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Oshkosh council approves series of ordinances, contracts and fee updates; votes at a glance
Summary
On Dec. 10 the council approved multiple ordinances (parking, truck routes), professional service agreements for property assessment, updates to sanitary and stormwater fees, ARPA allocations, and several resolutions; most measures carried on roll calls with unanimous or majority support.
The Oshkosh Common Council on Dec. 10 approved a batch of ordinances, professional contracts and fee updates as part of its regular meeting.
Key actions the council approved by roll call included:
- Ordinance 24-6665: Annexation request from the Town of Oshkosh for 4434 Island View Drive (Planning Commission recommended approval). Vote: carried, 7-0. - Ordinance 24-6666: Parking regulation updates for South Main Street between the Fox River and W. Ninth Ave. (Transportation Committee recommended approval). Vote: carried, 7-0. - Ordinance 24-6667: Extend no-parking regulations on the west side of Dove Street. Vote: carried, 7-0. - Ordinance 24-6668: Amend truck-route designations. Vote: carried, 7-0. - Ordinance 24-6669: Update parking regulations within city-owned parking lots related to New East Ninth Avenue parking lot. Vote: carried, 7-0. - Ordinance 24-6671: Create Chapter 4, Article 3 A for special class B licenses. Vote: carried, 7-0.
Contracts and finance items:
- Resolution 24-678 and 24-679: Approved Associated Appraisal Consultants Inc. for the 2025 property assessment reevaluation ($285,000) and a 3-year maintenance contract for commercial assessment services ($202,500). Votes: carried, 7-0 (both). - Resolution 24-683 and 24-684: Approved fee schedule updates for sanitary sewer use charges and stormwater use charges. Votes: carried, roll calls recorded. - Resolution 24-685: Approved 2025 fees and charges schedule; meeting staff explained a new lead-testing fee to recover lab/shipping costs required by recent lead-and-copper rule revisions (lab test $47 plus packaging/shipping costs). Vote: carried, 7-0. - Resolution 24-680 and 24-686: Approved ARPA funding for a multi-shift child daycare project and additional ARPA allocations for 2024 projects as an alternative to issuing debt; votes carried.
Several other land-acquisition and administrative items carried on unanimous votes. A single request to modify a Chili's pylon sign (Resolution 24-677) was denied after council debate.
