City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, July 30, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Mindel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Chris Kahlow, Mac Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel, Jennifer Trost,Tamra  
Dickinson  
Present:  
1 - Chris Woodard  
Excused:  
Agenda Items:  
NEW BUSINESS  
24-0950  
Request of CouleeCap, Inc. to allow re-filing of rezoning petition for 212 11th  
St. S. due to substantial change in circumstances.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Kiel to OPEN public hearing; the  
motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Jessica Kirchner and Karl Green.  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Kahlow to CLOSE public hearing; the  
motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, to RECOMMENDED  
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council on 8/8/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Kiel, Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Kahlow  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Woodard  
Excused:  
Abstain:  
1 - Mindel  
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 Neighborhood District to the Traditional Neighborhood District -  
Specific allowing for continued use of the property as a professional office  
space at 212 11th Street South.  
24-0951  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Dickinson to OPEN public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Hetti Brown, Michelle Elliott, Laurie Logan, Aron  
Newberry, Kim Cable, Lisa Middleton, Heidi Svee, Andrew Elliott, Daryll Jury,  
Sue Ernster, Mike Garvey, Tricia Johnson, and Karl Green.  
Unanimous consent to extend public hearing.  
The following spoke: Kim Hawthorne, Roseanne Northwood, and Eric  
Bishofsky.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 8/8/2024.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Mindel to AMEND AS PROPOSED  
(Woodard Amendment regarding restrictive covenant); the motion failed on a  
vote of 1 yes (Kahlow), three noes (Trost, Kiel, Dickinson), and one abstention  
(Mindel).  
The RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT carried by the following vote:  
4 - Kiel, Mindel, Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Kahlow  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Woodard  
Excused:  
Various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6, and/or 10 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2024-2025 (August).  
24-0956  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Dickinson, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED for 30 days. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Kahlow, Kiel, Mindel, Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution adopting the City of La Crosse's 2024 Bicycle and Pedestrian  
Master Plan.  
24-0957  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 8/8/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Kahlow, Kiel, Mindel, Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Woodard  
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 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 Trost, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED for 90 days. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Kahlow, Kiel, Mindel, Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving additional Election Officials for 2024-2025.  
24-1028  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 8/8/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Kahlow, Kiel, Mindel, Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution prohibiting camping on City properties.  
24-1037  
A motion was made by Kahlow to ADOPT; motion failed for lack of second.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Trost to OPEN public hearing; the  
motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Mary Nelson, Mary Kavanaugh, Robert Hansen, and Mary  
Rybarik.  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Dickinson to CLOSE public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Mindel, that the Resolution be  
REFERRED to the Common Council on 8/8/2024 with NO RECOMMENDATION.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Kahlow, Kiel, Mindel, Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to repeal and recreate Sec. 32-5 of the Code of  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding camping on City-owned  
property.  
24-1056  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Dickinson to OPEN public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Robert Hansen.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Kiel to CLOSE public hearing; the  
motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made that the Report on Options for Interim Overnight Shelter be  
REFERRED to a Special Council meeting on 8/8/2024; the motion carried  
unanimously.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Mindel, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 8/8/2024. The  
motion failed by the following vote:  
2 - Kahlow,Mindel  
2 - Trost,Dickinson  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
No:  
Excused:  
Abstain:  
1 - Kiel  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.