Jan. 20 Newsletter
To The Mayor and City Council:
As we move into the second half of January, the weather continues to cooperate with us to provide these unseasonably warm temperatures. Looking at the forecast, it appears these conditions will continue into next week. This certainly has been a major benefit to everyone’s heating bills, along with our Public Works Department’s salt supply. Hopefully, we won’t pay for this during February and March!
The big news for next week will be the kick-off of our new low-watt FM radio station, which is housed here at the OCAT studios, WOCT. This is a joint effort between the Friends of OCAT and our OCAT staff. It will take to the airwaves on Monday, January 23rd, at 5:00 p.m., with their inaugural broadcast on 101.9 on the FM dial. This will be very beneficial for the city and our residents since they will now be able to tune into the radio if they are not near a television to watch meetings that are broadcast on Channel 10. We will be broadcasting the various government meetings live, such as the Common Council, County Board, Board of Education, Plan Commission, Traffic Review and Parks Board meetings. We will also be broadcasting a number of other municipal programs that we currently have on Channel 10 to keep the public informed. The other major benefit for us is that we will now have an outlet for emergency information when power fails and the only informational outlet would be battery operated
radios. I’m enclosing an informational brochure regarding WOCT Radio.
I’m enclosing the Agenda for next Tuesday evening’s Council Meeting. The first Council Member voting on the issues will be Council Member Frank Tower.
To begin the meeting, we have several presentations. We first have a proclamation to celebrate the kick-off of our new radio station, WOCT. Our Police Department will then present some citizen awards. The third presentation will be from Chancellor Wells of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh regarding the monies that come to the city for municipal services that are provided to the University campus.
We have no public hearings. Turning to the Consent Agenda, Resolution #06-28 would waive the bids for the purchase of computers for our IT Department for this year. This is the same resolution that we’ve had for a number of years for the standardization of our computer purchases. I’m enclosing a memorandum from IT Director Tony Neumann, which speaks to this resolution.
Resolution #06-29 would approve an agreement with the State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Family Services Division, for our Health Department. This agreement is for funding for the 2006 calendar year for grant dollars to be used in our immunization services, home safety assessments, and other programs that our Health Department provides. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I’m enclosing from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney in a separate memorandum from Health Director Paul Spiegel.
Resolution #06-30 would authorize our Seniors Center to apply for funds from the Women’s Division of the Oshkosh Community Foundation and the Ladies Benevolent Society for various programs at the Seniors Center. This is the same funding that our Seniors Center has received in the past. More information on this is included in a memorandum from Seniors Center Director Sue Kreibich, which is part of Jackson’s memorandum.
Resolution #06-31 would grant a conditional use permit and approve the final planned
development for 2200 Witzel Avenue. A new dental office is being planned for this location. The Plan Commission reviewed and unanimously approved this request at its December 20th meeting. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Resolution #06-32 would adopt the Fox River Corridor Riverwalk Plan and Design Guidelines.
This was the subject of our Workshop held after the last Council Meeting. The Plan
Commission and Parks Advisory Board have both reviewed and recommended approval of this plan. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Resolution #06-33 would approve a revised agreement with the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation for the Wisconsin Street Bridge. The bridge project will begin later this year and is now being separated into three segments, with the bridge being one construction segment; the north approach, from Wisconsin Street, being another; and the south approach, from Ohio Street, being the third. More information on this revised agreement is included in a memorandum that I’m enclosing from Public Works Director David Patek.
Resolution #06-34 would amend the agreement for engineering consulting services for our intake transmission mains and plant improvements at our Water Filtration Plant. This amended agreement is for additional work that we had the engineering consultants perform for this project. I’m enclosing a memorandum from Public Works Director David Patek, which speaks to this amended agreement.
Resolution #06-35 would approve the name for the new water park at the site of the former Pollock Pool. The Parks Advisory Board has reviewed and recommended the name for the water park as the Pollock Community Water Park. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I’m enclosing from Parks Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-36 would accept the donation of a Christmas Box statue from a local
organization. This would be for a statue to be located in Menominee Park. The Parks Advisory Board has reviewed this request and recommended approval of it. More information on this is included in another memorandum that I’m enclosing from Parks Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-37 would approve the annual distribution of the proceeds from the Fisk-Gallup Trust. This is a trust account held by the city with the annual earnings being distributed to our Health Department to be used in the delivery of health services.
Resolution #06-38 would disallow a claim, as recommended by our insurance carrier.
Resolution #06-39 would approve the various, miscellaneous licenses, as reviewed and
recommended by City Clerk Pam Ubrig and Police Chief David Erickson. That concludes the Consent Agenda for next Tuesday evening’s Council Meeting.
Turning to pending ordinances, Ordinance #06-40 would delete a portion of mapped right-ofway on North Washburn Street running parallel with State Road #21, between Westowne Avenue and where North Washburn Street formerly terminated. This right-of-way has now been officially dedicated to the city and the roadway was constructed last year. Therefore, the need for a reservation on the official map is no longer necessary. The Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this change. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-41 would amend Chapter 30 for accessory structures in our zoning ordinance.
This would approve a text amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance relating to allowable garage square footage for two family uses. The applicants for this change are currently in the process of constructing a two family dwelling and want to have additional square footage for garage space for each of the units for storage areas. Our staff has compared our zoning ordinance to other communities and found that we are much more restrictive. The Plan Commission reviewed and decided that they would prefer to have this as part of an overall update of the zoning ordinance. Our staff, however, felt that this change could be made at this time to allow the construction of this condominium project to proceed. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-42 would amend Chapter 30 of our zoning ordinance involving extraterritorial zoning. This is for the expansion areas of the city in the Town of Algoma-City of Oshkosh Cooperative Plan. The extraterritorial zoning was a requirement of that plan. This plan was previously approved by the Extraterritorial Zoning Committee. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-43 would approve a zone change at 2200 Witzel Avenue. The property owner has requested that the zoning for this property be changed from R-3 multiple dwelling district to a C-1 PD neighborhood business district. This, of course, is the proposed location of a new
dental clinic, which is part of an earlier resolution in the Consent Agenda for the conditional
use permit and planned development. More information on this zone change is included in
Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-44 is for the voluntary attachment of properties located along Emmers Lane
in the Town of Algoma. This is for approximately 2.2 acres that was included in the
Cooperative Plan between the city and the Town of Algoma, and is designated as land that
would come into the city. The property owners would now like to attach this property for
development purposes. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Turning to new ordinances, Ordinance #06-45 would amend our parks ordinance to allow dogs
at the city’s boat launches. This was recommended by the Parks Advisory Board. This would
allow individuals using our boat launches to have dogs at the launches if they are on a leash,
and only to move the dog between their vehicle and their boat. More information on this
ordinance change is included in a memorandum that I’m enclosing from Parks Director Tom
Stephany.
Ordinance #06-46 would amend our parking regulations to add additional ten-hour meters in
place of monthly stalls in the State Street parking lot. This was discussed and recommended
by the Parking Utility Commission. I’m enclosing a memorandum from Transportation Director
Mark Huddleston, which further explains this ordinance change.
We have no pending resolutions, no new resolutions, we have no Workshop scheduled, but we
do have an Executive Session planned to discuss the City Manager’s annual evaluation. That
concludes the Agenda for next Tuesday evening’s Council Meeting.
Other items I’m enclosing with today’s Newsletter include a memorandum from Community
Development Director Jackson Kinney, which gives you an update on where we are with the
Five Rivers Development Project for our Marion Road/Pearl Avenue Redevelopment Area. As
you can see from Jackson’s memorandum, the developer has provided the city with the
submittal by the January 16th due date and we are now in the process of reviewing the
information that was provided. We would also like to have an Executive Session after the
February 14th Council Meeting to further discuss the ongoing negotiations with the developer
for this project. If you have any questions regarding any of this information, please feel free to
contact either Jackson or me.
Insofar as minutes are concerned, I’m enclosing the following:
1. Minutes of the January 10th City Council Meeting.
2. Minutes of the November 28th Seniors Center Board of Directors meeting.
3. Minutes of the October 20th Stormwater Utility Commission meeting.
The last item I’m enclosing is the notice for our special meeting on Thursday, January 26th, to
consider Class B and Class C licenses for a local establishment.
Looking at my schedule for next week, on Monday, at 12:00 noon, I’ll be attending a meeting
at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to discuss the ongoing Oshkosh Sports Complex
Project. Of course, as I had mentioned earlier, at 5:00 p.m., the WOCT radio station will take
to the airwaves.
On Tuesday morning, at 9:00 a.m., I have a meeting with one of our local utilities. Of course,
Tuesday evening, at 6:00 p.m., the City Council will meet.
On Wednesday morning, at 9:00 a.m., we will have our weekly staff meeting to discuss various
issues and concerns. I will also be participating in the Oshkosh Youth Leadership Project as
they have Government Days here at City Hall on Wednesday.
On Thursday morning, at 7:30 a.m., the Chamco Board of Directors will have their monthly
meeting. I will then be going to Madison for the rest of the day on Thursday and Friday for an
Alliance of Cities meeting. Jackie will be out of the office beginning on Wednesday for vacation
for five days, so we will be typing next week’s Newsletter early in the week so that it’s
completed before Jackie leaves and I leave for Madison.
