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HomeMy WebLinkAboutManager's Report.doc REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING Apri I 11, 2006 6:00 p.m. A. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 1. BILLS It is recommended that the bills, as audited and presented by the Director of Finance, be approved for payment. EASTER EGG HUNT 2. Request permission to grant approval to Supporting Adults Independent Living, Inc. to utilize Fugleberg Park and facilities on Friday, April 14, 2006, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for an Easter Egg Hunt, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 3. OTTER STREET CHILDREN'S FISHEREE Request permission to grant approval to the Otter Street Fishing Club to utilize Menominee Park, Millers Bay and facilities on Saturday, August 12, 2006, from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for their 15th Annual Free Children's Fisheree, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 4. WALLEYE FEST Request permission to grant approval to the Otter Street Fishing Club to utilize Menominee Park, Millers Bay and facilities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 16,17, and 18, 2006, and to grant exclusive use of the two large fishing docks in the park from 12:01 a.m. on June 16th through 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 18th, for their Walleye Fest event, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 5. OAKLAWN WALK-A-THON Request permission to grant approval to Oaklawn Elementary School to close Viola Street, from Main Street to Jackson Street, on Monday, May 1, 2006 (rain date Wednesday, May 3rd), from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for their annual Walk-A-Thon, in accordance with the attached letter of request. WEDNESDAY FARMERS' MARKET 6. Request permission to grant approval to the Wednesday Farmers' Market to utilize the 400 Block West parking lot every Wednesday, from May through October, 2006, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for their Farmers' Market, in accordance with the attached letter of request. Also attached is a letter from the BID Board regarding this request. 7. APPLE BLOSSOM BOOKS EVENT Request permission to grant approval to Apple Blossom Books to utilize three parking spaces in the Division Street lot on Saturday, May 6,2006, from 10:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m., to park PowerCon race cars for their special event, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 8. BLOCK PARTY Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Minnesota Street to close Minnesota Street, from South Park Avenue to 1 ih Avenue, on Saturday, May 13, 2006, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for their neighborhood block party, in accordance with their recently submitted Block Party Request Form. BLOCK PARTY 9. Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Minnesota Street to close Minnesota Street, from South Park Avenue to 1 ih Avenue, on Saturday, June 24, 2006, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for their neighborhood block party, in accordance with their recently submitted Block Party Request Form. 10. MIDWEST WALLEYE TOURNAMENT Request permission to grant approval to TFM Promotions Ltd. to utilize Rainbow Park and facilities on Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30,2006, from 5:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for their Midwest Walleye Tournament, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 11. FLEET FARM TOURNAMENT Request permission to grant approval to TFM Promotions Ltd. to utilize Menominee Park and facilities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 4, 5 and 6, 2006, from 5:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for their Fleet Farm Tournament, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 12. MIDWEST WALLEYE TOURNAMENT Request permission to grant approval to TFM Promotions Ltd. to utilize Menominee Park and facilties on Saturday and Sunday, August 26,2006, from 5:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for another Midwest Walleye Tournament, in accordance with the attached letter of request. t Mar 22 06 11:10a p.2 ~ Supporting Adults Independent Living, Inc. ~ c:;-C'~~ President Robin ROegner 1044 Witzel Me. Oshkosh WI 54902 Phone: {920) 966-1129 Ce!l: (920) 420-3489 March 21 2006 Dear Mr. Tom Stethany, I spoke to the lady in the Oshkosh Parks Office. She instructed me to send a letter of request to you about the event the agency I work for is planning. The agency I work for is planning a small Easter Egg Hunt with plastic eggs. We will be fi!ling them with candy and gift cards. We work with consumers who are mentally disabled. Our consumers with be with support staff from the agency for the event. We will pick up all leftover eggs. We would like to have it at FuQleberq Park on April 14,2006 5:30pm-7:30pm. We will be putting out the eggs around 4:30 pm. Please let me know as soon as possible if this is ok to do. My cell phone # is 420-3079. Thank you. Sincerely, Laurie Weber, Support Specialist. Otter Street Fishing Club P.O. Box 271 . 1210 Ceape Avenue Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54902 April 1, 2006 Mr. Richard Wollangk city Manager City Hall Oshkosh, WI 54901 Dear Sir, The Otter Street Fishing Club is asking the Oshkosh City council and Oshkosh Parks Department to approve our request to sponsor our 15th Annual Free Children's Fisheree, Saturday morning, August 12th, 2006 at Menominee Park. The area we would like to use is the shore of Millers Bay, North of New York Ave to the Break Water at the end of Menominee Drive. The Otter Street Fishing Club will coordinate the final details of this event with the Oshkosh Parks DIrector, Mr. Tom Stephany, and Sergeant Tim Bakri of the Oshkosh City Police Department. If approval is granted, The Otter Street Fishing Club is requesting a copy of the approval to have on site. Si?relY, ~ J Y:::::~ Tournament Director Otter Street Fishing Club 3158 Spring Valley Road Oshkosh, WI '54904 920-235-7144 Otter Street Fishing Club P.O. Box 271 . 