City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
Arts Board  
Tuesday, November 4, 2025  
8:30 AM  
City Hall Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 8:30am.  
Roll Call  
8 -  
Present:  
Chris Kahlow, Jennifer Morris, Zachary Stensen, Eva Black, Paige Manges,  
Mary Cate Wesling, Maureen Freedland,Andrew Sherman  
1 - Dillon McArdle  
Excused:  
Approval of Minutes  
A motion was made by Stensen, seconded by Sherman to approve the October  
meeting minutes. The motion carried by voice vote.  
Notices and Discussions  
Agenda Items:  
Update on Public Library Mural.  
25-1298  
No action taken  
Discussion regarding grant evaluation process.  
25-1299  
25-1302  
No action taken  
Request to approve Srna Dabikj for Small Project Grant for $750.  
A motion was made by Freedland, seconded by Sherman, that this Request be  
APPROVED . The motion carried by voice vote.  
Request to approve Corrie Brekke for Creative Development Grants for  
$2,500.  
25-1301  
25-1303  
A motion was made by Manges, seconded by Black, that this Request be  
APPROVED . The motion carried by voice vote.  
Request to approve Luke Erickson for Creative Development Grant for  
$2,500.  
A motion was made by Stensen, seconded by Morris, that the Request be  
APPROVED . The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Stensen, Kahlow, Morris, Black,Wesling  
3 - Manges, Freedland,Sherman  
1 - McArdle  
Yes:  
No:  
Excused:  
Request to approve I&E Dance Studio for Creative Development Grant for  
$2,500.  
25-1304  
*amend to the amount of $2,000*  
A motion was made by Freedland, seconded by Kahlow, that the Request be  
APPROVED AS AMENDED . The motion failed by the following vote:  
3 - Manges, Freedland,Sherman  
5 - Stensen, Kahlow, Morris, Black,Wesling  
1 - McArdle  
Yes:  
No:  
Excused:  
Request to approve Jon King for Creative Development Grant for $2,500.  
25-1305  
25-1306  
A motion was made by Black, seconded by Stensen, that this Request be  
DENIED . The motion carried by voice vote.  
Request to approve Kareena Sheely for Creative Development Grant for  
$2,500.  
A motion was made by Freedland, seconded by Sherman, that this Request be  
APPROVED . The motion carried by voice vote.  
Update on budget.  
25-1300  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25am.  
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.  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
Requests from persons with a disability who need assistance to participate in this meeting  
should call the City Clerk's office at (608) 789-7510 or send an email to  
ADAcityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, with as much advance notice as possible.