City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
Common Council  
Thursday, October 13, 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  
Chaplain Lorraine Decker, Immanuel Lutheran Church  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of September 8, 2022 regular meeting.  
Reports  
Financial Report from the Director of Finance for the month of August 2022.  
22-1263  
Notices and Discussions  
COMMON COUNCIL MATTERS  
Resolution approving 2022 Bills and Engineering Estimates paid in October  
2022.  
22-1262  
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR  
Aviation Board: Ryan Seib. City Plan Commission: Jenasea Hameister.  
22-1207  
International Committee: Irene Barmore, Todd Bye. La Crosse Center Board:  
Ryan Black, Municipal Transit Utility Board: Cathy Van Maren, Jenasea  
Hameister. Redevelopment Authority: Julie Henline.  
SUSPENSION OF COUNCIL RULE VIII FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
22-0793, 22-1243, 22-1244, 22-1247, 22-1294  
REPORT OF BIDS RECOMMENDED TO BE REJECTED  
Bids over budget.  
Report of Bids for the Pearl Walkway Improvements.  
22-1047  
REPORT OF BIDS/QUOTES RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Winona Mechanical, Inc. in  
the amount of $84,926.00 for the Brickyard & Millatti Ln Stormwater Repairs  
project.  
22-1011  
22-1201  
22-1248  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Fowler & Hammer, Inc. in  
the amount of $329,000.00 for the Historic U.S. Fish Control Lab Building  
Rehabilitation - Phase 3 project.  
Report of Bids and Resolution awarding contract to Visu-Sewer, Inc. in the  
amount of $477,703.00 for the 2022 Sewer Lining Project.  
ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION  
Special F&P meeting 10/13/2022, 5:55 p.m.  
Resolution approving lease with Rivercrest Village Partners, LLC.  
22-1294  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE NOT ADOPTED  
Resolution approving Application of Mayo Clinic Health System for a Conditional  
22-1126  
Use Permit at 630 10th Street S. allowing for demolition of structure for creation  
of green space and extension of adjacent parking lot.  
Motion to adopt failed on a vote of 2-4 at J&A  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Light Industrial  
District to the Multiple Dwelling District allowing for the creation of affordable  
housing units at 811 Monitor St.  
22-1160  
Motion to adopt failed on a vote of 2-4 at J&A  
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  
22-1140  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Residence  
District to the Public and Semi-Public District allowing for site repairs and  
improvements at 600 Losey Blvd. N.  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 6-1, amend Subsection 6-104(2), amend  
Subsections 6-104(8) and (9), and renumbering existing Subsection 6-104(9) to  
Subsections 6-104(10) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse  
regarding pet shops.  
22-1183  
Amended Resolution authorizing parcel exchange and easement with the  
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse for new Fire Station #2 on La Crosse  
Street.  
22-0793  
22-1076  
Resolution approving a Wisconsin Department of Transportation -  
Transportation Alternatives Program State/Municipal Grant Agreement to update  
the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.  
Resolution approving Second Amendment to Duratech Development  
Agreement and First Amendment to the Chart Development Agreement.  
22-1154  
22-1171  
Resolution approving property purchase for affordable housing.  
(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.)  
Resolution authorizing additional funding and to add demolition as an expense  
related to property acquisition for a street opening and infrastructure  
improvements for the River Point District property.  
22-1176  
Resolution approving sale of surplus property and allocation of funds related to  
certain charges on real estate at 717 Wall Street.  
22-1178  
22-1184  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal  
Agreement for the Reconstruction of 6th Street South from Cass Street to State  
Street.  
22-1204  
22-1206  
Amended Resolution approving use of unbudgeted Utility funds for the  
material costs associated with the Hagar street extension.  
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 (October).  
Resolution approving Agreement for Communications Cloud Service with  
Granicus and appropriation of funds.  
22-1243  
Resolution authorizing the reallocation of 2022 Capital Equipment and Capital  
Improvement funds and sale revenue from a current aerial apparatus combined  
to purchase two fire engines (pumpers).  
22-1244  
22-1247  
Resolution to approve additional funds for the 2022 Sewer Lining Project.  
ITEMS RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED  
Resolution approving the allocation of funding to the City of La Crosse Facilities  
22-1049  
Assessment.  
Recommended to be referred 30 days to November 2022 meetings.  
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, Jenasea Hameister,  
Christine Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer  
Trost, Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann