City Hall
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin
400 La Crosse Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Meeting Minutes - Final
City of La Crosse Diversity Equity Inclusion Team
Thursday, April 16, 2026
2:30 PM
Miller Room / Zoom
Call to Order
Roll Call
Benish called the meeting to order at 2:32 p.m.
6 -
Present:
Absent:
Gwendolyn Benish, Nicole Olson, Marley Crossland, Cynthia Arauz, Emma
Latus,William Ives
1 - Kristie Marx
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Benish, seconded by Crossland, to APPROVE the
minutes from February 19, 2026. The motion carried unanimously.
Agenda Items:
Discussion of internal assessment ideas.
Discussion only. Determined areas of interest to explore related to internal
assessment.
Discussion of Equity Action Plan.
Discussion tabled pending further direction from the Mayor's Office.
Discussion of Team vacancies.
Discussion only. Determined current membership is limited to employees only and
there are three vacancies.
Discussion of meeting schedule.
Discussion only. Decided to continue meeting on the third Thursday of every month at
2:30 p.m.