HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.28.23 CC minutesPROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
February 28, 2023
• CLOSED SESSION (5:00 p.m. Room 404, City Hall) The Common Council may convene
into Closed Session to discuss bargaining options, strategy, parameters, and terms
related to the negotiation of agreements for TID 43 T. Wall Development with The Mill
on Main, LLC pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(e) deliberating or negotiating the purchasing
of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public
business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.
• The Common Council may convene into Closed Session to discuss bargaining options,
strategy, parameters, and terms related to the negotiation of agreements for TID 17 City
Center Associates LLC, pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(e) deliberating or negotiating the
purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other
specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed
session.
REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 6:03 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
City Hall.
Mayor Palmeri presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Aaron Wojciechowski, Lynnsey Erickson, Michael Ford, Matt
Mugerauer, Bill Miller, and Mayor Palmeri
EXCUSED: Council Member Courtney Hansen
ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Jessi Balcom, City Clerk; Lynn Lorenson,
City Attorney; and Kelly Nieforth, Community Development Director
INTRODUCTION OF STAFF: Robert Kilday, City Assessor was introduced to the Council.
CITIZEN STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL: Patricia Diener, 1316 Broad Street – miscellaneous
items.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
(Consent Agenda Items are those items of a routine administrative nature that are voted on by
the Council in a Single Roll Call Vote. Staff Recommends Approval of all Items. Any member
of the public or Common Council may request that an item be removed from the Consent
Agenda for discussion.)
01. Report of Bills by the Finance Director
02. Receipt & Filing of Meeting Minutes - Common Council, Regular Meeting 2.14.23
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03. Receipt & Filing of Claim filed with the City’s Insurance Company:
A. Tayla Anderson, vehicle tire damage, allegedly caused by a pothole on Viola
Avenue
04. Res 23-72 Amend CIP and Award Bid for Public Works Contract No. 23-02 to Carl
Bowers & Sons Construction Company, Inc. for West Lincoln Avenue and
McKinley Street Reconstruction ($4,036,254.95)
05. Res 23-73 Waive Municipal Code Section 12-8(E) and Approve Agreement
Extension to February 28, 2025 for Service Program for Sensus USA Fixed-
Base Water Meter Reading Program
06. Res 23-74 Approve Professional Services Agreement with Kane Communications
Group for Lead Service Line Inspection Campaign ($148,200.00)
07. Res 23-75 Approve Disposition of Property Located at the Northwest Corner of
West 4th Avenue and Michigan Street to Wesenberg Architects (Plan
Commission Recommends Approval)
08. Res 23-76 Approve Acceptance of Grant from the Wisconsin Institute on Healthy
Aging and a Donation from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation
and Amend 2023 Senior Services Division Operating Budget
09. Res 23-77 Approve Cooperative Purchase of Single Axle Truck Chassis from Packer
City International for Streets Division ($80,393.00)
10. Res 23-78 Approve Professional Services Proposal from Lee Recreation LLC for
Playground Design and Installation for Roe Park ($196,000.00)
11. Res 23-79 Approve Purchase of Lighting Poles and Fixtures from Enterprise
Lighting LTD ($50,102.11) for the Lincoln/Mckinley project and Traffic
Signal Equipment from Traffic and Parking Control Co. for the 9th &
Westhaven traffic signal replacement ($80,468.70)
12. Res 23-80 Approve Special Event – Run Away Events to utilize Menominee Park &
City streets for the Run Away to the Bay event April 15, 2023
13. Res 23-81 Approve Special Event – Run Away Events to utilize the Riverwalk & City
streets for the Oshkosh Half Marathon Relay & 5K Run April 29, 2023
14. Res 23-82 Approve Special Event –Winnebago Audubon Society to utilize Rainbow
Memorial Park for the Oshkosh Bird Fest May 6, 2023
15. Res 23-83 Approve Special Event – Oshkosh Garden Club to utilize the front
grounds of the Oshkosh Public Museum for the Oshkosh Garden Club
Plant Sale May 20, 2023
16. Res 23-84 Approve Special Event – Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 437 to
utilize City streets to hold the Oshkosh 4th of July Parade July 4, 2023
17. Res 23-85 Approve Special Event – Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement
District (BID) Consortium to utilize Market Street & Opera House Square
for the Downtown Chalk Walk August 5, 2023
18. Res 23-86 Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
19. Res 23-87 Approve Special Class “B” License & Operator Licenses
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MOTION TO ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA excluding Res. 23.86: Erickson, second
Mugerauer
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
18. Res 23-86 Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA – Res. 23-86:
Mugerauer, second Erickson
CARRIED: Ayes (5) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
Present (1) Ford
NEW ORDINANCES (NOTE: Items designated with an asterisk * will not be voted on)
*20. Ord 23-88 Amend Loading zone and parking regulations around Jefferson
Elementary School on 11th Avenue and Minnesota Street
FIRST READING – NO ACTION TAKEN
*21. Ord 23-89 Prohibit right turn on red from westbound 6th Avenue onto Ohio
Street
FIRST READING – NO ACTION TAKEN
*22. Ord 23-90 Add Angled Parking East Side of Bauman Street between Tyler Avenue
and Van Buren Avenue in the Vicinity of the Marina Located at 1000
Bauman Street
CITIZEN STATEMENTS REGARDING ORD 23-90
Terry Schroeder, 1010 Bauman Street; Don Schettle, 1021 Bauman Street;
and Sam Siebond, 1012 Van Buren spoke
FIRST READING – NO ACTION TAKEN
*23. Ord 23-91 Approve Zone Change from Single Family Residential–9 District (SR-9) to
Institutional District (I) for Properties Located at 904 Grove Street and 847
Oak Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)
FIRST READING – NO ACTION TAKEN
PENDING ORDINANCE
24. Ord 23-92 Approve Zone Change from Single Family Residential-5 District (SR-5)
and Institutional District (I) to Suburban Mixed Use (SMU) for Properties
Located on the South Side of the 2100 Block of West 9th Avenue (Plan
Commission Recommends Approval)
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CITIZEN STATEMENTS REGARDING ORD 23-92
Peter Lang, 2300 White Swan Drive spoke
MOTION TO APPROVE: Mugerauer, second Miller
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
25. Ord 23-93 Approve Zone Change from Multi-Family Residential-12 District (MR-12)
to Multi-Family Residential-12 District with a Planned Development
Overlay (MR-12-PD) for Property Located on the North Side of West 20th
Avenue (Plan Commission Recommends Approval).
CITIZEN STATEMENTS REGARDING ORD 23-93
Renne Richerds Groff, 3526 W 20th Avenue; Karen Hafemeister, 3249 W. 20th
Avenue, and Nancy Bongert, 3374 W. 20th Avenue all spoke.
MOTION TO APPROVE: Erickson, second Mugerauer
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
26. Ord 23-94 Approve Amendments to Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance Pertaining to
Implementation of the City of Oshkosh Housing Study and Needs
Assessment (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)
MOTION TO APPROVE: Wojciechowski, second Erickson
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
27. Ord 23-95 Create Section 4-5.2 and Amend Sections 4-24, 4-25, and 30-87(g) of the
City of Oshkosh Municipal Code all pertaining to the Regulation of Beer
Gardens
MOTION TO APPROVE: Wojciechowski, second Ford
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
NEW RESOLUTIONS
28. Res 23-96 Authorize Staff to File Water Rate Model with the Public Service
Commission of Wisconsin
MOTION TO APPROVE: Erickson, second Miller
CARRIED: Ayes (5) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller
Present (1) Mayor Palmeri
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29. Res 23-97 Approve General Development Plan for a Mixed Multi-Family
Residential/Commercial Development on the North Side of West 20th
Avenue (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)
MOTION TO APPROVE: Ford, second Erickson
MOTION TO AMEND TO REMOVE TRAFFIC STUDY: Miller, second Palmeri
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
30. Res 23-98 Approve Allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds to
Oshkosh Kids Foundation/Tiny Homes Project
MOTION TO APPROVE: Erickson, second Miller
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Wojciechowski, Erickson, Ford, Mugerauer, Miller, Mayor Palmeri
COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
31. Future Agenda Items:
32. Future Workshops:
33. Graffiti Ordinance
COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
34. Report of Council Liaison for Boards & Commissions
Council Member Erickson – The Transit Advisory Board toured the Transit Center
Council Member Wojciechowski – The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
approved their strategic plan.
Mayor Palmeri reminded everyone to register for Breakfast with the Bunny
CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
35. Professional Services Agreement with Facility Engineering Inc. for Masonry
Assessment and Repair for the Oshkosh Public Museum ($27,450.00)
36. Intergovernmental Agreement with Winnebago County for Inter-City Microtransit
Service
37. Outstanding Issues – State of the City on March 13, 2023
ADJOURN
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Mugerauer, second Miller
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 8:05pm . JESSI L. BALCOM
CITY CLERK