HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.25.2025 MinutesCITY CO UNCIL MINUTES
Presen t:DJ Nich ols; Brad Span bau er; Jacob Floam ; Karl Bu elow; Joe Steph en son , Depu ty
Mayor; Jacob Am os; Matt Mu gerau er, Mayor
Absen t:
Staff:R ebecca G rill, City Man ager; Lyn n Loren son , City Attorn ey; Darla Salin as, City Clerk ;
WORKSHOP (5:15p m, Room 404)
Th e O sh k osh Com m on Cou n cil w ill h old a work sh op to discu ss th e Leag u e of
Wiscon sin Mu n icipalities Mu tu al In su ran ce. Th e work sh op w ill be h eld at
5 :1 5 pm in R oom 4 0 4 of City Hall (2 1 5 Ch u rch Av e).
Work sh op m aterials
CALL TO ORDER 6 :0 2 p.m .
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION - VOTING FIRST
Cou n cilor Nich ols
In v ocation #1
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Perry Tipler Middle Sch ool
PRESENTATIONS BY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
(Pu blic com m en t w ill be tak en after all can didates h av e m ade th eir
presen tation s to Cou n cil. In div idu als w ish in g to speak sh ou ld reg ister th rou gh
th e City's website or u se th e k iosk s ou tside of Cou n cil Ch am bers.)
Presen tation by Jacob Am os
Presen tation by Alec Lefeber
Presen tation by Larry Lau ten sch lager
Presen tation by R ich ard Kiraly
Presen tation by Eric G u m z
Presen tation by Sh awn R ick ert
Presen tation by An drew Dav en port
Presen tation by Jerm ain e Edm on ds
Presen tation by Elijah Plon sk y
Presen tation by Meredith Sch eu erm an n
Presen tation by Dan Len z
Presen tation by Tim Neu bau er
Presen tation by Brittan y G asper
Brittan y G asper was n ot in atten dan ce for th is m eetin g .
Presen tation by Logan Ju n gback er
Sam u el Colem an - 7 4 5 Mon roe Street, O sh k osh
Mr. Colem an was in atten dan ce to su pport Mr. Jacob Am os, an d
recom m en ded h im to fill th e v acan t Com m on Cou n cil seat.
Res 25-583 Appoin t in div idu al to fill v acan t Com m on Cou n cil seat
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - DJ Nich ols
AYE:DJ Nich ols, Mayor Matt Mu gerau er, Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son , Karl
Bu elow, Brad Span bau er, Jacob Floam
6 - 0 Passed
Mu ltiple Cou n cil Mem bers an d Mayor Mu g erau r n oted th eir appreciation
for th e n u m ber of applican ts in th is process an d each of th e can didate's
willin g n ess to becom e in v olv ed on th e Cou n cil. Th ey en cou raged an y n on -
selected can didates to con sider pu llin g can didacy paperwork for th e April
2 0 2 6 Sprin g Election .
Cou n cilor Bu elow n om in ated Jacob Am os. Cou n cilor Nich ols n om in ated
Logan Ju n gback er. Cou n cilor Floam n om in ated Tim Neu bau er. Depu ty
Mayor Steph en son n om in ated Meredith Sch eu erm an n . Nom in ation s w ere
th en closed.
After tw o rou n ds of v otin g, Jacob Am os was selected to fill th e v acan cy on
th e Com m on Cou n cil.
Motion by Mayor Mu g erau er; secon ded by Cou n cilor Floam to am en d th e
prev iou s Motion to specifically appoin t Jacob Am os to th e v acan t
Com m on Cou n cil seat.
AYE: DJ Nich ols, Brad Span bau er, Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow, Depu ty Mayor
Steph en son , Mayor Mu gerau r.
6 - 0 Pa ssed
Clerk Salin as adm in istered th e O ath of O ffice to Jacob Am os.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL
Th e pu blic is to address th e Cou n cil on ly. Statem en ts are lim ited to fiv e (5 )
m in u tes. Statem en ts m u st address item s th at: are n ot listed on th e Cou n cil
m eetin g agen da; are lim ited to issu es th at h av e an im pact on th e City of
O sh k osh an d Com m on Cou n cil m ay address at a fu tu re m eetin g ; an d m u st
n ot in clu de en dorsem en ts of an y can didates or oth er election eerin g . Th e
Cou n cil can n ot respon d to qu estion s, com m en ts, or rem ark s du rin g th is tim e.
It is n ot a discu ssion period, bu t an opportu n ity for you to address th e
Cou n cil.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
(Con sen t Ag en da item s are th ose item s of a rou tin e adm in istrativ e n atu re
th at are v oted on by th e Cou n cil in a sin gle roll call v ote. Staff recom m en ds
approv al of all item s. An y m em ber of th e pu blic or Com m on Cou n cil m ay
requ est th at an item be rem ov ed from th e Con sen t Ag en da for discu ssion .)
R eport of Bills
Approv e Com m on Cou n cil Min u tes
1 0 /2 8 /2 0 2 5
1 1 /4 /2 0 2 5
1 1 /1 1 /2 0 2 5
R eceipt an d filin g of claim filed with th e City's in su ran ce com pan y -- Larry &
Debbie R asm u ssen
Res 25-584 Disallowan ce of claim -- R ah eim Cason
Res 25-585 Approv e tran sfer of parcel 9 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 to th e R edev elopm en t Au th ority
Res 25-586 Approv e 2 0 2 6 Across-th e-Board Mark et In crease for Non -R epresen ted
Em ployees
Res 25-587 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 )
Res 25-588 Approv e Pu rch ase of 2 0 2 6 -2 0 2 8 Con tract R en ew al from En v iron m en tal
System s R esearch In stitu te, In c. (ESR I) for G IS Softw are for Variou s Div ision s
($1 8 0 ,9 0 0 .0 0 )
Res 25-589 Award Bid to Variou s Ven dors for Ch em icals for th e Water
Filtration /Wastewater Treatm en t Plan ts for 2 0 2 6 (Variou s Am ou n ts)
Res 25-590 Approv e Cooperativ e Pu rch ases of 2 0 2 6 Police Veh icles from Napleton
Colu m bu s, In c. for Police Departm en t ($2 2 0 ,5 6 5 .0 0 )
Res 25-591 Approv e In itial R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Sidewalk (New an d
R eh abilitation ), Driv ew ay Apron s, San itary Sewer Main an d Laterals (New
an d R elay), Water Main an d Laterals (New an d R elay), an d Storm Sew er
Main s an d Laterals (New an d R elay) R elatin g to Con tract No. 2 6 -0 2
Scott Av en u e (Elm w ood Av en u e to Jack son Street)
West 1 2 th Av en u e (Nebrask a Street to Sou th Main Street)
Wiscon sin Street (1 0 0 ' North of Scott Av en u e to 1 0 0 ' Sou th of Scott
Av en u e)
Wrig h t Street (1 0 0 ' North of Scott Av en u e to 1 0 0 ' Sou th of Scott Av en u e)
Res 25-592 Approv e In itial R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Sidewalk (New an d
R eh abilitation ), Driv ew ay Apron s, San itary Sewer Main an d Laterals (New
an d R elay), Water Main an d Laterals (New an d R elay), an d Storm Sew er
Main s an d Laterals (New an d R elay) R elatin g to Con tract No. 2 6 -0 3
O h io Street (West Sou th Park Av en u e to West 1 7 th Av en u e)
West 1 6 th Av en u e (O h io Street to O reg on Street)
Arizon a Street (West 1 6 th Av en u e to 1 0 0 ' Sou th of West 1 6 th Av en u e)
Min n esota Street (1 0 0 ' North of West 1 6 th Av en u e to 1 0 0 ' Sou th of West
1 6 th Av en u e)
Iowa Street (1 0 0 ' North of West 1 6 th Av en u e to 1 0 0 ' Sou th of West 1 6 th
Av en u e)
Mich igan Street (1 0 0 ' North of West 1 6 th Av en u e to 1 0 0 ' Sou th of West
1 6 th Av en u e)
Florida Av en u e (1 0 0 ' West of O h io Street to O h io Street)
West 1 4 th Av en u e (1 0 0 ' West of O h io Street to O h io Street)
Res 25-593 Approv e In itial R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Sidewalk (New an d
R eh abilitation ), Driv ew ay Apron s, San itary Sewer Main an d Laterals (New
an d R elay), Water Main an d Laterals (New an d R elay), an d Storm Sew er
Main s an d Laterals (New an d R elay) R elatin g to Con tract No. 2 6 -0 4
Josslyn Street (Witzel Av en u e to Taft Av en u e)
Flu or Cou rt (Bowen Street to th e East En d of Flu or Cou rt)
