City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, December 1, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
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Agenda items approved for public hearing by the committee are open to public comment. If you wish to speak on  
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La Crosse WI 54601. Questions, call 608-789-7510.  
Public hearings before the respective standing committee shall be limited to 15 minutes for the proponents;  
followed by 15 minutes for the opponents and three-minute rebuttal for each side unless such time is extended by  
a majority vote of the committee. All speakers at a public hearing of the standing committees shall speak no more  
than three (3) minutes unless waived by the Chair or a majority of the committee.  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Agenda Items:  
NEW BUSINESS  
Resolution approving a partial vacation of the alley located between Liberty  
Street, Charles Street and Gillette Street and Sill Street.  
Richmond  
Sponsors:  
Public Hearing.  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications for the supervision and management of the Public Works  
Department.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Resolution appropriating funds to pay for the remediation required on detached  
garages which violate the current floodplain standards per FEMA.  
Richmond  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving a professional services agreement with Leibowitz &  
Horton Airport Management Consultants Incorporated.  
Richmond  
Sponsors:  
Resolution approving a professional services agreement with Crawford,  
Murphy, & Tilly Inc.  
Richmond  
Sponsors:  
Resolution allocating additional funding for the Pearl Walkway Reconstruction.  
Kahlow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution to rescind vehicle fire fee from Appendix C Fee Schedule.  
Happel  
Sponsors:  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding residential rental  
dwelling unit registration.  
Kahlow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution authorizing the Fire Department to accept a DHS/FEMA Assistance  
to Firefighters Grant for swift water rescue training.  
Sleznikow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution authorizing the Fire Department to accept a DHS/FEMA Assistance  
to Firefighters Grant for Paramedic training.  
Sleznikow  
Sponsors:  
Resolution authorizing the release of funds for the Police Department to  
procure and fully upfit an Animal Control services vehicle.  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 11/23/2022.  
Resolution approving animal sheltering contract with Coulee Region Humane  
Society. (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.)  
Reynolds  
Sponsors:  
Short-circuited by Mayor Reynolds 11/30/2022.  
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.  
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:  
Doug Happel, Larry Sleznikow, Barb Janssen, Mac Kiel, Rebecca Schwarz, Mark Neumann