City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, August 10, 2023  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Moment of silence.  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of July 13, 2023.  
Reports  
Engineering Monthly Progress Report  
23-0907  
23-0928  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of June 2023.  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
23-0927  
Resolution approving 2023 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in August  
2023.  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Board of Park Commissioners: Tim Alberts. Climate Action Plan Steering  
23-0932  
Committee: Natalie Heneghan. International Committee: Thomas Monson. La  
Crosse Center Board: Mary Larson. Police and Fire Commission: James  
Szymalak. Redevelopment Authority: Karen Dunn.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution approving the 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program Budget.  
23-0663  
Vote of 5-1 out of Finance & Personnel Committee  
Resolution authorizing the Police Department to expand police department  
remodeling using the balance of approved funding from CIP project #21U11.  
23-0785  
Vote of 5-0 and one abstention out of Finance & Personnel Committee  
Resolution allocating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the  
Homeless Outreach Team.  
23-0826  
23-0839  
23-0795  
Vote of 4-2 out of Finance & Personnel Committee  
Resolution approving additional CIP costs for Riverside South Toilet Rooms  
Project.  
Vote of 5-1 out of Finance & Personnel Committee  
Resolution approving and appropriating funds for walk through metal detectors  
for the La Crosse Center.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in Capital Budget.  
Vote of 6-0 out of 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 Section 22-23 of the Code of Ordinances of the City  
of La Crosse regarding membership of the Human Rights Commission.  
23-0457  
23-0750  
AN ORDINANCE to amend various sections in Chapter 36 Solid Waste of the  
Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse to incorporate changes relating to  
single-stream refuse and recycling.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Single Family  
Residence District to the Residence District allowing for construction of a 2-unit  
townhome at 943 Hood Street.  
23-0765  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal Subsection 44-69 (5), (37), (40), (44) of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse to remove the traffic control signals from  
the intersections of West Avenue and South Avenue; South Avenue, East  
Avenue, and Ward Avenue; 16th Street and Main Street; and Seventh Street  
and Cass Street.  
23-0787  
23-0834  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Light Industrial  
District to the Community Business District allowing for construction of a mixed  
use, multifamily development at 401 3rd St. N.  
Resolution approving Electrical Underground Distribution Easement.  
23-0438  
23-0762  
Resolution and report of the Board of Public Works on the costs of operating  
and maintaining the parking system in downtown La Crosse.  
Resolution authorizing the adding of additional unbudgeted utility funds to  
Brickyard & Millatti Ln Stormwater Drainageway Repairs project.  
23-0776  
23-0778  
Resolution approving Application of Capella Catering LLC for a Conditional Use  
Permit at 411 3rd St S, allowing permission to apply for a Combination "Class  
B" Beer & Liquor license.  
Resolution accepting a donation from the North La Crosse Business  
Association for surveillance/camera equipment.  
23-0784  
23-0790  
Resolution approving Application of People's Food Cooperative, Inc. for a  
Conditional Use Permit at 315 5th Ave S, allowing permission to apply for a  
Combination "Class B" Beer & Liquor license.  
Resolution authorizing the reclassification of one (1) position in the 2023  
operating budget for the Recycling department.  
23-0797  
23-0805  
23-0815  
23-0833  
Resolution declaring certain properties located on Kinney Coulee Rd, parcels  
17-10575-64 and 17-10575-63, as surplus property.  
Resolution transferring parcels owned by the Redevelopment Authority to the  
City of La Crosse.  
Resolution approving Application of The Chalmers Residences LLC for a  
Conditional Use Permit at 215 Pine Street and 401 3rd Street N, allowing  
permission to apply for allowing for residential living quarters on the ground floor  
of a 4-story multifamily development.  
Resolution approving Application of JJAWC LLC for a Conditional Use Permit at  
401 2nd Street N Suite 102, allowing permission to apply for allowing for vacant  
commercial space on ground floor to be built out as 8 apartments.  
23-0835  
23-0838  
23-0860  
Resolution authorizing contract renewal for the State of Wisconsin Hazardous  
Materials Response System Services contract with City of La Crosse for  
2023-2025.  
Resolution approving Agreement and Acknowledgement between Riverside  
Center III, LLC and the City of La Crosse regarding the parking ramp.  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2023-2024  
(August).  
23-0864  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
23-0791  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Special Multiple  
Dwelling District to the Planned Development District - General allowing for  
construction of approximately 14 2-bedroom homes at 5917 River Run Rd.  
Recommended to be referred 30 days to the September 2023 meetings.  
Adjournment  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
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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, Jenasea Hameister, Christine  
Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost,  
Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann