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REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at 6:00 p.min the Council Chambers,
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City Hall.
Mayor Tower presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Steven Herman, Steve Cummings, Tom Pech, Jr., Sean
Fitzgerald, Deb Allison-Aasby and Mayor Burk Tower
ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk; David Praska,
Assistance City Attorney; and Dave Patek, Director of Public Works
Council Member Herman read the Invocation.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Herman.
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RESENTATION BY OUNCIL ANDIDATES
Mayor Tower explained the process Council would use to appoint one of the six candidates
seeking the council seat vacated by Jef Hall. The candidates’ names were randomly drawn
to determine the order in which they would speak.
Kyle Clark stated as a member of the Storm Water Utility Board he had developed
knowledge of the Capital Improvement Plan, intergovernmental agreements, and the
process of municipal finance. Infrastructure within the City of Oshkosh was a priority for him
and he also felt that neighborhood revitalization was important for the City.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Clark why he did not seek to have his name appear on the
Ballot in the April Election.
Mr. Clark replied he did not seek to have his name appear on the ballot due to him not being
in the position to fundraise should the campaign become competitive. He stressed that the
votes he received as a write in candidate were the result of him going door to door and
talking to citizens in the community.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Clark what he felt the Council’s priorities should be.
Mr. Clark stated in talking with citizens of Oshkosh he found that economic development for
the City should be a priority of the Council.
Council Member Fitzgerald asked Mr. Clark what lessons he had learned from serving on
the Stormwater Utility Board.
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Mr. Clark replied he had attended every meeting of the Stormwater Utility Board since his
appointment to the board. Through attending meetings of the Stormwater Utility Board he
had learned how different government entities worked together to achieve the same goal.
He also developed an understanding of the bonding process in which to finance municipal
projects.
Council Member Herman asked Mr. Clark if he anticipated any trouble in attending
bimonthly council meetings, boards and commissions meetings, or community events.
Mr. Clark stated he was dedicated to his commitment to the community of Oshkosh.
Mike Norton felt his thirteen years of service on the Winnebago County Board would be
beneficial to the Council as he had experience with the budget process. Economic
development and bringing new residents into the City of Oshkosh were important to him.
Council Member Herman asked Mr. Norton if he would step down from the Winnebago
County Board if he were appointed to the City Council.
Mr. Norton stated he did not anticipate stepping down from the Winnebago County Board if
he was appointed to the City Council, although he would reevaluate the question when his
terms were up for reelection in December.
Council Member Herman asked Mr. Norton if he felt there would be a conflict of interest if he
served simultaneously on the Winnebago County Board and the Oshkosh Common Council.
Mr. Norton did not believe there would be a conflict of interest if he served simultaneously
on the Winnebago County Board and the Oshkosh Common Council.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Norton why he did not seek to have his name appear on
the ballot for the April Election.
Mr. Norton replied he thought about taking out candidacy papers for the April Election,
however he had missed the deadline.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Norton what his priority would be for the Council.
Mr. Norton replied his priority for the Council would be economic development.
Andrew Sulewski was a lifelong resident of Oshkosh and a recent law school graduate who
was eager to serve his community.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Sulewski why he did not seek to have his name appear on
the ballot for the April Election.
Mr. Sulewski stated he did not seek to have his name appear on the ballot for the April
Election due to the fact that he had moved back to Oshkosh at the end of 2012 and needed
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to establish himself. He saw the advertisement for the council seat in the newspaper and
decided to apply.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Sulewski what his priority was for the Council.
Mr. Sulewski stated he felt the focus of the Council should be to get citizens to move to
Oshkosh.
Brian Poeschl stated he was a former member of the Council and had served on many
boards and commissions in the City of Oshkosh throughout his life. He felt his experience
would benefit the Council.
Council Member Fitzgerald asked Mr. Poeschl what lessons he had learned having served
previously on the Council and subsequent boards and commissions.
Mr. Poeschl stated during his term on the Council he had learned how the City operated.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Poeschl what his priority for the Council would be.
Mr. Poeschl stated his priority for the Council would be to finish the riverwalk and to bring
more people into the City of Oshkosh.
Tom Willadsen felt that cities should be planned socially and culturally as well as for
buildings, streets, and infrastructure.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Willadsen why he did not seek to have his name appear
on the ballot for the April Election.
Mr. Willadsen stated although he had been on the fence for years on whether or not to run
for City Council, he did not seek to have his name put on the ballot for the April Election.
