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REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, City Hall.
Mayor Hintz presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Paul Esslinger, Mark Harris, Shirley Mattox, William
Castle, Jon Dell'Antonia, Frank Tower and Stephen Hintz
ALSO PRESENT: Richard Wollangk, City Manager, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Lynn
Lorenson, Assistant City Attorney and David Patek, Director of Public Works
Council Member Mattox read the Invocation.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Amber Burnett and Kyle Behnke from Roosevelt
Elementary School.
A proclamation was presented by Mayor Hintz declaring October 29, 2002 as "Yellow
Ribbon Suicide Prevention Day" in the City of Oshkosh.
The Oshkosh CAN (Confront Addictions Now) Board presented an award to
representatives of Oshkosh North High for the elimination of student smoking on school
property before and after school.
The Oshkosh Police Department presented plaques to various citizens who had made
donations for the purchase of a new K-9 police dog.
CONSENT AGENDA
The minutes of the October 8, 2002 meeting were presented as written.
The Report of the City Manager was read.
The bills were presented in the amount of $5,259,185.32.
The Report of the City Clerk was read.
Resolution 02-386 Authorize Disposition of Surplus Property/Adjacent to Riverside
Cemetery & Railroad Corridor
Resolution 02-387 Grant Conditional Use Permits: A) 3700 Jackson Street; B)
1415 Armory Place
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Resolution 02-387
Grant Conditional Use Permits: A) 3700 Jackson Street;
B) 1415 Armory Place
Resolution 02-388
Approve Change Order No. l/Seniors Center Annex (Frank O.
Zeise Construction, increase $4,508.00)
Resolution 02-389
Approve Change Order No. 1/Public Works Contract No. 02-06
(Quality Concrete, increase $37,722.12)
Resolution 02-390
Approve & Execute Relocation Orders/Determination of
Necessity/Acquire Property/Authorize Acquisition/Accept
Easements/Dedicate Street Right-of-Way/STH 110 (Algoma
Boulevard) Murdock Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue
Resolution 02-391 Amend Special Assessment Policy
Resolution 02-392 Approve Miscellaneous Licenses
*Resolution 02-387A was removed for separate consideration.
MOTION:
CARRIED:
ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTION
02-387A (Esslinger; second, Dell'Antonia)
Ayes (7) Mattox, Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris,
Hintz
Resolution 02-387A Grant Conditional Use Permit: A) 3700 Jackson Street
MOTION:
ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Dell'Antonia)
MOTION:
LOST:
AMEND BY ADDING CONDITION TO REMOVE BLOWER
(Esslinger; second, Dell'Antonia)
Ayes (1) Esslinger;
Noes (6) Mattox, Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Harris, Hintz
MOTION:
CARRIED:
AMEND TO DELETE CONDITION NO. 7 (Dell'Antonia; second,
Castle)
Ayes (5) Mattox, Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Hintz;
Noes (2) Esslinger, Harris
VOTE ON RESOLUTION AS AMENDED:
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Mattox, Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Harris, Hintz;
Noes (1) Esslinger
Council Member Esslinger expressed his concerns regarding the car wash next to a
residential area and questioned if a blower would be installed in the car wash. He also
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questioned if the operation would be 24 hours a day.
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Council Member Dell'Antonia questioned if the decibel levels were taken for the blower.
Mr. Wollangk responded.
Mayor Hintz questioned how close to the exit the blower would be.
Council Member Mattox questioned the amount of decibels that the blower would
produce.
Council Member Harris expressed his concerns regarding ice buildup on the street from
water dripping off he vehicles if a blower was not installed.
Harjeet Walla, owner of the Oshkosh Pantry 41, explained the need for a blower to be
attached to the car wash. He also answered questions of the Council.
Council Member Dell'Antonia explained his reason for the request to remove condition
number 7.
ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Ordinance 02-393 Approve Aurora Annexation
MOTION: ADOPT (Dell'Antonia; second, Harris)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Mattox, Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris,
Hintz
Ordinance 02-394 Myrna Jane II Annexation
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 02-395 Traffic Regulations
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 02-396 Parking Regulations
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
CITIZEN STATEMENTS
Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, expressed his concerns regarding the expansion of the
downtown area.
Dan Lynch, 310 S. Eagle Street, expressed his concerns regarding students smoking.
James Genisio, 1863 Doty Street, questioned what city officials supported the shared
revenue cuts.
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Susan Hanson, 2344 Mount Vernon Street, stated her concerns regarding fluoride in
the water.
COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENTS
Council Member Esslinger stated he did not support the shared revenue cuts. He
explained he was in favor of a new city garage. He questioned when a building was
being demolished, was there a time frame that it had to be taken down.
Mr. Wollangk responded.
Council Member Tower expressed his concerns regarding the article in the local paper
for the city's "wish list".
Council Member Mattox explained the Halloween festivities in the downtown area on
Halloween. She also complimented the media for their excellent coverage of the
candidates during election time.
Council Member Harris expressed his concerns regarding revenue sharing. He also
thanked the community for the generous donations during the "Scouting for Food"
drive.
Council Member Dell'Antonia stated his thoughts on the elimination of shared revenue.
He felt that no staff or city officials were in favor of it.
Whatever Else is Pertinent or For the Good of The City
Mr. Wollangk explained there would be a workshop following the council meeting to
show how the robotic cameras worked. He also stated the need to schedule workshops
to discuss the 2003 budget.
There was no other business before the Council.
MOTION: ADJOURN (Castle; second, Dell'Antonia)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK
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