City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, May 5, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
Call To Order  
Chair Happel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
5 -  
Present:  
Douglas Happel, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Rebecca Schwarz,Mark  
Neumann  
1 - Mac Kiel  
Excused:  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution establishing the 2023-2027 Capital Equipment Budget.  
22-0275  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution Allocating Funding for the Pearl Walkway Reconstruction Project.  
22-0332  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving 5-year agreement with Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of  
La Crosse and the La Crosse Center 2022-2027.  
22-0494  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving purchase of new mobile column lifts for the Municipal  
Service Center.  
22-0514  
22-0519  
22-0530  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution reallocating existing CIP funds for expenditures related to 2020  
Curb & Gutter with Utilities Project.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers  
under Secs 66.0829 and 66.0703, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the  
operation and maintenance of a downtown parking system.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, Wisconsin - Sanitary Sewer and  
Water Utility Construction on Market Street.  
22-0563  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, Wisconsin - Sanitary Sewer and  
Water Utility Construction on Gohres Street.  
22-0564  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving funding for the La Crosse Drift Bike Share Program.  
22-0570  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow to OPEN public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Jacob Sciammas  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow to CLOSE public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving an allocation of funding for operations and maintenance  
of Houska Park Campground for the 2022 season.  
22-0589  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution appropriating funds for the 2022 City of La Crosse Revaluation.  
22-0628  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/12/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Schwarz,Neumann  
1 - Kiel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
22-0001  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis.  
Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation strategies and parameters.  
Following such closed session, the Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open  
session.) F&P Item Only, unless otherwise directed.  
No action taken.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.