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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes.doc P C C ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL C O , W ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Hintz presided. PRESENT: Council Members Frank Tower, Brian Poeschl, Paul Esslinger, Mark Harris, Shirley Mattox and Stephen Hintz. EXCUSED: Council Member William Castle. ALSO PRESENT: Richard Wollangk, City Manager, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Warren Kraft, City Attorney and David Patek, Director of Public Works. Council Member Tower read th e Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jordan Jacobson and Kelly Moat from Read Elementary School. On behalf of the Landmark Commission, Mayor Hintz presented the Acanthus Awards. P H UBLIC EARING The Mayor ordered the following Public Hearin g: Final Resolution/Concrete Paving, Utilities, Sidewalk & Driveway Approach/Various Streets Ken Robl, 1102 Bismarck Avenue, expressed his concerns regarding the width of the new street. Karen Rappley, 29 W. Melvin Avenue, questioned if she would be r equired to replace her approach with concrete. She also questioned if there would be any electrical interruptions during the construction period. Mr. Wollangk and Mr. Patek responded. Ruth Clark, 1825 Minnesota Street, expressed her concerns regarding a pproaches and the cost to property owners. She asked the Council to review the cost to taxpayers. Mr. Wollangk explained the policy of replacing driveway approaches. 1 Proceedings of the Oshkosh Common Council – May 13, 2003 Dan Shea, 2665 Hearthstone D rive, questioned the estimate of the proposed improvements and the actual cost of the work. Mr. Patek responded. There were no other appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED. Consent Agenda The minutes of the April 22, 2003 meeting were presented as written. The Report of the City Manager was read. Council Member Esslinger questioned if there would be an agreement with Badger State Outboard Association for ambulance service. Council Member Poeschl questioned if there was a listing of the various events that were taking place in the community. Mr. Wollangk responded. The bills were presented in the amount of $9,843,168.59. The Report of the City Clerk was read. Resolution 03 - 124 Initial Resolution/Grading & Graveling, Asphalt Paving, Storm Lat erals/Burnwood Drive Nikki Hronis, 2260 Burnwood Drive, stated she was opposed to the street improvements. She shared information she had received from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Mike Hayes, 2325 Knapp Street, expressed his concerns regarding the grade of street. He felt the funds could be used on another project until all properties in the area were annexed. Carl Sosnoski, 2475 Knapp Street, expressed his concerns regarding the loss of trees for these improvements. He felt it was not necessary for the project to proceed at this time and urged the Council to use the funds for another project. Bill Ammentorp, 2520 Burnwood Drive, explained the area was developed, the improvements would be a benefit and urged the Council to proceed with the project. Jack Soper, 2225 Burnwood Drive, felt the present road was fine until the area was completely developed. 2 Resolution 03 - 125 Initial Resolution/Concrete Paving, Utilities, Sidewalk/Algoma Boulevard Proceedings of the Oshkosh Common Coun cil – May 13, 2003 Resolution 03 - 126 Initial Resolution/Grading & Graveling, Asphalt Paving/Alley th West of S. Main Street, W. South Park Avenue to W. 12 Avenue Resolution 03 - 127 Approve Final Resolution/Concrete Paving, Utilities, Sidwalk & Driveway Approach/Various Streets Resolution 03 - 128 Award Bid/Water Utilitiy Materials (Various) Resolution 03 - 129 Award Bid/Truck Chassis & Dump Body/Street Department (Various) Resolution 03 - 130 Award Bid/Digital Recording Device (CVDS, Canada, $36, 897.00 ) Resolution 03 - 131 Waive Bids & Purchase Park Equipment Resolution 03 - 132 Reallocate Room Tax Resolution 03 - 133 Set Public Hearing Date/Vacate Portion of Bell Place Resolution 03 - 134 Grant Conditional Use Permit/804 Witzel Avenue Resolution 03 - 135 Ap prove Tax Increment District #19 Project Plan/Designate Tax Increment District #19 Boundaries/Create Tax Increment District #19 Resolution 03 - 136 Support Maintaining State Shared Revenue Programs Robert Kujawa, 504 W. Nevada Street, questioned why this r esolution was included in the consent agenda. He felt it should be voted on separately and urged Council not to support the resolution. Resolution 03 - 137 Approve Winnebago County Solid Waste Ballots Resolution 03 - 138 Disallowance of Claim/Titan Shell Resolution 03 - 139 Approve Miscellaneous City Licenses *Resolutions 03 - 124, 03 - 127, 03 - 131, and 03 - 136 were removed for separate consideration. MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTIONS 03 - 124, 03 - 127, 03 - 131 and 03 - 136 (Esslinger; second, T ower) 3 CARRIED: Ayes (6) Tower, Poeschl, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox, Hintz Proceedings of the Oshkosh Common Council – May 13, 2003 Resolution 03 - 124 Initial Resolution/Grading & Graveling, Asphalt Paving, Storm Laterals/Burnwood Drive MOTION: ADO PT (Tower; second, Esslinger) CARRIED: Ayes (4) Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Hintz; Noes (2) Poeschl, Mattox Council Member Harris questioned if the street would be moved over and expressed his concerns that water issues would be moved from Burnwood Dr ive to Knapp Street. Mr. Patek responded. Council Member Mattox felt the project should be put on hold until the surrounding area was annexed into the city. Council Member Poeschl stated he would like the improvements completed at one time correctly an d expressed he would not support the project. Council Member Esslinger explained the concerns in the area and stated he would support the project. Mayor Hintz questioned if there were significant advantages to doing the project completely of having it broken into phases. Resolution 03 - 127 Approve Final Resolution/Concrete Paving, Utilities, Sidewalk & Driveway Approach/Various Streets MOTION: ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Tower) CARRIED: Ayes (6) Tower, Poeschl, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox, Hintz Cou ncil Member Esslinger stated he would be in favor of increasing the street size from 32 feet to 36 feet. Mr. Patek and Mr. Wollangk responded. Council Member Harris explained the current policy of street widths and stated that the City would be responsib le for the additional cost if the street width was increased. Council Member Mattox questioned if there was had been traffic counts done on Guenther Street. Mr. Wollangk responded. 4 Resolution 03 - 131 Waive Bids & Purchase Park Equipment MOTION: ADOPT ( Esslinger; second, Tower) CARRIED: Ayes (4) Tower, Harris, Mattox, Hintz; Noes (2) Poeschl, Esslinger Proceedings of the Oshkosh Common Council – May 13, 2003 Council Member Esslinger felt with current budget restrains the playground equipment should not be purchased at this time. Resolution 03 - 136 Support Maintaining State Shared Revenue Programs MOTION: ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Poeschl) CARRIED: Ayes (5) Poeschl, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox, Hintz; Noes (1) Tower Council Member Tower stated he would not support the resolution. Mayor Hintz explained the shared revenue program and how it would effect services in the community if funds were cut. Council Member Esslinger explained with shared revenue the city receives income and if shared revenue were lost city services would be cut. Council Member Harris stated he would support the resolution. Council Member Mattox felt she had a obligation to the residents of the city to vote for shared revenue. Action Taken on Ordinances and Resolutions Ordi nance 03 - 140 Traffic Regulations MOTION: ADOPT (Tower; second, Esslinger) CARRIED: Ayes (6) Tower, Poeschl, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox, Hintz Ordinance 03 - 141 Approve Homestead Drive II Annexation FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Ordinanc e 03 - 142 Amend Fees for Inspection Services Health Services Division, Weights & Measures FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Citizen Statements 5 Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, expressed his concerns regarding traffic sa fety in the southbound lanes on Wisconsin Street, turning into the Radford Square development. Daniel Lynch, 310 S. Eagle Street, expressed his concerns regarding underage smoking. Proceedings of the Oshkosh Common Council – May 13, 2003 Ruth Clark, 182 5 Minnesota Street, questioned the procedure when changes were made to the special assessment program. Mayor Hintz explained. James Keskinen, 1033 Arthur Avenue, expressed his concerns regarding safety for various locations in the city. C M S OUNCIL EMBER TATEMENTS Council Member Esslinger stated Channel 10 had their re - dedication and thanked the staff. He explained that the one - way streets being converted to two - way streets would be discussed at the May 27, 2003 Council meeting. Council Member Mattox co ngratulated the Acanthus Award winners. She welcomed Bo Dudleys on Main Street to the community. Whatever Else is Pertinent or For the Good of The City th Mr. Wollangk explained there would be a workshop after the May 27 Council meeting, the consultants would discuss the Wisconsin Street Bridge. He stated that Wisconsin Street would be closed from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on May 14, 2003. MOTION: CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE STATUS PRESENT AND PERSPECTIVE FOR DELIBERATING AND NEGOTIATING A L AND SALE IN THE UNIVERSAL BUSINESS PARK; AND, TO DISCUSS THE STATUS PRESENT AND PERSPECTIVE FOR DELIBERATING AND NEGOTIATING THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES PERTAINING TO 420 JACKSON STREET PURSUANT TO SECTION 19.85(1)(e) OF THE WISCONSIN STATE STATUTES. (Harris; second, Esslinger) CARRIED: Ayes (6) Tower, Poeschl, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox, Hintz There was no other business before the Council. MOTION: ADJOURN (Esslinger; second, Tower) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. 6 PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 7