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Home My WebLink About07.25.23 CC minutesPROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN July 25, 2023 REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Mugerauer presided. PRESENT: Council Members Lynnsey Erickson, Michael Ford, Karl Buelow, Paul Esslinger, and Mayor Mugerauer. ABSENT/EXCUSED: Council Members Joe Stephenson and LaKeisha Haase ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Diane Bartlett, City Clerk; Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney; and James Rabe, Public Works Director. PRESENTATION ACFR 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report & Audit Presentation CITIZEN STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL Kevin McGee – 1244 Wisconsin, Oshkosh Terry Schroeder – 1010 Bauman, Oshkosh CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Report of Bills by the Finance Director Receipt & Filing of Meeting Minutes - Common Council Meeting 07.11.23 Receipt & Filing of Claim filed with the City’s Insurance Company: Homan Muencrath WPS Res 23-370 Disallowance of Claim – Hansen Res 23-371 Disallowance of Claim – Frank Res 23-372 Accept Sidewalk Easement at the Northwesterly Corner of John Avenue and McKinley Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Res 23-373 Approve Conditional Use Permit Request for an Outdoor Display at 3020 Jackson Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Res 23-374 Approve Specific Implementation Plan Amendment for Building Addition at 2351 Ryf Road (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Res 23-375 Approve the Congress Field Neighborhood Plan (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Res 23-376 Approve Amendment No. 3 to Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for Water Filtration Plant Clearwells Replacement Final Design ($66,000.00) Res 23-377 Approve Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for Water Filtration Plant Ozone and SCADA Systems Replacement Project Final Design ($611,480.00) Res 23-378 Approve Professional Services Agreement with Professional Service Industries, Inc. for Subsurface Exploration and Geotechnical Engineering Evaluation for the 2024 Capital Improvement Program ($80,770.25) Res 23-379 Award Bid for Public Works Contract No. 23-18 to Fahrner Asphalt Sealers, Inc. for Asphalt Pavement Preservation Program ($177,092.00) Res 23-380 Approve Professional Services Agreement with Dixon Engineering, Inc. for Fernau Water Tower Rehabilitation ($100,000.00) Res 23-381 Approve Special Event – Historic 6th Ward Neighborhood Association to Utilize Boat Works Shelter (362 Michigan Street & W 4th Avenue) for a Neighborhood Block Party, August 1, 2023 Res 23-382 Approve Special Event – The Salvation Army of Oshkosh to Utilize City Streets for the Pedal Out Hunger Ride/Walk Event, August 12, 2023 Res 23-383 Approve Special Event – UW Oshkosh to Utilize City Streets for Their Move-In Days, August 30 through September 3, 2023 Res 23-384 Approve Special Event – UW Oshkosh New Student & Family Programs to Utilize Shapiro Park and City Streets for the UW Oshkosh Sample the City Event, September 2, 2023 Res 23-385 Approve Special Event – Brad Dassey to Utilize Opera House Square for the Brad & Brooklyn Music Event, Saturday, September 23, 2023 and October 14, 2023 Res 23-386 Approve Special Event – Lourdes Academy to Utilize City Streets for the Lourdes Homecoming Parade, September 29, 2023 Res 23-387 Approve Special Event – Offshore Wench to Utilize City Streets for the Mercury Racing Poker Run Street Parade, June 20, 2024 Res 23-388 Approve Special “Class B” Licenses Res 23-389 Approve Appointments to Various Boards and Committees MOTION TO ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA: Esslinger, second Erickson CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer READOPTION OF ORDINANCES Ord 23-390 Repeal and Recreate Chapter 4 Article IV Pertaining to Alcohol Beverages – Issuance of Operator’s Licenses MOTION TO APPROVE: Buelow, second Esslinger CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer Ord 23-391 Amend Various Section of Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance Pertaining to Projecting Signs MOTION TO APPROVE: Erickson, second Esslinger CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer Ord 23-392 Amend Sections 13-10 and 7-13 and Create Section 7-13.1 of the City Municipal Code Pertaining to Building Plan Submissions and Reviews and To Authorize Delegation of Commercial Plan Reviews and to Authorize Delegation of Commercial Plan Reviews