City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, November 13, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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Street, La Crosse WI 54601.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
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.  
Invocation  
Father Sam Martin, Vicar of Clergy for the Diocese of La Crosse  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of October 9, 2025.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of September.  
25-1334  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2025 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in November  
2025.  
25-1333  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Arts Board: Zachary Stensen. Climate Action Plan Steering Committee: Natalie  
Heneghan. Floodplain Advisory Committee: Karla Doolittle.  
25-1323  
ITEM WITH NO RECOMMENDATION  
Resolution approving a development agreement with Badger West, LLC for a  
25-1254  
multi-family development located at 12th and Badger Streets.  
Recommendation to adopt failed on a vote of 1 to 1 (with 3 abstentions) out of Finance &  
Personnel Committee.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution authorizing the application and committing to the Wisconsin  
25-1245  
Department of Transportation - Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)  
Grant funding for the King Street Greenway and Ranger Drive Protected Bike  
Lanes.  
Vote of 3 to 1 (with 1 abstention) out of Finance & Personnel Committee.  
Resolution adopting the Downtown La Crosse River Area Inventory and  
Redevelopment Plan.  
25-1251  
25-1265  
Vote of 5 to 1 out of Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Amended Resolution providing course of action to the Wisconsin Department of  
Transportation with respect to Alternatives for USH 53 Corridor Study, from  
King Street to La Crosse Street.  
Vote of 5 to 1 out of Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
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 Section 6-1, to repeal and recreate Section 6-9, and  
25-1221  
to create Section 6-19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse  
regarding vicious animals and the regulation of Reckless Animal Owners.  
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 to the Special Residence District, allowing for a triplex  
at 107-109 9th St S.  
25-1238  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal Subsection 44-69 (8) of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse to remove the traffic control signal from the intersection of  
5th Avenue and Main Street.  
25-1257  
AN ORDINANCE creating Sections 46-42 and 46-43 of the Code of Ordinances  
of the City of La Crosse regarding the creation of a Wellhead Protection  
district/s to ensure the long-term health of the City's drinking water supply.  
25-1268  
Resolution levying Special Charges for Services performed in 2025.  
25-1087  
25-1089  
Resolution authorizing a hazardous materials contract between the City of La  
Crosse Fire Department and Dairyland Power Cooperative.  
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  
(November).  
25-1125  
Resolution approving Amendment to Ticketing Agreement between the City of  
La Crosse and Ticketmaster LLC.  
25-1246  
25-1252  
Resolution approving subordination request for permanent financing by Haven  
on Main, LLC regarding TIF Development Agreement.  
ITEM RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED  
Single Audit with Independent Auditors Report as of December 31, 2024.  
25-1223  
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