City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, November 7, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Happel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Barb Janssen, Douglas Happel, Erin Goggin, Larry Sleznikow, Mark  
Neumann,Rebecca Schwarz  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution Approving Development Agreement and Sale Agreement with Jeff  
Murphy and Jill Murphy for Former Fire Station #4 at 906 Gillette St.  
24-1007  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Single Audit with Independent Auditors Report as of December 31, 2023.  
24-1092  
24-1131  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Report be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED to the Common Council on  
11/14/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving the partial vacation of the public street right-of-way on  
Chestnut Place.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding release of raze and  
remove orders filed with the Register of Deeds under Chapter 103 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code.  
24-1306  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution amending the Floodplain Relief Program.  
24-1320  
24-1327  
24-1333  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution levying Special Charges for Services performed in 2024.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving the sale of City owned property at 800 Moore St to  
Taylor William DeFrang and Brian DeFrang.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving the Agreement between the Redevelopment Authority  
and the City of La Crosse to obligate ARPA funds for housing development in  
the floodplain.  
24-1355  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution declaring the Statement of Project Intentions for the La Crosse  
Regional Airport.  
24-1368  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
24-1370  
Resolution Petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport  
Improvement Aid.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution appropriating ARPA funds to pay for the remediation required on  
detached garages which violate the current floodplain standards per FEMA.  
24-1371  
24-1381  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding the Brush Site.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Janssen  
Yes:  
No:  
Resolution allocating unused Sanitary Sewer Utility funds for the Mormon  
Coulee Road Force Main project bid in 2024.  
24-1383  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be AMENDED as proposed (change in funding source to x). The motion carried  
unanimously.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
11/14/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing takeover, maintenance, and ownership of ornamental  
neighborhood streetlighting on MacHarley Lane.  
24-1385  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion failed by the following vote:  
3 - Happel, Sleznikow,Schwarz  
2 - Goggin,Neumann  
1 - Janssen  
Yes:  
No:  
Abstain:  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications for the Community Risk Management department.  
24-1386  
24-1436  
24-1343  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution re-appropriating Operating Budget funds for purchase of Public  
Works vehicles from the fleet lease program.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/14/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution Allocating Funding for Development of Specialized Housing  
Capacity Utilizing American Rescue Plan Act Funds.(Note: The Committee  
and/or Common Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. sec.  
19.85(1)(e) to consider the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified  
public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.  
Following any closed session, the Committee and/or Council may reconvene in open  
session.)  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, to OPEN public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Michael Quam & Julie McDermitt.  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Sleznikow, to CLOSE public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz, that the resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz,to convene in  
CLOSED SESSION pursuant to Wis. Stats. sec. 19.85(1)(e) to consider the  
investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business,  
whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The  
motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, to reconvene in  
OPEN SESSION. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be AMENDED per the Pathways Home team recommendation ($300,000 to  
Karuna and $801,869.25 to Couleecap). The motion carried on a vote of 4 to 2  
(No: Janssen, Goggin).  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
11/14/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Happel, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
2 - Janssen,Goggin  
Yes:  
No:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
24-0001  
(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.) F&P Item Only, unless otherwise directed.  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Schwarz, to convene in CLOSED  
SESSION pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation  
strategies and parameters The motion carried unanimously.  
Adjournment  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, to adjourn from  
closed session at 8:02 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.