11-11-96PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Approved 11-25--96
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
November 11, 1996
VOL. 47
NO. 24
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville, held
in the Municipal Building, November 11, 1996.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Schneider.
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura,
Brien, O'Leary, and Noll. Absent: Councilmembers Cullen and
Westphal.
Council observed a moment of silence in honor of fallen veterans.
Councilmember Stehura led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the special meeting held October 23, 1996.
Minutes of the special session held October 26, 1996.
Minutes of the regular meeting and study session held October 28,
1996.
Minutes of the closed session held October 28, 1996.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Action on final Certified Survey Map ~96064-C, 2 lots on Burbank
Avenue.
Council President Schneider 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.
John Anderson, 4401 Bingham Road, spoke in support of the $15,000
allocation for Rotary Gardens that is proposed in the 1997 City
budget.
2. Public Hearing o~ proposed 1997 City and 1997 Library budgets.
Councilmember Brien requested action on the budgets be postponed to
November 25, 1996.
Ed Pulliam, 313 South Harmony Drive, spoke in support of increasing
the room tax rate and the distribution of more funds to convention
and tourism operations.
Speaking in favor of funds for Rotary Gardens were: Kim Emerson,
835 Princeton Road; Linda Krohn, 9463 North Arrowhead Shores Road,
Edgerton, WI; Carol Owens, 4440 Arrowhead Lane; and Robert Duckert,
400 Seminole Court.
Arnell Jorgeson, 2300 Kellogg Avenue, asked Council to reconsider
funds for housing counseling at the proposed housing resource
center at Community Action.
Steve Urso, 7 North Pinckney Street, Madison, WI, representing the
Wisconsin Professional Police Association, spoke regarding the high
quality of City police officers and the fine job they are doing. He
asked Council to act prudently in deliberations on the police
budget.
Speaking in opposition to proposed bus route cuts were: Rita
O'Donnell, 1111 Cherry Street; Jennifer King, 1649 South Osborne
Avenue; Janet Leach, 2426 North Sumac Drive, Carol Griffeth, 510
South Orchard Street, Jane Gassen, 563 North Pine Street, Brian
Kildow; Mike Scott, 1700 West State Street; Mary Hefte, 1616
Morningside Drive; Richard Johnson, 430 South Randall Avenue; Gary
Schendel, 1612 Morningside Drive; Gail Wells, 1105 Kellogg Avenue;
Kay Malmquist, 1208 Ravine Street; Lavonne Simmons, 12 South
Academy Street; Dawn Groteman, 930 North Washington Street; Cindy
Seichter, 2409 King Street; Nancy Hansen-Bennett, 915 North
Garfield Avenue; and Mike Haase, 2234 South Osborne Avenue.
Speaking in opposition to proposed reductions in the Library budget
were: Ed Pulliam, 313 South Harmony Drive; Jack Gevaart 425 Elm
Lane; and Nancy Khanna, 700 Thornecrest Court.
Speaking in opposition to proposed reductions at Lions Beach were
Charles Fisher, 312 South Pontiac Drive and Janet Gassen, 563 North
Pine Street.
Speaking in opposition to proposed non-resident fees at the Senior
Center were: Robert Woodward, Ellendale Road, Edgerton, WI; Betty
Mallu, 102 North River Street; and William Eberhardt, 2300 East
Delavan Drive.
David Truesdill, 449 North Oakhill Avenue, addressed Council
regarding an increasing space shortage at the Senior Center and the
need for early morning hours.
Councilmember Noll stepped down from the Council table to address
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Council regarding budget cuts in light of the expenditures planned
for the downtown Y/Boys & Girls Club project. She opposed making
cuts in City services.
Councilmember Noll returned to the Council table.
Councilmember Noll moved the adoption of the 1997 city budget.
Motion died for lack of second.
Councilmember Noll moved to take a straw vote directing the
Administration to restore the bus route in the budget, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed with the following vote: Aye:
Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura, O'Leary, and
Noll. Pass: Councilmember Brien.
Council took up items 5 & 6.
5-6. Council President Schneider combined the second reading and
public hearings for proposed ordinances annexing (File Ordinance
No. 96-1082), and zoning (File Ordinance No. 96-1083) property
located at 4624 North County Road Y.
Jeff Bachinski, 4624 North County Road Y, spoke in favor of the
proposed ordinances.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance Nos.
96-1082 & 96-1083)
3. A proposed ordinance increasing the transit fares received its
second reading and public hearing.
The following persons appeared in opposition to the proposed
ordinance: Christy Karnop, 512 North Palm Street; Doug Calkins,
1720 Highland Avenue; Kathy Williams, 512 North Palm Street; Frank
Petrick, 15 North High Street; Julie Farnsworth, 2858 Holiday
Drive; Michael Urs, 1720 Highland Avenue; and Jan Kinnaman, 1213
Columbus Circle, representing ECHO.
Council President Schneider closed the hearing and postponed action
to November 25, 1996. (File Ordinance No. 96-1080)
4. A proposed ordinance moving the crosswalk at the Janesville Mall
from 420 feet south to 313 feet south of the south curbline of
Holiday Drive on Liberty Lane received its second reading and
public hearing. No one appeared for the hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
96-1084)
NEW BUSINESS
1-2. Action on proposed 1997 City and Library budgets.
Council President Schneider postponed action to November 25, 19,96.
3. Action on a proposal to repair 2 common walls on Main Street.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve allocation of funds to
repair 2 common walls, seconded by Councilmember Brien and failed
with the following vote: Nay: Council President Schneid.er,
Councilmembers Stehura, Brien, O'Leary, and Noll.
4. A proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance text
regarding setback provisions of various zone districts was
introduced, referred to the Plan Commission and scheduled for
public hearing on December 9, 1996. (File Ordinance No. 96-1070)
5. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmembers Stehura, Brien and O'Leary requested an ordinance be
introduced to restrict sales of fermented malt beverages between
9:00 p.m. and midnight at Class A establishments.
Councilmember Brien asked the Administration to check the condition
of LaFayette and Conde Streets as he has received complaints of mud
and stone in the streets and gutters.
Councilmembers Noll and Brien requested thedowntown YMCA funding
issue be placed on a Council agenda for review.
Councilmember Noll requested copies of YMCA tax returns and year
end financial statements for the past 3 years.
Councilmember Brien and Council President Schneider requested an
ordinance be introduced to allow fire barrels on picket lines.
Councilmembers waived notice of the November 18, 1996 special
Council meeting.
Doug Venable addressed Council regarding the TIF development
agreement with Janesville Warehousing in TIF No. 16. Councilmember
Brien requested the Administration to find out who these employees
will work for and if new jobs are being created.
6. Closed Session.
Councilmember Noll 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
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closed session, and section 19.85 (1) (g), conferring with legal
council 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 be become involved,
seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed
session at 9:35 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy City Clerk
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