11-16-92PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
November 16, 1992
APPROVED 11-30-92
Vol. 43
NO. 22
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal Building, November 16, 1992 at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Brien.
Present: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman,
O'Leary, Noll, Stehura, Schneider and Thomas.
St. Patrick's Boy Scout Troop 511 led the Council in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the special meeting held October 26, 1992
Minutes of the special meeting held October 28, 1992.
Minutes of the regular meeting held November 2, 1992.
Minutes of the closed session held November 2, 1992.
Minutes of the special meeting held November 5, 1992.
Minutes of the special meeting held November 9, 1992.
Financial statement for October 1992.
Council President Brien stated that if there were no objections,
the consent agenda would be approved. There were no objections.
Licenses: and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve all recommended licenses,
seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Stehura moved to deny an operator's license to Brenda
Bobzien, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed
unanimously.
Council President Brien stated, for the record, that Brenda Bobzien
did not appear before Council.
(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.)
A proposed resolution in commendation of Lawrence E. Lanners' 28
years of service to the City of Janesville.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 92-1567)
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
Dave Barnes, representing the Janesville Fast Pitch Association,
stated his association's appreciation for the City Council's
support of past and future improvements to the Monterey Stadium.
Don Cherry, representing the BID Board, stated his support in
allocating $20,000 to the elimination of the downtown circuit.
John Sholtes, 92 Falling Creek Circle, requested information as to
why the City does not provide leaf collection and snow removal in
Falling Creek Village. Also, he stated the City should continue
the outdoor skating program at Traxler Park.
City Manager Sheiffer informed Mr. Sholtes that Falling Creek
Village is a private condominium complex, and the City is only
responsible for public property.
2. A proposed ordinance establishing new fees for the building,
HVAC, plumbing and electrical codes, was given its second reading
and public hearing.
City Manager Sheiffer indicated the administration would like this
ordinance denied, based on new revenue estimates.
Jim Cullen, representing the South Central Builder's Association,
requested the Council to deny this ordinance.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to deny said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
92-813)
Councilmember O'Leary moved to have a Council Policy Statement
advising the administration to recover 75% of the operating
expenses in the Code Enforcement Department through user fees,
seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll and Schneider.
Nay: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Stehura and Thomas.
3. A proposed ordinance banning yard waste from the landfill was
given its second reading and public hearing. No one appeared for
the public hearing.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 92-
814)
4. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located on Todd Drive
north of East Delavan Drive from Conservancy to M2 was given its
second reading and public hearing.
Bob Kimball, 510 Greendale, stated his support for this ordinance.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
92-815)
5. A proposed ordinance increasing the fee charged for commercial
and industrial waste disposal was given its second reading and
public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
92-818)
6. A proposed ordinance increasing the regular bus fare rates for
the Janesville Transit System was given its second reading and
public hearing.
John Wittlieff, 2617 Cedar Pointe Drive, stated his preference for
a rate increase, rather than having routes cut from the system.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll, Stehura
and Schneider. Nay: Councilmember Thomas. (File Ordinance No.
92-819)
7. Public hearing on the 1993 Proposed City and Library Budgets.
Mike Bollerud, 3313 Lapidary Lane, stated his concern relative to
property tax increases.
Harry Greenwood stated his support of the Janesville Public
Library; however, he objected to their purchase of the Madonna
book.
Steve Urso, representing the Wisconsin Professional Police
Association, and police officers Greg Gibbs, Bob Karnopp, Brad
Weins, Douglas Woodman and Martin Altstadt, requested that the City
Council increase the police department staffing level by nine
police officers in the 1993 budget.
John Sholtes, 92 Falling Creek Circle, expressed his concern about
property tax increases.
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James Sheppard, 525 North Walnut, supported the police officers'
request for additional patrolmen.
Ted Kinneman, 1213 Columbus Circle, requested additional funding
for two municipal band concerts in 1993.
David Shank, 4425 Hearthstone Dr., stated that we need more police
protection in Janesville and requested additional information on
curbside recycling.
Mary Marshall, 1114 Madison, stated her concern about property tax
increases.
John Krause, 511 North Pine, stated that the City of Janesville
does not need additional police officers.
Michael Fritz, 315 South Wisconsin, stated that user fees should
recover 100% of the operating expense for Code Administration.
Sima Wexler, 2127 Cornell, stated that the citizens of Janesville
receive a good value for their tax dollar.
8. A proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $390,000 in
promissory notes to provide funds to acquire and improve land for
library purposes.
Councilmember Schneider moved to deny said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
92-1486)
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution expressing the City Council's preference
for the date of the referendum on the pending School District bond
issue.
Council President Brien moved to table said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary and Noll. Nay:
Councilmembers Stehura, Schneider and Thomas. (File Resolution No.
92-1569)
2. Committee appointments. Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve
the City Manager's appointment of Michael J. Donahue and Scott
Kelly to the Business Improvement District Board, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously.
3. Action on the Proposed 1993 City and Library Budgets.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the 1993 proposed tax levy
(without TIF) for the library in the amount of $1,755,383.00, and
direct the finance director to include this amount in the 1993 levy
resolution for Counoil adoption, seconded by Councilmember Heitzman
and passed unanimously.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the 1993 Proposed City
Budget, as submitted by the City Manager, and as amended by City
Council actions through November 9, 1992, with a General Fund
Budget in the amount of $24,416,584.00 and a tax levy (without TIF)
in the amount of $10,631,634.00, and direct the finance director to
include these amounts in the 1993 appropriation and levy
resolutions for Council adoption, seconded by Councilmember
Heitzman.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the budget by reducing transit
expenditures by $100,000 and increasing the buses' headways between
8:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m., and received no second.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to authorize the administration to
prepare a study which would analyze transit routes and services in
1993, seconded by Council President Brien. The motion was then
withdrawn.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the budget by increasing
ambulance fee revenue for non-residents by $6,000, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll,
Stehura and Schneider. Nay: Councilmember Thomas.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to allocate $83,928 of the recycling
budget reduction to the police department for additional police
officers, seconded by Councilmember Stehura. Councilmember Stehura
then withdrew his second, and the motion died for a lack of second.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to postpone the hiring of three
additional police officers in 1993 to 1994 and received no second.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend the budget by reducing snow
plowing by $25,000, seconded by Councilmember Thomas and failed by
the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Noll, Schneider and
Thomas. Nay: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman,
O'Leary and Stehura.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend the budget by reducing
street resurfacing by $29,000, seconded by Councilmember Stehura
and passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Heitzman,
Noll, Stehura and Schneider. Nay: Council President Brien,
Councilmembers O'Leary and Thomas.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend the budget by deleting
$1,700 allocated for the Municipal Band concerts, seconded by
Councilmember Noll. The motion was then withdrawn.
Councilmember Thomas moved to postpone action on the 1993 City
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Budget until November 30, 1992, seconded by Councilmember Stehura
and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Brien,
Councilmembers Heitzman, Noll, Stehura and Thomas. Nay:
Councilmembers O'Leary and Schneider.
4. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located 1808 North
Washington St. from B3 to R3 was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on December 14, 1992.
(File Ordinance No. 92-820)
5. Matters not on the agenda.
Council President Brien scheduled a special Council meeting to be
held at 7:00 a.m., December 3, 1992 to approve the 1993 City Budget
appropriations and the 1993 City and Library tax levy. He also
scheduled the next MPO meeting for 6:00 p.m., Monday, December 14,
1992.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:02
p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk