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Board of Public Works Meeting - October 5, 2026

Common Council & Committees — Monday, October 5, 2026
BodyLa Crosse, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & Committees
DateMonday, October 5, 2026
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Speaker 1

11:35

Motion to approve by Director Gallagher, second by Director Train.

11:40

Any discussion or corrections?

11:42

Seeing none, please

Unassigned speaker

11:44

vote.

Speaker 1

11:51

Awesome.

11:51

Moving on to our first agenda item twenty-five dash one two zero zero.

11:55

Bidder's proof of responsibility.

11:57

There are none today.

Unassigned speaker

12:18

Oh,

Speaker 1

12:18

there we go.

12:19

Council President.

Speaker 2

12:22

I just think for the good of the order, it'd be nice if um Mr.

Unassigned speaker

12:26

Flatmayer could come forward and tell us how Copeland Park is going to be a good thing.

Speaker 3

12:48

So that was reduced by about a third.

Unassigned speaker

15:00

I know we go through this every year, but can we have someone from staff explain this?

Speaker 1

15:08

This is finance.

15:08

Oh, okay.

15:10

Never mind.

15:11

Dan's not here.

Unassigned speaker

15:16

All

Speaker 1

15:16

right.

15:16

Motion to approve by Director Gallagher, second by Council President Dickinson.

15:22

Any discussion?

15:23

Questions.

15:25

All right.

15:25

Seeing none, please

Unassigned speaker

15:27

vote.

Speaker 1

15:32

That motion passes.

Unassigned speaker

15:34

Next

Speaker 1

15:34

agenda item 26-1044.

15:37

Review and approved bid of replacement of overhead garage doors at fire station number three.

15:51

Yes.

15:52

We have staff.

Speaker 4

16:01

Good morning.

16:02

We're looking to continue our project at station three for a remodel and looking for approval for our four garage doors that we have on that station.

16:11

We received three bids.

16:12

We're going with the lowest bid of seven rivers outdoor overhead door.

16:21

This remodel is looking to have a little bit better installation with these garage doors, along with having a better springs that last longer.

16:45

We're at our max right now with those springs.

16:48

So we're looking for approval for seven rivers overhead door to do the install.

16:55

The other thing that we're getting with these are doors that are match our other stations, um, station two and station four that have red doors.

17:04

These will actually be red doors also.

Unassigned speaker

17:06

Um

Speaker 4

17:06

Seven Rivers also did our station four project for the garage doors out

Unassigned speaker

17:12

there.

Unassigned speaker

17:13

Are

Speaker 4

17:14

any questions that I could answer?

17:15

Any questions?

17:16

Councilmember Goggle.

Speaker 5

17:18

When will the remodel be like 100% complete?

Speaker 4

17:21

That's a good question.

17:22

We have a couple projects that we're working on with the EMS room that we're looking at and also the shop area.

17:34

So there's those are still in the works.

17:36

We haven't actually come up with any.

17:38

We're looking at our funding on how we're actually doing on that project to actually decide if we want to do those remodels on those two areas.

Unassigned speaker

17:45

Okay,

Speaker 5

17:45

thank you.

Speaker 4

17:49

Council

Speaker 2

17:50

President, are you you're still on the speaker's list?

Unassigned speaker

17:54

Okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████50%
Parks and Recreation███████████████████████26%
Fire Department Operations██████████████████████24%
Summary of Proceedings

Board of Public Works Meeting - October 5, 2026

The Board of Public Works met on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM in City Hall Council Chambers, La Crosse, Wisconsin. All five members were present: Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Tamra Dickinson, Erin Goggin, Matthew Gallager, and Andrea Trane. The meeting lasted from 10:00 AM to 10:09 AM. The board unanimously approved all agenda items, including routine approvals and a bid for garage door replacement at Fire Station #3.

Approval of Minutes

  • The minutes from September 28, 2026, were approved unanimously via a motion by Gallager, seconded by Trane.

Bidder's Proof of Responsibility (Agenda Item 25-1200)

  • No bidders' proofs of responsibility were submitted for review. During this item, Council President Dickinson briefly asked about the status of Copeland Park and suggested someone from staff explain how it would be a positive development. However, the responsible staff member (Dan, from finance) was not present, and the matter was not pursued further.

Construction Contract Change Orders (26-1025)

  • A motion by Gallager, seconded by Trane, to approve the change orders passed unanimously (5-0).

Construction Contract Final Payments (26-1028)

  • A motion by Gallager, seconded by Dickinson, to approve final payments passed unanimously (5-0).

Spring City Auction Date (26-1034)

  • Approved to set the date for the Spring City Auction on Saturday, April 17, 2027, with viewing at 9:00 AM and the auction at 10:00 AM. The motion by Gallager, seconded by Dickinson, passed unanimously (5-0).

Replacement of Overhead Garage Doors at Fire Station #3 (26-1044)

  • Staff presented the project to replace four overhead garage doors at Fire Station #3 as part of an ongoing remodel. Three bids were received; the lowest bid from Seven Rivers Outdoor Overhead Door was recommended. The new doors will feature improved insulation and longer-lasting springs, and will be painted red to match the doors at Stations #2 and #4. Seven Rivers had previously installed doors at Station #4. Councilmember Goggin inquired about the overall remodel completion timeline. Staff responded that the EMS room and shop area projects are still under evaluation, pending funding decisions. A motion by Dickinson, seconded by Gallager, to approve the bid passed unanimously (5-0).

Key Outcomes

  • All five agenda items were approved by unanimous votes (5-0).
  • The meeting adjourned at 10:09 AM.

Meeting Transcript

Motion to approve by Director Gallagher, second by Director Train. Any discussion or corrections? Seeing none, please vote. Awesome. Moving on to our first agenda item twenty-five dash one two zero zero. Bidder's proof of responsibility. There are none today. Oh, there we go. Council President. I just think for the good of the order, it'd be nice if um Mr. Flatmayer could come forward and tell us how Copeland Park is going to be a good thing. So that was reduced by about a third. I know we go through this every year, but can we have someone from staff explain this? This is finance. Oh, okay. Never mind. Dan's not here. All right. Motion to approve by Director Gallagher, second by Council President Dickinson. Any discussion? Questions. All right. Seeing none, please vote. That motion passes. Next agenda item 26-1044. Review and approved bid of replacement of overhead garage doors at fire station number three. Yes. We have staff. Good morning. We're looking to continue our project at station three for a remodel and looking for approval for our four garage doors that we have on that station. We received three bids. We're going with the lowest bid of seven rivers outdoor overhead door. This remodel is looking to have a little bit better installation with these garage doors, along with having a better springs that last longer. We're at our max right now with those springs. So we're looking for approval for seven rivers overhead door to do the install. The other thing that we're getting with these are doors that are match our other stations, um, station two and station four that have red doors. These will actually be red doors also. Um Seven Rivers also did our station four project for the garage doors out there. Are any questions that I could answer? Any questions? Councilmember Goggle. When will the remodel be like 100% complete?

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