HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.28.2025 MinutesCITY CO UNCIL MINUTES 1 0 .2 8 .2 0 2 5
Presen t:Jacob Floam ; Karl Bu elow; Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT 6 :4 8 PM, Depu ty Mayor; Brad
Span bau er; Matt Mu gerau er, Mayor
Absen t:; DJ Nich ols
Staff:R ebecca G rill, City Man ager; Lyn n Loren son , City Attorn ey; Ch eryl Pion k e, In terim
City Clerk ;
CLOSED SESSION (5 :0 0 p.m ., R oom 4 0 4 )
Th e Com m on Cou n cil m ay con v en e in to Closed Session pu rsu an t to Section
1 9 .8 5 (1 )(g) of th e Wiscon sin State Statu tes to con fer with legal cou n sel wh o
will ren der adv ice con cern in g strategy to be adopted w ith respect to
litig ation in wh ich th e City is or is lik ely to becom e in v olv ed pertain in g to
paym en t of TIF in crem en t for TID#2 8 Beach Bu ildin g .
Back g rou n d in form ation for closed session
CALL TO ORDER 6 :0 3 p.m .
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION - VOTING FIRST Cou n cilor Floam
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Lak eside an d Jefferson Elem en tary Sch ools
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
(issu ed ah ead of m eetin g )
Merrill Sch ool Legacy Day, O ctober 1 7 , 2 0 2 5
PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL
Bryan McCain address th e h om elessn ess h ere in O sh k osh
Patricia Dein e- 1 3 1 6 Broad St - expressed con cern s abou t n ot h av in g
am bu lan ce serv ices
Dan Irish - 1 3 1 7 Sou th lan d Av e #1 0 7 - spok e at len gth on a com preh en siv e
en erg y plan for th e City of O sh k osh
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
R eport of Bills
Approv e Com m on Cou n cil Min u tes 1 0 .1 4 .2 0 2 5
Res 25-541 Approv e San itary District Ag reem en t with Algom a San itary District No.
1 (O ctober 1 , 2 0 2 5 th rou g h Decem ber 3 1 , 2 0 4 5 )
Res 25-542 Approv e San itary District Ag reem en t with Black Wolf San itary District No. 1
(O ctober 1 , 2 0 2 5 th rou g h Decem ber 3 1 , 2 0 4 5 )
Res 25-543 Approv e San itary District Ag reem en t with Edg ew ood-Sh an g ri La San itary
District No. 1 (O ctober 1 , 2 0 2 5 th rou g h Decem ber 3 1 , 2 0 4 5 )
Res 25-544 Approv e San itary District Ag reem en t with Islan d View San itary District
(O ctober 1 , 2 0 2 5 th rou g h Decem ber 3 1 , 2 0 4 5 )
Res 25-545 Approv e San itary District Ag reem en t with Su n set Poin t San itary District
(O ctober 1 , 2 0 2 5 th rou g h Decem ber 3 1 , 2 0 4 5 )
Res 25-547 Au th orize su bm ittin g application to Wiscon sin Econ om ic Dev elopm en t
Corporation for Com m u n ity Dev elopm en t In v estm en t G ran t Program for th e
ADVO CAP Ch ildcare In cu bator
Res 25-549 Approv e Wastewater Utility O peratin g Bu dg et Am en dm en t an d Q u ote from
Cen trisys for R epair of Wastew ater Treatm en t Plan t Cen trifu ge ($8 4 ,1 4 0 .0 0 )
Res 25-550 Approv e Ag reem en t with Win n ebago Law n & Sn ow, LLC for 2 0 2 5 /2 0 2 6
Sidewalk Sn ow an d Ice R em ov al an d Establish R ates for 2 0 2 5 /2 0 2 6 Sidewalk
Sn ow an d Ice R em ov al
Res 25-551 Approv e Profession al Serv ices Agreem en t w ith Don oh u e & Associates, In c.
