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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Manager's ReportREVISED REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING April 22, 2008 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. 2. REQUEST FOR VARIANCE Request permission to grant a variance to the city's noise ordinance to Zenith Tech, Inc. so that they are able to start work on the Wisconsin Street Bridge at 6:00 a.m. effective May 1, 2008, to take advantage of cooler temperatures in the morning, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 3. TRINITY LUTHERAN 2/5K WALK/RUN Request permission to grant approval to Trinity Lutheran School to utilize city streets, Menominee Park and facilities on Friday, May 2, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., for a 2/5K Walk/Run, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 4. GRAND 125 YEAR CELEBRATION Request permission to grant approval to the Grand Opera House to utilize Opera House Square and facilities, and to close Market Street, from High Avenue to Algoma Boulevard, on Saturday, August 9, 2008, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., to mark the Grand's 125 anniversary, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 5. OPERATION DONATION Request permission to grant approval to the Community Blood Center to utilize Opera House Square and facilities, and to close Market Street, from High Avenue to Algoma Boulevard, on Thursday, June 19, 2008, from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., for their special event blood drive, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 6. BLOCK PARTY Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Minnesota Street to close Minnesota Street, from South Park Avenue to 12 Avenue, on Saturday, May 10, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for their annual block party, in accordance with their recently submitted Block Party Request Form. 7. WALLEYE FEST 2008 Request permission to grant approval to the Otter Street Fishing Club to utilize Millers Bay, Menominee Park and facilities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 13, 14 and 15, 2008, from 3:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and to grant the exclusive use of the docks in the park from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 13 until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 15 for their Walleye Fest 2008 event, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 8. 17" ANNUAL CHILDREN'S FISHEREE Request permission to grant approval to the Otter Street Fishing Club to utilize Millers Bay, Menominee Park and facilities on Saturday, August 9, 2008, from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for their 17 Annual Children's Fisheree, in accordance with the attached letter of request. • OAKLAWN ELEMENTARY 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 12, 2008 (rain date May 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for their annual Walk- A -Thon, in accordance with the attached letter of request. • Indicates revision Zenith Tech, Inc. Structural Engineers and Contractors City of Oshkosh P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54901 ATTN: John Fitzpatrick Acting City Manager RE: WisDOT Project 6110 -15 -71 Fox River/Wisconsin Street Bridge STH 44 Winnebago County SUBJ: Request for Variance — Hours of Work Dear Mr. Fitzpatrick, April 7, 2008 The purpose of this letter is to request a variance to the City's noise ordinance and change our work hours for the summer months. Due to the increasing hours of daylight and the associated cooler temperatures in the morning Zenith Tech would like to request a variance to start work on the above referenced project at 6:OOAM effective May 1, pending approval, and continue with this schedule until the daylight conditions preclude doing so. This would allow our trade's people to complete the days work prior to the hottest part of the day. Currently we are scheduled to work 8 hour days, therefore the proposed work hours would be 6:OOAM to 2:30PM. Should our schedule require additional hours to be worked, it is anticipated that we would change to a 10 hour day, ending the shift at 4:30PM. Zenith Tech does realize that this variance may have possible effect on residents and as a condition of the variance we will limit the work performed prior to 7:OOAM to limited noise producing activities. We also realize that the City would have the right to terminate any variance at their discretion for any reason. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Should you require any additional information regarding this request, please do not hesitate to call me at (262) 366 -5004. Very truly yours, ZENITH TECH, Inc. - i/aKNSo� Ben Johnson, P.E. Project Manager CC: Steve Gohde, Oshkosh Public Works Dept. Tom Buchholz, WisDOT, Wisconsin Street Bridge Project Manager file: 503098 Correspondence P:1Projectsl0shkoshlLetterslZTCO -005 An Equal Opportunity Employer P.O. Box 1028 N6 W23633 Bluemound Road 700 Eagle Nest Blvd. Waukesha, WI 53187 -1028 Suite C Office: 262- 524 -1800 Rothschild, WI 54474 Fax: 262- 524 -1840 Office: 715 -241 -6299 Fax: 715-241 -6610 Oshkosh City Council Dear Council Members, 3/12/2008 The student council of Trinity Lutheran School permission for a 2/5K walk /run starting at our school on School Ave. and proceeding through Menominee Park on the afternoon of May 2nd, 2008. Our route would begin and end at Trinity Lutheran School. It is to be a fundraiser as a memorial to the late Vicki Kolb, a former teacher at our school. We will not need any shelters and plan to stay on sidewalks and crosswalks the whole way. We would like to be able to put up a few card tables to distribute water to the