07-08-96 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Approved 7-22-96
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
July 8, 1996
VOL. 47
NO. 10
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, July 8, 1996.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Schneider.
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura,
Brien, O'Leary, Cullen, Noll, and Westphal.
Councilmember Westphal led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held June 24, 1996.
Minutes of the closed session held June 24, 1996.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Action on a financial gain request from Rock Prairie Montessori
School to utilize Traxler Park on September 8, 1996.
Action on a financial gain request from Janesville Noon Lions Club,
Inc. to utilize Traxler Park on September 14, 1996.
Council President Schneider stated that, if there were no
objections, licenses and recommendations of the Alcohol License
Advisory Committee would be taken up separately and the balance of
the consent agenda would be approved. There were no objections.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve all recommended licenses,
seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously.
Council President Schneider allowed comment on the items of ~the
license agenda which received no recommendation from the Alcolhol
License Advisory Committee. Bill Mears, 2518 West Memorial Drive,
representing Memorial Liquors, spoke in favor of the location
transfer of Memorial Liquor from 1322 West Memorial Drive to 1D15
Kellogg Avenue. Attorney Michael Grubb, 1 East Milwaukee Street,
representing Phillips Petroleum, spoke in favor of the Class A
license application by Phillips Petroleum for 1015 Kellogg Avenue.
Attorney Robert Elliot, 470 Mohawk Road, owner of Vine & Vat Liquor
Store, 1507 Center Avenue, distributed a list of licensed
establishments on Center Avenue and asked Council to consider the
density of licenses in the area.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve the location transfer of
Memorial Liquors Class A Intoxicating Liquor & Fermented Malt
Beverage license from 1322 West Memorial Drive to 1015 Kellogg
Avenue, and a Class A Intoxicating Liquor & Fermented Malt Beverage
license to Phillips Petroleum Company, d/b/a J & P Spirits, at 1015
Kellogg Avenue, seconded by Councilmember Cullen and passed with
the following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider,
Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary, Cullen, Noll, and Westphal. Nay:
Councilmember Stehura.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
Jan Leach, 2426 North Sumac Drive, stated that the buyer's offer to
purchase her property at 3900 Ruger Avenue included a contingency
to purchase adjacent City owned land. She asked Council to accept
their submitted offer of $6,500 and payment of present and future
special assessments.
2. A proposed agreement between the City of Janesville and the
YMCA/Boys & Girls Club.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve said agreement, seconded by
Councilmember Westphal and passed with the following vote: Aye:
Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura, O'Leary, and
Westphal. Nay: Councilmembers Brien and Noll. Pass: Councilmember
Cullen.
3. A proposed resolution awarding $12,200,000 General Obligation
Promissory Notes, Series 1996, establishing interest rates thereon
and levying taxes therefor.
Councilmember Cullen moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 96-
2070)
4. A proposed revised ordinance rezoning property located in the
1700 Blocks of East Memorial Drive and East Milwaukee Street from
Ri to R3 received its second reading and public hearing.
Speaking in favor of the proposed ordinance were: Attorney Robert
Consigny, 632 Somerset Drive, representing First Lutheran Senior
Housing Corporation; and Jay Lang, development manager of Horizon
Developments, Madison. Thomas Mertins, 719 Richards Court,
expressed concern that the project would increase traffic on
Richards Court.
Councilmember Cullen moved to adopt said revised ordinance,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File
Revised Ordinance No. 95-1058)
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5-6. Council President Schneider combined the second reading and
public hearings for proposed ordinances annexing (File Ordinance
No. 96-1061), and zoning (File Ordinance No. 96-1062) property
adjoining and west of the Janesville Country Club. No one appeared
for the hearing.
Councilmembers received a letter from Attorney John Andrews,
representing the Town of Janesville, which opposed the annexation.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by
Councilmember Westphal and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
96-1061, File Ordinance No. 96-1062)
7. A proposed ordinance amending the list of designated all-way
stop intersections by adding the intersection of Mineral Point
Avenue and North Grant Avenue received its second reading and
public hearing.
Speaking in favor of the proposed ordinance were: Jackie Johnson,
2326 Dartmouth Drive; Charles Thompson, a Florida resident; Niel
Bender, 752 Somerset Drive, principal of Madison School; Warren
Johnson, 2326 Dartmouth Drive; Tammy Cherry, 711 North Grant
Avenue; and Valerie Parks, 1919 Elizabeth Street.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 96-
1064)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Committee appointment.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve Council President
Schneider's appointment of David Cullen to the Planning Commission,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed with the following vote:
Aye: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien,
O'Leary, Noll and Westphal. Pass: Councilmember Cullen.
2. Recommendation of the Plan Commission: A proposed resolution
approving the final plat of Third Addition to Fox Valley Estates
(File Resolution No. 96-2076); and waiver of special assessment
procedure for storm sewer and sidewalk charges for Third Addition
to Fox Valley Estates.
Council President Schneider postponed action for four weeks.
3. Action on a motion to approve a permit to blast on the Court
Street bridge project.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to grant a permit to Lind Blasting,
LLC, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously.
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4. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire
parkland for the Northeast Regional Park.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Cullen and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
96-2066)
5. A proposed resolution authorizing the reallocation of Community
Development Block Grant and Wisconsin Rental Rehabilitation Program
funds.
Councilmember Brien moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Council President Schneider and passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 96-2067)
6. A proposed resolution authorizing the conveyance of public lands
south of East Milwaukee Street.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 96-
2078)
7. A proposed resolution declaring the City of Janesville an
emergency disaster area.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
96-2079)
8. Review of plan for fire stations.
Council reviewed plans for the north and south side fire stations
and took no action.
9. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 1029 Nicolet
Street from B2 to B3 was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on August 12, 1996.
(File Ordinance No. 96-1066)
10. A proposed ordinance requiring Water Street to stop at its
intersection with the Hedberg Public Library site driveways 'was
introduced and scheduled for public hearing on July 22, 1996. (File
Ordinance No. 96-1067)
11. A proposed ordinance relocating the polling place from the
Courthouse to the Senior citizen Center was introduced, and
scheduled for public hearing on July 22, 1996. (File Ordinance No.
96-1068)
12. A request for a conditional use permit to allow the expansion
of the Meadowview Mobile Home Park was referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on August 12, 1996.
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13. Matters not on the agenda.
Council President Schneider scheduled a study session on August. 5,
1996 at 7:00 p.m.
14. Closed Session
Councilmember Stehura moved to convene into 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 Noll and passed
unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed
session at 9:44 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy City Clerk
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