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, August 6, 2025  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive  
Moraine Room; attend virtually via zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Vice Chair LEVIN called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.  
Staff Present: Kyle Minks  
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Present:  
ALAN LEVIN, CHIN WU, DAVID CLUTTER, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, STEVE  
GREB, DAN BLAZEWICZ, KEITH FURMAN and DEA LARSEN CONVERSE  
2 - MAUREEN McCARVILLE and PHIL GAEBLER  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the July 2, 2025 Lakes & Watershed Commission  
Environment and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: LWC 07-02-25  
A motion was made by ENGELBERGER, seconded by FURMAN, that the Minutes  
from the July 2, 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. Report on public comments received regarding Chapter 71: Regulation of Icebound Inland Waters  
Minks provided a summary of public comments received. Attached below is the  
report. Commission members requested that staff also contact city and local  
EMS/Fire Departments that provide assistance for incidents on icebound  
waters of Dane County for comments. All received comments will be provided  
to the commission at a future meeting. Commission members also discussed  
potential changes to allow for all terrain powered wheelchairs and ebikes.  
Received Public Comments on Chapter 71  
2. 2026 Lakes and Watershed Commission Budget Recommendations  
A draft 2026 Lakes and Watershed Budget Recommendation document was  
reviewed by the commission (see below for attached draft). Commission  
members were asked to review the document. Suggested edits or changes can  
be submitted to staff or proposed at the next meeting. Commission members  
recommended that next years Budget Recommendation process start much  
sooner after the County Budget guidelines are released.  
DRAFT Lakes and Watershed Commission 2026 Budget Recommendations  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Next Lakes and Watershed Commission meeting is tentatively scheduled for September 3rd starting at  
5:30 pm. Tentative agenda items include a presentation from Clean Lakes Alliance.  
Commission members requested information and discussion on Wake Boats  
at a future meeting  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by BLAZEWICZ, seconded by ENGELBERGER, 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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