HomeMy WebLinkAbout35. Bates Soil & Water Testing Services- Wetland Delineation Report on Lakeshore Golf Course PropertyTO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director
DATE: May 19, 2017
RE: Bates Soil & Water Testing Services, LLC Wetland Delineation Report on
Lakeshore Golf Course Property ($27,625.00)
BACKGROUND
In order to answer questions that City staff periodically receive about Lakeshore Municipal
Golf Course (LMGC), the City Manager has directed City staff to arrange for an analysis of the
LMGC site. This analysis will include a wetlands delineation, a title search to determine any
limitations on the use of the site for other than public recreational purposes, and ultimately an
appraisal to determine the actual value of the property. This information will be beneficial for
future reference.
ANALYSIS
Information gathering is part of the normal process of economic development. Gathering
timely, accurate site information is necessary in the event that any entity asks about a site; this
is routinely done as part of an effective economic development program. Site information is
provided to the Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation to assist them in
maintaining information for its data base of sites, regardless of who may express interest.
For example, before the Fox Valley Pro Basketball arena project was announced, City staff had
gathered information on the former Buckstaff site as a possible site for an arena, and provided
that information to the Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation. Such
information was available when Fox Valley Pro Basketball began their search and site
planning.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for the wetland delineation is from previously approved 2016 Capital Improvement
Program funding. There is no fiscal impact to the City's operational budget.
Submitted, Approved,
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Allen Davis, Mark Rohloff,
Community Development Director City Manager
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1 130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us