City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, September 12, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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Crosse Street, La Crosse WI 54601.  
Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Moment of Silence  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of August 8 special and regular meetings, and August 15 special meeting.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of July.  
24-1209  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2024 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in  
September 2024.  
24-1201  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Police and Fire Commission: Bruce Jentz. Housing Authority: Pete Sayner.  
Building & Housing Appeals Board: Erik Dahl.  
24-1202  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
24-1178, 24-1186  
REPORT OF BID/QUOTE RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Poellinger Electric, Inc. in  
the amount of $69,846.00 for the Pettibone Park Lighting project.  
24-1076  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED  
Report of Bids for the 2024 Carroll Park Improvements Re-Bid.  
24-1045  
Bids over budget.  
Report of Bids for the 2024 Badger-Hickey Park Shelter project.  
24-1140  
Bids over budget.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Resolution Denying Application of Sughra Group of Companies LLC dba Sushi  
24-0956  
Pirate for a Combination "Class B" Beer and Liquor license at 212 Main St. for  
the 2024-2025 license period and appeal of denial by the Police Department.  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats.  
sec. 19.85(1)(a) to deliberate its decision. Following any closed session, the Committees and/or  
Council may reconvene in open session.)  
Vote of 4-0 (with 1 abstention and 1 recusal) out of the Judiciary & Administration  
Committee.  
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 & Public/Semi-Public District to the Multiple Dwelling District,  
allowing for the construction of multi-family residential townhomes at 918, 920,  
922, 928, 934, and 940 Division Street.  
24-1105  
Vote of 4-1 (with 1 abstention) out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Resolution approving allocation of funds related to cleanup of areas in La  
Crosse wetland areas and contracted security related to public spaces.  
24-1150  
24-1151  
Vote of 5-1 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee.  
Resolution appropriating additional funds to the Pump House Regional Arts  
Center in connection with recent expansion and upgrade of the restroom  
facilities.  
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 ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
24-1085  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Residence  
District to the Single Family Residence District, allowing for the parcel at 1202  
Bennett Street to be combined with the adjacent parcel to the west.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the  
Public/Semi-Public District to the Planned Development District - General,  
allowing for the construction of residential rental units along with a community  
service space at 510 9th Street S.  
24-1089  
Resolution approving Certified Survey Map - All of Outlot 7 of River Point  
District and part of Government Lot 1 located in the Northwest 1/4 of the  
Northeast 1/4 of Section 31, Town 16 North, Range 7 West, in the City of La  
Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin and request for right-of-way dedication.  
24-1061  
24-1106  
Resolution approving Application of La Crosse County (dba Hillview Health  
Care Center) for a Conditional Use Permit allowing for a Community Living  
Arrangement at 3501, 3503, 3505, 3507, 3509 Park Lane Dr. & 2851 33rd St.  
S.  
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 October 4 & 5, 2024.  
24-1110  
24-1111  
24-1124  
24-1125  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2024-2025  
(September).  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal  
Financial Agreement for the Reconstruction of Green Bay Street from 9th  
Street South to 14th Street South (Project I.D. #5991-07-84/85).  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal  
Agreement for the Citywide Traffic Implementation utilizing the Signal and ITS  
Standalone Program (Project I.D.s #3700-10-64).  
Resolution adopting the La Crosse 2024 Housing Study.  
24-1136  
24-1138  
Resolution approving an agreement between Wisconsin Municipal Mutual  
Insurance Company (WMMIC) and the City of La Crosse for workers  
compensation self-insurance program claim services.  
Resolution approving a Short Notice Paramedic Transport Pay Memorandum  
of Understanding (MOU) between the City of La Crosse and the International  
Association of Firefighters, Local #127.  
24-1152  
Resolution approving water and sewer connection agreement for property  
located at 1612 Nakomis Avenue.  
24-1178  
24-1186  
Resolution declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures from proceeds of  
borrowing through the State of Wisconsin Environmental Improvement Fund  
for Hagar and Pammel Creek Lift Station projects.  
ITEM RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED  
Financial Statements with Independent Auditors Report as of December 31,  
2023.  
24-1091  
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, Christine Kahlow, Mac Kiel,  
Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost, Douglas Happel, Mark  
Neumann, Vacancy (Dist. 5)