After he wrote an article for the community column in the newspaper, a columnist for the
newspaper wrote in an article that Tom Willadsen would make a great candidate for City
Council. Upon reading that article he decided to run as a registered write in candidate.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Poeschl what his priority for the Council would be.
Mr. Willadsen stated in addition to economic development, his priority for the Council would
be to strengthen neighborhoods and build communities within neighborhoods.
Teresa Thiel felt she had a clear understanding of what was involved in local public service
through her serving on the Oshkosh School Board. She believed economic development
was essential and wanted people who worked in Oshkosh to want to live in Oshkosh.
Council Member Pech asked Ms. Thiel why she did not seek to have her name appear on
the ballot for the April Election.
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Ms. Thiel stated she did not feel the opportunity was right for her to run as a candidate for
the council until after the deadline had passed. Once she realized there were only two
candidates on the ballot for three available seats she decided to run as a write in candidate.
She did not receive enough votes for the open council position so she applied for the
council seat vacated by Jef Hall.
Council Member Pech asked Ms. Thiel what her priority for the Council would be.
Ms. Thiel stated she thought economic development and the Strategic Plan were
intertwined and that both were needed to keep the City moving forward.
Council Member Cummings asked Ms. Thiel what her definition of economic development
was.
Ms. Thiel replied her definition of economic development was making the City of Oshkosh a
place where businesses wanted to operate, and employees of those businesses choosing
to live in Oshkosh.
Council Member Fitzgerald asked Ms. Thiel what lessons she learned while serving on the
Oshkosh School Board.
Ms. Thiel stated her service to the Oshkosh School Board taught her about the various
types of hearings of the school board, the budget process, and the meaningfulness of
having separate boards and commissions within the school board.
Steve Barney, 1335 Summit Avenue, endorsed Tom Willadsen to be appointed to the open
council seat.
The City Clerk polled members of the Council who responded by announcing the name of
the applicant they would cast their vote for:
Herman voted Clark Allison-Aasby voted Poeschl
Fitzgerald voted Clark Pech voted Poeschl
Cummings voted Clark Mayor Tower voted Thiel
Council Member Fitzgerald asked Mr. Poeschl to explain why his signatures did not count
which led to his name not appearing on the ballot for the April Election.
Mr. Poeschl explained due to an issue with the dates on the signature pages that a person
collected on his behalf, those signatures could not be counted. Mr. Poeschl had collected
one hundred ninety four signatures himself, however since he could not get in touch with the
person who had collected the other signatures to resolve the date issue it resulted in him
being short of the two hundred signatures required to have his name appear on the ballot.
Council Member Cummings asked Mr. Poeschl what the Council could do to be more
effective.
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Mr. Poeschl felt the Council could do a better job communicating to the public what goes on
behind the scenes.
Council Member Cummings asked Mr. Clark what the Council could do to be more effective.
Mr. Clark felt the Council should rely on the City’s boards and commissions and encourage
communication with the citizens of Oshkosh in order to be efficient and effective leaders in
the City.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Clark what the Council had done in the past year that he
felt was a mistake or could have been done differently.
Mr. Clark stated off the top of his head he could not name a specific instance when he
concretely disagreed with a Council vote. Rather than focus on a single negative vote, he
felt the Council should focus on they did well, which was putting together a strategic plan
and capital improvement plan to move the City forward.
Council Member Pech asked Mr. Poeschl what the Council had done in the past year that
he felt was a mistake or could have been done differently.
Mr. Poeschl stated although he thought Sawdust Days was a great event, if the organizers
could not pay their bills, the Council should make some changes to the event. Perhaps the
event should be shortened or held at a different time.
Council Member Pech believed if Mr. Poeschl could have resolved the signature date issue
and his name had appeared on the April Election ballot he would have won a seat on the
Council. As a write in candidate Mr. Poeschl received the most votes out of the entire write
in candidates with a total of 343 votes.
Council Member Allison-Aasby agreed with Council Member Pech that there was a section
of citizens that voted for Mr. Poeschl in the April Election. She chose Mr. Poeschl also for
the fact that he had previous council experience which would help with the budget process.
She liked the fact that whenever Mr. Poeschl came to Council meetings to speak about an
issue he always offered one or two solutions to resolve it.
Council Member Cummings felt Mr. Clark had a good grasp of the work of the Council.
Council Member Fitzgerald endorsed Mr. Clark as he was impressed with his academic
background and felt he had a theoretical understanding of how government worked.
