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HomeMy WebLinkAbout44. Oshkosh Corp UpdateTO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the Common Council Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director DATE: February 21, 2019 RE: Oshkosh Corporation Global Headquarters Construction, Public Improvements, Tax Increment Finance Plan, Timeline Public Improvements There has been no new construction of public streets or utilities. Construction of Westfield and the related utilities have been completed as planned. Westfield has been opened for traffic. This schedule is in accordance with .the Development Agreement. The stormwater management excavation, located to the west of the Oshkosh Corporation Corporate Headquarters building, is complete. The Koeller Street extension construction is scheduled to start in 2019, although utility extensions on Koeller have already started and the water main has been installed. The contractor has completed temporary restoration and does not plan to resume work until spring. The Traffic Signals at Westfield and Oshkosh Ave have been re -installed on a temporary basis and will remain operational until the new signal hardware can be delivered and installed in 2019. The contractor cleaned up some of the traffic painting/marking in the area in December. Some of the old lines were removed, but not all. The developer has submitted the Certified Survey Map (CSM) for dedication of the final strip of land for the wider Oshkosh Avenue right-of-way. The CSM will be reviewed by the Plan Commission in March. City staff has finished the analysis required for proposed Special Assessments for the Public Improvements for Oshkosh Ave, Westfield and Koeller Street. It is anticipated that the Council will hold the Special Assessment Public Hearing in the near future. The Plan Commission recommended approval of the official mapping for widening Koeller to about 80', north of the round -about. The Council approved the official map amendment on January 22, 2019. The City will also hire a round -about traffic engineer for the design of the new Koeller approach to the round -about as was recommended in the Traffic Impact Analysis. Design would be completed this winter and spring, and construction would be completed in the summer to early fall of 2019, in accordance with the Development Agreement. City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us The WisDOT-TEA grant of $787,500 that was awarded will help offset costs for the public infrastructure improvements. Staff continues to work on grant administration and allocate the grant dollars for the appropriate grant eligible activities for reimbursement. The WisDNR staff has reported that the City has been tentatively awarded a riverwalk grant that City staff submitted in May, 2018. The $793,247 grant will help build the asphalt riverwalk from the I-41/Tribal Heritage Trail to the Oshkosh Corporation site, and in addition, extend the new riverwalk east to Punhoqua Street. The riverwalk grant would also add lights, bollards, and benches to match the existing riverwalk design. WisDNR reports that the final award will not be made until Joint Finance Committee (JFC) approval. The state share of the funding is before the JFC and should be approved shortly. The Federal shutdown delayed the federal funding made possible through the WisDNR for the riverwalk, so the grant award will not be made until the Federal award is made. This delay could result in a delay for riverwalk bidding and construction. City staff and AECOM are finishing the final design and permitting for the riverwalk from I-41 to Punhoqua, and plans are 100% complete. Bidding and contract award depend on the Federal funds approval. The project can still be started in spring of 2019, with completion in the fall of 2019. Time is getting short to stay on that schedule. The City recently received the $600,000 donation from Oshkosh Corporation for the riverwalk. The City has also received a $255,000 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 riverwalk to Oshkosh Ave. and Sawyer Street. The 2019-2023 CIP includes funding in 2020 for design services for Rainbow Memorial Park improvements and funding for these improvements in 2021 to coincide with the planned Riverwalk improvements through the park. City staff issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Lakeshore Park planning consultants and the city received 9 proposals. Staff is reviewing the proposals and will be selecting a consultant in the near future. The selection results, project's scope and timeline will be reported to Council upon successful completion of contracting. City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us 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. Private developers are working on plans for development in TID #35 along Oshkosh Ave. The Accu-com building at the Oshkosh Ave/Sawyer intersection was demolished this past week. Repp's Bar will also be demolished in the near future, depending on weather and staff availability. Development Agreement and other Agreements Staff continues to work on the remaining agreements which include easements for stormwater connections. The Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the draft stormwater easements on November 6, 2018. The easements should be on a Council agenda for action in the near future. 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 will also be needed, and should be approved after the final design of the riverwalk is completed. Timeline Construction continues on the building. Inspection staff issued the full building permit for Oshkosh Corporation's Global Headquarters' project. Inspection staff are on-site regularly 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. The foundation work and structural steel is largely done for the season. Concrete floors are being installed in the building. Exterior glass installation will start soon. Oshkosh Corporation reports that the project is still on schedule, in spite of the recent weather. City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us