City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, March 3, 2026  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Vice Chair Trost called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 - Crystal Bedford, Gary Padesky, Jennifer Trost, Lisa Weston, Olivia  
Stine,Tamra Dickinson  
Present:  
1 - Mackenzie Mindel  
Excused:  
Agenda Items:  
Various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6, and/or 10 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2025-2026 (March).  
26-0094  
A motion was made by Stine, seconded by Bedford, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common  
Council on 3/12/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Application of Twilight Medical Transport LLC dba T.M.T. Medical  
Transportation & Taxi Service for 2026 Public Vehicle for Hire License.  
26-0095  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Weston, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME (subject to  
compliance) to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Secs. 103-34(h)(7), 103-138(e)(5), 103-169(d)  
(4), and 103-229(e)(5) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse  
regarding annual increase in fees for certain regarding fees for building,  
plumbing, electrical, HVAC and erosion control permits.  
26-0121  
A motion was made by Bedford, seconded by Padesky, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Sec. 103-194. of the Code of Ordinances of the  
City of La Crosse to adopt the State of Wisconsin current version of the  
National Fuel Gas Code.  
26-0123  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Stine, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving 2026 Joint Powers Agreement - County 9-1-1  
Emergency System between the City and the County of La Crosse.  
26-0126  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Padesky, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to create Chapter 46, Article II, Subsection 44 of the Code  
of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding Fire Suppression System  
Coordination and Testing.  
26-0127  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Stine, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances  
of the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Single  
Family Residence District to the Special Residence District, allowing for three  
rental units (one duplex and a single-family unit) at 1402 & 1410 Gillette  
Street and 1552 Loomis Street.  
26-0133  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Stine, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED (60 days) to the Common Council on  
3/12/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
1 - Mindel  
Excused:  
Roll Call  
Council Member Mindel arrived at 6:22 p.m.  
7 - Gary Padesky, Mackenzie Mindel, Jennifer Trost, Tamra Dickinson, Olivia  
Stine, Crystal Bedford,Lisa Weston  
Present:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances  
of the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Local  
Business District to the Planned Development District - General, allowing for  
the construction of a mixed-use development including residential and  
commercial uses at 2415 State Road.  
26-0143  
Unanimous consent to open public hearing.  
The following spoke: Timothy Koterwski, Steven Geier, Barb Clark, and Ellie  
McLoone.  
Unanimous consent to close public hearing.  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Padesky  
Yes:  
Abstain:  
Certified Survey Map - Lot 1, Certified Survey Map Number 67, Volume  
19, Document Number 1761262, Located in the Northwest Quarter of the  
Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 15 North, Range 7 West, City of  
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin and request for dedication of  
right-of-way and waiver of platting requirements.  
26-0144  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Padesky, that the Plat/Certified  
Survey Map be RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED (30 days) to the  
Common Council on 3/12/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Sec. 30-3(e) of the Code of Ordinances of the  
26-0171  
City of La Crosse regarding nuisance abatement of drug and gang houses.  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Stine, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026.  
Trost accidentally voted Yes, but wished to change their vote. Unanimous  
consent by the body to allow Trost to change their vote to No.  
The motion carried by the corrected vote below:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Trost  
Yes:  
No:  
AN ORDINANCE amending and creating various sections of Article V,  
Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse relating to  
retail cigarette, tobacco products, and electronic vaping devices licensing and  
to repeal and recreate Section 32-187 regarding the minimum age to  
purchase or possess cigarettes or tobacco products.  
26-0186  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Mindel, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Sections 4-72(a) and 4-142(a) and create  
Sections 4-72(c), 4-142(c), 4-21 and 4-146 of the Code of Ordinances of the  
City of La Crosse regarding alcohol regulations, licensing requirements and  
municipal sales in City parks.  
26-0196  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Padesky, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 3/12/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.