City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, June 2, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
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Public hearings before the respective standing committee shall be limited to 15 minutes for the proponents;  
followed by 15 minutes for the opponents and three-minute rebuttal for each side unless such time is extended by  
a majority vote of the committee. All speakers at a public hearing of the standing committees shall speak no more  
than three (3) minutes unless waived by the Chair or a majority of the committee.  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Agenda Items:  
NEW BUSINESS  
Resolution declaring certain properties located at 2710, 2706, 2702 Onalaska  
Avenue (Parcels #17-10259-31,17-10259-32, 17-10259-40) as surplus property.  
22-0590  
Richmond  
Sponsors:  
Resolution appropriating funds to pay a private contractor to remove trash,  
brush, debris, and personalty from private property as part of the code  
enforcement Order-to-Correct process.  
22-0634  
Sleznikow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving the hiring of Convention Sports and Leisure (CSL) to  
provide consulting services for the evaluation and determination process of  
contract management of the La Crosse Center.  
22-0638  
Neumeister  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving $24,000 from the ARPA Lost Revenue Allocation for the  
remediation of detached garages listed as FEMA violations.  
22-0643  
22-0652  
22-0669  
22-0692  
Richmond  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving contract with the La Crosse Tribune as the official  
newspaper for the City's council proceedings and legal notices.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding fee for display of  
fireworks under sec. 18-102 of the La Crosse Municipal Code.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Resolution accepting Carbon Reduction Program funding for Drift Cycle  
expansion project.  
Sleznikow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving amendment to Shared Fire Administration Memorandum  
of Understanding between the City of La Crosse and Holmen Area Fire  
Department.  
22-0702  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving 2021 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR) for  
the Isle La Plume Wastewater Treatment Facility.  
22-0707  
22-0724  
Kahlow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving an allocation of funding to support the Replacement  
Housing Program.  
Reynolds and Trost  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/25/2022  
An Initial Resolution authorizing not to exceed $3,050,000 aggregate principal  
amount of general obligation bonds of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County,  
Wisconsin, for the purpose of providing for street improvements, street  
improvement funding and street lighting.  
22-0748  
22-0749  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/26/2022  
An Initial Resolution authorizing not to exceed $5,430,000 aggregate principal  
amount of general obligation bonds of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County,  
Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the construction of engine houses, and  
for pumps, water mains, reservoirs and all other reasonable facilities for fire  
protection apparatus or equipment for fire protection.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/26/2022  
An Initial Resolution authorizing not to exceed $80,000 aggregate principal  
amount of general obligation bonds of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County,  
Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and  
improvement of libraries.  
22-0750  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/26/2022  
An Initial Resolution authorizing not to exceed $1,950,000 aggregate principal  
amount of general obligation bonds of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County,  
Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and  
improvement of parks and public grounds.  
22-0751  
22-0752  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/26/2022  
An Initial Resolution authorizing not to exceed $30,000 aggregate principal  
amount of general obligation bonds of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County,  
Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction,  
improvement, repair and replacement of bridges.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/26/2022  
An Initial Resolution authorizing not to exceed $1,410,000 aggregate principal  
amount of general obligation bonds of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County,  
Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the construction of police facilities.  
22-0753  
22-0754  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/26/2022  
Resolution directing the advertisement and sale of approximately $11,950,000  
aggregate principal amount of general obligation bonds and approximately  
$3,185,000 general obligation promissory notes of the City of La Crosse, La  
Crosse County, Wisconsin.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 5/26/2022  
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.  
Adjournment  
Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the above  
scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making  
responsibility.  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
Requests from persons with a disability who need assistance to participate in this meeting should call  
the City Clerk's office at (608) 789-7510 or send an email to ADAcityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, with as  
much advance notice as possible.  
Finance & Personnel Members:  
Doug Happel, Larry Sleznikow, Barb Janssen, Mac Kiel, Rebecca Schwarz, Mark Neumann