City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, July 7, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
Call To Order  
Chair Happel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Douglas Happel, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Mac Kiel,Mark Neumann  
1 - Rebecca Schwarz  
Present:  
Excused:  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution to appropriate funds for Council Chambers Equipment.  
22-0739  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the City of La Crosse to submit an application to  
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for the Idle Sites  
Redevelopment (ISR) Grant Program for the Copper Rocks development.  
22-0790  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving an appropriation of the City's ARPA monies earmarked  
for childcare to go towards a one-year contract with The Parenting Place.  
(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.)  
22-0805  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, to AMEND AS  
PROPOSED (approving revised agreement dated 6/24/2022); 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  
7/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving lease renewal with Rivercrest Village Partners.  
22-0814  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Sleznikow to AMEND AS  
PROPOSED (approving amended lease); 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  
7/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing additional funding for amendments 1 and 2 to design  
and bidding services contract with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) for  
Phase II of River Point District.  
22-0815  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution appropriating unused funds to upgrade Water Utility network  
infrastructure for the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)  
system.  
22-0833  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $11,950,000 aggregate  
principal amount of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series  
2022A, 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.  
22-0865  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $3,185,000 aggregate  
principal amount of General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2022B, 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.  
22-0866  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 7/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Neumann  
1 - Schwarz  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
22-0001  
(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.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m.