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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Manager's ReportREPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING June 24, 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. FOURTH OF JULY PARADE Request permission to grant approval to AMVETS Post 7 to utilize city streets, Menominee Park and facilities on Friday, July 4, 2008, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for their annual Fourth of July Parade, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 3. BLOCK PARTY Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Covington Drive to close Covington Drive, from Allerton Drive to Thornton Drive, on Saturday, July 19, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., for their neighborhood block party, in accordance with their recently submitted Block Party Request Form. 4. WALLEYE FISHING TOURNAMENT Request permission to grant approval to the Full Throttle Walleye Series to utilize Rainbow Park and facilities on Sunday, June 29, 2008, from 5:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., for their Walleye Tournament, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 5. CHURCH COMMUNITY COOKOUT Request permission to grant approval to the Water City Church to utilize Opera House Square and facilities on Sunday, June 29, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., for their Community Cookout, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 011106 FOURTH OF JULY June 12, 2008 City of Oshkosh Attn: Mark Rohlhoff PO Box 1130 Oshkosh WI 54901 Dear Mark, This is a follow -up letter to our appearance at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. We are requesting permission once again to hold a Fourth of July Parade in the city of Oshkosh. As in the past, the parade line -up will start at 7:30 AM with the parade beginning at 9:00 AM. The line -up area will be on Otter Avenue between Main St. and Court St. The parade route will be on N. Main Street from Otter to Irving Avenue, then east to Menominee Park. You, the mayor and all of the City Council members are invited to be the guests of the Oshkosh AMVETS Post 7 after the parade for refreshments and a band concert, played by our own VFW Band. This request is also to have you approve the transfer of the $5,000 funds set aside for the parade, into the parade account. The account is with Oshkosh Central Credit Union. You are free to examine the contributions and expenditures at any time. The proper permits have been requested from the Police and Sheriff's Department, as well as the notification of the Fire Department. Channel 10 will tape and broadcast the entire parade. If you have any questions, or would like to make a personal donation to the 2007 4th of July Parade, call me at 426 -3406. Rick Wing 4th of July Parade Chariman 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: Coyc� � Vk- , between Or. and L ", ar. 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure i - s Ha \*. \ 0 p (r. 3. Expected number attendees: 2)0'yD 4. Have all street 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 NO_.x__r If yes, what was the nature of the objection? Name and address of the person requesting the street to be closed: Name: Address: \b(\ Cova�c�„� 0 (;V(_ Telephone Number: Home: 031 3 S Work: 2.3�� �®i ®_� E0 d - id101 6/05/08 Oshkosh Parks Department, The Full Throttle Walleye Series is interested in reserving the Rainbow Park boat launch area for a fishing tournament on Sunday, June 29th. Anglers would launch from Rainbow Park and then return later in the day for the weigh in We would like to use the area adjacent to the launch site (where other tournaments are held) to host the weigh in festivities. We would also like to use electrical hook ups from the park shelter to power our tournament equipment throughout the day. Full Throttle Outdoors is a non denominational, faith based team Walleye fishing Series based out of Neenah. We have a stage, several tents (10x10) and one or two boats we'll be displaying at the event. Anglers will leave from the park in the morning at approximately 5:30 -6:00 am and then return in the afternoon around 3:00pm. All of the weigh in equipment, stage and boats would be set up the day of the event and taken down the same day. We will not be serving any alcohol at our event. If you have any questions please contact Chris Jones at 920.427.7120. Sincerely, Chris Jones --WI Director Full Throttle Walleye Series 944- 61 jmWer- Pt of , 4 Jason Fiedler P.O. Box 196 Oshkosh, WI 54903 (920) 379 -9150 watercitychurch @gmail.com June 10, 2008 John Fitzpatrick Acting City Manager P.O. Box 1150 Oshkosh, WI 54903 Dear Mr. Fitzpatrick: I am writing to request the use of the Opera House Square on June 29 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm for a Water City Church community cookout. Water City is a new church, affiliated with the Assemblies of God, which gathers in the third floor studio at 210 Commerce St. We were hoping to use this small event to say hello to the community and to provide a free lunch for some folks who might enjoy it. We were planning on grilling hot dogs and brats, and having some games for children. If you have any questions, or if I can provide any further information please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jason Fiedler Lead Pastor Water City Church