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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Manager's ReportREPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING October 14, 2008 6:00 p.m. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT BILLS Approval of bills presented by the Director of Finance. FALL FAMILY HARVEST PARTY Approval to close Melvin Avenue, from Bowen Street to Bong Court, on Friday, October 31, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for the annual Faith Christian Center Fall Family Harvest Party, in accordance with the attached letter of request. RACE FOR THE LIGHT Approval to utilize portions of Broad Street, Irving Avenue, Hazel Street, Siewert Trail, Pratt Trail, Merritt Avenue, Lakeshore Drive, Washington Avenue, and Menominee Park and facilities on Saturday, December 6, 2008, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services' Annual Race for the Light event, in accordance with the attached letter of request. POLAR PLUNGE Approval to utilize Millers Bay, Menominee Park and facilities from Wednesday, February 18 through Saturday, February 21, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., for the Special Olympics 9 th Annual Polar Plunge, in accordance with the attached letter of request. REMOVAL OF SIDEWALK Approval to remove a short length of sidewalk in the city's right -of -way in front of the house on 1366 Otter Avenue, in accordance with the attached letter of request. HOLIDAY PARADE Approval to utilize Main Street, from Parkway Avenue to 6 th Avenue; 6 th Avenue, from Main Street to Oregon Street; and Oregon Street, from 6 th Avenue to South Park Avenue, on Saturday, November 8, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for the Chamber's 26 Annual Oshkosh Holiday Parade, in accordance with the attached letter of request. TURKEY TROT Approval to utilize portions of Witzel Avenue, North Westhaven Drive, Westhaven Circle, West 20 Avenue, North Oakwood Road, South Oakwood Road, Havenwood Drive and Witzel Avenue, on Thursday, November 27, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., for the Festival Foods' 1 st Annual Turkey Trot 5 Mile and 2 Mile Race, in accordance with the attached letter of request. CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS Approval to utilize Menominee Park and facilities from November 26, 2008 through January 1, 2009, for the COL Steering Committee's Celebration of Lights event, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 939 Bowen Street Church (920) 231 -2200 Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 Rev. Michael. Magnuson Fax (920) 232 -3712 September 26, 2008 This is a request for a block party permit for Friday, Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We are having a Fall Family Harvest Parry with inflatable games, horse rides, movie, food, etc. This will be our 5th year of hosting this event at our church. It will be sponsored by the Faith Christian Center; the event is free and open to the entire community. We are asking to have the section of street blocked off from the corner of Melvin & Bowen, west to Bong Court. Thank you so much for your consideration. Dianne Magnuson, Event Coordinator Faith Christian Center X 0 6 G s" t " el DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES, INC. 16 September 2008 Mr. Mark Rohloff City Manager 215 Church Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901 Dear Mr. Rohloff: On Saturday, 6 December 2008, Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services, Inca (CADASI) will hold its sixth annual Race for the Light fun run /walk to raise money to support its mission. This family - oriented event's highlight is the Oshkosh Celebration of Lights in Menominee Park, a portion of the course winds through the lights in the park giving the participants a different view of this wonderful exhibit. CADASI is requesting the permission of the City of Oshkosh to use portions of Broad Street, Irving Avenue, Hazel Street, Siewert Trail, Pratt Trail, Merritt Avenue, Lakeshore Drive and Washington Avenue from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 6 December 2008. The course begins at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center on Broad and heads north to Irving, turns east on. Irving to Hazel, then north on Hazel to Siewert Trail. At Siewert Trail the course turns into the boat launch parking lot and enters Pratt Trail and proceeds through the Celebration of Lights. The course exits Menominee Park at the intersection of Merritt and Linde turning east on Merritt to Lakeshore Drive and then west on Washington to Broad turning north on Broad and finishing in front of the Boys and Girls Club. A map of the course is enclosed. Last year due to an early Wisconsin snowstorm the race was cancelled, but the party went on. In fact over one hundred event supporters braved the elements and made it to The Boys and Girls Club