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MAY 26, 2015 15-270 ORDINANCE
FIRST READING
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PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN THE CEAPE AND OTTER EAST
PARKING LOTS
INITIATED BY: PARKING UTILITY COMMISSION
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 27B
OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PERMIT PARKING AREAS.
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 27B of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to
public parking areas is hereby amended as follows:
Remove Therefrom: Ceape lot stalls 141-150 designated as 24 hour
leased parking stalls
Add Thereto: Ceape lot stalls 141-150 designated as permit
parking stalls
Remove Therefrom: Otter Street East stalls 61 and 62 designated as
permit parking stalls
Add Thereto: Otter Street East lot stalls 61 and 62 designated as
leased parking stalls
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, publication and placement of the appropriate signage.
SECTION 3. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh
enacted ordinance #15-XXX (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH
AMENDING SECTION 27B OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
PUBLIC PARKING AREAS) on June 9, 2015. The ordinance changes leased and
permit parking areas in Ceape and Otter Street East parking lots.
The full text of the ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215
Church Avenue and through the City’s website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. Clerk’s phone:
920/236-5011.
CITY HALL
215 Church Avenue
P.O.Box 1130
Oshkosh. City of Oshkosh
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Jim Collins, Director of Transportation
DATE: May 15, 2015
RE: Permit and leased stall changes in the Ceape Avenue and Otter East public parking lots.
BACKGROUND
100 North Main Street previously had leased 15 twenty-four hour stalls in the Ceape Avenue lot.
Recently, they have decided they only need 5 leased spots and cannot afford to pay for more than that.
Therefore we are requesting 10 spots be converted to permit parking which is consistent with the layout
of the lot. The post office has a couple employees that park in the Otter East Lot. These employees
were parking in the permit parking spaces and had not been ticketed until recently. I had discussions with
the Postmaster about her options. The Postmaster requested leasing 2 spots in this lot. The Parking
Utility Commission recommends approval of these requests(3-0).
ANALYSIS
Ceape Lot — We may be able to lease the 10 spots that 100 North Main Street is relinquishing in the
future to either City Center or the County. Both have made inquiries about available parking in this lot for
future purposes.
Otter East Lot— By allowing the Post Office to lease these two spots, we will be guaranteeing that each of
these stalls generates $240 in revenue per year. With permit parking, those stalls may or may not be
used and someone may or may not buy a permit.
FISCAL IMPACT
The initial fiscal impact of 100 North Main Street leasing 10 less spots is a potential $200 loss per month.
However, it is possible that other parties will buy permits or lease the spots in the future.
The impact of leasing two spots to the post office in the Otter East Lot is an increase of$40 per month.
RECOMMENDATION
Section 27B of the Municipal Code outlines parking restrictions in city owned parking lots. The
Transportation Department recommends that the Common Council approve these ordinance changes.
Respectfully Submitted, Approved:
Jim Collins Mark A. Rohloff
Director of Transportation City Manager
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