Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Tree Board  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, June 16, 2026  
3:45 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman  
Anderson building 5201 Fen Oak Dr; Meeting  
Room Moraine (C); attend virtually via Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 3:52 pm  
7 - MATT NOONE, CORY RICH, TIERNEY BOCSI, BRIANA FRANK, LYDIA  
BRUNING, MICHAEL REWEY, and Supervisor COLIN BARUSHOK  
Present  
2 - TEDWARD ERKER, and KATE KENDZIORA  
Excused  
Others Present: Brian Wahl, Lisa Johnson  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES OF THE MAY 19, 2026, TREE BOARD MEETING  
2026  
MIN-105  
Attachments:  
2026 MIN-105  
A MOTION to accept minutes was made by REWEY, second by RICH. MOTION  
passed (7-0).  
C. Tree Board Operating Agreement  
No change  
D. Presentation  
Due to technical issues we were not able to watch the video. Per Supervisor  
Barushok, based on a similar situation that he witnessed in another County  
meeting, Supervisor Wegleitner, author of the new policy that requires the  
ethics training, had said it was okay to email the video link to members and  
have them watch it outside the meeting and report to the staff or Chair by June  
30.  
A MOTION to proceed with having members watch the video outside the meeting  
by June 30 was made by FRANK and seconded by REWEY. MOTION passed 7-0.  
E. Project and General Updates  
1 - DCTB Workforce Development Plan: RICH reviewed the plan to partner  
with an existing organization already hosting a similar event. Madison College  
may do this in spring 2027. Partnership got a positive response from Madison  
College, but no dates have been advanced.  
2 - School Tree Nursery Program (Matt): NOONE reviewed the current scope  
and status of the program. There are 8 tree nurseries in schools (elementary,  
middle, and high schools) with teachers and students maintaining the trees and  
using them for learning about growth rates, etc. New schools include St.  
Dennis and Lodi Elementary.  
3 - Future Purchases: Not discussed  
4 - Future Meeting Location: July 21, 3:45 pm.  
F. Discussion Items  
1 - County Exec Strategic Vision Plan: Are there any opportunities for the Tree  
Board to be actionable in it? Johnson to forward the email from the County  
Exec with information for Board members to review. Alves will give a short  
presentation on any role he sees that the Tree Board could have.  
2 - DCTB Future Direction? July agenda item.  
3 - Tree Preservation Matters in the Village of Cross Plains: Not discussed.  
4 - Other Tree Board Matters: Frank reported on homeowners who may be  
having interactions with insurance companies that require them to remove  
trees next to their homes based on poor information or aerial views from  
Google Maps. Homeowners should know that a professional, certified arborist  
can intercede with the insurance company if the tree is sound.  
G. Action Items  
1 - Dane County Tree Board Purchases - No action taken.  
2 - Other Tree Board Matters, Letters of Support or Letters of a Position - No  
action taken.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
7/21/2026 at 3:45 pm.  
I. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda  
None  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
K. Adjourn  
A MOTION was made by RICH, second by REWEY. The MOTION passed (7-0). The  
meeting adjourned at 4:48 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Lisa Johnson, pending board approval.