City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Common Council  
Thursday, July 14, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
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Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Invocation  
Moment of Silence  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of June 9 regular and June 29 special meetings.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Interim Director of Finance for the Month of May 2022.  
22-0908  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to create Sec. 32-191 of the Code of Ordinances  
22-0636  
of the City of La Crosse prohibiting Conversion Therapy. (Note: The Committee  
and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) to  
confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the Committees and/or  
Council may reconvene in open session.)  
Reconsideration by Council Member Neumann  
Resolution approving 2022 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in July 2022.  
22-0909  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Board of Zoning Appeals: Ryan Seib. International Committee: Mindy Wiesjahn,  
22-0904  
Jerry Burns. La Crosse Center Board: Phillip Addis. Municipal Transit Utility:  
Gary Padesky.  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE VIII FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
22-0858, 22-0865, 22-0866  
REPORT OF BID RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED  
Report of Bids for the Northside Pedestrian Upgrades Project.  
22-0820  
Bids over budget  
Report of Bids for the River Point District - Phase 2 (Street & Utilities) Project.  
22-0855  
Bids over budget  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Wieser Brothers General  
22-0825  
Contractor, Inc. in the amount of $1,183,925.00 for the La Crosse Police  
Department Renovations Project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Winona Mechanical, Inc. in  
the amount of $492,350.00 for the Breezy Point Lift Station Improvements  
Project.  
22-0830  
ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION  
Special J&A 7/14/2022 - 5:45 p.m.  
Request for exception to Multi-Family Housing Design Standards by Steve  
Schlicht allowing for an exception to the standard that building plans shall be  
prepared and approved by a Registered Architect for a project at 1024, 1034,  
1036, 1038 Denton Street.  
22-0858  
ITEM RECOMMENDED TO BE NOT ADOPTED  
Resolution approving Application of Western Technical College for a Conditional  
22-0773  
Use Permit at 310 8th St. N. allowing for demolition of structure for green  
space. (Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant  
to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the  
Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.)  
On motion to adopt, 3-3 tie vote out of J&A (motion failed)  
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  
22-0765  
the City of La Crosse transferring certain property from the Local Business  
District - to the Multiple Dwelling District allowing for an apartment with two  
bedrooms at 1033 Caledonia St.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend sec. 2-606 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of  
La Crosse regarding meetings of the La Crosse Center Board.  
22-0776  
22-0777  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse transferring certain property from the  
Planned Development District - General - to the Planned Development District -  
Specific allowing for mixed use redevelopment at 2415 State Road.  
Resolution advocating for improvements State energy efficiency regulations that  
would benefit the City of La Crosse in reaching its carbon neutrality goal.  
22-0631  
Resolution to appropriate funds for Council Chambers Equipment.  
22-0739  
22-0762  
Resolution approving Application of People's Food Cooperative, Inc. for a  
Conditional Use Permit at 315 5th Ave. S. allowing permission to apply for a  
Combination "Class B" Beer & Liquor license.  
Resolution approving Application of The Charmant Hotel LLC dba The  
Charmant Hotel for Expansion of Alcohol Beverage License to the 100 Block of  
State Street for special event on Friday, August 19, 2022.  
22-0788  
22-0790  
22-0805  
Resolution authorizing the City of La Crosse to submit an application to  
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for the Idle Sites  
Redevelopment (ISR) Grant Program for the Copper Rocks development.  
Amended Resolution approving an appropriation of the City's ARPA monies  
earmarked for childcare to go towards a one-year contract with The Parenting  
Place.  
(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.)  
Amended Resolution approving lease renewal with Rivercrest Village Partners.  
22-0814  
22-0815  
Resolution authorizing additional funding for amendments 1 and 2 to design and  
bidding services contract with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) for Phase II  
of River Point District.  
Resolution approving Application of Pato Azul, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit  
at 127 4th St. S. allowing permission to apply for a Combination "Class B" Beer  
& Liquor license.  
22-0821  
Resolution approving Preliminary Plat of River Point District to the City of La  
Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.  
22-0826  
22-0829  
Resolution approving Request of Householder Taverns LLC for permission to  
apply for a Combination "Class B" Beer and Liquor license at 4329 Mormon  
Coulee Road for the license year 2022-23.  
Resolution appropriating unused funds to upgrade Water Utility network  
infrastructure for the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)  
system.  
22-0833  
22-0837  
22-0851  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the remainder of license period  
2022-2023 (July).  
Resolution denying application of Carter Bell for a Beverage Operator's License  
and appeal of denial by the Police Department.  
Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis.  
Stats. sec. 19.85(1)(a) to deliberate its decision. Following any closed session, the  
Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.  
Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $11,950,000 aggregate  
principal amount of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series  
2022A, of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in such  
amount, providing details, prescribing the form of bond, awarding the bonds to  
the best bidder, levying taxes, and related matters.  
22-0865  
22-0866  
Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $3,185,000 aggregate  
principal amount of General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2022B, of the  
City of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in such amount, providing  
details, prescribing the form of note, awarding the notes to the best bidder,  
levying taxes, and related matters.  
Adjournment  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
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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.