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STORM WATER UTILITY APPEALS BOARD Minutes
March 12, 2020 7:30 am
Oshkosh City Hall, Room 404
Present: John Kiefer; Paul Janty, Kyle Clark
Absent: Maureen Muldoon
Also Present: Justin Gierach, Engineering Division Manager / City Engineer; Dan Gabrilska, Civil
Engineering Supervisor; Joe Standiford, Civil Engineer, City of Oshkosh; Casey
Canady, Civil Engineer, City of Oshkosh; Jim Bachhuber, Brown and Caldwell
I. Call to Order.
A. Mr. Kiefer called the meeting to order at 7:33.
II. Approval of January 16, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Motion to approve January16, 2019 minutes. (Mr. Janty / Mr. Clark). Approved 3-0
III. Introductions of Staff (Dan Gabrilska)
A. Mr. Gabrilska introduced two new City Engineering Division staff (Mr. Standiford and Mr. Canady)
and provided background information on each person.
B. SWU Appeals Board members introduced themselves.
IV. Update and Discussion of City’s MS4 2019 Annual Report Submittal to DNR (D. Gabrilska).
A. Mr. Gabrilska handed out copies of the complete Annual Report. Mr. Gabrilska summarized the
content of the report.
B. Mr. Gabrilska explained that the report needs to be accepted by the SW Utility Board and referred to
the City Council for approval before the City submits to DNR.
C. Motion to amend item #4 on (3/12/2020) Agenda to read: “Review and Recommend City’s MS4
2019 Annual Report for Submittal to DNR”. Motion / seconded (Clark / Janty). Approved 3-0
D. Motion to recommend MS4 Report approval to the City Council (Clark / Kiefer). Approved (3-0)
E. Mr. Bachhuber provided an update on the Leaf Phosphorus Study from USGS. The USGS and
WDNR will be presenting an update on the results of the Fond du Lac and Oshkosh monitoring
program. This presentation is scheduled for March 27th at 1:00 pm at City of Madison. The
presentation is planned to be web-cast.
V. Fox / Wolf 2020 Watershed Conference (J. Gierach and J. Bachhuber)
A. Mr. Gierach provided a summary of the Fox / Wolf annual water resources / stormwater conference.
Oshkosh had 6 attendees to the conference. The conference covers a broad list of topics from the
state regulatory issues, to stormwater and water resources case studies.
B. Mr. Bachhuber added that the conference has been ongoing for about 20 years and had it’s highest
attendance (~ 225) this year.
VI. Program Updates. (J. Gierach and D. Gabrilska)
A. The following project updates were presented:
1. Snell road (20-04) – The project has been advertised. The estimated start date is not set at this
time, but the contract will be awarded at the April 14 Council meeting. Construction may start
late April and last approximately 6 months. The project runs from Jackson to Moser, but also
includes some work in North Main to bring stormwater to the North Main Detention Basin.
2. Oregon Street (20-05) – Project’s bid opening was on March 9. The recommended contractor
will go to Council for approval on March 24. There may be some DNR environmental issues
because of known groundwater contamination (TCE monitoring zone). Construction may start in
April.
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3. Parkway Basin (20-08) –Some progress with railroad had been made. The RR real estate group
wants to release the land however RR legal department is not of the same opinion. This
negotiation is ongoing.
4. Jeld-Wen Outfall (19-02) – Work is complete. Some restoration is left to do in the spring. The
DNR outfall permit has been closed out.
5. Mini Storm (20-20) – Mr. Standiford and Mr. Casey are working on this program. Preliminary
plans are complete and need to be reviewed by Mr. Gabrilska. About 54 properties are scheduled
for work this year, depending on the bid. Mr. Standiford said there will still be a waitlist for next
year (18- 20) but there should be no additional back-log.
6. Mr. Kiefer commented that at the State of the City presentation, the City Manager highlighted the
progress on stormwater infrastructure improvements.
VII. Discussion of Future Meeting Agenda Items.
Topics to be included on future agendas include:
A. Update on TMDL requirements.
B. Discuss Sawyer Creek FEMA mapping update and flood storage districts.
C. AES vegetation management update
D. Updates on Gallups and Johnson Creek studies
E. Adopt-A- Pond program
F. List of CIP projects that have been funded but not completed.
G. Illicit discharge detection and elimination update.
H. Update on storm pipe CCTV work since the equipment was purchased.
I. Request for update on use of remote participation of City meetings in light of the COVID19 issue.
VIII. Adjournment.
Motion to adjourn: Mr. Clark / Mr. Janty (Approved 3-0). Adjournment at 8:55 am.
Respectfully Submitted
Dan Gabrilska;
Civil Engineering Supervisor