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, January 14, 2026  
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  
Chair Thoresen called the Park Commission Meeting to order at 5:30 PM.  
Staff Present: Sharene Smith, Joleen Stinson.  
Youth Governance Program Member Aleena Sanghvan Present.  
4 - STEFANIE BROUWER, TOM THORESEN, DON POSTLER and JASMINE BANKS  
Present:  
3 - NANCY BOGUE, ANALIESE EICHER and KRISTIE GOFORTH  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the December 10, 2025 Park Commission  
2025  
MIN-457  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-457 Park Commission Minutes 12-10-25  
A motion was made by BROUWER that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote 4-0, YPG 1-0.  
C. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE  
VILLAGE OF MCFARLAND  
1. 2025  
RES-280  
MILES and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-280  
2025 RES-280 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-280 CONTRACT #16102  
A motion was made by BROUWER, seconded by BANKS, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0, YPG 1-0.  
D. Reports to Committee  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Wednesday, January 28, 2026  
Heritage Center  
3101 Lake Farm Rd, Madison  
2. Wednesday, February 11, 2026  
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 BROUWER that the Meeting enter into closed session. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye: YGP Sanghvan  
4 - Vice Chair BROUWER, Chair THORESEN, 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 BROUWER that the Meeting exit out of closed session.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye: YGP Sanghvan  
4 - Vice Chair BROUWER, Chair THORESEN, Supervisor POSTLER and BANKS  
Ayes:  
J. Adjourn  
A motion was made by BROUWER that the Meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried by a voice vote 4-0, YPG 1-0.  
Meeting adjourned 6:12 PM.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Joleen Stinson, pending Park Commission approval.