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Ice skating: Staff said the Menominee Park lagoon has been open for weekend public skating (Saturdays and Sundays, 12–4 p.m.) and reported roughly 7–9 open dates to date with about 700 participants total. Staff said they expect to remain open through February as conditions allow and that the Recreation Department has supported supervision and concessions.

Sponsorships and programming: Staff presented a new sponsorship and program guide — a digital “flip book” — that will be emailed to the chamber and other lists. The guide highlights monetary and in-kind sponsorship options for summer events, lists sponsorship benefits and includes a newspaper ad thanking in-kind sponsors. Staff said they had secured at least one large sponsor for summer programming and encouraged board members to share the guide.

Tree and invasive species work: Parks staff said they are in the middle of Zone 3 pruning (south of the river to about Ninth Avenue and toward Route 41), have completed mowing mature buckthorn in multiple parks to reduce seed sources and are following with lift-assisted pruning of taller trees. Staff said some street-side tree removals remain lower priority while weather permitted more off-road pruning this winter.

Seasonal hiring: Staff reminded the public that seasonal positions are posted on the City of Oshkosh website and encouraged community distribution of job postings for positions starting at age 14 and older.

Board members asked about a deteriorated road along the west side of the lagoon; staff said the road is scheduled for reconstruction in late fall after the season.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oshkosh Advisory Parks Board 2/10/25","oneSentenceSummary","Staff told the board about weekend ice skating at Menominee Park lagoon (about 700 participants so far), a new sponsorship booklet and in-kind sponsor recognition, ongoing park tree pruning and buckthorn mowing in Zone 3, and posted seasonal job openings.","taxTitle","Oshkosh City, Winnebago County, Wisconsin","taxId",5129,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6342141,"Oshkosh parks, museum and tribes to host Native American culture panel Feb. 23",454,944000,1398000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f&start=944&end=1398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f/thumbnail_944000.jpg","/articles/6342141/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Oshkosh-parks-museum-and-tribes-to-host-Native-American-culture-panel-Feb-23","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342141-a19b9fcc12b345a671ebfc27aeb39d9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775372483&Signature=d2QwRJVRE03XP6LMF4QwdcPRAGPz2KePi8r5r2avSVnhKbtGnITqGyHCjE81Z0foybrix9zN3BiUTQXQrOG1tJSWROIl9ayxKHMAHccfLx7YTQZR0t06l1fytv4Rw9JeP-TvIhQsVV4AiRL8y8HAD7PsKI3tCynp1doc3QgoMeF7K-XSrlQkFSEyo7M5hPILUYR4ioue5~4EpKEgLpApawGu-1P-qeZ7jmDQgzXvH2Hl9DoVwLmDFNDEKt2hG--DYvTMtkEHOJ4v6da6n5URgrFaKFFnzGNGFZCfBnLK-LXmwNZ0m1vWYu66njjQWPf5L3WyWtVwqQWZYhCW8YktoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parks staff and the Oshkosh Public Museum announced a grant-funded public program about Native American culture and local archaeology, to begin Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Oshkosh Convention Center.

Anne Schafer, the parks department’s marketing and fund-development coordinator, said the department received a Wisconsin Arts Board grant and partnered with the Oshkosh Public Museum to expand a program that had been presented at the senior center. The inaugural event will include a panel discussion with Jennifer Haas from the UWM archaeology department, David Greenan from the Menominee Tribe and Bill Quackamasch from Ho-Chunk; the public will be able to ask questions.

Schafer said the event is free, registration is required (a QR code links to the registration page), and about 50 people had registered at the time of the meeting with a staff goal of 300. She said the program will announce additional workshops with Native American artists in March and April and that the museum partnership adds subject-matter expertise.

Board members encouraged Schafer to share the program with the Museum Arts and Culture Board and accepted flyers that staff provided for distribution.","Parks staff said a Wisconsin Arts Board grant funded a public program on Native American culture with tribal representatives and archaeologists; the free event is set for Feb. 23 at the Convention Center and will feature a panel and follow-up workshops.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6342145,"Parks staff reports progress on Menominee Park train restoration, staffing and future budget amendment",369,105000,474000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f&start=105&end=474","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f/thumbnail_105000.jpg","/articles/6342145/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Parks-staff-reports-progress-on-Menominee-Park-train-restoration-staffing-and-future-budget-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342145-fa6249725d904a97f1b99039cdd1d84f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775372483&Signature=YzHh7wkmYEihdHRTKOwz8f81RHEPjv45HNbHaFztuG8FOx1FA5uUrFqi9S~YVquCmkGzOczeLeKQ7KfiFnjyuNNeb0FuZ3ikz7sXdC7roWrml7fiBdyHknRClYuzSbjVhRdORk-QenpK6UVVYZ4ayM1KwDF9CtLhMaxTmO0e1jaxBmIoGY~oDcFo9Stfg0w6d6EUqLS1EXHcgMjbOjwlELg7QuSkoeS4B5kk4WAlcbmAkChD1kFcDTc0MeuK03Ao-7QqWTkHYXtRWtm0Gz4ZBwkcxtoQlEJi6Av0v0fkymIBepTucM09sv5RMNLA5oM-S11tNvPW-ynC~3QB3UdZMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parks staff updated the Oshkosh Advisory Park Board on efforts to restore the seasonal train at Menominee Park and on staffing for the coming season.

Staff said Ray Morrow, who prepared the packet materials, was on vacation; present staff said council-approved funds will support train materials and annual maintenance because the expense had not been included in the operating budget during the regular budget process. Staff said they are locating parts and components and have advertised seasonal positions to support operation for the coming season.

