City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, April 5, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
Call To Order  
Chair Richmond called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.  
Roll Call  
7 -  
Present:  
Andrea Richmond, Scott Neumeister, Chris Kahlow, Justice Weaver,  
Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard,Jennifer Trost  
Agenda Items:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse transferring certain property from the Traditional  
Neighborhood Development District - Specific to the Traditional Neighborhood  
Development District - Specific allowing for the conversion of first floor  
retail/commercial area to four residential units at 703 Farnam St.  
21-1689  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Kahlow, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
La Crosse Fire Department 2021 Annual Community Report.  
22-0242  
22-0333  
A motion was made by Neumeister, seconded by Mindel, that the Report be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED to the Common Council on  
4/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Application of LAX Food Hall LLC for a Conditional Use Permit at 508 Jay St.  
allowing permission to apply for a Combination "Class B" Beer & Liquor  
license.  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 4/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse transferring certain property from the Single Family  
Residence District - to the Traditional Neighborhood Development District -  
Specific allowing for two 4-unit townhouses and two 4-car garages at 1024,  
1034, and 1038 Denton Street.  
22-0353  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Kahlow to OPEN public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously.  
Speaking in opposition: Sandra Herold, Bill Harnden  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel to CLOSE public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Mindel, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Richmond, Neumeister, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
1 - Kahlow  
Yes:  
No:  
Application of Studio Motif LLC for a Conditional Use Permit at 313 Pearl  
Street allowing for permission to apply for a Combination "Class B" Beer &  
Liquor license.  
22-0355  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Woodard, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 4/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend Subsection 115-110 of the Code of Ordinances of  
the City of La Crosse transferring certain property from the Local Business  
District - to the Planned Development District - General allowing for mixed use  
redevelopment at 2415 State Road.  
22-0361  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Weaver to OPEN public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke in OPPOSITION: Steven Geier  
The following spoke in FAVOR: Jeremy Novak, Pete Knapik  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel to CLOSE public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Kahlow, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Request for exception to Commercial Design Standards by Todd Page  
allowing for an exception to the requirement that no parking stall may be  
closer to the street than the building setback line or the building on the same  
parcel and an exception to the requirement that parking areas shall be  
separated from primary buildings by a landscaped buffer for a project at 2552  
Rose Street.  
22-0381  
A motion was made by Neumeister, seconded by Kahlow, that the Request be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 4/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Resolution designating the month of May 2022 as "No Mow May".  
22-0386  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Kahlow to ADOPT.  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel to AMEND to make  
registration optional; the motion carried 6-1 (No - Trost).  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
4/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Resolution proclaiming the fifth of May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous  
Women Day of Awareness.  
22-0400  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Woodard to OPEN public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously.  
Speaking in favor: Henry Greengrass, Eileen McKenzie  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel to CLOSE public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Neumeister, seconded by Weaver, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Resolution approving the 2037 La Crosse Regional Airport Master Plan.  
22-0409  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/14/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Resolution creating Wards 27 and 28.  
22-0428  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Neumeister to ADOPT.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Mindel to AMEND AS PROPOSED;  
the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Neumeister, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
4/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Various License applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6, and/or 10 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code for the license period 2021-2022 (April).  
22-0442  
A motion was made by Neumeister, seconded by Kahlow, that the Application  
be RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common  
Council on 4/14/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Richmond, Neumeister, Kahlow, Weaver, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
Yes:  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m.