Council Member Herman liked Mr. Clark’s enthusiasm and the fact that he understood the
importance of the City’s boards and commissions.
Mayor Tower stated although Mr. Clark was not his initial choice, he would endorse Mr.
Clark as he demonstrated good rationale.
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The City Clerk again polled members of the Council who responded by announcing the
name of the applicant they would cast their vote for:
Herman voted Clark Allison-Aasby voted Poeschl
Fitzgerald voted Clark Pech voted Poeschl
Cummings voted Clark Mayor Tower voted Clark
Resolution 13-184 Appointment of Kyle Clark to Fill Vacant Council Seat
MOTION: APPOINT KYLE CLARK TO FILL VACANT SEAT ON COUNCIL (Pech;
second, Allison-Aasby)
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Herman, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech, Mayor
Tower
NOTE: Newly appointed Council Member Kyle Clark, took his oath of office which was
administered by the City Clerk.
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ITIZENS TATEMENTS TO OUNCIL
There were no citizen statements
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ONSENT GENDA
Approval of Bills presented by the Finance Director
Approval of Cash reports for December 2012, January, 2013 and February, 2013
Receipt and Filing of Common Council Minutes from March 26, 2013 and April 9, 2013
Receipt of Claim filed with the City’s Insurance Company: A) Trumbull Services on behalf of
Regent Insurance and Randy Kerswill for alleged damages to his vehicle from a City snow
plow; B) Elizabeth Gordon for alleged damages from a City garbage truck; C) Brenda
Francis for alleged damages from a City snow plow; D) William Hodge for Alleged
damages from a water back-up
Resolution 13-185 Approve Partial Rescission of Resolution 13-126 for 2013 Road
Materials for Street Division and Award Bid for Hot Mix Asphalt to
Northeast Asphalt, Inc.
Resolution 13-186 Award Bid for Mobile Generator for Wastewater Treatment Plant to
Oshkosh Bearing for $28,495.00
Resolution 13-187 Approve Partial Rescission of Property Taxes (Property at 538 Central
Street)
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Resolution 13-188 Approve Distribution of Fisk-Gallup Trust Funds by Senior Services
Division for Medical Services to Income Qualified Citizens
Resolution 13-189 Cancel Outstanding Checks; Write-Off of Delinquent Uncollectible
Accounts
Council Member Herman noticed that some of the outstanding checks listed in the
resolution were written to City employees. He wanted to know why the Finance Department
was not going back to the employees to ask them to cash their checks.
Finance Director, Peggy Steeno, stated there were seven checks written to City employees
that had not been cashed. She stated if the amount was over $100.00 the employee was
contacted. Also, if a City employee check was presented to the Finance Department after it
was cancelled, the City would still the honor the check.
Resolution 13-190 Approval of 2012 Fund Transfers
Mayor Tower asked for clarification on the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) transfer
amount. He thought the amount was included in the budget.
Ms. Steeno explained that the WRS would not have been included in the budget as the
budget that was completed in 2011 for the calendar year 2012 assumed every employee
would be paying the employee contribution. The Fire Department contract was not settled
until November, 2012 and State Statutes did allow for estimates; the original budgeted
amount for WRS had to be used. All of the fund transfers in the resolution were variations
from the original budget.