Sou th lan d Av en u e (1 0 0 ' West of Josslyn Street to Josslyn Street)
R u sh Av en u e (1 0 0 ' West of Josslyn Street to Josslyn Street)
Res 25-594 Approv e In itial R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Asph alt Pav em en t,
Sidewalk (New an d R eh abilitation ), Driv eway Apron s, San itary Sew er Main
an d Laterals (New an d R elay), Water Main an d Laterals (New an d R elay),
an d Storm Sewer Main s an d Laterals (New an d R elay) R elatin g to Con tract
No. 2 6 -0 5
West Lin w ood Av en u e (Jack son Street to North Main Street)
Res 25-595 Approv e In itial R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Driv ew ay Apron s,
San itary Sew er Main an d Laterals (New an d R elay), Water Main an d Laterals
(New an d R elay), an d Storm Sew er Main s an d Laterals (New an d R elay)
R elatin g to Con tract No. 2 6 -0 7
Clairv ille R oad (West 9 th Av en u e to Win dson g Terrace)
Win dson g Terrace (Clairv ille R oad to 6 0 0 ' East of Clairv ille R oad)
West 9 th Av en u e (1 ,0 0 0 ' East of Clairv ille R oad to Clairv ille R oad)
Res 25-596 Approv e Acceptan ce of Waiv er of Special Assessm en t Notices an d Hearin g s
for 6 " Storm Sewer Lateral, Con crete Apron (New ) an d 6 " (R elay) San itary
Lateral R elatin g to Con tract No. 2 5 -0 8
Res 25-597 Am en d Fin al R esolu tion for Special Assessm en ts for Sidew alk (New an d
R eh abilitation ), Driv ew ay Apron s, San itary Sewer Main an d Laterals (New
an d R elay), Water Main an d Laterals (New an d R elay), an d Storm Sew er
Main s an d Laterals (New an d R elay) R elatin g to Con tract 2 5 -0 8 / 1 4 2 0
Cen tral Street w ith Sign ed Waiv er
Res 25-598 Waiv e Bids an d Approv e Pu rch ase of Man h ole / In let Castin gs from Neen ah
Fou n dry for Pu blic Work s Departm en t ($1 8 3 ,5 9 6 .0 0 )
Res 25-599 Award Bid for Pu blic Work s Con tract No. 2 6 -0 2 to Carl Bow ers & Son s
Con stru ction Co., In c. for Scott Av en u e an d West 1 2 th Av en u e
R econ stru ction ($4 ,3 1 9 ,4 4 9 .5 5 )
Res 25-600 Approv e State/Mu n icipal Fin an cial Ag reem en t with th e Wiscon sin
Departm en t of Tran sportation for Con crete Pav em en t an d Cu rb R am p
R epair on STH 2 1 from Wash bu rn Street to Mu rdock Av en u e
Res 25-601 Approv e State/Mu n icipal Fin an cial Ag reem en t with th e Wiscon sin
Departm en t of Tran sportation for Con crete Pav em en t an d Cu rb R am p
R epair on STH 4 4 from I-4 1 to Ch u rch Av en u e
Res 25-602 Approv e State/Mu n icipal Fin an cial Ag reem en t with th e Wiscon sin
Departm en t of Tran sportation for Con crete Pav em en t an d Cu rb R am p
R epair on USH 4 5 from Hig h Av en u e to CTH T
Res 25-603 Approv e Special Ev en t - O sh k osh Area Un ited Way to u tilize Wau k au Av en u e
for th e R ace for th e Ligh t ev en t, Decem ber 6 , 2 0 2 5
Res 25-604 Approv e Special Ev en t - Dow n tow n O sh k osh , In c. to u tilize O pera Hou se
Squ are an d Mark et Street for th e R ein deer on th e Squ are, Decem ber 1 3 ,
2 0 2 5
Res 25-605 Approv e Special Ev en t - O tter Street Fish in g Clu b to u tilize Men om in ee Park
an d Millers Bay for th e O tter Street Win ter Fish eree, Febru ary 7 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-606 Approv e Special Ev en t -- Battle on Bago Fou n dation to u tilize Men om in ee
Park , trails, an d su rrou n din g streets for th e Battle on Bag o ev en t, Febru ary 2 0
an d 2 1 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-607 Approv e Special Ev en t - Bago Walleye Clu b to u tilize Men om in ee Park ,
Millers Bay, gazebo area, an d cru iser dock s for th e BWC In v itation als, May 3 ,