participants. Thank you for your kind attention, t Alison Pontynen Teacher and Student Council Advisor Trinity Lutheran School 819 School Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 Parks & Forestry Attn: Tom Stephany 215 Church Ave. PO Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 (920) 236 -5080 Re: Use of Opera House Square Dear Mr. Stephany I submit to you a request for approval and recommendation to the Council for the use of Grand Opera House Square on Saturday, August 9, 2008. As we continue to grow into our 125th year we are planning on an outdoor celebration to mark The Grand's anniversary. We plan to have in the park an all ages even with live music, games and more. We will then carry on the days' activities into the evening inside The Grand. We also will be unveiling the new Grand Lounge upstairs where the old administrative offices used to be. We will need the exclusive use of Opera House Square from about 7:00 AM on August 9th and will be clear by about 8:00 PM. This time will include our set up and tear down as well as the event(s). Our outdoor portion of the day's activities are tentatively planned to run from noon to 5:00 PM. I thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Should you have any questions feel free to contact me. Regards, i -I an Event Manager Oshkosh Opera House Foundation Cc: John Fitzpatrick April 9, 2008 City Council City Hall P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 Dear City Council, My name is Carrie Tucker and I'm your local representative from the Community Blood Center. The Community Blood Center is your local sole blood provider and we have been providing 100% of the blood products used at Mercy Medical Center since September of 1995 and at Aurora Medical Center since July of 2003. We also provide the blood products used in hospitals surrounding your community such as Berlin Memorial_ Hospital, Ripon Medical Center, and Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. The last two years, The Community Blood Center hosted a special event blood drive in Opera House Square called "Operation Donation ". In 2007, we recruited 113 blood donors from area businesses as well as from community organizations to come down to the square and save some lives right here in our community. Because this event was overwhelmingly successful, we are looking to host the 3rd Annual event on June 19. We would like to use the Opera House Square on June 19 from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. (the blood drive will run from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. but we will need set -up and take down time). We are hoping that you. will allow us to park our bloodmobiles on Market Street alongside the square, as well as to use the park area for our registration set -up and reception area for donors. Please contact me at (920) 738 -3131 ext. 3037 with any questions or concerns regarding this request. I look forward to hearing from you soon. The Northwoods f Community Community Blood Blood Center Center Inc. Inc. www.communityblood.org Inc. i 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 cl sed: �i /1(t L 104 JI , between JA 1 d wA &J m Llee T 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure 60 I-1:004"N 3. Expected number attendees: S o 4. Have all s keet 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 NO1.ef! If yes, what was the nature of the objection? Name and address of the person requesting the street to be closed: Name: &odn Address: 30C� U)• dad, e-na e, Telephone Number: Home: a. (90 - 71= , Work: Otter Street Fishing Club P.O. Box 271 • 1210 Ceape Avenue Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54902 April7, 2008 City Manager City Hall Oshkosh, Wl. 54901 Dear Sir, The Otter Street Fishing Club is the sponsor of Walleye Fest 2008, to be held in Menominee Park on June 13, 14, & 15 Each Year we have encountered problems with access to the two large docks in the park. Boats tied up to those docks remain there and prevent access to the 310 boats registered for the tournament. We are informed by the Police department that the current ordinance allows boats to remain at these docks 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 from12:01 am on Friday June 13th until 6 pm Sunday June 15 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 our site use is requested. Sincerely, Scott Engel President/Director Otter Street Fishing Club 69 Lake Street Oshkosh, Wl. 54901 920 -233 -9819 We understand that the Oshkosh Sailing Club has a permit until 10:00 pm on Friday, Saturday & Sunday -- - for the sale of food and drinks. - Scott Engel President/Director Otter Street Fishing Club 69 Lake Street Oshkosh, WI. 54901 (1 -920- Otter Street Fishing Club P.O. Box 271 - 1210 Ceape Avenue Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54902 April 7, 2008 Oshkosh City Manager City Hall Oshkosh, WI 54901 To Whom it May Concern: The Otter Street Fishing Club is asking the Oshkosh City Council and the Oshkosh Parks Department to approve our request to sponsor our 17 Annual Free Children's Fisheree. We will be holding this event on the morning of Saturday August, 9 2008 at Menominee Park. The area we would like to use is the shore of Miller's Bay, North of New York Avenue to the end of Ames Point, on Menominee Drive. The Otter Street Fishing Club will coordinate the final details of this event with the Oshkosh Parks Director, Mr. Tom Stephany, and the Oshkosh City Police Department. If approval is granted, The Otter Street Fishing Club is requesting a copy of approval to have on site. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Scott Engel President /Director The Otter Street Fishing Club 69 lake Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 (1- 920 - 233 -9819)