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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesPROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN QIHRn7R ON THE WATER REGULAR MEETING held Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. PRESENT: Council Members Jef Hall, Deb Allison - Aasby, Bob Poeschl, Tom Pech, Jr., Steve Cummings, Steven Herman and Mayor Burk Tower ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk; Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney; and Steve Gohde, Assistant Director of Public Works Council Member Hall read the Invocation The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Hall PROCLAMATION A proclamation was presented by Mayor Tower declaring August 20, 2011, as International Homeless Animals' Day in the City of Oshkosh. CITIZEN STATEMENTS Patricia Diener, 1316 Broad Street, expressed her displeasure regarding a meeting she attended at City Hall earlier in June. Jane Daugherty, 11 Canniff Court, urged the Council to review the parking olicy at the Senior Center Parking Lot. She indicated from March 1 St through December 1 some of the Senior Center parking lot was reserved for vehicles with boat trailers. She explained on a recent visit to the Senior Center she found the parking lot closest to the center full. She stated she was disabled and parked in a spot clearly marked for disabled users, however when she left the Senior Center she found a parking ticket on her vehicle for what she assumed was parking in an area reserved for vehicles with boat trailers. She stated she filed an appeal to the ticket with the Oshkosh Police Department but wanted the Council to review the parking policy due to the Senior Center being a busy place. Jeff Decker, 1119 Otter Avenue, represented the Oshkosh Neighborhood Watch, thanked the council members, city staff, and sponsors who participated in the National Night Out on August 2 "d . Jim Mitchell, 1746 W. 9 th Avenue, owned a business on the corner of the Ninth Avenue and Koeller Street. He wanted to express his gratitude to the City for erecting the roundabouts on that corner as traffic flowed much better than it did when the traffic lights were in place. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL — AUGUST 10, 2011 Daniel Lynch, 310 S. Eagle Street, believed it was a good idea to consolidate the City Health Department into the Winnebago County Health Department. He suggested it be a priority to place smoking bans in areas where children played, in cars when minors were present, in public government supported housing, in foster homes, and in private homes when children were present. CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Bills presented by the Finance Director. Receipt of Claim filed with the City's Insurance Company / Thomas Laviolette for alleged vehicle damage due to being struck by a fire truck Resolution 11 -352 Award Bid for Contract No. 11 -27 / Otter Avenue Parking Lot Reconstruction / Lalonde Contractors Inc. ($117,087.65) Resolution 11 -353 Approval of Change Order No. 3 for Public Works Contract No. 09 -13 with Buteyn- Peterson Construction Co. for the Tipler School Area Stormwater Improvements ($20,770.21) Resolution 11 -354 Approval of Change Order No. 2 for Public Works Contract 09 -19 with Faith Technologies, Inc. for Wastewater Treatment Plant Pumping and Meter Stations SCADA Upgrades ($49,814.17) Resolution 11 -355 Award Bid for Public Works Contract No. 11 -26 to Michels Corporation for Concrete and Asphalt Crushing ($154,630.00) Resolution 11 -356 Approve Initial Resolution for Special Assessments / Cold -Mix Asphalt Paving (Linwood Avenue, Sterling Avenue, Sheridan Street, Bismarck Avenue, Georgia Street, Hubbard Street, 19 Avenue). Resolution 11 -357 Approve Agreement with Wisconsin Public Service Corporation for Sidewalk Replacement on Various concrete Paving Projects Resolution 11 -358 Approve Application for Aquatic Invasive Species Control Grants Council Member Poeschl asked for an explanation of what the grants would be used for. Bill Sturm, City Forester, indicated the grants would be used to battle the invasive Eurasion Watermilfoil plants located in Millers Bay. He explained the use of chemicals were the most effective way to combat the milfoil as harvesting the plants made the problem worse. He stated his department was also working on a shoreline buffer plan and was hoping to do a pilot project on the north shore of Millers Bay beginning in the fall. FA PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL — AUGUST 10, 2011 Resolution 11 -359 Approval of Special Event— Bethel Worship Center's Block Party— 900 Block of E. Tennessee Avenue Between Evans Street and Grove Street / August 13, 2011 (Original Request was for July 16, 2011 — resolution 11 -314) Resolution 11 -360 Approve Special Class "B" Licenses and Operator Licenses MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA (Poeschl; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Hall, Allison - Aasby, Poeschl, Pech, Cummings, Herman, Mayor Tower ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Ordinance 11 -361 Approve Christi Annexation Request from Town of Oshkosh / 3026 Jackson Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) MOTION: ADOPT (Poeschl; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Hall, Allison - Aasby, Poeschl, Pech, Cummings, Herman, Mayor Tower Ordinance 11 -362 Repeal and Recreate Solid Waste Disposal / Section 23 -1, Definitions / Section 23 -3, Recycling Required, Relating to Separation of Designated Materials / Section 23 -8, Point of Storage and Point of Collection, Related Storage of Carts and Placement for Collection / Section 23 -9, General Requirements, Related to Cart Exemption Program / Section 23 -15, Non - Resident Refuse Disposal Prohibited Related to Fees FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Council Member Hall proposed the ordinance include a warning system and a tiered fine structure. Also, he was concerned that some properties did not contain adequate space for the storage of garbage cans and recycling bins. Council Member Cummings believed the storage of garbage cans and recycling bins was an issue mostly with rental properties. He also was concerned that not all properties had sufficient space to store garbage cans and recycling bins. Council Member Herman asked for a definition of visual screening. Ms. Lorenson explained that visual screening was not defined in the ordinance, however an amendment could be made that more specifically defined visual screening. She stated Community Development could help with the terminology. Council Member Herman questioned who would receive the citation for a rental property; the tenant or the property owner. 3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL — AUGUST 10, 2011 Ms. Lorenson replied in a rental property situation the City would issue the citation to the property owner, as it did not have any control over the agreement between the tenant and the property owner. Council Member Herman felt the ordinance was too restrictive. Council Member Pech believed the City was limited in its resources to enforce ordinance violations and that the ordinance should be used as guideline for citizens to follow regarding the storage of recycling bins. Council Member Allison -Aasby explained the ordinance should state that recycling bins could not be stored on the front terrace. She preferred a grace period of educating citizens rather than using City resources for enforcing the ordinance and issuing citations. Council Member Pech believed the City had limited resources and a feasibility study should be completed on what the cost would be for the additional record keeping a tiered fine structure. Ms. Lorenson clarified that when using a range of fines, City staff would usually issue the lowest fine amount for an ordinance violation. She explained the range of fines gave the court system discretion to use a higher fine if they found a violation to be egregious. Council Member Allison -Aasby was concerned the City already had limited resources to enforce code violations and adding a warning system to the ordinance would create an even greater back log. Mayor Tower believed there was an issue regarding the aesthetics in the City. He stated he would be interested in viewing recycling bin ordinances from other communities. COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS A joint public hearing with the Town of Nekimi regarding the future boundary agreement would be held on August 17 A workshop on the Bike and Pedestrian Plan would be held on August 23 A workshop on the Sustainability Plan and TIF Districts would be held on August 30 A workshop on snow removal policies would be held on September 13 A joint public hearing with the Town of Black Wolf regarding the future boundary agreement would be held on October 3rd. A progress report on outstanding issues would be available to the Council at the August 23 meeting. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL — AUGUST 10, 2011 COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND STATEMENTS Mayor Tower participated in the National Night Out and thanked the police and fire departments for their participation. He also thanked the Neighborhood Watch organizations for their contributions to the event. CITIZEN STATEMENTS There were no citizen statements. CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS Mr. Rohloff gave an update on the Strategic Plan. He explained the City had already completed many of the goals targeted in the 2010 -2011 Strategic Plan while several other goals were in process and ongoing. Also, an amendment to the agreement with Strand Associates was made for additional design work that was needed for the Telemetry- Supervisory Control Center installations at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and various pump stations. Mr. Gohde added the Senior Center was hosting an open house for the Pedestrian /Bike Plan on Thursday, August 11 MOTION: ADJOURN (Poeschl; second, Cummings) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting recessed at 7:47 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK l