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STORM WATER UTILITY COMMITTEE Minutes
November 15, 2018
(meeting held at City of Oshkosh Field Operations Facility)
Present: John Kiefer, Maureen Muldoon, and, Kyle Clark
Absent: Paul Janty; Sean Butler; Mr. Clark left the meeting at 7:55.
Also Present: Steve Gohde, Assistant Director of Public Works; John Ferris, Civil Engineer
Supervisor; Emily Springstroh, Communications Coordinator; Jim Bachhuber,
Brown and Caldwell
I.Call to Order.
A. Mr. Kiefer called the meeting to order at 7:31 am.
II. Approval of October 18, 2018 Meeting Minutes.
Mr. Clark moved, seconded by Ms. Muldoon for approval. (Approved (3-0).
III. Program Updates.
Mr. Ferris summarized the following:
A. Sean Butler informed John Ferris that he is resigning from the Committee. The mayor will
appoint a new committee member.
B. Mr. Ferris announced that he has submitted his resignation to the City effective November
16, 2018. City will assign a new staff member for the SWU Committee.
C. 18-14 Oshkosh Ave. almost completed and the entrance to Oshkosh Truck Headquarters will
be fully open next week. Mr. Ferris explained the status of all the work in the park and
stormwater management measures.
D. Otter Parking Lot Permeable Pavement project: project is completed. The city parking lot
located across from the Convention Center.
E. Prairie Treatment System is completed at Coughlin Center. The soil and plants will be added
next spring by the County.
F. 18-02 Libbey Nicolet: The wet basin is 90% complete and the dry basin is 50% complete.
Main Street paving is ongoing.
IV. Review of Alternative Methods of Public Outreach, by Emily Springstroh.
A. Mr. Ferris introduced Ms. Emily Springstroh (City Communication Director) to discuss
options for public information programs.
B. Ms. Springstroh presented an approach that is tailored to the audience, the project, and the
information needs. Ms. Springstroh asked what level of involvement the Committee desires
in the stormwater media / information process. Examples are that the SWU Committee could
create a Facebook page however there are optimal posting frequencies that need to be met to
keep the page active. The updates could be run through Ms. Springstroh with topic ideas
provided by Committee members or staff. A feature video may be another option (such as
the Prairie Treatment System).
C. Ms. Springstroh suggested that she could return to a future SWU Committee meeting and
start generating topics and programs for consideration. Mr. Gohde requested that Ms.
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Springstroh provide a list of options and recommendations for next steps for SWU
Committee consideration. Ms. Springstroh agreed to do this.
V. Review City ordinance creating the Storm Water Utility Committee.
A. Mr. Kiefer recommended holding discussion on this topic until a new Committee member is
appointed by the mayor.
VI. Review Discussion of Future Meeting Agenda Items.
A. Review City ordinance creating Storm Water Utility Committee
B. Continued update on storm water operations and CIP budget for 2019
C. Continue discussion with Ms. Springstroh regarding use of Media Services for city
stormwater program messaging.
VII. Adjournment.
A. Adjournment at 8:16 am.
Respectfully Submitted
Steven Gohde, PE,
Assistant Director Public Works/ City Engineer
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