05-12-97PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Approved 05-2?-9?
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
May 12, 1997
VOL. 48
NO. 4
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal Building on May 12, 1997.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Cullen.
Present: Council President Cullen, Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary,
Stehura, Westphal, Noll and Schneider.
Councilmember O'Leary led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes of the regular meeting held April 28, 1997.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Councilmember Brien requested that the Local 95, UAW, Class B
license be removed from the Consent Agenda because of the conflict
of interest. Councilmember Stehura stated for the record that
Pinky's and the Looking Glass Class B license was not on the
License agenda and held over by the ALAC for one month. In
addition, he requested that action on the All American Sports Bar
and Grill be postponed one month because of a pending delinquent
bill notice the City received from the Department of Revenue.
Council President Cullen stated licenses were removed from the
Consent Agenda and would be acted upon separately and the minutes
from April 28, 1997 would be approved if there were no objections.
There were no objections. Councilmember Stehura moved to approve
a Class B license for Local 95, UAW, seconded by Councilmember Noll
and passed by the following vote: Aye: Council President Cullen,
Councilmembers O'Leary, Stehura, Westphal, Noll and Schneider.
Passed: Councilmember Brien.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve all original and renewal
licenses with the exception of the All American Sports Bar;
seconded by Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously.
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action.
There were none.
2. Council President Cullen turned the meeting over to Vice
President Brien because of a conflict of interest on this item. A
proposed ordinance rezoning property in the 1700-1900 blocks of
South River Road from Ri and Conservancy to R3 and R3M received its
second reading and public hearing. Attorney John Stiles, repre-
senting Cedar Crest, stated his support for this ordinance.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinance, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed by the following vote: Aye:
Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary, Stehura, Westphal, Noll and
Schneider. Passed: Council President Cullen. (File Revised
Ordinance No. 97-1105).
Vice President Brien turned the meeting over to President Cullen.
3. A proposed ordinance rezoning property at 1115 Burbank Avenue
from B3 to R1 received its second reading and public hearing. No
one appeared for the public hearing. Councilmember Noll moved to
adopt said ordinance, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and passed
unanimously. (File Ordinance No. 97-1114)
4. and 5. Proposed ordinances annexing property (97-1115) and
zoning said property to Ri, O1 and B4 upon annexation (97-1116)
which is located along West Rotamer Road and north of its intersec-
tion with STH 26 received their second reading and public hearing.
Attorney Fred Wesner, representing Condon Construction, Inc.,
stated his support for this ordinance. Lewis Fish, 4242 Milton
Avenue, stated his objection to the annexation of his property.
Jim Lenaas, real estate agent for the applicant, stated his support
for the annexation. Councilmember Westphal moved to adopt 97-1115,
seconded by Councilmember O'Leary, and passed by the following
vote: Aye: Council President Cullen, Councilmembers Brien, O'Leary,
Stehura, Westphal, and Noll. Nay: Councilmember Schneider.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt Ordinance 97-1116, seconded by
Councilmember Stehura, and passed unanimously. (File Ordinance
Nos. 97-1115 and 97-1116)
1. A proposed resolution releasing an easement located along the
west lot line of Lot 82 of Fox Ridge Estates. Councilmember Noll
moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Schnei-
der, and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 97-2178)
2. A proposed resolution approving an amendment to the TIF
Development Agreement between the City of Janesville and Monterey,
Inc. Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution,
seconded by Councilmember Noll, and passed unanimously. (File
Resolution No. 97-2179)
For the record Council President Cullen recognized Ryan Gagner for
attending the City Council meeting in conjunction with earning ibis
Boy Scout citizenship badge.
3. Status of job creation commitments - Customized Transporta-
tion, Inc. (CTI) located in TIF No. 16. Council President Cullen
opened a public hearing to discuss this matter. Larry Kern (1510
N. Sumac Drive), John Dohner (1400 Tyler Street) and Roger Anclam
(7928 S. Butterfly Road, Beloit, WI) stated their concern about a
lack of definition for job creation commitments in the City's TIF
agreements and spending taxpayer dollars on a railroad spur for
CTI. The City Council discussed the operations of CTI and job
creation with Mark Johnson, Jacksonville, FL, and Michael Ball
(2533 Wesley Avenue) who were representing CTI. Councilmember
Schneider requested information on how the State of Wisconsin
calculates the number of new jobs created when evaluating TEA
grants and development zones.
4. Action on proposed amendments to Council Policy Statement #68
- Investment of City Funds. Councilmember O'Leary moved to approve
said policy statement, seconded by Councilmember Noll, and passed
unanimously.
5. Action on establishing a City Council Policy regarding debt
management. Councilmember Noll moved to approve said policy,
seconded by Councilmember Schneider. Councilmember Westphal
offered a friendly amendment to change the Council Policy Statement
Section 2, paragraph 2 to read: "The issuance of debt for funding
annual general operating expenditures will be prohibited."
Councilmembers Noll and Schneider agreed to the amendment and the
Council unanimously approved the amended policy.
6. Matters Not on the Agenda. Councilmember Brien and Noll
requested the Administration to draft amendments to the TIF policy
statement that would address the definition of job creation.
Council President Cullen requested the Administration to draft a
plan on how to proceed with the amendments to the TIF policy. In
addition, he scheduled a study session for June 2, 1997 at
6:00 P.M.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 10:23
p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk Treasurer