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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: September 10, 2021
RE: Weekly Newsletter
1. STORM SEWER LATERALS CONSTRUCTION BEGINS: Construction of the 2021
storm sewer laterals project will begin soon. The general contractor for Contract 21-20
Storm Sewer Laterals / Various Locations is Advance Construction Inc. (Advance).
Advance plans to begin construction the week of September 13th.
The work under this Contract consists of the public construction of storm sewer and
laterals, along with concrete and asphalt street patching at approximately forty-one (41)
locations throughout the City. Traffic will be maintained on all streets, including local
access to properties.
If you wish to sign up for e-mailed construction updates for Contract 21-20, please send
a blank e-mail to contract2120-subscribe@lists.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. You will receive an e-
mail stating your subscription request has been received. You must reply to that message
within five (5) days to complete the subscription. If you have any questions, please
contact Construction Management Supervisor, Mike Blank.
2. AQUAHAWK UPDATE: Aquahawk went live on June 1, 2021. Over the first 3 months,
971 accounts have been registered. This is about 3.9% of total city accounts. Since the
middle of August, the number of new accounts being registered has leveled. We plan on
sending out more Aquahawk informational sheets as bill inserts in the coming months.
We continue to monitor very high water usage for our customers and will send out Water
Distribution servicemen to investigate, if appropriate.
3. RECOVER FEST RETURNS: Each year the Solutions Recovery LLC has organized an
event to raise awareness of substance use disorders and memorialize and honor those in
recovery. Due to COVID-19 in 2020 the event, like many, was cancelled.
As the staff planned to bring back this longstanding event, it was determined to downsize
and not include a 5K and 10K run/walk. However, as the event date approached, the
numbers of participants signing up for the event was looking dismal. This led the staff
to reevaluate the run/walk portion of the event. They decided to bring back a walk
activity. As there has been some staff turnover at the Solutions Recovery LLC since the
2019 event, the new staff were unaware of the details of the Special Events ordinance. As
the focus was to keep participants on sidewalks, some of the starting location logistics
were overlooked.
After discussing the event in greater details with City event staff, it was determined the
best course of action for the starting location would be to close Evans St. between
Cleveland Ave. and Parkway Ave. to allow for the gathering of individuals in the street
to start the walk. Once participants begin their walk and turn onto Parkway, they will
utilize sidewalks as they make their way to the Menominee Park trails. Oshkosh Police
Department will provide staffing along the route to assist with crossing busier
intersections. Once all participants have started the walk, Evans St. will be reopened and
participants will utilize sidewalks on the return route. We are anticipating the road to be
closed between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The staff at Solutions Recovery LLC will notify
residents along Evans St. of the event and street closure.
Due to the circumstances of the request for street closure and the timing of the event in
relation to the next Common Council meeting, the City staff has made the decision to
allow for the closure of Evans St. as needed. Moving forward the Solutions Recovery
LLC will submit an application a minimum of 60 days prior to a planned event. For more
information or if you have questions regarding this event, please contact Kathy Snell,
Special Events Coordinator at (920) 232-5304.
4. INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION AUGUST REPORT: The city’s Inspection
Services Division experienced a 55% increase in the total value of permits issued in
August compared with the same period a year ago. Values climbed significantly with
permits issued this year August for The Wit Apartments development which will include
96 luxury apartment units at a construction value of $5.8 million. The city’s Inspections
Services staff made 601 total inspections throughout the month of August with an
average inspection completion of 1.19 business days.
Through the first eight months of 2021, the inspections department recorded total permit
values of nearly $107 million generating permit fees of $695,675. This represents an
increase from permit values of $91 million recorded during the first eight months of 2020
and collected permit fees of $598,234 during that same period. If you have any questions,
please contact Chief Building Official John Zarate.
5. 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://onboard.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/.
6. COVID-19 RESOURCE LINKS AND INFORMATION:
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
7. UPCOMING MEETINGS: Among the meetings I have scheduled for the week of
September 13 include the following: At 8:30 AM on Monday, Mayor Palmeri and I will
meet to discuss Tuesday’s agenda. At 9:30 AM I will be attending the League of
Wisconsin Municipalities Insurance Board meeting in Green Bay. On Tuesday at 7:30
AM I will be attending the Community Sounding Board meeting. At 11:00 AM I will be
attending a virtual WCMA meeting. On Thursday at 9:00 AM I will be meeting with staff
regarding an upcoming quarterly employee meeting. At 4:00 PM I will be attending the
Leadership Oshkosh annual retreat. On Friday at 11:00 AM I will be attending the Joint
Review Board meeting for TID 41. Also, scheduled throughout the week I will continue
to meet with department heads to discuss their 2022 operating budgets. These meetings
will continue through September 24. I am not anticipating a newsletter next week due to
Diane’s attendance at the Leadership Oshkosh retreat. If there is any pertinent
information for Council we will forward or email separately. If you have any questions
about my schedule, please contact me.
August
Building
Permits
Plumbing
Permits
Electric
Permits
HVAC
Permits
Total Value of
Permits
Total Permit
Fees Collected
2020 320 100 71 60 $9,661,843 $77,761.00
2021 225 154 82 78 $14,987,428 $102,387.60