City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, September 3, 2026  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
This meeting is open for in-person attendance and will also be available through video conferencing. The meeting  
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Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Agenda Items:  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Resolution approving assignment of parking assignment at Market Square  
Parking Ramp from Cameron Park Condo Association to Free Heel Capital.  
(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.)  
26-0545  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Referred from the August 2026 meetings.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding fees relating to fire  
prevention.  
26-0841  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Resolution approving a change in project scope for the La Crosse Center  
basketball floor project.  
26-0859  
26-0869  
Sponsors: Janssen  
Resolution authorizing the termination of the lease between the City and La  
Crosse and Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland Council, Inc. for 2710  
Quarry Road and authorizing the acquisition of the building.  
Sponsors: Sleznikow  
Resolution appropriating additional funds from Tax Incremental District  
(TID) No. 11 to the Civic Center Park Project, CIP #778  
26-0871  
26-0886  
Sponsors: Weston  
Resolution awarding a three (3) year contract to Kone in the amount of  
$434,164.24 for preventive maintenance service for all City escalators and  
elevators.  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Resolution creating and re-allocating existing, unspent funds for new Capital  
Improvement project for the extension of sanitary sewer service to three City of  
La Crosse parcels that cannot currently reach Sanitary Sewer infrastructure  
per Municipal Code on the West side of Sunset Ln.  
26-0892  
Sponsors: Goggin  
Resolution re-allocating existing, unencumbered TIF #11 funds for  
replacement of failing brick sidewalk in the 500 block of Main Street.  
26-0893  
26-0896  
Sponsors: Kahlow  
Resolution re-allocating existing, unencumbered TIF #11 funds for additional  
funding for the King Street Neighborhood Greenway, from Front Street to 3rd  
Street South.  
Sponsors: Kahlow  
Resolution authorizing increase in court costs for municipal citations.  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
26-0899  
26-0900  
Resolution authorizing renewal for the Wisconsin Urban Search and Rescue  
Emergency Response Services 2026-2028 agreement.  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $13,805,000 aggregate  
principal amount of General Obligation Promissory Notes of the City of La  
Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, for the purpose of completing certain  
capital projects in and for the City and purchasing certain equipment for the  
City, prescribing details of said notes and the form of note, authorizing the  
award of said notes to the purchaser therefore, levying taxes, and related  
matters.  
26-0901  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Resolution authorizing the appointment of an interim Director of Finance  
effective August 25, 2026.  
26-0936  
26-0824  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Short-circuited by Mayor Washington-Spivey on 9.1.2026.  
Resolution approving an amendment to the development agreement for  
The Driftless Apartments and Townhomes.  
(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.)  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Resolution approving a development agreement with Copper Rocks 1, LLC,  
Copper Rocks 2, LLC, Copper Rocks 3, LLC and Copper Rocks 4, LLC for a  
mixed-use development at 2415 State Road.  
26-0825  
(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.)  
Sponsors: Washington-Spivey  
Short-circuited by Mayor Washington-Spivey on 9.1.2026.  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
26-0001  
(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.  
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.  
Finance & Personnel Members:  
Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Chris Kahlow, Aron Newberry, Rosanne  
Northwood