for En gin eerin g Serv ices for Wastew ater Treatm en t Plan t R aw Wastewater
Screen in g System R eplacem en t ($2 9 3 ,5 9 0 .0 0 )
Res 25-552 Approv e Acceptan ce of Waiv er of Special Assessm en t Notices an d Hearin g s
for 6 " Con crete Sidew alk an d Asph alt Driv ew ay R elatin g to Con tract No. 2 5 -
1 4
Res 25-553 Approv e Fin al R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Con tract 2 5 -1 4 6 "
Con crete Sidewalk an d Asph alt Driv eway (1 1 1 0 Hawk Street)
Res 25-554 Approv e appoin tm en ts to th e Lon g R an ge Fin an ce Com m ittee an d th e
O sh k osh Hou sin g Au th ority
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Jacob Floam
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
4 - 0 Passed
ALL CONSENT ITEMS ABOVE
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
Res 25-540 Approv e resolu tion of su pport for City g ran t application for "G ran ts for Local
Projects" prog ram
Motion To Approv e - Jacob Floam
Secon d By - Karl Bu elow
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
4 - 0 Passed
Res 25-546 Approv e San itary District Ag reem en t with Win n ebago Area San itary District
(O ctober 1 , 2 0 2 5 th rou g h Decem ber 3 1 , 2 0 4 5 )
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Jacob Floam
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
4 - 0 Passed
LAID OVER TILL 11.11.2025 MEETING
Res 25-548 Accept Q u arry Park m aster plan (Adv isory Park s Board an d Plan Com m ission
recom m en d acceptin g )
Mayor Mu g erau er h ad qu estion s abou t th e plan s. R ay from Park s cam e u p
an d spok e abou t th e open g reen space con cept an d w h at it can be u sed
for. Mayor ask ed abou t th e trail an d also th e plan tin g s. R ay adv ised g rav el
wou ld be better th an cem en t. Cem et will track an d ev en tu ally n eed to be
fixed, with grav el m ore can alw ays be added. Adv ised th at th e n ativ e
plan tin g s w ere spok en abou t with n eigh bors an d th ey lik ed th e idea of
learn in g m ore abou t plan ts an d also h av in g in m em ory of plan tin g s.
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Jacob Floam
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
4 - 0 Passed
NEW ORDINANCES
Ord 25-555 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 3 0 0 West Lot (Tran sportation Com m ittee
recom m en ds approv al)
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Jacob Floam
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
4 - 0 Passed
Ord 25-556 Am en d Section 2 7 A-1 1 of th e O sh k osh Mu n icipal Code pertain in g to park in g
reg u lation s on G ran d Street from Merritt Av en u e to Hu dson Av en u e
(Tran sportation Com m ittee recom m en ds approv al)
Ch ris Stein ick - 5 2 0 Pleasan t St - requ ested n o park in g on th is street, n ot able
to get ou t of th e driv eway if people park across th e street an d th e road is
v ery wide. Has w itn essed fire tru ck s h av in g to back dow n to Merritt St. R oad is
v ery u n safe as is.
Su zan n e Bu rou g h - 5 5 2 G ran d St- expressed con cern of am bu lan ce n ot able
to get th rou gh , also plows an d garbage tru ck s. Not a lon g en ou gh block
Jeff Fellm an - 5 1 4 Pleasan t St - ech oed w h at all oth er residen ts h av e stated,
n ot a big en ou g h street.
Patty Dein er expressed con cern s with G ran d St bein g to n arrow, h as been
g oin g on for years.
Cou n cilor Floam h ad qu estion s for Jim Collin s. Th e m ain con cern s were
residen ts' driv eways. Man y of th e residen ts w ere in fav or of n o park in g on th e
en tire street. 1 residen t w ill h av e a h ard tim e w ith th is du e to a fen ce bein g
u p an d on ly able to exit th e v eh icle from on e side. Cou n cilor Floam h ad
ask ed if w e cou ld issu e a park in g perm it for on ly th is on e residen t, Collin s
stated if th is w ou ld be allowed it w ou ld still be a issu e an d if its a n o park in g
street, th ey wou ldn 't ev en issu e a perm it for th is.
Cou n cilor Bu elow also expressed con cern s abou t h ow n arrow th is street is.
Mayor Mu g erau er expressed con cern abou t n ot h av in g en ou g h in form ation
on th is, wan tin g m ore tim e an d ask ed it to be laid ov er u n til th e n ext
m eetin g .
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Jacob Floam
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
4 - 0 Passed
LAID OVER TILL 11.11.2025 MEETING
Ord 25-557 Con v ert perm it park in g to app based paid park in g on High Av en u e
(Tran sportation Com m ittee recom m en ds approv al)
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Jacob Floam
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
4 - 0 Passed
PENDING RESOLUTIONS
Res 25-558 Approv e bu dg et am en dm en t to Police Departm en t's operatin g bu dg et for
tech n olog y u pgrades ($1 0 ,2 0 0 .0 0 )
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT 6 :4 8 PM
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT
6 :4 8 PM, Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu g erau er
5 - 0 Passed
Res 25-559 Approv e 2 0 2 5 CIP bu dg et am en dm en t an d approv e cooperativ e pu rch ase
of serv ice body from Mon roe Tru ck Equ ipm en t for Water Utility Div ision
($3 0 ,6 4 4 .0 0 )
Motion To Approv e - Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT 6 :4 8 PM
Secon d By - Karl Bu elow
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT
6 :4 8 PM, Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu g erau er
5 - 0 Passed
NEW RESOLUTIONS
Res 25-560 Approv e profession al serv ices ag reem en t with O pen G ov for perm ittin g an d
licen sin g software th rou g h 2 0 3 0 an d correspon din g bu dget am en dm en t
(im plem en tation costs: $1 7 8 ,0 0 0 ; com bin ed 5 -year su bscription costs:
$7 4 4 ,6 0 0 )
R ebecca G rill spok e at len g th abou t th e 2 4 /7 access th is will prov ide ou r
residen ts/bu sin ess with .
Cou n cilor Floam w an ted to th an k staff doe ll th ere work on th is.
Cou n cilor Bu elow ech oed th at m ak in g gov ern m en t easier is always a good
th in g .
Mayor Mu g erau er ech oed th at m ak in g processes easier for staff an d
residen ts m ak es it m ore accessible.
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Jacob Floam
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT
6 :4 8 PM, Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu g erau er
5 - 0 Passed
Res 25-561 Approv e Dev elopm en t Agreem en t w ith Habitat for Hu m an ity of O sh k osh ,
In c. for sale of n in e lots located at Wash in gton Sch ool Work force Hou sin g
Su bdiv ision
Cou n cilor Bu elow so h appy th is is h ere, we n eed th is h ere in ou r city.
Cou n cilor Steph en son is also v ery h appy th is is h ere, w ou ld lik e som eon e
from com m u n ity dev elopm en t to com e an d speak abou t th is. Sara R u k ow sk i
spok e abou t th is project an d th e tim elin e.
Motion To Approv e - Jacob Floam
Secon d By - Karl Bu elow
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT
6 :4 8 PM, Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu g erau er
5 - 0 Passed
Res 25-562 Approv e 2 0 2 6 Bu sin ess Im prov em en t District O peratin g Plan an d Bu dg et
($1 3 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 )
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT 6 :4 8 PM
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT
6 :4 8 PM, Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu g erau er
5 - 0 Passed
Res 25-563 Approv e 2 0 2 6 - 2 0 3 5 Capital Im prov em en t Prog ram
Bru ce Biar- 3 1 9 6 Clairev iew R d - spok e on th e sew er an d w ater th at w ill be
g oin g in , 4 h ou ses with in 1 /2 a m ile, n ot h appy h e h as to pay for it. Also n ot
h appy th at th e road will be torn u p for 2 years plu s.
