City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, November 6, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Goggin called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Aron Newberry, Barb Janssen, Chris Kahlow, Erin Goggin,Larry Sleznikow  
1 - Rosanne Northwood  
Present:  
Excused:  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution levying Special Charges for Services performed in 2025.  
25-1087  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin,Sleznikow  
1 - Northwood  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing a hazardous materials contract between the City of La  
Crosse Fire Department and Dairyland Power Cooperative.  
25-1089  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin,Sleznikow  
1 - Northwood  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Single Audit with Independent Auditors Report as of December 31, 2024.  
25-1223  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Report be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED to the Common Council on  
11/13/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin,Sleznikow  
1 - Northwood  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the application and committing to the Wisconsin  
Department of Transportation - Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)  
Grant funding for the King Street Greenway and Ranger Drive Protected Bike  
Lanes.  
25-1245  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Newberry, Kahlow,Sleznikow  
1 - Goggin  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Northwood  
Excused:  
Abstain:  
1 - Janssen  
Resolution approving Amendment to Ticketing Agreement between the City of  
La Crosse and Ticketmaster LLC.  
25-1246  
25-1252  
25-1254  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin,Sleznikow  
1 - Northwood  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving subordination request for permanent financing by Haven  
on Main, LLC regarding TIF Development Agreement.  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin,Sleznikow  
1 - Northwood  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving a development agreement with Badger West, LLC for a  
multi-family development located at 12th and Badger Streets.  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025.  
The motion failed by the following vote:  
1 - Newberry  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Goggin  
1 - Northwood  
Excused:  
Abstain:  
3 - Janssen, Kahlow,Sleznikow  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
25-0001  
(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 Kahlow, seconded by Sleznikow, to convene in  
CLOSED SESSION pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update  
negotiation strategies and parameters. The motion carried unanimously by  
voice vote.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned from closed session at 7:04 p.m.