# Oshkosh Common Council 10/13/26


**Body:** City of Oshkosh
**Date:** October 12, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


At its October 13, 2026 meeting, the Oshkosh Common Council approved a resolution authorizing an application for the 24-month Oshkosh Health and Housing Stability Initiative, described as a Wisconsin Endowment Fund grant effort to assess existing services, coordinate with community partners, and develop housing-stability recommendations. The council discussed the initiative’s role in addressing homelessness and service gaps; no grant award amount was specified. In a separate capital-project update, staff reported a prior council direction to include a project in the capital improvement program with $250,000 budgeted, while the staff estimate was $175,000; the council accepted the updated estimate. The transcript does not clearly identify the project name.

The council discussed preserving decorative street-light poles in certain neighborhoods. Estimates cited were about $3,500 per pole and roughly $160,000 for 46 poles; no funding or procurement decision was made, and further consideration was deferred until after the budget process. Resolution 26-458, concerning limits on automated license plate reader use, was withdrawn from action for revision and possible consideration at a later meeting; no ban was adopted. The council also approved liquor-license transfers and a 2027 meeting calendar. It entered closed session to discuss potential redevelopment or acquisition of the City Center properties at 101 Commerce Street and 2011 Pearl Avenue; no outcome is included in the transcript.

**Source:** City of Oshkosh