City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
City Plan Commission  
Monday, July 18, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
CIP Public Hearing #2  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Co-Chair Kahlow called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.  
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Present:  
Absent:  
James Cherf, Matt Gallager, Scott Neumeister, Chris Kahlow, Elaine Yager,  
Mitch Reynolds, Jennifer Trost,Jacob Sciammas  
1 - Nabamita Dutta  
Agenda Items:  
Discussion, Possible Action, and Public Hearing on the 2023-2027 Capital  
Improvement Program Budget.  
A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Cherf to open the public  
hearing. THE MOTION CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE.  
Public speakers:  
John Knight- Item #802; In favor but passed on speaking.  
Jim Millich- Item #802; Comments in favor.  
Ralph Geary- Comments on speed readers by Northwoods Elementary School  
and Clinton Street lighting; Neither of which are in the current CIP.  
Brock Boyle- Item #545; Comments in favor of a skate park. (Memo/handout)  
Cole Herold- Item #545; Stated he is also in favor of a skate park.  
Derek Cortez; Chileda CEO- Item #802; Comments in favor of item and would  
also like to include speed tables on this street (Victory St.).  
A motion was made by Cherf, seconded by Sciammas to close the public  
hearing. THE MOTION CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE.  
Sleznikow proposed to use $35k in 2023 to permanently install two speed  
tables in the 100-200 block of 29th Street South (Memo/handout). A motion was  
made by Neumeister, seconded by Cherf to Approve this item. THE MOTION  
CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE.  
Richmond suggested to appropriate $100k from the general obligation fund in  
2023 to begin the design phase of new shelter and remove old shelter at The  
Badger-Hickey Park. (Memo/handout)  
A motion was made by Mayor Reynolds, seconded by Cherf to move item #556  
(Crowly Park resurfacing) from 2023 to 2024; And move $100k of the $600k for  
the repair/replacement of Badger-Hickey Park enclosed shelter in GO  
borrowing from 2024 to 2023 for the design and demolition of the current  
Badger-Hickey Park shelter. (Funding justified through above change in funds).  
THE MOTION FAILED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE.  
A motion was made by Mayor Reynolds, seconded by Yager to amend the  
Badger-Hickey project to add $85k from GO borrowing to 2023 for the design  
and demolition of the shelter. THE MOTION CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE.  
A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Cherf to amend item #802  
(Victory Street) to add speed tables to this road. THE MOTION CARRIED BY  
VOICE VOTE.  
A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Mayor Reynolds to move items  
#268, #569, & #565 ($70k each year in regards to fiber optics) from years 2025,  
2026 & 2027 to years 2023, 2024, & 2025.  
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A motion was made by Gallager, seconded by Trost to make the following  
changes (Memo/handout):  
2023:  
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Add item #464 (Sidewalk Infill north side of Cass St) for $135k  
Add item #182 (Monitor St- Rose St to Land Dr (STP-Urban)) for $310k  
Add item #598 (Green Bay St- 22nd St S to Losey Blvd for $160k  
Add item #816 (Water Main Loop, 13th St N to La Crosse St) which the  
Utility bonding will cover the estimate of $125k  
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Add item #839 (Eastwood Lane and Ohlsun Court and Utilities) for $334k  
2024:  
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Add New item for County Highway B Retaining Walls for $125k  
Over years 2023, 2024, & 2025:  
Add item #277 (ADA Transition Plan) for $150k per year  
To offset the above items, move the following to unfunded:  
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#233 (Cook St)  
#213 (Birch St)  
#46 (20th St S, from Park to Denton)  
#428 (21st St S, from Jackson to Johnson)  
#232 (20th St S, Mormon Coulee Rd to dead end)  
#667 (Redfield St from 16th to East Ave)  
THE MOTION CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE.  
A motion was made by Neumeister, seconded by Gallager to add $40k to install  
speed readers in the Northside Elementary School on County Hwy B. THE  
MOTION FAILED BY VOICE VOTE (3-4). VOTING YES IS NEUMEISTER,  
GALLAGER, & YAGER; NOT VOTING WAS KAHLOW.  
A motion was made by Trost to add two speed tables on Gladys Street. Failed  
for lack of second.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 7:37pm.