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Home My WebLink About03. Common Council Minutes from March 12, 2013 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN MARCH 12, 2013 OIHKQIH ON THE WATER REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. PRESENT: Council Members Bob Poeschl, Deb Allison-Aasby, Steven Herman, Steve Cummings, Jeff Hall, Tom Pech, Jr., and Mayor Burk Tower ALSO PRESENT: John Fitzpatrick, Assistant City Manager; Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk; Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney; and Dave Patek, Director of Public Works Council Member Poeschl read the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Camden Gelhar and Nathanial Curtis from Jefferson Elementary School; and, Quintin Trinrud from Smith Elementary School PRESENTATION BY NEIGHBORWORKS Shelly Reinke, Homeownership Center Manager of NeighborWorks, Badgerland and Bill Wyman of the Steering Committee for NeighborWorks, Badgerland gave a presentation of the accomplishments of NeighborWorks in 2012. In 2012, through the NeighborWorks Program, two neighborhood associations were developed; Middle Village and Stevens Park. With collaboration from Habitat for Humanity, five neighborhood clean ups were organized. Also, a block party was held to bring neighbors together. Council Member Herman questioned how a neighborhood association would get started. Ms. Reinke recommended people interested in developing neighborhood associations register for the Creating Healthy Oshkosh Neighborhoods workshop sponsored by NeighborWorks on April 13th at the Senior Center CITIZEN STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL Raymond Grable, 1940 Iowa Street, stated his concerns about the water rates in the City. He was also concerned that there could be homes in the City that had storm sewer laterals hooked up to sanitary sewer laterals. Daniel Lynch, 310 S. Eagle Street, reported there were fewer smokers around Oshkosh West High School. He wanted smoking banned in public places where children were present. 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL— MARCH 12, 2013 Matt Mikkelsen, 906 Winnebago Avenue, explained his concerns about various locations with graffiti in the community. CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Bills presented by the Finance Director. Receipt and Filing of Common Council Minutes from February 26, 2013. Receipt of Claim filed with the City's Insurance Company: A) Danielle Stadler for alleged damages to her vehicle from a city plow B) Kirstin Soquet for alleged damages to her vehicle from a city plow Resolution 13-107 Award Bid for Public Works Contract No. 13-05 to Advance Construction, Inc. for Various Concrete Paving & Utility Projects - South Side ($6,084,775.64) Resolution 13-108 Amend Initial Resolution No. 13-10 for Special Assessments — Contract No.13-04 / Paving, Sidewalk, Driveway, & Utilities / Second Local Street Concrete Paving Program (North and South Central Area) Resolution 13-109 Amend Special Assessment Policy Relative to Sanitary Sewer Lateral Installations Council Member Herman questioned what was being amended regarding the sanitary sewer laterals. Mr. Patek clarified the changes in the wording of the Special Assessment Policy relative to the Sanitary Sewer Installations. Resolution 13-110 Approval of Amendment to Engineering Services Agreement Relating to Chemical, Electrical, & Control Systems Improvement Projects at the Water Filtration Plant/ CH2M HILL ($46,700.00) Resolution 13-111 Accept and Approve the 2012 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice as an Element of the Community Development Block Grant Program Council Member Cummings asked if the creation of a rental registry program was mandatory in order to receive block grants. Robin Leslie, Principal Planner, stated the creation of a rental registry program was not mandatory in order to receive block grants. Through focus group meetings it was recommended that the City create a rental registry program to aid citizens in fair housing choices. 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL— MARCH 12, 2013 Mayor Tower questioned what the biggest issue was concerning fair housing in the City. Ms. Leslie explained an area of concern was that there was plenty of affordable housing in the northern area of the City that was handicap accessible, however the transit system did not serve that area as much as it did the central core area of the City. The central core of the City had adequate affordable housing, however it was not handicap accessible. If the Council approved the resolution, the next step was to submit the analysis to HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) to establish the City's efforts in meeting HUD's recommendations concerning the block grant program. Resolution 13-112 Disallowance of Claim by Scott & Patty Robenolt Resolution 13-113 Disallowance of Claim by Chadrick Schoonover Resolution 13-114 Disallowance of Claim by Ingenix Resolution 13-115 Disallowance of Claim for Excessive Assessment by Walgreens / 950 South Koeller Road and 315 West Murdock Avenue Resolution 13-116 Disallowance of Claim for Excessive Assessment by CitizensFirst Credit Union / 2900 Universal Street Resolution 13-117 Approve Appointments for the Downtown Bid Board Resolution 13-118 Approve Operator and Taxi-Cab Driver Licenses MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Poeschl, Allison-Aasby, Herman, Cummings, Hall, Pech, Mayor Tower ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Ordinance 13-119 Approve Rezoning 1820 Vinland Street from R-1 Single Family to C -1 Neighborhood Business (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) (Staff Recommends Amendment) MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Herman) MOTION: AMEND TO ADD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY TO THE PROPOSED C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT (Cummings; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Poeschl, Allison-Aasby, Herman, Cummings, Hall, Pech, Mayor Tower VOTE ON RESOLUTION AS AMENDED CARRIED: Ayes (7) Poeschl, Allison-Aasby, Herman, Cummings, Hall, Pech, Mayor Tower 3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL— MARCH 12, 2013 Ordinance 13-120 Approval of Parking Regulation Changes on 7th Avenue (by Oregon Street) and 33rd Avenue MOTION: ADOPT (Allison-Aasby; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Poeschl, Allison-Aasby, Herman, Cummings, Hall, Pech, Mayor Tower Ordinance 13-121 Approval of Changes in Permit Parking and Short-term Parking Areas in 8tn Avenue Parking Lot MOTION: ADOPT (Cummings; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Poeschl, Allison-Aasby, Herman, Cummings, Hall, Pech, Mayor Tower Ordinance 13-122 Repeal and Recreate a Portion of the Streets and Sidewalks Ordinance FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Resolution 13-123 Approve Conditional Use Permit for an Assisted Living and Residential Care Facility for Elderly and Disabled Adults at 1804 -1820 Vinland Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Poeschl, Allison-Aasby, Herman, Cummings, Hall, Pech, Mayor Tower Mayor Tower stated that the fencing in the back of the facility was changed from 4 feet high to 6 feet high. Resolution 13-124 Approve Development Agreement and Waiver of Special Assessment Proceedings for Partial Relocation and Reconstruction of West 7th Avenue as part of CVS Pharmacy Project MOTION: ADOPT (Herman; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (6) Poeschl, Allison-Aasby, Herman, Cummings, Hall, Pech; Present (1) Mayor Tower Mayor Tower stated he would be voting present due to a potential conflict of interest. Council Member Herman clarified there were no changes to the resolution that the Council approved in 2012 regarding the CVS Pharmacy Project. 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL— MARCH 12, 2013 COUNCIL DISCUSSION, DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS A workshop regarding new council committee assignments and roles for boards and commissions would be held on May 14, 2013 A workshop with the Winnebago Apartment Association was tentatively scheduled for May 28, 2103 CITIZEN STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL There were no citizen statements CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATEMENTS Mr. Fitzpatrick provided the Council with an update on outstanding projects. City Clerk, Pamela Ubrig, clarified to voters in the City of Oshkosh that the council members who would appear on the ballot for the April 2, 2013 Election were Tom Pech, Jr., and Deb Allison-Aasby. Council Member Hall announced he accepted a job offer on the west coast and that he would be stepping down as a council member effective immediately. MOTION: ADJOURN (Cummings; second, Pech) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 5