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STORM WATER UTILITY APPEALS BOARD Minutes
January 21, 2021 7:30 am
Meeting held via Webex
Present: Paul Janty, Kyle Clark, Maureen Muldoon, Mike Norton
Absent: John Kiefer
Also Present: Justin Gierach, Engineering Division Manager / City Engineer; Dan Gabrilska, Civil
Engineering Supervisor; Mike Wegner, Brown and Caldwell
I. Call to Order.
A. Mr. Janty called the meeting to order at 7:35 am.
II. Approval of November 19, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Motion to approve November 19, 2020 minutes. (Mr. Clark / Mr. Muldoon). Approved 4-0.
III. Nuisance Animal Trapping 2020 Summary (D. Gabrilska)
A. Mr. Gabrilska provided an update on the Nuisance Animal Trapping program from 2020.
1. Bezio Animal Control was the contractor for the trapping and it occurred in Fall
(October/November) 2020. In total, there were 458 traps set and 152 muskrats were trapped.
2. Also observed during trapping were Otters in ponds on the south-side of Oshkosh. This is the first
known observation of otters in the City’s storm water ponds. Otters prey on muskrats.
3. Bezio Animal Control also performed inspections for the dams that are part of Armory and James
Road ponds. Inspections were performed monthly and reports were provided to the City.
4. During October 2020 there was a week of trapping time that was lost due to high-water levels from
the large rain event that occurred.
5. The trapping program will resume in Spring 2021.
B. Ms. Muldoon asked about whether winter trapping occurs. Mr. Gierach indicated that the traps used
do not work when there is ice cover.
C. Mr. Janty asked if there are any incidental animals trapped as part of the program. Mr. Gabrilska
stated that in the past there have been opossum trapped. There were no incidental catches caught this
year.
IV. Program and Project Updates (J. Gierach and D. Gabrilska).
A. 20-02 Southwest Industrial Park
1. The project was bid and awarded in Fall 2020. The contractor has installed erosion control
measures and is waiting for spring to being substantial construction activities.
2. The project schedule is weather dependent and the City is waiting for the contractor to provide a
detailed schedule.
B. 20-15 Mini Storm #2 (includes completion of storm sewer for 2019 Ceape Ave Parking Lot)
1. Approximately one-half of the storm sewer laterals were completed in Fall 2020. The remaining
laterals are on-hold until spring.
2. The project includes the installation of the Ceape Avenue parking lot outfall on Ceape Avenue to
Court Street. The storm sewer installation is on hold pending an easement agreement with WPS to
allow WPS to relocate their utilities. The easement language is currently being finalized.
3. The project completion date is June 4, 2021.
C. 21-04 W. 9th Avenue design/bid
1. The project design was completed and bidding occurred in January. Bids were opened on Monday,
January 18, 2021. Bid prices were favorable and the project is anticipated to be awarded by
Council at the next meeting.
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2. Construction will begin in April. The land acquisition process is currently being completed and it
will be finalized in April. The contractor indicated they anticipate starting work in April.
3. Mr. Janty asked about the location of the project. Mr. Gierach indicated the project will be west of
IH-41, between Oakwood Road and Linden Oaks Drive.
D. 21-05 Ceape Avenue Reconstruction
1. Design of the project is on-going and bidding is scheduled to start on February 16, 2021.
E. 21-20 Mini Storm Contract
1. Design of the project is on-going and bidding is scheduled to start on April 6, 2021.
2. There are two major portions of the project where there currently is no storm sewer. These areas
require significant pavement removal and replacement to allow for installation of storm sewer for
the storm lateral connections.
3. Mr. Janty asked how many lateral requests will remain on the waiting-list after the 2021 project.
Mr. Gierach indicated that the project was addressing all requests that were on the list as of
December 2020. He was unsure if there had been additional requests made after that time.
F. Westowne Detention Basin
1. The land acquisition process is on-going.
2. Plans were originally completed in 2018 and will be ready for bidding after land acquisition is
complete.
V. Review Discussion of Future Meeting Agenda Items.
A. Approval of 2020 MS4 Annual Report
1. Mr. Gabrilska indicated that the MS4 Annual Report is due in March and this topic will be included
on the February meeting agenda. The City is currently working on the report and it will be sent to
the committee for review prior to the meeting. Additionally, the report will be posted on the City
website for public review.
2. It was noted that last year’s program faced challenges due to Covid-19. Particularly with public
outreach and engagement activities.
B. Review public information through Oshkosh Media Department
1. Mr. Gierach indicated that recent staff efforts have focused on project work. Information from
NEWSC has been shared with the media department for distribution on the City’s social media
channels.
2. Large public information efforts have been on-hold. The tentative schedule is to revisit these
efforts in spring.
3. Mr. Clark provided a link to the “Practical Engineering” YouTube channel as a possible resource
for sharing with the public. The video creator is a civil engineer who appears to do a good job
translating technical information and recently put out information on storm water. Link:
https://www.youtube.com/c/PracticalEngineeringChannel/videos
4. Ms. Muldoon stated that last week was salt awareness week in Wisconsin and she had seen
information from the Fox/Wolf Watershed Alliance. She provided a link to the presentations:
https://www.wisaltwise.com/Take-Action/Salt-Awareness-Week. This is another potential resource
that could be shared.
C. 2020 IDDE Presentation by OMNNI
1. Mr. Gabrilska said this had been a committee topic in prior years a presentation on the IDDE
program has been given in March or April. Last year a presentation was not given. The topic will
be scheduled for either March or April.
2. The city has been provided a draft of the annual report by OMNNI. This report will be included as
a part of the MS4 annual report.
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D. Mr. Clark asked about including a topic for the 2022 budget at a future meeting. Mr. Clark and Mr.
Gierach thought this would likely be a topic for a meeting in the summer after the City has started the
2022 budget process.
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VI. Adjournment.
Motion to adjourn: Mr. Clark / Ms. Muldoon (Approved 4-0). Adjournment at 7:57 am.
Respectfully Submitted
Dan Gabrilska;
Civil Engineering Supervisor