City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, November 2, 2023  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Agenda Items:  
NEW BUSINESS  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding short-term rental  
registration.  
Trost and Sleznikow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution committing to and accepting the Wisconsin Department of  
Transportation - Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant funding for  
the King Street Greenway, Avon Street Greenway, St. Cloud/St. James Cycle  
track, and Willow Trail Resiliency.  
Sleznikow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving an amendment to an employee lease agreement between  
the City of La Crosse Fire Department and Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Resolution levying Special Charges for Services performed in 2023.  
Happel  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving $75,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for  
the Arts Board.  
Kahlow and Neumann  
Sponsors:  
Resolution authorizing contract renewal for the State of Wisconsin Radiological  
Field Team Services contract with City of La Crosse for 2023-2027.  
Happel  
Sponsors:  
Resolution amending the 2023 Airport Operating Budget to purchase  
fluorine-free foam.  
Dickinson  
Sponsors:  
Resolution allocating a portion of ARPA uncommitted funds to the People’s  
Food Coop.  
Kahlow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding fee for Outdoor Food  
Stands and Mobile Food Units and Mobile Sellers, Farmers Markets and Trade  
Shows regulated in the La Crosse Municipal Code.  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
(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.  
Adjournment  
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scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making  
responsibility.  
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much advance notice as possible.  
Finance & Personnel Members:  
Doug Happel, Larry Sleznikow, Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Rebecca Schwarz, Mark Neumann