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Votes at a glance: Council approves municipal code changes, land sale, development amendments, energy plan and parking app; two budget items laid over
Summary
At the Oshkosh Common Council meeting the body approved a package of ordinances and resolutions including municipal-code changes on city property rules, speed-limit and business-improvement-district board size changes; approved a $250,000 land sale to Kingsbury; extended Mill on Main development deadlines; accepted a comprehensive energy plan; and
The Oshkosh Common Council approved a series of ordinances and resolutions across routine and economic-development matters and laid over two budget amendments that require a larger quorum.
On the consent and ordinance calendar the council approved: ordinance 25-5-31 (creation and enforcement of rules on city properties; amendments to sections 2-19 and 2-20 and creation of chapter 2, article 7-1) by roll call 4-0; ordinance 25-5-32 (removing the requirement that the annual council organizational meeting be held at noon) by roll call 4-0; ordinance 25-5-33 (speed limit change on Whitsall Avenue/County Highway E to 30 mph from Ohio Street to the city limits) by roll call 4-0; and ordinance 25-5-34 approving an amendment to reduce the size of the Business Improvement District board from 13 to 7 (with 2 alternates) by roll call 4-0.
The council approved resolution 25-5-35 accepting resignations and adjusting terms of BID board members (carried 4-0).
Economic-development actions included resolution 25-5-36 approving an agreement for sale of a Southwest Industrial Park parcel to Kingsbury for $250,000. Dan Wierzinski, identified as Director of Manufacturing for Kingsbury, was present to answer questions. Council members thanked Kingsbury for investing in Oshkosh; Council member Flom said, "Thank you for investing in Oshkosh. Thank you for continuing to call the city home and the people you employ here." The motion carried 4-0.
The council also approved resolution 25-5-37 to amend TID 43 development agreements with Mill on Main for phases 1–3, granting what staff described as a 7½-month extension for certain completion deadlines and waiving associated penalties if the amended deadlines are met. Staff recommended caution on further extensions. The motion carried on the roll call recorded as 4-0.
Resolution 25-5-38 accepted a comprehensive energy plan from the Sustainability Advisory Board; council members praised staff effort and noted the plan can inform investment decisions and potential siting of solar on city buildings (carried 4-0). Resolution 25-5-39 added a 24-hour timed permit option via an app for the city's downtown parking lots per the Transportation Committee recommendation (carried 4-0).
Two items were removed from the consent agenda and laid over for a future meeting because they require a supermajority (five votes) and the council did not have a quorum large enough to meet that threshold: resolution 25-5-15 (a budget amendment to the police department operating budget for technology upgrades) and resolution 25-5-24 (a 2025 CIP budget amendment and cooperative purchase for a service body for the water utility division). The council voted to lay both items over until a regularly scheduled council meeting when enough members can be present to meet the supermajority requirement.
Ending: The council also discussed scheduling a special meeting to consider the capital-improvement plan and pending grant applications ahead of state deadlines and confirmed a public hearing on the 2026 operations budget for Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. in the council chamber.
