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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.15.22 Newsletter TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager DATE: July 15, 2022 RE: Weekly Newsletter 1. WISDOT UPDATES SCOPE AND SCHEDULE FOR OREGON/JACKSON STREET BRIDGE: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Bureau of Structures (BOS) announced an update to the repair scope for the Oregon/Jackson Street Bridge. The original nine-week repair estimate has been extended to 13 weeks following discovery of additional damage inside a failed gear box. Repairs are now expected to finish by September 30, 2022. The bridge is currently closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic after a bridge inspector discovered damaged gear teeth in the gearbox on the south leaf span during a routine inspection May 25, 2022. Regal/Rexnord, the company manufacturing the new gears and refurbishing the gearbox, recently identified additional damage in the gearbox that extends the manufacturing process to build the additional parts. 2. MUSEUM SECURES FUNDING FOR FIRST DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENT: The Oshkosh Public Museum has been awarded funding for this celebration, provided in part by a grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board. This $4,000 grant will help fund events related to Latinx culture in the Lake Winnebago region through a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration this October. Currently, these events include a community altar (ofrenda), traditional Mexican folk dancers and mariachi, family craft and learning opportunities, and confirmed free showings of Disney Pixar’s Coco at the Time Community Theatre. Additional program offerings continue to be discussed and planned in partnership with area Latino and Hispanic leaders and groups. This Celebration will help shine a light on Hispanic culture and open doors to a greater awareness of a rapidly growing population in our region. Save the date for Saturday, October 29: the main event for this year’s celebration! 3. TEAM POLICING IS IN FULL SWING: The Oshkosh Police Department has been busy conducting Team Policing activities in the community this summer. You might have seen officers out with the department's CCOV, enjoying coffee and ice cream with citizens or talking safety with the kids. These are just some of the fun ways officers have been connecting with the community:  Fleet Farm Safety Event: Public Affairs/Crime Prevention Officer Kate Mann teamed up with John Holland from the Oshkosh Fire Department to participate in Fleet Farm's Safety Event on Saturday, July 9. Officer Mann talked to the kids about bicycle safety, handed out free bike helmets and books from the REACH-A- Child program, while OFD talked about water safety to the kids. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the event!  CCOV Deploys to Michigan Street: Sergeant Chris Romanowicz, along with Officers Ben Fenhouse and Tom Kopczyk, conducted Team Policing near the Michigan Street Pavilion and fishing docks on Monday, July 11. Several children and parents stopped by to tour the CCOV, officers assisted with garbage cleanup of the area, and citizens came out to meet and chat with the District 4 Officers.  Coffee & Ice Cream Social: Several officers, along with K9 Magic, partnered with the Oshkosh Fire Department to participate in the Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Coffee & Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, July 13. Adults received free hot or iced coffee and the kids were given free books from the REACH-A-Child program. Participation was great and officers enjoyed good coffee and conversation with the citizens that attended. Thank you to Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins for hosting this event! 4. ASSESSOR’S OFFICE ACTIVITY DETAIL FOR JUNE 2022: The City of Oshkosh Assessor’s office continually strives to provide fair and equitable real estate assessed values. Please contact our office with any questions at 920-236-5070. 212 Real Estate Transfers Processed 11 Parcel Combinations 9 Parcel Splits 2 Classification Shifts 66 Residential Permit Reviews 239 Sale Reviews 1,005 Permits Coded 4 Mobile Home Changes 12 Personal Property Contacts 47 Personal Property Accounts Entered 10 Mailing Address Changes 5. CITY MANAGER’S TOP WEEKLY READS: please find below links to news articles that may be relevant to us.  A “TUF” Dilemma Over Local Transportation Funding: https://wispolicyforum.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/07/Focus_22_14_TransportationUsageFees.pdf 6. ATTACHMENT:  OFD’s latest issue of Hot Topics 7. 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/. 8. 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 9. LOOKING AHEAD: Among the meetings I have scheduled for the week of July 18 include: On Monday at 10:30 AM I will be meeting with staff to discuss emergency transportation procedures/options. Beginning at 2:00 PM I will be meeting with various ARPA applicants to discuss possible updates to their ARPA applications. On Tuesday at 1:30 PM I will be holding my quarterly virtual meeting with employees. At 3:00 PM I will be meeting virtually with Polco representatives to discuss our current services. On Wednesday at 7:30 AM I will be attending the GOEDC Board of Directors meeting. At 3:00 PM I will be meeting with staff and representatives of the CVB and Community Foundation to discuss long-range plans for downtown. On Thursday at 7:30 AM I will be attending the Oshkosh Area United Way Leadership Council meeting. If you have any questions about my schedule, please contact me.