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.  
Thursday, July 23, 2026  
5:15 PM  
Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive Moraine Room;  
attend virtually via zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Blazewicz called the LCC meeting to order at 5:15 pm.  
Staff Present: Piaget, Hicklin, Minks, Rowe, McNally  
7 - DAN BLAZEWICZ, PAULA BRANDMEIER, MICHELE DOOLAN, PATRICK  
DOWNING, HENRY FRIES, KERRY MARREN and BRIAN BROWN  
Present:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the June 11, 2026 Land Conservation Committee  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by BRANDMEIER that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote.MC 7/0  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
LAND CONSERVATION FEE SCHEDULE  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by MARREN that the Action Item be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. Brown and Doolan abstained from voting. MC 4/1  
F. Presentations  
OVERVIEW OF COST-SHARE PROGRAMS  
Attachments:  
Piaget presented an overview of the cost-share programs offered by the Land  
Conservation Division to private landowners in Dane County.  
G. Reports to Committee  
APPROVED CONTRACTS REPORT - JULY 2026  
Attachments:  
Piaget reported on the cost-share contracts approved since the last LCC  
meeting.  
APPROVED PAYMENTS REPORT - JULY 2026  
Attachments:  
Piaget reported on the cost-share payments approved since the last LCC  
meeting.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
August 20, 2026 or by call of the chair  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
Chair Blazewicz announced he is stepping down as Chair of LCC. Vice Chair  
Fries will take over the Chair role. An election for vice chair will be held at the  
next LCC meeting.  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by MARREN that the LCC meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried unanimously. MC 7/0  
The meeting adjourned at 5:57 pm.  
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