City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Minutes  
Economic and Community Development Commission  
Wednesday, January 24, 2024  
3:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
Mayor Reynolds called this meeting to order at 3:00 PM.  
Roll Call  
6 - Douglas Happel, Linda Lee, Vicki Markussen, Mitch Reynolds, Colin  
Walsh,Gina Miller  
Present:  
Excused:  
1 - Chris Kahlow  
Approval of Minutes from the December 20, 2023 meeting.  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Walsh that these minutes be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Agenda Items:  
Annual Code of Ethics Policy Review.  
24-0021  
Attachments:  
City of La Crosse Code of Ethics Policy  
All committee members have reviewed and agree to the Code of Ethics.  
Quarterly update from The Parenting Place on Childcare project.  
Review and potential approval of programs associated with "Financial  
Support to Facilitate workforce recruitment" in Year 2 ARPA Agreement:  
Child Care Professional Development Supports  
24-0144  
Employee Off-Boarding Program  
Business Stipends - Employer and Child Care Partnership Program  
Attachments:  
Child Care Professional Development Supports program  
Employee Off-Boarding Program  
City of La Crosse ARPA - Business Stipends to Support Employee  
Child Care.pdf  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Markussen that the three programs  
presented be APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Consideration and Possible Action on Affordable Housing Revolving Loan  
Program Development Agreement with The Driftless Apartments, LLC.  
24-0146  
Attachments:  
24-0146 Development Agreement.pdf  
24-0146 Staff Report.pdf  
A motion was made Walsh, seconded by Happel that this agreement be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Potential Action on Rehab Loan Client #30503.  
24-0145  
24-0112  
Attachments:  
24-0145 Staff Report.pdf  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Miller that the staff recomendation of  
accepting the sale price of the lot and the remaining loan amount be forgiven  
be APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Resolution approving a development agreement for War Eagle, LLC.  
(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.)  
Attachments:  
War Eagle Development Agreement  
Exhibit A - Real Estate  
Exhibit B - Project Description  
Exhibit C - Restrictive Covenant  
Exhibit D - Public Improvements  
Exhibit E - Project Cost Breakdown  
Exhibit F - Timeline  
Exhibit G - Monetary Obligation Example  
Exhibit H  
Exhibit I - Sample Lookback Calculation  
Legislative Staff Report - War Eagle  
A motion was made by Happel, seconded by Walsh that this agreement be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Consideration and possible action on term sheet of tax increment  
financing assistance for The Chalmers Residences, LLC.  
23-1500  
(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 Committee  
and/or Council may reconvene in open session.)  
Attachments:  
The Chalmers Residences Project Summary  
Council President Kahlow joined the meeting.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Lee that the committee goes into  
closed session. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Lee that the term sheet  
presented by staff for The Chalmers Residences, LLC be APPROVED. Voice  
vote carried unanimously.  
The Mayor called for a vote to adjourn this meeting in closed session. Voice  
vote carried unanimously.  
Adjournment  
They Mayor adjourned this meeting at 4:04 PM.  
Economic and Community Development Commission Members:  
Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Chris Kahlow, Doug Happel, Colin Walsh, Linda  
Lee, Gina Miller, & Vicki Markussen.