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 11, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Heritage Center,  
3101 Lake Farm Rd, Madison; attend virtually via Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Ripp called the Park Commission meeting to order at 5:30 PM.  
Staff Present: Joleen Stinson, Sharene Smith. Chris James attended virtually.  
Others Present: Brian Arndt, Development Director Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens  
(MAFPG) Board, Matt Lechmaier MAFPG Farm Manager.  
Youth Governance Member Emily Cai attended virtually.  
Analiese Eicher, Grace Moran, Nancy Bogue, Stefanie Brouwer, Tom Thoresen attended  
virtually.  
6 -  
Present:  
ANALIESE EICHER, DAVE RIPP, TOM THORESEN, GRACE MORAN, NANCY  
BOGUE and STEFANIE BROUWER  
1 - KRISTIE GOFORTH  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the December 14, 2022 Park Commission  
2022  
MIN-480  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-480 PC Minutes 12-14-22  
A motion was made by THORESEN, seconded by BROUWER, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0, YGP 1-0.  
Chair Ripp requested to move the Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens Conservation  
Fund Grant Application presentation to the top of the agenda. There was unanimous  
consent by Park Commission members.  
F. Presentations  
1. Conservation Fund Grant Application from Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens: the  
Pope Farm Homestead  
Brian Arndt, Development Director Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens (MAFPG) Board  
of Directors gave a overview of the MAFPG and their desire to purchase the Pope Farm  
Homestead for a permanent farm center. Their request from the Dane County  
Conservation Fund Grant Program is to purchase the 15-acre Pope Farm Homestead  
where they have operated on a lease-to-prove model for the past two growing seasons.  
This expanded footprint has allowed their organization to build capacity and make an  
even greater impact on the health and well-being of the community by helping to create  
more community-level nutrition security by increasing supply of first choice, fresh,  
culturally relevant produce.  
Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens Conservation Fund Grant Application  
Presentation  
2022  
RPT-642  
Attachments:  
Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens Conservation Fund Grant  
Application Presentation  
C. Fund Transfers - None  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
ACCEPTANCE OF A 2023 URBAN FORESTRY GRANT FROM THE WI  
2022  
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES  
RES-285  
CHAWLA, RIPP, JOERS, VELDRAN, HATCHER, RITT and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-285  
2022RES-285 FISCAL NOTE  
A motion was made by THORESEN, seconded by MORAN, that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote 6-0, YGP 1-0.  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A LAND USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN  
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND DANE  
COUNTY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAIL  
2022  
RES-286  
Sponsors: CHAWLA, RIPP, JOERS, VELDRAN, WRIGHT, HATCHER, RITT, ENGELBERGER,  
HUELSEMANN and COLLINS  
Attachments: 2022 RES-286  
2022 RES-286 FISCAL NOTE  
2022 RES-286 CONTRACT #14946  
A motion was made by EICHER, seconded by MORAN, that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote 6-0, YGP 1-0.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
1. Conservation Fund Grant Application from Town of Westport and Groundswell  
Conservancy: LENA LLC parcel, North Mendota NRA  
There was unanimous consensus to direct staff to prepare the resolution to  
approve grant money for this Conservation Fund grant request.  
F. Presentations  
2. Legislative Process Overview  
Chair Ripp lead a brief discussion on how Park Commission fits in within the County's  
committee structure. The Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources (EANR) is the  
standing committee for the Land and Water Resources Department. Chair Ripp also  
described what each agenda header means, and covered basic Roberts Rules of Order.  
G. Reports to Committee  
1. Urban Forestry Update  
This report was postponed until the Park Commission meeting on January 25, 2023.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
January 25, 2023  
February 8, 2023  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda - None  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law - None  
K. Closed Session  
A motion was made by BROUWER, seconded by MORAN, that the Meeting enter  
into closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:  
YGP Cai - Aye.  
6 -  
Ayes:  
Supervisor EICHER, Chair RIPP, First Vice Chair THORESEN, MORAN, BOGUE  
and BROUWER  
1 - GOFORTH  
Excused:  
CLOSED SESSION: The Park Commission entered into closed session per Wis.  
Stat.19.85(1)(e): The Commission may go into closed session for the purposes of  
deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public  
funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or  
bargaining reasons require a closed session.  
L. Return to Open Session  
A motion was made by BOGUE, seconded by MORAN, that the Meeting exit out of  
closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:  
YGP Cai - Aye.  
6 -  
Ayes:  
Supervisor EICHER, Chair RIPP, First Vice Chair THORESEN, MORAN, BOGUE  
and BROUWER  
1 - GOFORTH  
Excused:  
M. Adjourn  
A motion was made by BROUWER, seconded by MORAN, that the be adjourned.  
The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0, YGP 1-0.  
Meeting adjourned 6:53 PM.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Joleen Stinson, pending Park Commission approval.