04-14-97PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Approved 04-28-97
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 14, 1997
VOL. 47
NO. 37
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the
Municipal Building on April 14, 1997.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Schneider.
Present: Council President Schneider, Councilmembers Stehura, Brien,
O'Leary, Cullen, Noll and Westphal.
Council President Schneider led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting held March 24, 1997.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Authorization to the Administration to deny a liability claim from Robert
Scoviak in the amount of $50,000; Authorization to the Administration to
deny a liability claim from Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kletzien in the amount of
$7,376.
Council President Schneider stated that the Consent Agenda would be
approved if there were no objections. There were no objections.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action. There were none.
2. A proposed resolution vacating an alley between South River Street
and South Franklin Street south of Dodge Street received its public
hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing. Councilmember O'Leary
moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmen~ber Westphal and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider; Council-
members Stehura, Brien, O'Leary and Westphal. Nay: Councilmember Noll.
Passed: Councilmember Cullen. (File Resolution No. 97-2160)
3. A proposed ordinance amending the zoning ordinance text to allow
music and dance schools within the O1 district received its second
reading and public hearing. No one appeared for the public hearing.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by Council-
member Brien and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 97-1106)
4. and 5. Proposed ordinances annexing (97-1107) and zoning to RI
(97-1108) property located within the 3300 block of East Rotamer Road
received their second reading and public hearing. No one appeared for
the public hearing. Councilmember Cullen moved to adopt said ordinances,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. Councilmember
O'Leary moved to approve Certified Survey Map 97014-C associated with. the
property annexed, seconded by Councilmember Cullen and passed unani-
mously. (File Ordinance Nos. 97-1107 and 97-1108)
6. and 7. Proposed ordinances annexing (97-1109) and zoning to Ri
(97-1110) property located within the 500 block of U.S. Highway 14
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. 97-1109 and 97-1110)
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the sale of the Allan
building - 201 E. Milwaukee Street. Councilmem]Der O'Learymoved to adopt
said resolution authorizing the sale of the Allan building to Matthew M.
Hedding or to the Hedding Group, a subchapter S corporation, seconded by
Councilmember Cullen, and passed unanimously. Councilmember O'Leary
requested the Administration check for any liens or judgements against
Matthew M. Hedding or the Hedding Group before completing the sale.
(File Resolution No. 97-2170)
2 A proposed resolution proposing a request for release and relocation
of a drainage easement on the Monterey Mills property located at 1725
East Delavan Drive. Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Westphal and passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 97-2169)
3. Action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Administration
to renovate the Palmer Park concession stand. Councilmember Westphal
moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Cullen and
passed by the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers Stehura, Brien,
O'Leary, Cullen, Noll and Westphal. Nay: Council President Schneider.
(File Resolution No. 97-2166)
4. Action to authorize the Administration to lease a portion of the
Palmer Park Pavilion to the Janesville Area Convention and Visi~5ors
Bureau for a Visitors Information Center. Councilmember Westphal moved
to approve the lease and to allocate three short-term parking stalls for
the Visitors Center and was seconded by Councilmember O'Leary.
Councilmember Brien offered a friendly amendment to delete the three
short-term parking stalls from the motion which was accepted by
Councilmembers Westphal and O'Leary. Council voted on the motion and it
passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Schneider,
Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary, Cullen, Noll and Westphal. Nay:
Councilmember Stehura.
5. A proposed ordinance amendment to permit recovery of the actual and
reasonable cost of photocopying public records was introduced and
scheduled for public hearing on April 28, 1997. (File Ordinance No. 97-
1113)
6. A proposed ordinance rezoning property located at 1115 Burbank
Avenue from B3 to Ri was introduced, referred to the Plan Commission, and
scheduled for public hearing on May 12, 1997. (File Ordinance No. 97-
1114)
7. A proposed ordinance annexing property located alon9 West Rotamer
Road north of its intersection with STH 26 was introduced and scheduled
for public hearing on May 12, 1997. (File Ordinance No. 97-1115)
8. A proposed ordinance zoning property located along West Rotamer Road
north of its intersection with STH 26 to Ri, 01 and B4 upon annexation
was introduced, referred to the Plan Commission, and scheduled for public
hearing on May 12, 1997. (File Ordinance No. 97-1116)
9. Matters Not on the Agenda. Council President Schneider requested
a volunteer to serve on the TIF #12 board. Since no one volunteered,
Council President Schneider appointed himself tc serve on the board. He
also reminded Council that there is an organizational meeting scheduled
for April 15, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. and a study session scheduled for April
16, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. Council President Schneider thanked the Adminis-
tration, his fellow Councilmembers, and the citizens of Janesville for
all their support during his term as City Council President.
Councilmember Westphal stated his dissatisfaction with the list of City
services provided by the Administration. He wanted a detailed list of
City services instead of a summary list. Councilmember Brien requested
that CTI and Warehousing of Wisconsin meet with the City Council before
any formal Council action is taken on their economic development request.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 9:13 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk Treasurer