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HomeMy WebLinkAbout47._A) Oshkosh Corporation Update ,e r �>f Oshkosh TO: Honorable Mayor& Members of the Common Council Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director DATE: July 18, 2019 RE: Oshkosh Corporation Global Headquarters Construction, Public Improvements, Tax Increment Finance Plan, Timeline Public Improvements Construction of the N. Westfield and N. Koeller Street extensions have been completed. This includes the sidewalks and driveway aprons. Site and terrace restoration for the entire project area is in progress. Both new roads are open to the public. The permanent traffic signals at Westfield and Oshkosh Ave have been installed and the pavement markings are complete. All required right-of-way along Oshkosh Avenue has been dedicated for a future street/right-of-way construction. City staff has finished the analysis required for proposed Special Assessments for the Public Improvements for Oshkosh Ave, Westfield and Koeller Street. The Council approved the Special Assessments and the Development Agreement at their July 9, 2019 Council meeting. The City retained KL Engineering for the round-about and turn lane design of the new Koeller approach to the round-about, as was recommended in the Traffic Impact Analysis. Design is almost complete and construction would be completed in the fall of 2019. The surveyor is working on the CSM to dedicate the additional right-of-way needed for the additional turn lane on the west side of Koeller Street based on the design. The right-of-way dedication on the east side of Koeller Street will be done in conjunction with the redevelopment of the east side parcels and Rath Lane vacation, east of Koeller Street. The WisDOT-TEA grant of $787,500 that was awarded will help offset costs for the public infrastructure improvements. Staff continues to work on grant administration and allocate the grant dollars for the appropriate grant eligible activities for reimbursement. The WisDNR made the final grant award for the riverwalk to the City this spring, which staff submitted in May, 2018. The $793,247 grant will help build the asphalt riverwalk from the I- City Hall,215 Church Avenue P.O.Box 1130 Oshkosh,WI 54903-1 130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us City of Oshkosh 41/Tribal Heritage Trail to the Oshkosh Corporation site, and in addition, extend the new riverwalk east to Punhoqua Street. The riverwalk grant would also add lights and benches to match the existing park riverwalk design. The bids were opened on June 4, 2019 and Council awarded the construction contract on June 11, 2019. A preconstruction meeting took place on June 27, 2019, with construction to start in July. The benches and lights have been ordered based on Council action. The two prefabricated bridges planned for the riverwalk have significant lead times,and the bridges may not be installed as soon as planned. Completion of the riverwalk is still scheduled for the Fall of 2019. The City has received the $600,000 donation from Oshkosh Corporation for the riverwalk. The National Park Service (NPS) is the lead agency for gathering Tribal review and comment on the riverwalk project. The NPS requested additional archeological testing along the proposed riverwalk route and that work was completed in May, 2019, which found no additional cultural features. NPS reports that they hope to complete the archeological review very shortly. The riverwalk contractor can only start after NPS approves the archeological review. The City has also received a $255,000 Transportation Assistance Program (TAP) grant from WisDOT to help pay for the costs of extending the riverwalk trail from Punhoqua, east through Rainbow Memorial Park. The construction of this segment of riverwalk would be constructed in 2021. This project would help implement the Rainbow Memorial Park Master Plan and connect the lakeshore riverwalk to Oshkosh Ave. and Sawyer Street. The Council approved the funding for a consultant for trail design services and permitting at their July 9, 2019 meeting. Park improvements and funding for the improvements in 2021 are planned to coincide with the planned Riverwalk improvements through the park. City staff has selected consultant Smith Group from Madison, Wisconsin to help the City plan the development of Lakeshore Park. The process officially began with SmithGroup presenting the timeline and their preliminary site analysis to the Advisory Park Board at their May 13th meeting. A public input session was held at the June 10th Advisory Park Board meeting with approximately 25 residents attending. The POLCO survey that ended on June 5th garnered 429 responses with a variety of ideas to incorporate in the master plan. A joint meeting of the Advisory Park Board, Sustainability Advisory Board and Pedestrian and Bicycling Advisory Committee was held on July 8, 2019. The consultants are in the process of formulating alternative plans based on the public input received to date. The Lakeshore Master Park Plan is anticipated to be completed in October, 2019. City Hall,215 Church Avenue P.O.Box 1130 Oshkosh,WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us 6prCity Oshkosh Tax Increment Finance Plans The Common Council adopted both Tax Increment Finance District #34 and #35 Plans on January 23, 2018. The Joint Review Board approved both TIF Plans on January 30, 2018. Private developers are working on plans for development in TID #35 along Oshkosh Ave. The Accu-com building at the Oshkosh Ave/Sawyer intersection was demolished in January, 2019. Repp's Bar demolition was completed at the end of March. Construction continues on the Casey's at the corner of Westfield and Oshkosh Ave.and the Bank First National building between Oshkosh Ave. and Koeller Street. Development Agreement and other Agreements A Landscape Maintenance Agreement that would assign maintenance responsibility for the City-owned land between the Oshkosh Corporation property and the proposed riverwalk to Oshkosh Corporation will also be needed, and should be approved after the riverwalk is completed. Oshkosh Corporation was provided the riverwalk plans so that they can revise their site plan as needed with the riverwalk design. Timeline Construction continues on the building. Inspection staff issued the full building permit for Oshkosh Corporation's Global Headquarters' project. Inspection staff are on-site regularly for inspections. The Oshkosh Corporation contractor, Miron Construction, started mobilization for building construction on June 11, 2018. Erosion control practices remain in place. Most of the window installation and exterior siding has been installed and interior finishing has started. Oshkosh Corporation reports that the project is still on schedule for completion this Fall. Miron Construction will be moving the construction-employee parking area from the existing parking lot onto the Oshkosh Corporation property so that the City riverwalk contractor will have complete access to the riverwalk construction area in July. City Hall,215 Church Avenue P.O.Box 1130 Oshkosh,WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us