City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, May 4, 2023  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Council President called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Barb Janssen, Douglas Happel, Erin Goggin, Larry Sleznikow, Mark  
Neumann,Rebecca Schwarz  
Election of Officers  
Neumann nominated Happel and Janssen for Chair; Janssen declined the nomination.  
Unanimous consent to elect Happel as Chair.  
Happel nominated Sleznikow for Vice Chair; no other nominations were made.  
Unanimous consent to elect Sleznikow as Vice Chair.  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution approving increased CIP costs for Boilers at the La Crosse  
Center.  
23-0312  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/11/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers  
under Secs 66.0829 and 66.0703, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the  
operation and maintenance of a downtown parking system.  
23-0394  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/11/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution transferring City-owned parcels to the Redevelopment Authority of  
La Crosse for the development of River Point District.  
23-0418  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED AS PROPOSED. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
5/11/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
23-0421  
Resolution authorizing funding for a design and bidding services contract  
with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) for Phase III (3) of River Point  
District.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/11/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding for costs  
associated with residential development in the floodplain.  
23-0451  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/11/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
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 approximately 6:26 p.m.