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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PCC ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CO,W ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN O14,2014 CTOBER REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 6:00 p.min the Council . Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. PRESENT: Council Members Sean Fitzgerald, Steve Cummings, Tom Pech, Jr., Steven Herman, Deb Allison-Aasby, Caroline Panske and Mayor Tower ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk; Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney and Dave Patek, Director of Public Works Council Member Fitzgerald read the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Harry Hirschberg and Elsa Hirschberg from Emmeline Cook Elementary School; and, Gabriella Curtis, Ethan Phillips and Emma Kalishek from Oaklawn School PIEHC RESENTATION BY NTERRA ON MPLOYEE EALTH LINIC Dana Skinner, Vice President of Operations at Interra Health, gave a presentation on the benefits of employee health clinics. She explained how on site quality medical care could save both employees and employers money on their health insurance plan. Council Member Fitzgerald asked who would staff the clinic. Ms. Skinner stated the employee health clinics were staffed with Interra employees. Council Member Panske asked what the timeline was for the employee health clinic. Ms. Skinner stated Interra would need ninety days to establish an employee health clinic. Council Member Panske asked if changes could be made at any time or if there was an enrollment period. Ms. Skinner stated the employee health clinic was flexible and changes in services or staff could be made at any time. Council Member Pech asked if a cost analysis could be done to predict what the savings would be if employees used the employee health clinic. 1 PCC–O142014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CTOBER Ms. Skinner stated Interra would research past claims and complete a return on investment prediction for the Council to aid them in their decision on whether to approve the employee health clinic. She stated that Interra would reevaluate the return on investment metrics annually to make sure they were achieving or exceeding the City’s goals. Council Member Fitzgerald asked if there was a trend with Interra’s current clients that employees use the employee health clinic rather than seeing a medical doctor at a health care facility. Ms. Skinner stated due to the quick accessibility of the employee health clinics, Interra found a trend that employees were using the employee health clinics more frequently to receive health care when they needed it. Council Member Herman asked if the employee health care clinic would work with primary health care providers. Ms. Skinner stated there would be patient information release forms provided so that patient data could be transferred to primary care physicians and vice versa. Council Member Herman asked if employees who used the employee health clinic would still have to choose a primary care provider. Mr. Fitzpatrick, stated an employee could use the services of the employee health clinic without choosing a primary doctor. Council Member Herman asked if three entities using the employee health clinic (City of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, and the Oshkosh Area School District) had to agree on the services that would be provided at the clinic. Mr. Fitzpatrick stated that all entities using the employee health clinic would all have the same services offered to them. He stated that meetings were currently being held with the City, Winnebago County, and the Oshkosh Area School District to determine what services would be offered by the employee health clinic. He stated each agency would have a separate agreement with Interra, and an interagency agreement among all the parties. Council Member Allison-Aasby asked if the clinic included a wellness program for all employees. Mr. Fitzpatrick explained the first step was to generate interest in the clinic from employees and to get them comfortable using the clinic. He stated the goal was to begin the clinic using physician assistants and once the clinic became popular the goal was to add health coaches to the staff. Mayor Tower asked for an overview of Interra Health. Ms. Skinner stated that Interra Health was headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin which produced wellness programs and services and worked directly with employers to provide 2 PCC–O142014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CTOBER biometric screenings, health risk assessments and health coaches. She stated for larger employers, Interra also provided a health care clinic model. Mayor Tower asked when Interra Health was established and how many employee health clinics it had. Ms. Skinner stated that Interra Health was established in 2001 and that currently it had seven employee health clinics running and three more clinics scheduled to open in January, 2015. Mr. Fitzpatrick stated the City, County and School District had met with other vendors regarding an employee health clinic and was excited about working with Interra Health. CSC ITIZEN TATEMENTS TO OUNCIL There were no citizen statements to council. CA ONSENT GENDA Approval of Bills presented by the Finance Director Receipt and Filing of Museum Board Minutes from September 4, 2014 Receipt of Claim filed with the City’s Insurance Company: A) Ardy and Ed’s Drive In for alleged loss of income due to a water main break; B) Fredrick Nichols for alleged damages due to construction near his home; C) Lori Lex for alleged damages to her car from street painting; D) Melissa Helf for alleged injury from a lawn chair at Pollock Pool; E) Patricia Hawkins for alleged damages due to forced entry by officers during well person check Resolution 14-445 Amend Resolution 14-411 Authorizing Borrowing from State Land Trust ($1,250,000.00) Resolution 14-446 Resolution Determining to Issue $14,455,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2014B, of the City of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in Such Amount, Providing Details, Prescribing the Form of Bond, Awarding the Bonds to the Best Bidder and Levying Taxes Council Member Fitzgerald asked why the amounts of the bonds in Resolution 14-446 and the notes in Resolution 14-447 were lower than what the Council previously had authorized. Todd Taves from Ehlers and Associates explained that due to fluctuating market rates the bonds would be sold at a premium and the cost issuance of the bonds and notes was estimated higher than the actual cost of issuance. He stated the original debt service of the bonds and notes (principal and interest aggregated together) was estimated to be 21.75 million dollars over the term of the obligations; however based on the actual rates received by the City the total debt service of the bonds and notes would be 20.6 million dollars which saved the City 1.15 million dollars. 