City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Common Council  
Thursday, September 8, 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  
Pastor Mark Lockett, Neighborhood City Church.  
Appointment of District 5 Council Member  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of the August 11, 2022 regular meeting.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Interim Director of Finance for the month of July 2022.  
22-1141  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving a premise lease agreement between the City of La  
22-0949  
Crosse Fire Department & Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance.  
Reconsideration by Council Member Happel  
Resolution approving 2022 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in September  
2022.  
22-1142  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Police and Fire Commission: Ellen Frantz. Room Tax Commission: Ryan  
Johnson.  
22-1150  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE VIII FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
22-1079, 22-1115, 22-1149  
REPORT OF BID/QUOTE RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Chippewa Concrete  
Services in the amount of $10,961,937.96 for the River Point District - Phase 2  
(Street & Utilities) Project.  
22-1010  
REPORT OF BID/QUOTE RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED  
Report of Bids for Riverside South Toilet Rooms Project.  
22-1009  
Bids over budget  
ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION  
Special F&P 9/8/2022, 5:55 p.m.  
Resolution appointing Chadwick Hawkins as Director of Finance.  
22-1149  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
A SECOND AMENDED ORDINANCE to create Sec. 32-191 of the Code of  
22-0636  
Ordinances 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.)  
Vote of 3 - 1 out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Resolution declaring a climate emergency, committing to policies that reduce  
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and accelerating the clean energy transition,  
and supporting intergovernmental cooperation to reduced GHG emissions.  
22-0977  
22-1048  
22-1115  
Vote of 3 - 1 out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
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 (September).  
Vote of 3 - 0 (plus 1 abstention) out of Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Resolution creating a storm water utility project and appropriating funds for  
emergency repairs to the storm drainage way south of Brickyard and Millatti  
Lanes.  
2/3 vote required per Sec. 2-360 (unanticipated projects/equipment)  
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 sec. 46-175 and to repeal secs. 46-176 and 46-185  
22-0962  
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding the Stormwater  
Utility.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Traditional  
Neighborhood District - Specific to the Traditional Neighborhood District -  
Specific allowing for a four-unit townhouse building with a four-car garage and  
four parking spaces at 618, 622, and 624 Jackson St., and 1002 7th St. S.  
22-1032  
Amended Resolution approving the 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Program  
Budget.  
22-0789  
22-0918  
22-0950  
22-0999  
Resolution authorizing the appropriation of funds for River Point District Phase II  
related street and infrastructure improvements.  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding Stormwater  
Application fees.  
Amended Resolution approving adjustments to the 2021 assessment and tax  
roll.  
Resolution establishing locations for the 2022 Board of Review meetings.  
22-1005  
22-1031  
Resolution approving Application of LAX Food Hall LLC for a Conditional Use  
Permit at 508 Jay St. allowing permission to apply for a Combination "Class B"  
Beer & Liquor license.  
Resolution requesting the release of funds from the La Crosse Center Room  
Tax Reserve Account for various equipment, repair and maintenance.  
22-1034  
22-1045  
22-1046  
22-1079  
22-1088  
Resolution authorizing the increase of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for a position  
within the IT Department.  
Resolution establishing definition of a Storm Event as part of the Stormwater  
Utility update.  
Resolution approving a service agreement between the City of La Crosse Fire  
Department and Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Medical Center.  
Resolution Approving Condominium Plat of Jackson Street Townhomes to the  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin (7th & Jackson Streets).  
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:  
Andrea Richmond, Scott Neumeister, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, District 5 - Vacant,  
Christine Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer  
Trost, Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann