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HomeMy WebLinkAboutManager's ReportREPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING September 28, 2004 6:00 p.m. A. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 1. BILLS It is recommended that the bills, as audited and presented by the Director of Finance, be approved for payment. 2. MEMORY WALK Request permission to grant approval to the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Wisconsin to utilize Menominee Park and facilities on Saturday, October 2, 2004, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for their seventh annual Memory Walk, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 3. HOLIDAY PARADE Request permission to grant approval to the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce to utilize city streets and facilities on Saturday, November 6, 2004, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., for the 22 Annual Oshkosh Holiday Parade, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 4. OAKLAWN WALK- A -THON Request permission to grant approval to Oaklawn Elementary School to close Viola Street, from Main Street to Jackson Street, on Wednesday, October 13, 2004, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for their Annual Walk- A -Thon, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 5. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK Request permission to grant approval to the American Cancer Society to utilize Menominee Park and facilities on Saturday, October 9, 2004, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for their 4 Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 6. BLOCK PARTY ON AMHERST Request permission to rescind the approval of closing Amherst Avenue, from Wisconsin Street to Elmwood Avenue, on Saturday, October 16, 2004, from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., for a Homecoming Block Party, in accordance with the attached letters of objection. AL EIMEWSdO ASSOCIATION So.eo w to s(and by Yno ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION of GREATER WISCONSIN 29W Curry Lane, Suite A • Green Bay, WI 54311 92o- 469.2110. 920.469 -2131 FAX September 15, 2004 City of Oshkosh Parks Department 215 Church Avenue PO Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54902.1130 Tear City Manager, The intent of this letter is to request the use of Menominee Park for our seventh annual Memory Walk in Oshkosb on Saturday, October 2, 2004 from 6am to 12pm. In the past we have appreciated the use of this location for our community awareness and fundraising event. We estimate over 200 persons in attendance for this event. We appreciate your support. Sincerely, Becky Reichelt, MS, CTRS Outreach Specialist Alzheimer's Association of Greater Wisconsin Fox Valley and Green Bay Regional Offices Eau Claire 715 - 835 -7050 Fox Valley 920- 727 -5555 Greer, Bay 920469 -2110 Hayward 71 5 934.2222 La Crosse 60o -784 -5011 Rhinelandar 715 - 362 -7778 Wausau 715448 -1221 Community d Health Charities s d " ariti ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. A nonprofit, tax - empt 5o1(c)(3) organization dedicated to education, infatuation, advocacy and support. Z0 39Vd DOSSV Sd3WI3HZ - Id TEIZ69b0Z6 r0�7T b00Z/9T/60 ADVOCACY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP September 15, 2004 Richard Wollangk City of Oshkosh P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54901 Dear Mr. Wollangk: The purpose of this letter is to request the use of Main Street from Parkway Street to 6th Avenue, 6th Avenue to Oregon, and Oregon south to South Park Ave for the 22nd Annual Oshkosh Holiday Parade. The Parade will be held on Saturday, November, 2004 beginning at 10:00 AM. We anticipate that the parade will last for approximately an hour and a half. If you have any questions or comments relative to this request, please feel free to contact me at 303.2265, ext. 31 or kate @oshkoshchamber.com. Thank you for your time and consideration. Since ely, Kate Cotter Holiday Parade Coordinator Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce cc: Chief David Erickson, Sgt. Tim Baked, Oshkosh Police Department Toget her, �e succeed 120 J ACKSON STREET • OSHKOSH, WI 549 • 920 -303 -2266 • FAX: 920 -303 -2263 • info @oshhoshchamber.com OAKLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ..._...3s.�. i r }} 490 i September 15, 2004 City Council P.O. box 1130 Oshkosh, Wl 54903 -1130 To whom it may concern, Oaklawn Elementary School is having its annual Walk -a -thon again this year. We are asking to have Viola street, from Main to Jackson, closed Oct 13th 2004 (rain date Oct. 16th) from 8:00 am -2 :30 pm. Last year the children raised over $3000.00, this year we hope to beat that total and we are sending half to the American Red Cross for the victims in Florida. Please get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you. Sincerely, Pam Bernier SEP -20 -04 02:22 PM AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 414 457 8760 P.02 American Cancer Society °� July 19, 2004 City of Oshkosh City Council P O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 - 1130 Dear Mr.Wollangk, On behalf of the American Cancer Society and our volunteers, this letter is to request approval by the Oshkosh City Council for the American Cancer Society's 4` Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. The walk will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2004 beginning at 9:00 a.m, This event has been held in Green Bay for the past 10 years and has proven to be a huge success by creating community awareness and raising funds to help tight breast cancer. We are in the process of updating our route map, but Are looking at a similar route as the past two years. I will submit a finalized route plan as soon as it is finished, but would again appreciate input from Sergeant Thompson. Nearly 1.3 million Americans are estimated to be diagnosed with cancer this year, and 1 1,000 are expected to die from the disease in the state of Wisconsin alone. With your holp, we plan to change these figures and save lives. Your American Cancer Society has srt the following aggressive goals for the year 2015: 1) Reduce cancer incidence by 25 percent. 2) Reduce cancer mortality by 50 percent. 3) Mcasura.bly improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their families. We will achieve these goals by finding Research to find a cure, Education for cancer prevention and early detection, Advocacy to enact laws in support of cancer related issues and Servicc to help patients through their journey, We have already begun to reduce cancer incidence and mortality, and we have funded 32 Nobel Laureates to date. Tagether, we are making a difference. "The American Cancer Society is the largest voluntary health organization in the world, We appreciate your consideration. Please contact me with any questions about this event at 1- 877. 423 -9124, ext 136. With your support we are making a difference. I am looking ft-rward to hearing from you in the very near future. Best Regards, Jill Thurke R , inronl Jnrnnu f)vvalnp. innnr C'nnrdinn/nr 3311 South Packerland Drive, De Pere, WI 54115 t) 920,338,1541 / 1,877.423,9124 17 920.338,1545 Cancer Information 1.800.ACS.2345 www,cancer,org Wollangk, Richard A. From: Elliott Garb [garb @uwosh.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:17 AM To: RWollangk @ci.oshkosh.wi.us; DErickson @ci.oshkosh.wi.us Subject: Block Party >Gentlemen... >We would like to express our extreme concern for the public safety, the >tranquility of the neighborhood, and the potential for high risk and >illegal behavior that may occur during the proposed October 16th block >party on Amherst St. This nine hour event not only conflicts with our >formal Homecoming schedule of events, but more importantly and of more >concern is the similarity between this event and what has become the >annual disaster in Madison called the Mifflin Street Block Party. >We have worked very hard and with excellent cooperation between the >University and the City to prevent and avoid just this sort of high risk >event. For the last four years we have been very successful. Our >students have begun to develop a pattern of collective responsibility and >our past history is just that, in the fairly distant past. >Please help to continue this excellent road we are now on by recommending >to the City Council that they rescind approval of the October 16 Amherst > Street block party. >Very Sincerely, >Elliott Garb >Elliott Garb >Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs >UW Oshkosh > Oshkosh WI 54901 >Garb @uwosh.edu >920 424 4000 >FAX 920 424 -2405 Elliott Garb Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs UW Oshkosh Oshkosh WI 54901 Garb @uwosh.edu 920 424 4000 FAX 920 424 -2405 1 0 OfHKOlH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM DATE: September 23, 2004 TO: Richard A. Wollangk City Manager FROM: David W. Erickso Chief of Police RE: Block Party, 600 Block of Amherst Avenue Thank you for bringing to my attention that the Oshkosh City Council had approved a "block" party, in the 600 block of Amherst Avenue. This "party" is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2004, and will be hosted by Mr. Ian Abston, who currently resides at 627 Amherst Avenue and several other UW -O students. I have grave concerns over the outcome of such an event. Clearly we do not approve of this party and I would ask that the Oshkosh City Council rescind the approval that Mr. Abston has obtained. I am convinced that this party will disrupt the peace of the entire neighborhood, and will only encourage the following: • Underage Drinking • Unnecessary Noise • Disorderly Conduct • Public Safety Issues • Damage to Property • Indecent Conduct Similar events such as this in the past and have proven that the above - mentioned violations of the law do, in fact, occur and at a very high frequency. These past incidents include one particular unauthorized block party in the 500 block of Wisconsin Street. At that event we had almost one thousand students in the area and it created a major problem for the surrounding neighborhood Mr. Richard Wollangk City Manager September 23, 2004 Page 2 and us. The Wisconsin Street event resulted in considerable overtime and commitment of resources to control. While this event is on a less traveled street than Wisconsin, the violations listed above will require a substantial police presence. We have spoken with various residents, including Mr. Raymond C. Schmelter (645 Amherst Avenue) and Mrs. Robert Snyder (506 Amherst Avenue); both have expressed their concerns over such activity taking place in their neighborhood. They have both submitted signed statements requesting that this block party not take place, and that the Oshkosh City Council rescind Mr. Abston's permission to hold such an event. We have also spoken with the following landowners that currently own property in the 600 block of Amherst Avenue: • Schmiedel Real Estate Management, INC. • Mokler Properties • Struensee Properties All of the above mentioned landowners have expressed their concerns over such activity taking place in their neighborhood. They have all submitted signed statements requesting that this block party not take place, and that the Oshkosh City Council rescind Mr. Abston's permission to hold such an event. We have also been in contact with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh officials and they also express concern regarding the repercussions such an event will have on their students and the surrounding neighborhood. It is their expressed desire that the event not be held. For activities, such as homecoming, they put in a lot of effort to develop on campus, non - alcohol, events for underaged students to participate in. This block party would go a long way to undermine these constructive efforts. I encourage the Council to reconsider their decision for this party, as it is our opinion the City of Oshkosh will incur nothing but problems if such an event is allowed to take place. 2 420 Jackson Street P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 City of Oshkosh Police Department Tel: 920/236 -5700 Fax: 920/236 -5087 www.oshkoshpd. corn 0 OfHKQfH ON THE WATER September 22, 2004 Mr. Raymond C. Schmelter 645 Amherst Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901 It has come to my attention that the Oshkosh City Council has approved a "block" party, in the 600 block of Amherst Avenue. This "party" is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2004, and will be hosted by Mr. Ian Abston, who currently resides at 627 Amherst Avenue. Until I was notified by the Oshkosh Police Department, on September 22, 2004, 1 had no prior notice of this party. I would like to take this opportunity to notify the Oshkosh Police Department, the Oshkosh City Manager's Office, the Oshkosh City Council, and Mr. Ian Abston, that I do not approve of this party, and I would ask that the Oshkosh City Council rescind the approval that Mr. Abston has obtained. believe that this party will disrupt the peace of the entire neighborhood, and will only encourage the following: • Underage Drinking • Unnecessary Noise • Disorderly Conduct • Public Safety Issues • Damage to Property • Indecent Conduct Please reconsider your decision for this party, as it is my opinion that the City of Oshkosh will incur nothing but problems if such an event is allowed to take place. Resident of Amherst Avenue 420 Jackson Street P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 City of Oshkosh Police Department Tel: 920/236 -5700 Fax: 920/236 -5087 www.oshkoshpd.com 0 QfHKQfH ON THE WATER September 23, 2004 Mr. Mike Mokler Mokler Properties 1117 West New York Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901 It has come to my attention that the Oshkosh City Council has approved a "block" party, in the 600 block of Amherst Avenue. This "party" is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2004, and will be hosted by Mr. Ian Abston, who currently resides at 627 Amherst Avenue. Until I was notified by the Oshkosh Police Department, on September 22, 2004, 1 had no prior notice of this party. I would like to take this opportunity to notify the Oshkosh Police Department, the Oshkosh City Manager's Office, the Oshkosh City Council, and Mr. Ian Abston, that I do not approve of this party, and I would ask that the Oshkosh City Council rescind the approval that Mr. Abston has obtained. believe that this party will disrupt the peace of the entire neighborhood, and will only encourage the following: • Underage Drinking • Unnecessary Noise • Disorderly Conduct • Public Safety Issues • Damage to Property • Indecent Conduct Please reconsider your decision for this party, as it is my opinion that the City of OshkQs.b -will ipcpr nothing but problems if such an event is allowed to take place. Amherst Ayet K u 420 Jackson Street P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 City of Oshkosh Police Department Tel: 9201236 -5700 Fax: 920/236 -5087 www.oshkoshpd.com 0 Of EKQf H ON THE WATER September 23, 2004 Sally Struensee Struensee Properties 1117 West New York Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901 It has come to my attention that the Oshkosh City Council has approved a "block" party, in the 600 block of Amherst Avenue. This "party' is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2004, and will be hosted by Mr. Ian Abston, who currently resides at 627 Amherst Avenue. Until I was notified by the Oshkosh Police Department, on September 22, 2004, 1 had no prior notice of this party. I would like to take this opportunity to notify the Oshkosh Police Department, the Oshkosh City Manager's Office, the Oshkosh City Council, and Mr. Ian Abston, that I do not approve of this party, and 1 would ask that the Oshkosh City Council rescind the approval that Mr. Abston has obtained. believe that this party will disrupt the peace of the entire neighborhood, and will only encourage the following: • Underage Drinking • Unnecessary Noise • Disorderly Conduct • Public Safety Issues • Damage to Property • Indecent Conduct Please reconsider your decision for this party, as it is my opinion that the City of Oshkosh will incur nothing but problems if such an event is allowed to take place. Owner of venue Pro erty(s) 12 r 420 Jackson Street P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 City of Oshkosh Police Department Tel: 920/236 -5700 Fax: 920/236 -5087 www.oshkoshpd.com 0 QIHKQIH ON THE WATER September 22, 2004 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schneider 506 Amherst Avenue Oshkosh, W154901 It has come to my attention that the Oshkosh City Council has approved a "block" party, in the 600 block of Amherst Avenue. This "party" is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2004, and will be hosted by Mr. Ian Abston, who currently resides at 627 Amherst Avenue. Until I was notified by the Oshkosh Police Department, on September 22, 2004, I had no prior notice of this party. I would like to take this opportunity to notify the Oshkosh Police Department, the Oshkosh City Manager's Office, the Oshkosh City Council, and Mr. Ian Abston, that I do not approve of this party, and I would ask that the Oshkosh City Council rescind the approval that Mr. Abston has obtained. I believe that this party will disrupt the peace of the entire neighborhood, and will only encourage the following: • Underage Drinking • Unnecessary Noise • Disorderly Conduct • Public Safety Issues • Damage to Property • Indecent Conduct Please reconsider your decision for this party, as it is my opinion that the City of Oshkosh will incur nothing but problems if such an event is allowed to take place. Resident of Amherst enue 420 Jackson Street P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 City of Oshkosh Police Department Tel: 9201236 -5700 Fax: 920/236 -5087 www.oshkoshpd.com 0 O.fHKOIH ON THE WATER September 23, 2004 Mr. Randy Schmiedel Schmiedel Real Estate Management, INC. 491 South Washburn Street Oshkosh, WI 54904 It has come to my attention that the Oshkosh City Council has approved a "block" party, in the 600 block of Amherst Avenue. This "party" is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2004, and will be hosted by Mr. Ian Abston, who currently resides at 627 Amherst Avenue. s notified notice of this party. Police Department, on September 22, 2 004 I had no prior I would like to take this opportunity to notify the Oshkosh Police Department, the Oshkosh City Manager's Office, the Oshkosh City Council, and Mr. Ian Abston, that I do not approve of this party, and I would ask that the Oshkosh City Council rescind the approval that Mr. Abston has obtained. I believe that this party will disrupt the peace of the entire neighborhood, and will only encourage the following: • Underage Drinking • Unnecessary Noise Disorderly Conduct Public Safety Issues Damage to Property Indecent Conduct Please reconsider your decision fois party, such it is allowed to take place. will incur nothing but prob lem K Owner of Amherst Avenue r UPWI Lyl�j