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ON THE WATER
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
ClTY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
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, Warren
Kraft, City Attorney and David Patek, Director of Public Works
Council Member Castle read the Invocation.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Melinda Malchow and Brittany Bodoh-Nikolaus
from Jefferson Elementary School; and, Sam Schlaak and Rebecca Bluhm from Smith
Elementary School,
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The Mayor ordered the following Public Hearings:
2003 City Budget
Mark Schumerth, 758 Grove Street, expressed his concerns regarding the importance
of shared revenue to the budget,
Robert Kujawa, 504 W. Nevada Avenue, stated various concerns regarding the budget
and felt it was too high. He suggested the removal of some street lighting to reduce the
budget.
Larry Spanbauer, 842 Eckardt Court, requested an addition to the budget to cover any
shortfalls for the Sesquicentennial Celebration.
There were no other appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED.
Zone Change/Dove Street, north of & adjacent to 1216 Dove Street
Bob Hergert, 1621 W. 7th Avenue, urged the Council not to approve the zone change.
Mayor Hintz presided.
REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, City Hall.
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Scott Skrzypchak, 1216 Dove Street, was present to answer questions regarding the zone
change for his property.
There were no other appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED.
Industrial Revenue Bonds/Sadoff & Rudoy Industries, LLP
Doug Pearson, Executive Director of Chamco, explained the company would be
expanding and urged the Council to support the Industrial Revenue Bonds.
There were no other appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED.
CONSENT AGENDA
The minutes of the October 22, 2002 meeting were presented as written.
The Report of the City Manager was read.
The bills were presented in the amount of $7,805,300.34.
The Report of the City Clerk was read.
Resolution 02-397 Approve Extraterritorial Plats
A) Preliminary/3rd Addition to Bellhaven
B) Final/Ormand Beach Heights
Resolution 02-398 Amend Conditional Use Permit/1301 Knapp Street
Resolution 02-399 Grant Conditional Use Permits; Approve Final Planned
Developments: A) Packer Avenue, north side, adjacent to 660
W. Packer Avenue B) S. Koeller Street, adjacent to 1300 S.
Koeller Street
Resolution 02-400 Set Public Hearing DateNacate Portion of Marion Road at its
Intersection with Wisconsin Street
Resolution 02-401 Authorize Police Department Grants
Resolution 02-402 Disallowance of Claim/Zarnowski
Resolution 02-403 Disallowance of Claim/Penzenstadler
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Resolution 02-404 Disallowance of Claim/Muller
Resolution 02-405 Disallowance of Claim/Salvinski
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Resolution 02-406 Approve AppointmentsNarious Boards
Resolution 02-407 Approve Miscellaneous Licenses
*Resolutions 02-399B and 02-401 were removed for separate consideration.
MOTION:
CARRIED:
ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTION
02-399B and 02-401 (Esslinger; second, Tower)
Ayes (7) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox,
Hintz
Resolution 02-399B
Grant Conditional Use Permits; Approve Final Planned
Developments: B) S. Koeller Street, adjacent to 1300 S. Koeller
Street
MOTION:
CARRIED:
ADOPT (Dell'Antonia; second, Esslinger)
Ayes (7) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox,
Hintz
Council Member Mattox expressed her concerns regarding the size of signage in the
community. She felt that higher and bigger was not necessarily better.
Council Member Dell'Antonia stated that the sign for the project was within limits of
the code.
Council Member Harris stated he would support the resolution but did have concerns
regarding the size of the signs and felt the sign ordinance could be looked at in the
future.
Resolution 02-401 Authorize Police Department Grants
MOTION:
AMEND (Dell'Antonia; second, Esslinger)
MOTION:
CARRIED:
DIVIDE RESOLUTION 02-401 INTO:
RESOLUTION 02-401A/GRANTS A, B, C; AND,
RESOLUTION 02-401B/GRANT D (Esslinger; second, Castle)
Ayes (7) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox,
Hintz
MOTION:
ADOPT RESOLUTION 02-401A/GRANTS A, B, C
CARRIED:
(Dell'Antonia; second, Castle)
Ayes (6) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Harris, Mattox, Hintz;
Noes (1) Esslinger
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MOTION:
CARRIED:
ADOPT RESOLUTION 02-401 B/GRANT D (Esslinger; second,
Dell'Antonia)
Ayes (7) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox
Hintz
Council Member Esslinger expressed his concerns regarding the various grants applied
for during budget time.