That looks like my week so far. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Respectfully submitted,
Richard A. Wollangk
City Manager
RAW/jdc
As we move into the second half of January, the weather continues to cooperate with us to provide these unseasonably warm temperatures. Looking at the forecast, it appears these conditions will continue into next week. This certainly has been a major benefit to everyone’s heating bills, along with our Public Works Department’s salt supply. Hopefully, we won’t pay for this during February and March!
The big news for next week will be the kick-off of our new low-watt FM radio station, which is housed here at the OCAT studios, WOCT. This is a joint effort between the Friends of OCAT and our OCAT staff. It will take to the airwaves on Monday, January 23rd, at 5:00 p.m., with their inaugural broadcast on 101.9 on the FM dial. This will be very beneficial for the city and our residents since they will now be able to tune into the radio if they are not near a television to watch meetings that are broadcast on Channel 10. We will be broadcasting the various government meetings live, such as the Common Council, County Board, Board of Education, Plan Commission, Traffic Review and Parks Board meetings. We will also be broadcasting a number of other municipal programs that we currently have on Channel 10 to keep the public informed. The other major benefit for us is that we will now have an outlet for emergency information when power fails and the only informational outlet would be battery operated
radios. I’m enclosing an informational brochure regarding WOCT Radio.
I’m enclosing the Agenda for next Tuesday evening’s Council Meeting. The first Council Member voting on the issues will be Council Member Frank Tower.
To begin the meeting, we have several presentations. We first have a proclamation to celebrate the kick-off of our new radio station, WOCT. Our Police Department will then present some citizen awards. The third presentation will be from Chancellor Wells of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh regarding the monies that come to the city for municipal services that are provided to the University campus.
We have no public hearings. Turning to the Consent Agenda, Resolution #06-28 would waive the bids for the purchase of computers for our IT Department for this year. This is the same resolution that we’ve had for a number of years for the standardization of our computer purchases. I’m enclosing a memorandum from IT Director Tony Neumann, which speaks to this resolution.
Resolution #06-29 would approve an agreement with the State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Family Services Division, for our Health Department. This agreement is for funding for the 2006 calendar year for grant dollars to be used in our immunization services, home safety assessments, and other programs that our Health Department provides. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I’m enclosing from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney in a separate memorandum from Health Director Paul Spiegel.
Resolution #06-30 would authorize our Seniors Center to apply for funds from the Women’s Division of the Oshkosh Community Foundation and the Ladies Benevolent Society for various programs at the Seniors Center. This is the same funding that our Seniors Center has received in the past. More information on this is included in a memorandum from Seniors Center Director Sue Kreibich, which is part of Jackson’s memorandum.
Resolution #06-31 would grant a conditional use permit and approve the final planned
development for 2200 Witzel Avenue. A new dental office is being planned for this location. The Plan Commission reviewed and unanimously approved this request at its December 20th meeting. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Resolution #06-32 would adopt the Fox River Corridor Riverwalk Plan and Design Guidelines.
This was the subject of our Workshop held after the last Council Meeting. The Plan
Commission and Parks Advisory Board have both reviewed and recommended approval of this plan. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Resolution #06-33 would approve a revised agreement with the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation for the Wisconsin Street Bridge. The bridge project will begin later this year and is now being separated into three segments, with the bridge being one construction segment; the north approach, from Wisconsin Street, being another; and the south approach, from Ohio Street, being the third. More information on this revised agreement is included in a memorandum that I’m enclosing from Public Works Director David Patek.
Resolution #06-34 would amend the agreement for engineering consulting services for our intake transmission mains and plant improvements at our Water Filtration Plant. This amended agreement is for additional work that we had the engineering consultants perform for this project. I’m enclosing a memorandum from Public Works Director David Patek, which speaks to this amended agreement.
Resolution #06-35 would approve the name for the new water park at the site of the former Pollock Pool. The Parks Advisory Board has reviewed and recommended the name for the water park as the Pollock Community Water Park. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I’m enclosing from Parks Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-36 would accept the donation of a Christmas Box statue from a local
organization. This would be for a statue to be located in Menominee Park. The Parks Advisory Board has reviewed this request and recommended approval of it. More information on this is included in another memorandum that I’m enclosing from Parks Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-37 would approve the annual distribution of the proceeds from the Fisk-Gallup Trust. This is a trust account held by the city with the annual earnings being distributed to our Health Department to be used in the delivery of health services.
Resolution #06-38 would disallow a claim, as recommended by our insurance carrier.
Resolution #06-39 would approve the various, miscellaneous licenses, as reviewed and
recommended by City Clerk Pam Ubrig and Police Chief David Erickson. That concludes the Consent Agenda for next Tuesday evening’s Council Meeting.
