HomeMy WebLinkAbout19. Oshkosh Corporation UpdateTO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the Common Council
Mark Rohloff, City Manager
FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director
DATE: October 4, 2018
RE: Oshkosh Corporation Global Headquarters Construction, Public Improvements,
Tax Increment Finance Plan, Timeline
Public Improvements
Construction of Westfield and the related utilities have started. Clearing and grubbing is done.
Stripping has started, and utilities installation could begin next week. Paving is planned for
completion by the end of November, and restoration completed by December. This schedule is
in accordance with the Development Agreement. The stormwater management excavation
could start this winter, depending on the weather. The Koeller Street extension construction is
scheduled to start in 2019.
The WisDOT-TEA grant that was applied for to help offset costs for the public infrastructure
improvements was approved and the city will receive $787,500. Staff is working to allocate the
grant dollars for the appropriate grant eligible activities.
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,
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 be done in 2019. Staff has issued a
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for engineering and design services for the riverwalk to seven
engineering firms. Responses are due October 15th. No reimbursable work can start until the
WisDNR makes any grant awards and the grant contract is executed.
The City received a Transportation Assistance Program (TAP) grant from WisDOT to help 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
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riverwalk to Oshkosh Ave. and Sawyer Street. The State made the award on September 6, 2018,
so the City will be receiving $255,000 for the project. City staff recently attended a TAP grant
administration training session since the City has never received this type of grant before.
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 including easements for utilities and
stormwater connections. This agreement is scheduled for consideration by the Council in
November. 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 would also be needed, and should be approved
after the final design of the riverwalk is completed.
Timeline
Inspection staff has issued the full building permit for Oshkosh Corporation's Global
Headquarters' project. Inspection staff are on-site on an almost daily basis for inspections.
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. Most foundation work is done. Crews continue to erect structural steel.
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