City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, January 5, 2023  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Happel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Douglas Happel, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Mac Kiel, Rebecca  
Schwarz,Mark Neumann  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution regarding Harry J. Olson Multipurpose Senior Center, Inc.  
22-1426  
(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 and 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.)  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz to APPROVE.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kiel to OPEN public hearing; the  
motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kiel to extend public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
The following spoke IN FAVOR: Ralph Geary, Jordana Snyder, Erin Goggin,  
Terrence Collins, Elise Bohm, Rick Hamilton, Jim Bloedorn, Ann  
Gronbeck-Peterson.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Sleznikow to CLOSE public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
REFERRED WITH NO RECOMMENDATION to the Common Council on 1/12/2023.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel, Schwarz,Neumann  
Yes:  
Resolution approving a revised Tax Increment Financing policy.  
22-1509  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Sleznikow, to OPEN public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
The following spoke IN FAVOR: Jeremy Novak  
The following spoke IN OPPOSITION: David Morrison, Tom Sweeney, Jessica  
Olson  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, to CLOSE public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Happel, Janssen, Kiel,Neumann  
2 - Sleznikow,Schwarz  
Yes:  
No:  
Resolution incorporating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding as a  
grant to the Affordable Housing Revolving Loan policy.  
22-1513  
22-1515  
22-1520  
22-1523  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel, Schwarz,Neumann  
Yes:  
Resolution approving American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support  
Replacement Housing Program for 2023.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel, Schwarz,Neumann  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing submission of an application to Wisconsin Economic  
Development Corporation (WEDC) for the Vibrant Spaces Grant Program.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel, Schwarz,Neumann  
Yes:  
Resolution approving a Wisconsin Department of Transportation -  
Transportation Alternatives Program State/Municipal Grant Agreement to  
construct the Wagon Wheel Trail.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, to AMEND AS  
PROPOSED; the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
1/12/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel, Schwarz,Neumann  
Yes:  
Resolution creating project and appropriating funds for Capital Improvement  
project in the 800 block of Sill Street.  
22-1534  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel, Schwarz,Neumann  
Yes:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
23-0001  
(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.  
No action taken.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m.