Climate Action Plan Steering Committee on 2026-01-12 4:00 PM — La Crosse, WI
Date: 2026-01-12

City Hall
 City of La Crosse, Wisconsin 400 La Crosse Street
 La Crosse, WI 54601


 Meeting Minutes

 Climate Action Plan Steering Committee

Monday, January 12, 2026 4:00 PM Eagle Room



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 Call to Order

 Mindel called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM.


 Roll Call

 Present: 6 - Andrew Ericson, Casey Meehan, Dorothy Lenard, Lauren Fortin, Mackenzie
 Mindel,Natalie Heneghan

 Approval of Minutes

 Ericson made a motion, seconded by Lenard, that the Minutes be APPROVED.
 The motion carried by a voice vote.

 Notices and Discussion

 New committee member Fortin introduced herself. Heneghan shared that Wisconsin
 Climate Action Navigators is holding a meeting in La Crosse on March 25-26
 (https://osce.wi.gov/Pages/WICAN/WI-Climate-Action-Navigators.aspx). President
 Dickenson brought up events for Transit Equality Day on February 4th and encouraged
 members to watch the Board of Public Works' most recent meeting which included a
 presentation on the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

 Agenda Items:

1 26-0021 Annual Code of Ethics Review

 Attachments: Code of Ethics
 Paper Certification Form

 The Code of Ethics were agreed to by unanimous consent.


2 26-0018 Zoning for Climate Action Update


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 Attachments: Presentation

 Ericson recapped the discussion and approval on the contract at the December
 meeting. Staff discussed operating budget funding shift from pursuing grants to
 pursuing zoning code update. Leslie Brandt went over the presentation slides. Ericson
 asked about a marsh overlay district; Friends of the Marsh has been working closely
 with the City on zoning for its preservation. Transit-Oriented Development falls under
 "options for multimodal development". Mindel suggested focusing TOD on complete
 and compact centers. Heneghan asked about material reuse ordinances; Brandt may
 be able to find some ordinances. Ericson is hoping for enclosed bike parking and
 making stretch code required for City incentives. President Dickenson shared that the
 zoning code consultants will be meeting with the Common Council and City Plan
 Commission in March

3 26-0010 Request for funds to temporarily remove solar array on Fire Station No. 3
 during roof replacement - Chief Schott
 Attachments: Cost Estimate

 Chief Schott provided an overview of the project and would like to replace the roof
 within 6 months to a year. Rather than going with the estimate from Solar
 Connections, staff believes that a bid or request for proposals would yield a lower cost.
 Ericson is concerned about the opportunity cost of missing out on other sustainability
 projects. Staff explained that Direct Pay incentives earned from solar panel
 installations in 2024, including on Fire Station, Nos. 2 and 4, could be used to finance
 this project. Ericson asked about using utility savings to fund this project. This item
 would come back if CAP implementation funds were requested.

 Ericson made a motion, seconded by Meehan, to direct staff to work with the
 Fire Department to get the best bid possible.

4 26-0020 Presentation of La Crosse County's Sustainability Indicators Report - Dillon
 Constant
 Attachments: Report

 Constant went over presentation slides and report.


5 26-0027 Discussion on 2026 Communications Plan

 Attachments: Plan

 Staff went over presentation slides from Paul Nicholas.


 Next Meeting / Agenda Items


 Adjournment

 Mindel adjourned the meeting at 5:11 PM.




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