May 3 1 , Ju n e 2 8 & Ju ly 1 2 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-608 Approv e Special Ev en t - Hm on g Serv ice Cen ter In c. to h ost th e Hm on g
Nation al Mem orial Day Festiv al at th e Win n ebag o Cou n ty Com m u n ity Park ,
May 2 3 - 2 4 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-609 Approv e Special Ev en t - O tter Street Fish in g Clu b to u tilize Men om in ee Park
n ear Am es Poin t for th e O tter Street Kids Fish eree, Au g u st 1 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-610 Approv e Special Ev en t - O tter Street Fish in g Clu b to u tilize Men om in ee Park ,
Millers Bay, gazebo area an d cru iser dock s for th e O tter Street Walleye
Tou rn am en t, Ju n e 1 9 th rou g h Ju n e 2 1 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-611 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 gu st 2 9 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-612 Approv e Special Ev en t - Hm on g Serv ice Cen ter In c. to h ost th e Hm on g
Nation al Labor Day Festiv al at th e Win n ebago Cou n ty Com m u n ity Park ,
Septem ber 5 - 6 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-613 Approv e Special Ev en t - ALS Association to u tilize Men om in ee Park , trail an d
City sidewalk s for th e Walk to Defeat ALS, Septem ber 1 2 , 2 0 2 6
Res 25-614 Approv e Class "A" Beer/Ferm en ted Malt Bev erag e Ag en t Ch an g e for Kwik
Trip #8 8 1 , 1 7 9 5 W. 9 th Av en u e; Agen t: Brian Pou h
Res 25-615 Approv e Class "B" Beer/Ferm en ted Malt Bev erage Licen se for Win gate by
Wyn dh am - O sh k osh , 1 8 0 0 S. Koeller Street; Ag en t: Mitesh A. Patel
ALL CONSENT ITEMS ABOVE APPROVED
Motion To Approv e - Jacob Floam
Secon d By - Karl Bu elow
AYE:DJ Nich ols, Brad Span bau er, Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor
Joe Steph en son , Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
6 - 0 Passed
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
NEW ORDINANCES
Ord 25-616 Am en d v ariou s prov ision s of Ch apter 2 0 an d 2 1 of th e O sh k osh Mu n icipal
Code pertain in g to m an datory con n ection s to th e m u n icipal w ater an d
sew er system s an d to paym en t of special assessm en ts an d con n ection
ch arges to perm it delayed con n ection an d deferral of special assessm en ts
an d con n ection ch arges for properties n ot cu rren tly con n ected to th e
m u n icipal system s an d to establish a twen ty-year in stallm en t plan for
paym en t
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Brad Span bau er
AYE:DJ Nich ols, Brad Span bau er, Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor
Joe Steph en son , Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
6 - 0 Passed
Stev en Klin g er - 2 7 1 0 Clairv ille R oad, O sh k osh
Mr. Klin g er stated wh en h is property was an n exed in to th e City, th ey w ere
m ade aware th at th e u pcom in g cost of approxim ately $1 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 wou ld
be ch arged for th eir property to h ook u p to u tilities, plu s th e cost of laterals.
At th at tim e, th ey decided n ot to pu t in a m ou n d system , du e to th e
u pcom in g cost of th is u tility h ook u p. He stated th ey were v ery su rprised at
th e am ou n t of th is special assessm en t. He stated th at ev eryon e k n ows th at
th e assessm en t policy n eeds to ch an g e, bu t th e th ou g h t is th at th e residen ts
assessed prior to an y ch an ge w ill be u pset th at th ey didn 't reap th e ben efits
of a ch an g ed policy. Howev er, a ch an g e h as to h appen at som e poin t.
