City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, May 9, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Pastor Jacob Eichers, Faith Lutheran Church  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of April 11, 2024  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of March.  
24-0622  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
24-0621  
Resolution approving 2024 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in May 2024.  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
24-0467, 24-0456, 24-0564, 24-0617  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Gerke Excavating, Inc. in  
24-0376  
the amount of $180,094.18 for the Liberty St Reconstruction - St. James St to  
St. Cloud St project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Gerke Excavating, Inc. in  
the amount of $326,467.50 for the Charles St Reconstruction - Logan St to St.  
Paul St project.  
24-0377  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Gerke Excavating, Inc. in  
the amount of $132,313.97 for the 9th Street S project.  
24-0378  
24-0379  
24-0552  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Gerke Excavating, Inc. in  
the amount of $1,749,678.57 for the Onalaska Ave & Moore Street project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Chippewa Concrete  
Services in the amount of $575,876.33 for the Rose Street & St James Street  
Streetscape & Reconstruction project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Brickl Bros., Inc. in the  
amount of $128,146.00 for the City of La Crosse Emergency Operations Center  
project.  
24-0553  
ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION  
Special Judiciary & Administration Committee - 5/9/2024 - 5:45 p.m.  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal and recreate Section 2-31(b) of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse to update ward boundaries and Aldermanic  
Districts following state legislative redistricting decision.  
24-0617  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution authorizing the La Crosse Police Department to continue  
participation in the Wisconsin Emergency Management Law Enforcement  
Support Office (LESO) Program.  
24-0497  
24-0456  
24-0564  
Vote of 5-0 (and one abstention) out of Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Resolution to cancel a previously approved street and utilities CIP project (2023  
#470) and reallocate funds to existing underfunded utilities and street projects  
(2024 #183, 209, 860, 867, 868, and 878).  
Two-thirds vote of Council required for a change to Capital Budget.  
Resolution allocating unused TID 11 funds to CIP project 2022 #736 (Cass  
Street Beautification).  
Two-thirds vote of Council required for a change to Capital Budget.  
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  
24-0516  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Heavy Industrial  
District to the Local Business District allowing for an ethnic grocery store with  
new housing units built over the existing structure at 2109-2111 South Avenue.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend secs. 10-47, 10-49, and 10-76 of the Municipal  
Code of the City of La Crosse regarding beer gardens.  
24-0550  
24-0432  
Resolution approving application of CY Capital LLC for a Conditional Use Permit  
at 200 Main Street, Suite 101, allowing permission to apply for a Combination  
"Class B" Beer & Liquor license.  
Resolution regarding former Naval Reserve Training Center.  
24-0467  
24-0469  
24-0472  
Resolution approving lease with The Hunger Task Force of La Crosse.  
Resolution authorizing renewal for the Wisconsin Urban Search and Rescue  
Emergency Response Services 2024-2026 agreement.  
Resolution approving a reorganization of the table of positions and  
classifications for the Street department.  
24-0484  
24-0488  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2023-2024  
(May).  
Preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers  
under Secs. 66.0829 and 66.0703, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the operating  
and maintenance of a downtown parking system.  
24-0490  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications for the Water and Wastewater department  
24-0500  
24-0511  
24-0515  
Resolution to support the designation of the Mississippi River Trail within the  
limits of the City of La Crosse.  
Resolution approving application of CDHN LLC for a Conditional Use Permit at  
200 Main Street, Suite 102, allowing permission to apply for a Combination  
"Class B" Beer & Liquor license.  
Resolution approving request for exception to Commercial Design Standards  
by Kwik Trip Inc. allowing for exceptions to parking and building setback  
standards for the construction of a new convenience store at 2622 Rose Street  
and 1133 West George Street.  
24-0517  
24-0518  
Resolution amending the sale agreement of City owned surplus property on Kinney  
Coulee Rd, parcel 17-10575-63, to Sarah and Dylan Delagrave.  
Resolution approving application of Householder Taverns LLC dba Bennett  
O'Riley's South La Crosse for Expansion of Alcohol Beverage License for a  
special event at 4329 Mormon Coulee Road on Saturday, June 8, 2024.  
24-0519  
Resolution authorizing the purchase of five clean diesel buses for the Municipal  
Transit Utility.  
24-0556  
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, Jenasea Hameister, Christine  
Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost,  
Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann