City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Neighborhood Revitalization Commission  
Wednesday, December 7, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers- City Hall- 400 La Crosse St  
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Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Linda Lee, Vacant 1, Ralph Geary, Will Kratt, Jim Bagniewski, Larry  
Sleznikow, Jessica Stanton, Sean Hurtubise ,Robert McDonnell  
2 - Janet Allen,Mitch Reynolds  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Steve Nicolai  
Approval of Minutes  
Approval of the November 9, 2022 Meeting Minutes.  
1.  
2.  
Ralph Geary moved to approve the minutes. Sean Hurtubise seconded. The  
motion passed 8-0 by voice vote.  
Agenda Items:  
Update on the Rental Registration Ordinance.  
CM Larry Sleznikow provided an update on the legislation to the Commission.  
He stated that several questions at the Common Council meeting were asked  
that included staffing and online assistance with registration. The legislation  
was referred for 90 days. During this referral period the City's IT Department  
would assess and evaluate the City's ability to provide online assistance with  
this program.  
Discussion and direction on Accessory Dwelling Units - Lewis Kuhlman  
22-1502  
4.  
Lewis Kuhlman gave a presentation on accessory dwelling units (ADUs)that  
included their benefit to cities, how they are used in other parts of the world  
and how they may address some of the housing needs in La Crosse. Lewis  
stated that no legislation has been submitted at this time and that he is merely  
looking for feedback, concerns, and questions at this time. The Commission  
requested that the presentation be added to Legistar and sent to the  
Commission members. Feedback from the Commission included concerns  
about green space and if ADUs would take all of it, what would they cost to  
construct, provide other examples of how they are used in other cities or if  
there are any in La Crosse, there contribution to providing affordable housing,  
conversations about them being permitted are already being had in the  
community, when or where would they be prohibited, what are other typical  
restrictions associated with them, can they be similar to prefab houses, how do  
they affect zoning, what are their typical minimum or maximum square  
footage, what would the review process look like, who would be permitted to  
use them, and would they be permitted to be used for short term rental. The  
Commission suggested more outreach that included the neighborhood  
associations, public presentations, and the All Neighborhood Leaders meeting.  
Lewis stated that he would attend the next meeting to present more  
information.  
Discussion on possible regulation/legislation of AirBnBs/short-term rentals.  
22-1153  
3.  
Staff provided an update on the discussion to date and provided the  
Commission information realted to the questions that were asked at their last  
meeting. The Commission requested that David Harm, the City Treasurer, be  
invited to their next meeting to discuss how room tax works and answer any  
questions.  
Updates: Neighborhood Reports and Comprehensive Plan  
5.  
Staff stated that the first phase of community engagement of the  
Comprehensive Plan is coming to an end and the next one will be starting in  
mid January. Various Commission members provided updates on activities  
their neighborhoods are involved in.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 7:18pm.  
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