1210 Ceape Avenue Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54902 ~tk\~~ i'! April 1, 2006 City Manager Wollangk City Hall Oshkosh, WI 54901 Dear Sir, The Otter Street Fishing Club is the sponsor of Walleye Fest 2006, to be held at Menominee Park on June 16,17,& 18th. Each year we have encountered problems with access to the two large docks in the park. Boats tied up at those docks remain there and prevent access by the over 340 boats registered for the tournament. We are informed by the police department that the current ordinance allows boats to remain at these <;locks up to 18 hours. We would like to request the City Council to grant an exclusive use permit to the Otter Street Fishing Club for these docks from 12:01 am on June 16th until 6 pm Sunday, June 18th for the purpose of running this event. The Fishing Club has contributed half the funds to construct these docks and would greatly appreciate their exclusive use during these three days. We thank you for granting this request last year and ask your consideration again this year~ Also a copy of the permit (if granted) for on site use is requested. ð Jam s ibson Tou. ament Director Otter Street Fishing Club 3158 Spring Valley Road Oshkosh, WI 54904 920-235-7144 UA commitmellt to quality etiucation" Oaklawn Elementary Schoo] 112 Viola Avenue Oshkosh, wr 54901 Tammy Kielbasa Principal K-5 Phone: 920-424-0170 Fax: 920-424-7590 tamIDY ,kietbasa@~hko$h. k 1 ~. wi. us March 15, 2006 ' City Council P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 To whom it may concern, Oaklawn Elementary School is having it's annual Walk-a-thon again this year. We are asking to have Viola Street, from Main to Jackson, closed May 1,2006 (rain date May 3rd) from 8:00 am - 2:30 pm. Last year the children raised close to $3000.00, this year we hope to beat that total, as the money made will go to buying new books for our Media Center. Please get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you. Sincerely, --.5~ W~ Sue Weiss PTO Secretary April2,2006 Mr. Richard Wollangk 215 Church Avenue Oshkosh, Wis. 54902 Dear Richard Wollangk and all Council Members, We are putting in a request to hold our Farmers Market at the Church and Division lot again this year. I know we had a problem last year, but it was resolved and we were allowed to go back there and sell again. We got a letter from the BID saying the business people there didn't want us there. They were named in the letter. We went and talked to all of them and that is not true, they all want us there and they were not contacted about this matter. Some of them were upset about it and want us to show them the letter, which we will do. One of them was Pearson's Pig and Poultry. I talked with Melissa Hunt from the chamber and she told me she should not have put the names of those business's in that letter without getting their permission. We feel that we are helping them get more business by getting more people downtown. We are an asset to the downtown. We have been there many years and nobody bothered us until now, and I don't see any reason why you want to get rid of us now. The people all like coming there to get their fresh vegetables every Wednesday. Our WIC paper was sent in March 14, and the insurance is ready to go. Mr. Woflangk sent us a letter stating that the BID invited us to the Opera House Square location on Market square. They have been trying to get that going and it's not working out. We are turning your offer down as it is not a suitable place for us. None of the sellers want to sell there and the people don't care about it either. Our hope is that you will reconsider and please leave the market where it is. Thank you for your consideration (j Orley elson cc: Paul Esslinger: .~ \' c ~~ DoUlfttoUlft O'~o'h 51 CJ bulln." I"'p..ov.",.nt dllt..lct January 26, 2006 Mr. Richard Wollangk City of Oshkosh P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 53903-1130 Dear Mr. Wollangk, ,~ I am writing in reference to the Farmer's Market that has previously been located in the parking lot behind the 400 Block of North Main Street on Wednesday mornings. At the BID Board meeting on January 17, 2006, the BID approved a motion to forward a letter to you stating the merchants' need for the parking spaces where the Wednesday Farmer's Market has been locating. Unfortunately, the spot that the Farmer's Market uses encompasses monthly spaces, metered spaces and 90 minutes spaces in a lot that services downtown's businesses and customers. Nearby merchants including Salon Mode', Village Market, Karla G's, Friend's Unique Boutique, Race Office Products, and the new Pearson's Pig and Poultry are all affected by this use. The farmers bring in their trucks and stands, remain for four to five hours, and are not cited for parking violations or required to purchase a permit. Other shoppers and merchants in the area are subject to fines if they remain more than 90 minutes. The Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement District Board would like to invite the farmers to locate at Opera House Square I Market Street for the summer of 2006. There is adequate space and the Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement District would support it as an event (including insurance and advertising) since it would be a part of the Wednesday Noon Concert Series in the Square. Thank you for your consideration. ;~~ íLk- Norm Packer Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement District Chairman P. O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 A~ BwS"S"oHt/ BookS" . LLC April 5, 2006 Oshkosh City Council PO Box 1130 Oshkosh, VVI 54903 RE: Request for use of city lot for a special event Dear Distinguished Council Members: Apple Blossom Books LLC has hosted many special events at its location since it opened in September 2005, including story times, book clubs, character visits, author sigffmgs;pöetry readings, and more. Theseevents have been growing in popularity, and they offer a reason for more families and individuals to come downtown to shop. In May, we'd like to offer an event that may capture the imaginations of boys in particular. VV e would like to host an event on May 6th that would allow our patrons to meet some of the local racers from the PowerCon race track. In addition, we'd like to offer the opportunity to view the race cars. VVe'd start off the event with a special story time for younger children featured on cars and racing plus a talk with the racers themselves. Then the racers would be available to answer questions, chat or give a tour of the modifications of their race cars. The event woulq be free and open to anyone. To offer the event as envisioned, we request the use of 3 parking spaces in the city lot at the comer of Division Street and Church A venue behind the bookshop on Saturday, May 6th from 10am-1 pm. VVe'd prefer to use the spots closest to the bookshop in the middle of the lot, not by the fence, in order to give the best access to the race cars. - ... - _J:>lea§~ çonj:~ct lp.~- with ~ny ql!es1io~QLC~QDCemsyoumay have. To pian and- - promote the event appropriately, I respectfully ask for an answer to my request at your earliest convenience, preferably by or before April 20th. Best regards, ~~ Candy Pearson Member Manager Apple Blossom Books LLC 513 N. Main Street. Oshkosh, WI 5490 I . P: 920-230-3395 . F: 920-230-3396 . www.appleblossombooks.com . email: abbooks@ntd.net BLOCK PARTY REQUEST FORM FOR STREET CLOSURE The purpose of a BLOCK PARTY is to provide social interaction among block residents in order to strengthen a neighborhood. Closing of a street for such a party should not adversely impact any of the street's residents. The timeframe for the street closure should fall sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., must be affirmed by the Oshkosh Common Council, and be based upon a recommendation from the City Manager. This form should be filled out completely and returned to the City Manager's Office in time for appropriate action by the City Council. 1. Streetto be closed: i ~ 1\ 0vV thJ L,. , between~and 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure 3. Expected number attendees: So 4. Have all ?eet residents impacted by the street closure been notified of the request? YES~NO- If not, who was not contacted and why not? 5. Have any of the residents impacted indicated any objection? YES If yes, what was the nature of the objection? NO¿ Name and address of the person requesting the street to be closed: Name: ~Dm(l(l Ie-I horif Address: ~O LJ. ~ò,,-tk ç~ve- Telephone Number: Home: J33 - ~ 0 1 ~ Work: BLOCK PARTY REQUEST FORM FOR STREET CLOSURE The purpose of a BLOCK PARTY is to provide social interaction among block residents in order to strengthen a neighborhood. Closing of a street for such a party should not adversely impact any of the street's residents. The timeframe for the street closure should fall sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., must be affirmed by the Oshkosh Common Council, and be based upon a recommendation from the City Manager. This form should be filled out completely and returned to the City Manager's Office in time for appropriate action by the City Council. 1. Street to be closed: .J.d ~ BJf(\)t; 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure~v(d~Jf1t-~'f~/ø2:t\1rn"f:~fLi(1 3. Expected number attendees: 5 0 U . 4. Have all ~eet residents impacted by the street closure been notified of the request? YES-LNO- , betweeni>J-Ih flttMe. and If not, who was not contacted and why not? 5. Have any of the residents impacted indicated any objection? YES If yes, what was the nature of the objection? NO/' Name and address of the person requesting the street to be closed: Name: -.J.olnOJ1 Ze.LbJ (/ Address: ]}QO uJ. ~OV~ G..J)env¿ Telephone Number: Home: oL33~~O 1 ~ Work: ,TFU Promotions Ltd. P.O. Box 482 Appleton, WI 54912-0482 (920) 73 I-FISH [3474] Email :info@fishtfm.com www.fishtfm.com April 3, 2006 City of Oshkosh Parks Trish Wendorf 215 Church Ave, Oshkosh WI 54903-1130 1-920-236-5080 Subject: use of Rainbow Park April 30, 2006 and Menominee Park August 5&6 2006 and August 27,2006 Dear Trish: I would like to reserve Rainbow Park for ~idwest Walleye Tournament April 30 2006. We would setup Saturday April 29, 2006. We will not need shelter just electricity whichwe have run . - from the shelter by the restrooms In the past. We would also request that there would be some garbage cans available to assure that we can leave the area clean. In the past we have not had garbage cans available. I would also like to request Menominee Park for August 5 & 6, 2006 for t~leet Farm tournament. We would ~tup on Friday August 4, 2006. We would also like Menominee Park for August 27,2006 for ~idwest Walleye tournament. We would set up Saturday August 26,2006. Again we would not require a shelter but electricity which the power box is located close to our setup area. We again would request some garbage cans to assure we can leave the area clean when we leave the park. If we could have some park benches at these events as we generally have a big crowd. We could use twenty to thirty benches for the public. We have insurance and will provide the city of proof of insurance as we have in the past. Can you provide me the information on what can be done as far as the launch fees for tournaments? Si erely, ;7é?~ James Coon TFM Promotions Ltd.