City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, June 11, 2026  
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 via  
the Zoom link below.  
Passcode: CC2026 | Meeting ID: 83473183380 | Call In (audio only): +13126266799  
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 May 14, 2026.  
Reports  
2025 La Crosse Fire Department Annual Report.  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of April.  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2026 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in June 2026.  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Arts and Culture Board: Kelly Leibold. Board of Park Commissioners: Tracy  
Littlejohn. Committee for Citizens with Disabilities: Christina Pohlman. Ethics  
Board: Grant Mathu, Owen Hellwig. Heritage Preservation Commission: Laura  
Godden. Human Rights Commission: Marissa Sutherland. Municipal Transit  
Utility Board: Lia Manock. Neighborhood Revitalization Commission: Sean  
Hurtubise, Ralph Geary. Redevelopment Authority: Brian Fukuda.  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to August Winter & Sons, Inc  
in the amount of $2,172,389.00 for the Hagar St Lift Station Improvements  
project.  
ITEM WITH NO RECOMMENDATION  
Resolution declaring certain property at 1552 Kane St (parcel #17-10113-110)  
as surplus property.  
Recommendation to Adopt failed on a vote of 2-2 out of the Finance & Personnel  
Committee.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE DIVIDED  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2026-2027.  
Recommended to be Adopted on a vote of 5-0 out of Judiciary & Administration  
Committee  
Application of Chabolla Corp. dba Tequila's Mexican Restaurant, 515 West Ave.  
S. for a Beer Garden License for license year July 1, 2026 through June 30,  
2027.  
Divided from 26-0432 & Referred to Council with No Recommendation on a vote of 5-0  
out of Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution Amending the Capital Improvement Project Budget to Add Forest  
Hills Storage Facility.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in Capital Budget.  
Resolution appropriating Tax Incremental District (TID) 11 funds to the  
Washburn Neighborhood Boulevard Improvements and Community Garden  
Development.  
Vote of 3-1 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee.  
Resolution allocating Sanitary Sewer Utility funds for the New Hagar Sanitary  
Lift Station project bid in May 2026.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in Capital Budget.  
Resolution reallocating remaining 2022 Capital Improvement Budget funds for  
Station #1 window replacement.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in Capital Budget.  
Resolution creating and re-allocating existing, unspent funds for new Capital  
Improvement project in the 900 block of East Avenue South.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in Capital Budget.  
Resolution creating and re-allocating existing, unspent funds for new Capital  
Improvement project in the 700 block of 19th Street South.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in Capital Budget.  
Resolution creating and re-allocating existing, unspent funds for new Capital  
Improvement project in the 1700 block of Market Street.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in Capital Budget.  
Resolution creating and re-allocating existing, unspent funds for new Capital  
Improvement project in the 3300-3500 blocks of Levy Lane.  
2/3 Vote required of the Council; funds not previously adopted in 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.  
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 Special Residence District, allowing for three rental  
units (one duplex and a single-family unit) at 1402 & 1410 Gillette Street and  
1552 Loomis Street.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Washburn  
Residential District to the Special Multiple Dwelling District, allowing an  
additional unit to be added to the building at 802 7th Street S.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Heavy Industrial  
District to the Planned Development District - Specific, allowing for the  
construction of a retail and commercial building at 9 Copeland Ave.  
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 a mixed-use development including residential  
and commercial uses at 2415 State Road.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Sec. 46-82(d)(2)a, to create 46-82(e) and to  
renumber remaining sections of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La  
Crosse regarding Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Sections 10-868(o) and (p) and 10-869(a) of the  
Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding the operation of  
pedicabs.  
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  
(June).  
Amended Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding sign  
permits under Subsections 111-36 of the La Crosse Municipal Code.  
Resolution approving contract with the La Crosse Tribune as the official  
newspaper for the City's council proceedings and legal notices.  
Resolution approving 2025 Compliance Annual Report (CMAR) for the Isle La  
Plume Wastewater Treatment Facility.  
Resolution appropriating Utility funds for utility design as part of the WisDOT  
reconstruction project 5221-09-72, STH 35 (West Ave) from Barlow to Johnson  
St and 5221-09-74, STH 35 (Lang Dr) from La Crosse St to Monitor St.  
Resolution declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures from proceeds of  
borrowing under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program for the Water Utility  
rehabilitation of Grandad Reservoir.  
Resolution providing for the issuance and sale of up to $3,701,873 aggregate  
principal amount of Water System Revenue Bonds of the City of La Crosse, La  
Crosse County, Wisconsin, for the purpose improving the waterworks system  
of the City, providing details and covenants with respect thereto, prescribing the  
form of bond, providing for the payment of said bonds, and authorizing the  
execution by the City of Financial Assistance Agreements from the State of  
Wisconsin’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program in connection therewith.  
Resolution to replace existing public refuse and recycling bins in the Historic  
Downtown and Old Towne North area.  
Resolution approving Application of The Odd Fellows Temple LLC dba Ruthie’s,  
119 4th St. S. Ste 301, for a Combination “Class B” Beer and Liquor license for  
license year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and Notice of Intent to Not  
Renew.  
Resolution approving Application of Riverstone Hospitality LLC dba The Pearl  
Street Hotel & Suites, 200 Pearl Street, for a Combination “Class B” Beer and  
Liquor license for license year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and Notice of  
Intent to Not Renew.  
Resolution approving Application of The Gas Station LLC dba Fire Flower  
Hydro, 115 5th Ave. S. Unit B102, for a "Class A" Liquor License and Class "A"  
Beer License for license year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and Notice of  
Intent to Not Renew.  
Resolution approving Application of Chuck's Bar LLC dba Chuck's Bar, 1101 La  
Crosse Street, for a Combination "Class B" Beer and Liquor License for license  
year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and Notice of Intent to Not Renew.  
ITEMS (OUTSIDE OF CONSENT AGENDA) FOR CLOSED SESSION  
Appeal by School District of La Crosse of the Heritage Preservation  
Commission designation of historical structure for the building located at 2001  
& 2101 Campbell Road. (Note: The Common Council may convene in closed session  
pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel and Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)  
(a) to deliberate its decision. Following any closed session, the Council may reconvene  
in open session.)  
Public Hearing pursuant to Municipal Code sec. 20-58  
Adjournment  
Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the above  
scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making  
responsibility.  
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.  
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