12-08-97PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING Approved December 22, 1997.
DECEMBER 8, 1997
VOL. 48
NO. 24
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal building on
November 8, 1997.
The meeting was called to order by Council President Cullen.
Present: Council President Cullen, Councilmembers Bfien, O'Leary, Stehura, Westphal, Noll and
Schneider.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of the regular meeting of November 24, 1997.
Minutes of the special meeting of November 26, 1997.
Licenses; and Recommendations of the Alcohol License Advisory Committee.
Council President Cullen stated that 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 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 a portion of Forest Park Boulevard adjoining property located
at 1128 Grace Street.
Councilmember O'Leary to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed
unanimously. (File Resolution No. 97-2244)
3. A proposed ordinance designating South Garfield Avenue (Tyler Street to Clark Street) as a
connecting arterial street, requiring South Garfield Avenue (northbound) to stop for Clark S~treet,
requiring Princeton Road to stop for Brunswick Lane, requiring northbound traffic on South Palm
Street to stop for Riverside Street (File Ordinance No. 97-1158) and a proposed ordinance requiring
South Sumac Drive to yield to Wesley Avenue (File Ordinance No. 97-1159) received their second
readings. No one appeared for the combined public hearing.
Councilmember O'Leary moved to adopt said ordinances, seconded by Councilmember Westphal
and passod unanimously. (File Ordinance Nos. 97-1158 & 97-1159).
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on proposed 1998 golf course fees.
Councilmember Noll moved to approve the proposed 1998 golf course fees, seconded by
Councilmember Schneider and passed unanimously.
2. A proposed resolution designating certain park roads as public highways.
Councilmember Noll moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Westphal.
Councilmember Brien moved to postpone action for two weeks, seconded by Councilmember Noll
and passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 97-2257)
3. Action on City Council Policy Statement No. 76 which creates an Ice Arena Advisory Committee.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt City Council Policy Statement No. 76, seconded by
Councilmember Noll. Councilmember Stehura offered a friendly amendment under Membership-
Aooointment to read "The Leisure Services Director, or his/her designee, shall serve as a liaison
between the Committee and the City Administration." The amendment was accepted. The motion
as amended passed unanimously.
4. A proposed resolution establishing the Relocation Order for the fight-of-way on the State
Highway 11 & Wright Road intersection project.
Councilmember Schneider moved to adopt said resolution, seconded by Councilmember Stehura and
passed unanimously. (File Resolution No. 97-2259)
5. A proposed ordinance prohibiting trains from sounding their whistles within the City between the
hours of 12:00 midnight and 4:00 A.M. the following morning was introduced and scheduled for
public hearing on December 22, 1997. (File Ordinance No. 97-1157)
6. Matters not on the Agenda.
There were none.
7. Closed session.
Councilmember Brien moved to convene into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section
19.85(1 )(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the
investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitiYe or
bargaining reasons require a closed session, seconded by Councilmember Noll and passed with the
following vote: Aye: Council President Cullen, Councilmembers Brien O'Leary, Stehura, Westphal,
and Noll. Abstain: Councilmember Schneider.
There being no further business, the Council convened into closed session at 7:30 p.m.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Timothy L. Kitzman
Deputy Clerk Treasurer