12-14-92PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
December 14, 1992
APPROVED 12-28-92
Vol. 43
No. 25
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal Building December 14, 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 30, 1992.
Minutes of the special meeting held December 3, 1992.
Licenses: and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial statement for the month of November 1992.
Authorization for the administration to deny a liability claim made
on behalf of Margaret E. Hall.
Approval of a Final Certified Survey Map 92019-C, 3 lots located on
North Atwood Drive.
Approval of a Final Certified Survey Map 92050-C, 2 lots located
along Conde Street, east of Beloit Avenue.
Council President Brien stated that the negative recommendations
and no recommendations for licenses would be removed from the
consent agenda, and if there were no objections, the consent agenda
would be approved. There were no objections.
Lisa Steinke, 1133 Richardson, appeared before Council requesting
an operator's license, even though she received a negative
recommendation.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve an operator's license for
Lisa Steinke, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers
O'Leary, Noll, Schneider and Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers Heitzman
and Stehura.
Matthew McGuire, who received a negative recommendation, did not
appear before Council.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to deny an operator's license for
Matthew McGuire, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed
unanimously.
Rachel Hill, 2210 Roosevelt, appeared before Council requesting an
operator's license, even though she received a no recommendation
from the ALAC.
Councilmember Noll moved to grant an operator's license to Rachel
Hill, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed by the
following vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers
Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll and Schneider. Nay: Councilmembers
Stehura and Thomas.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
Robert C. Marshall, 3116 Mt. Zion Avenue, stated his opposition to
the proposed wastewater rates increase, and stressed the need for
better public notification of the City Council's Agenda.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 1808 North
Washington Street from B3 to R3 was given its second reading and
public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance
No. 92-820)
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 given its second reading and
public hearing.
David Shank, 4425 Hearthstone Drive, stated his concern about
charging clear water usage on the wastewater utility bill, and the
administration proposing a large wastewater rate increase instead
of increasing rates incrementally over time.
Thomas Schroeder, 1060 Morningside, and Paul Gasser, 1400 Manor
Dr., stated their opposition to a $1.50 quarterly charge on their
clear water meter.
Robert Marshall, 3116 Mt. Zion Avenue, and Helen Anderson, 935
Matheson, stated their opposition to the wastewater rate increase.
Richard Wendorf, 2716 Elizabeth, stated that the utilities should
change their method of charging wastewater fees in the summer, to
allow a credit for water used on lawns.
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Council President Brien moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember O'Leary.
Council President Brien moved to amend the motion by eliminating
the $1.50 quarterly charge for clear water meter maintenance,
seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously.
Council voted on the main motion and it passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman, Noll
and Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers O'Leary, Stehura and Schneider.
(File Ordinance No. 92-823)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a motion that Christmas trees be collected with the
normal trash, rather than a separate collection.
Councilmember Schneider moved that the Christmas trees be collected
with the regular trash collection, and to delete $13,000 for this
activity in the 1992 budget, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Brien,
Councilmembers Heitzman, O'Leary, Noll, Stehura and Schneider.
Nay: Councilmember Thomas.
2. Proposed resolutions authorizing the improvement projects
utilizing State or Federal funds for: Beloit Avenue (Resolution
No. 92-1575); East Milwaukee Street (Resolution No. 92-1576); Court
Street Bridge (Resolution No. 92-1577); North Washington/North
Terrace Street (Resolution No. 92-1578), and West Memorial Drive
(Resolution No. 92-1579).
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt Resolutions 92-1575, through
92-1579, seconded by Councilmember Thomas and passed unanimously.
(File Resolution Nos. 92-1575, 92-1576, 92-1577, 92-1578 and 92-
1579)
3. Councilmember Noll moved to award the Tallman House Historic
Restoration contract to Apollo Construction Co., Inc. in the amount
of $476,781.00, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed
unanimously.
4. A proposed resolution adopting the project plan and creating
Tax Increment Finance District No. IX.
Councilmember O'Leary stated he had a conflict of interest on this
matter and would pass on this resolution.
Council President Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and failed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman and Schneider. Nay:
Councilmembers Noll, Stehura and Thomas. Pass: Councilmember
O'Leary. (File Resolution No. 92-1522)
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5. Referral to the Plan Commission of property acquisition and
sale for the South Centerway redevelopment project.
City Manager Sheiffer requested that this item be withdrawn from
the agenda, because of Council's previous action on TIF IX.
Council President Brien withdrew this item from the agenda.
6. Matters not on the agenda.
Council President Brien and Councilmember Schneider requested that
the Council reconsider their position on TIF IX. They stated all
projects would guarantee the City would receive sufficient money to
offset all expenditures incurred in this project, and that the
elimination of blight in this area was desirable.
Councilmember Noll moved to reconsider the TIF IX project plan,
File Resolution No. 92-1522, seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Brien,
Councilmembers Heitzman, Noll, Stehura, Schneider and Thomas.
Pass: Councilmember O'Leary.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt the TIF IX project plan,
seconded by Councilmember Heitzman and passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Brien, Councilmembers Heitzman,
Noll, Schneider and Thomas. Nay: Councilmember Stehura. Pass:
Councilmember O'Leary. (File Resolution No. 92-1522)
Council President Brien referred to the Plan Commission the Jim
Comstock redevelopment agreement for the acquisition and sale of
property on South Centerway, and scheduled this item for public
hearing on January 11, 1993.
7. Councilmember Schneider moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Wisconsin Statue Section 19.85 (1)(e), for the purpose
of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties,
the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public
business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a
closed session; and Section 19.85 (1)(g), for the purpose of
conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is
rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted
by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely
to become involved, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed
unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council convened into closed
session at 10:13 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk
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