Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Environmental Council  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, December 8, 2021  
3:00 PM  
Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for  
instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by  
phone.  
A. Call To Order  
5 -  
Present  
Chair NATALIE EISNER, THOMAS EGGERT, PHILLIP GRUPE, LAKSHMI  
SRIDHARAN, and KATIE BEILFUSS  
1 - JOSHUA KNACKERT  
Excused  
Others present: Michelle Probst, Javiera Morales, Kathy Kuntz  
Chair Eisner called the meeting to order at 3:02pm  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES 10.NOV.2021  
2021  
MIN-478  
Attachments: 2021 MIN-478  
A motion was made by EGGERT, seconded by GRUPE, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
D. Presentations  
Guest speaker: Kathy Kuntz, Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change  
Kathy shared an overview of the Office of Energy and Climate Change and discussed the  
Climate Change Action plan for Dane County. Opportunities for partnership between the  
Office of Energy and Climate Change and The Environmental Council such as assistance  
in the Climate Change Champions program.  
20211208 DCEC PRESENTATION  
2021  
PRES-195  
Attachments: 2021 PRES-195  
E. Discussion  
2022 Grant Application  
The application will open in Jan. 4th and close Feb. 21st this will give the council 2  
weeks to review applications before the March meeting.  
F. Reports to Committee  
Pollinator Outreach  
Further efforts in partnership with the Gratton Lab at UW-Madison and Plant Dane were  
discussed. Eisner, Eggert, and Probst will meet to solidify partnerships.  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Jan. 12, 2022 at 3pm  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by EISNER, seconded by SRIDHARAN, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Michelle Probst, pending council approval.