City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
Economic and Community Development Commission  
Wednesday, February 26, 2025  
3:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
Chair Kahlow called this meeting to order at 3:00 PM.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Excused:  
Douglas Happel, Linda Lee, Chris Kahlow, Vicki Markussen, Mary  
Rohrer,Gina Miller  
1 - Mitch Reynolds  
Approval of Minutes from the January 22nd, 2025 meeting.  
A motion was made by Miller, seconded by Lee that these minutes be  
APPROVED. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Agenda Items:  
Public Hearing for the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.  
25-0253  
Public Hearing  
Attachments:  
2.19.25_La Crosse Analysis of Impediments.pdf  
25-0253 Staff Report.pdf  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Happel to open public hearing.  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Markussen to close public hearing.  
Resolution approving the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice for  
the City of La Crosse pending the public comment period.  
25-0251  
Attachments:  
2.19.25_La Crosse Analysis of Impediments.pdf  
25-0251 Resolution to Aprove AI.pdf  
25-0251 Staff Report.pdf  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Miller to APPROVE this resolution.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Action on Offer to Purchase 611 Powell St, La Crosse WI 54603  
25-0255  
Attachments:  
25-0255 Staff Report OTP 611 Powell St.pdf  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Happel to APPROVE this purchase.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Consideration and possible action on Community Enhancement Grant  
application from Pump House Regional Arts Center.  
25-0246  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session  
pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation strategies  
and parameters. Following such closed session, the Committee and/or  
Council may reconvene in open session.)  
Attachments:  
Pump House Regional Arts Center 2025  
A motion was made by Happel, seconded by Lee to go into closed session.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Rohrer to APPROVE this at an award  
amount of $18,000. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Consideration and possible action on Community Enhancement Grant  
application from Downtown Mainstreet Inc.  
25-0245  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session  
pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation strategies  
and parameters. Following such closed session, the Committee and/or  
Council may reconvene in open session.)  
Attachments:  
Downtown Mainstreet Inc. 2025.pdf  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Rohrer to APPROVE this at an award  
amount of $35,000. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Consideration and possible action on a Term Sheet for the River Point  
Condominiums project.  
25-0249  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session  
pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation strategies  
and parameters. Following such closed session, the Committee and/or  
Council may reconvene in open session.)  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Markussen to APPROVE this term  
sheet. Voice vote carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Lee, seconded by Miller to reconvene in open session.  
Voice vote carried unanimously.  
Adjournment  
Chair Kahlow adjourned this meeting in open session at 4:20 PM.  
Economic and Community Development Commission Members:  
Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Chris Kahlow, Doug Happel, Linda Lee, Gina Miller, Mary  
Rohrer, & Vicki Markussen.