City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Common Council  
Thursday, October 10, 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  
Moment of Silence  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of September 5 Special and September 12, 2024 Regular meeting.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of August.  
24-1335  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution appropriating additional funds to the Pump House Regional Arts  
24-1151  
Center in connection with recent expansion and upgrade of the restroom  
facilities.  
Vetoed by Mayor Reynolds on 9/16/2024.  
Resolution approving 2024 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in October  
2024.  
24-1334  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Human Rights Commission: Tashyra Jackson, Building and Housing Appeals  
Board: Edward Burgess, Room Tax Commission: Krista Schlicht.  
24-1332  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
24-1318, 24-1344  
REPORT OF BID/QUOTE RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED  
Report of Bids for Pammel Creek Repairs Phase 1 project.  
24-1269  
Bids over budget.  
ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION  
Special Finance & Personnel Committee meeting on 10/10/2024 at 5:50 p.m.  
Resolution allocating and re-appropriating funds for Wastewater Treatment  
Plant upgrade for electric generation permitting.  
24-1344  
A 2/3 vote of the Council is required for changes to the Capital Budget.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal and recreate Section 115-403 of the Code of  
24-1200  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse relating to Traditional Neighborhood  
Development zoning.  
Vote of 3-1 with 1 abstention out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
A CHARTER ORDINANCE to create Section 19 of Appendix A of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse creating the position, duties and  
responsibilities of the Office of the City Administrator and removing duties from  
the Office of the Mayor.  
24-1287  
Vote of 3-1 with 1 abstention out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.  
Resolution allocating American Rescue Plan Funds (ARPA) to the 2024  
General Fund Operating Budget.  
24-1256  
24-1210  
Vote of 5-1 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee.  
Resolution to cancel, amend, reallocate, and/or move previously approved  
water utility past or future CIP projects/equipment.  
Vote of 6-0 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee. A 2/3 vote of the Council is  
required for changes to the Capital Budget.  
Resolution to purchase vehicle for the Information Technology Department.  
24-1257  
Vote of 6-0 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee. A 2/3 vote of the Council is  
required for changes to the 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 annex a parcel of land from the Town of Campbell to the  
City of La Crosse (1612 Nakomis Ave. - Schmidt).  
24-1182  
24-1203  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Light Industrial  
District to the Heavy Industrial District, allowing for reconstruction of a  
warehouse at 1219 Travis St.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Local Business  
District to the Multiple Dwelling District, allowing for remodel of the current  
home into a roominghouse at 215 Copeland Ave.  
24-1207  
24-1174  
Resolution approving Certified Survey Map - Located in Part of Government Lot  
9 of Section 19, T16N, R7W, Town of Campbell, La Crosse County, Wisconsin  
(1626 Lakeshore Dr).  
Resolution approving additional Election Officials for 2024-2025.  
24-1190  
24-1208  
Resolution approving Application of Spencer Nickelatti for a Conditional Use  
Permit allowing for a roominghouse at 215 Copeland Ave.  
Resolution re-allocating existing funds on the Causeway Boulevard project,  
MISC-2023-048.  
24-1211  
24-1223  
24-1224  
24-1226  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications for the Utilities department.  
Amended Resolution approving a reclassification within the table of positions  
and classifications for the Engineering Department.  
Resolution approving a Wisconsin Department of Transportation -  
Transportation Alternatives Program State/Municipal Grant Agreement to  
construct the Avon Street Greenway.  
Resolution approving a development agreement with RyKey Properties, LLC for  
24-1234  
"The Lofts" development located at Lot 8 in River Point District.  
(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.)  
Resolution approving the Inter-Agency Agreement to administer the Down  
Payment Assistance Program.  
24-1254  
24-1255  
Resolution approving use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to  
transition airport fire truck 2 from AFFF to F3 foam.  
Resolution authorizing the purchase of Two (2) 35-foot Hybrid Buses.  
Resolution authorizing the purchase of Two (2) 35-foot Clean Diesel Buses.  
24-1258  
24-1259  
24-1267  
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  
(October).  
Resolution authorizing the purchase of replacement CAD/AVL System.  
24-1318  
ITEM RECOMMENDED TO BE ACCEPTED AND FILED  
Petition for Direct Annexation by Unanimous Approval pursuant to Sec.  
24-1181  
66.0217(2), Wis. Stats. of land from the Town of Campbell to the City of La  
Crosse (1612 Nakomis Ave. - Schmidt).  
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, Christine Kahlow, Mac Kiel,  
Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost, Douglas Happel, Mark  
Neumann, Vacancy (Dist. 5)