City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, January 6, 2026  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Mindel called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.  
CM Bedford arrived at 4:03 p.m.  
Roll Call  
7 -  
Present:  
Crystal Bedford, Gary Padesky, Jennifer Trost, Lisa Weston, Mackenzie  
Mindel, Olivia Stine,Tamra Dickinson  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 2009-08-022 and discontinuing  
invocation procedures for Common Council meetings.  
25-1370  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Weston, to OPEN public hearing.  
The motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Maureen Freedland, Robert Freedland, Bryan McGrath,  
Diana McGrath, Tim Trailer, Tom Sweeney, Shannon McKinney, Kael  
Clemmerson, and Mario Hristov.  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Padesky, to CLOSE public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/8/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Padesky  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Bedford  
Abstain:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Residence  
District to the Special Residence District, allowing for the property at 1701  
Onalaska Ave. & 1509 Rublee St. to return to use as a triplex.  
25-1405  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/8/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Secs. 10-393 and 10-394 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse to include definitions and an exemption  
for community pantries on private property.  
25-1469  
Council member Padesky was excused from the meeting at 4:41 p.m.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Bedford, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/8/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Padesky  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution requesting that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation  
develop additional project alternatives for the Highway 53 Corridor Study that  
maintain on-street parking and add bicycle facilities.  
25-1471  
A motion was made by Bedford, seconded by Mindel, to OPEN public hearing.  
The motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Paul Leithold & Kevin Hundt.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Weston, to CLOSE public hearing.  
The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Trost, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 1/8/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Trost, Weston, Mindel,Stine  
2 - Bedford,Dickinson  
1 - Padesky  
Yes:  
No:  
Excused:  
Resolution granting various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6,  
and/or 10 of the La Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2025-2026  
(January).  
26-0002  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Dickinson, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 1/8/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Padesky  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 5:22 p.m.