City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, October 9, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Draft until approved by Council on 11/13/2025.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Presiding  
Roll Call  
13 -  
Present:  
Tamra Dickinson, Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Olivia Stine,  
Chris Kahlow, Gary Padesky, Mackenzie Mindel, Aron Newberry, Jennifer  
Trost, Crystal Bedford, Lisa Weston, Rosanne Northwood  
Pledge of Allegiance  
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.  
Invocation  
Pastor Steven Larrabee, La Crosse Community Church of the Nazarene  
Approval of Minutes  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Sleznikow, that the minutes of  
September 13 and 23, 2025 be APPROVED. The motion carried unanimously.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of August.  
25-1235  
2025-10-001  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Padesky, that the Report be  
RECEIVED AND FILED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
Notices and Discussions  
Council Member Kahlow recognized and congratulated Council Member Goggin who  
was the Oktoberfest Torchlight Parade Marshall. Council Member Goggin thanked the  
Police Department and other departments who were involved with the Oktoberfest  
parades.  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2025 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in October  
2025.  
25-1234  
2025-10-002  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution  
be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
12 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
1 - Mindel  
Non-Voting:  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Heritage Preservation Commission: Eric Garland. International Committee:  
25-1230  
Irene Barmore. Municipal Transit Utility Board: Andrew Ericson.  
2025-10-003  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Northwood, that the  
Appointments be CONFIRMED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Padesky, to Suspend Council Rule  
XV for 25-1108, 25-1157, and 25-1158 (short-circuited items). The motion carried  
unanimously.  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Market & Johnson, Inc. in  
25-0038  
the amount of $719,359.00 for the City of La Crosse Fire Station #3  
Renovations project.  
2025-10-004  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
ITEMS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION  
Resolution  
authorizing  
Capital  
Equipment  
purchases  
for  
the  
Street  
25-1157  
Department as part of the approved 2026 Capital Improvement Plan  
2025-10-005  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel, Newberry, Trost,  
Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
2 - Goggin, Janssen  
No:  
Resolution authorizing use of Street Department operating budget funds for  
the purchase of large Capital Equipment in 2025 for multi-department use  
25-1158  
2025-10-006  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Sleznikow, Stine, Padesky, Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston,  
Northwood  
3 - Goggin, Janssen, Kahlow  
1 - Mindel  
No:  
Non-Voting:  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution appropriating additional funds for sidewalk and restoration as part  
25-1130  
of the citywide sidewalk infill program (CIP #762).  
2025-10-007  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Trost, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
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  
2025-10-008  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
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  
2025-10-009  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
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.  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be NOT ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution be  
REFERRED for 30 days. The motion failed by the following vote:  
5 - Dickinson, Mindel, Newberry, Trost, Northwood  
Yes:  
No:  
8 - Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Bedford, Weston  
2025-10-010  
The motion to NOT ADOPT carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
No:  
Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel, Newberry,  
Bedford, Weston  
4 - Dickinson, Stine, Trost, Northwood  
ITEM PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA  
25-1053  
Resolution approving a Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Carbon  
Reduction Program State/Municipal Grant Agreement to upgrade the 2nd  
Street Cycle Track.  
2025-10-011  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
12 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Mindel, Newberry,  
Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
1 - Padesky  
No:  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Unanimous consent to adopt the Consent Agenda.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
AN AMENDED 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  
ORD. 5348. For complete ordinance, see p. _________ of Volume 12 of Ordinances.  
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.  
25-1127  
ORD. 5349. For complete ordinance, see p. _________ of Volume 12 of Ordinances.  
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  
2025-10-012  
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).  
2025-10-013  
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  
2025-10-014  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding the Temporary  
Street Privilege Permits for portable toilets.  
25-1128  
2025-10-015  
Resolution authorizing installation of neighborhood safety street lighting at the  
intersection of 19th Street South & Jackson Street.  
25-1129  
2025-10-016  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.