He ask ed Cou n cil to con tin u e in v estig atin g differen t solu tion s to th is
problem .
Cou n cilor Bu elow stated th is is n ot a perfect solu tion , an d Cou n cil an d Staff
are n ot don e look in g at th is process, bu t th is is th e best option th at h as been
dev eloped so far. Cou n cilor Floam th an k ed th e Lon g R an g e Fin an ce
Com m ittee for th eir work on th is process, an d en cou raged affected
residen ts to stay in tou ch with Cou n cil Mem bers an d State R epresen tativ es
to pu sh for fu tu re ch an ge to th is. Cou n cilor Nich ols en cou raged residen ts
to giv e Cou n cil option s an d in form ation so th at th ey can con tact State
R epresen tativ es with th ese ideas.
Ord 25-617 Am en d Ch apter 1 4 of th e O sh k osh Mu n icipal Code pertain in g to storm
water m an ag em en t to clarify an d u pdate lan gu age an d to u pdate
prov ision s pertain in g to post-con stru ction storm water m an ag em en t
requ irem en ts
Motion To Approv e - Karl Bu elow
Secon d By - Brad Span bau er
AYE:DJ Nich ols, Brad Span bau er, Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor
Joe Steph en son , Jacob Am os, Mayor Matt Mu g erau er
7 - 0 Passed
NEW RESOLUTIONS
Res 25-618 Am en d Capital Im prov em en t Plan to in clu de fu n din g for th e I-4 1 pedestrian
bridg e
Motion To Approv e - Jacob Floam
Secon d By - Depu ty Mayor Joe Steph en son
AYE:DJ Nich ols, Brad Span bau er, Karl Bu elow , Depu ty Mayor Joe
Steph en son , Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
5 - 0 Passed
COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER & FUTURE AGENDA
ITEMS
Discussion a nd Direction to City Manag er
Direction to Staff R egardin g Preferred Con cept for Lak e Sh ore Driv e
R eim agin ation
Pu blic Work s Director Jam es R abe displayed tw o differen t 3 -D m odels of th e
two con cepts th ey h av e been adv an cin g an d h av e been presen ted to th e
Adv isory Park s Board, Mu seu m Board, an d a pu blic su rv ey. All th ree
au dien ces selected design Con cept #1 . Th e lan dscape arch itect is look in g
to be m ore efficien t by pu rsu in g on ly on e of th e proposed con cepts;
th erefore, h e is ask in g for Cou n cil approv al to m ov e forw ard with on ly
Con cept #1 .
Mu ltiple Cou n cil Mem bers ag reed w ith g oin g w ith Con cept #1 an d n oted
th is plan plan ts m ore trees, rem ov es fewer trees, an d open s u p th is area to
th e lak efron t in a m ore appealin g w ay. Cou n cilors ask ed abou t an y fu tu re
tweak s to th e plan to in clu de m ore im perv iou s su rfaces, differen t plan tin gs,
or differen t path plan s. Director R abe stated th is desig n is approxim ately
4 0 -5 0 % com pleted an d m an y of th ose types of details are n ot look ed at
u n til m u ch fu rth er alon g . His goal for th e n ig h t was to g et th e Cou n cil's
approv al to m ov e forw ard with on ly on e con cept to m ore efficien tly u se
th e fu n ds for th is project. Cou n cil ag reed w ith on ly goin g forward w ith
Con cept #1 .
Future Ag end a Items, Meetings, a nd Workshops
Special m eetin g of th e O sh k osh Com m on Cou n cil - Decem ber 2 , 2 0 2 5 at
6 pm (ten tativ e)
Work sh op on alcoh ol licen sin g an d g am blin g m ach in es, Decem ber 9 , 2 0 2 5
at 5 pm
Work sh op on Men om in ee Park train , Jan u ary 1 3 , 2 0 2 6 at 5 pm
COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS
Cu rren t In itiativ es
Motion to 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 wh ere com petitiv e barg ain 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 own as City Cen ter.
AYE: DJ Nich ols, Jacob Am os, Bran d Span bau er, Jacob Floam , Karl Bu elow,
Depu ty Mayor Joseph Steph en son , Mayor Matt Mu gerau er
7 - 0 Pa ssed
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 related to City Cen ter
ADJOURN 9 :2 6 p.m .
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