City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, March 14, 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 Charles Robinson, First Church of Christ  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of February 8, 2024  
Reports  
2023 La Crosse Police Department Annual Report  
24-0356  
24-0384  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of January.  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2023/2024 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in March  
2024.  
24-0371  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Neighborhood Revitalization Commission: Ralph Geary, Will Kratt. Heritage  
Preservation Commission: Jim Gallagher.  
24-0355  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Eco Concrete Company in  
the amount of $622,729.68 for the Downtown Streetscaping & Tree Planting  
project.  
24-0193  
24-0195  
24-0196  
24-0199  
24-0200  
24-0201  
24-0203  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $272,013.21 for the Fiesta Court - Losey Boulevard to Dead End  
North project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Visu-Sewer LLC in the  
amount of $1,805,325.00 for the Sanitary Sewer Lining & Rehabilitation -  
Division St to Cass St project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $127,324.75 for the 2024 Annual Miscellaneous Curb & Gutter  
and Pavement Replacement project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $105,887.65 for the 2024 Water Utility Sidewalk Replacement  
project  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $59,951.50 for the 2024 Sewer Utility Sidewalk Replacement  
project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Les Manske & Sons  
Excavating & Landscaping, LLC in the amount of $102,748.80 for the South  
Side Neighborhood Center Re-Roof project.  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED  
Report of Bids for the La Crosse Center South Hall Reroofing Project.  
24-0234  
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 1-5 and 1 abstention out of the Judiciary &  
Administration Committee.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of  
24-0190  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from  
Washburn Residential Neighborhood District to the Traditional Neighborhood  
District - Specific allowing for continued use of the property as a professional  
office space at 212 11th Street South.  
Vote of 5-2 out of the Judiciary & Administrative Committee.  
Amended Resolution appropriating ARPA funds in the amount of $60,000 in  
connection with Legal Action of Wisconsin’s project entitled Eviction Defense  
Project to establish a service to provide free legal assistance for families that  
are at risk of eviction.  
24-0279  
Vote of 4-2 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  
24-0189  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Single Family  
Residence District to the Residence District allowing for the property to be used  
as a duplex at 812 Windsor Street.  
Resolution approving partial vacation of public street Right-of-Way on the east  
side of 28th Street South, near Fairchild Street East.  
23-1487  
24-0167  
Resolution approving Application of K & M Chances R LLC dba Chances R for  
an Expansion of Alcohol Beverage License & Street Privilege Permit for a  
special event at 417 Jay Street on June 1, 2024.  
Resolution approving Application of A&S Foster LLC dba Bottoms Up for an  
Expansion of Alcohol Beverage License & Street Privilege Permit for special  
event at 500 Copeland Avenue on June 8, 2024.  
24-0205  
Resolution approving Application of Karuna, Inc. for a Conditional Use Permit at  
1012 Grove Street allowing for a rooming house.  
24-0217  
24-0237  
24-0251  
24-0262  
24-0280  
Resolution approving Investment Service agreements for the period of April 1,  
2024 through March 31, 2025.  
Resolution abolishing the City of La Crosse SLFRF Program Award  
Committee.  
Resolution authorizing the City of La Crosse Arts Board to enter into grant  
agreements.  
Resolution approving a collective bargaining agreement between the City of La  
Crosse and the La Crosse Professional Police Supervisory Association for  
January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.  
Resolution approving a collective bargaining agreement between the City of La  
Crosse and the La Crosse Professional Police Non-Supervisory Association  
Local #26 for January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.  
24-0281  
24-0283  
24-0284  
Resolution directing the advertisement and sale of not to exceed $6,765,000  
aggregate principal amount of Sewer System Revenue Bonds, of the City of La  
Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin  
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  
(March).  
Adjournment  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
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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