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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Managers ReportREPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 2008 :99• 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. 2008 BASS FEDERATION FISHING TOURNAMENT Request permission to grant approval to the Oshkosh Convention & Visitors Bureau to utilize the east parking lot area of Riverside Park to park boats for the 2008 B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Northern Divisional Fishing Tournament from Tuesday, August 12, through Saturday, August 16, 2008, from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., in accordance with the attached letter of request. 3. LABOR DAY CELEBRATION & CAR SHOW Request permission to grant approval to the Winnebago County Wisconsin Labor Council to utilize South Park and facilities from Sunday, August 31 through Monday, September 1, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for their annual Labor Day Celebration and Car Show, in accordance with attached letter of request. 4. UNITY PICNIC Request permission to grant approval to the Solutions Recovery Club to utilize their parking lot at 621 Evans Street on Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., for their Unity Picnic, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 5. ALCOHOL & DRUG FREE SOBER FEST Request permission to grant approval to the Solutions Recovery Club to utilize their parking lot at 621 Evans Street on Saturday, October 18, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for their Alcohol and Drug Free Sober Fest, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 6. BLOCK PARTY Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Evans Street to close Evans Street, from Irving Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, on Saturday, August 23, 2008, from 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m., for their neighborhood block party, in accordance with their recently submitted Block Party Request Form. 7. STUDENT MOVE -IN DAY Request permission to grant approval to the UW- Oshkosh Police Department to change various streets in the city to one -way streets on Sunday, August 31 and Monday, September 1, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to assist with the student move -in, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 8. BLOCK PARTY Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Olive Street to close Olive Street, from Murdock Avenue to Columbia Avenue, on Friday, August 15, 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. 9. BLOCK PARTY Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Congress Avenue to close Congress Avenue, from Elmwood Avenue to Spruce Street, on Sunday, September 7, 2008, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., for their neighborhood block party, in accordance with their recently submitted Block Party Request Form. 10. BLOCK PARTY Request permission to grant approval to the residents of Cliffview Drive to close Cliffview Drive, from Murdock Avenue to Graber Street, on Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., for their neighorhood block party, in accordance with their recently submitted Block Party Request Form. visit Ph 920.303.9200 ® Fax 920.303.9294 @ www.visitoshkosh.com ® Mph 2401 West Waukau Avenue a Oshkosh, WI 54904 ad • - • • � City of Oshkosh Attention: John Fitzpatrick 215 Church Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901 RE: 2008 B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Northern Divisional Fishing Tournament Dear Mr. Fitzpatrick, The Oshkosh Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to request your approval, and to be recommended to the Council, for the use of the East parking lot area of Riverside Park to park the boats (as a boat yard) for the 2008 B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Northern Divisional Fishing Tournament. This Tournament will be utilizing this area for the dates of August 12 through the 16 The actual Tournament dates are August 13 14 & 15 All rules and regulations governing the use of this facility and all city properties will be strictly adhered to. This event will be under the Host Federation Nation Contact, Jeff Dyer, along with the Oshkosh Convention & Visitors Bureau. Please let me know if any further information is needed at this time. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Diane Meyer Director of Sales V COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL July 28, 2008 Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations Labor Hall 2211 Oregon Street, Suite A3, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 -IE E -Mail: WinnebagoLabor@Hotmaii.com Mr. John Fitzpatrick Acting City Manager City of Oshkosh 215 Church Avenue, P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1103 Dear Mr. Fitzpatrick: On behalf of the Winnebago County Wisconsin Labor Council I would like to reserve South Park and its facilities for our annual Labor Day Celebration and Car Show on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2008. Our Labor Day Celebration is an event that is open to the community. We will again be serving food and drinks, and the proper city permits will be obtained. Live music will also be a part of our entertainment. We will need the large park pavilion for set up the night of August 31', and the park from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Labor Day, September I" Thank you for your consideration of our request. We hope that you and the members of the Oshkosh Common Council will be able to attend our event. 3 Kaeding e President innebago County Labor Council 2211 Oregon Street, Suite A -3 Oshkosh, Wl 54902 COUNCIL. MEETINGS - 4TH TUESDAY AT 7:00 PM A.F.L. - C.I.O. Solutions Recovery Club c/o Jerry Diemel 1706 Doty Street Oshkosh, WI. 54902 1- 920 - 233 -0888 7/15/08 Dear Council Members: We would like to hold a few Alcohol and Drug free events in Oshkosh. The first event will be a Parking Lot, Driveway Dance with DJ, this event will be Friday August 15, 2008 at 621 Evans Street in the parking lot between Evans and Bowen streets, and will be from 4PM to IOPM. Food and refreshments will be served. Games will be available for children and adults. The second event will be a Unity Picnic, this event will be for persons in Recovery, their family and friends and will be open to the public. It will be held on Saturday September 6, 2008 from Noon to 6PM there will be food and refreshments also games for children and adults. This event will also be held at 621 Evans Street in the Parking lot. The third event will be a Alcohol and Drug free Sober fest, This event will also be held at 621 Evans Street, on Saturday October 18, 2008 from 1PM to 8PM. There will be speakers from different recovery 12 step programs in the Oshkosh area. Food and refreshments will be available. We would like the support of the council for these events; The Solutions Recovery Club really appreciates the support during past years when these events were being held on behalf of the Kornerstone Recovery Club. We would also like some barricades to help block our driveways. I am writing this letter for our Events coordinator Carol Meton she will be our contact person. Sincerely Yours Jerry Diemel Solutions Club Manager 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 1. Street to be closed: �tl ,� — , between J(0*J/ A and 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure d �� •�� (�.(�0 3. Expected number attendees: 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 NO [/ If yes, what was the nature of the objection? Name and address of the person requesting the street to be closed: Name: AddresE Telephone Number Home: V�J — I k I Work: OSHKOSH TM July 23, 2008 Mr. Mark Rohloff City Manager 215 Church Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 Mr. Rohloff, I am writing in regards to the student move in for the 2008 -2009 school year at UW Oshkosh. Freshman will move in on Sunday, August 31, 2008 and the remaining students will move in on Monday, September 1, 2008. As in years past, we are requesting permission to change the following streets to one -way streets to assist with the move in: Elmwood Ave. between Algoma Blvd. and West Lincoln Ave., with traffic flow south to north. West Lincoln Ave. between Elmwood Ave. and Cherry St., with traffic flow west to east. Cherry St. between West Lincoln Ave. and West Irving Ave., with traffic flow north to south. Osceola St. between Algoma Blvd. and High Ave., with traffic flow north to south. The changes would be in effect from 8:OOAM to 4:OOPM each day. Street barricades and signs will be used to inform motorist of the changes. Student parking attendants will also man major intersections. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at the University Police Department, telephone 424 -1216. Sincerely, Officer Bradley on UW Oshkosh Police Department cc: Chief Timothy Franz, Oshkosh Fire Department Capt. Kurt Schoeni, Oshkosh Police Department Kathy Biggar, Winnebago County 911 Center Enc: Move -in map UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH • 800 ALGOMA BLVD • OSHKOSH WI 54901 -8680 (920) 424 -1212 • FAX (920) 424 -0128 An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution • www.uwosh.edu JOHN AVENUE S P W7 7�p�p 0� • N /EST LIN LN �CO l0 ' 6 � "d n 3' � m r+ _ r ES�TaIRG AVEN p CP q o;P IP , I AMHERST AVE. EEO /_0 0 9 N 'Ih. -0 PARKING KEY �� �� _ v % Co SYMBOL KEY Restricted Lot °r ® Campus Info Booth " Resident Lot Parking Attendant Staff Lot V'` "'' �� �� Q� a City Bus Stop Commuter / Student Lot �., °'°Lot�P�R &) fed MOVING - IN DAY FALL 2008 �\ 5 ® Accessible Entry Remote Lot Please obey all attendants �`� �5 © Accessible Parking Staff Commuter/ Do not block parking lot entrances o Student / Visitor Lot Do not park along red highlighted streets ` y Direction of Traffic High Ave. Parking Ramp Do not park on sidewalks i . y a No "Double" parking \\ mW so 50 0 W. E00' S00' 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 fail 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, -Skeet to be closed: S+ . between nd 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure 1 .10 3. Expected number attendees: + t 4. Have all street residents impacted by the street closure been notified of the request? YESNO If not, who was not contacted and why not? — 5. Have any of the residents impacted indicated any objection? If yes, what was the nature of the objection? YES NO-�L Name and address of the person requesting the street to be dosed: Name: Address Telephone Number. Home: 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: 00 O U S S ,A e , between W r y n o c( and 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure u 6;nt 7 14m� 3. Expected number attendees: — (n 4.. Have all reet 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 If yes, what was the nature of the objection? Name and address of the person requesting the street to be closed: Name: /U Q d1 n - IJJe i n Address: 1 .5;�- LD nei re Telephone Number: Home: ;� 3-� " �& � 1 Work: k"3a m 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 recommendatiob 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 1. Streit to be closed: �� , 1 > ` 1,, -; u � , between „� �� r and 2. Date and timeframe for the street closure 3. Expected number attendees: °00 4. Have all .street residents impacted by the street closure been notified of the request? YES 'A 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: Address: Telephone Number: Home: Work: /y