Turning to pending ordinances, Ordinance #06-40 would delete a portion of mapped right-ofway on North Washburn Street running parallel with State Road #21, between Westowne Avenue and where North Washburn Street formerly terminated. This right-of-way has now been officially dedicated to the city and the roadway was constructed last year. Therefore, the need for a reservation on the official map is no longer necessary. The Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this change. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-41 would amend Chapter 30 for accessory structures in our zoning ordinance.
This would approve a text amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance relating to allowable garage square footage for two family uses. The applicants for this change are currently in the process of constructing a two family dwelling and want to have additional square footage for garage space for each of the units for storage areas. Our staff has compared our zoning ordinance to other communities and found that we are much more restrictive. The Plan Commission reviewed and decided that they would prefer to have this as part of an overall update of the zoning ordinance. Our staff, however, felt that this change could be made at this time to allow the construction of this condominium project to proceed. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-42 would amend Chapter 30 of our zoning ordinance involving extraterritorial zoning. This is for the expansion areas of the city in the Town of Algoma-City of Oshkosh Cooperative Plan. The extraterritorial zoning was a requirement of that plan. This plan was previously approved by the Extraterritorial Zoning Committee. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-43 would approve a zone change at 2200 Witzel Avenue. The property owner has requested that the zoning for this property be changed from R-3 multiple dwelling district to a C-1 PD neighborhood business district. This, of course, is the proposed location of a new
dental clinic, which is part of an earlier resolution in the Consent Agenda for the conditional
use permit and planned development. More information on this zone change is included in
Jackson’s memorandum.
Ordinance #06-44 is for the voluntary attachment of properties located along Emmers Lane
in the Town of Algoma. This is for approximately 2.2 acres that was included in the
Cooperative Plan between the city and the Town of Algoma, and is designated as land that
would come into the city. The property owners would now like to attach this property for
development purposes. More information on this is included in Jackson’s memorandum.
Turning to new ordinances, Ordinance #06-45 would amend our parks ordinance to allow dogs
at the city’s boat launches. This was recommended by the Parks Advisory Board. This would
allow individuals using our boat launches to have dogs at the launches if they are on a leash,
and only to move the dog between their vehicle and their boat. More information on this
ordinance change is included in a memorandum that I’m enclosing from Parks Director Tom
Stephany.
Ordinance #06-46 would amend our parking regulations to add additional ten-hour meters in
place of monthly stalls in the State Street parking lot. This was discussed and recommended
by the Parking Utility Commission. I’m enclosing a memorandum from Transportation Director
Mark Huddleston, which further explains this ordinance change.
We have no pending resolutions, no new resolutions, we have no Workshop scheduled, but we
do have an Executive Session planned to discuss the City Manager’s annual evaluation. That
concludes the Agenda for next Tuesday evening’s Council Meeting.
Other items I’m enclosing with today’s Newsletter include a memorandum from Community
Development Director Jackson Kinney, which gives you an update on where we are with the
Five Rivers Development Project for our Marion Road/Pearl Avenue Redevelopment Area. As
you can see from Jackson’s memorandum, the developer has provided the city with the
submittal by the January 16th due date and we are now in the process of reviewing the
information that was provided. We would also like to have an Executive Session after the
February 14th Council Meeting to further discuss the ongoing negotiations with the developer
for this project. If you have any questions regarding any of this information, please feel free to
contact either Jackson or me.
Insofar as minutes are concerned, I’m enclosing the following:
1. Minutes of the January 10th City Council Meeting.
2. Minutes of the November 28th Seniors Center Board of Directors meeting.
3. Minutes of the October 20th Stormwater Utility Commission meeting.
The last item I’m enclosing is the notice for our special meeting on Thursday, January 26th, to
consider Class B and Class C licenses for a local establishment.
Looking at my schedule for next week, on Monday, at 12:00 noon, I’ll be attending a meeting
at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to discuss the ongoing Oshkosh Sports Complex
Project. Of course, as I had mentioned earlier, at 5:00 p.m., the WOCT radio station will take
to the airwaves.
On Tuesday morning, at 9:00 a.m., I have a meeting with one of our local utilities. Of course,
Tuesday evening, at 6:00 p.m., the City Council will meet.
On Wednesday morning, at 9:00 a.m., we will have our weekly staff meeting to discuss various
issues and concerns. I will also be participating in the Oshkosh Youth Leadership Project as
they have Government Days here at City Hall on Wednesday.
On Thursday morning, at 7:30 a.m., the Chamco Board of Directors will have their monthly
meeting. I will then be going to Madison for the rest of the day on Thursday and Friday for an
Alliance of Cities meeting. Jackie will be out of the office beginning on Wednesday for vacation
for five days, so we will be typing next week’s Newsletter early in the week so that it’s
completed before Jackie leaves and I leave for Madison.
That looks like my week so far. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Respectfully submitted,
Richard A. Wollangk
City Manager
RAW/jdc
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