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Key votes (roll-call recorded in meeting minutes):
- Ordinance 25-201: Amend Chapter 4 to create a full-service retail-outlet category and amend special class B license rules — Passed, roll call 7-0.
- Ordinance 25-202: Amend municipal code to rename neighborhood electric vehicles as low-speed electric vehicles — Passed, roll call 7-0.
- Ordinance 25-203: Amend section 6-6-10 (animal traps) to update statutory reference — Passed, roll call 7-0.
- Ordinance 25-204: Delete subsection 1-23-5-b-2 referencing a records-retention schedule — Passed, roll call 7-0.
- Consent agenda (minus one pulled item): Carried, roll call 7-0.
- Resolution 25-190 (approve special event: Winnebago Bicycle — Bike to Work Day at Opera House Square, May 16, 2025): Passed (recorded as carried 6-1 present).

Councilors said some items came to the council after committee review and workshops. Several additional ordinances (25-205 through 25-209) received first readings and were scheduled to return to the council for final action at a future meeting; no final votes were taken on those items. The council also recognized that some ordinance changes reflect statutory updates or cleanup rather than policy shifts.

Roll-call tallies and the formal motions as recorded in the meeting are available in the council minutes and in the certified roll-call for each item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oshkosh Common Council 4/22/25","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 22 meeting the council approved several second-reading ordinances and routine items, including amendments to alcohol beverage chapters, a new full-service retail-outlet category, renaming neighborhood electric vehicles, updates to animal-trap statutory references, and record-schedule language.","taxTitle","Oshkosh City, Winnebago County, Wisconsin","taxId",5129,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6265047,"Council delays two liquor-license issuances pending ordinance publication and inspections",336,2659000,2995000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9&start=2659&end=2995","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9/thumbnail_2659000.jpg","/articles/6265047/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Council-delays-two-liquor-license-issuances-pending-ordinance-publication-and-inspections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265047-82743b346fcd931fafabc3d77b7bfa2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771199750&Signature=koxLV7Agvwbj7Mp4IPjgWV95cqB-0GUHF3jdUhU8hg8cpnOlJMTl4FFjWm95Vp0m2yDFK3~n11so0mXPfoH09BKbbHmeZ3MpBgfzu3ixux8yiGVz0mGUUUPPL69N3gea49q87NekZeWTX8sKC3Lhby29bhqhRoRvte8K3HpmuvzqpS3MJ6J9nJ~rCfXDoZuRuWhEnS~omDaGEO3gA5SiBKNWTgPRWfh5FUHXj0vUKYVdnYi9lGjXWlPveBIEsUOAg60oiZ-nsA6KnGfTfId~4TEDti6nAjCAII2wEBt8dsvWbMRJ3WlxIdK6NpZdjvqsBLdDkaQ8tL9YM27pDJpJfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On April 22 the Oshkosh Common Council voted to lay over two liquor-license matters to the council’s first May meeting so the newly amended alcohol-licensing ordinance can be published and inspections can be completed.

City staff and councilors raised concerns that the amended ordinance (passed the same night) needs to be in effect before the city issues alcohol permissions under the new process. Council member Nichols asked whether all required inspections had been completed for the Golden Nest Pancake Cafe resolution (Resolution 25-212) and for a separate surrender/issuance matter for 1890 Pub & Bistro (Resolution 25-213). Staff said final inspections had not been completed for one of the applicants and that the safe course was to lay both items over for two weeks.

Council members agreed and voted 7-0 to lay both items over to the first meeting in May. Staff said businesses could open without alcohol service if they chose, and that the city would not notify an applicant that a license was available until inspections were completed and (if applicable) the ordinance is in effect.","The council laid over two liquor-license resolutions — Golden Nest Pancake Cafe and 1890 Pub & Bistro — to the first May meeting so the amended licensing ordinance can be published and inspections completed.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6265052,"Oshkosh urges state to restore municipal services payment funding to pre-2011 levels",94,2163000,2257000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9&start=2163&end=2257","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9/thumbnail_2163000.jpg","/articles/6265052/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Oshkosh-urges-state-to-restore-municipal-services-payment-funding-to-pre-2011-levels","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265052-27c7c9b11c7a1a123eaae615983fed1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771199750&Signature=A9aMTm4dKK-CZhvt8c7tvGgcKfHEGl-CpC6esMhEKQYKWIGAV2~xv4dm7WCg2rYm5ONT7qpe6MU9qq1iw6zfYsNA2ZF2SODrNGWqyBesT4aL-rfFT~citRgNgTqSZRs-TGtMwcV5BKB0K-Yn426wG8CUmdNnateqj9AsHaQzeWHRyh1W-smCwm9lrVCxNbpR5j9kIfKcfy79aXZ0aFvjswg6bfhufEL1DaCZnp7VJTHLtmcqIKL9QMOhEfEwwe0QxGGnpG187vmIfLS2Z3eidrNJoAqnH2wy-Q5MaUUIp2xmUDXTcOtAR2vMuliGpj6F9mlgVLIPdUFfZBuaJ~crsQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Common Council voted April 22 to urge the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee to restore funding for the state municipal services payment program to full reimbursement.

Council member Nichols, who introduced the resolution, and city staff explained that the municipal services payment program reimburses cities for state-owned properties inside municipal boundaries that do not pay property taxes. Nichols said the program once reimbursed municipalities at 100% but that since 2011 funding has not kept pace; staff said Oshkosh’s reimbursement is now about 37.6 percent. City representatives told council the shortfall shifts costs to local taxpayers and that Oshkosh has roughly 30% of parcels tax-exempt, including institutions such as UW Oshkosh and state facilities.

City officials said the governor’s proposed budget included an increase but that the Joint Finance Committee had not yet acted; staff estimated restoring the program for Oshkosh would mean about $1.7 million in relief for local taxpayers. In council debate, members urged residents to contact state legislators and the Joint Finance Committee and highlighted two public listening sessions April 28–29.

Councilors voted 7-0 to adopt the resolution. City staff said they would share information on city communications channels and planned to meet with state legislators directly.","Council unanimously approved a resolution urging the state Joint Finance Committee to fund municipal services payments at 100%, citing a decline to roughly 37.6% reimbursement and an estimated $1.7 million local impact.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6265055,"Oshkosh council approves Pickert Park master plan with $350,000 in 2025 CIP",158,2077000,2235000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9&start=2077&end=2235","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9/thumbnail_2077000.jpg","/articles/6265055/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Oshkosh-council-approves-Pickert-Park-master-plan-with-350000-in-2025-CIP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265055-90ab5cdd0f302f3d87b44d9a8f57ffdf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771199751&Signature=AvAz4eRvs4-VPSXO~askFmZTideY4iZvFdD5~PpgvRsyqXjc8QkTHa1-azrFaGV2BqdGQthP2Oz~74ojaK7EQgunYJFq5b0ZZzLznZVqFEySXg9LV1gb4Y-ocDugM8Z9Qn4OAQ3GKEj~u~OJSN7vklJOrvKD7uCDWLmZq3uX-Zjsss~ZApCVzG~XG9HERrCCPVoaQx4zzJqIZCRtkULCRIqMyb9b-~enYhzyIMxV0QmLAS8jd-DE0GEaDwG7YYSvfOWbP61Q7iKJTykcMGR0DAoxMZvjlHjEYD15LLEE6uLGmueTV3sAawLt9ltW9nZOFEPSvyoguajS6F8dbgGdbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Common Council on April 22 approved the Pickert Park Master Plan and directed staff to begin initial development work funded in the city's 2025 capital-improvement program.

Parks Director Ray Mauer told council members that neighborhood meetings produced robust participation and that $350,000 is included in the 2025 CIP to start work at the site. \"The first thing that the neighborhood wanted to see was a play structure,\" Mauer said; staff said they will issue requests for proposals for a play structure and connecting trails with the goal of constructing elements as early as this fall.

