City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, October 9, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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Street, La Crosse WI 54601.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Pastor Steven Larrabee, La Crosse Community Church of the Nazarene  
We recognize that the City of La Crosse occupies the land of the Ho-Chunk people. Please  
take a moment to celebrate and honor the ancestral Ho-Chunk Land, and the sacred lands of  
all indigenous people.  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of the September 11, 2025 regular & September 23, 2025 special meeting.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of August.  
25-1235  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2025 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in October  
2025.  
25-1234  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Heritage Preservation Commission: Eric Garland. International Committee:  
Irene Barmore. Municipal Transit Utility Board: Andrew Ericson.  
25-1230  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
25-1108, 25-1157, 25-1158  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Market & Johnson, Inc. in  
the amount of $719,359.00 for the City of La Crosse Fire Station #3  
Renovations project.  
25-0038  
ITEMS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION  
Special F&P Meeting 10/9/2025 - 5:50 p.m.  
Resolution authorizing Capital Equipment purchases for the Street Department  
as part of the approved 2026 Capital Improvement Plan  
25-1157  
25-1158  
Resolution authorizing use of Street Department operating budget funds for the  
purchase of large Capital Equipment in 2025 for multi-department use  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution appropriating additional funds for sidewalk and restoration as part of  
25-1130  
the citywide sidewalk infill program (CIP #762).  
2/3 vote of Council required for a change to the current Capital Budget  
Resolution to re-allocate unused funds from completed Capital purchases  
and/or projects to previously approved and newly requested capital  
equipment purchases for the Stormwater Utility.  
25-1134  
2/3 vote of Council required for a change to the current Capital Budget  
Resolution to re-allocate unspent Capital funds from completed purchase and/  
or projects to underfunded and unplanned capital equipment needs for the  
Sanitary Sewer Utility.  
25-1135  
2/3 vote of Council required for a change to the current Capital Budget  
ITEM RECOMMENDED TO BE NOT ADOPTED  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
25-1054  
classifications for the department of the Mayor.  
Vote of 4 to 2 out of the Finance & Personnel 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 ORDINANCE amending various sections of Chapter 4 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse relating to alcohol beverage licensing.  
25-1018  
25-1127  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 40-13(a) and (b) of the Code of Ordinances  
of the City of La Crosse regarding temporary use of streets by businesses  
renting dumpsters or storage containers.  
Resolution approving a Wisconsin Department of Transportation -  
Transportation Alternatives Program State/Municipal Grant Agreement to  
upgrade the 2nd Street Cycle Track.  
25-1053  
Resolution approving Loan Modification Agreement and other associated  
documents for Upper Floor Loans with Dale Berg d/b/a Jeaneri, Ltd.  
25-1108  
25-1109  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal  
Agreement for a Highway Safety Improvement Project at the intersection of  
Mormon Coulee Road (USH 14) & Birch Street (Project I.D. #1641-03-07/77).  
Resolution authorizing a Development Agreement for the Grandview  
Apartments project regarding a Site Assessment Grant (SAG) award from the  
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).  
25-1119  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding the Temporary  
Street Privilege Permits for portable toilets.  
25-1128  
25-1129  
Resolution authorizing installation of neighborhood safety street lighting at the  
intersection of 19th Street South & Jackson Street.  
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:  
Tamra Dickinson, Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Olivia Stine, Christine Kahlow,  
Gary Padesky, Mackenzie Mindel, Aron Newberry, Jennifer Trost, Crystal Bedford, Lisa  
Weston, Rosanne Northwood