City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, April 3, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
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La Crosse WI 54601.  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Agenda Items:  
NEW BUSINESS  
Resolution approving a conditional partial vacation of the public alley  
right-of-way in the area bound by 9th St, 10th St, Main St, and State St.  
Kahlow  
Sponsors:  
Public hearing.  
Resolution to contract with Baker Tilly to help the City of La Crosse claim  
elective pay incentives and appropriate tax credits to fund climate action plan  
implementation.  
Mindel  
Sponsors:  
Resolution establishing the 2026-2030 Capital Equipment Budget.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving the Sale of Surplus Property at 2710 Onalaska Avenue.  
Dickinson  
Sponsors:  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, WI - Sanitary Sewer in 2400 block of  
Highland Street.  
Trost  
Sponsors:  
Public hearing.  
Resolution approving the Docking Agreement with American Cruise Lines.  
Kahlow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving a five-year lease extension with the Pump House  
Regional Arts Center for the property located at 119 King Street (Parcel  
#17-20026-060).  
Kahlow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution appropriating Storm Water Utility funds for additional storm sewer  
construction as part of contract PAVE-2025-003 (15th & Vine Streets - LRIP).  
Dickinson and Sleznikow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving the carryover of unexpended appropriations from the 2024  
Operating Budget and 2024 year-end budget adjustments for department cost  
overruns.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Resolution appropriating Tax Incremental District (TID) 10 funds for the Wagon  
Wheel Trail.  
Sleznikow and Woodard  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications for the Utilities department regarding weekly hours.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds on 3.21.2025.  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
(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.)  
F&P Item Only, unless otherwise directed.  
Adjournment  
Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the above  
scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making  
responsibility.  
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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.  
Finance & Personnel Members:  
Doug Happel, Larry Sleznikow, Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Rebecca Schwarz, Mark Neumann