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Home My WebLink AboutItem II PLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT APRIL 18, 2023 ITEM II: APPROVE LAND ACQUISITION OF 19 E IRVING AVENUE GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant: City of Oshkosh Property Owners: Elevan Leasing LLC Action(s) Requested: The City of Oshkosh is requesting approval to acquire the property located 19 E Irving Avenue for multiple department’s indoor storage needs. Applicable Ordinance Provisions: N/A Property Location and Background Information: The subject area included in the request consists of a single lot with a total of approximately 0.34 acres. The property is a corner lot with frontage on E Irving Avenue and Jefferson Street and contains one building that is 7,005 square feet in size. The surrounding area consists primarily of residential uses to the east and northeast, along with commercial uses to the north and west. Properties directly to the south are vacant and owned by the City of Oshkosh Redevelopment Authority. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan recommends Center City land use for the subject properties. Page 1 Item II – Property Acquisition – 19 E Irving Avenue 2 Subject Site Existing Land Use Zoning Commercial UMU Adjacent Land Use and Zoning Existing Uses Zoning North Commercial UMU South Vacant TR-10-PD East Residential TR-10-PD West Commercial UMU Recognized Neighborhood Organizations Downtown Comprehensive Plan Comprehensive Plan Land Use Recommendation Land Use 2040 Land Use Recommendation Center City View from the east Page 2 Item II – Property Acquisition – 19 E Irving Avenue 3 ANALYSIS The City of Oshkosh is proposing to acquire 19 E Irving Avenue for an indoor storage land use. No outdoor storage allowed as part of the project. Currently, the city uses the former Oshkosh Armory at 221 N. Sawyer as a storage facility for the Police Department, City Clerks, Public Museum, Electric Division and Facilities Maintenance. In 2024 the Armory site is scheduled to be renovated into the Fire Department’s Training Facility, and as a result, the city needs to secure alternative storage sites for these divisions/departments. While alternative sites have been identified for the special needs of the Police Department and Electric Division’s items, the city still needed to find a storage site that could house the City Clerks, Public Museum and Facilities Maintenance items. City Staff feel this building is a suitable location for the future storage needs because it can easily be divided into three specific areas for each department, it is a climate- controlled environment, public parking is available if needed, it is close to City Hall, and comes with a competitive purchase price that ensures the city is being a good steward of taxpayer dollars while also meeting strategic goals to improve and maintain infrastructure. RECOMMENDATION/CONDITIONS Staff recommends approval of the proposed property acquisition of 19 E Irving Avenue as requested. Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Application for City of Oshkosh to Purchase 19 E. Irving Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54901 For the meeting memos, we’ll need the following information: -History of the project (site search for a storage building) The City uses the former Oshkosh armory at 221 N. Sawyer as a storage facility for the Police Department, City Clerk’s, Public Museum, Electric Division and Facilities Maintenance. In 2024 the armory site is scheduled to be renovated into the Fire Department’s Training Facility. As such the City needed to secure alternative storage sites for these divisions/departments. While alternative sites have been identified for the special needs of the Police Department and Electric Division items, the City still needed to find a storage site that could house the City Clerk’s, Museum and Facilities Maintenance items. Working with City staff, the following requirements were identified for this storage site:  A ground level, one-story secure building with a minimum 6,000 sq. ft. that could be divided into three separate areas;  Climate controlled environment;  Overhead garage door for loading/unloading of items/equipment;  Closer distance to City Hall;  A portion of the building must to be accessible to the public;  Public parking;  A competitive purchase price that ensures the City is being good stewards of taxpayer dollars while helping to meet strategic goals to Improve and Maintain our Infrastructure (Improve our City Facilities/Equipment) and Enhance the Effectiveness of our City Government (Maximize our Financial Position). -What account is the money coming from: Acct #0323-0130, proj # 63111 -Why was this property chosen over others? In consideration of the criteria requirements above, staff reviewed multiple commercial properties within the City. From this review it was determined that 19 E. Irving Avenue met or exceeded all of the minimum criteria for these storage needs. The building provides approximately 7,000 sq. ft. for storage needs. The building can be easily divided into three specific areas for the City Clerk’s, Museum and Facilities Maintenance storage needs. The north end of the building (former retail area) has its own entrance and can be easily converted to accommodate the City Clerk’s storage needs with a large open area and public access. The middle of the building (former warehouse) has an overhead door and can be easily fitted with new shelving to accommodate the Museum’s storage needs. The south end of the building (former offices) has its own entrance and provides ample space to address Facilities Maintenance’s storage needs. The building is closer to both City Hall and the Museum which will reduce staff time and travel distance for loading/unloading needs. Additionally, the Page 6 purchase price was very competitive and allows the City to be good stewards of tax dollars while ensuring our facilities/equipment are stored properly and easily accessible when needed. -Will you be making any improvements to the interior or exterior of the building, or the site? The City will be replacing the 4 exterior glass door entrances with steel doors. Some of the current exterior wood siding on the north end needs to be repaired/painted. Within the building the City will be installing a new security/fire monitoring system, and doing some minor renovations including a new interior hallway by the overhead door, some electrical updates, painting and restroom improvements in the Clerk’s area and new shelving units in the Museum area. While no other exterior improvements are identified the City will consider site updates to ensure the building maintains a positive appearance within the neighborhood. -Will there be a lot of traffic to the building? No- The building will only be used for the loading/unloading of equipment or items and/or for public access of City Clerk election testing. At best these may be quarterly visits to the building. Beyond these visits no staff will be working at this building. -Any information that you think we should know. Page 7 JEFFERSON ST JEFFERSON ST E IRVING AV C:\Users\Public\Desktop\2020 Plan Commission Site Plan Map Template.mxd User: hannahs Prepared by: City of Oshkosh, WI Printing Date: 3/16/2023 1 in = 40 ft1 in = 0.01 mi¯19 E IRVING AVE City of Oshkosh maps and data are intended to be used for general identification purposes only, and the City of Oshkoshassumes no liability for the accuracy of the information. Those using the information are responsible for verifying accuracy. Forfull disclaimer please go to www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/GISdisclaimer Page 8 LAND ACQUISITION 19 E IRVING AVE PC: 4/18/2023 ALEE CHASE INVESTMENTS LLC 515 N MAIN ST #A OSHKOSH, WI 54901 688 NORTH MAIN LLC 688 N MAIN ST OSHKOSH, WI 54901 ALL STAR INSURANCE SERVICE LLC 5899 HELM RD WINNECONNE, WI 54986 ELEVAN LEASING LLC 1920 WALNUT ST OSHKOSH, WI 54901 KZ HOLDINGS LLC 2080 W 9TH AVE #198 OSHKOSH, WI 54904 ROBERT/KRISTALEE WILCOX 1729 BERNHEIM ST OSHKOSH, WI 54904 NORSKE HOLDINGS LLC 5550 W FISK AVE OSHKOSH, WI 54904 NIKUNJ/KIRTIDA RINGWALA 3100 OLD ORCHARD LN OSHKOSH, WI 54902 KRIS LARSON 502 N MAIN ST OSHKOSH, WI 54901 RYAN AULER 19 E IRVING AVE OSHKOSH, WI 54901 Page 9 MT VERNON ST JEFFERSON ST OXFORD AV DALE AV FULTON AV JEFFERSON ST W IRVING AV N MAIN ST E IRVING AV C:\Users\Public\Desktop\2020 Plan Commission Site Plan Map Template.mxd User: hannahs Prepared by: City of Oshkosh, WI Printing Date: 3/16/2023 1 in = 120 ft1 in = 0.02 mi¯19 E IRVING AVE City of Oshkosh maps and data are intended to be used for general identification purposes only, and the City of Oshkoshassumes no liability for the accuracy of the information. 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Those using the information are responsible for verifying accuracy. Forfull disclaimer please go to www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/GISdisclaimer Page 11 DALEAV MT VERNON ST JEFFERSON ST JEFFERSON ST E IRVING AV N MAIN ST W IRVING AV C:\Users\Public\Desktop\2020 Plan Commission Site Plan Map Template.mxd User: hannahs Prepared by: City of Oshkosh, WI Printing Date: 3/16/2023 1 in = 100 ft1 in = 0.02 mi¯19 E IRVING AVE City of Oshkosh maps and data are intended to be used for general identification purposes only, and the City of Oshkoshassumes no liability for the accuracy of the information. Those using the information are responsible for verifying accuracy. Forfull disclaimer please go to www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/GISdisclaimer Page 12