City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, September 11, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
This meeting is open for in-person attendance and will also be available through video conferencing. The meeting  
can be viewed only (no participation) by visiting the Legislative Information Center Meetings calendar  
(https://cityoflacrosse.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx) - find the scheduled meeting and click on the "In Progress"  
video link to the far right in the meeting list.  
Members of the public who would like to provide written comments on any agenda may do so by emailing  
cityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, using the green drop box outside of City Hall, or mailing to City Clerk, 400 La Crosse  
Street, La Crosse WI 54601.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Moment of Silence  
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 August 14, 2025 special and regular meetings.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of July.  
25-1100  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2025 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in September  
2025.  
25-1099  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Human Rights Commission: Kerrigan Trautsch.  
25-1092  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
25-1054, 25-1070, and 25-1071  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of bids and resolution awarding contract to Chippewa Concrete  
25-0910  
Services, Inc. in the amount of $974,978.28 for the River Point Phase 4 project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $292,000 for the 5th Floor Utility Department Renovation project.  
25-0985  
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 5 to 1 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 to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
25-0938  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Local Business  
District to the to the Traditional Neighborhood District - Specific, allowing for  
mixed use of the building as an office space and a residential rental unit at 1202  
State St.  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal  
Agreement for the Citywide Traffic Implementation utilizing the Signal and ITS  
Standalone Program (Project I.D.s #3700-11-64).  
25-0926  
25-0927  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal  
Agreement for the Citywide Traffic Implementation utilizing the Signal and ITS  
Standalone Program (Project I.D.s #3700-11-65) for the installation of  
PROWAG compliant pedestrian push buttons.  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal  
Agreement for the Citywide Traffic Implementation utilizing the Signal and ITS  
Standalone Program (Project I.D.s #3700-11-66) to replace Emergency vehicle  
preemption (EVP) at 42 intersections on connecting highway.  
25-0928  
25-0972  
Resolution approving a twenty-year lease extension with J.F. Brennan  
Company Inc., for the property located at 300 St Cloud St. and a portion of the  
property located at 2002 Marco Dr.  
Resolution approving Green Island Tennis Complex Use Agreement between  
the City of La Crosse and the Coulee Region Tennis Association.  
25-0984  
25-0987  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2025-2026  
(September).  
Resolution appropriating Utility funds for utility design as part of the WisDOT  
reconstruction project 7575-09-01, STH 16 (La Crosse St) from 7th St to  
12th Street.  
25-0990  
25-0991  
Resolution appropriating additional TID and Utility funds for professional  
services as part of the Causeway Boulevard reconstruction project,  
construction administration and inspection.  
Resolution moving funds from CIP#561 City Hall Plumbing Repairs/Bathroom to  
CIP#563 City Hall Windows, Air Seal Replacements.  
25-0995  
25-0997  
25-0998  
Resolution approving Sponsorship Agreement effective September 1, 2025,  
between Marine Credit Union and the City of La Crosse.  
Resolution authorizing the use of Capital Improvement Project funding for the  
Downtown Neighborhood Association Paint and Fix Up Grant Program to  
include Washburn Neighborhood.  
Resolution approving transfer of Tax Incremental District 18 funds as a  
contribution to the Redevelopment Authority for acquisition of property for River  
Point District.  
25-1022  
Resolution to allocate additional funds, previously encumbered for Pammel  
Creek Repairs (CIP #168), to MISC-25-002 (Res. 24-1452).  
25-1023  
25-1028  
25-1070  
Resolution approving subordination request by Haven on Main, LLC regarding  
TIF Development Agreement.  
Resolution declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures from proceeds of  
borrowing through the State of Wisconsin Environmental Improvement Fund for  
the Sanitary Sewer Hagar and Pammel Creek Lift Station upgrade projects.  
ITEM RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED  
Financial Statements with Independent Auditors Report as of December 31,  
2024.  
25-1027  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED - POSSIBLE CLOSED SESSION  
Amended Resolution approving mobile home leases for residents at Rivercrest  
Drive North.(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.)  
25-0809  
Resolution approving agreement with Town of Medary concerning fire protection  
25-1071  
services. (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.)  
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