City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, November 4, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Vice Chair Trost called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Excused:  
Crystal Bedford, Gary Padesky, Jennifer Trost, Lisa Weston, Olivia  
Stine,Tamra Dickinson  
1 - Mackenzie Mindel  
Agenda Items:  
Various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6, and/or 10 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2025-2026 (November).  
25-1125  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Dickinson, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 11/13/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 6-1, to repeal and recreate Section 6-9,  
and to create Section 6-19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse  
regarding vicious animals and the regulation of Reckless Animal Owners.  
25-1221  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Weston, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Washburn  
Residential District to the to the Special Residence District, allowing for a  
triplex at 107-109 9th St S.  
25-1238  
A motion was made by Stine, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution adopting the Downtown La Crosse River Area Inventory and  
Redevelopment Plan.  
25-1251  
Unanimous consent to open public hearing.  
The following spoke: Sandra Cleary and Charles Hanson.  
Unanimous consent to close public hearing.  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Bedford, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Padesky  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Mindel  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal Subsection 44-69 (8) of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse to remove the traffic control signal from the intersection  
of 5th Avenue and Main Street.  
25-1257  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Weston, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution providing course of action to the Wisconsin Department of  
Transportation with respect to Alternatives for USH 53 Corridor Study, from  
King Street to La Crosse Street.  
25-1265  
Unanimous consent to open public hearing.  
The following spoke: Kim Pretasky, Chad Honeycut, and Andrew Ericson.  
Unanimous consent to close public hearing.  
A motion was made by Padesky, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED (with Alternative 2) to the Common Council  
on 11/13/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Bedford, Padesky, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
Yes:  
1 - Trost  
No:  
1 - Mindel  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE creating Sections 46-42 and 46-43 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding the creation of a Wellhead  
Protection district/s to ensure the long-term health of the City's drinking water  
supply.  
25-1268  
A motion was made by Stine, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/13/2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Stine,Dickinson  
1 - Mindel  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.