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HomeMy WebLinkAbout29_A) Oshkosh Corporation UpdateTO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the Common Council Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director DATE: May 9, 2019 RE: Oshkosh Corporation Global Headquarters Construction, Public Improvements, Tax Increment Finance Plan, Timeline Public Improvements Construction on the Koeller Street roadway extension north of Rath Lane has resumed. Concrete is being poured from Rath Lane to Westfield Street. The utility extensions had been installed in 2018. 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. All required right-of-way along Oshkosh Avenue has been dedicated for a future street/right-of-way construction. 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 City retained KL Engineering for the round -about and turn lane design of the new Koeller approach to the round -about, as was recommended in the Traffic Impact Analysis. Design is underway, and construction would be completed in the summer to early fall of 2019, in accordance with the Development Agreement. 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. Good news - The WisDNR staff has reported that the City has been 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. 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 should occur in May and June, 2019. Completion is still scheduled for the fall of 2019. The City has received the $600,000 donation from Oshkosh Corporation for the riverwalk. City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1 130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us 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 has selected consultant Smith Group from Madison, Wisconsin to help the City plan the development of Lakeshore Park. Parks Director Maurer is working with the consultant on a schedule for all the steps in the park plan process. City staff held a project kick off meeting with SmithGroup on April 2^d so property background information could be shared with them and to draft a tentative timeline for the process. The process officially began with SmithGroup presenting the timeline and their preliminary site analysis to the Advisory Park Board at their May 131h meeting. There are additional public meetings with citizens, boards and commissions planned over the summer. The park plan is anticipated to be completed in October, 2019. 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 in January, 2019. Repp's Bar demolition was completed at the end of March. Construction continues on the Casey's at the corner of Westfield and Oshkosh Ave. Development Agreement and other Agreements 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 riverwalk is completed. Oshkosh Corporation has been provided the riverwalk plans so that they can revise their site plan as needed with the riverwalk design. 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 remain in place. Much of the window installation and exterior siding has been installed. Oshkosh Corporation reports that the project is still on schedule for completion this Fall.