City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, April 29, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Council President Dickinson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
7 -  
Present:  
Crystal Bedford, Gary Padesky, Jennifer Trost, Lisa Weston, Mackenzie  
Mindel, Olivia Stine,Tamra Dickinson  
Election of Officers  
Padesky nominated Mindel for Chair. No other nominations. By unanimous  
consent, Mindel was confirmed.  
Weston nominated Trost for Vice Chair. No other nominations. By unanimous  
consent, Trost was confirmed.  
Agenda Items:  
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  
and Commercial Districts to the Traditional Neighborhood District - General,  
allowing for the combination of parcels and construction of commercial and  
residential mixed-use buildings at 1822 State Road 16 and adjacent parcels at  
State Road 16.  
24-0977  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Bedford, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE NOT ADOPT (WITHDRAWN) to the Common Council on  
5/8/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
Resolution clarifying the membership and continuing duties of a City  
Administrator Working Group and outlining its current recommendation.  
25-0502  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/8/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
A CHARTER ORDINANCE to create Section 19 of Appendix A of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse creating the position, duties and  
responsibilities of the Office of the City Administrator and removing duties  
from the Office of the Mayor.  
24-1287  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Padesky, that the Ordinance be  
Referred to the Common Council on 5/82025 with NO RECOMMENDATION. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
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 Traditional Neighborhood Development District - Specific  
allowing for the construction of a commercial and residential mixed-use  
building at 413, 417, 423, 425 and 431 West Ave. N. and 1204 Badger St.  
25-0177  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Dickinson to OPEN public  
hearing. The motion carried by unanimous consent.  
The following spoke: Darlene Dovenberg and Scott Rowe.  
A motion was made by Bedford, seconded by Dickinson, to CLOSE public  
hearing.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Bedford, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/8/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Bedford, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
2 - Padesky,Mindel  
Yes:  
No:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Planned  
Development District - General to the Planned Development District -  
Specific, allowing for the construction of 14 single-family homes at 5917 River  
Run Road.  
25-0413  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Bedford, to OPEN Public hearing.  
The motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Gary Seago, Tony Letourneau, David Hartman, Diana  
Birnbaum, and John Mazzola.  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Dickinson, to CLOSE public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/8/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Bedford, Trost, Weston, Mindel,Dickinson  
2 - Padesky,Stine  
Yes:  
No:  
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 Residence District, allowing for the property to be  
converted to a duplex at 1027 6th Street S.  
25-0416  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/8/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
Roll Call  
Stine left the room.  
Various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6, and/or 10 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2024-2025 (May).  
25-0426  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Padesky, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 5/8/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel,Dickinson  
1 - Stine  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution to support the designation of the Mississippi River Trail within the  
limits of the City of La Crosse.  
25-0456  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Bedford, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/8/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel,Dickinson  
1 - Stine  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Roll Call  
Stine returned.  
Resolution to contest the WisDOT’s proposed modifications, including  
closure, of the existing public railroad crossings at Liberty Street/St. Cloud  
Street and Avon Street/Hagar Street.  
25-0478  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/8/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.