Council member Flom thanked the parks director and others for neighborhood engagement and said Oshkosh is currently below the recommended parkland per 1,000 residents; he described the plan as a proactive step to preserve and expand parkland in growing neighborhoods. The council voted unanimously to approve the plan on a roll call of seven ayes.

The parks director said staff will begin design procurement and neighborhood outreach for construction details; the council and staff described this as the initial phase, with future budget decisions needed for additional elements.","The Common Council approved a master plan for Pickert Park and allocated $350,000 in the 2025 CIP to begin development, with neighborhood input prioritized for a play structure and trails.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6265060,"Oshkosh council amends alcohol licensing rules after federal due-process concern",209,1539000,1748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9&start=1539&end=1748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3095395-a2534a041eedd1c8a8b6eefd004f28d9/thumbnail_1539000.jpg","/articles/6265060/Oshkosh-City/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Oshkosh-council-amends-alcohol-licensing-rules-after-federal-due-process-concern","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265060-9db95f1cebb225bf07847e605f2afa7a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771199751&Signature=nO6Ft1hSGa~4ypXGf-uFK0FY8CL7IKpPscr2PwK01nBMc-E9oOZLJ5~P83tVow4Wgw8vNcmFSPAkEhf6qUDfmlLxjhab6kJuhFAInuRf40pzAk86haSbNgYpSvt2Nk5ieHesub1f5pgKfGOW7bt0ZxQqEyMNPAGYTUSu0YjsyysXocXhFrPWZjMuHlMSu8uiIqDkDIAih-WEJWhLjPp0RHfXbqAZcl5oOsYhmUuWKNUHGl7rXyDMbIWQ2lFpOJKakvnFcM~nGfbso-RlCdhrC7Y1f4OoY-DsLxQoATDrDVXl1aHXSvDtcpGPFCRGDjTR9S1h8dFjeusjI9HzXscAug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Common Council on April 22 approved an amendment to the city municipal code that changes how the city issues alcohol licenses after a federal judge found problems with the prior conditional-permit process.

Councilors said the updated ordinance allows the city to issue full licenses when applicants provide reasonable assurances, while preserving the council’s ability to revoke or not renew a license if conditions are not later met. Council member Nichols, who moved the key amendment, said, “there has been a change in Wisconsin law that doesn't allow us to issue conditional permits.”

The amendment adds language to section 4-5a to require that for premises with items identified under section 4-4, the license will not be granted until conditions are corrected and verified by reinspection or until the applicant provides reasonable assurances to the council’s satisfaction. Nichols said the approach allows a business to open while giving the city “the ability to pull [a license] back if certain conditions are not met later.” Council member Larson, who supported the amendment, thanked staff for their work at a prior workshop and said the change “accomplishes all the same goals.”

City staff and the city attorney framed the change as a response to a district-court ruling in the Eastern District of Wisconsin that, according to council discussion, raised due-process questions about issuing conditional licenses. The council voted unanimously to adopt the amended ordinance. The city clerk’s roll call recorded seven yes votes.

The ordinance’s sponsors said the new procedure is intended to balance two aims: allowing new businesses to begin operations in a timely way and keeping formal mechanisms for inspectors and the council to address safety or code deficiencies discovered after initial licensing. Council discussion made clear the ordinance will take effect on passage and publication; one councilor noted that an applicant could still be required to complete outstanding inspections before being notified their license was available.

The council’s vote followed an amendment motion by Nichols and a second; the motion to amend passed 7-0 and the main ordinance as amended also passed on final action. The council discussed applying the revised procedure to two pending liquor-license requests and ultimately laid those items over so the amended ordinance could be published and applied consistently.

Councilors and staff said the change was prompted by legal advice and workshop discussion and is intended to standardize the approval process going forward.","The Common Council approved an amendment to the municipal code governing alcohol licenses to remove conditional permits and add a post-issuance remedy process, following a federal court ruling. Councilors said the change preserves business openings while protecting public safety.","actionData","errors"]

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