Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Park Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, October 22, 2025  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the  
Heritage Center Upper Level, 3101 Lake  
Farm Rd, Madison; attend virtually via Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
Vice-Chair Brouwer called the Park Commission Meeting to order at 5:30 PM.  
Staff Present: Sharene Smith, Joleen Stinson.  
Youth Governance Program Member Aleena Sanghvan present.  
5 - NANCY BOGUE, STEFANIE BROUWER, KRISTIE GOFORTH, DON POSTLER  
and JASMINE BANKS  
Present:  
2 - ANALIESE EICHER and TOM THORESEN  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the September 10, 2025 Park Commission  
2025  
MIN-299  
Attachments:  
2025 MIN-299 Park Commission Minutes 09-10-2025  
A motion was made by GOFORTH that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote 5-0, YPG 1-0.  
C. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AWARD TO ICE AGE  
TRAIL ALLIANCE - BROOKS  
2025  
RES-165  
1.  
Sponsors: DOOLAN, BARUSHOK, POSTLER, FRIES, BLAZEWICZ and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-165  
2025 RES-165 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-165 AREA MAP  
2025 RES-165 SUBJECT MAP  
A motion was made by BOGUE, seconded by GOFORTH, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0, YPG 1-0.  
DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AWARD TO THE VILLAGE  
OF MCFARLAND - ZIRKEL  
2025  
RES-166  
2.  
Sponsors:  
MILES, FRIES, BLAZEWICZ and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-166  
2025 RES-166 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-166 AREA MAP  
2025 RES-166 SUBJECT MAP  
A motion was made by POSTLER, seconded by BANKS, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0, YPG 1-0.  
AUTHORIZING A TEMPORARY LIMITED EASEMENT AT CAMROCK  
COUNTY PARK TO WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  
2025  
RES-167  
3.  
Sponsors:  
CHAWLA, MARREN and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-167  
2025 RES-167 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-167 MAP  
A motion was made by GOFORTH, seconded by BANKS, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0, YPG 1-0.  
D. Reports to Committee  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Wednesday, November 12, 2025  
Heritage Center  
3101 Lake Farm Rd, Madison  
2. Wednesday, November 26, 2025 (only if pressing business)  
Heritage Center  
3101 Lake Farm Rd, Madison  
F. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
H. Closed Session  
A motion was made by GOFORTH, seconded by POSTLER, that the Meeting enter  
into closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye: YGP Sanghvan  
5 - BOGUE, Vice Chair BROUWER, Second Vice Chair GOFORTH, Supervisor  
POSTLER and BANKS  
Ayes:  
The Commission (or Committee) met in closed session for the purpose of  
deliberating or negotiating the purchasing or acquiring of property where open  
discussion of bargaining positions and strategies would discourage bargaining and  
harm the public's interest in obtaining properties. The authority for this possible  
closed session is Wis.Stat.19.85(1)(e).  
I. Return to Open Session  
A motion was made by POSTLER, seconded by BROUWER, that the Meeting exit  
out of closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye: YGP Sanghvan  
5 - BOGUE, Vice Chair BROUWER, Second Vice Chair GOFORTH, Supervisor  
POSTLER and BANKS  
Ayes:  
J. Adjourn  
A motion was made by GOFORTH, seconded by BOGUE, that the Meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0, YPG 1-0.  
Meeting adjourned 6:07 PM.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Joleen Stinson, pending Park Commission approval.