01-27-97PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Approved 02-10-!)7
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REG~ MEETING
January 27, 1997
VOL. 47
NO. 31
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal Building on January 27, 1997.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Schneider.
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura,
Brien, O'Leary, Cullen, Noll and Westphal.
Councilmember O'Leary led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held January 13, 1997.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Action on a motion to approve final Certified Survey Map #97003-C,
one lot on Wuthering Hills Drive.
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.)
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action. There were none.
2. The public hearing was continued on a proposed revised ordinance
amending Zoning Ordinance text regarding setback provisions in
various zone districts. No one appeared for the hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said revised ordinance, seconded
by Councilmember Cullen and passed unanimously. (File Revised
Ordinance No. 96-1070)
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property in the 2200-2500 blocks
of Afton Road from MI and B3 to R1 received its second reading and
public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Westphal moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded[ by
Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No.
96-1093)
4-5. Proposed ordinances annexing (Ordinance No. 96-1094) and
zoning (Ordinance No. 96-1094) property located between USH 26 and
County Y north of McCormick Drive received their second reading and
public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt Ordinance No. 96-1C94,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
Councilmember Westphal moved to adopt Ordinance No. 96-1C95,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed by the following vote:
Aye: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Brien, Noll and
Westphal. Nay: Councilmembers Stehura, O'Leary and Cullen.
6-7. Proposed ordinances annexing (Ordinance No. 96-1096) and
zoning (Ordinance No. 96-1097) property located adjoining and south
of State Highway 11 and west of Austin Road received their second
reading and public hearing. No one appeared for the public
hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by
Councilmember Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance Nos.
96-1096 & 96-1097)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Committee appointments.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve the City Manager's
appointment of Lynn Jones, Jim Damrow, John Pearse, Gerald
Seichter, and Gerald Long to the Development Zone Advisory Board,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously.
2. A proposed resolution requesting approval of the Public Access
Implementation Plan and a request to Marcus Cable to fund the
Public Access Channel.
Vern Morris, 1302 West Court Street, chair of the Cable Advisory
Committee and Jennifer Petruzzello, Training & Labor Relations
Coordinator presented the proposed plan to Council.
Councilmember Westphal moved to adopt said resolution subject to a
two year trial period, seconded by Councilmember Brien and passed
by the following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider,
Councilmembers Stehura, Brien, Noll and Westphal. Nay:
Councilmembers O'Leary and Cullen. (File Resolution No. 96-2139)
3. Review of Priorities/Project Status.
Council reviewed its priority list along with the status of major
projects and took no action.
4. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for
a WDNR grant to conduct a hydrological and nutrient study of Lions
Pond and the trout pond.
Councilmember Stehura moved to adopt said resolution, seconded[ by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No.
97-2142)
5. A proposed resolution giving preliminary approval to a TIF
Development Agreement with the Helgesen Family Limited Partnership
for the sale and development of a 15.75 acre industrial site in TIF
No. 14.
Councilmember Westphal moved to adopt said resolution, seconded, by
Councilmember Noll and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council
President Schneider, Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary, Cullen, No11
and Westphal. Pass: Councilmember Stehura. (File Resolution No.
97-2146)
6. Proposed resolutions authorizing the application for 1997 State
housing programs.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said resolutions, seconded[ by
Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. (File Resolution Nos.
97-2143 & 97-2144)
7. Review of potential downtown Transit Transfer Center sites.
Council reviewed potential sites and by straw vote eliminated the
Plaza Furniture and Jackson-Wall Street sites from further
consideration at this time.
8. A proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance text to
allow rifle and pistol ranges as a conditional use in the Mi and M2
Industrial Zone Districts was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission and scheduled for public hearing on February 24, 19'97.
(File Ordinance No. 97-1099)
9. Matters not on the agenda.
Councilmember Brien asked the Administration to check on
requirements for fire hydrants in mobile home parks. He also
recognized the 1996 Division Employees of the Year and the City
Employee of the Year.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy City Clerk
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