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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
ClTY OF OSHKOSH¢ WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, City Hall.
Mayor Dell'Antonia presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Mark L. Harris, Stephen Hintz, Paul J. Esslinger, R. Matt
O'Malley, Melanie Bloechl, M. Kevin McGee and Jon Dell'Antonia
ALSO PRESENT: Richard Wollangk, City Manager, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Warren
Kraft, City Attorney and David Patek, Director of Public Works
Council Member Harris read the Invocation.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Esslinger.
CITIZEN STATEMENT$
Daniel Lynch, 310 S. Eagle Street, stated his concerns regarding the effects and
education of tobacco smoking.
James Genesio, 1863 Doty Street, stated that the extension of W. 20th Avenue would
destroy the recreation facility of Fugleberg Park.
Council Member Esslinger questioned what the outcome would be if the extension of
W. 20th Avenue were removed.
Mr. Wollangk responded.
Mayor Dell'Antonia stated that the Gateway Committee had no hidden agenda
regarding the extension of 20th Avenue and that the committee would be looking at how
to improve the gateways of Oshkosh.
The Mayor ordered the following Public Hearing:
Approve Modification #4/Marion Road/Pearl Avenue Redevelopment Area.
There were no appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- JUNE 27, 2000
CONSENT AGENDA
The minutes of the June 13, 2000 meeting were presented as amended.
The Report of the City Manager was read.
The bills were presented in the amount of $9,431,791.08.
The Report of the City Clerk was read.
Resolution 00-262
Grant Conditional Use Permits/Approve Final Planned
Developments: A) SE Corner Westowne Avenue & N Westhaven
Drive B) SW Corner Waukau Avenue & S Washburn Street
Kent Kowalik, 21375 Belliven Road, Waukesha, explained the proposal for the
development and was there to answer questions of the Council.
Council Member Bloechl stated her concerns regarding the increase in traffic.
Council Member Harris questioned the storage facility and the buffering that would be
built behind the store.
Tom O'Neal, representative for Menards, explained various concerns regarding the
project.
Resolution 00-263
Dedicate Street Right-Of-Ways: A) Warren Road
Relocated/Extended B) Dawes Street Extended C) Marion Road
Relocated/Extended
Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, felt that too many items were being decided prior to them
coming before the Council. He felt that Council needed to work with the citizens of
Oshkosh.
Resolution 00-264 Approve Amendment No. 1/City of Oshkosh TID #13/Marion Road/
Pearl Avenue Redevelopment Area
Bernard Pitz, 617 W. Irving Avenue, felt that the business districts should not be
developed in residential areas. He stated that the Council should look at the project
closer before moving forward.
Resolution 00-265 Approve Modification #4/Marion Road/Pearl Avenue
Redevelopment Area
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Resolution 00-266 Accept Proposals/Parcels A and D/Marion Road/Pearl
Avenue/Redevelopment Project Area
Tom Sonnleitner, 723 W. Lincoln Avenue, Assistant Chancellor for the University of
Oshkosh, stated he supported the concept of improvements but urged the Council to
choose a proposal that would best benefit the community.
David Borsuk, 1970 Cliffview Court, felt that student housing alone would not be an
appropriate development for the project.
Ralph Berman, Development Services of Sturgeon Bay, was there to answer questions
of the Council.
Dennis Schwab, 2129 Jackson Street, stated that the project would consist of various
types of housing and gave various costs for rentals. He stated the reason the
developers had backed off on Phase II was to see what the future would bring for the
area.
Council Member Bloechl questioned how the project would flow together because of the
different developers and if the student housing would be the anchor for the project.
Council Member Hintz questioned the plans for Phase II.
Mayor Dell'Antonia questioned the experience of the developer on luxury housing in
other developments.
Mark Schumerth, 758 Grove Street, felt that an area with a mixture of housing would be
beneficial to the community.
Resolution 00-267 Approve Option to Purchase/Marion Road/Pearl
Avenue/Redevelopment Project Area
Resolution 00-268 Approve Change Order No. 1/Environmental Assessment/Marion
Road/Pearl Avenue Redevelopment Area/STS Consultants
Resolution 00-269 Approve Agreements/State of Wisconsin Department of
Transportation/Oakwood Road and Sawyer Street
Resolution 00-270 Approve Change Order No. l/Public Works Contract 98-16/
Northeast Interceptor Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
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Resolution 00-271 Award Bid/Transit Center Employee Restroom (Stodola-Maas
Construction, Inc., Fond Du Lac, $57,410.00)
Resolution 00-272 Award Bid/Editing Equipment/Channel 10 (Alpha Video, Edina,
MN, $35,124.00)
Resolution 00-273
Award Bid/Raze and Removal of Houses A) Division Street
Redevelopment Area B) Universal Foundry Redevelopment Area
C) 9 W 11th Avenue, 1916/1918 Algoma Boulevard, 312 W Bent
Avenue, 901 Jackson Street, 928 Wisconsin Street (Beaver
Services, Beaver Dam, A) $28,100.00, B) $22,000.00,
C)$24,200.00)
Resolution 00-274
Initial Resolution Relating to Industrial Development Revenue
Bond Financing/Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc. Project/Information With
Respect to the Job Impact of the Project Will Be Available at the
Time of Consideration of the Initial Resolution
John Ruppenthal, 2195 Mitchell Street, explained the expansion of Oshkosh Coil
Spring and asked the Council to support the resolution.
Resolution 00-275
Resolution Relating to Waiver of Section 66.521 (11 )(b)l.
Requirements in Connection with an Industrial Development
Revenue Bond Financing/Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc. Project
Resolution 00-276 Commence Rezoning Process/Park Ridge Avenue
Resolution 00-277 Approve Miscellaneous City Licenses
*Resolutions 00-263 and 00-266 were removed for separate considerations.
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MOTION:
ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTIONS
00-263 and 00-266(Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
MOTION:
CARRIED:
AMEND RESOLUTION 00-264 BY ELIMINATING THE LAMICO
PROPERTY FROM THE EXPANSION AREA OF TID #13
DISTRICT (Hintz; second, Bloechl)
Ayes (7) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee,
Dell'Antonia
MOTION:
CARRIED:
AMEND RESOLUTION 00-264 BY ELIMINATING THE
PROPERTIES ON THE EAST SIDE OF JACKSON STREET
FROM THE EXPANSION AREA OF TID #13 DISTRICT (Hintz;
second, Bloechl)
Ayes (7) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee,
Dell'Antonia
MOTION:
CARRIED:
AMEND RESOLUTION 00-265 THE MODIFICATION #4
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA BOUNDARIES BY
ELIMINATING THE LAMICO PROPERTY AND THE
ADJOURNING SECTION OF MARION ROAD FROM THE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA BOUNDARIES (Hintz;
second, Bloechl)
Ayes (7) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee,
Dell'Antonia
MOTION:
CARRIED:
AMEND RESOLUTION 00-262 BY STRIKING THE WORDS "FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF AN 81,250 SQUARE FOOT RETAIL
STORE" FROM SECTION A (Bloechl; second, McGee)
Ayes (7) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee,
Dell'Antonia
VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED:
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee,
Dell'Antonia
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Resolution 00-263 Dedicate Street Right-Of-Ways: A) Warren Road
Relocated/Extended B) Dawes Street Extended C) Marion Road
Relocated/Extended
MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
MOTION:
LOST:
AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO ADD "IT BE FURTHER
RESOLVED THAT UPON PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION,
THE CITY OF OSHKOSH ADOPTS THE UW-OSHKOSH MASTER
PLAN" (O'Malley; no second)
LACK OF SECOND
MOTION:
LOST:
AMEND WARREN ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE THE SAME AS
THE CURRENT WIDTH OF PEARL AVENUE (McGee; no second)
LACK OF SECOND
MOTION:
LOST:
LAYOVER UNITL JULY 25, 2000 COUNCIL MEETING (Hintz;
second, McGee)
Ayes (2) McGee, Hintz;
Noes (5) Harris, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, Dell'Antonia
VOTE ON ORIGINAL RESOLUTION:
CARRIED: Ayes (5) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, Bloechl, Dell'Antonia;
Noes (2) O'Malley, McGee
Council Member McGee felt that there was a need to have a public hearing regarding
the University Master Plan prior to the Council adopting the plan. He felt that the new
development would not generate an over abundance of traffic and explained why the
University Master Plan had not yet been adopted.
Council Member Harris stated it was important to get the University Master Plan
approved at State level first. He stated he would not support the layover, he felt the
project needed to get underway.
Mayor Dell'Antonia felt that there was no reason not to move forward with the project.
He stated he would not support the layover.
Council Member O'Malley felt that the University Master Plan should be adopted prior
to approving the right-of-way and stated that he would not support the resolution at this
time.
Council Member Esslinger stated that he would support the resolution.
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Council Member Hintz felt that a wider right-of-way would be fundamental to the city.
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Resolution 00-266 Accept Proposals/Parcels A and D/Marion Road/Pearl
Avenue/Redevelopment Project Area
MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee,
Dell'Antonia
Council Member Harris stated concerned regarding the four bedroom unit apartments.
He also questioned what guarantees the City had that Phase II would move in the
desired direction.
Mr. Kinney responded.
Council Member McGee stated that he had surveyed students in regards to housing
and found that they were satisfied with large housing units. He stated that with the
other proposal there would have to be a conditional use permit.
Mr. Wollangk responded.
Council Member Esslinger felt that the proposal would benefit the community and
stated the he would support the resolution.
Council Member O'Malley felt that the proposal would increase the quality of student
housing on campus. He stated that he would support the resolution.
The Council took a ten-minute break at 8:25 p.m.
ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Ordinance 00-278 Amend Park Definition
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 00-279 Traffic Regulations
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- JUNE 27, 2000
COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENTS
Council Member O'Malley thanked the Literacy Council for the opportunity of working
with a family. He also felt that the citizens should have the opportunity to speak on
issues not related to the City, and stated that he would oppose having Citizen
Statements at the end of the meeting.
Council Member Harris stated his concerns regarding water bills. He questioned the
progress and timeframe for more frequent water billings.
Mr. Wollangk responded.
Council Member Bloechl questioned the status of the Westhaven Bridge. She stated
various concerns and requests for sidewalks in the community. She requested the
Westhaven Tennis Courts and the boats being tied up prior to events at Riverside Park
be looked at.
Council Member Esslinger felt that Citizen Statements should be moved to the end of
the business meeting with the same rules that applied before.
MOTION:
MOVE CITIZEN STATEMENTS TO THE END OF THE MEETING
PRIOR TO COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENTS ALLOWING THEM
TO SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC BUT LIMIT THEM TO 5 MINUTES
(Esslinger; second, McGee)
MOTION:
CARRIED:
LAY OVER UNTIL JULY 11, 2000 (McGee; second, Hintz)
Ayes (6) Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee;
Noes (1) Dell'Antonia
Council Member McGee stated he would support moving the Citizen Statements to the
end of the meeting. He felt that it would eliminate the confusion of speaking on issues
that would be on the agenda. He also felt that all properties should have sidewalks
installed.
Mayor Dell'Antonia congratulated Mercy Medical Center on the move from the old
building to the new one. He stated he would like the No Wake Ordinance be put in
affect as soon as possible. He stated that the members of the Gateway Committee
were Larry Spanbauer, Doc Sonnleitner, Robert Kujawa, Christine Dresher, Linda
Grant, Jennifer Sidlik, Tom Belter, Steve Hintz, Mike Leister and a member of the
Community Development Department.
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WHATEVER ELSE IS PERTINENT OR FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY
Mr. Wollangk reminded the Council of a workshop on the Golf Course Improvement on
July 11, 2000 and also a workshop on the Historic Preservation Ordinance on July 25,
2000. He stated that the grand opening of the Water Treatment Plant was a success.
There was no other business before the Council
MOTION: ADJOURN (Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK