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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesO../'HKO./'H ON THE WATER PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL ClTY OF OSHKOSH¢ WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Dell'Antonia presided. PRESENT: Council Members Melanie Bloechl, M. Kevin McGee, Mark L. Harris, Stephen Hintz, Paul J. Esslinger, R. Matt O'Malley 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 Bloechl read the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dustin Soda and Naomi Gundlach from Webster Stanley Elementary School; and, Angela Bergman and Aaron Bergman from Webster Stanley Middle School. CONSENT AGENDA The minutes of the February 13, 2001 meeting were presented as written. The Report of the City Manager was read. The bills were presented in the amount of $19,695,118.37. The Report of the City Clerk was read. Resolution 01-97 Award Bid/Hydraulic Breaker/Water Department (Lincoln Contractors Supply Inc., Oshkosh, $70,100.00) Resolution 01-98 Grant Conditional Use Permits; Approve Final Planned Development: 926 Woodland Avenue, 2450 W. 9th Avenue 8, 2505 Oregon Street Bernie Pitz, 617 W. Irving Avenue, asked various questions regarding the telecommunication towers. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27, 2001 Council Member Bloechl questioned if an addendum could be written in the agreement regarding any problems that may arise from the towers. Mr. Kraft responded. Wade Wilkinson, Metro Southwest PCS, 450 Security Boulevard, Green Bay, explained the frequencies and the need for the conditional use permits. Tom Sonnleitner, 1747 Orchard Court, Assistant Chancellor UW-Oshkosh, stated that as neighbors they would work together with the company. Resolution 01-99 Dedicate Street Right-of-Way/Wisconsin Street Bernie Pitz, 617 W. Irving Avenue, stated his concerns and asked questions regarding Wisconsin Street and urged the Council not to support the project. Mr. Wollangk and Mr. Kinney responded. Robert Kujawa, 504 W. Nevada Avenue, stated that the City owns the properties involved and urged the Council to support the resolution. Resolution 01-100 Determination of Necessity to Acquire Property/Portion of 150 Wisconsin Street Resolution 01-101 Establish Fair Market Value; Authorize Purchase/111 Jackson Street Resolution 01-102 Approve Change Order No. l/Public Works Contract 00-09/Paving & Utilities (Don E. Parker Excavating Inc., Hortonville, Increase, $26,952.38) Resolution 01-103 Approve Agreement with Corsair Cruising - LLC/Sailboat Charter Service/Menominee Park Council Member Bloechl questioned who would be responsible for the fee for the sign displayed on his boat. Captain Tim Paegelow, W9554 Black Hawk Court, Wautoma, explained the agreement and stated he would work together with the City and other organizations for the use of the docks. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27'~ 2001 Council Member McGee stated he felt that Council should receive minutes from the Park Board meetings when there were issues on the agenda. 2 Resolution 01-104 Rescind Property Taxes Resolution 01-105 Disallowance of Claim/Eugene Arnoldussen Resolution 01-106 Disallowance of Claim/Michael Blume Resolution 01-107 Approve Miscellaneous City Licenses *Resolutions 01-98, 01-99 and 01-100 were removed for separate considerations. MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTIONS 01-98, 01-99 and 01-100 (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia Resolution 01-98 Grant Conditional Use Permits; Approve Final Planned Development: 926 Woodland Avenue, 2450 W. 9th Avenue & 2505 Oregon Street MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) CARRIED: Ayes (6) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia; Noes (1) Esslinger Council Member Esslinger felt that some of the frequencies would interfere and stated he would not support the resolution. Council Member O'Malley questioned if there needed to be a valid reason to deny the resolution. Mr. Kraft responded. Council Member McGee explained that the affects of the radio signals would be small. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27'~ 2001 Resolution 01-99 MOTION: CARRIED: Dedicate Street Right-of-Way/Wisconsin Street ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) Ayes (6) Bloechl, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia; Noes (1) McGee Council Member McGee stated various concerns regarding Wisconsin Street and stated he would not support the resolution. Council Member Esslinger explained that the plans for Wisconsin Street could be changed in the future. He stated that he would support the resolution. Mr. Wollangk responded. Council Member Hintz felt that the City was planning ahead to create a more pedestrian friendly environment for the University. Mayor Dell'Antonia felt that this was an opportunity to make arrangements for the future. He stated that he would support the resolution. Resolution 01-100 Determination of Necessity to Acquire Property/Portion of 150 Wisconsin Street MOTION: CARRIED: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) Ayes (6) Bloechl, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia; Noes (1) McGee PUBLIC AGENDA DISCUSSION Ordinance 01-109 Approve Zone Change/1150 Van Buren Avenue/1008 N. Sawyer Street Reverend Nerenhausen, Zion Lutheran Church, urged the Council to deny the request for the zone changes. Ordinance 01-112 Amend Section 2-41 Citizens Advisory Committee Robert Kujawa, 504 W. Nevada Avenue, explained the Citizens Advisory Committee membership and was there to answer questions of the Council. Council Member Bloechl questioned how the number of citizens was arrived at. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27'~ 2001 Resolution 01-113 Approve Revised Architectural Design Service Agreement/Potter Lawson Mark Schumerth, 758 Grove Street, felt that the City Center would be a wonderful location for the new City Hall. 4 Council Member O'Malley questioned whether the owners of the City Center had contacted the staff. Mr. Wollangk responded. Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, expressed his thoughts regarding future expansion for the new City Hall. ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Ordinance 01-108 Amend Payment of Hook-On Charges MOTION: CARRIED: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) Ayes (7) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia Ordinance 01-109 Approve Zone Change/1150 Van Buren Avenue/1008 N. Sawyer Street MOTION: LOST: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) Noes (7) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia Council Member Bloechl stated that the proposal for this property was withdrawn and she asked the Council to deny the zone change. Ordinance 01-110 Approve Zone Changes/Part of 400 N. Sawyer Street & Part of 521 W. 16th Avenue MOTION: CARRIED: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) Ayes (7) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia Ordinance 01-111 Approve Traffic Regulations FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27~ 2001 Ordinance 01-112 Amend Section 2-41 Citizens Advisory Committee FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Council Member McGee stated his concerns regarding a quorum being reached and the number of citizens on the committee. Resolution 01-113 Approve Revised Architectural Design Service Agreement/Potter Lawson MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) MOTION: CARRIED: AMEND TO ADD A CAP OF $3,000.00 ON CUSTOMARY REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES (Bloechl; second, Esslinger) Ayes (7) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia MOTION: CARRIED: RECONSIDER RESOLUTION 01-95 -APPROVE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT (McGee; second, O'Malley) Ayes (5) McGee, Harris, Hintz, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia; Noes (2) Bloechl, Esslinger MOTION: LOST: ADOPT (McGee; second, O'Malley) Noes (7) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia VOTE ON RESOLUTION AS AMENDED: LOST: Ayes (3) Bloechl, Esslinger, Dell'Antonia; Noes (4) McGee, Harris, Hintz, O'Malley Council Member Bloechl questioned the wording regarding customary reimbursable expenses. She stated her concerns with the information provided by the study regarding the shortage of space. Mr. Wollangk responded. Council Member Harris felt that all of the alternatives should be looked at. He explained that the County Board was doing a space needs study but there was no commitment at this time. He stated that he would not support the resolution. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27, 2001 Council Member McGee expressed his concerns regarding the project and stated he would not support the resolution. Council Member Hintz stated that he supported the space needs study and felt that the Council should look at a long-term solution. He questioned if there had been any 6 discussion with the County, and if the project could be handled as a phase project. Mr. Wollangk responded. The Council took a ten-minute break at 7:50 p.m. Mr. Kraft explained the motion to reconsider. Council Member Hintz felt that it would be cleaner to reconsider the resolution. He felt that Council should move ahead with the project with the information that the study provided. Council Member Esslinger stated his concerns regarding the space study being put off instead of addressing concerns now. Mayor Dell'Antonia felt that Council should go ahead with the study and put a plan together for the future. He stated that he would support the resolution. Resolution 01-114 Authorize Time-Warner Entertainment Company, LP to Temporarily Operate Cable Communications Systems in Oshkosh MOTION: ADOPT (Bloechl; second, McGee) CARRIED: Ayes (6) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia; Present (1) Esslinger Council Member Bloechl questioned if there was a limitation by law of the number of times the temporary agreement could be renewed before the franchise agreement had to be completed. Council Member O'Malley questioned if the Council could continually extend this temporary agreement. Mr. Kraft responded. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27'~ 2001 CITIZEN STATEMENTS Daniel Lynch, 310 S. Eagle Street, stated his concerns regarding the affects of smoking and tobacco. Mark Schumerth, 758 Grove Street, explained it was up to the Council to get the design they wanted for the new City Hall from the consultant. COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENTS Council Member Bloechl stated that the workshop with the Gateway Committee had some merit but the cost of implementation and input from various departments was missing. She felt that Council and staff should have a working summit to discuss future projects and plans for the City. She also suggested for the Council to tour the Safety Building. Mayor Dell'Antonia stated that the summit meeting would be held after the new Council took office. Council Member O'Malley encouraged citizens to find out what the Council Candidates visions of the community were. He stated that the Town Hall Meeting would be held Saturday, March 24, 2001 from 9:30 a.m. until noon at the New Moon Cafe. Council Member Esslinger clarified that the property being proposed on Marion Road was not riverfront property, however, the City Center property was. Council Member McGee expressed the possibility of building the new City Hall on the 100 block of N. Main Street. He explained the cost, benefits and the impact on the downtown area. Mr. Kinney responded. Council Member Hintz felt that a fiscal plan should be developed and that could be the topic of the spring workshop with the Council and the Departments. Mayor Dell'Antonia felt that the Gateway Committee workshop accomplished a lot to make the community look better. He stated that the Town Hall Meeting was a good idea but he would not be able to attend. He stated that they needed to schedule meetings to discuss the evaluation on March 1st at 5:15 p.m. and also the goals of the City Manager at March 6th at 5:15 p.m. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL -- FEBRUARY 27'~ 2001 WHATEVER ELSE IS PERTINENT OR FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY Mr. Wollangk stated that there would be a workshop with the Park Board and organizations for the Festival of Lights on March 27, 2001. MOTION: CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE STATUS PRESENT AND CARRIED: PERSPECTIVE FOR DELIBERATING AND NEGOTIATING A LAND SALE IN THE 100 BLOCK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PURSUANT TO SECTION 19.85(1)(e) OF THE WISCONSIN STATE STATUTES. (Hintz; second, Esslinger) Ayes (7) Bloechl, McGee, Harris, Hintz, Esslinger, O'Malley, Dell'Antonia There was no other business before the Council MOTION: ADJOURN (Esslinger; second, Bloechl) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK