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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Castle presided. PRESENT: Council Members Shirley Mattox, Meredith Scheuermann, Dennis McHugh, Bryan Bain, Paul Esslinger, Burk Tower 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 Mattox read the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Mattox. A proclamation was presented by Mayor Castle declaring August 4th thru 6th, 2006 as "National Purple Heart Day" in the City of Oshkosh. Consent Agenda The minutes of the July 11 th and 13th meetings were presented as written. The Report of the City Manager was read. The bills were presented in the amount of $8,029,079.50. The Report of the City Clerk was read. Resolution 06-236 Award Bid / Street Sweeper / Street Division (Bruce Municipal, Menomonee Falls, $162, 960.00) Resolution 06-237 Vacate & Accept Easement; Approve Developer Agreement / 500 S. Koeller Street Resolution 06-238 Approve Change Order No. 1/ Public Works Contract No. 05-14 (Four-Way Construction, Increase, $33,711.59) Resolution 06-239 Approve Initial Resolution /2006 Sealcoating Program / Various Streets Council Member McHugh questioned the sealcoating program. 1 Mr. Wollangk responded. Proceedings of the Common Council- July 25, 2006 Council Member Mattox asked questions regarding the sealcoating program and the life span of sealcoating. Mr. Patek responded. Resolution 06-240 Grant Privilege in Street 1 Various Locations Resolution 06-241 Authorize Borrowing 1 Southwest Industrial Park Land Purchase Resolution 06-242 Disallow Claim 1 Harnitz Resolution 06-243 Disallow Claim 1 Sundquist Resolution 06-244 Approve Miscellaneous Licenses MOTION: CARRIED: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA (Esslinger; second, Scheuermann) Ayes (7) Mattox, Scheuermann, McHugh, Bain, Esslinger, Tower, Castle Public Agenda Discussion Ordinance 06-245 Amend Liability Insurance Provisions 1 Taxicab Licensing Don Davies, President of the Oshkosh City Cab, explained the insurance amounts. Resolution 06-248 Approve Combination "Class B" License Kathy Steinert, representing Sisters Pizza & Subs, explained the benefits of having a full liquor license. Loren Schuhart, 333 W. 11th Avenue, requested the Council to grant him the license to establish a waterfront restaurant. Council Member Esslinger asked questions regarding the potential business. Council Member Tower questioned the business plan. Gary Meisenburg, Fond du Lac, explained the cleanup and maintenance of the property and answered questions of the Council. Council Member Scheuermann asked questions regarding the property becoming a private club. Council Member Mattox explained she had seen improvements on the property and questioned the phases of the project. 2 Council Member McHugh questioned how many boat slips would be available. Proceedings of the Common Council- July 25, 2006 Roger Lind, 680 W. 5th Avenue, explained why the license was important to his location. He explained he was trying to sell the property and recently made improvements. Action Taken on Ordinances and Resolutions Ordinance 06-245 Amend Liability Insurance Provisions 1 Taxicab Licensing MOTION: CARRIED: ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Bain) Ayes (6) Mattox, Scheuermann, Bain, Esslinger, Tower, Castle; Noes (1) McHugh Council Member McHugh expressed his concerns regarding the different levels of insurance requirements throughout the City. Mr. Wollangk responded. Ordinance 06-246 Approve Traffic Regulations FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Resolution 06-247 Repeal State - Imposed License Quota MOTION: CARRIED: ADOPT (Esslinger; second, Bain) Ayes (6) Mattox, Scheuermann, McHugh, Bain, Esslinger, Tower; Noes (1) Castle Council Member Esslinger expressed his concerns when Council had to make a decision when there was an open liquor license. He asked Council for their support. Mayor Castle stated he would not support. Council Member Bain stated he would like to add State Representative Carol Owens to the resolution. Council Member Tower explained the resolution could have a positive impact on the City and he would support. Council Member Mattox questioned if Council Member Esslinger had spoken to the State Representatives regarding the issue. She explained having