and raised almost $13,000 for Christine Ann. For 2008 we are targeting three hundred and fifty (350) to four hundred participants. CADASI thanks the City of Oshkosh for its consideration of this request and looks forward to the city's positive response. Should you have any questions or need additional information regarding this request please contact me at (920) 231 -3776 or (920) 379 -1818. Sincerely, United ,� 24 -HOUR HELPLINE: 1- 800 -261 -5998 1 Mail P.O. Box 99, Neenah, WI 54957 -0099 1 Web christineann.net I Email info @christineonn.net Wdy eES' Locations 206 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI, ph 920 -235 -5998 1 1488 Kenwood Center, Menasha, WI, ph 920- 729 -5727 1 P.O. Box 88, Green Lake, WI, ph 1- 800 -261 -5998 Special Olympicm Wisconsin September 11, 2008 Fox Valley Area Oshkosh Parks Department Attn: Trish 215 Church Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 Dear Oshkosh City Council: Special Olympics Wisconsin — Fox Valley Area would like to request the use of Menominee Park — Millers Bay area for our annual Polar Plunge event to be held on Saturday, February 21 The Polar Plunge is in its 91h year and is an event in which individuals raise pledges in exchange for jumping into the icy waters of Lake Winnebago. All proceeds from the Polar Plunge benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin - Fox Valley Area. Last year over 1100 individuals from Oshkosh and the surrounding communities took the "plunge" and raised over $200,000.00 for Special Olympics. Set -up for the event would begin on Wednesday, February 18 with 4 -5 tents to be set up of various sizes. On Friday, February 20 the event would be open from 10:00 AM -5:30 PM for pre- registration. The City of Oshkosh Police Department provides overnight on- site security for event on the night of February 19 & 20 On Saturday, February 21 event registration begins at 10:00 AM, with the Polar Plunge taking place between 12:00 PM — 3:00 PM. The event concludes at approximately 3:00 PM. Special Olympics would be requesting a Class B beer license from the City of Oshkosh as well as a permit for food sales. In addition to the "plunging ", the event features live entertainment by RPM from 11:30 AM -2:30 PM as well as a family entertainment area with inflatable bounce houses and carnival games for children. There is no admission to the event for spectators. The event planning committee is made up of Special Olympics staff as well as law enforcement officers from Oshkosh and the Fox Valley Area who volunteer to help plan and execute the event. Any questions regarding the event can be directed to Nicci Sprangers, Regional Director of Development, at 920-731-1614. Sincerely, Nicci Sprangers Regional Director of Devlopment 2339 W. WISCONSIN AVE. / APPLETON, WI 54914 -3146 / OFFICE: (920) 731 -1614 / WATS: 1- 800 - 704 -1614 / FAX: (920) 731 -3691 Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation for the Benefit of Citizens with Cognitive Disabilities • Page 1 of 1 September 10, 2008 City of Oshkosh c/o City Clerk 215 Church Ave. PO Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 To Whom It May Concern: September 22, 2008 �r Public Worms } I SEP 2 4 2008��' CITY CLERK'S OLIFICE After speaking with Mike in Public works to get some guidance, I am writing to request approval for a modification to the sidewalk in front of my house. The sidewalk is on the city right -of -way. My wife and I are preparing to remove a walkway leading from the sidewalk to our front door. When we do this, there will be a short length of sidewalk remaining which will no longer be needed to provide access to our house and we would like to remove it along with our walkway. We believe the aesthetics of the area will be improved by doing so for several reasons. Our primary intent is to reduce the amount of cement on our property and replace it with landscaping. There is a lot of concrete at the end of the street with a turn - around, several driveway aprons, a ramp to the lake, and sidewalks. At the end of the road there is a nice grassy area. By removing the short length of sidewalk this area will look better and have less impervious surface helping reduce storm water runoff. There is plenty of access to the public space at the end of the street due to the large turnaround and ramp to the water. The city will have less concrete to maintain as well There are six images below that should give you a good idea of what we would like to do. Please review these and call me with any concerns or requests. I will call next week to follow up and find out what needs to happen to get to a decision. Thank you very much for your consideration. Sincerely, John Scherer 15, (, & 0 *ceOW e • Page 2 of 2 September 22, 2008 Page 3 of 3 September 22, 2008 Pictures showing the area of interest OSHKOSH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVOCACY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP September 30, 2008 Mark Rohloff City of Oshkosh P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54901 Dear Mr. Rohloff: The purpose of this letter is to request the use of Main Street from Parkway Street to 6th Avenue, 6th Avenue to Oregon, and Oregon south to South Park Ave for the 26th Annual Oshkosh Holiday Parade. The Parade will be held on Saturday, November Sth, 2008 beginning at 10:00 AM. We anticipate that the parade will last for approximately an hour and a half. If you have any questions or comments relative to this request, please feel free to contact me at 303.2265, ext. 29 or bruce @oshkoshchamber.com. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, B ce Nelson Director of Membership & Special Events Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce cc: Chief Scott Greuel & Sgt. Matt Kroening, Oshkosh Police Department (9�ve Sat .4wud� 0 9�G � I20 ACKSON STREET • OSHKOSH, WI 54901 • 920- 303 -2266 • FAX: 920- 303 -2263 • inf0 @OShkOShchamber. . � J Ross McDowell Run Away Shoes 520 South Koeller Street Oshkosh, WI 54902 City Council 215 Church Ave. PO Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 Oshkosh City Council: I am writing in regards to the Turkey Trot 5 mile and 2 mile race. This event is in its 1 st year and is put on by Festival Foods, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club. The race will be held on November 27 2008 at 8:30am. The course will be run starting at N Westhaven Dr. on the side of Festival Foods. It will proceed down Westhaven Dr. to Westhaven circle and then continue on Westhaven to 20 Ave. From 2e Ave we will connect to S. Oakwood Rd and turn right. The race will continue on S. Oakwood Rd. until it intersects with Havenwood Dr., at which point it will turn right and travel back to WEsthaven Dr. and turn left and end at the side of Festival foods. The Two mile course will start at N Westhaven Dr. on the side of Festival Foods. It will continue down Westhaven Dr. until County Rd E and Witzel Ave. and turn right. The course will then turn right again on Oakwood Dr. and continue until turning right on Havenwood Dr. The last turn will be onto Westhaven Dr. turning left and finishing in the same spot the 5 mile course finished. We look forward to receiving your approval on the course on November 27 from 8:OOa.m. until 10:30 a.m. Thanks Ross McDowell 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Day! ( November 27, zooR, All proceeds benefit I' LIV YMCA Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh / 4p/ BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh ROUTE: Festival Turkey Trot (Oshkosh 2) • DISTANCE: 2,03 mi. (10,706 ft.) LOCATED: Oshkosh, Wisconsin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ®MapMyFitness, LLC, All Rights Reserved, 2005 -2008 1 View more maps online at Find this m ute online at hftp: //w .mapmyrun.com/ run / united - states /wi /oshkosh/6 3 2 9911 2 6 Distance values on this map may differ slightly from values reported on the route engine. apMyRun* ROUTE DESCRIPTION: - - No Description Provided " — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — C MapMyFitness, LLC, All Rights Reserved, 2005-2008 1 View more maps online at: Find this route online at http: // www.mapmyrun.comt run/ united- states/ wit oshkosh/26814738 Distance values on this map may differ slightly from values reported on the route engine. September 30, 2007 Mr. Mark Rohloff, City Manager City of Oshkosh 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 Dear Mr. Rohloff: 2008 CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE KAREN FREDRICK ROBERT HERNKE RON MARKS Please accept this letter as a request for permission to use Menominee Park for the 2008 -2009 Celebration of Lights. The event will be scheduled during the evenings from November 26, 2008 through January 1, 2009. The Celebration of Lights is a 501 ( c ) 3 organization which has been managing this holiday lighting spectacular for the past six years The event has received support and permission to use the park from the City Council. The Steering Committee would be pleased to make a presentation to the Council about the benefits of supporting the event. Those benefits include collecting over 8 tons of food per year for the Oshkosh Food Pantries and making improvements to the Park. Planning and fundraising are well underway this year with significant corporate sponsorship support, and we anticipate a strong year for the 2008 — 2009 edition of Celebration of Lights. We are looking forward to presenting this holiday tradition and believe that it will be a wonderful experience for all citizens of the community and outside visitors. We sincerely hope that the City of Oshkosh will continue to support this endeavor and look forward to working with you on making Oshkosh a holiday destination. Sincerely, Bob Hernke (920)- 236 -5945 Chair 2008 -2009 Celebration of Lights Steering Committee