March 10, 2006
To The Mayor and City Council:
It's that time of year when we are all grasping for any signs of spring. One of the signs is the return of the state bird of Wisconsin- the robin. I witnessed my first sighting last Sunday. Another sign is rain, rather than snow, which we have seen this week. Let's hope that these are sure signs that spring will be here shortly.
I'm enclosing the Agenda for next Tuesday evening's Council Meeting. The first Council Member voting on the issues will be Council Member Burk Tower. We have no public hearings to begin the Agenda, so turning to the Consent Agenda, Resolution #06-86 would approve a resolution to submit to the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development the request for the City of Oshkosh to continue to self-insure our workers compensation program. Every three years, in order for us to continue our self-insurance, we must submit notice to the State of Wisconsin. I'm enclosing a memorandum from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine, which further explains this resolution.
Resolution #06-87 would award bids for this year's road materials for our Public Works Department. This is an annual bid that we receive for the purchase of the various road maintenance materials that are used by our street department for maintaining all of our public right-of-ways. I'm enclosing another memorandum from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine, which further speaks to this resolution.
Resolution #06-88 would award the bid for a television inspection system for our wastewater department. This is to televise the various sewer mains throughout the city. Funding for this project is included in the 2006 Capital Improvements Program. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I'm enclosing from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine.
Resolution #06-89 would award the bid for the relocation of our fiber optic network as it crosses the Fox River near the Wisconsin Street bridge. With the new bridge construction beginning later this fall, it was necessary that our fiber optic cable, as it approaches the river, be relocated to move it out of the way for the new bridge. This project was included in this year's Capital Improvements Program. I'm enclosing yet another memorandum from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine, which explains this bid.
Resolution #06-90 would grant a conditional use permit and approve the final planned development for 2415 Westowne Avenue. Festival Foods is requesting this conditional use permit and development plan approval for a 7500 square foot addition to their building.
The Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this request. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I'm enclosing from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney.
Weekly Newsletter
March 10, 2006
Page 2
Resolution #06-91 would approve the Near East Neighborhood Plan. This, of course, is the
plan to revitalize the 20 block area bounded by Merritt Avenue on the south, Lincoln
Avenue on the north, Jefferson Street on the west, and Broad Street on the east. This is
the plan that was discussed with you at the Workshop after the last Council Meeting. The
Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this plan. More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum and a copy of the Near East Neighborhood Plan is enclosed.
Resolution #06-92 is for the determination of necessity to acquire properties at 223 Merritt Avenue, 661 Jefferson Street, and a portion of 656 North Main Street. All of these properties are in or near the Near East Neighborhood Plan that is part of Resolution #06- 91. All of these properties are slated to be redeveloped into new residential housing. The property owners have been in contact with our Community Development Department and are willing to sell these properties to the city for redevelopment purposes. These purchases have been recommended by the Plan Commission. More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum.
Resolution #06-93 is for the determination of necessity to acquire properties at 679 Jefferson Street, 686 Jefferson Street, and 303 Oxford Avenue. All of these properties are also included in the Near East Neighborhood Plan. These properties are all in the process of being foreclosed by financial institutions. These are ideal candidates for redevelopment purposes for this residential neighborhood. The Plan Commission recommended the approval of the acquisition of these properties. More information on this is also included in Jackson's memorandum.
Resolution #06-94 is the determination of necessity to establish the fair market value and authorize the purchase of railroad property. This property is immediately south of 14th Avenue and is currently part of the Canadian National right-of-way. As was outlined in the Riverwalk proposal, this property would be converted into a parking area to be utilized by individuals using the pedestrian trail or the new walkway that would be placed upon the breakwater at the far south end of the Pioneer property. The Department of Natural Resources strongly encouraged the city to make this part of the Riverwalk project to allow fishermen to utilize this area. More information on this is also included in Jackson's memorandum.
Resolution #06-95 is the determination of necessity to establish the fair market value and authorize the purchase of a parcel of land at McClone Drive and Insurance Way for a sanitary sewer lift station. The Public Works Department is requesting the acquisition of an approximately 17,000 square foot parcel of land located at this intersection for a future sanitary sewer lift station. Currently, the Sewer Utility has a lift station along Washburn Street, east of this proposed site. The city was approached by the property owner requesting that the Sewer Utility place the lift station at this site further from the frontage road to accommodate a future development on the property where the lift station currently resides. In discussions with the property owner and the Public Works Department, it was determined that in order to move the lift station to this new area, it would require additional cost for the Sewer Utility for sewer lines. As a result, the property owner will be paying the Sewer Utility the difference between the cost of the new site and what it will cost
to move those sewer lines. More information on this is included in Jackson's
memorandum.
Resolution #06-96 is the initial resolution for concrete paving, sidewalk and utilities for this
year's concrete paving program, which is part of the Capital Improvements Program for this
year.
Resolution #06-97 is the initial resolution for concrete paving, sidewalk and utilities for the
reconstruction of the Washburn Street project, which is also part of this year's Capital
Improvements Program.
Resolution #06-98 would approve an agreement with the Oshkosh Area School District for
lifeguard services for the new Pollock Community Water Park. The Oshkosh Area School
District has approved the agreement for providing lifeguard service to our new water park
by the Recreation Department. They will pay up to $60,000 for this lifeguard service
depending upon the success and profitability of the water park's summer season. More
information on this resolution is included in a memorandum that I'm enclosing from Parks
Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-99 would increase the petty cash fund for our Parks Department to operate
the Welcome Center at Menominee Park. Previously, the Welcome Center had been
operated by the Zoological Society. They are no longer interested in operating the Welcome
Center, so the Center and concession stand at that location will be operated by our Parks
Department. In order to do this, they need additional petty cash to set up that operation.
More information on this is included in another memorandum from Parks Director Tom
Stephany, which further explains this resolution.
Resolution #06-100 would approve the continuation of leasing the concession function at
Spanbauer Field to the Eagles Club of Oshkosh. The current agreement with the Eagles
Club to operate that concession stand was for five years and it expired on December 31,
2005. It is now recommended that the agreement be extended for another five year period
through 2010. More information on this is included in a memorandum that I'm enclosing
from Parks Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-101 would approve the various, miscellaneous licenses, as reviewed and
recommended by City Clerk Pamela Ubrig and Police Chief David Erickson. That concludes
the Consent Agenda for next Tuesday evening's Council Meeting.
Turning to pending ordinances, Ordinance #06-102 is for the rezoning of 1424 Rath Lane
and 1820, 1844, 1874, 1896 and 1900 Omro Road. The petitioner for these properties is
requesting approval to rezone the six properties from R-1 single family resident district to a
C-2 PD general commercial district with a planned development overlay. This is consistent
with the city's Comprehensive Plan use recommendation for this area. The Plan
Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this request. More information on this
is included in Jackson's memorandum.
Weekly Newsletter
March 10, 2006
Page 4
Ordinance #06-103 would amend Chapter 30 of our zoning ordinance to increase the fee
that is charged for processing conditional use permit requests. This fee has not been
increased since 2001. The Plan Commission reviewed and unanimously approved this
request. More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum.
Ordinance #06-104 would also amend Chapter 30 of our zoning ordinance regarding
floodplain provisions. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency have revised their floodplain ordinance and we now need
to amend ours to incorporate these changes. The Plan Commission reviewed and
recommended approval of this request. More information on this is included in Jackson's
memorandum.
Ordinance #06-105 would approve various traffic regulations, as reviewed and
recommended by the Traffic Review Advisory Board. I'm enclosing a memorandum from
Transportation Director Mark Huddleston, which speaks to these changes.
Turning to new ordinances, Ordinance #06-106 would approve various building code
revisions. We had previously sent you a memorandum from Director of Inspection Services
Allyn Dannhoff, which explained these code revisions. We are again including a copy of
this memorandum.
Ordinance #06-107 would approve revisions to our electrical code. Again, we had
previously sent you information regarding these changes from Director of Inspection
Services Allyn Dannhoff. We are again enclosing that memorandum.
Ordinance #06-108 would approve various fee increases for our Inspections Division. The
Inspections Division has reviewed and recommended these fee increases to keep our fees in
line with surrounding communities and the cost of providing this service to our residents.
More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum in a separate
memorandum from Director of Inspection Services Allyn Dannhoff.
Ordinance #06-109 would amend our nuisance code for outdoor boilers, furnaces, weed
cutting and lawn care. More information on this change is also included in Jackson's
memorandum.
We have no pending resolutions, so turning to new resolutions, Resolution #06-110 would
amend the term sheet for the Five Rivers Resort Redevelopment Project that is proposed for
the Marion Road/Pearl Avenue redevelopment area. Last October, you approved the initial
term agreement for this development. We are now proposing that the City Council amend
the development agreement to extend the timeframe for the start of construction of the
project until September 21st. More information was included in a memorandum that was
sent to you last week from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney.
Resolution #06-111 is for the initial borrowing for lease revenue bonds for Tax Incremental
District #21 for the acquisition of the Mercury Marine property. This is part of the Marion
Weekly Newsletter
March 10, 2006
Page 5
Road/Pearl Avenue redevelopment area that recently has been included in the newly
created Tax Incremental District for this area. More information on this is included in
another memorandum from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney.
That concludes the Agenda for next Tuesday evening's Council meeting. We do have a
Workshop scheduled after the meeting to discuss the changes in our sanitation pickup for
condominiums. We also have an Executive Session scheduled to discuss the purchase of
property for the Campbell Creek watershed and for the City Manager's evaluation.
Other items I'm enclosing with today's Newsletter include the latest edition of the Auxiliary
Police Newsletter, which brings you up-to-date on their scheduled activities.
Insofar as minutes are concerned, I'm enclosing the following:
1. Minutes of the February 28th City Council Meeting.
2. Minutes of the January 18th Redevelopment Authority meeting & Executive Session.
3. Minutes of the January 31st Redevelopment Authority meeting.
4. Minutes of the February 8th Landmarks Commission meeting.
The last item I'm enclosing is the monthly report for the month of January, which gives you
all of the departmental statistics for the month.
Looking at my schedule for next week, on Monday morning, at 10:00 a.m., I'll be taping The
City Manager's Report a little early that day as I will be out of the office in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, I have a number of meetings planned along with the Council Meeting at 6:00
p.m.
On Wednesday morning, at 9:00 a.m., we will have our weekly staff meeting to discuss
various issues and concerns.
On Thursday afternoon and Friday, I'll be attending a meeting of the Alliance of Cities in
Milwaukee.
That looks like my week so far. I hope everyone has a great weekend and that warmer
temperatures are on the horizon!
Respectfully submitted,
Richard A. Wollangk
City Manager
It's that time of year when we are all grasping for any signs of spring. One of the signs is the return of the state bird of Wisconsin- the robin. I witnessed my first sighting last Sunday. Another sign is rain, rather than snow, which we have seen this week. Let's hope that these are sure signs that spring will be here shortly.
I'm enclosing the Agenda for next Tuesday evening's Council Meeting. The first Council Member voting on the issues will be Council Member Burk Tower. We have no public hearings to begin the Agenda, so turning to the Consent Agenda, Resolution #06-86 would approve a resolution to submit to the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development the request for the City of Oshkosh to continue to self-insure our workers compensation program. Every three years, in order for us to continue our self-insurance, we must submit notice to the State of Wisconsin. I'm enclosing a memorandum from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine, which further explains this resolution.
Resolution #06-87 would award bids for this year's road materials for our Public Works Department. This is an annual bid that we receive for the purchase of the various road maintenance materials that are used by our street department for maintaining all of our public right-of-ways. I'm enclosing another memorandum from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine, which further speaks to this resolution.
Resolution #06-88 would award the bid for a television inspection system for our wastewater department. This is to televise the various sewer mains throughout the city. Funding for this project is included in the 2006 Capital Improvements Program. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I'm enclosing from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine.
Resolution #06-89 would award the bid for the relocation of our fiber optic network as it crosses the Fox River near the Wisconsin Street bridge. With the new bridge construction beginning later this fall, it was necessary that our fiber optic cable, as it approaches the river, be relocated to move it out of the way for the new bridge. This project was included in this year's Capital Improvements Program. I'm enclosing yet another memorandum from Purchasing Agent Don LaFontaine, which explains this bid.
Resolution #06-90 would grant a conditional use permit and approve the final planned development for 2415 Westowne Avenue. Festival Foods is requesting this conditional use permit and development plan approval for a 7500 square foot addition to their building.
The Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this request. More information on this is included in the memorandum that I'm enclosing from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney.
Weekly Newsletter
March 10, 2006
Page 2
Resolution #06-91 would approve the Near East Neighborhood Plan. This, of course, is the
plan to revitalize the 20 block area bounded by Merritt Avenue on the south, Lincoln
Avenue on the north, Jefferson Street on the west, and Broad Street on the east. This is
the plan that was discussed with you at the Workshop after the last Council Meeting. The
Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this plan. More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum and a copy of the Near East Neighborhood Plan is enclosed.
Resolution #06-92 is for the determination of necessity to acquire properties at 223 Merritt Avenue, 661 Jefferson Street, and a portion of 656 North Main Street. All of these properties are in or near the Near East Neighborhood Plan that is part of Resolution #06- 91. All of these properties are slated to be redeveloped into new residential housing. The property owners have been in contact with our Community Development Department and are willing to sell these properties to the city for redevelopment purposes. These purchases have been recommended by the Plan Commission. More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum.
Resolution #06-93 is for the determination of necessity to acquire properties at 679 Jefferson Street, 686 Jefferson Street, and 303 Oxford Avenue. All of these properties are also included in the Near East Neighborhood Plan. These properties are all in the process of being foreclosed by financial institutions. These are ideal candidates for redevelopment purposes for this residential neighborhood. The Plan Commission recommended the approval of the acquisition of these properties. More information on this is also included in Jackson's memorandum.
Resolution #06-94 is the determination of necessity to establish the fair market value and authorize the purchase of railroad property. This property is immediately south of 14th Avenue and is currently part of the Canadian National right-of-way. As was outlined in the Riverwalk proposal, this property would be converted into a parking area to be utilized by individuals using the pedestrian trail or the new walkway that would be placed upon the breakwater at the far south end of the Pioneer property. The Department of Natural Resources strongly encouraged the city to make this part of the Riverwalk project to allow fishermen to utilize this area. More information on this is also included in Jackson's memorandum.
Resolution #06-95 is the determination of necessity to establish the fair market value and authorize the purchase of a parcel of land at McClone Drive and Insurance Way for a sanitary sewer lift station. The Public Works Department is requesting the acquisition of an approximately 17,000 square foot parcel of land located at this intersection for a future sanitary sewer lift station. Currently, the Sewer Utility has a lift station along Washburn Street, east of this proposed site. The city was approached by the property owner requesting that the Sewer Utility place the lift station at this site further from the frontage road to accommodate a future development on the property where the lift station currently resides. In discussions with the property owner and the Public Works Department, it was determined that in order to move the lift station to this new area, it would require additional cost for the Sewer Utility for sewer lines. As a result, the property owner will be paying the Sewer Utility the difference between the cost of the new site and what it will cost
to move those sewer lines. More information on this is included in Jackson's
memorandum.
Resolution #06-96 is the initial resolution for concrete paving, sidewalk and utilities for this
year's concrete paving program, which is part of the Capital Improvements Program for this
year.
Resolution #06-97 is the initial resolution for concrete paving, sidewalk and utilities for the
reconstruction of the Washburn Street project, which is also part of this year's Capital
Improvements Program.
Resolution #06-98 would approve an agreement with the Oshkosh Area School District for
lifeguard services for the new Pollock Community Water Park. The Oshkosh Area School
District has approved the agreement for providing lifeguard service to our new water park
by the Recreation Department. They will pay up to $60,000 for this lifeguard service
depending upon the success and profitability of the water park's summer season. More
information on this resolution is included in a memorandum that I'm enclosing from Parks
Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-99 would increase the petty cash fund for our Parks Department to operate
the Welcome Center at Menominee Park. Previously, the Welcome Center had been
operated by the Zoological Society. They are no longer interested in operating the Welcome
Center, so the Center and concession stand at that location will be operated by our Parks
Department. In order to do this, they need additional petty cash to set up that operation.
More information on this is included in another memorandum from Parks Director Tom
Stephany, which further explains this resolution.
Resolution #06-100 would approve the continuation of leasing the concession function at
Spanbauer Field to the Eagles Club of Oshkosh. The current agreement with the Eagles
Club to operate that concession stand was for five years and it expired on December 31,
2005. It is now recommended that the agreement be extended for another five year period
through 2010. More information on this is included in a memorandum that I'm enclosing
from Parks Director Tom Stephany.
Resolution #06-101 would approve the various, miscellaneous licenses, as reviewed and
recommended by City Clerk Pamela Ubrig and Police Chief David Erickson. That concludes
the Consent Agenda for next Tuesday evening's Council Meeting.
