07-29-92PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
SPECIAL MEETING
29 July 1992
APPROVED 8-10-92
Vol. 43
No. 9
Special meeting of the City Council, City of Janesville, held in
the Municipal Building, 29 July 1992.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Brien.
Present: Council President Brien, Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll,
Stehura, Schneider and Thomas.
Absent: Councilmember Heitzman.
A public hearing on the operations and future of the Business
Improvement District was held.
The following individuals spoke in favor of the BID District:
Sima Wexler, 2127 Cornell Avenue; Charles Neeson, 1106 Center
Avenue; Jackie Wood, 119 South Wisconsin; Bill Mears, representing
Forward Janesville; George Poppas, 426 Bostwick Avenue; Harry
O'Leary, 15 North Main Street; Paul Rogers, representing Park Place
Cinema; Phil Hickman, representing Valley Bank; George Steil, Jr.,
720 Thorncrest Court; Janet Gasser, 1400 Manor Drive; Don Cherry,
624 North Grant Avenue; and Bob Wexler, 2127 Cornell Avenue.
The following individuals spoke against the continuation of the BID
District: Larry Siker, 748 Thorncrest Court; Dick Stockwell, 436
Bostwick Avenue; Lois Varley, 401-403 West Milwaukee Street; Art
Koutsky, 119 North Main Street; Chuck Elliott, 111 North Main
Street; Art Donaldson, 1 Parker Place; W. Schwartzlow, 14-24 South
River Street; Richard DeWar, 60 South Main Street; Bill Wood, 119
South Wisconsin Street; Bruce Monson, 602 East Milwaukee Street;
Dale Sanderson, 3515 Prairie Road; and Jack Hoag, 309-313 West
Milwaukee Street.
A proposed resolution approving the revised 1992 budget for the
downtown Business Improvement District, and discussion of the
Facade Program.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Stehura and Councilmember O'Leary requested that BID
be placed on a future agenda to address a possible sunset clause
and a review of their goals for the next 18 months. (File
Resolution No. 92-1531)
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 10:26
p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk