Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Lakes & Watershed Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, January 12, 2022  
5:30 PM  
Virtual Meeting: Please see top of the agenda on how  
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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.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Erickson called the meeting to order at 5:33 pm.  
Staff Present: Pete Jopke, John Reimer, Kyle Minks  
8 -  
Present:  
CHUCK ERICKSON, LYLE UPDIKE, MAUREEN McCARVILLE, CARLY MICHIELS,  
CHIN WU, CECELY CASTILLO, MARIA MORENO and ALLAN LEVIN  
2 - DAVE RIPP and SUSAN WEST  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the December 9th, 2021 Lakes & Watershed Commission  
Meeting  
Attachments: LWC MIN 12_9_21  
A motion was made by McCARVILLE, seconded by WU, that the Minutes from  
December 9th, 2021 be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0 with  
CASTILLO abstaining.  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
F. Presentations  
1. Land and Water Resources Department Aquatic Plant and Invasive Species  
Management  
JOPKE gave a presentation and answered questions on LWRD aquatic plant and  
invasive species management. Presentation is attached below.  
Aquatic Plant and Invasive Species Management  
G. Reports to Committee  
1. LEVIN informed the commission that the National Guard had an informational meeting  
on PFAS.  
2. Commission members discussed having a work planning retreat tentatively on  
February 12th from 9 to 12.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Next Lakes & Watershed Commission meeting is February 2nd @ 5:30 pm.  
2. Next Lakes & Watershed Commission - Executive Committee meeting is February 8th  
@ 5:30 pm.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by LEVIN, seconded by McCARVILLE, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 8-0. The meeting adjourned at  
6:59 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kyle Minks and are subject to committee  
approval.  
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LUS CIM: Yog hais tias koj xav tau ib tug neeg txhais lus, ib tug neeg txhais ntawv, cov ntawv ua lwm  
hom ntawv los sis lwm cov kev pab kom siv tau cov kev pab, cov kev ua ub no (activity) los sis qhov  
kev pab cuam, thov hu rau tus xov tooj hauv qab yam tsawg peb hnub ua hauj lwm ua ntej yuav tuaj sib  
tham.