The board asked whether the council’s intent was still to transition train operations to a nonprofit or Friends group. Parks staff said preplanning discussions with community leaders and potential nonprofit partners have taken place and that staff would share updates in open session when appropriate, while acknowledging that active negotiations may require closed-session handling.

Staff also noted the possibility of bringing a future budget amendment to cover seasonal staffing needs for the restored service. No formal action was taken; the item was an informational update.","Parks staff said City Council-approved funds will cover train materials and maintenance while staff seeks parts, seasonal workers and a future budget amendment; staff also said preplanning discussions are underway with nonprofit groups about long-term operation.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6342150,"Park board renews Pollock Community Water Park lifeguard agreement with school district",179,1234000,1413000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f&start=1234&end=1413","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f/thumbnail_1234000.jpg","/articles/6342150/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Park-board-renews-Pollock-Community-Water-Park-lifeguard-agreement-with-school-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342150-ea22120097e9608603d45e757d2c2f83/orig.mp4?Expires=1775372483&Signature=JWE5vDoTYQ-uNqeia3EMtI5sLX0twKqwssByMxh-WnhGtNtFb0S8oeq~FiUmgm75b7-j3JQhBrFvV2iJnZi3s7lq4j5YC5LPtFJrH0b5iOd-3xOHbIMcf~j9sMQfZxHD9DU~G7hhdlmTxpB5Tyh~~bmPzJSTfI~DShYNCv~TislIP1Q9B0hTZINJtWV0xZR-8AGrOik7wsRsc0bGvi6ygzHNWQkoHatQWw2bi1-XCd3DTwvFVVTbixEoLnCApuwVDI54dk2UPoSOkl4xgC3-5J37NMPSbKpnx4lDzw~nOYJOwzXSXrdxCECf5Ppf69H~MvB4a0xNpfaaGKqvBJWtMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Advisory Park Board voted to approve the biannual renewal of the contract with the Oshkosh Area School District for lifeguard services at Pollock Community Water Park for the 2025–26 season.

Parks staff described the item as a routine reauthorization of the longstanding arrangement under which the school district provides lifeguards and updated wage information. Staff said the contract is a regular two-year formality and that the district’s wages increased about 4–4.25 percent this cycle.

Board members moved and seconded approval; the motion passed on a voice vote. The transcript records members responding “Hi” in roll call during the vote; a formal tally was not specified in the minutes.

Staff told the board the contract structure has been in place since the park’s opening and that they expect the arrangement to continue functioning as in prior years.","The advisory board approved a routine two-year renewal of the contract with the Oshkosh Area School District to provide lifeguard services at Pollock Community Water Park for 2025–26; the contract includes a modest wage increase.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_46":116,"_48":117,"_50":118,"_52":119,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":120,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":121,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6342154,"Oshkosh park board backs ordinance to ban towable water sports on sections of Fox River",893,328000,1221000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f&start=328&end=1221","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255481-e8053b7f69752e76ca5a11dbedf4135f/thumbnail_328000.jpg","/articles/6342154/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Oshkosh-park-board-backs-ordinance-to-ban-towable-water-sports-on-sections-of-Fox-River","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342154-68ff1d485681c8fa43aea439f421acc1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775372483&Signature=c7D3doGNNneT05uAOetmYF~aRz9y4DKNmQAR4ZH4RMmgbLCKFIBY2QYvq0AS0qJpHO1c2EEQifvJJVjMDcbhyKrzLqZ1nU2ieLFq60JsNWlvQ5Ei~E3lKKbLCaMDO-~nQd5H7irV6EbpRWBhRG8y0FkiLL7wL18FGY4NM6JeuQOzsbDD7Oul076jxGALt1F-TEaZxE21haaktt5Um78XTXGqYPtLNXcVIebem4HIGHaIwppdFTyninn-wajmXJ0mQcDv~87L5iOerhDocka-ea5Gum1aa79HbtYTTnM3SktbrT01zVEIVQUjKLi1N9OjPbEiR64UmWtmGcQ3CEBw5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Advisory Park Board voted to recommend an amendment to municipal code section 17-29 that would bar water skiing, aquaplaning, wakeboarding and similar towable activities on defined sections of the Fox River.

Board members said the change is meant to reduce shoreline erosion reported by riverfront residents and to limit wake-generating tow sports in parts of the river corridor. Parks staff presented a map and a proposed ordinance change and urged the board to forward the item to the City Council for ordinance review.

Parks staff summarized the proposed amendment as follows: “No person shall operate a motorboat towing a person or persons on water skis, aqua plane, or similar device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, aqua plane, wakeboarding, or similar activities on the following waterways,” and then listed the specified stretch of the Fox River. The staff presentation identified the boundary as running from 900 feet south of the Canadian National Railroad Bridge upstream to about 1,900 feet above the Oshkosh Congress Avenue Bridge and noted that the change would sit outside already posted no-wake buoy zones.

Staff and board members clarified that the amendment targets towable recreational activities (for example, towable boards and wakeboarding) and would not impose a blanket speed limit on powerboats. Parks staff also said the ordinance would go through the normal two-reading process at council if forwarded.

After discussion about frequency of the activities and impacts on nearby businesses that use the river, a motion to forward the proposed amendment was approved on a voice vote. The roll call recorded in the transcript shows Adam Davis, Miller, Baum, Maxt and Herman voting “Aye.”

The board directed staff to provide any nonconfidential updates and maps to the public record as the item proceeds to council review.","The Oshkosh Advisory Park Board voted to recommend a revision to municipal code section 17-29 that would prohibit water skiing, wakeboarding and similar towable activities on specified stretches of the Fox River; the measure now moves to city council for ordinance readings.","actionData","errors"]

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