PUBLIC AGENDA DISCUSSION
Ordinance 02-411
Create Stormwater Utility
Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, questioned how the utility would be implemented.
Mayor Hintz responded.
Robert Kujawa, 504 W. Nevada Avenue, requested that the Council implement the
utility mid-year of 2003.
Gordon Doule, 1225 Summit Avenue, expressed his concerns regarding the stormwater
sewers.
Ordinance 02-412 Amend Hotel/Motel Room Tax
Wendy Hielsberg, Executive Director of Convention and Visitors Bureau, asked the
Council to support the increase.
Pat Henry, General Manager of the Pioneer Inn, stated he was in support of the
increase.
ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Ordinance 02-408 Myrna Jane II Annexation
MOTION:
CARRIED:
ADOPT (Dell'Antonia; second, Esslinger)
Ayes (7) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox,
Hintz
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Ordinance 02-409 Traffic Regulations
MOTION: ADOPT (Dell'Antonia; second, Esslinger)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Mattox,
Hintz
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Ordinance 02-410 Parking Regulations
MOTION: ADOPT (Dell'Antonia; second, Esslinger)
MOTION: DIVIDE ORDINANCE 02-410 INTO;
ORDINANCE 02-410A - EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE
MENDEL AND WILSON LOTS; AND,
ORDINANCE 02-410B - MENDEL AND WILSON LOTS
(Mattox; second, Harris)
LOST: Ayes (3) Harris, Mattox, Hintz
Noes (4) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger
VOTE ON ORIGINAL ORDINANCE:
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Castle, Dell'Antonia, Tower, Esslinger, Harris, Hintz;
Noes (1) Mattox
Council Member Mattox expressed her concerns with removal of the historical names of
parking lots.
Council Member Castle explained that individuals would identify with the new names for
the lots and stated he would support the ordinance.
Ordinance 02-411 Create Stormwater Utility
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 02-412 Amend Hotel/Motel Room Tax
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 02-413 Approve Zone Change/Dove Street, north of & adjacent to 1216
Dove Street
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 02-414 Revise Chapter 25/Street & Sidewalks
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Citizen Statements
Larry Spanbauer, 842 Eckardt Court, gave a progress report of the Sesquicentennial
Celebration. He also explained that on April 5, 2003 there would be a family tree
heritage celebration and the forms were available at the Oshkosh Public Library.
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Mayor Hintz thanked the Sesquicentennial Committee for their hard work.
Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, expressed his concerns regarding the recycling
ordinance.
Gordon Doule, 1225 Summit Avenue, stated his concerns regarding the stormwater
utility. He encouraged companies not to dispose of items in the stormwater sewers.
Mike Hayes, 2325 Knapp Street, expressed his concerns regarding the improvements
of Burnwood Drive and gave a history of the area. He felt the project was costly and
would not necessarily correct the present conditions.
Nikki Hronis, 2260 Burnwood Drive, expressed her concerns regarding the
improvements for the Burnwood Drive area and felt it was not necessary or well
planned out.
Robert Kujawa, 504 W. Nevada Avenue, stated his concerns with the Capital
Improvements Program and the impact it would have on the 2004 budget.
COUNCIL MEMBER STATEMENTS
Council Member Esslinger explained the proposed Burnwood Drive improvements and
stated that the engineering study had not been completed yet. He also expressed his
concerns regarding the cost to taxpayers for retrieved emails.
Council Member Castle questioned if the mail received at home that was delivered by
the post office were public records.
Mr. Kraft responded.
Council Member Mattox expressed her thoughts regarding bicycle usage in the
community.
Council Member Castle questioned the need for a council rule to prevent people from
selling products during Citizens Statements.
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Whatever Else is Pertinent or For the Good of The City
Mr. Wollangk explained there would be a workshop for the Capital Improvement
Program and Operating Budgets on November 20, 2002 at 5:30 p.m. He reminded the
Council there was a need to change the time of the Council meeting on December 23,
2003 due to the Holidays. He also discussed how e-mails were handled within the city
system.
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Council Member Harris questioned if he needed to keep e-mails sent to his home
regarding city business.
Mayor Hintz questioned what types of mail should be saved.
Mr. Kraft responded.
Council Member Dell'Antonia felt that having to save all information regarding city
issues was troubling.
Mr. Wollangk felt a statement made regarding Burnwood Drive during Citizens
Statements was taken out of context and asked Mr. Patek to expand on the issue.
Mr. Patek responded.
There was no other business before the Council.
MOTION: ADJOURN (Castle; second, Esslinger)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK