HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.24.2025 MinutesCITY CO UNCIL MINUTES
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Presen t:Matt Mu g erau er, Mayor; Kris Larson ; Joe Steph en son , Depu ty Mayor; Karl Bu elow ;
Brad Span bau er
Absen t:DJ Nich ols; Jacob Floam
Staff:R ebecca G rill, City Man ager; Lyn n Loren son , City Attorn ey; Dian e Bartlett, City Clerk
CALL TO ORDER 6 :0 0 p.m .
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION - VOTING FIRST - Cou n cilor Larson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS - Pride Mon th , Ju n e 2 0 2 5
PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO CO UNCIL:
Dav e Sch m idt
1 9 6 0 Waln u t St, O sh k osh
R esiden t an d Th e Presiden t O f Fox R iv er Wh eeler Pow ersports (ATV Clu b)
Mr. Sch m idt spok e in fav or of th e recen t cou n ty Board-approv ed
ordin an ce reg ardin g ATVs. Sch m idt is requ estin g th e cou n cil's approv al
an d con sideration of an ordin an ce th at wou ld allow ATVs in th e city.
Sch m idt, alon g with oth er m em bers of th e power sports com m u n ity, stan ds
ready to w ork with th e cou n cil to draft an d adopt an ordin an ce allowin g
ATVs to ben efit from th e tou rist im pact.
Fran k Frassetto
4 6 1 0 Ston ew ood Ct
Tow n Ch airperson of Black Wolf an d Cou n ty Su perv isor for District 3 2 an d
Ward 2 8 (City of O sh k osh )
R E: Discu ssion an d Direction to City Man ager / Am bu lan ce Serv ice
Agreem en t (approv ed by cou n cil to address topic early du e to an oth er
com m itm en t)
Mr. Frassetto addressed th e city cou n cil to discu ss th e Sou th ern Win n ebag o
Em ergen cy Medical Serv ice. He th an k ed O sh k osh for its exception al EMS
serv ice, w h ich receiv ed a distin gu ish ed award in 2 0 2 2 . How ev er, h e
h igh lig h ted a sig n ifican t issu e: a proposed 1 ,0 0 0 % in crease in per capita
rates for th e 2 0 2 3 con tract. Frassetto em ph asized th e n eed for a partn ersh ip
to m an ag e costs an d m ain tain fin an cial con trol at th e town lev el. He
proposed exten din g th e cu rren t con tract u n til 2 0 2 6 to en su re con tin u ou s
serv ice an d effectiv e dialogu e. Th e district aim s to address local ch allen ges
in param edic recru itm en t an d stren g th en th e relation sh ip between th e city
an d th e su rrou n din g com m u n ities. Mr. Frassetto h opes to con tin u e th e
dialogu e an d partn ersh ip between th e City of O sh k osh an d th e Sou th ern
Win n ebago Em ergen cy Medical Serv ice District, en gagin g in con v ersation s
to en su re th e EMS serv ice con tin u es beyon d th e cu rren t con tract expiration
in 2 0 2 6 .
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
R eport of Bills
Approv al of m in u tes - Com m on Cou n cil
May 2 7 , 2 0 2 5
Ju n e 1 0 , 2 0 2 5
Ju n e 1 0 , 2 0 2 5 , Closed Session
R eceipt an d Filin g of Min u tes - Mu seu m Arts an d Cu ltu re Board
May 1 4 , 2 0 2 5
R eceipt & Filin g of Claim Filed with th e City's In su ran ce Com pan y - Alex
Hlav in k a
R eceipt & Filin g of Claim Filed with th e City's In su ran ce Com pan y - Don ald
& Sylv ia McDon ald
Res 25-306 Appropriate AR PA In terest Fu n ds for Mu n is API Toolk it for In v oiceClou d
In tegration .
Res 25-307 Approv e Profession al Serv ices Proposal from Lee R ecreation , LLC for
Playgrou n d Design an d In stallation for Pick art Park ($2 5 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 )
Res 25-308 Approv e Cooperativ e Pu rch ase of Tru ck Ch assis from Tru ck Cou n try of
Wiscon sin , In c. an d R ear Loader Body from En v irotech Equ ipm en t for
San itation Div ision ($2 8 6 ,2 5 3 .9 2 )
Res 25-309 Approv e Cooperativ e Pu rch ase of Tru ck Ch assis from Tru ck Cou n try of
Wiscon sin , In c. an d Side Loader Body from En v irotech Equ ipm en t for
R ecyclin g Div ision ($3 8 2 ,2 5 2 .4 4 )
Res 25-310 Aw ard Bid for Pu blic Work s Con tract No. 2 4 -0 3 to Tech Electric Com pan y for
Wastew ater Treatm en t Plan t Tertiary Treatm en t Electrical Serv ice Equ ipm en t
Procu rem en t of Van Tran Tran sform ers an d S&C Switch g ear ($7 9 8 ,7 3 0 )
Res 25-311 Approv e an d Su bm it 2 0 2 4 Wiscon sin Departm en t of Natu ral R esou rces
Com plian ce Main ten an ce An n u al R eport/Wastewater Treatm en t Plan t
Res 25-312 Approv e In itial R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Storm Sewer Laterals
R elatin g to Con tract No. 2 5 -2 0 / Variou s Location s
Res 25-313 Approv e CIP Am en dm en t an d Aw ard Bid for Pu blic Work s Con tract No. 2 5 -
1 1 to Vin ton Con stru ction Com pan y for San itary Man h ole R eh abilitation
an d In flow/In filtration R edu ction Program ($1 ,1 3 3 ,7 6 6 .2 5 )
Res 25-314 Approv e Special Ev en t - Starlin g Sh ak espeare Com pan y to u tilize O pera
Hou se Squ are for th e Com edy of Errors perform an ce, Ju n e 2 8 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-315 Approv e Special Ev en t - Weym ou th Watson , on beh alf of Fair Sh are
Am erica to u tilize R iv erside Park for th e Fair Sh are Am erica Press
Con feren ce & Pep R ally, Ju n e 3 0 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-316 Approv e Special Ev en t - Jam balaya Arts In c to u tilize th e Algom a Alley for
4 K Fest, Ju ly 5 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-317 Approv e Special Ev en t - HC En tertain m en t to u tilize th e Leach
Am ph ith eater for Hispan o Fest, Ju ly 1 2 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-318 Approv e Special Ev en t - An g lers In sig h t Mag azin e (AIM) to u tilize
Men om in ee Park an d Millers Bay for th e AIM Week en d Walleye Series, Ju ly
1 3 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-319 Approv e Special Ev en t - Wiscon sin Football Coach es Association (WFCA) to
h ost th e All Star G am es at UW O sh k osh Titan Stadiu m , Ju ly 1 8 & 1 9 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-320 Approv e Special Ev en t - O sh k soh Elk s Lodg e #2 9 2 to u tilize R ain bow
Mem orial Park for th e O sh k osh Elk s Sh eepsh ead Fish in g Tou rn am en t, Ju ly
1 9 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-321 Approv e Special Ev en t - Th om as Hen drick son to u tilize Crestv iew Driv e for
th e R ich ard & R ietta Hen drick son Estate Au ction , Ju ly 1 9 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-322 Approv e Special Ev en t - Win n ebag o Cou n ty Fair Association to h old th e
Win n ebago Cou n ty Fair at Su n n yv iew Exposition Cen ter, Ju ly 3 0 th rou gh
Au gu st 3 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-323 Approv e Block Party R equ est - Am ber Woller to u tilze Eich stadt R oad to h old
th eir n eig h borh ood n ig h t ou t block party, Au gu st 5 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-324 Approv e Block Party R equ est - Au drey R oth e to u tilize R u gby Street
between 9 th an d 1 0 th Av en u es for th eir n eig h borh ood block party, Au g u st
5 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-325 Approv e Special Ev en t - Down town O sh k osh Bu sin ess Im prov em en t District
(BID) to u tilize Mark et Street an d O pera Hou se Squ are for th e Down town
O sh k osh Ch alk Walk ev en t, Au gu st 2 , 2 0 2 5 (rain date Au g u st 9 , 2 0 2 5 )
Res 25-326 Approv e Block Party R equ est - McHen ry Joh n son to u tilize Casey Trail off of
Mock in g bird Way to h old th eir n eig h borh ood block party, Au g u st 1 6 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-327 Approv e Special Ev en t - Win n ebag o Cou n ty Dem ocratic Party to u tilize
Sou th Park for th eir an n u al Corn R oast, Au gu st 1 6 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-328 Approv e Special Ev en t - Fifth Ward Brewin g Co. to h ost Frooten an n y
Hooten an n y Fest in th e park in g lot of 1 0 0 9 S. Main St. (Fifth Ward Brewin g
Co.), Au g u st 1 6 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-329 Approv e Special Ev en t - Attitu de Sports to u tilize City streets for th e R ace th e
Lak e ev en t, Au gu st 1 7 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-330 Approv e Special Ev en t - Win n ebag o Cou n ty Labor Cou n cil to u tilize Sou th
Park for th e O sh k osh City Wide Labor Day Picn ic & Car Sh ow , Septem ber 1 ,
2 0 2 5
Res 25-331 Approv e Special Ev en t - Alzh eim er's Association to u tilize R ain bow Mem orial
Park , Veteran 's Trail, Lak esh ore Park Trail an d City streets an d sidewalk s for
th e Walk to En d Alzh eim er's ev en t, Septem ber 2 7 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-332 Approv e Block Party R equ est - Fu zzy Bak k en to u tilize Kn app Street betw een
4 th Av en u e an d Du rfee Av en u e to h old th eir n eigh borh ood block party,
Septem ber 2 7 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-333 Approv e Special Ev en t - O sh k osh North Hig h Sch ool Stu den t Cou n cil to
u tilize City streets for th eir Hom ecom in g Parade, O ctober 1 0 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-334 Approv e Special Ev en t - Stu rgeon Spirits to u tilize City streets for th e O sh -
Kraft 6 K, O ctober 1 1 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-335 Approv e Special Ev en t - Wiscon sin Herd to u tilize City streets an d trails for
th e R u n w ith th e Herd 5 K/1 K Fam ily Fu n R u n , O ctober 2 6 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-336 Approv e Special Ev en t - Ch ristin e An n Dom estic Abu se Serv ices, In c. to
u tilize City streets for th e Fox Valley Tak e Back th e Nigh t ev en t, O ctober 2 9 ,
2 0 2 5
Res 25-337 Approv e Special Ev en t - Cabela's Master Walleye Circu it (MWC) to u tilize
Men om in ee Park , Millers Bay, g azebo area an d cru iser dock s for th e
Cabela's MWC fish in g tou rn am en t, Ju n e 5 & 6 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-338 Approv e Taxicab Driv er Licen ses
Res 25-339 Approv e Taxicab Com pan y / Au tom obile Licen ses
Res 25-341 R em ov e Lon g R an ge Fin an ce Com m ittee Mem ber (Wen dt)
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ABOVE
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
**Res 25-340 Approv e R en ew al of Liqu or Licen ses
(**R esolu tion rev ised to in clu de an addition al colu m n listin g Legal Bu sin ess
Nam e)
COUNSELOR LARSON VOTED PRESENT
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son , Karl Bu elow ,
Brad Span bau er
4 - 0 Pa ssed
PENDING ORDINANCES
Ord 25-342 Create Section 1 7 -2 2 .1 an d am en d Section s 1 7 -4 6 an d 1 7 -4 7 of th e City of
O sh k osh Mu n icipal Code to proh ibit u n licen sed m assage an d bodywork
th erapy
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
Ord 25-343 Approv e zon e ch an ge from Urban Mixed-Use District to In stitu tion al District
at 1 4 5 West 2 4 th Av en u e (Plan Com m ission recom m en ds approv al)
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
Ord 25-344 Approv e zon e ch an ge from Sin gle-Fam ily R esiden tial-9 District to
Neigh borh ood Mixed-Use District for th e property located at 1 7 0 5 O sh k osh
Av en u e (Plan Com m ission recom m en ds approv al)
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
NEW ORDINANCES (NO TE: No form al action tak en at th is m eetin g.)
*Ord 25-345 Approv e zon e ch an ge from Heav y In du strial District (HI) to Heav y In du strial
District w ith a Plan n ed Dev elopm en t O v erlay (HI-PD) at 3 2 0 0 North Main
Street (Plan Com m ission recom m en ds approv al)
*Ord 25-346 Au th orize Pu blic Con stru ction for Lak e Bu tte des Morts Dev elopm en t, Ph ase
2 ; 2 0 0 0 Block of O liv ia R oad an d 3 5 0 0 Block of Blair Bou lev ard
*Ord 25-347 Establish Street G rades / Lak e Bu tte des Morts Dev elopm en t, Ph ase 2 ; 2 0 0 0
Block of O liv ia R oad an d 3 5 0 0 Block of Blair Bou lev ard
*Ord 25-348 Am en d Section 2 7 A-1 1 of th e Mu n icipal Code Pertain in g to park in g
regu lation s on Eagle Street
*Ord 25-349 Can cel Ju ly 2 2 , 2 0 2 5 an d Decem ber 2 3 , 2 0 2 5 Com m on Cou n cil Meetin g s
PENDING RESOLUTIONS
NEW RESOLUTIONS
Res 25-350 Approv e Special Ev en t - O sh k osh Jazz In c. to u tilize th e 4 0 0 Block of N. Main
Street for th e O sh k osh Jazz Festiv al, Au g u st 2 3 , 2 0 2 5
COUNSELOR LARSON VOTED PRESENT
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son , Karl Bu elow ,
Brad Span bau er
4 - 0 Pa ssed
Res 25-351 Approv e G eorg e Wash in g ton bu st location (Park s Adv isory Board an d Plan
Com m ission recom m en d approv al)
Cou n cilors Bu elow an d Larson th an k ed th e staff for th eir work on th is
project an d are excited th at it is m ov in g forw ard.
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
Res 25-352 R escin d th e Portion of R esolu tion 2 5 -2 1 Approv in g th e In stallation of
Sidew alk on Both Sides of Bay Street
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
Res 25-353 Approv e 2 0 2 5 Bu dg et Am en dm en t to In spection Serv ices Con tractu al
Agreem en t Paym en ts Fu n d ($1 5 ,0 0 0 )
In terim Com m u n ity Dev elopm en t Director R u tk owsk i explain ed th at th is
con tractu al agreem en t is du e to a staff m em ber resig n in g an d th e
departm en t w an tin g to stay cu rren t on in spection s.
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
Res 25-354 Approv e su bm ittal of 2 0 2 5 Com m u n ity Dev elopm en t Block G ran t An n u al
Action Plan (Plan Com m ission recom m en ds approv al)
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er5 - 0 Pa ssed
COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER & FUTURE AGENDA
ITEMS
Discussion and Direction to City Ma na ger
Ambula nce Service Ag reement
City Man ag er G rill discu ssed poten tial join t serv ices for fire an d EMS,
h igh lig h tin g fu tu re in n ov ation gran ts an d cost sav in gs, focu sin g on staff
ch allen g es (fu tu re retirem en ts, etc.). G rill em ph asized th e n eed to address
past su bsidies for n eig h borin g town s an d th at addin g m ore staff an d an
addition al am bu lan ce is n ot feasible at th is tim e. G rill proceeded to discu ss
th e poten tial ben efits of join t departm en ts lik e fire an d EMS, h ig h ligh tin g
adv an tag es from a lev y lim it perspectiv e an d m en tion in g u pcom in g
in n ov ation g ran ts. G rill also n oted th at th is is a difficu lt su bject to brin g
before th e cou n cil, bu t th e cu rren t con dition s do n ot ben efit th e citizen s of
O sh k osh . City Man ager G rill em ph asized th e im portan ce of m u tu ally
ben eficial partn ersh ips an d th e n eed to rev isit partn ersh ips th at don 't work .
City Man ag er G rill su gg ested action item s, su ch as term in atin g th e existin g
am bu lan ce serv ice agreem en t an d n eg otiatin g a n ew con tract w ith th e
con tigu ou s town sh ips for 2 0 2 6 , an d explorin g option s for a join t fire district
beyon d 2 0 2 6 .
Cou n cil ag reed on th e n eed for proactiv e m easu res, n otin g th e lon g -term
su bsidization of n eig h borin g town s an d th e im portan ce of fiscal an d safety
respon sibilities to O sh k osh residen ts.
Cou n cilor Span bau er ag reed w ith th e direction an d sh ares person al
experien ces from departm en t v isits, em ph asizin g th e im portan ce of
u n derstan din g th e serv ices offered.
Mayor Mu gerau er proposed giv in g direction s to city staff to term in ate th e
existin g am bu lan ce serv ice agreem en t en din g on 1 2 .3 1 .2 5 , an d to
n egotiate a n ew con tract w ith th e con tigu ou s town sh ips for 2 0 2 6 . (Nek im i,
Tow n of Algom a, an d Black Wolf). All cou n cil m em bers ag reed to
term in ate th e cu rren t am bu lan ce serv ice agreem en t an d g iv e staff th e
ability to n egotiate with Nek im i, th e Town of Alg om a, an d Black Wolf for
2 0 2 6 .
Direction to staff rega rding recommenda tions from final rep ort from
Ra mboll America s Engineering Solutions' investiga tion of the b ox culvert
along Iowa Street and West 7th Avenue
Pu blic Work s Director Jam es R abe prov ided a syn opsis of th e in v estig ation
con du cted by R am bo Am ericas an d its su b-con su ltan ts, in clu din g v ariou s
tests lik e operatin g a rem ote-operated v eh icle an d die testin g. Th e resu lts
in dicated n o sign ifican t sign s of defects con tribu tin g to leak ag e, an d th ere
w ere n o recom m en dation s for addition al w ork . R abe th en ask ed for fu rth er
direction from th e Cou n cil regardin g addition al efforts in reg ard to th is
topic.
Cou n cil expressed difficu lty in m ak in g a decision , n otin g th e sign ifican t
am ou n t of m on ey spen t on th e in v estig ation an d th e lack of clear n ext
steps. Th ey also in dicated th at th ey can n ot, in good faith , open th e wallet
m ore with ou t specific recom m en dation s th at h av e a good probability of
solv in g th e issu e an d n oted th at an y direction at th is poin t wou ld be a
gu ess, an d th ey can n ot g iv e specific direction to staff to m ov e forw ard.
Mayor Mu gerau er con clu ded th at th ere will be n o specific direction giv en
to staff on th is topic to m ov e forw ard.
Future Agenda Items, Meeting s, and Workshop s
Work sh op - CIP an d O peratin g Bu dg et, Ju n e 2 5 th , 5 pm
Work sh op - Matrix Dev elopm en t Process an d Code An alysis R ev iew , Au gu st
1 2 th , 5 pm
Work sh op - Wash in gton Hou sin g Dev elopm en t, Au gu st 2 6 th , 5 pm
COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
Festiv al Foods Firew ork s, Ju ly 4 th (rain date: Ju ly 5 th )
Food tru ck s from 3 - 1 0 pm ; firew ork s to begin at du sk
Draft policy for u n dergrou n din g u tilities du rin g street recon stru ction projects
Draft policy for special assessm en t deferrals
O u tstan din g issu es
DEPUTY MAYOR STEPHENSON MOTIONED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
(R O O M 4 0 2 , CITY HALL) Th e Com m on Cou n cil m ay con v en e in closed
session pu rsu an t to Section 1 9 .8 5 (1 )(c) of th e Wiscon sin State Statu tes to
con sider em ploym en t, prom otion , com pen sation , or perform an ce
ev alu ation data of an y pu blic em ployee ov er w h ich th e gov ern m en tal
body h as ju risdiction or exercises respon sibility (specifically, th e m id-year
rev iew of th e City Man ag er).
Motion To Approv e - Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son
Secon d By - Karl Bu elow
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow, Brad Span bau er
5 - 0 Pa ssed
ADJOURN 6 :5 6 p.m .
SUBMITTED BY DIANE BAR TLETT, CITY CL ER K
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