Waterways, Parks, and Urban Forestry Commission Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF)

To accommodate the participation of persons with disabilities at this meeting, the City will provide the services of a sign language interpreter or make other reasonable accommodation on request. To make such a request, please notify the City at (715) 839-4902 at least 2 days prior to the meeting. ________________________________________ Erin LaFaive, Chairperson c: News Media Waterways, Parks, and Urban Forestry Commission Agenda 5:00 p.m., June 24th, 2026 City of Eau Claire Council Chambers – City Hall 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Minutes a. Approval of the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026. 4. Open Public Comment Period for Items that do not appear on this Agenda a. The public comment period will be 20 minutes. Each speaker shall be permitted no more than 3 minutes to speak and shall only speak once per session. 5. Business Agenda Items a. Conditional Use Permit – Planning Department (Ryan Petrie) 6. Discussion Agenda Items a. Urban whitetail deer – Commissioner Joe Maurer 7. Announcements and Updates a. Operations Report b. Announcements c. Future Agenda Items 8. Adjournment To accommodate the participation of persons with disabilities at this meeting, the City will provide the services of a sign language interpreter or make other reasonable accommodation on request. To make such a request, please notify the City at (715) 839-4902 at least 2 days prior to the meeting. ________________________________________ Erin LaFaive, Chairperson c: News Media Waterways, Parks, and Urban Forestry Commission Agenda 5:00 p.m., May 27th, 2026 City of Eau Claire Council Chambers – City Hall 1. Call to Order: Meeting Called to Order at 5:12 p.m. by Chairperson LaFaive 2. Attendance: a. Members Present: Erin LaFaive, Joe Maurer, Megan Holmes, Don Wisner, Niklaus Semingson, Casper Conor b. Members Absent: Christopher Johnson, Rich Schemm, Nate Otto, Andrew Werthmann 3. Minutes a. Approval of the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026. i. Motion to approve minutes by Commissioner Don Wisner, seconded by Commissioner Megan Holmes. All votes in favor; motion passed. 4. Business Agenda Items a. Western Wisconsin Urban Outdoor Recreation Plan – Holly Larson, M.R.P., National Park Service i. Presentation by Kennedy Demarcus and Holly Larson National Park Services ii. Motion to Approve recommendation of endorsement and support of the plan by Commissioner Don Wisner and seconded by Commissioner Megan Holmes. Motion carried with all votes in favor. b. Recommendation regarding the continuation of permanent encroachments for the Sculpture Tour Eau Claire exhibit – Parks, Forestry, and Cemeteries Manager Phil Lubke i. Presentation by: Recreation Manager Patrick Newkirk ii. Motion to approve the Sculpture Tour of Eau Claire three-year approval period until November 1st, 2029, by Commissioner Joe Maurer and seconded by Commissioner Megan Holmes. All votes in favor; motion passed. c. 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan Review & Recommendation - Parks, Forestry, and Cemeteries Manager Phil Lubke i. Presentation by Recreation Manager Patrick Newkirk and Michael Korbal 1. Motion to approve 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan by Commissioner Joe Maurer and seconded by Commissioner Don Wisner. All votes in favor; motion passed. To accommodate the participation of persons with disabilities at this meeting, the City will provide the services of a sign language interpreter or make other reasonable accommodation on request. To make such a request, please notify the City at (715) 839-4902 at least 2 days prior to the meeting. ________________________________________ Erin LaFaive, Chairperson c: News Media d. Tree preservation/mitigation – Parks, Forestry, and Cemeteries Manager Phil Lubke, and Recreations Manager Patrick Newkirk i. Presentation by Patrick Newkirk ii. Motion to approve the recommendation that species selection and planting locations for tree planting be determined by Parks, Forestry, and Cemeteries Manager Phil Lubke, and City Forester Matt Staudenmaier made by Commissioner Megan Holmes, seconded by Commissioner Casper Conor. All votes in favor; motion passed. e. Commissioner Don Wisner moved to table the remaining agenda items until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Niklaus Semingson. All voted in favor; motion passed. 