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HomeMy WebLinkAbout35. Oshkosh Corporation UpdateQRµ , iE 1 rra Oshkosh TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the Common Council and Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director DATE: August 9, 2018 RE: Oshkosh Corporation Global Headquarters Construction, Public Improvements, Tax Increment Finance Plan, Timeline PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS The public improvement final design package and permitting are almost complete. The bidding plans, specification and other documentation will be released in mid-August. The bids should be opened on August 31, 2018. The contract award would then be scheduled for the Council's September 11, 2018 meeting. Construction of Westfield and utility extensions would start soon after. More detail on the construction schedule will be available in subsequent updates. The Public Hearing for a street vacation is scheduled at the City Council of August 28, 2018 for the original Koeller Street alignment. The need for the street vacation was caused by wetland issues. The street vacation Public Hearing also will include the very old, unbuilt streets and alleys originally platted in 1848 on the east side of the Lakeshore site. The Plan Commission recommended approval of all the street vacations as well. City staff have delayed the final rezoning of the Outlot considered for the swapped land with the developer to the south. Staff is working on a "land swap proposal" for the additional right- of-way the developer has and will be dedicating for Oshkosh Avenue expansion and Westfield Street expansion. The Advisory Parks Board will be reviewing the land swap proposal at the August 13, 2018 meeting. The Plan Commission will be reviewing the proposal at their August 21, 2018 meeting. The Council will be reviewing the street vacation, the new right-of-way dedication and the proposed land swap on August 28, 2018. Staff continues to work on the final touches for the grant to help pay for streets related to the development. The WisDOT-TEA grant has been submitted and is under review by WisDOT staff. Staff is also working on the grant agreements for the possible TEA grant. The WisDNR grant for the riverwalk was submitted May 1, 2018. The grant would help build the riverwalk from I-41/Tribal Heritage Trail to the Oshkosh Corporation site, and in addition, City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us build new riverwalk all the way east to Punhoqua Street. The riverwalk grant would also add lights, bollards, and benches to match the existing riverwalk. WisDNR grant awards are usually announced in late summer or early fall. The design and permitting would be completed over the winter, and construction of the riverwalk project would done in 2019. The City also submitted another grant application - Transportation Assistance Program (TAP) to WisDOT to pay for the costs of extending the riverwalk trail from Punhoqua east through Rainbow Memorial Park. The construction of this segment of riverwalk could be constructed in 2021. This project would help implement the Rainbow Memorial Park Master Plan and connect the lakeshore riverwalk to Oshkosh Ave. and Sawyer Street. TAX INCREMENT FINANCE PLANS The Common Council adopted both Tax Increment Finance #34 and #35 Plans on January 23, 2018. The Joint Review Board approved both TIF Plans on January 30, 2018. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS Staff continues to work on the remaining agreements include easements for utilities and stormwater connections, and a Landscape Maintenance Agreement that would assign maintenance responsibility for the City -owned land between the Oshkosh Corporation property and the proposed riverwalk to Oshkosh Corporation. TIMELINE Inspection staff has issued the building permit for the footings and foundation for an "early start" permit. The final Building Plans and HVAC plans were submitted and conditionally approved by City staff. The Oshkosh Corporation contractor, Miron Construction, started mobilization for building construction on June 11, 2018. Erosion control practices are in place and excavation and grading work is on-going. Oshkosh Corporation continues pouring concrete foundations for the building. Inspections for footings and foundations continue as well.