Turning to pending ordinances, Ordinance #06-102 is for the rezoning of 1424 Rath Lane
and 1820, 1844, 1874, 1896 and 1900 Omro Road. The petitioner for these properties is
requesting approval to rezone the six properties from R-1 single family resident district to a
C-2 PD general commercial district with a planned development overlay. This is consistent
with the city's Comprehensive Plan use recommendation for this area. The Plan
Commission reviewed and recommended approval of this request. More information on this
is included in Jackson's memorandum.
Weekly Newsletter
March 10, 2006
Page 4
Ordinance #06-103 would amend Chapter 30 of our zoning ordinance to increase the fee
that is charged for processing conditional use permit requests. This fee has not been
increased since 2001. The Plan Commission reviewed and unanimously approved this
request. More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum.
Ordinance #06-104 would also amend Chapter 30 of our zoning ordinance regarding
floodplain provisions. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency have revised their floodplain ordinance and we now need
to amend ours to incorporate these changes. The Plan Commission reviewed and
recommended approval of this request. More information on this is included in Jackson's
memorandum.
Ordinance #06-105 would approve various traffic regulations, as reviewed and
recommended by the Traffic Review Advisory Board. I'm enclosing a memorandum from
Transportation Director Mark Huddleston, which speaks to these changes.
Turning to new ordinances, Ordinance #06-106 would approve various building code
revisions. We had previously sent you a memorandum from Director of Inspection Services
Allyn Dannhoff, which explained these code revisions. We are again including a copy of
this memorandum.
Ordinance #06-107 would approve revisions to our electrical code. Again, we had
previously sent you information regarding these changes from Director of Inspection
Services Allyn Dannhoff. We are again enclosing that memorandum.
Ordinance #06-108 would approve various fee increases for our Inspections Division. The
Inspections Division has reviewed and recommended these fee increases to keep our fees in
line with surrounding communities and the cost of providing this service to our residents.
More information on this is included in Jackson's memorandum in a separate
memorandum from Director of Inspection Services Allyn Dannhoff.
Ordinance #06-109 would amend our nuisance code for outdoor boilers, furnaces, weed
cutting and lawn care. More information on this change is also included in Jackson's
memorandum.
We have no pending resolutions, so turning to new resolutions, Resolution #06-110 would
amend the term sheet for the Five Rivers Resort Redevelopment Project that is proposed for
the Marion Road/Pearl Avenue redevelopment area. Last October, you approved the initial
term agreement for this development. We are now proposing that the City Council amend
the development agreement to extend the timeframe for the start of construction of the
project until September 21st. More information was included in a memorandum that was
sent to you last week from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney.
Resolution #06-111 is for the initial borrowing for lease revenue bonds for Tax Incremental
District #21 for the acquisition of the Mercury Marine property. This is part of the Marion
Weekly Newsletter
March 10, 2006
Page 5
Road/Pearl Avenue redevelopment area that recently has been included in the newly
created Tax Incremental District for this area. More information on this is included in
another memorandum from Community Development Director Jackson Kinney.
That concludes the Agenda for next Tuesday evening's Council meeting. We do have a
Workshop scheduled after the meeting to discuss the changes in our sanitation pickup for
condominiums. We also have an Executive Session scheduled to discuss the purchase of
property for the Campbell Creek watershed and for the City Manager's evaluation.
Other items I'm enclosing with today's Newsletter include the latest edition of the Auxiliary
Police Newsletter, which brings you up-to-date on their scheduled activities.
Insofar as minutes are concerned, I'm enclosing the following:
1. Minutes of the February 28th City Council Meeting.
2. Minutes of the January 18th Redevelopment Authority meeting & Executive Session.
3. Minutes of the January 31st Redevelopment Authority meeting.
4. Minutes of the February 8th Landmarks Commission meeting.
The last item I'm enclosing is the monthly report for the month of January, which gives you
all of the departmental statistics for the month.
Looking at my schedule for next week, on Monday morning, at 10:00 a.m., I'll be taping The
City Manager's Report a little early that day as I will be out of the office in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, I have a number of meetings planned along with the Council Meeting at 6:00
p.m.
On Wednesday morning, at 9:00 a.m., we will have our weekly staff meeting to discuss
various issues and concerns.
On Thursday afternoon and Friday, I'll be attending a meeting of the Alliance of Cities in
Milwaukee.
That looks like my week so far. I hope everyone has a great weekend and that warmer
temperatures are on the horizon!
Respectfully submitted,
Richard A. Wollangk
City Manager
posted by Miles Maguire at 7:28 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home