5. Adjournment i. Commissioner Erin LaFaive moved to adjourn. Commissioner Joe Maurer seconded the motion. All votes were in favor; the meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m. Agenda Item: WATERWAYS & PARKS COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET Meeting Date: ___________________ Agenda Item: __________________________________________ Department or Individual: _______________________________________ SUMMARY / BACKGROUND ACTION / ATTACHMENTS Agenda Item Request – Waterways and Parks Commission Agenda Category (select one): ☐Business Agenda Item – Action: Vote of Recommendation Needed ☐ - Yes ☐Discussion Agenda Item ☐Work Session ☐Informational Item ☐ Other: ____________________________ Purpose / Reason for Commission Review: (Please reference the applicable authority under Bylaws Article I, Sections A–F) Article 1, Section: __________________ Suggested Motion (if action is requested): __________________________________________ Attachments: ______________________________________________________________________________ City of Eau Claire Staff Report CUP 2602 - Page 1 Agenda Item: To recommend approval for a conditional use permit for a parking lot located at 1412 Whipple Street along Half Moon Lake and the trail. Development Type: Major Development File Number: CZ-2602 Completeness Date: 6/1/26 Waterways & Parks Commission: 6/24/26 Plan Commission: 7/6/26 Project Name: Mayo Clinic Parking Lot Owner: LUTHER LAKESIDE APTS C/O MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM Applicant: Ayres Associates Address: 1412 Whipple Street Legal Description: LOTS 1 & 2 BLK 5 ALSO INCL LOTS 3 - 7 BLK 5 PRT LOT 1 BLK 6 & VAC BEACH ST BABCOCK BELLINGER & MAPPAS ADD DESC AS COM NE COR LOT 3 BLK 5 SD ADD TH S 1D 15M E 325.88 FT TH S 89D 31M 52S W 128.14 FT TO RR R/W TH N 10D 15M 3S W 82.15 FT TO SW COR LOT 7 TH N 1D 15M W 244.88 FT TO NW COR LOT 3 TH N 89D 31M 52S E 141 FT TO POB ALSO INCL PCL IN GOV LOT 6 SEC 19-27-9 BOUNDED ON N Present Zone(s): UC – Urban Commercial Present Use(s): Parking lot and Vacant Present Land Use Map: Commercial Proposed Zone(s): Same Proposed Use(s): Parking Lot Proposed Land Use Map: Same Zoning District Summary: The subject site is zoned UC – Urban Commercial and is reviewed per 17.07.03 of the Land Development Ordinance. Project Analysis Ayres Associates and Mayo Clinic have submitted a conditional use permit for a parking lot located at 1412 Whipple Street. This parcel is zoned UC – Urban Commercial and is approximately 0.22 acres in size. This parcel is along the trail and adjacent to Half Moon Lake. This was the former Luther Lakeside Apartments which was demolished in late 2023. Currently, the parcel is used for approximately 70 parking stalls and the remaining lot is vacant. A conditional use permit was submitted to reconfigure and expand the existing land use for more parking. The narrative submitted by the applicant notes with the loss of parking near and around the ER expansion, Mayo Clinic needs more parking for daily need. This parking lot will provide relief of parking congestion due to current needs along with proposed projects on campus. All site improvements will need to meet the requirements of the Land Development Ordinance, along with landscaping that will be added to the site. Access will remain from Whipple Street and some of the existing trees between the trail and the new parking lot will remain in place. A final site plan will be finalized at a later date and will be administratively approved. The estimated schedule for construction for this project will start in summer and should be completed in fall of this year. This will be reviewed by the Plan Commission at their July 6th meeting. Recommendation This recommendation will be forwarded to the Plan Commission to consider. 0 200 400100 Feet 610 1506 1506 600 1400 0000 615 1412 1326 WHIPPLE ST RANDALL ST µ Subject Property Aerial Map Agenda Item: CZ-2602 Address: 1412 Whipple Street ´ CP 1 CP 2 BM 50 BM 51 STM MH 1009 1011 1026 2" SAN MH 1128 2" 4" 18" FO FO FO FO FO FO FO FO E G G ASPHALT ASPHALT ASPHALT ASPHALT WOODED W HIPPLE STREET STM 13 SPOTS 18' 28' 24' 18' 10' 9' TYP 24' 11.9' 27 SPOTS25 SPOTS 25 SPO TS 18'24'18'18'24'18' 120' 10' 9 SPOTS 18' 39.11' 10' 7.56' 27 SPOTS NORTH 0 20 40 File: C:\ACC\ACCDocs\Ayres Engineering Services\MCHS LC Lot 11 Expansion\Project Files\3.Production\Civil3D\Design\2064-x-plan.dwg | Layout: Exhibit | Plot Date: 28/04/2026 Project Name - Project Location | Exhibit Title 08/18/2025 Ayres Associates | 3433 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701 | 715.834.3161 | www.AyresAssociates.com | # 23-xxxx TOTAL PARKING SPOTS: 126 LOT SIZE AREA: 39,380 SQ FT PARKING AREA: 28,630 SQ FT 261 ft 120 ft Interior Area 120' x 260' = 31,200 SF Landscape Requirement = 10% 31,200 x 10% = 3,120 SF Legend Description Quantity Unit Planting 3,124 sf