07-14-97PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COD-NCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING
July 14, 1997 Approved 7/28/97.
VOL. 48
NO. 10
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held
in the Municipal building on July 14, 1997.
The meeting was called to order by Council Vice President Brien.
Present: Council Vice President Brien, Councilmembers Noll,
O'Leary, Stehura and Westphal. Absent: Council President Cullen
and Councilmember Schneider.
Minutes of the regular meeting held June 23, 1997.
Minutes of the special meeting held June 30, 1997.
Licenses; and recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory
Committee.
Action on the acceptance of the 1996 Comprehensive Annual Financial
and Internal Control Reports.
Approval of final Certified Survey Map #97032-C, Dave Lubkeman, 1
lot on Sherman Avenue.
Approval of final Certified Survey Map #97033-C, Dennis Condon, 1
lot on West Rotamer Road.
Council Vice President Brien stated that if there were no objec-
tions, 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.)
1. Requests and comments from the public on matters which can be
affected by Council action. There were none.
2. and 3. Proposed ordinances annexing property (#97-1128) and
zoning said property (#97-1130) located at the southeast corner of
South Wuthering Hills Drive and State Highway 11 received their
second reading and public hearing.
Randy Hughes, 1510 S. River Road, supported the ordinance annexing
and zoning the property. Bill Alt, representing Wisconsin Power &
Light Co., stated their opposition to the B4 zoning. It is their
position that the property should be zoned industrial.
Councilmember Westphal moved to adopt Ordinance No. 97-1128,
seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed unanimously. Council-
member Westphal moved to adopt Ordinance No. 97-1130, seconded by
Councilmember Noll and pass unanimously. (File Ord. Nos. 97-1128
and 97-1130).
4. Councilmember O'Leary moved to award Contract U (South
Janesville Interceptor Reconstruction) to Globe Contractors Inc. in
the amount of $370,435; postpone action on Contract P (Ice Arena
heating) and reject Contracts T (Landfill Retaining Wall) and X
(North Parker Drive-Retaining Wall), seconded by Councilmember Noll
and passed unanimously.
1. A proposed resolution approving the final plat of Fourth
Addition to Fox Ridge Estates.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution subject to the
payment of special assessments and filin~ fees, seconded by
Councilmember Westphal and passed unanimously. By consent, the
Council approved the waiver of special assessment procedure
associated with this resolution. (File Res. No. 97-2190).
2. Action on a motion to approve a street name change fcr a
portion of Tara Drive to Plantation Lane.
Councilmember Stehura moved to approve the street name chan~e,
seconded by Councilmember Noll, and passed unanimously.
3. A proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to acquire
property for Pershing Park.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by
Councilmember O'Leary and passed unanimously. (File Res. No. 97-
2191).
4. Action on a motion authorizing the City Manager to proceed
with the demolition of the City-owned building located at 306 W.
Milwaukee Street.
Councilmember Noll moved to authorize the City Manager to proceed
with the demolition of the building at 306 W. Milwaukee Street with
funding to be determined at a later date, seconded by Councilmer~er
Westphal and passed unanimously.
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5. A proposed resolution approving a project plan for proposed
TIF No. 17 was introduced and referred to the Plan Commission.
(File Res. No. 97-2194).
Councilmember O'Leary requested information on why the small
businesses located on Main Street were included in the proposed TIF
District No. 17. He requested the risk of including these
businesses be quantified and forwarded to tb.e Council.
6. A proposed resolution vacating a portion of South Garf~Leld
Avenue south of Tyler Street was introduced, referred to the Plan
Commission, and scheduled for public on August 25, 1997. (File Res.
No. 97-2192).
7. Matters Not on the Agenda.
Councilmember Noll requested the citizen who left a message on her
answering machine concerning the widening of Mineral Point Road to
return the call since her message was inadvertently erased.
Councilmember Stehura stated that on the weekly meeting notice, the
Golf Course Advisory Committee meeting should have read July 16 at
7:00 P.M. and not 7:00 A.M. In addition, he also stated that the
City did a great job fixing up the Tallman House.
Councilmember O'Leary requested the Administration check to see if
the sidewalks ordered in for Jerome Weis on the south side of
Holiday Drive between Kennedy Road and Sherwood Drive are consis-
tent with the other property owners in the area.
Council Vice President Brien requested information on when the
nuisance ordinance as it relates to drug houses will be brought to
the Council. City Manager Sheiffer stated the ordinance will be
introduced July 28, 1997 and scheduled for public hearing on
August 11, 1997.
8. Councilmember Noll moved to convene session pursuant to
Wisconsin Statute Section 19.85(1) (e) for the purpose of deliberat-
ing 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
closed session, seconded by Stehura and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the Council convened into closed
session at 8:13 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
City Clerk-Treasurer
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