City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, July 6, 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  
5 -  
Present:  
Barb Janssen, Douglas Happel, Erin Goggin, Mark Neumann,Rebecca  
Schwarz  
1 - Larry Sleznikow  
Excused:  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution authorizing a partial vacation of Campbell Road between 24th  
Street and La Crosse Street.  
23-0462  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz that the resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED (change to legal description and map, approximately 100 sq. ft.).  
The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
7/13/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving, and appropriating funds for, replacement of  
23-0466  
self-priming, submersible pumps at the Valley Brook Sanitary Lift Station.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving funds from the American Rescue Plan Funds (ARPA)  
for the replacement of the roof and HVAC system on the Southside  
Neighborhood Center.  
23-0577  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving an Amendment to the Project Plan of Tax Incremental  
District No. 10, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  
23-0685  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz that the resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be AMENDED AS PROPOSED (add more flexibility to expenditures). The motion  
carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
7/13/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving an Amendment to the Project Plan and Boundaries of  
Tax Incremental District No. 17, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  
23-0686  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving an Amendment to the Project Plan and Boundaries of  
Tax Incremental District No. 18, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  
23-0687  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution Creating Tax Incremental District No. 21, Approving Its Project  
Plan and Establishing Its Boundaries, City of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  
23-0688  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
23-0690  
Resolution approving an appropriation of the City’s ARPA monies  
earmarked for childcare to go towards a second-year contract with The  
Parenting Place.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be AMENDED AS PROPOSED in Legistar. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
7/13/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the addition of two (2) positions within the Street  
Department.  
23-0691  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving the remodel of the bathrooms at the Pumphouse  
Regional Arts Center.  
23-0759  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $12,050,000 aggregate  
principal amount of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series  
2023-A, 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.  
23-0760  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $5,670,000 aggregate  
principal amount of General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2023-B, 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.  
23-0761  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 7/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Sleznikow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
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 6:39 p.m.