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Oshkosh City Transportation Committee re-elects chair, approves parking and traffic changes
Summary
On June 9 the Oshkosh City Transportation Committee re-elected Chair Hartman, approved converting parking stalls in the 200 East lot to permit parking, imposed no-parking during school hours on 9th Avenue, and authorized a stop-controlled intersection at Olivia Road and Lake Baltimore Drive.
Chair Hartman called the June 9 meeting of the Oshkosh City Transportation Committee to order and the committee handled leadership, minutes and several parking and traffic-control items that it will forward to the Oshkosh Common Council for final action.
The committee re-elected Chair Hartman to serve another year after he said he expects to finish his term and then step down. Members then approved the April meeting minutes.
On parking, members considered a request to convert specific daytime two-hour stalls in the 200 East parking lot to permit-only spaces because the lot’s permits are sold out and converting the three stalls would better manage daytime demand. City staff explained the code differentiates changes between permit/lease and time-limited stalls; the attorney’s office advised that converting two-hour stalls to permit parking is a substantive change that should have the council’s backing. "No. Uh so the difference is ... if it's a permit or a lease stall then I can ... change it from permit to lease or vice versa," a staff member explained during the discussion. Mr. Armstrong moved the conversion; the committee conducted a role-call vote and recorded approval.
The committee also approved a school-safety request to prohibit parking on the north side of 9th Avenue between two driveway entrances during school hours (7 a.m.–4 p.m. on school days). Staff said buses could not see around vehicles stopped between the driveways, creating safety and circulation problems. The motion passed on a role-call vote.
Engineers recommended establishing stop control at the new intersection of Olivia Road and Lake Baltimore Drive in the Red Earth development so the sign will be in place once the remaining roadwork is finished. Staff said the location does not yet meet standard warrants but will likely do so as development proceeds; the committee voted to forward the ordinance.
What happens next: the committee’s favorable recommendations will go to the Oshkosh Common Council (the committee noted these items are scheduled for the council’s July 14 meeting). Staff also said they will follow up with the city attorney on whether code language could be revised to reduce repetitive approvals for minor parking conversions.