Ju lie Calm es talk ed abou t th e bu dget w ork sh ops th at h av e tak en place.
Mayor Mu g erau er ask ed w h y th is h as to be don e n ow. Jam es R abe said th at
th ere h av e been con v ersation s abou t dev elopm en t in th is area, an d, alon g
with th at, th e qu estion is ask ed abou t w h en u tilities will be av ailable.
Cu rren tly, righ t n ow , in th e ev en t th at th ere is a water m ain break , it w ill
affect ov er 1 3 0 plu s h om es. Th ere is n o loop system ov er th ere rig h t n ow an d
th at wou ld cau se a w ater boil u n til fixed, also h ad qu estion s abou t th e fire
station an d train in g facility , qu estion ed th e elev ator an d th e sig n ifican t cost
an d th e m ain ten an ce it will tak e. Also, on th e train in g facility, I'm look in g to
h av e th at n u m ber redu ced. Look in g to am en d th is am ou n t of $1 4 m illion
dow n to $1 0 m illion an d staff can com e u p with th e am ou n ts. All ag reed to
am en d to $1 0 m illion , 2 m illion in 2 0 2 6 , 4 m illion in 2 0 2 7 , an d 4 m illion in 2 0 2 8 .
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Brad Span bau er
AYE:Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son PR ESENT AT
6 :4 8 PM, Brad Span bau er, Mayor Matt Mu g erau er
5 - 0 Passed
COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER & FUTURE AGENDA
ITEMS
Discussion a nd Direction to City Manag er
UTV/ATV u se on city streets (City staff)
Krystoph er Driscoll- 4 2 6 Dov e St -- expressed w an tin g cou n cil to m ov e
forward w ith th is
Keith Doxru de- 4 4 9 Dov e St- expressed som e dissatisfaction with w h at h e
saw in h erald in th e past week , is really h opin g despite th e article, h e wou ld
en cou rage th e cou n cil to m ov e forward w ith th is.
Dav e Sch m idt- 1 9 6 0 Waln u t St -- h as presen ted to th e cou n cil an d
tran sportation com m ittee before, look in g to be th e first in Win n ebag o
Cou n ty. O sh k osh deserv es th is opportu n ity.
Patty Dein er -- expressed con cern abou t m ore acciden ts, n ot in fav or of th is.
Cou n cilor Bu elow spok e on research an d su rv eys h e look ed ov er, spok e
abou t en gin eerin g an d doesn 't wan t to see it in th e city.
Cou n cilor Floam spok e on con sisten cy an d fram ework . Th e cou n ty already
h as an ordin an ce in place, w an tin g to see rou tes an d fram ew ork .
Cou n cilor Span bau er is con v in ced abou t th e econ om ic im pact an d
poten tial av en u es, also w ou ld lik e m ore in form ation , tim e of year, gu ard rails,
receiv ed m an y em ails an d ph on e calls on th is issu e. Also receiv ed an em ail
back in Au g u st from state regu lation s on AVT/UTV.
Depu ty Steph en son wen t in to th is as th ou gh it's lik e driv in g a m otorcycle,
h ad qu estion s abou t licen ses, in su ran ce, v iolation s of th e m u n icipal code.
Ch ief Sm ith cam e u p an d an sw ered qu estion s on th e code.
Cou n cilor Floam w an ted to add a few th in g s, stated th ere is goin g to be
som e con fu sion on th is w ith wh ere th ese w ill be allow ed an d wh ere th ey will
n ot be allowed, n eed m ore fram ew ork , an d wan ts m ore tim e on th is.
Mr Heartm en spok e on th is. Con s w ere m ore tan g ible th an th e pros. 3 3 %
actu ally ow n ed atv /u tv , 5 5 % said n o, 4 0 % said yes.
Depu ty Steph en son wan ted to th an k th e Tran sportation Com m ittee for th eir
work on th is.
Cu rren tly, w e will n ot be m ov in g forw ard with th is
R eg u lation of e-bik es (City staff)
Patti Dien er- expressed th at th ey are n ot safe. People on e-bik es feel lik e th ey
don 't h av e to obey th e laws an d ru les.
Cou n cilor Floam talk ed ov er O ption 5 , wan tin g to k n ow h ow th is will be
en forced, w ou ld lik e to see som eth in g clean er. Ch eif Sm ith talk ed on
en forcem en t option s.
Mayor Mu g erau er clarifyin g statu e, n ot su re th is is doin g m u ch for h im .
Cou n cilor Bu elow lik es option 5 , w an ted to th an k th e tran sportation
com m ittee for pu ttin g th is togeth er, n eed m ore h elp w ith th is an d w ill
su pport it.
Cou n cilor Span bau er ech oed wh at Bu elow an d Mayor Mu gerau er h ad
stated with option 5 , wou ld lik e to see com m on sen se from bik ers in th e city
an d also from th e cars driv in g in th e city.
Special Assessm en t Deferral Policy (City staff)
Adam from Lon g R an g e Fin an ce w en t ov er th e option s for spreadin g th is ou t
ov er 2 0 years, spok e at len g th abou t th is.
Stev e Klin g er- 2 7 1 0 Clairev ille R d- spok e abou t th e am ou n t of w h at
assessm en ts w ill be ou t in th eir area. Som e of th ese am ou n ts are ju st n ot
feasible
Bru ce Baier- liv ed h ere for 5 0 years, h as a well an d septic th at h as work ed for
th e past 5 0 years.
MAyor Mu gerau er ask ed Adam if h e h ad an y idea w h en th is wou ld tak e
effect. Adam stated th at it was n ot talk ed abou t at wh at dollar am ou n t th at
wou ld be left u p to th e in div idu al th em selv es.
Bu elow will su pport th is an d so does Depu ty Steph en son , in fav or of th is.
Mayor Mu g erau er w orries abou t th e cash flow of paym en ts an d n ot
receiv in g paym en ts in a tim ely m an n er, Jam es R abe an d Ju lie Calm es
respon ded to Mayors con cern s.
Future Ag end a Items, Meetings, a nd Workshops
Nov em ber 4 , 2 0 2 5 , City Hall:
Pu blic h earin g for 2 0 2 6 City of O sh k osh O peration s Bu dg et (5 pm )
Work sh op to discu ss th e proposed pedestrian bridg e an d an y follow -u p
from th e operation s bu dg et (im m ediately followin g pu blic h earin g )
Appoin tm en t to fill Cou n cil v acan cy, Nov em ber 2 5 , 2 0 2 5
COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
Profession al Serv ices Agreem en t w ith Total Secu rity an d Safety In c. for 2 0 2 6
Loss Prev en tion Serv ices ($7 3 ,9 2 0 .0 0 )
Profession al Serv ices Agreem en t w ith Don oh u e & Associates, In c. for
En g in eerin g Serv ices for Wastewater Treatm en t Plan t HVAC R eplacem en ts
($7 1 ,2 8 5 .0 0 )
Down town plan u pdate
R ebecca G rill gav e a presen tation of th e Dow n tow n plan .
Cu rren t in itiativ es
CLOSED SESSION (R oom 4 0 4 , City Hall):
Th e Com m on Cou n cil m ay con v en e in to Closed Session pu rsu an t to Section
1 9 .8 5 (1 )(e) of th e Wiscon sin State Statu tes w h ere com petitiv e bargain in g
reason s requ ire a closed session to discu ss bargain in g option s, strategy,
param eters an d term s related to th e poten tial redev elopm en t an d/or
acqu isition of property located at 1 0 1 Com m erce Street an d 2 0 1 Pearl
Av en u e in th e City of O sh k osh , com m on ly k n ow n as City Cen ter.
Back g rou n d in form ation for closed session
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