Resolution 13-191 Approval of 2012 Fund Balance Reservations
Resolution 13-192 Approve Initial Resolution Authorizing Not Exceeding $9,120,000
General Obligation Bonds of the City of Oshkosh
Resolution 13-193 Approve Resolution Directing the Advertisement and Sale of
Approximately $9,120,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of General
Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2013-A, Approximately
$1,710,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of General Obligation
Promissory Notes, Series 2013-B, Approximately $15,025,000
Aggregate Principal Amount of Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds,
Series 2013, Approximately $5,995,000 Sewer System Revenue
Bonds, Series 2013 and Approximately $3,800,000 Water Revenue
Bonds, Series 2013
Resolution 13-194 Approve Agreement with League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Mutual Insurance (LWMMI) for Auto Physical Damage Insurance
Resolution 13-195 Establish Voting Ward 36, District 7
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Resolution 13-196 Approve and Submit 2012 Stormwater Program Annual Report
Resolution 13-197 Approval of Land Purchase from John E. Meyer at 155 South Campbell
Road in the Amount of $59,100.00 for the Upgrade to the Public Works
(withdrawn by staff)
Field Operations Facility
Resolution 13-198 Approval of Land Purchase from Richard and Beverly Malnory at 670
W. 3rd Avenue in the Amount of $55,200.00 for the upgrade to the
Public Works Field Operations Facility
Resolution 13-199 Approval of Special Event – Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel
to utilize Ceape Avenue for their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony / May 2,
2013
Resolution 13-200 Approval of Special Event - March of Dimes to Utilize City Streets for
their Oshkosh March for Babies / May 4, 2013
Resolution 13-201 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh Bird Fest Committee to Utilize
Menominee Park for their Oshkosh Bird Fest / May 4, 2013
Resolution 13-202 Approval of Special Event - Molly McGuire’s to hold their Graduation
Beer Garden / May 10, 2013
Resolution 13-203 Approval of Special Event - Kelly’s Bar to hold their Graduation Beer
Garden / May 10 & 11, 2013
Resolution 13-204 Approval of Special Event - Safe Routes to School to Utilize Minnesota
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Street between 10 Avenue and 11 Avenue for their Jefferson School
Community Bike Rodeo / May 16, 2013
Resolution 13-205 Approval of Special Event - Hmong Service Center to Utilize
Winnebago County Park for their Hmong Oshkosh Memorial Day
Weekend Festival / May 25 and 26, 2013
Resolution 13-206 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh 2 Foursquare Church to Utilize
Menominee Park for their CLIC Memorial Day Softball Tournament /
May 25 and 26, 2013
Resolution 13-207 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh Festivals Inc., to Utilize
Leach Amphitheater, Riverside Park Parking Lot and City Streets
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for their 5 Annual Oshkosh Irish Fest & 5K Run - Walk / May 30, 31
and June 1 and 2, 2013
Resolution 13-208 Approval of Special Event – Roy’s Ride Committee to Utilize City
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Streets for their 10 Annual Roy’s Ride / June 1, 2013
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Resolution 13-209 Approval of Special Event - Digital Documents, LLC DBA L and K
Productions to Utilize Opera House Square and Market Street for their
Square Fare / June 15; July 20; August 17; September 21 and October
19, 2013
Resolution 13-210 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh Area Humane Society to Utilize
the Parking Lot at 1925 Shelter Court for their Barking to the Beat 4 /
June 29, 2013
Resolution 13-211 Approval of Special Event - Players Pizza and Lourdes Booster Club to
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Utilize South Park for their 5 Annual Park Dance / July 12, 2013
Resolution 13-212 Approval of Special Event - Big Mac Media, LLC to Utilize
Sunnyview Exposition Center for Deerfest / July 26, 27 and 28, 2013
Resolution 13-213 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh 2 Foursquare Church to Utilize
Menominee Park for their CLIC Labor Day Tournament / August 31 and
September 1, 2013
Resolution 13-214 Approval of Special Event - World Walleye Association to Utilize
Rainbow Park for their World Walleye Team Challenge Fishing
Tournament / September 8, 2013
Resolution 13-215 Disallowance of Claim by Lee Faust
Resolution 13-216 Approve Combination “Class B” Licenses, Operator Licenses and
Taxi-Cab Driver License
MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTION 13-197
(WITHDRAWN BY STAFF) (Cummings; second, Pech)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech,
Mayor Tower
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Ordinance 13-217 Approve Mobile Vending Ordinance
MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Herman)
MOTION: AMEND (IV-d) TWENTY FIVE (25) FEET TO THIRTY SEVEN AND
ONE HALF (37.5) FEET (Pech; second, Fitzgerald)
CARRIED: Ayes (4) Fitzgerald, Allison-Aasby, Pech, Mayor Tower
Noes (3) Herman, Clark, Cummings
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MOTION: AMEND (V-a) $50.00 TO $100.00 (Pech; second, Fitzgerald)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech,
Mayor Tower
MOTION: AMEND (VII-d) THIRTY (30) MINUTES AFTER TO “THE SAME TIME
AS” (Herman; second, Cummings)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech,
Mayor Tower
MOTION: AMEND TO BE EFFECTIVE MAY 24, 2013 (Herman; second, Pech)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech,
Mayor Tower
VOTE ON ORDINANCE AS AMENDED
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech,
Mayor Tower
Kendal Koch, 651 Central Street, owned The Magnet Billiards and Bar on North Main
Street. He had invested time and money in his establishment as well as investing in the
downtown area of the community. He did not feel it was appropriate to allow a street vendor
who was not vested in the downtown area and did not pay property taxes to encroach on his
business.
April Chase, 515 N. Main Street, owned the Distillery Pub on North Main Street. She was
opposed to allowing mobile vendors who did not pay property taxes, employees, workman’s
compensation insurance, or overhead costs to sell the same type of food she sold within
twenty five feet of her business. In her opinion mobile vendors should be kept one hundred
feet from downtown businesses that held restaurant licenses. She also felt the mobile
vendor license fee was too low at $50.
Devon Burks, 9 Church Avenue, was concerned that allowing mobile vendors in the
downtown area of Oshkosh would make it harder for downtown businesses to make money.
He suggested the City allow mobile vendors on the riverwalk.
Charlie Nichols owned a mobile vending business called Hot Dog Charlies. He did not feel
keeping his vending cart one hundred feet away from downtown businesses was feasible.
He also pointed out that he did not vend in the rain or during the winter months.
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Phil Smith, 126 West 18 Avenue, owned a barbecue vending trailer in which he conducted
business by rotating to private parking lots throughout the City. He felt the City should
charge one flat license fee for the whole year. Currently he paid $75 for a Temporary Use
Permit through the City of Oshkosh Planning and Zoning Department that was only good for
seventy five days in a calendar year at one place. He also paid rent for the parking lots he
used. He would be willing to pay $300.00 for an annual license that allowed him to conduct
his barbecue business on any private parking lot.
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Council Member Herman wanted to know how wide North Main Street was and what the
width of a parking stall was on North Main Street.
Assistant Director of Public Works, Steve Gohde, stated Main Street, North of the Highway
45 area was thirty eight feet wide and the parking stalls were eight feet in wide.
Council Member Cummings wanted to know who was responsible for the clean up around
the mobile vendors. He also asked where the mobile vendors would be parking.
Director of Community Development, Allen Davis, stated the mobile vendors would be
parking their carts in parking stalls on the street.
Council Member Cummings felt the mobile vendors should have to stop serving at the same
time as the bars and restaurants.
Mr. Davis said the reasoning behind allowing mobile vendors to serve until 2:30 a.m. was for
them to be able to serve bar patrons on their way home.
City Attorney, Lynn Lorenson added the City typically did not dictate when a business had to
close unless there was a liquor license involved; then it had to abide by State Statute.
Council Member Allison-Aasby was concerned that it would be disruptive to bar owners
trying to get patrons out of the bar at closing time if mobile vendors were allowed to serve
until 2:30 a.m. She also stated that after attending the mobile vendor meetings her
understanding was that the distance in which a mobile vendor could be from a business with
a restaurant license was fifty feet. She felt a mobile vendor ordinance was a good idea for
the City but it had to be fair to the businesses on North Main Street who were still recovering
from the closure of the street when it was reconstructed in 2009.
Mr. Rohloff stressed to the Council the importance of adopting a mobile vending ordinance.
Currently there was no regulation of mobile vending except for health codes and parking
regulations.
Council Member Pech felt it was important to have a mobile vending ordinance. Changes
could be made to the ordinance in the future. He proposed an amendment to keep mobile
vendors within thirty seven and one half feet from the customer entrances of businesses
with restaurant licenses.
Council Member Clark asked what the length of a parking stall on North Main Street was.
Mr. Gohde replied the length of parallel parking stalls on North Main Street varied
depending on location. Most parallel parking spaces on North Main Street were between
twenty feet and twenty five feet in length.
Council Member Fitzgerald wanted clarification that the Council could revise the ordinance if
something was not working.
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Ms. Lorenson replied the Council could revise the ordinance at any time. She thought it
would be a good idea to review the ordinance at the end of summer.
Ms. Chase felt the distance between a mobile vendor and a business with a restaurant
license should be one hundred feet.
Mr. Burks felt the distance between a mobile vendor and a business with a restaurant
license should be between fifty feet and one hundred feet.
Mr. Koch preferred that mobile vendors were not permitted at all downtown, but supported a
distance of one hundred feet or more from businesses with restaurant licenses.
Mr. Nichols stated thirty seven and one half feet was a good compromise. He would like
mobile vendors to be able to serve until 2:30 a.m.
Council Member Herman asked for clarification that the ordinance was City wide and not
just for the downtown area.
Mr. Rohloff acknowledged that the ordinance included the entire City of Oshkosh.
Council Member Cummings pointed out that the mobile vending ordinance included more
than food vendors.
Council Member Clark did not support the amendment to keep mobile vendors within thirty
seven and one half feet from the customer entrances of businesses with restaurant licenses.
