst Road
received its second reading.
B. A proposed ordinance amending the list of designated 4-way stop
sign intersections by adding the intersection of Ravine Street and
North Arch Street received its second reading.
Council President O'Leary combined the public hearings and action
on the two ordinances.
Speaking in support of 4-way stop signs at Ravine Street and North
Arch Street were Robert Berg, 2036 Bond Place, and Scott Morovits,
2030 Ravine Street.
The public hearing was closed.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt
Councilmember Schneider and passed
Nos. 93-898 & 93-899)
said ordinances, seconded by
unanimously. (File Ordinance
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a motion to approve extension of payments for special
assessments for Trinity Free Lutheran Church from five-year to ten-
year payment plan.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve the extension to ten years,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
2. A proposed resolution authorizing road improvements on East
Milwaukee Street from Rock River to Atwood Avenue.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
93-1687)
3. Matters not on the agenda. There were none.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy City Clerk