City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Judiciary & Administration Committee  
Tuesday, August 30, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
Call To Order  
Chair Richmond called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Andrea Richmond, Mackenzie Mindel, Chris Woodard,Jennifer Trost  
2 - Scott Neumeister,Chris Kahlow  
Present:  
Excused:  
One seat vacant due to resignation of District 5 Council Member.  
Agenda Items:  
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE to create Sec. 32-191 of the Code of  
22-0636  
Ordinances of the City of La Crosse prohibiting Conversion Therapy. (Note:  
The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat.  
19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel. Following such closed session, the  
Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open session.)  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Woodard to OPEN public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
The following spoke In Favor: Adam Whitney, Eddie Luker, Deb Bassett, AJ  
DePre, Charles Ahlgren, Mathew Shurka  
The following spoke In Opposition: Steve Garnett, Carrie Jones, Shannon  
McKinney, Tom Sweeney, Andrea Van Wyck, Patricia Nelson, Ty Cooper,  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Woodard to Close public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Trost to CONVENE in Closed  
Session; the motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Trost to RECONVENE in Open  
Session.  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Mindel to AMEND AS PROPOSED;  
motion carried on a vote of 3 - 1 (No - Woodard).  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Mindel that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
9/8/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Richmond, Mindel,Trost  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
No:  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
Excused:  
AN ORDINANCE to amend sec. 46-175 and to repeal secs. 46-176 and  
46-185 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Crosse regarding the  
Stormwater Utility.  
22-0962  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Mindel, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 9/8/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Richmond, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution declaring a climate emergency, committing to policies that reduce  
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and accelerating the clean energy  
transition, and supporting intergovernmental cooperation to reduced GHG  
emissions.  
22-0977  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Trost, to OPEN public hearing; the  
motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
The following spoke In Favor: Kevin Hunt, Cathy Van Maren  
The following spoke In Opposition: Shannon McKinney  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Trost to CLOSE public hearing;  
the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
The A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Trost, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 9/8/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Richmond, Mindel,Trost  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
No:  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
Excused:  
Resolution establishing locations for the 2022 Board of Review meetings.  
22-1005  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Mindel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 9/8/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Richmond, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
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.  
22-1031  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 9/8/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Richmond, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
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 Traditional  
Neighborhood District - Specific to the Traditional Neighborhood District -  
Specific allowing for a four-unit townhouse building with a four-car garage and  
four parking spaces at 618, 622, and 624 Jackson St., and 1002 7th St. S.  
22-1032  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Woodard, that the Ordinance be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 9/8/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Richmond, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution establishing definition of a Storm Event as part of the Stormwater  
Utility update.  
22-1046  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Trost, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 9/8/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Richmond, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Various license applications pursuant to Chapters 4, 6, and/or 10 of the La  
Crosse Municipal Code for the remainder of license period 2022-2023  
(September).  
22-1048  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Trost, that the Application be  
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the Common Council  
on 9/8/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Richmond, Mindel,Trost  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
1 - Woodard  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Abstain:  
Condominium Plat of Jackson Street Townhomes to the City of La Crosse,  
Wisconsin (7th & Jackson Streets).  
22-1088  
A motion was made by Woodard, seconded by Mindel, that the Plat/Certified  
Survey Map be RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SAME to the  
Common Council on 9/8/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Richmond, Mindel, Woodard,Trost  
2 - Neumeister,Kahlow  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.