City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, January 8, 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. The meeting  
can be viewed only (no participation) by visiting the Legislative Information Center Meetings calendar  
(https://cityoflacrosse.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx) - find the scheduled meeting and click on the "In Progress"  
video link to the far right in the meeting list.  
Members of the public who would like to provide written comments on any agenda may do so by emailing  
cityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, using the green drop box outside of City Hall, or mailing to City Clerk, 400 La Crosse  
Street, La Crosse WI 54601.  
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.  
Mayor's State of the City Address  
Annual Code of Ethics Certification  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of December 11, 2025  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of November.  
26-0026  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2025/2026 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in  
January 2026.  
26-0025  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Committee for Citizens with Disabilities: Nate Hundt. La Crosse County  
Convention & Visitors Bureau: Shamawyah Curtis.  
26-0017  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
26-0019  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Gerke Excavating Inc. in the  
25-1346  
amount $647,386.08 for the Grand Crossing Trail (La Crosse River Marsh)  
project.  
ITEMS WITH NO RECOMMENDATION  
A CHARTER ORDINANCE to create Section 19 of the Code of Ordinances of  
26-0019  
the City of La Crosse regarding term length of the Municipal Court Judge.  
Short-circuited to Special Judiciary & Administration Committee - 1/8/2026 5:50 p.m.  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, Wisconsin - Curb and Gutter of 1600  
block of Moore Street.  
25-1399  
Recommendation to Adopt failed on a vote of 0-2 with 3 abstentions out of the Finance &  
Personnel Committee  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 2009-08-022 and discontinuing invocation  
25-1370  
procedures for Common Council meetings.  
Vote of 5-1 with 1 abstention out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, Wisconsin - Water Main of 1400 and  
1500 blocks of Moore Street.  
25-1398  
Vote of 4-1 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee.  
Resolution requesting that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation develop  
additional project alternatives for the Highway 53 Corridor Study that maintain  
on-street parking and add bicycle facilities.  
25-1471  
Vote of 4-2 out of the 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 Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
25-1405  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Residence  
District to the Special Residence District, allowing for the property at 1701  
Onalaska Ave. & 1509 Rublee St. to return to use as a triplex.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Secs. 10-393 and 10-394 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse to include definitions and an exemption for  
community pantries on private property.  
25-1469  
26-0002  
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  
(January).  
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