City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, August 11, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
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Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Moment of silence.  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of July 14, 2022 meeting.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Interim Director of Finance for the Month of June  
2022.  
22-1014  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2022 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in August  
2022.  
22-1013  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Arts Board: Zachary Stensen. Redevelopment Authority: Adam Hatfield. Room  
22-1020  
Tax Commission: Jennifer Trost.  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE VIII FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
22-0983  
REPORT OF BID/QUOTE RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Steiger Construction, Inc. in  
the amount of $192,390.00 for the Signal Fiber Northside Infill project.  
22-0948  
ITEM RECOMMENDED TO BE NOT ADOPTED  
Resolution declaring a climate emergency, committing to policies opposing  
22-0427  
fossil fuel expansion and accelerating the clean energy transition, and  
endorsing the call for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.  
Vote of 5-0 and 1 abstention out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution denying Application of Chrissa Roberts for a Beverage Operator's  
License and appeal of denial by the Police Department.  
Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis.  
Stats. sec. 19.85(1)(a) to deliberate its decision. Following any closed session, the  
Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.  
22-0886  
22-0887  
22-0941  
22-0943  
Vote of 4-0 and 1 recusal out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Resolution denying Application of Adam Kressel for a Beverage Operator's  
License and appeal of denial by the Police Department.  
Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis.  
Stats. sec. 19.85(1)(a) to deliberate its decision. Following any closed session, the  
Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.  
Vote of 3-1 and 1 recusal out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Resolution approving Application of Caprice Delagrave for a Beverage  
Operator's License and appeal of denial by the Police Department.  
Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis.  
Stats. sec. 19.85(1)(a) to deliberate its decision. Following any closed session, the  
Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.  
Vote of 4-0 and 1 recusal out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Resolution approving Request of Kwik Trip, Inc. dba Kwik Spirits 773 to Amend  
Premise Description at 2506 South Ave. to allow for store remodel.  
Vote of 5-0 and 1 abstention out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
CONSENT AGENDA  
The following consent agenda will be approved with a single voice vote, based on the  
recommended actions, unless an item is removed at the request of the Mayor or a  
Council Member.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 40-8.(a)(1), to amend  
22-0885  
Subsection 40-8(b) and to create Subsection 40-8(f) of the Code of Ordinances  
of the City of La Crosse regarding snow removal.  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to amend Sections 44-1(b)(1) and 44-111, to  
repeal Section 44-107 and to remove the reference to 44-107 in the Parking  
Violation Table in Section 44-1 of the Code of Ordnances of the City of La  
Crosse regarding alternative side parking.  
22-0910  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 4-48 of the Code of Ordinances of the City  
of La Crosse regarding sale of intoxicating liquor.  
22-0939  
22-0853  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign a revised  
State/Municipal Financial Agreement for the Reconstruction of USH 14 (South  
Avenue) - ID# 1641-02-02/ 22/ /70/ 72/ 80/ 82, 5991-07-46.  
Resolution approving 5-year amended agreement with Pepsi Cola Bottling  
Company of La Crosse and the La Crosse Center 2022-2027.  
22-0863  
22-0880  
22-0881  
Resolution approving Certified Survey Map - Part of NE 1/4 - NE 1/4, Section  
21, T15N-R7W; Town of Shelby, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.  
Resolution approving Application of Eagle Bay Properties LLC for a Conditional  
Use Permit at 1124 West George St. allowing for demolition of structure for  
green space.  
Resolution and report of the Board of Public Works on the costs of operating  
and maintaining the parking system in downtown La Crosse.  
22-0883  
22-0902  
Resolution approving Application of La Crosse County (dba Hillview Health Care  
Center) for a Conditional Use Permit allowing for a Community Living  
Arrangement at 3501 Park Lane Dr.  
Resolution committing to and accepting Transportation Alternatives Program  
funding for an update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.  
22-0903  
22-0912  
Resolution appropriating past unused Sidewalk & ADA funds for additional  
Sidewalk & ADA work on the 2022 Citywide Miscellaneous Curb Ramp and  
Sidewalk Replacement contract and ADA Transition Plan.  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications for the Fire Department.  
22-0915  
22-0928  
Resolution appropriating unused unappropriated Street bond funds for additional  
work on the Citywide Traffic Implementation: Interconnect & Synchronization  
project.  
Resolution approving Request of Hy-Vee, Inc. for permission to apply for a  
Combination "Class B" Beer and Liquor license at 4200 State Hwy 16 for the  
license year 2022-23.  
22-0929  
Resolution approving a premise lease agreement between the City of La  
Crosse Fire Department & Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance.  
22-0949  
22-0963  
Resolution granting Various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the remainder of license period  
2022-2023 (August).  
Resolution approving Application of La Crosse Lodge 1920 Loyal Order of  
Moose, Inc. dba Moose Lodge 1920 for Expansion of Alcohol Beverage License  
to an adjacent outdoor area at 1932 Ward Avenue for a special event on  
Sunday, August 28, 2022.  
22-0983  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED  
Resolution authorizing the appropriation of funds for River Point District Phase II  
22-0918  
related street and infrastructure improvements.  
Recommended to be referred 30 days to the September 2020 meetings.  
Adjournment  
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.  
Any invocation that may be offered at the Council meeting shall be the voluntary  
offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs  
expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved  
by the Council, and the Council will not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this,  
or any other speaker.  
Council Members:  
Andrea Richmond, Scott Neumeister, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Christine Kahlow, Mac  
Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost, Douglas Happel,  
Mark Neumann