City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, February 8, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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Street, La Crosse WI 54601.  
Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Father Nicholas M Hanna, St. Elias Church  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of January 11, 2024.  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2023/2024 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in  
February 2024.  
24-0191  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Arts Board: Dillon McArdle; International Committee: Karena Norton  
24-0187  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
24-0112, 24-0157, 24-0185  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids & Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in the  
24-0136  
amount of $545,971.87 for the Hass Street Reconstruction project.  
Report of Bids & Resolution awarding Kramer Well Drilling dba Kramer Service  
Group, LLC in the amount of $309,922.24 for the 2023 Signal Fiber Southside  
Infill project.  
24-0137  
Report of Bids & Resolution awarding Steiger Construction, Inc. in the amount  
of $62,980.00 for the Well 19 Fiber Optic Connection project.  
24-0138  
24-0139  
24-0141  
Report of Bids & Resolution awarding A-1 Excavating, LLC in the amount of  
$347,283.50 for the Losey Boulevard Storm Outfall project.  
Report of Bids & Resolution awarding contract to Integrity Grading &  
Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $7,623,314.90 for the River Point District -  
Phase 3 (Street & Utilities) project.  
ITEMS WITH NO RECOMMENDATION  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
24-0068  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Multiple Dwelling  
District to the Public/Semi Public District allowing for the parcel to be combined  
with adjacent properties for construction of a parking structure at 221 16th St.  
N.  
Recommendation to Adopt failed on a vote of 2-3 (2 abstentions) out of the Judiciary &  
Administration Committee.  
Application of 421 Jay St. LLC for a Conditional Use Permit at 421 & 425 Jay  
24-0071  
Street allowing for a parking lot.  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat.  
19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the Committees  
and/or Council may reconvene in open session.)  
No Recommendation on a vote of 7-0 out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Request of The Blue Zone Pickleball LLC for permission to apply for a  
Combination "Class B" Beer and Liquor license at 2500 Rose Street for the  
license year 2023-24.  
24-0096  
24-0185  
No Recommendation on a vote of 4-3 out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Resolution authorizing the appropriation of funds for River Point District Phase  
3 related street and infrastructure improvements.  
Special Finance & Personnel meeting scheduled for 5:55 p.m. on 2/8/2024.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to amend Section 115-390(1)d.3. and to create  
23-1243  
Section 115-405 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse to allow  
accessory dwelling units.  
Vote of 6-0 (1 abstention) out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City  
of La Crosse Fire Department and the La Crosse County Historical Society  
regarding a renewable loan of historical apparatuses.  
24-0147  
Vote of 5-0 (1 abstention) out of the Finance & Personnel Committee.  
Resolution approving a change in funding source and scope for the fifth change  
order to the energy saving performance contract with Johnson Controls, Inc.  
24-0157  
Vote of 5-1 out of the Finance & Personnel 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 AMENDED ORDINANCE to amend Sec 46-82 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse regarding Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees.  
24-0119  
23-0970  
Resolution authorizing the acquisition of property interests for a street opening  
and infrastructure improvements for the River Point District property and  
appropriation of funds.  
Resolution approving Communications Utility Easement with the Board of  
Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.  
24-0035  
24-0085  
Resolution authorizing the appointment of an interim Airport Director effective  
January 18, 2024.  
Resolution amending capital projects at the La Crosse Regional Airport.  
24-0089  
24-0095  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications within the City of La Crosse Planning, Development and  
Assessment department.  
Resolution approving a development agreement for War Eagle, LLC.  
(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.)  
24-0112  
Resolution declaring certain property located at 1307 16th St S (Parcel  
#17-50265-10) as surplus property.  
24-0113  
24-0118  
Resolution adopting Sanitary Sewer Utility Rate Review and Cash Reserve  
Policy.  
Resolution authorizing funding for Utility Infrastructure Work at River Point  
District for Phase 3.  
24-0150  
Resolution approving lease renewal with Rivercrest Village Partners.  
24-0151  
24-0153  
Resolution authorizing the reallocation of remaining 2020 Capital Equipment  
Budget funds to 2024 approved Capital Equipment Budget funds to replace  
Rescue Boat.  
Resolution providing for the redemption and payment prior to maturity of the  
Note Anticipation Notes, Series 2021, of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse  
County, Wisconsin, and, in connection therewith, the execution of related  
documents necessary to effectuate such redemption.  
24-0154  
Adjournment  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
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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, Jenasea Hameister, Christine  
Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost,  
Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann