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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Manager's ReportREPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMON COUNCIL MEETING January 12, 2010 6:00 p.m. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT BILLS Approval of bills presented by the Director of Finance. EXTENSION OF FARMERS' MARKET Approval to the Saturday Farmers' Market to extend their use of the City Hall parking lot, originally approved for June 5 th through October 16 now amended to June 5 through October 23, 2010, in accordance with the attached letter of request. SHAMROCK SHUFFLE Approval to the UW -O Student Recreation and Wellness Center to utilize High Avenue, Pearl Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, New York Avenue, Western Street, and Congress Avenue on Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., for their 5K Shamrock Shuffle Run/Walk, in accordance with the attached letter of request. TITAN TRIATHLON Approval to the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh to utilize Elmwood Avenue, Murdock Avenue, Vinland Road, Fernau Avenue and Snell Road on Saturday, April 24, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for their Titan Triathlon event, in accordance with the attached letter of request. SAWDUST DAYS Approval to the Oshkosh Sawdust Days Committee to utilize Menominee Park and facilities from June 26 through July 6, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., for their annual Sawdust Days festival, in accordance with the attached letter of request. 11.11.1 ll� l I. l ll_t t 1 Oshkosh Saturday Farmers Market January 4, 2010 Mr. Mark Rohloff Oshkosh City Manager City Hall 215 Church Ave. Oshkosh WI 54901 Dear Mr. Rohloff, Thank you for your timeliness in getting Council approval on our request for the City Hall Parking Lot for this summer's Farmers Market. At the urging of many of our vendors we are going to attempt to extend the market by one week. We therefore request that our request be amended to run through October 23, rather than October 16. Thank you for considering our request and we look forward to your reply. Sincerely, Oshkosh Saturday Farmers' Market F ennis & Karlene Leatherman, Managers The Oshkosh Saturday Farmers Market dlkbleatherman@sbcglobal.net www. oshkoshsaturdayfarmersmarket .com (920) 426 -1821 or (920) 252 -2532 CITY HALL 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903 1130 920/236-5000 0 QfHKQfH ON THE WATER CITY COUNCIL Paul J. Esslinger Mayor Tony Palmeri Deputy Mayor Harold E. Buchholz Jessica J. King Dennis McHugh Bob Poeschl Burk Tower CITY MANAGER Mark A Rohloff City of Oshkosh November 12, 2009 Mr. Dennis Leatherman Manager The Oshkosh Saturday Farmers' Market 518 West Gruenwald Avenue Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54904 Dear Mr. Leatherman: At the City Council Meeting on November 10, 2009, the Council approved your request to utilize the City Hall parking lot each Saturday, from June 5 through October 16, 2010, from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., for your annual Saturday Farmers' Market. This approval is in accordance with your letter of request dated October 28, 2009. If you have any questions concerning this event, please feel free to contact Officer Will Fowler of the Oshkosh Police Department (236 - 5083), General Services Manager Jon Urben (236 - 5100), and/or Street Superintendent Kevin Uhen (232-5 82). On behalf of the Mayor and City Council. we wish you every success in this event. Very truly yours, Mark A. Rohloff City Manager MAR/jdc Cc: Officer Will Fowler Street Superintendent Kevin Uhen General Services Manager Jon Urben Oshkosh Parks Department OSHKOSH TM December 4, 2009 Mr. Mark Rohloff City Manager 215 Church Ave. PO Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 Dear Mr. Rohloff: I am requesting the Oshkosh City Council's approval for the Shamrock Shuffle on Saturday, March 13, 2olo. The Shamrock Shuffle is a fun 5k run /walk, open to the community, hosted by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Last year's event brought in more than 700 participants. I have included the route we used for the 2009 Shamrock Shuffle. We would like to use this route again for the 2olo event. The event will begin at 1o:oo a.m. (registration to begin at 9:oo a.m.) at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. We anticipate the event will end by 3.1:oo a.m., also at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. We will also contact the Oshkosh Police Department for their assistance with our event. Thank you for your consideration of our event. Please contact me if you have any questions (4 beisenstQa uwosh.edu). Sincerely, Keffy Beisenstein- Weiss Kelly Beisenstein -Weiss Chair, Shamrock Shuffle Student Recreation and Wellness Center STUDENT RECREATION AND WELLNESS CENTER UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH • 800 ALGOMA BLVD • OSHKOSH WI 54901 -8697 MAIN DESK (920) 424 -1245 • FAX (920) 424 -2266 An Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Institution • www.uwosh.edu Shamrock Shuffle 5k Fun Run /Walk(route) Saturday, March t 5 ,,:;2- U r 0 UW Oshkosh Student Recreation & Wellness Center 735 Pearl Ave., Oshkosh, WI Congress Ave. Ave. New York Ave. n O to ; rt C n Un O =3 Un Ln r-r Witzel Ave. O o' Ln F;Alk 44k 44001,00 k W o mpus .9G Thursday December 3, 2009 215 Church Ave. PO Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903 -1130 Phone: (920) 236 -5000 Attention: City Manager — Mr. Mark Rohloff To Whom It May Concern: The members of the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh athletic teams would like to hold their third annual Titan Triathlon on Saturday April 24, 2010. This will include a 400 - yard swim at Albee Hall, a 5K run in and around the University area and a 13 -mile bike ride. The 5K run will be limited to the sidewalks and will not require Police Assistance. CSO's will be assisting at two traffic intersections for the bike leg of the triathlon. We are expecting 50 to 100 participants for this event. The 13 -mile bike route of the race entails leaving Albee Hall and heading north on Elmwood Street to Murdock Avenue, crossing Murdock Avenue continuing north on Vinland Street to Fernau Avenue, heading south on Fernau Avenue to Snell Road, continuing south on Snell Road across Highway 45 and onto Westwind Road, this will take the bicyclists out of the City of Oshkosh, and once they are out of the city, bicyclist will do a loop and return to Albee Hall via the same route. A desired race start time would be at eight in the morning on Saturday April 24, 2010. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact me. I can be reached via email < 1emah166�n�uwosh.edu >; or phone (920) 918 -0204. Sincerely, Lisa L. LeMahieu Titan Triathlon — Race Director Jan 07 10 11:28a Ray Maurer Parks Director City Hall 215 Church Ave Oshkosh, WI 54901 January 6, 2010 Dear Mr. Maurer, Ellen L. Schmidt P.O. Box 436 Osxxosx, WI 54903 -0436 PHONE: 920 -235 -5584 15 -2Odf 920 - 235 -4624 p.2 ExEcvnvE. BOARD DR. EUGENE SONNLEITNER JOHN SCKMMT RITA NEUMANN CARLOS MUNOZ DON KUJAwA Tors GUENTHER DAN GABERT CO- CHAIRMEN ELLEN SCHMIDT Sin LENZ The Oshkosh Sawdust Days Committee would like to submit our formal request for the use of Menominee Park for the 39 Annual Sawdust Days Festival which will run Wednesday, June 30th - Sunday, July 4 2010. We would like to reserve the shelters as we have in the past. Each year the committee strives to bring in new ideas to keep Sawdust Days interesting and attractive to a wide range of people. For 2010 we will continue the "Make and Take" tent for children with some type of entertainment to compliment the family /children's area. We have not firmed up the extra activities at this time; contracts will need to be signed. Tip Top Shows will start arriving, Saturday, June 26 to begin general set -up. At this time, we would like to close off a portion of the parking lot east of the lighted ball diamond. We will begin closing off Pratt Trail at the Parkway Avenue intersection, restricting some traffic from Irving and Hazel and closing it to the public by June 28th. We will work with the Parks Director regarding the open areas for boaters. Sawdust Days will begin setting up June 28th and will complete tear down on July 6, 2010. The hours for the festival and Tip Top show would be as usual, music off by 11:00PM but the rides will sell tickets until 11:30 PM and the rides will close at 11:45 PM. This allows the ticket holders to use their purchases. When a schedule has been developed we will submit it with specific hours for opening each day. Our Historical Village would like to use the same area along the water near the point and the pump house. The participants and public never seem to get over the beauty of our park and the enjoyment they receive from our living history. This will enable us to keep the major portion of the park open to the public and allow closer parking for them. Since we like to keep the park clear for the public, the Jan 07 10 11:28a Ellen L. Schmidt 920 -235 -4624 P.3 re- enactors request permission to park their support vehicles on the grass north of the lighted ball diamonds, east of Webster Stanley School. That area worked out very well in the past and created no difficulties. We would like to have permission for street parking as in previous years. The committee will be in charge of the History Village so that strict guidelines for care and cleanup of the grounds will be rigidly enforced. We will work closely with you and the city regarding any of the particular details required to address this issue. In order to raise funds and expand parking availability, once again we would like to set up a fenced -in paid parking area. We will have staff to man the placement of vehicles and in case of inclement weather the area will be closed to prevent damage to the grounds. There are some special concerns that have come to the Sawdust Days Committee; we would like to address each waiver in an attempt to prevent misunderstandings. The committee for the re- enactors would like to request an open fires permit. They are very cautious and use well contained fires for cooking and demonstrating their way of life. The sod is removed and replaced so the area will remain intact when they leave. A few of the history vendors use souvenir glass bottles which are to be refilled with beverages such as root beer or sassafras. We would like to request a waiver of the glass bottle ordinance for the re- enactors; other vendors would have to adhere to the ordinance. The re enactors will be staying in their lodges or tents, vendors and Tip Top employees by necessity will have to stay in the park overnight so we would like to request a waiver of the overnight camping ordinance. We plan to post signs stating, "Camping By Permit Only ". The other issue brought to our attention would be a waiver for dogs in the park with certain stipulations. Owners would have to have proof of rabies, be instructed where to walk dogs, clean up after them, and keep them on a leash or inside. They will also be supplied with some type of identification to indicate they are owned by participants of the festival. The plans for the July 4 th parade are progressing well, the parade committee feels much more confident because of the support they have enjoyed. Doc Sonnleitner and the Viet Nam Vets are coordinating that committee and I'm sure they will have a great parade. The committee would like to thank you, the Parks Board and the Common Council for all the help and cooperation we have received to make this community festival a success. We look forward to working with you again next year. The changes and additions have been well received by the public and we shall continue to strive for an even better festival. We will be applying for our °Class B" license at a later date. Sincerely, Ellen L. Schmidt Steve Lenz Co- Chairpersons cc: S. Lenz, D. Kujawa, File