01-13-97PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Approved 1-27-97
CITY OF JD~NESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
January 13, 1997
VOL. 47
NO. 30
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the
Municipal Building on January 13, 1997.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Schneider.
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien,
O'Leary, Cullen and Westphal.
Al)sent: Councilmember Noll.
Councilmember Westphal led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
~ENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held December 23, 1996.
Minutes of the closed session held December 23, 1996.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Council President Schneider stated the consent agenda would be approved,
if there were no objections. 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 B__USINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be affected
by Council action. There were none.
2. A proposed ordinance rezoning a portion of property located at 1029
Nicolet Street from B2 to B2 with parking overlay received its second
reading and public hearing.
Orville Cook, 1205 Nicolet Street, requested a privacy fence be built on
this property to screen the business activities from residences.
Councilmember Stehura moved to table said ordinance since the requested
rezoning is unnecessary to allow the fencing of the driveway, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 96-1085)
Councilmember O'Leary requested the Administration to verify the fence has
been built on this property in a timely manner.
3. A proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance text regarding the
location of communication towers and other similar tower installations in
various zone districts received its second reading and public hearing'. No
one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt Revised Ordinance No. 96-1091a,
seconded by Councilmember Cullen and passed unanimously. (File Revised
Ordinance No. 96-1091a)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Council President Schneider submitted his appointment of Harry O'Leary
as the Council representative on the Downtown Council and himself as the
Council representative on the Development Zone Advisory Committee for
Council's approval.
Councilmember Westphal moved to approve said appointments, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura and passed unanimously.
2. A) A proposed resolution approving the final plat of Loch Lomond West
Second Addition.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 96-2140)
B) A proposed resolution approving the final plat of The Bluffs of
Wuthering Hills North Third Addition.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember Cullen and passed unanimously. (File Resolution NO. 96-2141)
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning land at the southwest corner of STH 11
and Austin Road from Ri to O1 was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on February 10, 1997. (File
Ordinance No. 97-1098)
4. Matters not on the agenda.
Council President Schneider requested the Administration check the accuracy
of the map on the Water Utility Billing insert. Also, he requested that
the Council waive notice of the special meeting to be held February 3,
1997. Council waived notice.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 7:36 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer