City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, January 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  
7 - Chris Kahlow, Chris Woodard, Jenasea Hameister, Jennifer Trost, Mac  
Kiel, Mackenzie Mindel,Tamra Dickinson  
Present:  
Agenda Items:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 115-390(1)d.3. and to create Section  
115-405 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse to allow  
accessory dwelling units.  
23-1243  
Unanimous consent to OPEN public hearing.  
The following spoke: Darrin Wasniewski, Bill Harnden, and Dave Morrison.  
Unanimous consent to CLOSE public hearing.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Kiel that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Kiel, that the Ordinance be  
AMENDED (per the Trost amendment). The motion carried 6 - 0 (Woodard -  
abstain).  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Kiel, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
2/8/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Kahlow, Hameister, Trost, Kiel, Mindel,Dickinson  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
Abstain:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances  
of the City of La Crosse by transferring certain property from the Multiple  
Dwelling District to the Public/Semi Public District allowing for the parcel to  
be combined with adjacent properties for construction of a parking structure  
at 221 16th St. N.  
24-0068  
A motion was made by Hameister, seconded by Kiel, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 2/8/2024. The  
motion failed by the following vote:  
2 - Mindel,Dickinson  
3 - Kahlow, Woodard,Kiel  
2 - Hameister,Trost  
Yes:  
No:  
Abstain:  
Application of 421 Jay St. LLC for a Conditional Use Permit at 421 & 425  
Jay Street allowing for a parking lot.  
24-0071  
24-0096  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Hameister, that the Application  
be referred with NO RECOMMENDATION to the Common Council on 2/8/2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Kahlow, Woodard, Hameister, Trost, Kiel, Mindel,Dickinson  
Yes:  
Request of The Blue Zone Pickleball LLC for permission to apply for a  
Combination "Class B" Beer and Liquor license at 2400 Rose Street for  
the license year 2023-24.  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Hameister, that the application  
be referred with NO RECOMMENDATION to the Common Council on 2/8/2024  
(applicant is requested to provide a drawing of the area for sales and service  
along with an estimate of the ratio of food to alcohol sales). The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 - Mindel, Dickinson, Hameister, Trost  
No: 3 - Kahlow, Woodard, Kiel  
An Ordinance to amend Sec 46-82 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of  
La Crosse regarding Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees.  
24-0119  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Kahlow, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Dickinson, that the Ordinance be  
AMENDED as proposed. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Kahlow, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
2/8/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Kahlow, Woodard, Hameister, Trost, Kiel, Mindel,Dickinson  
Yes:  
Various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6, and/or 10 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2023-2024 (February).  
24-0125  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Dickinson, that the Applications  
be APPROVED subject to compliance. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Kahlow, Woodard, Hameister, Trost, Kiel, Mindel,Dickinson  
Yes:  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at approximately 6:57 p.m.