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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: November 5, 2021
RE: Weekly Newsletter
1. STRONG MOMS PRESENTATION: On Thursday, October 21, 2021, PIO/Crime Prevention
Officer Kate Mann was the guest speaker at the Downtown YMCA's Strong Moms program.
Officer Mann spoke to the guests about scams and frauds targeting Halloween merchandise sales
on the internet, safety tips for trick or treating, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) and handed out OPD items for safe trick or treating such as flashlights, blue blinking
lights and flashlight keychains.
2. TRUNK OR TREAT: On Friday, October 29, 2021, officers were invited to participate in Trunk
or Treat events at Amcor Packaging and Carl Traeger School. Officers provided OPD items for
safe trick or treating and spoke with families about keeping children safe during Halloween trick
or treat hours. Officers Kate Mann and Cecelia Krause attended the Amcor Packaging event while
Officers Scott Sopata and Keith Norkofski participated in the Carl Traeger event. Everyone had a
great time and enjoyed the awesome costumes!
3. LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS CULVER'S DAY: On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, during the lunch
and dinner hours, Oshkosh Police Lieutenant Matt Harris, Sergeant Todd Wrage, PAO/Crime
Prevention Officer Kate Mann, Community Service Officer Crystal Young, Telecommunications
Clerk Joni Kerwin, along with members from the Oshkosh Police Auxiliary and the 2021 Citizens
Academy class participated in the Lights of Christmas campaign at the Oshkosh Culver’s located
on Koeller.
During the event, officers helped deliver meals in the restaurant and the drive thru. Officers
helped bring awareness to the event by speaking with customers about the program. Culver’s
donated 10% of that day’s sales to the Lights of Christmas NE Wisconsin campaign. All proceeds
from the fundraiser are then turned into gift cards that officers give to citizens in need in our
community over the holidays. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to Culver’s for
sponsoring this event and for making a difference in the Oshkosh community!
4. INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION OCTOBER REPORT: The city’s Inspection Services
Division experienced a 145 percent increase in the total value of permits issued in October
compared with the same period a year ago, driven by the nearly $9.4 million building permit
issued for Mackson Corners. The 4-story, 74-unit multi-family residential building along the
Riverwalk in the Marion Road Redevelopment Area is the second phase from the developer who
built the Brio apartment building and Oshkosh Food Co-op.
The city’s Inspections Services staff made 589 total inspections throughout the month of October
2021 with an average inspection completion of 1.15 business days. 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 November 8
include the following: On Monday at 7:30 AM I will be attending a meeting at the Oshkosh
Chamber of Commerce to give a presentation regarding the proposed Transportation Utility Fee.
On Tuesday at 7:30 AM I will be attending the Chamber of Commerce Community Sounding
Board meeting. At 11:00 AM I will be attending the Oshkosh Fire Department Strategic Planning
Stakeholder input session. On Wednesday at 7:30 AM I will be attending the United Way
Leadership Council meeting. At 9:30 AM I will be meeting with Toni Herkert of the League of
Wisconsin Municipalities. Ms. Herkert is the League’s Government Affairs Director and is
visiting statewide municipalities to get input on how state financing impacts local government.
At 1:00 PM I will be virtually attending the annual Coaching Program Advisory meeting. I will
be out of the office on Thursday and Friday. If you have any questions about my schedule, please
contact me.
October Building
Permits
Plumbing
Permits
Electric
Permits
HVAC
Permits
Total Value of
Permits
Total Permit
Fees Collected
2020 242 158 81 75 $8,408,048 $69,621.00
2021 216 196 79 106 $20,518,474 $113,040.76