City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
Climate Action Plan Steering Committee  
Monday, September 9, 2024  
4:30 PM  
Eagle Room  
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Call to Order  
Mindel called the meeting to order at 4:31 p.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Casey Meehan, Mackenzie Mindel, Natalie Heneghan,Andrew Ericson  
2 - Dorothy Lenard,Stephanie Hanna  
Present:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Adam Jacobson  
Approval of Minutes  
Meehan motioned to approve the minutes, Heneghan seconded. The motion  
carried by a voice vote.  
Notices and Discussion  
Staff introduced AmeriCorps, Leo Strand, serving as sustainability coordinator. Staff  
provided updates on grants. Mindel provided update on LEED for Cities.  
Agenda Items:  
Working Group Updates  
24-0065  
1
Heneghan and Hanna reviewed guides. The guides are focused on new construction.  
A guide addressing building reuse would be helpful. More feedback could be solicited  
from Western Tech from their experience building a passivhaus. Incentives mentioned  
in the guide could be updated and connected to what Xcel Energy and Focus on  
Energy offer now. The Energy Action Plan could be updated to include guide  
recommendations.  
Meehan found lots of good examples of equitable community tree planting, and are  
researching guidance on sustainable programming and framework.  
Staff shared USPS installed nearly 20 EV chargers in at La Crosse Post Office.  
Ericson talked about YCAF micro grant for bike parking and bike parking ordinance.  
He shared that the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission recommended  
deregulating parking minimums. Ericson and Jacobson discussed local training for  
commercial energy efficiency.  
Outreach & Engagement Update  
24-0067  
24-1126  
2
3
Wisconsin Conservation Voters' (WCV) brochures included information about the  
Home Efficiency (HOMES) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program  
(HEAR). Mindel suggested including a tab on the landing page about it. Heneghan  
suggested an active outreach campaign. Meehan suggested posting information at  
hardware stores. Staff could do tabling and ask WCV if they are making posters?  
Discussion on Youth Climate Action Fund application and selection.  
Attachments:  
Scoring Rubric  
Heneghan recused herself, so there was no longer a quorum to vote. Staff will  
schedule a virtual only meeting on 9/11 around 9-10:30 am.  
Renew the Block Progress Update  
24-1189  
24-1199  
4
5
Kaitlyn Wiehe provide an update.  
Request for grant services for EPA Community Change grant application in  
collaboration with Habitat for Humanity  
Staff provided an overview. Heneghan gave further explanation of the grant and  
proposal. Mindel suggested providing free bus passes, but that would not sustain  
ridership increase.  
Next Meeting / Agenda Items  
The next meeting will be 10/14.  
Adjournment  
Mindel adjourned the meeting at 5:35 p.m.  
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