licenses available was important to growth in the City. Council Member McHugh stated he would support. Resolution 06-248 Approve Combination "Class B" License 3 MOTION: ADOPT (McHugh; second, Esslinger) Proceedings of the Common Council- July 25, 2006 MOTION: CARRIED: AMEND TO DELETE APPLICANTS B & D (Esslinger; second, Castle) Ayes (6) Mattox, McHugh, Bain, Esslinger, Tower, Castle; Noes (1) Scheuermann VOTE ON RESOLUTION AS AMENDED: CARRIED: Ayes (6) Scheuermann, McHugh, Bain, Esslinger, Tower, Castle; Noes (1) Mattox Council Member Scheuermann questioned the licensing period for the license that was to be approved. She stated she would like to see the new business develop and would support Sweetwater. Council Member McHugh explained Mr. Sosnoski was the best-qualified candidate with an established business. Council Member Esslinger explained he would like to see development along the waterfront but would support Sister's Pizza at this time. He questioned if a site plan had been submitted for the Sweetwater request. Jackson Kinney, Director of Community Development responded. Council Member Tower explained it was a difficult decision to make and would of liked to had seen more plans for the waterfront property. Council Member Bain questioned the building on Harrison being declared as a tavern only. He stated Sister's Pizza was an established business and felt it was the best decision at this time. Mr. Kraft responded. Council Member Mattox explained how valuable the licenses were and that it was a difficult decision. Mayor Castle stated Sister's Pizza was a proven business that was open at the present time. Citizen Statements Gordon Doule, 1225 Summit Avenue, expressed various concerns in the community. Ken Bender, 806 Oak Street, stated his concerns regarding the route change for the Children's Day Parade. Council Member Statements 4 Council Member Mattox explained Oshkosh was rated 85th out of the top "100 Best Places to Live" in 2006 and the factors that went into that decision. She stated she would like to see that information and that Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine ranked Oshkosh 45th of 50 "Top Smart Places to Live" on the City website. She stated July 2th the Oshkosh Lakeside Proceedings of the Common Council- July 25, 2006 Quilters Guild Annual EAA Quilt Show would take place at the Oshkosh Senior Center. She reminded citizens to check out the www.oshkoshevents.com website to view the many activities in the community. She stated the Leach Amphitheater was the site of many performances sponsored by Waterfest and PMI. Council Member Esslinger welcomed visitors for the EAA Convention. He explained he would like to change the Council rules in that the Mayor would poll the Council whenever a citizen exceeded the five-minute rule. He also asked questioned the city jurisdiction for the bridges. Mayor Castle responded. Council Member McHugh questioned if this had been properly noticed to discuss changing the rules without any public input. He questioned when Department Heads would start to work on their budgets. Council Member Bain explained the change would clarify the rule for citizen statements. Council Member Tower stated the time limit on citizens was not a problem and the change was not necessary. He explained the need to start the budget process early and would like to see a workshop in the near future. Council Member Scheuermann expressed her concerns on setting a time limit on council member statements. Mr. Kraft responded. MOTION: LOST: AMEND COUNCIL RULES 1, 3 & 4 TO INCLUDE "THE MAYOR SHALL ASK COUNCIL FOR CONSENT TO WAIVE THE FIVE-MINUTE LIMITATION" (Esslinger; second, McHugh) Ayes (3) McHugh, Bain, Esslinger; Noes (4) Mattox, Scheuermann, Tower, Castle Whatever Else is Pertinent or for the Good of the City Mr. Wollangk informed the community of the Mayor's Breakfast on July 28th. He stated there would be an executive session on August 8th to discuss labor negotiations and a workshop on August 22nd to discuss the new water metering system. He explained the Council meeting would be on September 13th due to the election on the 1 ih and Council would have a workshop to discuss budget information. MOTION: CARRIED: ADJOURN (Esslinger; second, McHugh) VOICE VOTE 5 The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 6