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, October 22, 2025  
5:15 PM  
*Budget* Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person Room 354  
City-County Building; attend virtually 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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A. Call To Order  
Chair Downing called the meeting to order at 5:16 pm.  
Staff Present: Piaget, Hicklin, Ottelien  
Others Present: Zac Venchus - USDA Wildlife Services  
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Present:  
PATRICK DOWNING, YOGESH CHAWLA, KERRY MARREN, STEVEN PETERS  
and COLIN BARUSHOK  
2 - MICHELE DOOLAN and SARAH SMITH  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the September 25, 2025 Land Conservation Committee  
Attachments: LCC 09-25-25  
A motion was made by PETERS 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  
2025 CROP DAMAGE PRICES  
Attachments: 2025 CROP PRICE  
Venchus presented the proposed 2025 crop damage prices and suggested that  
December 1, 2025 be set as the date 90% of crops have been harvested in  
Dane County.  
A motion was made by PETERS to approve the 2025 crop damage prices as  
presented. The motion carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
A motion was made by PETERS to set December 1, 2025 as the date 90% of crops  
have been harvested in Dane County. The motion carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
2026 WILDLIFE DAMAGE PROGRAM BUDGET  
Venchus presented the proposed 2026 wildlife damage abatement program  
budget.  
A motion was made by PETERS that the 2026 wildlife damage abatement budget  
be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
2026 DEER DONATION PROGRAM  
Venchus presented the proposed 2026 deer donation program.  
A motion was made by MARREN to approve the 2026 deer donation program. The  
motion carried by a voice vote. MC 5-0  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
APPROVED CONTRACTS REPORT - OCTOBER 2025  
Piaget reported on the contracts approved since the September LCC meeting.  
APPROVED PAYMENTS REPORT - OCTOBER 2025  
Piaget reported on the payments approved since the September LCC meeting.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 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  
Meeting adjourned at 5:29 pm.  
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  
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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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