3 PCC–O142014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CTOBER Resolution 14-447 Resolution Determining to Issue $2,615,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2014C, of the City of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in Such Amount, Providing Details, Prescribing the Form of Note, Awarding the Notes to the Best Bidder, and Levying Taxes Resolution 14-448 Award Bid for Public Works Contract No. 14-10 to Dorner, Inc. for Grading/Graveling and Utility Construction in the Southwest Industrial Park Expansion (TID #23) ($3,407,144.71) Resolution 14-449 Award Bid for Public Works Contract No. 14-25 to Highway Landscapers, Inc. for Landscaping in Biofilters at City Hall and Riverside Park Parking Lots ($54,410.00) Resolution 14-450 Award Bid for HVAC Improvements for Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course to Gartman Mechanical Services, Inc. ($57,240.00) Resolution 14-451 Approval of Agreement for Engineering Services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Construction Related Services for the Southwest Industrial Park Expansion ($362,540.00) Resolution 14-452 Approval of Agreement for Environmental Engineering Services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Quarry Park Landfill (Knapp Street) for Methane Gas Monitoring – Methane Gas System Maintenance ($98,000.00) Resolution 14-453 Approve Setting Public Hearing Date to Vacate Portion of Michigan th Street Right-Of-Way – North of West 4 Avenue (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Resolution 14-454 Approve Disposition of Surplus Property / Outlot 3, River Mill Subdivision (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Resolution 14-455 Authorize Police Department Grant for Alcohol Impaired Driving Enforcement Resolution 14-456 Approval of Special Event – Reimer Jewelers to utilize Waugoo Avenue for their Diamond Dash / October 18, 2014 Resolution 14-457 Approval of Special Event - Zeta Tau Alpha, UW-Oshkosh to utilize Menominee Park for their Paint it Pink 5K Run-Walk / November 16, 2014 Resolution 14-458 Approval of Special Event - Friends of Oshkosh Parks to utilize Menominee Park for their Oshkosh Celebration of Lights / November 25, 2014 to December 31, 2014 4 PCC–O142014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CTOBER Resolution 14-459 Approval of Special Event – Special Olympics Wisconsin Fox Valley Region to utilize Menominee Park and City streets for their Polar Plunge and 5K / February 20 and 21, 2015 Resolution 14-460 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh Sawdust Days, Inc. to utilize Menominee Park for their Oshkosh Sawdust Days / July 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2015 Resolution 14-461 Approve Special Class “B” Licenses and Operator Licenses MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA (Cummings; second, Fitzgerald) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Mayor Tower ATO&R CTION AKEN ON RDINANCES ESOLUTIONS Ordinance 14-462 Approval of Parking Regulation Changes on Sawyer Street MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Herman) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Mayor Tower Council Member Herman explained the parking regulations were the result of adding bike lanes to Sawyer Street and allowed for a better flow of traffic and parking. Ordinance 14-463 Approve Request to Attach to the City from Town of Nekimi / Rhyner Voluntary Attachment; 3826 County Road N (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Ordinance 14-464 Amend Ordinance Pertaining to Discharging a Firearm to Restrict Hunting from City Owned Property(Staff Recommends Waiving the Rules and Adopting on First Reading) MOTION: SUSPEND THE RULES FOR CONSIDERATION (Herman; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Mayor Tower MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Mayor Tower 5 PCC–O142014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CTOBER Resolution 14-465 Approve Amendment to Previously Planned Development Relative to Detention Basin Construction at Big Rig Chrome Shop / 3735 South Washburn Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Mayor Tower Tony Welnicke, 5000 Plummers Point Road, owner of Big Rig Chrom Shop, stated that he and the Department of Planning Services had come to an acceptable compromise regarding the detention basin. CD,DCMFAI OUNCIL ISCUSSION IRECTION TO ITY ANAGER AND UTURE GENDA TEMS Mr. Rohloff reported that the GOEDC hiring committee for the CEO was in the process of reviewing applicants and would conduct interviews within the next month. He also stated recruitment had begun for a marketing manager and a marketing company to assist with the branding and website for GOEDC. He stated that a strategy had been developed for fundraising efforts to help fund GOEDC. thth Budget workshops would be held on October 29 and 30. th A CIP Workshop would be held on November 5. A work shop on sex offender would be held at a later date. Allen Davis, Director of Community Development, gave an update on the Central City Action Plan. He stated due to the grant cycle, City staff had decided to divide the Central City Action Plan into two different parts; north of the river projects that would begin in 2014 and the south shore projects that would begin in the spring of 2015. CSC ITIZEN TATEMENTS TO OUNCIL Patricia Diener, 1316 Broad Street, thought the new Field Operations Building looked nice. CMA&S ITY ANAGER NNOUNCEMENTS TATEMENTS Mr. Rohloff stated he had nothing to report. 6 PCC–O142014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CTOBER MOTION: TO CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 19.85(1)(G) TO CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL WHO WILL GIVE LEGAL ADVICE CONCERNING STRATEGY TO BE ADOPTED WITH RESPECT TO LITIGATION IN WHICH THE CITY IS INVOLVED PERTAINING TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1118 SOUTH MAIN STREET (THE FORMER BUCKSTAFF FACTORY) AND WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1000 PIONEER DRIVE (THE FORMER PIONEER PROPERTY). (Allison-Aasby; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Mayor Tower A DJOURN MOTION: ADJOURN (Herman; second, Pech) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 7