Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Lakes & Watershed Commission

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

5:30 PM

Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive

Moraine Room; attend virtually via zoom.

A. Call To Order

Chair McCARVILLE called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.

Staff present: David Rowe & Kyle Minks

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Present:

ALAN LEVIN, MAUREEN McCARVILLE, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, PHIL

GAEBLER, STEVE GREB, DAN BLAZEWICZ, KEITH FURMAN and DEA LARSEN

CONVERSE

2 - CHIN WU and DAVID CLUTTER

Excused:

B. Consideration of Minutes

Minutes of the December 3, 2025 Lakes & Watershed Commission

2025

MIN-456

Environment and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

Sponsors:

Attachments: LWC 12-3-25

A motion was made by BLAZEWICZ, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the

minutes from the December 3, 2025 Lakes and Watershed Commission meeting

be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 8-0.

C. Fund Transfers

None

D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)

None

E. Items Requiring Committee Action

None

F. Presentations

None

G. Reports to Committee

1. Update on proposed amendments to Chapter 71: Regulation of Icebound Inland Waters

Kyle Minks, with Dane County Land & Water Resources Department reported

that draft ordinance amendment language will be shared with the commission

at its next meeting. A website will also be created containing the draft language

along with the ability for the public to submit written comments. The

commission also discussed holding a future public information meeting to

receive oral comments on proposed ordinance language.

2. Discussion on wake enhanced boating

The commission discussed the presentation and information on wake

enhanced boating shared at the last meeting.

A motion was made by FURMAN, seconded by GREB, for staff to start researching

and developing a process for drafting an ordinance for wake enhanced boating.

The motion carried by a voice vote 8-0.

H. Future Meeting Items and Dates

1. Next Lakes and Watershed Commission meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 4th starting at

5:30 pm.

Commission members requested to have a budget discussion at their next

meeting.

I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

K. Adjourn

A motion was made by FURMAN, seconded by BLAZEWICZ, that the meeting be

adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 6:22 pm.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Kyle Minks and are subject to action at a future

meeting.

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