City Hall

City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

400 La Crosse Street

La Crosse, WI 54601

Meeting Agenda - Final

Common Council

Thursday, August 8, 2024

6:00 PM

Council Chambers

City Hall, First Floor

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Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation

Moment of Silence

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of July 11, 2024.

Reports

Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the Month of June.

24-1094

Notices and Discussions

COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS

Resolution approving 2024 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in August

2024.

24-1093

APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR

Economic & Community Development Commission; Mary Rohrer. Municipal

24-1095

Transit Utility Board: Gary Padesky. Committee for Citizens with Disabilities:

Tina Pohlman. Aviation Board: Tonya Townsell. Heritage Preservation

Commission: Ellie McLoone.

SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE XV FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

(2/3 Vote Required)

24-1026, 24-1037, 24-1056, 24-1075

REPORT OF BID/QUOTE RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED

Report of Bids for the 2024 Citywide Traffic Signal Interconnect project.

24-1044

Bids over budget.

ITEMS WITH NO RECOMMENDATION

Resolution prohibiting camping on City properties.

24-1037

Referred with No Recommendation from the Judiciary & Administration Committee on a

vote of 5-0.

AN ORDINANCE to repeal and recreate Sec. 32-5 of the Code of Ordinances of

the City of La Crosse regarding camping on City-owned property.

24-1056

Recommendation to Adopt failed on a tie vote of 2-2 (with 1 abstention) out of the

Judiciary & Administration Committee.

Resolution removing parcel from “no camping” designation.

24-1075

Special Judiciary & Administration Committee - 8.8.2024

ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED

Amended Resolution approving the 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program

Budget.

24-0744

24-0950

24-0951

Vote of 4-2 out of the Finance & Personnel Committee.

Resolution approving Request of CouleeCap, Inc. to allow re-filing of rezoning

petition for 212 11th St. S. due to substantial change in circumstances.

Vote of 3-1 (with 1 abstention) 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 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 4-1 out of the Judiciary & Administration Committee.

Resolution authorizing 2024 Action Plan and funding allocation in connection

with CDBG and HOME programs.

24-1026

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 hte Mayor or a

Council Member.

ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED

Resolution and report of the Board of Public Works on the costs of operating

and maintaining the parking system in downtown La Crosse.

24-0904

24-0957

24-0991

Resolution adopting the City of La Crosse's 2024 Bicycle and Pedestrian

Master Plan.

Resolution authorizing the City of La Crosse to enter into a Client Agreement

with Studio GWA for the preparation of the Downtown La Crosse River Area

Inventory and Redevelopment Plan.

Resolution allocating funds for Title VI and Community Participation Plans

24-0993

24-1006

Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and

classifications for the Streets department.

Amended Resolution approving an appropriation of the City’s ARPA monies to

go to the North La Crosse Business Association (NLBA).

Resolution approving a memorandum of understanding between the City of La

Crosse and the La Crosse Professional Police Non-Supervisors Association.

Resolution declaring certain property at 626 Monitor St. (parcel #17-10294-31)

as surplus property.

Resolution approving additional Election Officials for 2024-2025.

ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED

Application of Sughra Group of Companies LLC dba Sushi Pirate for a

Combination "Class B" Beer and Liquor license at 212 Main St. for the

2024-2025 license period.

24-0956

24-0977

Recommended to be referred 30 days to the September 2024 meetings.

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

and Commercial Districts to the Traditional Neighborhood District - General,

allowing for the combination of parcels and construction of commercial and

residential mixed-use buildings at 1822 State Road 16 and adjacent parcels at

State Road 16.

Recommended to be referred 90 days to the November 2024 meetings.

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)