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C" of BELOIT,w. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BELOIT CITY COUNCIL 100 State Street, Beloit WI 53511 Monday, February 21, 2011 Presiding: Kevin D. Leavy Present: Sheila De Forest, Martin Densch, Charles Haynes, Heidi Johns, Eric Newnham, James Van De Bogart 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY/ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Police Chief Norm Jacobs presented a statewide award from the Wisconsin Association of SWAT personnel to the Beloit Police Department SWAT Team for being recognized as the SWAT Team of the Year. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Resolution authorizing an Exception to the Architectural Review and Landscape Code for the property located at 1877 Madison Road. It was noted that Plan Commission recommended approval 6-0. Community Development Director Julie Christensen gave a review of the staff report and recommendation. The Public Hearing was opened and closed without participation. Councilor Johns moved to adopt, second by Councilor Densch. Councilor De Forest expressed concern regarding the expansive wall facing Burton Street. She also indicated that the rendering showed mature trees and that tall landscaping should be planted instead of shrubs. Ms. Christensen indicated that the side of the building in question is facing other warehouse buildings and not the residential neighborhood. Jim Arneson, Building Systems General Corporation, indicated that there was a cooler on the inside of the metal wall. Councilor Newnham echoed Councilor De Forest's comments regarding the west and south building walls, and Mr. Arneson indicated that the site, as a whole, exceeded the landscaping standards in the Architectural Review and Landscape Code. Councilor Johns said that she appreciated Woodman's efforts to improve the property. Councilor Newnham moved to amend the Resolution to include a condition requiring that the number of planting units on the south and west sides of the building be 140 percent of the planting units required by the Code. Councilor De Forest seconded the amendment. Councilor Haynes noted that staff could work with the applicant to address landscape concerns and offered a friendly amendment to replace the 140 percent requirement with "as much as space allows." Councilors Newnham and De Forest accepted this friendly amendment. The motion adopting the amendment carried 5-2, with Councilors De Forest and Johns in opposition. The motion adopting the amended resolution carried 6-1, with Councilor De Forest in opposition. File 7614 4. CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION Mark Rhodes, 850 Bluff Street, expressed concern about the dangerous on-street parking spaces close to the northeast corner of Roosevelt and Bluff Street. He also requested that the traffic lights at the intersections of St. Paul Avenue and State Street and Pleasant Street and Public Avenue flash yellow after 6 or 7 p.m. 5. CONSENT AGENDA Councilor De Forest moved to adopt, second by Councilor Densch. The motion carried 7-0 that the following items from the Consent Agenda be accepted, approved, adopted or referred and acted upon as required by state and local codes. a. Minutes of the Regular and Special Meetings of February 7, 2011 were approved. b. Application for a Zoning Text Amendment to allow Two Family Dwellings in the Central Business Zoning Districts (CBD-1 and CBD-2) above the ground floor was referred to Plan Commission. File 7724 Page 1 of 3