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, May 16, 2024  
5:30 PM  
HYBRID Meeting: In-person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive or  
virtually by 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.  
Yuav tsuam tau thov txog cov neeg txhais lus hau ntej; thov saib hauv qab kawg ntawm qhov txheej  
txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
The May 16, 2024 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 meeting will  
begin at 5:30 pm or when the Land Conservation Committee adjourns, whichever is later. The Zoom link  
is the same for both meetings.  
The public can attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive, Moraine Room.  
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 three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 950 1634 5540  
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  
Chawla called the meeting to order at 5:45 pm.  
YGP present: None  
Staff Present: Amy Piaget, Laura Hicklin  
5 -  
Present:  
YOGESH CHAWLA, PATRICK DOWNING, SARAH SMITH, STEVEN PETERS and  
KERRY MARREN  
B. Election of Officers  
1. Chair  
Smith nominated Chawla for Chair, no other nominations were offered. Chawla elected  
Chair by unanimous consent, motion carried 5-0.  
2. Vice-Chair  
Smith nominated Peters for Vice-Chair, no other nominations were offered. Peters  
elected Vice-Chair by unanimous consent, motion carried 5-0.  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the March 14, 2024 Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources  
Committee  
Environment and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: EANR 03-14-24  
A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by SMITH, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote, 5-0.  
D. Fund Transfers  
E. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AWARD TO TOWN OF  
DUNN AND GROUNDSWELL CONSERVANCY  
RIPP, DOWNING and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-402  
A motion was made by MARREN, seconded by PETERS, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, 5-0.  
DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AWARD TO DRIFTLESS  
AREA LAND CONSERVANCY  
RIPP, DOWNING and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-403  
A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by PETERS, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, 5-0.  
ACCEPTANCE OF AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST SOIL HEALTH  
STEWARDS GRANT  
CHAWLA, DOWNING, ENGELBERGER, YANG and DOOLAN  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-400  
A motion was made by PETERS, seconded by SMITH, that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote, 5-0.  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM SOUTHERN WISCONSIN  
TROUT UNLIMITED TO SUPPORT A SHARED INTERNSHIP WITH UW  
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT  
YANG, ROSE, RITT and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-427  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by PETERS, that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote, 5-0.  
AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR STATE OF WISCONSIN DNR URBAN  
FORESTRY GRANT  
CHAWLA  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 RES-017  
A motion was made by PETERS, seconded by MARREN, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, 5-0.  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF USDA FOREST SERVICE URBAN AND  
COMMUNITY FORESTRY INFLATION REDUCTION ACT GRANT FUNDING  
FOR EQUITABLE FORESTRY STABILIZATION MANAGEMENT AND  
FORESTRY CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM  
CHAWLA  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 RES-020  
A motion was made by PETERS, seconded by SMITH, that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote, 5-0.  
F. Items Requiring Committee Action  
G. Presentations  
H. Reports to Committee  
I. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meeting will be Thursday, May 30th or at the call of the Chair.  
Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee and Land  
Conservation Committee Meeting Dates  
J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
Downing asked that an update on the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program be on  
an upcoming agenda.  
L. Adjourn  
A motion was made by PETERS, seconded by DOWNING, that the Meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 6:22 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Laura Hicklin and subject to committee action  
at a future meeting.  
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business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting.  
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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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