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City Manager • Mark A. Rohloff
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5002 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
DATE: March 6, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Newsletter
1. OSHKOSH STATE OF THE CITY SET FOR MONDAY, MARCH 9: The annual Oshkosh
State of the City Address and City Exhibit Expo will be held at the Oshkosh Convention
Center, 1 North Main Street. The event, which will also include the presentation of
Community Partnership Awards and Citizen Service Awards, will begin at 6 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m., the Citizen Service Awards and Community Partnership Awards will be
presented by the Oshkosh Common Council. The Citizen Service Awards honor individuals
who have achieved various five-year milestones serving on city boards and commissions,
and the Community Partnership Awards recognize organizations that have played a role in
enriching the City of Oshkosh through initiatives, programs, and support.
Immediately following the awards, City Manager Mark Rohloff will deliver the State of the
City Address. This year’s address highlights exciting plans in economic development,
infrastructure, neighborhoods, quality of life, and more for 2020 and beyond. His
presentation will also take a look back at some of the progress that has been made, and how
the city plans to continue that success for years to come.
The evening will conclude with the City Exhibit Expo, which provides the public an
opportunity to learn more about city departments and services and connect with elected
officials and city staff. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact
Communications Coordinator Emily Springstroh at (920) 236-5269.
2. OSHKOSH MEDIA NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON FIRE TV: Viewers in Oshkosh, and
beyond, can now see live HD streams of Oshkosh Media’s Gov TV and Life TV on Amazon’s
Fire TV service. Oshkosh Media staff worked with the Friends of Oshkosh Community
Media and TelVue to develop the channel. It is now available for free download on any
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Amazon Fire TV device. This latest addition joins the existing Oshkosh Media channels on
both Roku and Apple TV devices. According to a recent analysis by Parks Associates, 39% of
the homes in the U.S. with a broadband internet connection own a streaming media player,
like a Roku or Amazon Fire Stick. The same study found that more than 70% of those viewers
owned either a Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire Stick device, meaning Oshkosh Media is
now available to millions of viewers worldwide. If you have any questions, please contact
Oshkosh Media’s Jake Timm at 236-5261.
3. ATTACHED REPORTS & UPDATES: Attached please find the Transit Advisory Board
meeting notice and agenda for March 18.
4. MEETING MINUTES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: All meeting minutes are
uploaded to the website upon approval. Please follow the link below for the most updated
information & meeting minutes: https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/BoardsAndCommissions
5. UPCOMING MEETINGS: The meetings I have scheduled for the week of March 9 include
the following: At 8:00 AM on Monday, I will be meeting with Mayor Palmeri to go over
discuss Tuesday’s agenda. At 1:30 PM I will be doing my final walk-through for the State of
the City Address scheduled for later that evening. At 7:30 AM on Tuesday I will be attending
the Community Sounding Board Committee meeting. At 9:30 AM I will be meeting with
staff and DOC Officials to discuss the pending Transitional Housing Workshop scheduled
for Thursday March 31. At 3:00 PM on Wednesday I will be meeting with staff regarding the
cities use of the Oshkosh Convention Center for city sponsored events. At 7:30 AM on
Thursday I will be attending the GOEDC Executive Committee meeting. At 11:00 AM I will
be meeting with staff to discuss our Worker’s Compensation budget. At 4:00 PM I will be
attending the Leadership Oshkosh informational meeting. On Friday at 9:00 AM I will be
meeting with Town of Oshkosh officials regarding the WMHI water agreement. At 2:00 PM
I will be meeting with staff to plan for the upcoming website workshop scheduled for March
24. If you have any questions regarding my meeting schedule, please contact me.