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City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
Climate Action Plan Steering Committee  
Thursday, May 18, 2023  
4:30 PM  
Grandad Room  
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Call to Order  
Mindel called the meeting to order at 4:31 pm.  
Roll Call  
4 - Dorothy Lenard, Cathy Van Maren, Susanna Hanson,Mackenzie Mindel  
1 - Casey Meehan  
Present:  
Excused:  
Approval of Minutes  
Lenard motioned to approve the minutes, Hanson seconded. The motion  
carried by a voice vote.  
Notices and Discussion  
Staff shared that two resolutions are going before the Common Council in June: 1)  
increasing the committee to seven members, and 2) approving a project development  
agreement with Johnson Controls for the fourth phase of its energy saving performance  
contract.  
Agenda Items:  
Officer Elections - Chairperson and Vice Chairperson  
23-0606  
1
2
Mindel accepted chairperson position. Lenard nominated Van Maren for vice  
chairperson. Van Maren is vice chairperson by unanimous consent.  
Discussion and direction on year-1 plan implementation  
23-0252  
Attachments:  
CAP Year 1 Implementation Plan (May 2023)  
Implementation Plan Draft in Progress (April 2023)  
Staff provided an overview. Actions to increase solar arrays for residential buildings  
and commercial buildings aren't in the same working group because the market and  
incentives are different. Staff plans to reconvene green team soon to get City staff on  
board. Plug-in hybrids count as electric vehicles. Staff could develop a decision tree  
when steering committee or working group is deciding on future actions. Lenard  
volunteered to lead working group 3 and Van Maren, 1.  
Request to use Climate Action Plan Implementation Funds for Bright Action  
Outreach  
23-0455  
3
Attachments:  
BrightAction's website  
Example webpage for Freemont, CA  
CCS Engagement Services Scope of Work  
Nicholas Marketing Communication Services  
Lenard made a motion to go forward with both option and request Nicholas  
modify proposal to compliment Bright Action proposal, Mindel seconded. The  
motion carried by a voice vote. Van Maren abstained.  
May '23 Update on Grant Services  
23-0604  
4
Attachments:  
Urban and Community Forestry Grant  
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program  
Staff talked about potential application for USDA urban forestry grant to plant trees  
downtown and do a tree giveaway.  
Next Meeting / Agenda Items  
The Doodle poll indicated that the second Monday of the month would work best, either  
at 4:30pm or 5pm. The next meeting will be 6/12 @ 4:30 pm in the Eagle Room.  
Agenda items may include a report from the grant services consultant on the funding  
environmental scan.  
Adjournment  
Mindel adjourned the meeting at 5:28 pm.  
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above scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have  
decision-making responsibility.  
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