to Third-Party Contractors MOTION TO APPROVE: Esslinger, second Erickson CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer NEW ORDINANCES *Ord 23-393 Amend Parking Regulations on 9th Avenue East of South Main Street *Ord 23-394 Change Yield Right of Way Intersections in Accordance with Traffic Flow being Reversed on Kentucky and Central Streets No action on the above / 1st reading Ord 23-395 Approve Zone Change from Heavy Industrial District (HI) to Business Park District with a Planned Development Overlay (BP-PD) at Property Located at 2850 Universal Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval and Applicant Requests Waiving the Rules and Adopting on First Reading) Speaker: Angela Wade – 1810 Scarlet Oak Trail, Oshkosh MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES FOR Ord 23-395: Buelow, second Esslinger CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer MOTION TO APPROVE: Buelow, second Erickson CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer PENDING RESOLUTIONS Res 23-396 Laid over from May 23, 2023 meeting: Utilize Unity in Community Funds for Sponsorship of Teams for the Northeastern Wisconsin (N.E.W.) Dragon Boat Race Festival on September 16, 2023 (DEI Committee Recommends Approval) MOTION TO APPROVE: Buelow, second Erickson MOTION TO AMEND (as above): Erickson, second Buelow CARRIED: 4-1 Ayes (4) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow - Noes (1) Mayor Mugerauer NEW RESOLUTIONS Res 23-397 Approve Taxi Cab Driver License (License Application Withdrawn by Applicant) Res 23-398 Approve General Development Plan & Specific Implementation Plan for a Multi- Family Development on the East Side of Oregon Street South of West Ripple Avenue (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Speakers: Dennis Hughes – 4046 Oregon, Oshkosh Wanda Berholtz – 4078 Oregon, Oshkosh Keith Berholtz – 4078 Oregon, Oshkosh Jared Schmidt, Robert E Lee and Associates, 1250 Centennial Centre Blvd, Hobart MOTION TO APPROVE: Buelow, second Esslinger CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer Res 23-399 Approve a General Development Plan & Specific Implementation Plan for an Indoor Institutional Use at Property Located at 2850 Universal Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) MOTION TO APPROVE: Buelow, second Esslinger CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer Res 23-400 Approve Land Disposition of Vacant Property, 500 Block of W South Park Avenue between Ohio Street and Michigan Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) MOTION TO APPROVE: Esslinger, second Erickson CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer Res 23-401 Appropriate Winnebago County Spirit/ARPA Funds for 2024 Fire Department Turnout Gear MOTION TO APPROVE: Erickson, second Buelow CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer Res 23-402 Approve Amendment to 2023 Operations Budget to Provide Funding for the Purchase of Police Department Service Weapons MOTION TO APPROVE: Esslinger, second Buelow CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Follow-Up to June 28, 2023 Budget Workshop #1 and Direction to Staff Regarding Special Assessment Relief Options Future Agenda Items: none Future Workshops: None COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS Report of Council Liaison for Boards & Commissions CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS Professional Services Agreement with AECOM for Environmental Services during Geotechnical Subsurface Exploration Project for the 2024 Capital Improvement Projects ($39,200.00) Professional Services Agreement with Robert E. Lee & Associates, Inc. for Environmental Review Services for the 2024 Capital Improvement Projects ($42,800.00) Outstanding Issues MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR ERICKSON TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION (Room 402, City Hall) The Common Council may convene into Closed Session to discuss the Mid-Year Review of the City Manager, an employee over which the Common Council has jurisdiction & exercises responsibility pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin State Statutes. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: Erickson, second Esslinger CARRIED: 5-0 Ayes (5) Esslinger, Erickson, Ford, Buelow and Mayor Mugerauer ADJOURN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING: MOTION TO ADJOURN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING: Esslinger, second Buelow CARRIED: Voice Vote The Meeting Regular Council Meeting Adjourned at 7:55 DIANE M. BARTLETT, CITY CLERK