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HomeMy WebLinkAboutManager's Report- rev.doc R.5~!§.5 D REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING April 25,2006 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. OSHKOSH YACHT CLUB REGATTAS 2. Request permission to grant approval to the Oshkosh Yacht Club to utilize Menominee Park, Millers Bay and facilities from Thursday July 13, 2006, through Tuesday, July 18, 2006, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., for their two sailing regattas, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 3. WALK FOR LIFE '06 Request permission to grant approval to Labor of Love, Inc. to utilize Menominee Park, city streets and facilities on Saturday, September 30,2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 11 :00 a.m., to hold their fourth annual Walk for Life '06, in accordance with the attached letter of request. LAID OVER FROM APRIL 11TH REQUEST FOR WEDNESDAY FARMERS MARKET 4. Request permission to grant approval to the Wednesday Farmers' Market to utilize the 400 Block West parking lot every Wednesday, from June 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. *REQUEST FOR UW-OSHKOSH GRADUATION PARTY (ORIGINALLY #4) REMOVED OSHKOSH YACHT CLUB SINCE 1869 P.O, Box 874, Oshkosh WI 54903-0874 April 10, 2006 Mr. Richard Wollangk, City Manager POBox 1130 Oshkosh WI 54903-1130 Dear Mr. Wollangk: The Oshkosh Yacht Club will be hosting the ILY A E Invitational which runs from Thursday, July 13,2006 through Sunday, July 16 and the X Boat X-treme Regatta which will run from Monday, July 17,2006 through Tuesday, July 18,2006. We expect 40 E Boats and 40 X Bo~ts to sail in Oshkosh. On those boats will be approximately 240 sailors and watéhihg the races will be 100 spectators. .. . ,,', " The Oshkosh Yacht Club was chosen to host these regattas because of the tradition that sú1tdUrldSilie city and scow sailing. The OYC was founded in 1869 and is one of the founding clubs of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association. The E boats will be launching at Miller's Bay on Thursday, July 13. The X Boats will be launching on Monday, July 17. They will be racing on Lake Winnebago directly east of Menominee Park. . We have requested the following items from the Parks Department: trailer párking in the field north of the boat ramp, placement of a small tent on the northeast corner of the parking lot, and to allow mooring of sailboats along the shore line in Miller's Bay. We have been working with Tom Stephany in the Parks Office to ensure success of the event. We will be serving beer to legal adults Thursday and Friday afternoons immediately following the races. . We request that the city approve our plan. This event will bring many to the city to sail or spectate. We are able to showcase our most valuable asset; our water. There will be a great deal of media coverage from the start to the fmìsh of both regattas.' If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call. My phone number is 426-1116. Thankyou. '. , . '" , ). " ' !y;., ';/, '.'\' ~;lìl . "'.~ B:6I'I~W"~::".";'.~""~ ',,;,,;/,,' 1 yman ' , , '¡, " ,,' ", :¡> i¡J, :C-, {,i 'r cc: Tom Stephany, Parks Department Director Bill Castle, Mayor' , ' ' '" ' " ¡ " , " " April 2, 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. Wollangk 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 ëither. Our hope is that you will reconsider and please leave the market where it is. Thank you for your consideration (!) Orley elson cc: Paul Esslinger: c ~~ DolU n to IU n Olhltolh 51 CJ bu,ln.I' hnptOvcrncnt dtlttlct 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 morning's. 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 farm~rs 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. si.ncerely, /} /lhYWYl dvk- \ Norm Packer Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement District Chairman P. O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130