City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, October 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 - Barb Janssen, Douglas Happel, Erin Goggin, Larry Sleznikow, Mark  
Neumann,Rebecca Schwarz  
Present:  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution approving a professional services agreement with MSA to review  
policies and ordinances for compliance with 2017 Wisconsin Act 67.  
23-1003  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding fee for review of  
certified survey maps in the La Crosse Municipal Code.  
23-1049  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving Second Amendment to the Development Agreement  
between Spies Construction, LLC and the City of La Crosse for the former  
Navy Reserve site.  
23-1083  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Neumann, to OPEN public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Tom Sweeney.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, to CLOSE public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving and appropriating funds for the La Crosse Center  
improvements.  
23-1114  
23-1117  
23-1118  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution changing the source of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)  
funds for residential development in the floodplain.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, Wisconsin - Sanitary Sewer  
Construction on 21st Street S.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 10/12/2023.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, Wisconsin - Sanitary Sewer  
Construction on Sill Street.  
23-1119  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Sleznikow, to OPEN public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Janssen, to CLOSE public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessments  
against benefited property in La Crosse, Wisconsin - Water Utility  
Construction on St. Cloud Street.  
23-1120  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution reallocating funds for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan  
Update for community engagement and marketing.  
23-1132  
23-1136  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution to approve adjusted wage rates for part time, seasonal and  
casual city employees effective October 13, 2023, and January 1,  
2024.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/12/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving Unum for a voluntary employee paid vision plan,  
effective January 1, 2024.  
23-1173  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 10/12/2023.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving an agreement between the City of La Crosse and ASI  
Flex to provide third party administration services for the City’s I.R.S. Section  
#125 Plan for a three (3) year term beginning January 1, 2024, through  
December 31, 2026.  
23-1174  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED AS PROPOSED. The motion carried by unanimously.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council  
on 10/12/2023. 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.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz, to CONVENE in  
closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update  
negotiation strategies and parameters. The motion carried unanimously.  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Adjournment  
The meeting adjourned from Closed Session at 6:59 p.m.