City Hall

City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

400 La Crosse Street

La Crosse, WI 54601

Meeting Agenda - Final

Common Council

Thursday, June 12, 2025

6:00 PM

Council Chambers

City Hall, First Floor

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Council President Tamra Dickinson, Presiding

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Moment of Silence

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of May 8, 2024

Reports

Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of April.

25-0665

Notices and Discussions

COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS

Resolution approving 2025 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in June 2025.

25-0664

APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR

Common Council Emergency Interim Successors - 2025.

25-0607

25-0638

Ethics Board: Michaella Olson. Heritage Preservation Commission: Bruce

Banes. Human Rights Commission: Marissa Sutherland. La Crosse

Center Board: Nicholas Padesky. International Committee: Alyson Glenz,

Lynn West. Board of Park Commissioners: Eileen Kirsch, Todd Olson.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Randi Pueschner.

SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

(2/3 Vote Required)

25-0639, 25-0641, 25-0642

REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED

Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Pember Companies, Inc. in

the amount of $112,470.00 for the 2025 Miscellaneous Sidewalk Infill project.

25-0570

REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED

Report of Bids or the La Crosse Public Library Furniture Contract 01 - General

Furnishings.

Insufficient amount of bidders.

Report of Bids for the La Crosse Public Library Furniture Contract 03 - Systems

Furnishings project.

Insufficient amount of bidders.

Report of Bids for the La Crosse Public Library Furniture Contract 04 - Library

Custom Furnishings project.

Insufficient amount of bidders.

Report of Bids for the La Crosse Public Library Furniture Contract 05 -

Bookstacks project.

Insufficient amount of bidders.

ITEM WITH NO RECOMMENDATION

Resolution approving Stormwater Utility rates effective July 1, 2025.

Recommendation to Adopt failed on a vote of 1 to 3 (with 1 abstention).

25-0599

ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED

AN ORDINANCE to amend Sec. 30-2 (c) and create Sec. 30-2 (d) of the Code

25-0601

of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding storage of personalty.

Recommended to be adopted on a vote of 6 to 1 out of the Judiciary & Administration

Committee.

AN ORDINANCE to create Sec. 103-36 (g) and (h) of the Code of Ordinances

of the City of La Crosse regarding the Board of Building and Housing Appeals.

25-0600

Recommended to be adopted on a vote of 5 to 1 (with 1 abstention) out of the Judiciary

& Administration Committee.

Resolution creating and appropriating funds for Capital Improvement design for

the Green Bay Street, from 9th Street to 14th Street STP-Urban project.

25-0571

25-0572

2/3 vote of Council required for a change to the Capital Budget.

Resolution appropriating additional, unused funding for the 2025 phases of the

Citywide Traffic Implementation: Interconnect & Synchronization program (CIP

#268).

2/3 vote of Council required for a change to the Capital Budget.

ITEM FOR POSSIBLE CLOSED SESSION

Status Review and possible action on Pettibone Park Resort, Inc. Lease. (Note:

25-0639

The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)

(g) to confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the Committees and/or

Council may reconvene in open session.)

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 repeal and recreate Chapter 115, Article V, Division 2

25-0453

Floodplain Zoning, Sections 115-207 through 115-312 of the Code of

Ordinances of the City of La Crosse.

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 Local Business District, allowing for an addition to be

built onto the tavern at 1017 & 1019 10th St. S.

25-0506

AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of

the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Residence

District to the Public & Semi-Public District, allowing for the construction of a

new elementary school at 803 & 807 East Ave. S. and 1739 Winnebago St.

25-0526

25-0533

AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of

the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Traditional

Neighborhood Development District - General to the Traditional Neighborhood

Development District - Specific, allowing for the construction of a mixed-use

development with main floor being parking and commercial and upper floors

being residential apartments at 922 & 928 State St., 915 & 927 Main St., and

115 & 119 10th St. N.

25-0483

Resolution approving the vacation of the 1800 block of Winnebago and

associated land interests for redevelopment of the Hogan Administration

site of the La Crosse School District.

Resolution approving Certified Survey Map - Being all of block 8 of Salzer

Terrace, a part of the vacated right-of-way of Winnebago Street, a part of the

abandoned right-of-way of the former Green Bay and Western Railroad, and a

part of the Hogan School Subdivision, located in part of the northwest 1/4 of the

southwest 1/4 of Section 4, Township 15 North, Range 7 West, City of La

Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin and request for dedication of

right-of-way.

25-0501

25-0518

Resolution approving Application of Householder Taverns LLC dba Bennett

O'Riley's South La Crosse for Expansion of Alcohol Beverage License for a

special event at 4329 Mormon Coulee Road on June 28, 2025.

Resolution approving the Parks, Recreation, Forestry, Building and Grounds

Department's 5-Year Strategic Plan.

Resolution authorizing installation of neighborhood safety street lighting in the

2900 block of Fairchild Street West.

Resolution approving contract with the La Crosse Tribune as the official

newspaper for the City's council proceedings and legal notices.

Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,

and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for license period 2024-2025 (June).

Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,

and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for license period 2025-2026.

Resolution approving a development agreement with Haven on Main, LLC, an

affordable housing development located on the corner of Main Street and 10th

Street 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.)

Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and

classifications for the Finance department.

Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and

classifications for the Water department.

Resolution approving 2024 Compliance Annual Report (CMAR) for the Isle La

Plume Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Resolution approving Application of Neuie's Vogue LLC dba Neuie's Vogue Bar

and Grill for Expansion of Alcohol Beverage License for a special event at 1820

George St. on July 20, 2025.

Resolution regarding Highway 16 Water Transmission Main for PFAS Mitigation

- North, Safe Drinking Water Program.

25-0641

25-0642

Resolution regarding Highway 16 Water Transmission Main for PFAS Mitigation

- South, Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED

Preliminary Plat of Chambers-Markle Farmstead Subdivision to the City of La

Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

25-0466

Recommended to be referred 30 days to July 2025 meetings.

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