Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Wednesday, November 20, 2024  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive  
- Room 121 - Driftless ; 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.  
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The November 20th Envrionment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee meeting will be a hybrid  
meeting. Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom. This is a joint meeting  
with the Lakes & Watersheds Commission and the Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources  
Committee.  
The public can attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive, Madison in the Driftless Room.  
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 you):  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Ztndpt-SBS7Kii6HobqdA  
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:992 9451 6218  
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 written comments or other materials for this meeting, please email them to:  
lwrd@danecounty.gov. Staff will forward the email and materials to members of the committee.  
A. Call To Order  
Supervisor Peters called the meting to order at 5:32 pm.  
Youth Governance Program Members present: Hannah Machleidt  
Youth Governance Program Members excused: Sofia Suazo  
Others present: Chin Wu, Sup. Blazewicz, Sup. McCarville, David Clutter, Sup.  
Engelberger, Phil Gaebler, Steve Greb, Aaron Collins, Brandon Gingher  
Staff present: Steve Ottelien, Amy Piaget, John Reimer, Laura Hicklin  
4 - PATRICK DOWNING, SARAH SMITH, STEVEN PETERS and KERRY MARREN  
Present:  
1 - YOGESH CHAWLA  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the October 30, 2024 Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources  
Committee  
Environment and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: EANR 10-30-24  
A motion was made by SMITH that the Minutes be approved. The motion carried  
by a voice vote 4/0, YGP 1/0.  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
Lake Level Report  
John Reimer gave the lake levels report.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
December 12, 2024 or at the Call of the Chair.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by DOWNING that the Meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 6:06 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Laura Hicklin and subject to committee 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 the phone number below—preferably at least three  
business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting.  
Nota: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor o materiales en formatos alternativos o cualquier otra  
adaptación para tener acceso a este servicio, actividad o programa, llame al número de teléfono que  
puede encontrar a continuación — de preferencia con al menos 3 días de anticipación y como mínimo  
24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.  
Sau tseg: Yog koj xav tau ib tug neeg txhais lus, txhais ua ntaub ntawv, cov ntaub ntawv uas nyob rau  
lwm yam kev lawm los sis lwm yam kev pab nkag rau qhov kev pab no, kev ua si los sis kev pab cuam,  
thov hu tus xov tooj rau hauv qab no—xav kom hu li peb hnub ua ntej tuaj tab sis tsis pub tsawg tshaj  
24 xuab moos ua ntej rau lub rooj sib tham no.  
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