City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Common Council  
Tuesday, February 22, 2022  
5:30 PM  
Southside Neighborhood Center  
1300 6th St S  
Special Meeting  
Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Presiding  
Mayor Reynolds called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m.  
Roll Call  
12 -  
Present:  
Andrea Richmond, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Justice Weaver, Chris  
Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard, Rebecca Schwarz,  
Jennifer Trost, Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann  
1 - Scott Neumeister  
Excused:  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Suspension of Council Rule VIII  
(2/3 Vote Required)  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Happel, to suspend Council Rule  
VIII. The motion carried unanimously.  
Roll Call  
Woodard left the meeting at approximately 6:48 p.m. (prior to the motion for closed  
session).  
11 -  
Present:  
Andrea Richmond, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Justice Weaver, Chris  
Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost,  
Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann  
2 - Scott Neumeister, Chris Woodard  
Excused:  
Roll Call  
Woodard returned to the meeting at 8:18 p.m. (during closed session).  
13 -  
Present:  
Mitch Reynolds, Andrea Richmond, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Justice  
Weaver, Chris Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard,  
Rebecca Schwarz, Jennifer Trost, Douglas Happel, Mark Neumann  
1 - Scott Neumeister  
Excused:  
Amended Resolution approving property purchase for the Temporary Bridge  
Homes Project.  
22-0296  
(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.)  
2022-02-026  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Janssen, to convene in closed  
session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation  
strategies and parameters. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.  
A motion was made by Richmond, seconded by Kahlow, to reconvene in open  
session. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Neumann, to ADOPT.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, to amend to increase  
the dollar amount from not to exceed $1.2 million to $1.5 million for the  
purchase, acquisition, add the word improvement and immediate  
maintenance. The motion carried by unanimous vote.  
On motion to ADOPT AS AMENDED, the motion carried by the following vote:  
12 -  
Yes:  
Reynolds, Richmond, Janssen, Sleznikow, Weaver, Kahlow, Kiel, Mindel,  
Woodard, Schwarz, Trost, Happel, Neumann  
1 - Neumeister  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
The meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.