Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Land Conservation 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.  
Wednesday, December 3, 2025  
5:15 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive  
Driftless Room; attend virtually via zoom  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Downing called the Land Conservation Committee to order at 5:17 pm.  
Downing transferred meeting logistics to Supervisor Chawla.  
Staff Present: Piaget, Hicklin, Reimer, Minks, Rowe  
Others Present: Sophia Pientka, Britt Reynolds, Sup. Blazewicz, Phil Gaebler,  
Steven Greb, Sup. Engelberger, Sup. Furman, Dea Larson-Converse, Alan  
Levin, Chin Wu, David Clutter, Kate Sandretto, Tai Sandretto-Chang, Trudi  
Marquardt  
5 -  
Present:  
PATRICK DOWNING, YOGESH CHAWLA, MICHELE DOOLAN, STEVEN PETERS  
and COLIN BARUSHOK  
2 - KERRY MARREN and SARAH SMITH  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
NOVEMBER 2025 LCC MINUTES  
A motion was made by DOOLAN that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
COST-SHARE CONTRACT EXTENSIONS - DATCP PROGRAMS  
A motion was made by DOOLAN that the draft Cost-share Contract Extensions for  
DATCP programs be approved and that the County Conservationist can update  
the extension request through December 31, 2025 as needed to submit to DATCP.  
The motion carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
COST-SHARE CONTRACT EXTENSIONS - COUNTY PROGRAMS  
A motion was made by DOOLAN that the draft cost-share contract extension list  
for county programs be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
Supervisor Chawla recessed LCC at 5:25 pm to wait for the joint meeting to start.  
Supervisor Chawla called LCC to reconvene at 5:30 pm.  
F. Presentations  
Presentation on "The Influence of Boat-Generated Waves on Lake Shorelines and Aquatic Habitats" -  
Joint presentation with LWC and EANR  
WAKE-ENHANCED BOATING PRESENTATION  
Minks and Rowe presented on wake-enhanced boating studies and the impacts  
wakes have on lakes.  
G. Reports to Committee  
1. Lake Levels Report - Joint report with LWC and EANR  
LAKE LEVELS REPORT  
Reimer provided a report on the current lake levels for the Yahara Chain of  
Lakes.  
2. Report: Update on proposed amendments to Chapter 71: Regulation of Icebound Inland Waters - Joint  
report with LWC and EANR  
Minks provided an update on the proposed amendments to Ch. 71. LWRD staff  
are working with the Sheriff's Department and the Office of Corporation Counsel  
on draft language and hope to present the draft for committee review in early  
2026.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
January 22, 2026 or by call of the chair.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by PETERS that the LCC meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
LCC meeting adjourned at 6:38 pm.  
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