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Finance & Personnel Committee

December 4, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final-revised

Council Chambers City Hall, First Floor

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Agenda — 40 items

  1. 1 This meeting is open for in-person attendance and will also be available through video conferencing. The meeting can be viewed (no participation) by visiting the Legislative Information Center Meetings calendar (https://cityoflacrosse.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx) - find the scheduled meeting and click on the "In Progress" video link to the far right in the meeting list. Public comment is limited to agenda items; statements shall be restricted to the subject matter. If you wish to speak on an agenda item, please register in advance: - Register online at https://www.cityoflacrosse.org/city-services/meeting-registration - Contact the City Clerk’s Office no later than 4:00p on the day of the meeting, with the following information: name, municipality of residence, if you are representing an organization or a person other than yourself at the meeting, and if you are speaking in favor, opposition or neutral. - Sign up in person no less than ten (10) minutes before the start of the meeting. If attending virtual and you wish to speak, contact the City Clerk’s Office and we will provide you with the information necessary to join the meeting. Call 608-789-7510 or email cityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org.
  2. 2 Public hearings shall be limited to 30 minutes when there are opposing viewpoints from the public. In the absence of opposing viewpoints, public hearings are limited to 15 minutes. Individual speakers shall speak no more than three (3) minutes unless waived by the Chair or a majority of the committee. Members of the public who would like to provide written comments on any agenda may do so by emailing cityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, using a drop box outside of City Hall or mailing to City Clerk, 400 La Crosse Street, La Crosse WI 54601.
  3. 3 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:02
  4. 4 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:07
  5. 5 Agenda Items:
  6. 6 NEW BUSINESS
  7. 6 page break
  8. 7 Resolution approving the partial vacation of public right-of-way along the western side of the 1800 block of 13th Street South. 25-1294 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 0:35
  9. 7 Amended Resolution allocating Town of Medary Fire Contract escrowed funds to offset new fire station construction cost overruns. 25-1327 AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 3:01
  10. 8 Resolution approving twenty-year lease extension with the La Crosse Queen LLC, for the business at Riverside Park, located at 401 Front St. S. 25-1319 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 1:22
  11. 9 Amended Resolution allocating Town of Medary Fire Contract escrowed funds to offset new fire station construction cost overruns. 25-1327 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 2:06
  12. 10 Resolution authorizing the appointment of an interim La Crosse Regional Airport Director effective October 24, 2025. 25-1328 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 4:29
  13. 11 Employee Handbook Annual Review for 2026. F&P item only, unless otherwise directed. 25-1329 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 6:19
  14. 12 Resolution approving a Lateral Transfer Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City of La Crosse and the International Association of Firefighters, Local #127. 25-1332 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 7:04
  15. 13 Resolution allocating unspent capital funds, from CIP 2024 #856 (Cottonwood Trail Culvert Replacement Project) and CIP 2025 and 2026 #551 (Marsh Hydrology Study and Implementation) to CIP 2024 #857 (Grand Crossing Trail Reconstruction). 25-1336 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 9:35
  16. 14 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign State/Municipal Agreement for the reconstruction of La Crosse Street from 7th St to 12th St. (Project I.D.s #7575-09-01/21/71). 25-1352 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 11:42
  17. 15 Resolution allocating $2 million to the Employee Benefit Trust Fund. 25-1357 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 12:53
  18. 16 Resolution encumbering additional funds from previous allocations for the Rose Street Streetscape & Saint James Street Reconstruction projects (contract CURB-2024-029). 25-1358 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 13:50
  19. 16 page break
  20. 17 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to file application for Transit Operations and Capital Assistance for 2026 with the Federal Transit Administration. 25-1359 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 14:37
  21. 18 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to file for 2026 Transit Operations and Capital Assistance with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 25-1360 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 15:26
  22. 19 Resolution approving a Vacation Conversion Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City of La Crosse and the International Association of Firefighters ("IAFF"), Local #127. 25-1364 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 16:15
  23. 20 Resolution approving a Sick Leave and Personal Business Days Conversion Memorandum of Understanding between the City of La Crosse and the International Association of Firefighters, Local #127. 25-1366 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 20:01
  24. 21 Resolution approving a collective bargaining agreement between the City of La Crosse and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local #519. 25-1367 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 18:49
  25. 22 Resolution authorizing the Stormwater Utility to re-allocate unused funds from closed capital projects and appropriate additional funds for capital project needs. 25-1371 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 21:38
  26. 23 Amended Resolution authorizing the Sanitary Sewer Utility to re-allocate unused funds from closed capital projects and appropriate additional funds for capital project and equipment needs. 25-1372 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 29:10
  27. 23 Amended Resolution authorizing the Sanitary Sewer Utility to re-allocate unused funds from closed capital projects and appropriate additional funds for capital project and equipment needs. 25-1372 AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 29:27
  28. 24 Resolution authorizing the Water Utility to re-allocate unused funds from closed capital projects and appropriate additional funds for capital project needs. 25-1373 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 32:33
  29. 25 Resolution allowing Drift Share Inc. to store bicycles in the currently vacant fire station located at the former Fire Station #2 on 626 Monitor Street. 25-1392 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 33:24
  30. 26 Resolution approving the Settlement Agreement in the case of Valley View Realty Holdings, LLC and the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.) 25-1118 ▶ jump to 36:20
  31. 27 Resolution approving the revised Settlement Agreement in the case of J.P. Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust and the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin of La Crosse, La Crosse County Circuit Court Case No. 23-CV-016. (Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.) 25-1354 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 38:55
  32. 27 Closed Session Items
  33. 28 Resolution approving the Certificate and Consent to Assign with regard to the property at 101 State Street (The Charmant Hotel). (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.) 25-1376 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 39:37
  34. 28 Resolution approving the Settlement Agreement in the case of Valley View Realty Holdings, LLC and the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.) 25-1118 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 38:11
  35. 29 Resolution approving Second Amendment to 333 Front Street Development Agreement.(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). 25-1406 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 40:32
  36. 30 Collective Bargaining Update. (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. 25-0001 NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 40:39
  37. 31 Adjournment ▶ jump to 40:42
  38. 32 Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the above scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility.
  39. 33 NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY Requests from persons with a disability who need assistance to participate in this meeting should call the City Clerk's office at (608) 789-7510 or send an email to ADAcityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, with as much advance notice as possible.
  40. 34 Finance & Personnel Members: Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Chris Kahlow, Aron Newberry, Rosanne Northwood