HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.10.2025 MinutesCITY CO UNCIL MINUTES
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CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Presen t:Matt Mu gerau er, Mayor; Kris Larson ; Joe Steph en son , Depu ty Mayor;
Karl Bu elow ; Brad Span bau er; DJ Nich ols; Jacob Floam
Staff:R ebecca G rill, City Man ag er; Lyn n Loren son , City Attorn ey; Dian e
Bartlett, City Clerk
INVOCATION - VOTING FIRST Cou n cilor Nich ols
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS
Scleroderm a Awaren ess Mon th , Ju n e 2 0 2 5
World R efu g ee Day, Ju n e 2 0 , 2 0 2 5
PRESENTATION
R ecog n ition of Dan Brau n , Sen ior Serv ices Man ag er, for h is n ation al
recog n ition by Silv erSn eak ers as a fin alist for th e 2 0 2 5 In stru ctor of th e
Year Aw ard
PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL
Nan cy Deck er
Hav en w ood Lak e Apts. Witzel Av e., O sh k osh
Ms. Deck er expressed con cern s from h erself an d n eigh bors regardin g
speed lim its an d speedin g on Witzel an d Sou th Westh av en . Ms. Deck er
requ ested th at th e cou n cil look in to redu cin g th e speed lim it from 2 5 to 3 5
on Witzel, also, m ore police presen ce an d flash in g lig h ts.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
R eport of bills
April 2 0 2 5 fin an cial reports
R eceipt an d filin g of m in u tes - Library Board, April 2 4 , 2 0 2 5
R eceipt & filin g of claim filed with th e City's in su ran ce com pan y - Don ald
Fen rich
Res 25-283 Am en d CIP an d Award Bid for Pu blic Work s Con tract No. 2 5 -1 4 to Vin ton
Con stru ction Com pan y for Park in g Lot Con stru ction ($8 6 4 ,2 7 6 .2 7 )
Mayor Mu g erau er w as con cern ed th at th ere w as on ly on e bid on th is
project.
Pu blic Work s Director R abe explain ed:
• Vin ton Con stru ction Com pan y h as been th e sole bidder on recen t
projects, with costs v aryin g bu t g en erally reason able.
• Ch allen g es w ith tim in g an d stagin g arou n d exh ibits m ak e th e project
m ore difficu lt for sm aller com pan ies, fav orin g Vin ton 's experien ce an d
resou rces.
Res 25-284 Approv e con tract for Wiscon sin h azardou s m aterials respon se system
serv ices with th e State of Wiscon sin
Res 25-285 Award Bid to North east Asph alt In c. for Ten n is Cou rt/Pick leball/Bask etball
Cou rt R eh abilitation for 4 4 th Parallel Park an d Stev en s Park for Park s
Departm en t ($3 3 5 ,5 7 2 .0 0 )
Res 25-286 Award Bid to O lson Trailer & Body for Pick u p Tru ck Upfittin g /Accessories
In stallation for Variou s Departm en ts ($4 0 ,9 0 6 .0 0 )
Res 25-287 Approv e 2 0 2 5 CIP Bu dg et Am en dm en t an d Aw ard Bid to Horst Distribu tin g,
In c. for Q u ad Wh eel 6 0 " R idin g Sw eeper for Cem etery Div ision ($5 4 ,9 5 9 .0 0 )
Res 25-288 Approv e 2 0 2 5 CIP Bu dg et Am en dm en t an d Cooperativ e Pu rch ase of Street
Sw eeper from En v irotech Equ ipm en t for Storm Water Utility Div ision
($3 8 4 ,9 7 3 .5 0 )
Res 25-289 Approv e 2 0 2 5 CIP Bu dg et Am en dm en t- 2 0 2 3 Tan dem Axle Du m p Tru ck
with Pre-Wet, Plow an d Win g for Streets Div ision ($3 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 )
Res 25-290 Approv e Mobile Hom e Park licen se ren ewals
Res 25-291 Approv e Ag en t Ch an g e Cast Iron Cock tail Com pan y (Terry's)
(Cu rren t Licen se, Com bin ation "Class B", 6 8 8 N Main St, O sh k osh , WI 5 4 9 0 2 )
Res 25-292 Approv e Special Ev en t - Life Prom otion s to h ost Lifest at Su n n yv iew
Exposition Cen ter an d th e Win n ebag o Cou n ty Com m u n ity Park , Ju ly 9
th rou g h Ju ly 1 3 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-293 Approv e Special Ev en t - HC En tertain m en t to h ost th e Verde Blan co R ojo
Tou r at Su n n yv iew Exposition Cen ter, Ju n e 2 1 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-294 Approv e appoin tm en ts to Plan Com m ission an d th e Su stain ability Adv isory
Board
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ABOVE
Motion To Approv e Jacob Floam
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
PENDING ORDINANCES
Ord 25-295 Am en d Section 2 7 A-1 1 of th e Mu n icipal Code pertain in g to park in g
reg u lation s on 1 5 th Av en u e (Tran sportation Com m ittee recom m en ds
approv al)
Motion To Approv e Karl Bu elow
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
Ord 25-296 Am en d Section 2 7 A-1 1 of th e Mu n icipal Code pertain in g to park in g an d
loadin g zon e regu lation s on New York Av en u e (Tran sportation Com m ittee
recom m en ds approv al)
Motion To Approv e Karl Bu elow
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
Ord 25-297 Am en d Section 2 7 A-1 1 of th e Mu n icipal Code pertain in g to park in g
reg u lation s on 6 th Av en u e (Tran sportation Com m ittee recom m en ds
approv al)
Motion To Approv e Karl Bu elow
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
Ord 25-298 Am en d park in g lot m aps an d associated reg u lation s with in Appen dix 2 7 B
of th e Mu n icipal Code for th e 2 0 0 East Lot (Tran sportation Com m ittee
recom m en ds approv al)
Motion To Approv e Karl Bu elow
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
Ord 25-299 Am en d Section 8 -1 .2 (L)(1 ) of th e City of O sh k osh Mu n icipal Code pertain in g
to room tax pen alties
Motion To Approv e Jacob Floam
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
NEW ORDINANCES (No form al action tak en at th is m eetin g.)
*Ord 25-300 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 assag e an d bodyw ork
th erapy
*Ord 25-301 Approv e zon e ch an g e 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)
*Ord 25-302 Approv e zon e ch an g e from Sin g le-Fam ily R esiden tial-9 District to
Neig h 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)
NEW RESOLUTIONS
Res 25-303 Approv e R ev alu ation Policy
Cou n cilor Nich ols stated th at th e cou n cil ask ed for th is to be rev iew ed, an d
th e cou n cil's direction w as to sen d th is issu e to th e Lon g R an ge Fin an ce
Com m ittee (LR F). Nich ols appreciates th e staff an d LR F work in g th rou g h
wh at th is policy sh ou ld look lik e. It w as v ery th ou g h tfu l with a cou ple of
iteration s.
Nich ols prov ided som e back grou n d: Th e city did a rev alu ation in 2 0 2 4 , an d
becau se of state requ irem en ts, th e city m u st do a n ew rev alu ation in
2 0 2 5 . Th e last rev alu ation was don e in 2 0 1 7 . Th is m ean t th ere was a big
ju m p in assessed v alu es as com pared to m ark et v alu es. In order to com bat
th at, th e city is passin g a resolu tion ask in g to rev iew an d rev alu e ou r
properties ev ery fiv e years. Th ere is som e flexibility in th is resolu tion , wh ere
th ere does n ot h av e to be a fu ll rev alu ation . Staff can m ak e th at
determ in ation based on m ark et v alu e. Th ey can rev iew th e assessed v alu e,
wh ich giv es som e leew ay. Th e oth er m atter in th is policy is h ow to pay for
th e reev alu ation . If th ere is m on ey in ou r gen eral fu n d, th e city w ill u se th at
to pay for it.
Cou n cilor Floam appreciated th e work th at staff pu t in to th is resolu tion an d
th e ability to tak e th is ou t of th e cou n cil's h an ds (to an exten t), so it doesn 't
becom e a political issu e. Now, residen ts can expect th e rev alu ation of th eir
properties ev ery fiv e years. It's straig h tforw ard. Floam th an k ed Cou n cilor
Nich ols, LR F, an d staff for th eir w ork an d th e th ou g h t th at th ey pu t in to th is. It
is v ery well-balan ced, an d to th e poin t w h ere we can rem ov e som e of th e
stick er sh ock from ev alu ation s wh ile also prov idin g a con sisten t policy. It
g iv es flexibility an d also giv es clarity on th e cost. Floam is h appy th at it's
com in g back to v ote, an d h e is a Yes.
Mayor Mu g erau er n oted th at th is is on e exam ple of th e th in g s h e
appreciates, specifically LR F. It is a g ood w ork produ ct. Mu gerau er
appreciates th e tim e an d th e effort th at w as pu t in to th is, also th e
th ou g h tfu ln ess an d th e flexibility, becau se m an y tim es, policies can be v ery
rig id. In th is case, bein g flexible abou t th e h ow an d th e wh en m ak es sen se.
Mu gerau er is v ery su pportiv e an d appreciativ e of th e efforts by staff an d
LR F.
Motion To Approv e Karl Bu elow
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
Res 25-304 Approv e Class "A" Beer an d "Class A" Liqu or Licen se (Pion eer Marin a /dba/
Spellm an 's Marin a, 1 7 1 3 W New York Av en u e, Arth u r Du m k e, ag en t)
Motion To Approv e Karl Bu elow
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son ,
Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
7 - 0 Passed
Res 25-305 Approv e settlem en t with Walm art for property tax assessm en ts for tax years
2 0 2 4 an d 2 0 2 5 for property located at 3 5 1 Sou th Wash bu rn Street
($4 1 ,4 8 5 .2 8 )
Cou n cilor Larson stru gg les w ith adv ocatin g for th e city to pay its fair
sh are of MSP wh ile also approv in g Walm art's requ est. Larson will be a
n o on th is resolu tion .
Cou n cilors Nich ols, Floam , an d Mayor Mu gu erau er believ e th at settlin g
th e lawsu it is th e righ t an sw er, despite reserv ation s.
Motion To Approv e Karl Bu elow
Secon d Kris Larson
AYE:Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son , Karl Bu elow,
Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
No:Kris Larson
6 - 1 Passed
COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER & FUTURE AGENDA
ITEMS
Discussion a nd Direction to City Manag er
Direction from Cou n cil on In stallation of New Sidew alk :
Bay Street, from Bay Sh ore Driv e to th e Fox R iv er
Th e cou n cil g av e direction to Pu blic Work s Director R abe to m ov e forw ard
an d look at th e process to ch an ge th e orig in al project to rem ov e sidewalk s
on Bay Street, from Bay Sh ore Driv e to th e Fox R iv er. Cou n cil also believ es
th at residen ts sh ou ld h av e a say, especially if it does n ot m ak e sen se to
in stall sidew alk s. Mov in g forw ard, th e cou n cil su g gested th at citizen s h av e a
say, an d m aybe u pdatin g/rev isitin g th e policy, etc.
Future Ag end a Items, Meetings, a nd Workshops
Work sh op - Tycore TIF requ est, Ju n e 2 4 , 2 0 2 5 , 5 :0 0 p.m .
Closed session reg ardin g 7 th Av en u e basem en t back u p claim s, date to be
determ in ed
COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
Cou n cilor Larson n oted th e tou rism im pact in form ation th at was sen t
earlier today.
Cou n cilor Nich ols ack n ow ledg ed Ju n e as Pride m on th .
CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
O u tstan din g issu es
MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION - 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
g ov 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 ager).
Joe Step henson
SECOND - Ka rl Buelow
AYE: Mayor Matt Mu g erau er, Kris Larson , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son , Karl
Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, DJ Nich ols, Jacob Floam
ADJOURN - 6:53 p .m.
SUBMITTED BY DIANE BAR TLETT, CITY CL ER K
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