11-27-1995 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED 12-11-95
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
November 27, 1995
Vol. 46
No. 20
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held in
the Municipal Building November 27, 1995.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Heitzman.
Present: Council President Heitzman, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien,
Schneider, Noll, O'Leary and Thomas.
Councilmember Thomas led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes of the regular meeting held November 13, 1995.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Financial statement for the month of October 1995.
Authorization for the Administration to deny a liability claim for
physical injuries sustained by Paul V. Power.
Action on a financial gain request from the Badger Council of Girl
Scouts to utilize the Senior Center for a bake sale on December 2,
1995.
Council President Heitzman stated that if there were no objections,
the consent agenda would be approved. There were no objections.
Council President Heitzman stated for the record that the City of
Janesville had received the Governor's Recycling Award and the citizens
of Janesville should take pride in their recycling efforts.
(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).
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
There were none.
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the purchase of property located
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at 27 South Main Street.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Heitzman, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien, Schneider, Noll and
O'Leary Nay: Councilmember Thomas. (File Resolution No. 95-1963)
3. Action on a proposed ordinance rezoning 2911 Carrousel Lane from
R1 to R3.
Councilmember Schneider moved to postpone said ordinance until January
8, 1996, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File
Ordinance No. 95-1009)
4. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at the southeast
corner of Harvard Drive and North Crosby Avenue from O1 to R3 received
its second reading and public hearing. No one appeared for the public
hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to deny said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Heitzman, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien, Schneider, Noll and
Thomas Nay: Councilmember O'Leary. (File Ordinance No. 95-1020)
5. A proposed ordinance rezoning properties at 1402, 1408, and 1420
Johnson Street from M2 to R2 received its second reading and public
hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 95-
1019)
6. Action on the proposed 1996 Library budget.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve a 1996 tax levy (without TIF)
in the amount of $2,149,810 for library purposes and direct the Finance
Director to include this amount in the 1996 levy resolution, seconded
by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
7. Action on the proposed 1996 City budget.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the 1996 Proposed City Budget
revised by the City Manager through November 27, 1995. with the General
Fund Budget in the amount of $26,803,862 and a tax levy (without TIF)
in the amount of $11,784,262 and direct the Finance Director to include
these amounts in the 1996 appropriation and levy resolutions, seconded
by Council President Heitzman.
Councilmember Noll requested that the motion be divided and a separate
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vote be taken on the funding for the Employers Health Cooperative in
the 1996 Proposed City Budget..
Councilmember O'Leary and Council President Heitzman agreed to this
friendly amendment.
Councilmember Schneider moved to amend the motion by reducing the golf
course budget for the Riverside remodeling project by $20,000, seconded
by Councilmember Stehura and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Heitzman, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien, Schneider, and
Thomas. Nay: Councilmembers Noll and O'Leary.
Council President Heitzman moved to amend the motion by requiring
Forward Janesville to submit a specific plan on how they will use
their $25,000 budget allocation before any money is disbursed to them
and requiring a report of how the funds were actually spent, seconded
by Councilmember Stehura.
Councilmember Brien moved to require Forward Janesville to use the
money towards programs and not salaries and received no second.
Council voted on the amendment and it passed by the following vote:
Aye: Council President Heitzman, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien, Noll
and Thomas Nay: Councilmembers Schneider and O'Leary.
Council voted on the main motion to adopt the 1996 Budget as amended
without Employers Health Cocperative funding and the motion passed
unanimously.
Councilmember Schneider moved to approve the Employers Health
Cooperative funding, seconded by Council President Heitzman and passed
by the following vote: Aye: Council President Heitzman, Councilmembers
Stehura, Brien, Schneider and O'Leary Pass: CounciLmembers Noll and
Thomas.
1. Action on a committee appointment to the Historic Commission.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the appointment of Mick
Gilbertson to the Historic Commission for a term expiring April 30,
1997, seconded by Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously.
2. A proposed resolution authorizing the issuance of $1,800,000
General Obligation Promissory Notes for financing various public
purposes.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 95-
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1975)
3. A proposed resolution amending the 1995 Community Development
budget to authorize the expenditure of up to $30,000 from the Section
8 Operating reserve for the Down Payment and Closing Cost and Duplex As a Starter
Home programs.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 95-
1980)
4. Waiver of special assessment procedure for sewer and water service
to Morgan Corporation.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve said waiver, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously.
5. Action on the award of contract CC (Sewer and Water Morgan
Truck).
Councilmember Noll moved to award contract CC to R.T. Fox Contractors,
Inc. in the amount of $373,180, seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and
passed unanimously.
6. A proposed resolution revising the FY1996 Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program Submission.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 95-
1973)
7. A proposed resolution authorizing the acquisition of property
located at 10 North Main Street was referred to the Plan Commission and
scheduled for action on December 11, 1995. (File Resolution No. 95-
1979)
8. A proposed ordinance amending text to change the maximum limit on
dogs and cats was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on
December 11, 1995. (File Ordinance No. 95-1025)
9. A proposed resolution authorizing the sale of Georgetown Park was
introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for public
hearing on December 11, 1995. (File Resolution No. 95-1972)
10 & 11. Proposed ordinances annexing property (95-1026) and zoning
property (95-1027) located between Marvog Drive and Afton Road were
introduced and scheduled for public hearing on January 8, 1996. (File
Ordinance Nos. 95-1026 and 95-1027)
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12. A) A proposed ordinance amending the list of designated 4-way
stop intersections by adding North Lexington Drive and Randolph Road,
North Lexington Drive and Black Bridge Road, and East Holmes Street and
South Garfield Avenue was introduced and scheduled for public hearing
on December 11, 1995. (File Ordinance No. 95-1028).
B) Proposed ordinances requiring West Wall Street and Bemis Street to
yield to Sunset Drive (95-1029) and changing the control on the Milton
Avenue easterly access road at Lodge Drive from yield signs to stop
signs (95-1030) were introduced and scheduled for public hearing on
December 11, 1995. (File Ordinance Nos. 95-1028, 95-1029 and 95-1030)
13. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmember Brien requested information on the proposed revocation
hearing of an alcohol license for Best Properties, Inc. d/b/a DJ's
Hotel and Lounge.
Council President Heitzman scheduled a special meeting on December 4,
1995 at 7:15 a.m. to adopt the tax levy resolution. All Councilmembers
waived notice. In addition, she reminded the Council of the joint
meeting with the Town of Rock to discuss the Cooperative Boundary Plan
to be held on December 7, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. at the UW-Rock County
Campus in the Kirk Denmark Tkeater.
Councilmember Stehura.requested a summary of the City's current animal
ordinances.
14. Councilmember Noll moved to convene in closed session pursuant to
Wisconsin Statute 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, seconded
by Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously.
There being no further business the Council adjourned into closed
session at 9:02 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk