City Hall

City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

400 La Crosse Street

La Crosse, WI 54601

Meeting Minutes - Final

Board of Public Works

Monday, February 26, 2024

10:00 AM

Council Chambers

City Hall, First Floor

Call to Order

Mayor Reynolds called the meeting to order at 10:00AM.

Roll Call

5 -

Present:

Andrea Trane, Matt Gallager, Mitch Reynolds, Rebecca Schwarz,Tamra

Dickinson

Approval of Minutes

A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Gallager, to APPROVE minutes

from February 12, 2024. The motion carried unanimously.

Agenda Items:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW on Westview Place.

24-0226

A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW on the 2300 thru 2600

blocks of 7th Street.

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A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW on the 700 Block of

Windsor Street.

A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW on the 800 Block of

Main Street.

A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW at Cross St and

Cameron Ave intersection.

A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW on Buchner Pl and

Milwaukee St.

A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW on Winneshiek Rd.

and 1200 Block of St. James St.

A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Brightspeed SPP request for Communications in ROW on Norplex Drive from

Hood St to Jackson St.

A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Metro Fibernet Excavation Permit request for SPP #2367

24-0291

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A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Dickinson, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Metro Fibernet Excavation Permit request for Street Potholing SPP 2367 and

Excavation in Newly Paved Road

A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Dickinson, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Metro Fibernet Excavation Permit for Street Potholing SPP 2366 and

Excavate in Newly Paved Road

24-0294

A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Dickinson, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Metro Fibernet Excavation permit request for Street Potholing SPP 2348 and

Excavation in Newly Paved Road

24-0297

A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Dickinson, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Public Hearing for Sidewalk on 28th St S from Robinsdale Ave to Hass St

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24-0302

No action taken. Matt Schmidt, Gordon Pankratz, Cathy Van Maren, Rick Czeczck,

Karen Kaiser, Mark Misch, Tim Bye, and Sue Temp were called to speak.

Appeal of special charges relating to snow removal at 1532 Madison St

pursuant to sec. 40-8(f) of the La Crosse Municipal Code.

Margy Gundersen was called to speak.

A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Gallager, to DENY. The motion

carried by the following vote:

3 - Gallager, Schwarz,Dickinson

2 - Trane,Reynolds

Yes:

Abstain:

Appeal of special charges relating to snow removal at 105 7th St. S. pursuant

to sec. 40-8(f) of the La Crosse Municipal Code.

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Irvin Hougom was called to speak.

A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Schwarz, to DENY. The motion

carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Appeal of special charges relating to snow removal at 1317 Wood St.

pursuant to sec. 40-8(f) of the La Crosse Municipal Code.

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Delene Moser was called to speak.

A motion was made by Trane, seconded by Gallager, to APPROVE by reducing

the invoice to $100 based on the 40ft of property. The motion carried by the

following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Request to approve two Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits.

24-0268

A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Request to approve access agreement by Northern States Power for an

upcoming rebuild project.

24-0287

Matt McFarlan, Dawn Schultz, Alex Lueck, Chuck Lee, and Jake Larson were called to

speak.

A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Dickinson, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Request to approve access agreement by Northern States Power to remove

distribution lines.

24-0306

A motion was made by Trane, seconded by Gallager, to APPROVE. The motion

carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Bidder's Proof of Responsibility

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24-0261

Not action taken.

Construction Contract Final Payments

A motion was made by Trane, seconded by Gallager, to APPROVE. The motion

carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Construction Contract Change Orders

24-0267

24-0301

A motion was made by Trane, seconded by Gallager, to APPROVE. The motion

carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

Request for approval of updated Special Events Barricade Fee Schedule

A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes:

KFC Discharge Compliance Order

24-0309

A motion was made by Trane, seconded by Schwarz, to APPROVE. The motion

carried by the following vote:

5 - Trane, Gallager, Reynolds, Schwarz,Dickinson

Yes: