Finance & Personnel Committee

Council Chambers City Hall, First Floor

Agenda — 19 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 0:11
5. 5 Agenda Items:
6. 6 NEW BUSINESS
7. 7 Resolution approving partial vacation of public street Right-of-Way on the east side of 28th Street South, near Fairchild Street East. RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 0:41
8. 8 Resolution approving Investment Service agreements for the period of April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025. 24-0237 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 3:11
9. 8 Amended Resolution appropriating ARPA funds in the amount of $60,000 in connection with Legal Action of Wisconsin’s project entitled Eviction Defense Project to establish a service to provide free legal assistance for families that are at risk of eviction. 24-0279 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 26:00
10. 9 Resolution authorizing the City of La Crosse Arts Board to enter into grant agreements. 24-0262 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 9:07
11. 10 Amended Resolution appropriating ARPA funds in the amount of $60,000 in connection with Legal Action of Wisconsin’s project entitled Eviction Defense Project to establish a service to provide free legal assistance for families that are at risk of eviction. 24-0279 ▶ jump to 13:35
12. 11 Resolution approving a collective bargaining agreement between the City of La Crosse and the La Crosse Professional Police Supervisory Association for January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026. 24-0280 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 33:27
13. 12 Resolution approving a collective bargaining agreement between the City of La Crosse and the La Crosse Professional Police Non-Supervisory Association Local #26 for January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026. 24-0281 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 35:42
14. 13 Resolution directing the advertisement and sale of not to exceed $6,765,000 aggregate principal amount of Sewer System Revenue Bonds, of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin 24-0283 RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 36:38
15. 14 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. NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 36:56
16. 15 Adjournment ▶ jump to 37:02
17. 16 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.
18. 17 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.
19. 18 Finance & Personnel Members: Doug Happel, Larry Sleznikow, Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Rebecca Schwarz, Mark Neumann