He felt given the length of the parking stalls on North Main Street it would be too constrictive
for the mobile vendors.
Mr. Rohloff suggested that the Council make the mobile vending ordinance effective by
Memorial Day.
Council Member Pech proposed an amendment to increase the mobile vending license from
$50.00 to $100.00.
Ms. Chase felt the mobile vending license should be $500.00.
Mr. Nichols stated a mobile vending license of $100.00 was acceptable to a food vendor,
but to a balloon vendor or glow stick vendor a license fee of $100.00 could put them out of
business.
Council Member Fitzgerald asked how the $50.00 fee came about.
Mr. Davis stated his staff chose a $50.00 fee for the mobile vendor license as that is what
the fee was to have a sidewalk café.
Council Member Herman proposed an amendment to change the time that mobile vendors
must close from 2:30 a.m. to the same time as Class “B” Liquor License holders must close.
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Mr. Koch wanted to know whose liability it was if people were congregating on the streets
after the bars closed.
Ms. Lorenson stated Mr. Koch was only liable for things that happened on his property. The
mobile vending carts would not be on his property.
Mr. Nichols asked for clarification of when the bars had to close.
Ms. Lorenson replied that bars had to close by 2:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and by
2:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Mr. Nichols felt it was a good idea to allow mobile vendors to serve food up to thirty minutes
after bars closed.
Ms. Chase supported requiring mobile vendors to close at the same time as businesses that
held Class “B” Liquor Licenses.
Council Member Herman proposed an amendment that upon passage of the mobile
vending ordinance, the effective date of the mobile vending ordinance would be May 24,
2013.
Ordinance 13-218 Approval of Changes in Permit Parking Enforcement, Permit Parking
and Short-term Parking Areas in Washington Avenue Parking Lot
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Ordinance 13-219 Approval of Temporary Parking on the West Side of Summit Avenue
During New York Avenue Street Construction Project
FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES
Resolution 13-220 Dissolve Tax Incremental District #6
MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Cummings)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, jAllison-Aasby, Pech,
Mayor Tower
Mr. Rohloff explained by State law there was a certain life of a Tax Incremental Finance
District and then it had to be closed. The Tax Incremental Finance District should also be
closed if it had met all of its obligations and fulfilled its plan. Tax Incremental District #6 had
met all of its obligations therefore by State Statute it must be dissolved.
Council Member Fitzgerald asked if the Long Range Finance Committee had discussed the
possibility of using additional increments from successful tax incremental finance (TIF)
districts and apply them to TIF districts that were not performing as well.
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Mr. Rohloff explained the issue of a “donor” TIF district was not the decision of the Long
Range Finance Committee; it was the decision of the Joint Review Board. With respect to
the TIF closure, what the City did with its money was the work of the Long Range Finance
Committee.
Resolution 13-221 Approve Variance to Close a Portion of Jackson Street from Algoma
Boulevard to Church Avenue for Excavation Work / April 29, 2013 –
May 3, 2013
MOTION: ADOPT (Allison-Aasby; second, Pech)
CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech,
Mayor Tower
Mr. Gohde explained due to inaccuracies in the maps submitted to the City regarding
underground utilities, it was necessary to close Jackson Street between Algoma Boulevard
and Church Avenue in order to lay the storm water sewer lateral needed for storm water to
run from the detention basin under the City Hall parking lot to the Fox River.
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OUNCIL ISCUSSION IRECTION TO ITY ANAGER UTURE GENDA TEMS
A workshop on new Council committee assignments and roles for boards and commissions
would be held on May 14, 2013 after the council meeting.
A workshop with the Winnebago Apartment Association would be held on May 28, 2013.
Council Member Pech commented he heard from several people regarding the great job the
Oshkosh Police Department did controlling the crowds in the downtown area relative to the
pub crawl.
CITIZEN STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL
Mike Norton, 1029 South Main Street, requested that the agendas for committee meetings
be placed on the City website and Oshkosh Community Media Services.
Mr. Rohloff pointed out the agendas for boards and commissions were listed on the City
website under the Government Tab.
Charlie Nichols, was confused about amendments and asked that the Mayor read the
amendments again.
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ITY ANAGER NNOUNCEMENTS TATEMENTS
Mr. Rohloff provided the Council with the Quarterly Strategic Plan Report. He would provide
the new council members with a list of training meetings they could choose to attend.
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ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL PRIL
MOTION: ADJOURN (Cummings; second, Fitzgerald)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK
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