City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Common Council  
Thursday, May 8, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Draft until approved by Council on June 12, 2025.  
This meeting is open for in-person attendance and will also be available through video conferencing. The meeting  
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Members of the public who would like to provide written comments on any agenda may do so by emailing  
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Street, La Crosse WI 54601.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Pastor Pedro Luis, La Crosse Seventh Day Adventist Church  
Council Member Appointment to the Executive Committee  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of the April 10 Regular meeting and April 15 Organizational meeting.  
Reports  
25-0508  
25-0538  
2024 La Crosse Fire Department Community Report  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of March.  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2025 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in May 2025.  
25-0537  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Aviation Board: Tamra Dickinson. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee:  
25-0530  
Larry Sleznikow. Boundary Agreement Task Force: Lisa Weston, Tamra  
Dickinson, Rosanne Northwood. City of La Crosse Arts Board: Chris Kahlow.  
City Plan Commission: Olivia Stine, Aron Newberry. Climate Action Plan  
Steering Committee: Mackenzie Mindel. Committee for Citizens with  
Disabilities: Crystal Bedford. EMS Contract Negotiating Committee: Erin  
Goggin. Heritage Preservation Commission: Mackenzie Mindel. Human Rights  
Commission: Rosanne Northwood. International Committee: Larry Sleznikow.  
Joint Board of Harbor Commissioners: Gary Padesky, Adam Binsfeld. La  
Crosse Center Board: Barb Janssen, Ralph Geary. La Crosse County  
Convention & Visitors Bureau: Barb Janssen. Library Board: Rosanne  
Northwood, Mac Kiel. Municipal Transit Utility Board: Aron Newberry.  
Neighborhood Revitalization Commission: Erin Goggin. Public Safety  
Communications Governing Board: Chris Kahlow. Redevelopment Authority:  
Barb Janssen. Room Tax Commission: Jennifer Trost  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
25-0502  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $650,410.15 for the 28th Street - Cass St to Main St project.  
25-0189  
25-0267  
25-0325  
25-0326  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to McCabe Construction in the  
amount of $516,310.00 for the Forest Hills Tennis Courts project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $902,459.27 for the King Street Greenway Construction project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $148,662.00 for the 2025 Citywide Miscellaneous Curb Ramp &  
Sidewalk Replacement project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Pember Companies, Inc. in  
the amount of $550,477.40 for the 2025 Signal Replacement project.  
25-0358  
25-0419  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Market & Johnson, Inc. in  
the amount of $1,693,500.00 for the La Crosse Library Interior Renovation  
project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to A-1 Excavating LLC in the  
amount of $847,682.00 for the Green Bay Street - 14th St to East Ave project.  
25-0424  
25-0425  
25-0527  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to BKC Construction LLC in  
the amount of $269,557.53 for the Ward Ave Water Main Replacement project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to A-1 Excavating LLC in the  
amount of $699,261.00 for the Saint Andrew Street project.  
ITEMS WITH NO RECOMMENDATION  
A CHARTER ORDINANCE to create Section 19 of Appendix A of the Code of  
24-1287  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse creating the position, duties and  
responsibilities of the Office of the City Administrator and removing duties from  
the Office of the Mayor.  
Vote of 7-0 out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee to refer with No  
Recommendation.  
Resolution approving the conditional partial vacation of the 400 block of 12th  
Street North.  
25-0361  
Vote of 0-6 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee to Adopt.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
25-0177  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Local Business  
District to the Traditional Neighborhood Development District - Specific allowing  
for the construction of a commercial and residential mixed-use building at 413,  
417, 423, 425 and 431 West Ave. N. and 1204 Badger St.  
Vote of 5-2 out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Planned  
Development District - General to the Planned Development District - Specific,  
allowing for the construction of 14 single-family homes at 5917 River Run Road.  
25-0413  
25-0312  
Vote of 5-2 out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Resolution reallocating funds from the Airport Capital Budget to the Airport  
Operating Budget for new capital projects in 2025.  
A 2/3 vote of Council required - change to Capital Budget.  
Resolution approving new FY2025 Airport capital equipment requests.  
25-0388  
25-0474  
A 2/3 vote of Council required - change to Capital Budget.  
Resolution authorizing the reallocation of 2021 Capital Equipment Budget funds  
to purchase Cloud-Based KnoxBox KeySecure Apparatus Hardware and  
Replacement of CRM Fleet Vehicles.  
A 2/3 vote of Council required - change to Capital Budget.  
25-0475  
25-0477  
Resolution allocating TID11 funding for the King Street Neighborhood  
Greenway Extension, from Front Street to 3rd Street (CIP 2022 #720).  
A 2/3 vote of Council required - change to Capital Budget.  
Resolution reallocating unencumbered capital funds, from CIP 2024 #843  
(County Highway B Retaining Walls), to 2025 #648 (Annual ADA Ramp &  
Sidewalk Replacement).  
A 2/3 vote of Council required - change to Capital Budget.  
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  
25-0416  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Single Family  
Residence District to the Residence District, allowing for the property to be  
converted to a duplex at 1027 6th Street S.  
Resolution reallocating unused Airport Capital Budget funds to the Airport  
Operating Budget.  
25-0311  
25-0400  
Preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers  
under Secs 66.0829 and 66.0703, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the operation  
and maintenance of a downtown parking system.  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2024-2025  
(May).  
25-0426  
Resolution to support the designation of the Mississippi River Trail within the  
limits of the City of La Crosse.  
25-0456  
25-0457  
25-0478  
Resolution moving $50,000.00 from Pettibone Parking Lot Project, CIP#773, to  
Pettibone Park, CIP #437.  
Resolution to contest the WisDOT’s proposed modifications, including closure,  
of the existing public railroad crossings at Liberty Street/St. Cloud Street and  
Avon Street/Hagar Street.  
Resolution clarifying the membership and continuing duties of a City  
Administrator Working Group and outlining its current recommendation.  
25-0502  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE NOT ADOPTED  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
24-0977  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Local Business  
and Commercial Districts to the Traditional Neighborhood District - General,  
allowing for the combination of parcels and construction of commercial and  
residential mixed-use buildings at 1822 State Road 16 and adjacent parcels at  
State Road 16.  
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