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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes PCC ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CO, W ITY OF SHKOSHISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Castle presided. PRESENT: Council Members Meredith Scheuermann, Burk Tower, Bryan Bain, Paul Esslinger, Frank Tower, Shirley Mattox and William Castle ALSO PRESENT: Richard Wollangk, City Manager, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Warren Kraft, City Attorney and David Patek, Director of Public Works Council Member Scheuermann read the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Michael Becker and Natalie Rice from Webster Stanley Elementary School; and, Paul Mentele and George Brewer from Webster Stanley Middle School. Public Hearings The Mayor ordered the following Public Hearings: Approve Zone Change / 1424 Rath Lane; 1820, 1844, 1874, 1896 & 1900 Omro Road Norm Mueller, 437 Hazel Street, stated he was present on behalf of the petitioner to answer questions of the Council. There were no other appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED. Amend Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance / Fees There were no appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED. Amend Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance / Floodplain Provisions There were no appearances and the Public Hearing was CLOSED. Consent Agenda The minutes of the February 14 and 18, 2006 meeting were presented as written. 1 Proceedings of the Common Council – February 28, 2006 The Report of the City Manager was read. The bills were presented in the amount of $4,358,657.27. The Report of the City Clerk was read. Resolution 06-72Grant Conditional Use Permit / 1571 West South Park Avenue Resolution 06-73Approve Agreement / State of Wisconsin & Decade's / Pioneer Inn Property Council Member Scheuermann asked for further explanation of the resolution. Council Member Bain questioned if the property was sold would Council need to go through the same process. Council Member Esslinger questioned the funding mechanism. Council Member B. Tower questioned who was responsible for the trail. Mr. Kinney, Director of Community Development responded. Resolution 06-74Approve Ambulance Availability Agreement / Aurora Medical Center of Oshkosh, Inc. Council Member Esslinger asked for further explanation of the agreement. Mr. Tim Franz, Fire Chief responded. Resolution 06-75Rescind Resolution 05-385, Waive Bids and Approve Purchase / Heart Monitoring Accessories / Medtronic Emergency Response Systems Council Member Bain questioned if the city would be saving grant money over the long term. Council Member B. Tower asked various questions regarding the insurance. Mr. Franz responded. Mr. Wollangk responded. Mayor Castle questioned if future insurance would need to be changed to cover leased 2 products verses purchased. Proceedings of the Common Council – February 28, 2006 Resolution 06-76Support DNR Acquisition of Picnic Point Frank Zuern, 1040 Maricopa Drive, explained the property was a beautiful area and should be preserved. Mark Madison, 619 W. New York Avenue, expressed his gratitude for the use of the land and explained how important the area was to Winnebago Mental Health Facility. Gerald Frey, Chairman for the Town of Oshkosh, gave a brief history of the potential land sale. Council Member Esslinger questioned if the Department of Natural Resources purchased the property for a fee. Council Member Mattox questioned if the Department of Natural Resources would maintain the strip of land owned by the Town of Oshkosh. Resolution 06-77Approve Agreement / Department of Transportation / Westfield Street & Pratt Trail Bridges Council Member Bain asked for an explanation of where the funds would come from for the Pratt Trail Bridge. Resolution 06-78Approve Justice Assistance Grant Application Resolution 06-79Approve Fund Transfers Resolution 06-80Approve Miscellaneous Licenses MOTION:ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTIONS 06-73 AND 06-76 (F. Tower; second, Esslinger) CARRIED:Ayes (7) Scheuermann, B. Tower, Bain, Esslinger, F. Tower, Mattox, Castle Resolution 06-73Approve Agreement / State of Wisconsin & Decade's / Pioneer Inn Property MOTION:ADOPT (F. Tower; second, Esslinger) MOTION:AMEND TO DELETE FINANCIAL AID RESPONSIBILITY / RIVERWALK (Esslinger; no second) 3 LOST:LACK OF SECOND VOTE ON ORIGINAL RESOLUTION: CARRIED:Ayes (6) Scheuermann, B. Tower, Bain, F. Tower, Mattox, Castle; Noes (1) Esslinger Proceedings of the Common Council – February 28, 2006 Council Member Esslinger explained the agreement would benefit the developer and stated he did not support tax incremental financing on prime property. Council Member Bain stated this would enhance public access on the waterfront. He explained no matter who develops the area it would benefit the entire community. Council Member Mattox questioned if the tax increment financing would pay back the city the initial costs. Mr. Wollangk responded. Resolution 06-76Support DNR Acquisition of Picnic Point MOTION:ADOPT (F. Tower; second, Esslinger) CARRIED:Ayes (6) Scheuermann, B. Tower, Bain, Esslinger, F. Tower, Mattox; Noes (1) Castle Mayor Castle expressed his concerns regarding the city taking sides. He stated the area would be a great residential area and could generate tax dollars so he would not support the resolution. Council Member Esslinger stated the property should be available for the public and he would support. Council Member Mattox gave a description of the area and the benefits of the land. Mr. Patek left the meeting at 6:55 p.m. Council Member F. Tower left the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Action Taken on Ordinances and Resolutions Ordinance 06-81 Re-Adopt Municipal Code Book MOTION:ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Bain) CARRIED:Ayes (6) Scheuermann, B. Tower, Bain, Esslinger, Mattox, Castle Ordinance 06-82 Approve Zone Change / 1424 Rath Lane; 1820, 1844, 1874, 1896 & 1900 Omro Road 4 FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Ordinance 06-83Amend Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance / Fees FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Proceedings of the Common Council – February 28, 2006 Ordinance 06-84Amend Chapter 30 Zoning Ordinance / Floodplain Provisions FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Ordinance 06-85Approve Traffic Regulations FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Citizen Statements Gordon Doule, 1225 Summit Avenue, expressed his concerns regarding a low voter turnout for the spring primary. He stated the staff of Oshkosh Community Access Television does a great job. Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, explained what an asset the riverfront was and expresses his concerns as the city grows. Daniel Lynch, 310 S. Eagle Street, expressed his concerns regarding underage smoking. Mark Madison, 619 W. New York Avenue, explained he would like to see the city and county work on a plan so their meetings would not be on the same evening. Mayor Castle responded. Council Member Statements Council Member Bain stated there were notes online for his last “Fifth Tuesday Forum”. He thanked the City Clerk’s office and pollworkers for their hard work during the election. He explained citizens could go to www.pmiwi.com to learn about events at the Leach nd Amphitheater and on April 2 the UW-Madison varsity band would be performing at the Oshkosh North Field House. Council Member Mattox explained the University recently had their winter carnival and ice st sculptures were on display near the Reeve Memorial Union. She stated the 1 Gallery Walk ththth would be March 4 featuring the Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest, artworks of 7 and 8 th grade students. She stated March 7 First Congregational Church would have a noon th concert featuring Steve Hazell the folk singer and on March 11 the Oshkosh Symphony 5 Orchestra would have “Scheherazade” by Rimsky-Korsakov, and music by Benjamin Britten rdst and Mozart at 7:00 p.m. She explained March 3 through April 1 Fox Valley Book Arts Guild would present “Artists Bound to Surprise Books” at Windhover Center for the Arts in Fond du Lac featuring Kerri Cushman, former Oshkosh resident and other local artists. She stated she would like to pay tribute to Dr. Gloria Link, a leader of UW-Oshkosh Theatre from 1959-1992 who passed away last week leaving a legacy of theatre performance and love for the arts. Proceedings of the Common Council – February 28, 2006 Council Member Esslinger informed staff about handicap ramps on Koeller Street that needed to be shoveled. Whatever Else is Pertinent or for the Good of the City Mr. Wollangk explained the Titanic Exhibit at the Museum continues to have an excellent turnout and encouraged citizens to attend. He stated there would be a workshop on March thth 14 to discuss garbage pickup for condominiums and March 28 to discuss activities of CHAMCO. He gave a brief summary of ambulance response times. MOTION:ADJOURN (Esslinger; second, Scheuermann) CARRIED:VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 6