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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.17.23 Newsletter TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager DATE: March 17, 2023 RE: Weekly Newsletter 1. RECONSTRUCTION BEGINS FOR ARTHUR AVENUE, TYLER AVENUE, COOLIDGE AVENUE, AND BAUMAN STREET: Construction on one (1) of the 2023 street reconstruction projects is beginning. The general contractor for this project is PTS Contractors, Inc. (PTS). PTS plans to start construction on March 27, 2023. Advanced warning signs will be placed seven (7) days prior to the start. The purpose of this project is to reconstruct Arthur Avenue, from North Sawyer Street to Bauman Street; Tyler Avenue, from North Sawyer Street to Bauman Street; Coolidge Avenue, from Bauman Street to the Fox River; and Bauman Street, from Tyler Avenue to Van Buren Avenue. Additional work under this contract includes sanitary sewer work along Bauman Street from Taft Avenue to Adams Avenue. Sanitary sewer and laterals, water main and laterals, and storm sewer and laterals will be installed, replaced, or repaired, as needed; and electrical work will be completed prior to placing new concrete pavement. If you wish to sign up for e-mailed construction updates for this project (Contract 23-08), please send a blank e-mail to contract2308-subscribe@lists.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. You will receive an e-mail stating your subscription request has been received. You must reply to the message within five (5) days to complete the subscription. If you have any questions, please contact Construction Management Supervisor, Mike Blank. 2. BRADLEY STREET ASPHALT AND UTILITY CONSTRUCTION TO START: Construction of an asphalt and utility construction project on Bradley Street is beginning. The general contractor for the Bradley Street Project is Vinton Construction Company, Inc. (Vinton). Vinton plans to close Bradley Street and start construction on March 20, 2023. Advanced warning signs were placed seven (7) days prior to the closure. The purpose of this project is to re-grade, gravel, and re-asphalt Bradley Street, from West 28th Avenue to West Waukau Avenue. Sanitary sewer and laterals, and water main and laterals will be installed, replaced, or repaired, as needed, prior to placing the new asphalt street. Additionally, this project will construct a new Bradley Street Gallups/Merritts Creek Crossing. This is the third street crossing for Gallups/Merritts Creek to be replaced in the last four (4) years. The Bradley Street crossing is currently dual corrugated-metal pipe culverts which have failed. Streets Division Staff did extensive work in 2019 to keep the culverts operational until this project is completed. If you wish to sign up for e-mailed construction updates for this project (Contract 23-09), please send a blank e-mail to contract2309-subscribe@lists.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. You will receive an e-mail stating your subscription request has been received. You must reply to the message within five (5) days to complete the subscription. If you have any questions, please contact Construction Management Supervisor, Mike Blank. 3. COFFEE WITH A COP: On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the Oshkosh Police Department kicked off their Coffee With A Cop series. This event was hosted by Starbucks on Oshkosh Avenue from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Participating in the event were: Assistant Chief Kurt Schoeni, Captain Kevin Konrad, Lieutenants Brian Schuldes and Matt Harris, Sergeant Chris Romanowicz, and Officers Mark Lehman, Craig Johannes, Rachel Van Horn, Scott Sopata and Officer Tom Kopczyk showed off his drive-thru skills as he worked the window! K9 Magic even joined in on the fun, making friends with the citizens who stopped by to have coffee and chat with officers. The turnout was great and officers had an opportunity to connect with several members of the community. The Oshkosh Police Department extends our sincere appreciation to Starbucks and staff for hosting our event. Coffee With A Cop gives us a chance to build better relationships with our community “One Cup At A Time!” 4. OPD HAPPENINGS: The Oshkosh Police Department welcomed Darquise Winters to the position of Parking Control Officer on February 27 and Charity Jankowski to the position of part-time Telecommunications Clerk on March 6. Congratulations and Welcome to the OPD Team! • Darquise Winters comes to us from the Two Rivers, Wisconsin, area. He actively serves in the Army Reserve as an Ammunition Specialist. He is currently attending the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh working towards obtaining his Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. Prior to joining the Oshkosh Police Department, Darquise worked as a Security Guard Officer with Allied Universal. • Charity Jankowski graduated from Neenah High School. She then enrolled in the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh where she is currently working towards completing her Bachelor's degree in Social Work. Charity intends to immediately seek her Master's Degree in the same field. Prior to joining the Oshkosh Police Department, she was employed as a Teller with Community First Credit Union. 5. SECOND-FLOOR MUSEUM TRANSFORMATION ON SCHEDULE: The Oshkosh Public Museum’s transformation of its second-floor galleries remains on schedule. Our newest long-term exhibition This Is Winnebagoland will open as scheduled on April 1, 2023. This exhibition explores sporting and recreational history: The Lake Winnebago region, once promoted as a recreational paradise called Winnebagoland, is home to timeless adventure! Enjoy the competition, camaraderie, and community through the years of sporting and recreation history brought to life. Jump in and feel the lure of the lake, root for the home teams of the past, and play along in our newest long-term exhibition. As scheduled, longstanding spaces, full of Memories & Dreams will remain open to the public through Sunday, April 2, 2023. We encourage you to visit before Memories & Dreams closes. When you visit, please share a memory regarding your time visiting Grandma’s Attic, the Pioneer Log Cabin, or any of your favorite spaces and be entered to win a family membership to the Museum. The entire first floor of the Museum, including People of the Waters and the Apostles Clock, continues to welcome visitors throughout 2023. The new This Is Winnebagoland exhibit, the Menominee Clans Story, and the Historic Sawyer Home’s grand staircase will be available to visit beginning on April 1, 2023. Museum Curators will be carefully returning artifacts to safe storage, in a months-long process. The future Waldwic Gallery (temporary exhibition space) will allow the OPM to bring in traveling exhibitions from around the country and showcase items within our collection. It will be unveiled in 2024. 6. MUSEUM PARTNERSHIP WITH OASD CELEBRATED AT STATE OF THE CITY: The Oshkosh Area School District’s partnership with the Oshkosh Public Museum was honored during State of the City on Monday, March 13 with a Community Partnership Award. Community Partnership Awards recognize organizations or individuals who have made a positive impact on Oshkosh. The Museum is proud to partner with OASD to serve our community’s future through admission-free field trips, educational enrichment programming, and teacher resources. Thank you to the City of Oshkosh for recognizing and honoring our work and shared vision for the future of this community of choice! 7. OFD RECOGNITION DINNER: The Oshkosh Fire Department is holding an invitation only recognition dinner on Saturday, April 1, 2023, from 5:30pm-9:00pm at the Best Western Hotel Ballroom. The recognition dinner is funded by Country Financial Representatives Philip Karsnia and Tom Shuler. During the dinner, awards will be presented to those chosen through a nomination process. 8. GET INVOLVED: If you are interested in serving your community, please consider becoming a member of a Board, Commission or Committee. Follow the link for to apply: https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/BoardsAndCommissions/ 9. 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/ 10. LOOKING AHEAD: As a reminder, I will be out of the office the week of March 20 through March 24, returning on March 27. Assistant City Manager, John Fitzpatrick will be available in my absence. If you have any questions about my schedule, please contact me.