01-23-1995
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
January 23, 1995
Vol. 45 APPROVED 2-13-95
No. 27
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville,
January 23, 1995.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Noll.
Present: Council President Noll, Councilmembers Stehura, Heitzman,
O'Leary, Schneider and Thomas. Absent: Councilmember Brien.
Councilmember Thomas led tke Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held January 9, 1995.
Minutes of the closed session held January 9, 1995.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Council President Noll 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. There were none.
2 7. Council President Noll postponed action on agenda items
numbers 2 7, and scheduled a special meeting on January 30, 1995
at 7:00 p.m. to cover these items:
2. Second reading and public hearing on a proposed ordinance
annexing property located east of Wright Road and north of
State Highway 11. (File Ordinance No. 94-966)
3. Second reading and public hearing on a proposed ordinance
zoning property located east of Wright Road and north of State
Highway 11. (File Ord. inance No. 94-967)
4. Action on a proposed resolution approving the project plan
for TIF XIV) (File Resolution No. 94-1855)
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5. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City
Manager to enter into an Offer to Purchase agreement with Ed
Leach Farms, Inc. (File Resolution No. 94-1856)
6. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City
Manager to enter into a proposed TIF development agreement
with Lab Safety Supply, Inc. on a 48 acre parcel in TIF XIV.
(File Resolution No. 94-1857)
7. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City
Manager to enter into a TIP development agreement with Lab
Safety Supply, Inc. on a 22.7 acre parcel of land in TIF X.
(File Resolution No. 94 1858)
In addition, Council President Noll scheduled the City Manager's
evaluation after the special meeting.
Councilmembers waived notice of the special meeting.
Councilmember O'Leary requested information on purchasing 200 acres
of land, when only 148 acres are needed for the Lab Safety project.
Councilmember Holtzman requested that a chart be prepared comparing
all TIF districts' costs for: the purchase price of the property,
demolition and moving costs, improvement costs, the base valuation
when the district was created, the current valuation of the
district, the number of years remaining in each district.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Public hearing and action on a resolution noting the City of
Janesville's intent to issue a cable television rate order. No one
appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Heitzman moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
95-1880)
2. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the acquisition and
resale of property located at 600-604 South Academy Street.
Councilmember Schneider mowed to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Heitzman and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 94-1872)
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City
administration to apply for a historic preservation grant.
Councilmember O'Leary moved, to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Council President Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution
No. 94-1869)
4. A proposed resolution vacating Salisbury Drive between South
Crosby Avenue and South Arch Street and adjoining portions of South
Willard Avenue, was referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled
for public hearing on March 13, 1995. (File Resolution No. 95-
1876)
5. A proposed resolution approving a project plan for proposed TIF
No. XV to facilitate the expansion of Freedom Plastics was
introduced and referred to the Plan Commission.
Council President Noll appointed Councilmember Holtzman to the
Joint Review Board for TIF XV. (File Resolution No. 95-1877)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter
into a TIF development agreement with Freedom Plastics on a 25 acre
parcel of land in TIF XV was introduced and scheduled for public
hearing on March 27, 1995. (File Resolution No. 95-1878)
7. A proposed ordinance annexing property located east and
adjoining the Briar Crest East Subdivisions, along extensions of
Sheffield and Westminster Drives, was introduced and scheduled for
public hearing on February 27, 1995. (File Ordinance No. 95-970)
8. A proposed ordinance zoning property located east and adjoining
the Briar Crest East Subdivisions, along extensions of Sheffield
and Westminster Drive, was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on February 27, 1995.
(File Ordinance No. 95-971)
9. Matters not on the agenda.
City Council requested that the administration prepare a resolution
in commendation of Officer Schaeffer.
10. Councilmember Stehura moved to convene into closed session
pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 19.85 (1) (g), 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 O'Leary and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council convened into closed
session at 7:42 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk