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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
ClTY OF OSHKOSH~ WISCONSIN
REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, July 25, 2000 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, City Hall.
Mayor Dell'Antonia presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Paul J. Esslinger, R. Matt O'Malley, Melanie Bloechl, M.
Kevin McGee, Stephen Hintz and Jon Dell'Antonia
EXCUSED: Council Member Mark L. Harris
ALSO PRESENT: Richard Wollangk, City Manager, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Warren
Kraft, City Attorney and David Patek, Director of Public Works
Council Member Esslinger read the Invocation.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Esslinger.
A proclamation was presented by Mayor Dell'Antonia declaring August 18 and 19, 2000
as "Forget Me Not Sale Day" in the City of Oshkosh.
CONSENT AGENDA
The minutes of the July 11, 2000 meeting were presented as written.
The Report of the City Manager was read.
The bills were presented in the amount of $5,705,959.93.
The Report of the City Clerk was read.
Resolution 00-294 Grant Privileges in Streets: A) McLeod USA/Various Locations
B) Jackson Street, Adjacent to 1800 Jackson Street
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Resolution 00-295
Grant Conditional Use Permits:
A) W. Fernau Avenue, West of & Adjacent to 1900 W. Fernau
Avenue
B) 1313 Elmwood Avenue
Ron Hansche, 805 N. Main Street, representing the Paine Art Center was there to
explain the request for 1313 Elmwood Avenue and to answer questions of the Council.
Resolution 00-296
Establish Fair Market Values/Authorize Purchases:
A) 107 Ida Avenue
B) 465 Pearl Avenue
Resolution 00-297 Award Architectural Contract/Seniors Center Annex
Resolution 00-298 Approve Agreements/Friends of the Seniors Center and Seniors
Center Board of Directors
Don Kutchera, 945 Anchorage Court, representing the Friends of the Oshkosh Senior
Center and the Senior Center Board of Directors. He urged the Council to approve the
agreements and was there to answer questions.
Resolution 00-299
Award Bid/Public Works Contract No. 00-03/Asphalt Paving and
Underground Work (Northeast Asphalt, Inc., Greenville,
$396,596.80)
Resolution 00-300
Award Bid/Public Works Contract No. 00-16/Sanitary Sewer, Storm
Sewer and Water Main (Ronet Construction Corporation, Green
Bay, $518,282.00)
Resolution 00-301 Award Bid/Excavator/Hydraulic Breaker/Street Department (Bark
River United, Green Bay, $72,826.00)
Resolution 00-302 Authorize Borrowing/State Trust Fund
Resolution 00-303 Approve Miscellaneous City Licenses
*Resolutions 00-302 and 00-303 were removed for separate considerations.
MOTION:
CARRIED:
ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTIONS
00-302 and 00-303 (Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
Ayes (6) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
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Resolution 00-302 Authorize Borrowing/State Trust Fund
MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
MOTION: AMEND TO BORROW MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND
(O'Malley; no second)
LOST: LACK OF SECOND
VOTE ON MOTION TO ADOPT:
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
Council Member O'Malley questioned the possibility of borrowing the money from the
City's General Fund rather than the State.
Mr. Kraft responded.
Council Member McGee felt that by borrowing from the General Fund would not save
money just bring down the reserves.
Mayor Dell'Antonia stated that he would not want to jeopardize Moody's Bond Rating by
borrowing from the General Fund.
Resolution 00-303 Approve Miscellaneous City Licenses
MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
CARRIED: Ayes (5) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, Hintz, Dell'Antonia;
Present (1) McGee
Council Member McGee stated that he would be voting Present because his daughter
was among those who applied for an operator/bartender license.
Mr. Patek left the meeting at 6:25 p.m.
PUBLIC AGENDA DISCUSSION
Ordinance 00-305 Approve Traffic Regulations
Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, stated his concerns regarding the no parking restriction
on Parkway Avenue.
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Council Member McGee felt there was no need to delay this section and instructed staff
to add the additional no parking on Parkway Avenue.
Mr. Kraft responded.
Ordinance 00-308 Extend Fox River No Wake Zone-Oshkosh/Congress Avenue
Bridge
Dick Schneider, 5326 Fond du Lac Road, explained the importance and process of
testing for Mercury Marine. He stated that the extension of the no wake zone would
hinder the testing process. He felt that the majority of the boaters should not be
punished for the 5% who abuse the no wake zone.
Council Member Bloechl felt that Mercury Marine should build in Oshkosh.
Council Member McGee questioned the enforcement of the current no wake zone
ordinance.
Council Member Esslinger clarified the inconvenience of the extension would be for
Mercury Marine.
Jim Jansen, 955 Nicolet Avenue, presented a petition of signatures who were opposed
to the extension and enforcement of the no wake zone.
Council Member Esslinger questioned how many of the signatures were City of
Oshkosh residents.
Resolution 00-312 Approve Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course Improvement Plan
Kathleen Propp, 1936 Hazel Street, felt the drainage and irrigation should be fixed in
one year and that the golfers should be charged market prices for the course. She
urged the Council to approve the resolution.
Robert Mugerauer, 727 Florida Avenue, felt that the course was in good shape. He
questioned what the payments would be for the amount of money borrowed to fix the
golf course. He felt that the course was an asset to the city but it needed to be
playable and affordable to the golfers.
Bob Mann, 4209 Westfield Street, felt that the golf course was a good asset to the city
but it needed to be fixed. He felt that the plan should be done as a whole and not
stretched out over a number of years.
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Jim Michelson, 1515 North Point Street, Chairman for the Parks Advisory Board,
explained the history of the golf course. He felt the golf course needed to be preserved
and urged the Council to approve the resolution.
Curt Gehling, 1550 N. Eagle Street, felt this would be an excellent opportunity of
activity and education for the youth of the community and supported the improvements
for the golf course.
The Council took a ten-minute break at 7:15 p.m.
ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Ordinance 00-304
MOTION:
CARRIED:
Ordinance 00-305
Approve Official Map Deletions:
A) Portion of Park Ridge Avenue
B) Unnamed North/South Street West of Hearthstone Drive
C) Portion of Unnamed East/West Street West of Hearthstone
Drive/Weatherstone Drive Intersection
ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Bloechl)
Ayes (6) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
Approve Traffic Regulations
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 00-306 Approve Dodge Poultry Farm Annexation
FIRST READ
Ordinance 00-307
FIRST READ
Ordinance 00-308
FIRST READ
lNG; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Repeal and Recreate Chapter 29/Weights and Measures
lNG; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Extend Fox River No Wake Zone-Oshkosh/Congress Avenue
Bridge
lNG; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Ordinance 00-309
FIRST READ
Resolution 00-310
MOTION:
CARRIED:
Resolution 00-311
MOTION:
LOST:
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Extend Period of Enforcement/Fox River No Wake Zone-Oshkosh/
Congress Avenue Bridge
lNG; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Terminate Annexation Notification Agreement/Town of Oshkosh
ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Bloechl)
Ayes (4) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, Dell'Antonia;
Noes (2) McGee, Hintz
Grant Conditional Use Permit/1821 Jackson Street
ADOPT (Bloechl; second, O'Malley)
Noes (6) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
Council Member Bloechl explained what the permit was for and stated that the Plan
Commission recommended denial of the permit.
Resolution 00-312 Approve Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course Improvement Plan
MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger)
MOTION: AMEND TO ADD "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE
SEASON PASSES FOR THE SENIORS AND ADULTS BE
ELIMINATED BY THE YEAR 2010." (O'Malley; second, Bloechl)
LOST: Ayes (1) O'Malley;
Noes (5) Esslinger, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
MOTION: AMEND TO INSERT THE WORDS "UP TO" IN THE FIFTH AND
LAST PARAGRAPH BETWEEN THE WORDS "BORROWING"
AND "$1,500,000" (Hintz; second, McGee)
CARRIED:Ayes (6) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
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MOTION:
CARRIED:
AMEND TO ADD "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE
LAKESHORE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE REPAY TO THE
GENERAL FUND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES
PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL BUDGET, TOGETHER WITH
INTEREST AT THE CITY'S RATE FOR THIS PROJECT, FROM
FUTURE SURPLUSES." (McGee; second, Bloechl)
Ayes (6) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
VOTE ON RESOLUTION AS AMENDED:
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Esslinger, O'Malley, Bloechl, McGee, Hintz, Dell'Antonia
Council Member Bloechl questioned if the city would do the landscaping would that
change the cost. She felt the passes could be restructured to offer senior and junior
discounts. She thanked everyone for there hard work in the preservation of the golf
course and stated she would support the resolution.
Mr. Wollangk and Mr. Stephany, Director of Parks, and Mr. Dobish, Golf Course
Manager, responded.
Council Member O'Malley stated he would like to keep the season passes for the youth
but would like to replace the other season passes with a new plan. He stated he would
like the Parks Board to have the power to make decisions. He stated he would approve
the golf course plan.
Council Member McGee felt that cutting back on the season passes would be
appropriate but did not want to eliminate them. He felt that the golf course should be
self-supportive and able to generate enough to cover their costs.
Council Member Esslinger questioned if a future Council could change the resolution.
He felt that the money would be paid back and stated that he would support the
resolution.
Mr. Wollangk responded.
Council Member Hintz felt it was not the appropriate time to discuss passes and fees.
He felt the City should not borrow more money than what they would need. He
questioned the significance of the amendment regarding the golf course repaying the
General Fund plus interest.
Mr. Kraft responded.
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Mayor Dell'Antonia felt that Council would need to look at the topic of passes and fees
at another time. He stated he would support resolution to improve the golf course.
CITIZEN STATEMENTS
Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, stated that he was against the wasting of taxpayers
money. The downtown revitalization should include specialized stores. He felt the
University and the City should work together.
COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENTS
Council Member Bloechl informed the citizens of the community and visitors of the
Mayor's Breakfast that would be held on Friday July 28, 2000 and encouraged
everyone to attend.
Council Member O'Malley stated that he had only received one negative phone call
regarding the use of taxpayers money for the Main Street Reconstruction. He
encouraged citizens to call him with their perspectives.
Council Member Hintz felt that the Council should be aware of the Governors
Commission on State-Local Partnerships which may consider the reduction or
elimination of State Shared Revenues.
Mayor Dell'Antonia stated that Founders Plaza was dedicated and that hopefully it
would serve as the corner stone for the downtown development. He questioned again
why the gas prices were higher in the community. He felt that the University was a
great asset to the city.
There was no other business before the Council
MOTION: ADJOURN (Esslinger; second, Bloechl)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK