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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.06.2022 MinutesCITY OF OSHKOSH SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD Minutes June 6th, 2022 PRESENT: Pat Dwyer Hallquist, Lisa Marone, Vic Oliver, Bradley Spanbauer, Margy Davey EXCUSED: Eric Degroot, ABSENT: Michelle Bogden-Muetzel, Bob Poeschl, Ken Osmond, Aaron Wojciechowski STAFF AND OTHERS: Brandon Nielsen (Staff Liaison), Staff (Oshkosh Media), Mark Lyons (Planning Services Manager) I. Call to Order Chair Margy Davey called the meeting to order at 6:00pm and a quorum was declared present. II. Public Comment There was no one from the public to speak. III. Approval of Minutes, May 2nd, 2022 Ms. Dwyer Hallquist motioned to approve the minutes. Ms. Oliver seconded the motion. The board approved the May 2nd minutes 5-0 (Hallquist / Oliver). Motion by Ms. Dwyer Hallquist to accept the minutes as written Seconded by Ms. Oliver Motion carried 5-0 IV. Jackson St / Oregon St Bridge Recommendation Mr. Lyons presented a power point showing all of the different options that are available for the Jackson St. / Oregon St. bridge reconstruction and let the board know he is looking for a recommendation to council on one of the options. Ms. Davey reminded the board that SAB had looked at these plans in 2017 and at that time SAB had recommend option C-1 because of a couple factors, those factors being, initial cost of construction, cost of maintenance, Riverwalk layout/design, longevity of the bridge, and because of safety for the community. Mr. Spanbauer stated that he feels the C options appear to be the most sustainable. Ms. Oliver recommend the board advise council to accept option C-1 and Ms. Marone seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0 V. Election of Officers Mr. Nielsen began the nominations process for Chairperson and Ms. Davey was nominated by Ms. Dwyer Hallquist. There were no further nominations and Ms. Davey was voted anonymously to be Chairperson. Mr. Nielsen began the nominations process of Vice-Chairperson and Ms. Bogden-Muetzel was nominated by Ms. Davey. There were no further nominations and Ms. Bogden-Muetzel was voted anonymously to be Vice-Chairperson. VI. Snow and Ice Removal Ordinance Mr. Spanbauer provided a background on this item and explained that he had looked through the snow and ice removal ordinance and made amendments that were then reviewed by city staff. He further explained that he added additional information to a yearly mailer that goes out in a water bill that explains the snow and ice ordinance and will now also have responsible salting techniques on the back side of that mailer. Mr. Nielsen shared a redlined document and the board discussed the staff edits. Mr. Nielsen explained that some of the proposed edits were not enforceable so those items staff recommended be part of the informational mailer and not part of an ordinance. Based on the information and conversation SAB had on this item Mr. Spanbauer plans on making additional edits to this ordinance and mailer. VII. Weed Cutting and Lawn Care Ordinance Mr. Nielsen explained that he briefly met with the City Attorneys to get their feedback on the proposed ordinance and they had a number of concerns and edits that should be considered, and therefore, encouraged the board to table this item until he can meet with them at length and make those adjustments for SAB to review. Board members had questions about the explained concerns and Mr. Nielsen attempted to further explain the attorneys concerns but stated that he only met with them briefly and was entirely sure about everything they had concerns about. VIII. Menominee Park Shoreland Restoration This item was tabled. IX. Agenda Items for Future Meeting i. DNR grant recommendation The board plans to send in a recommendation for this urban forestry grant before its October deadline. ii. Marketing flyer for energy saving home improvements Mr. Spanbauer asked if this could go into a mailer with the water bill and Mr. Nielsen explained that he does believe that is possible. There was further conversation about putting this flyer on the Facebook page and on the SAB website page. iii. Review Spring 2022 student reports The board expressed interest in reviewing the most recent UWO student reports soon iv. Sustainability Budget Request Ms. Davey explained that the SAB has never had funds to use towards sustainability efforts, unless it was from a private donor and that it may be something SAB wants to consider asking City Council to create an account to help push sustainable efforts forward. Mr. Nielsen shared that he has been in conversation with a non-profit mission based company called Elevate that will potentially assist the City of Oshkosh in a grant writing for the PSC Energy Innovation Grant. X. Next Meeting, Monday, July 18th, 2022 XI. Adjournment The board voted 5-0 to adjourn (Spanbauer / Dwyer Hallquist) Motion by Mr. Spanbauer to adjourn Seconded by Ms. Dwyer Hallquist Motion carried 5-0 Recorded by: Brandon Nielsen, Assistant Planner