Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Thursday, September 11, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at Board Room in the  
Exhibition Hall at Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant  
Energy Center Way, Madison, WI; virtual via Zoom.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
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The September 11th Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee meeting will be a hybrid  
meeting. Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at Board Room in the Exhibition Hall at Alliant Energy Center, 1919  
Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 960 6325 6439  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit written comments or other materials for this meeting, please email them to:  
lwrd@danecounty.gov. Staff will forward the email and materials to members of the committee.  
A. Call To Order  
Sup. Peters called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm  
Staff present: Laura Hicklin  
4 - PATRICK DOWNING, STEVEN PETERS, KERRY MARREN and COLIN  
BARUSHOK  
Present:  
1 - YOGESH CHAWLA  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the August 21, 2025 Environment, Agriculture & Natural  
Resources Committee  
Sponsors: Environment and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by DOWNING that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
C. Fund Transfers  
STREAMBANK PROTECTION TO CHAPTER 49 IMPLEMENTATION  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by DOWNING that the Fund Transfer be recommended for  
approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION  
PROGRAM FUNDING FROM WisDOT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE  
LOWER YAHARA RIVER TRAIL INTERPRETATIVE SIGN  
1.  
Sponsors:  
CHAWLA, BARUSHOK, ENGELBERGER and BLAZEWICZ  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK that the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds Vote be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
ACCEPTANCE OF A WDNR PHEASANT STAMP GRANT FOR HABITAT  
IMPROVEMENTS  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Sponsors:  
CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER, POSTLER and BLAZEWICZ  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by DOWNING that the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds Vote be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
ACCEPTANCE OF A WDNR TURKEY STAMP GRANT FOR HABITAT  
IMPROVEMENTS  
Sponsors: CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER, POSTLER and BLAZEWICZ  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by DOWNING that the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds Vote be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
ACCEPTANCE OF A YAHARA WINS FUNDS FOR COVER CROPS ON  
BEHALF OF THE BIOLOGICAL FARMER FRIENDS OF THE LOWER  
YAHARA WATERSHED  
Sponsors: CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER, POSTLER and BLAZEWICZ  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by MARREN that the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds Vote be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
ACCEPTANCE OF A WDNR SNOWMOBILE TRAIL AIDS GRANT FOR THE  
2025-2026 SEASON  
5.  
Sponsors:  
CHAWLA, POSTLER, ENGELBERGER and FRIES  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK that the Resolution be recommended for  
approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
AUTHORIZING APPLICATIONS TO THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF  
NATURAL RESOURCES RECREATIONAL BOATING FACILITIES GRANT  
PROGRAM  
6.  
Sponsors:  
CHAWLA, POSTLER, ENGELBERGER and FRIES  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by MARREN that the Resolution be recommended for  
approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
A presentation of the Manure Feasibility Study Final Report will be made at the September 25th  
Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee meeting. The report is attached hereto for  
reference.  
Manure Feasibility Study Final Report  
Attachments:  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meetings will be:  
- Thursday, September 25, 2025  
- Thursday, October 9, 2025 (budget)  
- Wednesday, October 22nd (budget)  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by DOWNING that the Meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 5:27 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Laura Hicklin and subject to committee action  
at a future meeting.  
Note: If you need an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to  
access this service, activity or program, please call the phone number below—preferably at least three  
business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting.  
Nota: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor o materiales en formatos alternativos o cualquier otra  
adaptación para tener acceso a este servicio, actividad o programa, llame al número de teléfono que  
puede encontrar a continuación — de preferencia con al menos 3 días de anticipación y como mínimo  
24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.  
Sau tseg: Yog koj xav tau ib tug neeg txhais lus, txhais ua ntaub ntawv, cov ntaub ntawv uas nyob rau  
lwm yam kev lawm los sis lwm yam kev pab nkag rau qhov kev pab no, kev ua si los sis kev pab  
cuam, thov hu tus xov tooj rau hauv qab no—xav kom hu li peb hnub ua ntej tuaj tab sis tsis pub  
tsawg tshaj 24 xuab moos ua ntej rau lub rooj sib tham no.  
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Amy Warner or Paul Eder, 608.224.3730, TTY WI RELAY 711