HomeMy WebLinkAbout_Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
JULY 14, 2017
SPECIAL MEETING held Friday, July 14, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City
Hall
Mayor Cummings presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Tom Pech Jr., Lori Palmeri, Steve Herman and Mayor
Steve Cummings
NOT PRESENT: Council Members Caroline Panske and Jake Krause
Council Member Caroline Panske arrived at 1:32 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk; and Lynn
Lorenson, City Attorney
ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 17-353 Approve Amendment to 2017 Capital Improvement Program for
Riverside Cemetery Chapel Repairs
MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Palmeri)
CARRIED: Ayes (5) Panske, Pech, Palmeri, Herman, Mayor Cummings
Council Member Herman stated he believed it was a great opportunity for a
private/public partnership to fix a long time concern and make good use of the chapel for
the future. He thanked the Kuenzl Foundation for helping the City.
Council Member Pech thanked the Kuenzl Foundation for their donation.
Mayor Cummings stated the renovation had been on the landmarks commission agenda
for at least 10 years and there had been a consistent lack of funding. He explained it
would enable the City to rent out the chapel for functions and bring it back to life.
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Resolution 17-354 Accept Donation & Approve Agreements with the John E. Kuenzl
Foundation & Laib Restoration, Inc., for Riverside Cemetery Chapel
Interior Restoration
MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Palmeri)
CARRIED: Ayes (5) Panske, Pech, Palmeri, Herman, Mayor Cummings
Council Member Herman explained the donation met the City's gift policy.
Mayor Cummings stated the restoration work would repair the leaking roof and interior.
Council Member Palmeri asked for an explanation of the charge for setting up
scaffolding.
Ms. Lorenson explained it was a charge related to the subcontractor.
Council Member Palmeri stated it seemed like a high cost for the transportation and set
up of scaffolding.
Ms. Lorenson stated she was not certain what a typical charge for that type of service
was.
Council Member Herman explained he believed it was due to the unique challenge a
building like the chapel would present.
Ms. Lorenson stated City staff had not questioned the cost as it was being donated.
Resolution 17-355 Award Sid to Gartman Mechanical Services Inc. for 60 Ton
Condenser Replacement for Safety Building ($112,137.00)
MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Palmeri)
CARRIED: Ayes (5) Panske, Pech, Palmeri, Herman, Mayor Cummings
Mr. Rohloff stated the purchase was part of the 2017 HVAC replacement, however, the
urgency had increased as the current system was in imminent danger of failure. He
explained the current system was not repairable, and if it was not replaced the City may
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be forced to spend up to$10,000 for a temporary air conditioning unit. He stated it would
take approximately 4-5 weeks to complete the replacement.
Council Member Herman questioned if the safety building had air conditioning at this
time.
Mr. Rohloff stated it had air conditioning, however, freon was having to be added every
two weeks to keep it functioning.
Council Member Pech explained there would be a charge for that service.
Mr. Rohloff stated the City had to pay each time it was added.
Council Member Pech stated in addition to potentially facing a $10,000 charge for the
temporary air conditioner, the City was also spending money adding freon to keep the
existing system temporarily in operation.
Council Member Herman questioned where the funds would come from to pay for the
replacement system.
Mr. Rohloff explained there was a half-million dollar allowance that was allocated to
roofing and HVAC repair.
Council Member Palmeri questioned if Winnebago County was responsible for any
portion of the cost.
Mr. Rohloff stated a portion of the building was leased to Winnebago County and they
paid rent and utilities while the cost of repairs was attributed to the City.
MOTION: ADJOURN (Panske; second, Herman)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 1:38 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK
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