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City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

400 La Crosse Street

La Crosse, WI 54601

Meeting Minutes - Final

Neighborhood Revitalization Commission

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

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 6:02pm.

Roll Call

9 -

Present:

Ralph Geary, Will Kratt, Jim Bagniewski, Larry Sleznikow, Jennifer Trost,

Jessica Stanton, Sean Hurtubise , Robert McDonnell,Greg Clark

1 - Steve Nicolai

Excused:

Absent:

1 - Vacant 1

Approval of Minutes

Approval of the November 1, 2023 meeting minutes.

Ralph Geary moved to approve the minutes. Jim Bagniewski seconded. The

motion passed 9-0 by voice vote.

Agenda Items:

Neighborhood Association presentations for 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan requests.

Grandview Emerson Neighborhood Association presented three items

including a walking/biking path on the perimeter of Myrick Park, lighting on

State St and Main St, and traffic calming on Campbell Road and 23rd Street.

Logan Northside Neighborhood Association presented three items including

the ReNew the Block Habitat project on Avon Street, RRFB on Ranger Drive

and Wood Street, and an RRFB on Palace Street by Badger Hickey Park.

Lower Northside Neighborhood Association presented three items including an

update to the Copeland Park shelters, a trail from Goose Green Park to Monitor

Street, and a bike trail on the old railroad right-of-way from St. James to Lang

Drive.

Washburn Neighborhood Association presented ideas including traffic calming

on Ferry Street from 8th-15th Street, improving hockey boards at Green Island,

park improvements at Houska Park, streetscaping around 7th and Cass, and

streetscaping on 3rd and 4th.

Powell Poage Hamilton Neighborhood Association presented four ideas

including a second basketball court at Powell Park, street lighting on 8th

Street, street lighting on Jackson Street, and a community garden at Powell

Park.

Bluffside Neighborhood Association presented ideas regarding safety including

sidewalks on 29th Street and some other sidewalk projects.

Weigent Hogan Neighborhood Association presented three ideas in Weigent

Park including fixing the fencing, adding a sidewalk from 16th street to the

shelter, and bollards along the new sidewalk.

Discussion on Neighborhood Revitalization Commission 2024 Action Plan.

CM Trost explained to the Commission the previous policy recommendations

that have come from the NRC including a parking benefit district, rental

registration, and short-term rental licensing ordinance.

CM Trost stated her idea was to do a vacant property survey. Clark stated that a

good use for some of these properties could be a pocket park. McDonnell

stated that Washburn doesn't have any parks other than Houska Park.

McDonnell stated a pocket park would be a great solution to the lack of parks

in their neighborhood.

Hurtubise mentioned looking at walkability and safe routes to schools given

the recent/upcoming school closures.

Bagneiwski talked about working on climate goals in conjunction with the CAP

steering committee that relate to neighborhood issues and neighborhood

walkability. He also stated the importance of better communication and getting

all the neighborhood associations to work together.

CM Trost talked about the ability for the NRC to be involved in the Zoning Code

update. Kratt stated he likes the education pieces that have been part of the

meetings recently and thinks educating the public on these the Zoning Code

update will be just as important.

The Commission will continue discussions on an Action Plan at the January

meeting.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:13 pm.

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.

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Neighborhood Revitalization Commission Members:

CM Jennifer Trost, CM Larry Sleznikow, Jessica Stanton, Jim Bagniewski, Greg Clark, Ralph

Geary, Robert McDonnell, Sean Hurtubise, Steve Nicolai, Will Kratt