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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: April 9, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Newsletter
1. LIFE TV TO PROVIDE EASTER SUNDAY PROGRAMMING: In the interest of
encouraging social distancing while also allowing citizens to participate with their
community, Oshkosh Media and the Oshkosh Police Department are teaming up to provide
local churches and faith communities the opportunity to air their programming on Oshkosh
Media’s Life TV this Easter Sunday, April 12, beginning at 7 a.m. Life TV is available on
Spectrum Cable channel 2, and on the Oshkosh Media channel on Roku, Amazon Fire TV
and Apple TV, as well as streaming live on OshkoshMedia.org. Churches and faith
communities interested in exploring this programming opportunity are encouraged to
contact Officer Kate Mann at the Oshkosh Police Department at 236-5742 and
kmann@ci.oshkosh.wi.us or Jake Timm in Oshkosh Media at 236-5261 and
jtimm@ci.oshkosh.wi.us by Saturday, April 11 at 4 p.m.
2. GO TRANSIT STARTS NEW TRIENNIAL WITH CLEAN SLATE: As you may recall, the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reviews all transit systems every 3 years in a process
called the Triennial Review. The Triennial Review is one of the FTA’s management tools for
examining grantee performance and adherence to FTA requirements and policies. The
review currently examines 21 areas. GO Transit was reviewed in 2019. The review resulted
in 2 minor administrative findings. The average number of findings per review is 7 so overall
the review went very well. Those minor findings were resolved and GO Transit received
notice that their 2019 triennial review has been satisfactorily closed out. If you have any
questions about GO Transit, please contact transportation director, Jim Collins.
3. EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER STILL ACTIVE: As the coronavirus (COVID-19)
continues to impact our community the EOC is still being utilized. Measures and guidelines
are changing hourly and EOC staff are still taking all the necessary health and safety
precautions in accordance with the CDC, and local and state health officials.
As we adjust to the new normal it is important to realize that by continuing to follow the
“Safer at Home” order we are reducing the risk and spread of COVID 19. Since information
is rapidly changing, below are links to resources regarding updates and information:
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CITIZEN COVID-19 INFORMATION SITE:
https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/covid19.aspx.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
https://www.cdc.gov/
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/
WINNEBAGO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/health/divisions-program-
areas/communicable-disease/covid-19-coronavirus/wchd-covid-19-situation
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 April 13 include
the following: On Monday I will be on a phone conference with Mayor Palmeri to discuss
Tuesday’s agenda. On Thursday at 11:00 AM, I will be participating in a Virtual Town Hall
meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and other local leaders. For the remainder of the
week I will be available on a limited basis, splitting my time between City Hall and being
“on call” for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). If you have any questions, please
contact me.