CITY COUNCIL MEETING - REGULAR SESSION MEETING AGENDA
Council Chambers
18 North Jackson Street
Janesville, Wisconsin
Monday, October 27, 2025
6:00 PM
1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, and Emergency Procedures
In case of emergency, use the stairs and not the elevator to exit; walk to the north side of the Police Department and wait for further instructions.
2. Roll Call
3. Recognitions
4. Public comments on items on the agenda not requiring a public hearing and on matters which can be affected by Council action.
Individuals wishing to address the City Council are asked to sign in on the roster in the lobby and keep their comments under four minutes.
5. Reports
a. City Manager Update
b. Presentation of the Financial Statements for Quarter 3, 2025
6. Consent Agenda
All items under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved by unanimous consent. There will be no separate discussion of items in this section unless a Council member so requests, at which time the item will be removed and considered at this point on the agenda.
a. Minutes of the October 13, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting
b. Financial statements for the month of September, 2025
c. Consideration and action on a proposed resolution approving the 2026 Business Improvement District (BID) Operating Plan in Downtown Janesville and setting a BID Levy for 2025. (File Resolution No. 2025-2388)
d. Consideration and action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for a Local Road Improvement Program Supplemental Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to rehabilitate N. Washington Street from Highland Avenue to Hamilton Avenue (Resolution No. 2025-2379).
e. Consideration and action on a proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to make an application to Rock County for an exemption from the Library tax levy. (File Resolution No.2025-2386)
f. Consideration and action on a proposed resolution authorizing the conveyance of a utility easement to TDS on City-owned property located at 1300 Peterson Avenue and 1300 West Memorial Drive (File Resolution No. 2025-2376)
g. Consideration and action on a proposed resolution authorizing the conveyance of a utility easement to TDS on City-owned property located at 924 South Jackson Street and 281 Riverside Street (File Resolution No. 2025-2377)
h. Consideration and action on a proposed resolution in commendation of Chad L. Woodman for his more than 25 years of service to the City of Janesville. (File Resolution No. 2025-2385)
7. Old Business
8. New Business
a. Consideration and action to award the contract for Bid Schedule "E" - 2025: C2025-14 WWTP Waste Activated Sludge Thickening Improvements
b. Consideration and action on a proposed resolution authorizing the conveyance of the property located at 1909 South Osborne Avenue to Habitat for Humanity Waukesha-Jefferson-Rock (File Resolution No. 2025-2381)
9. Common Council Announcements.
Announcements are limited to Councilmember activities, memorials, and non-political community events. Discussion of matters related to governmental business is prohibited.
10. Consideration of one or more motions 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 competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, in particular the GM/JATCO sites data center proposals.
Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. To make a request please contact the City Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at (608) 755-3000, TDD (608) 755-3190, 18 N. Jackson St. P.O. Box 5005 Janesville, WI 53547-5005.
Regular City Council meetings occur on the second and fourth Mondays of the month (except June and December). Meetings are streamed live on JATV Media Services YouTube channel, broadcast on JATV cable channel 994 and streamed live or on demand through the internet on the City website.
To contact all seven members of the Janesville City Council, email citycouncil@ci.janesville.wi.us