Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Lakes & Watershed Commission - Executive Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, May 16, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive,  
attend virtually via Zoom.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
Yuav tsuam tau thov txog cov neeg txhais lus hau ntej; thov saib hauv qab kawg ntawm qhov txheej  
txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
The Lakes and Watershed Commission - Executive Committee meeting will be a hybrid meeting.  
Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the Lyman Anderson Agriculture & Conservation Center at 5201 Fen  
Oak Drive, Room 224 (Mendota), Madison, WI 53718.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 913 3132 9094  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: lwrd@countyofdane.com  
A. Call To Order  
Chair ERICKSON called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm.  
Staff Present: Kyle Minks  
3 - Supervisor CHUCK ERICKSON, SUSAN WEST, and ALLAN LEVIN  
Present  
1 - LYLE UPDIKE  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes from the April 18th, 2023 Lakes and Watershed Commission -  
Executive Committee  
A motion was made by WEST, seconded by LEVIN, that the Minutes from April  
18th be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. Future Commission meeting presentations  
Committee members discussed topics to have presentations on at future meetings.  
Topics included, Clean Lakes Alliance updates, Yahara River Sediment Removal, PFAS  
testing of privet drinking water wells, and testing for e.coli at public beaches.  
2. 2023 LWC budget recommendations  
Committee members discussed budget recommendations. The 2023 budget  
recommendations will be individually reviewed and discussed at the next committee  
meeting.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Next Lakes and Watershed Commission meeting is on June 7th @ 5:45 pm. This is tentatively  
scheduled as a joint meeting with EANR and LCC.  
2. Next Lakes and Watershed Commission - Executive Committee meeting is on June 13th @ 5:30 pm.  
Future meetings will be held at Fen Oak  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by WEST, seconded by LEVIN, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 6:27 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kyle Minks and are subject to action at a future  
meeting.  
NOTE: If you need an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations  
to access this service, activity or program, please call 608.224.3730 at least three business days prior  
to the meeting.  
NOTA: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor, materiales en formatos alternativos u otros arreglos  
para acceder a este servicio, actividad o programa, comuníquese al número de teléfono que figura a  
continuación tres días hábiles como mínimo antes de la reunión.  
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hom ntawv los sis lwm cov kev pab kom siv tau cov kev pab, cov kev ua ub no (activity) los sis qhov  
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tham.