11-30-92PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
November 30, 1992
APPROVED 12-14-92
Vol. 43
No. 23
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal Building, November 30, 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.
Councilmember Schneider led the Council in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held November 16, 1992.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Authorization for the administration to deny the liability claim
received on behalf of Walter E. Oldenburg.
Council President Brien stated that if there were no objections,
the consent agenda would be approved. There were no objections.
(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.)
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
Jason Dowd, 2807 Kellogg Av., and Marian Matteson, 3717 Fairfax
Ct., requested the Council to appropriate funds for the winter ice
skating program in the 1993 budget. Mr. Dowd submitted a petition
to emphasize the community's support for this program.
David Shank, 4425 Hearthstone, requested that the City
administration explore the possibility of a private organization
running the City's winter ice skating program. In addition, he
requested that the Council hire police officers over a period of
time, instead of all at once.
2 & 3. A proposed ordinance annexing property located near the
northwest corner of USH 14 and Ruger Avenue and a proposed
ordinance establishing the zoning classification of said property,
was given their second reading and joint public hearing. No one
appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt Ordinance No. 92-816,
annexing the property, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed by
the following vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers
Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll, Schneider and Thomas. Nay: Councilmember
Stehura.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt Ordinance No. 92-817,
establishing the zoning classification of said property, seconded
by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Ordinances No.
92-816 and 92-817)
4. Approval of the 1993 City Budget.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the budget by increasing code
administration revenue by $30,000, seconded by Councilmember
Heitzman and passed unanimously.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the budget by reducing various
accounts by $15,900 for personnel turn-over, seconded by Councilmember
Heitzman and passed unanimously.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the budget by increasing
mobile home revenue by $7,500, seconded by Councilmember Noll and
passed unanimously.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the budget by decreasing
leisure services administration (special events for noon
entertainment) by $1,000, seconded by Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend the motion by increasing the
amount from $1,000 to $2,000 and received no second.
Council voted on the main amendment and it passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman,
O'Leary, Noll, Stehura and Thomas. Nay: Councilmember Schneider.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to amend the budget by decreasing the
parks budget by $1,800 and reducing leisure services revenue by
$1,800 for the new baseball league, seconded by Councilmember Noll
and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to amend the budget by increasing the
transit subsidy by $3,562, seconded by Councilmember Thomas and
failed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Brien,
Councilmembers Heitzman and Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers O'Leary,
Noll, Stehura and Schneider.
Councilmember Thomas moved to amend the budget by including the
outdoor skating program in the amount of $7,700, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and failed by the following vote: Aye:
Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman and Thomas. Nay:
Councilmembers O'Leary, Noll, Stehura and Schneider.
Councilmember Thomas moved to amend the budget by including the
outdoor skating program in the amount of $5,600, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, Noll, Schneider and
Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers O'Leary and Stehura.
Councilmember Thomas moved to amend the budget by increasing the
police department budget by $61,227, seconded by Councilmember
Noll and failed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Noll,
Stehura and Thomas. Nay: Council President Brien, Councilmembers
Heitzman, O'Leary and Schneider.
Councilmember Schneider moved to give the City administration an
advisory endorsement of Option 4, which would hire four police
officers on January 4, 1993, three police officers on August 23,
1993 and two police officers on January 3, 1994, seconded by
Councilmember Thomas.
Councilmember Thomas moved to amend the motion by changing the
hiring date from January 3, 1994 to December 3, 1993, and include
$14,000 in additional funding, and received no second.
Council voted on the amendment, and it failed by the following
vote: Aye: Councilmembers Schneider and Thomas. Nay: Council
President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll and
Stehura.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to advise the City administration to
hire nine additional police officers in 1993, with the $240,258.00
all ready allocated in the budget; further, that there is no specific date
when the police officers will be hired, seconded by Councilmember
Schneider and passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers
Heitzman, Noll, Schneider and Thomas. Nay: Council President Brien,
Councilmembers O'Leary and Stehura.
Council President Brien moved to amend the budget by increasing
leisure services administration (concerts in the parks) by $2,300,
seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman,
O'Leary and Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers Noll, Stehura and
Schneider.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to amend the budget by increasing the
ice arena's operational revenue by $600, and reducing the general
fund subsidy by $600, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and
passed unanimously.
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Council voted on the main motion to adopt the 1993 budget,
including all amendments, and that passed by the following vote:
Aye: Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll, Schneider and Thomas.
Nay: Council President Brien and Councilmember Stehura.
NEW BUSINESS
1. A proposed resolution approving the FY1993 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program submission.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Stehura moved to amend the motion by reducing Fourth
Ward Quality of Life by $10,000, seconded by Councilmember
Schneider.
Councilmembers Stehura and Schneider then withdrew their amendment.
Council voted on the main motion and it passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 92-1568)
2. A proposed resolution authorizing amendments to Industrial
Development Revenue Bonds (Lappin-Hayes Block Project) Series A.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt Revised Resolution 92-1571,
seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File
Rev. Resolution No. 92-1571)
3. A proposed ordinance amending the City's Wastewater Facilities
and Sewer Use Ordinance in order to adjust rates and comply with
federal and state requirements, was introduced and scheduled for
public hearing on December 14, 1992. (File Ordinance No. 92-823)
4. Matters not on the agenda.
City Manager Sheiffer reminded the Council that there would be a
special council meeting held December 3, 1992 at 7:00 a.m. to adopt
a resolution levying the City and library levies and the City's
gross tax rates.
Councilmember O'Leary informed the Council that the BID Board was
holding a town meeting at Park Place Cinema on December 9, 1992,
and everyone was invited.
Council President Brien requested that the administration post a
special meeting notice, so that all Councilmembers could attend the
meeting without violating the open meetings' law.
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
10:49 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
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