Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Land Conservation Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Thursday, February 24, 2022  
4:45 PM  
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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.  
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Present:  
PATRICK DOWNING, YOGESH CHAWLA, KAY HOFFMAN, JEREMY LEVIN,  
MICHELE RITT, ANTHONY GRAY and KATE MCGINNITY  
1 - HOLLY HATCHER  
Excused:  
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Staff Present: Piaget, Hicklin, Ottelien, Esser, Lambert  
Others: David Terrall (USDA - APHIS)  
Youth Governance Member: Jain (Excused)  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Chawla called the meeting to order at 4:45 pm.  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES FOR LCC JANUARY 27, 2022 MEETING  
A motion was made by LEVIN, seconded by GRAY, that the Minutes be approved.  
The motion carried by a voice vote. Chawla abstained. MC 6/0.  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
HOOKSTEAD FARMS APPEAL  
Ritt moved, Levin seconded, to postpone the Hookstead Farms appeal until the March 24, 2022 Land  
Conservation Committee meeting. MC-7-0.  
DANE COUNTY WILDLIFE DAMAGE PROGRAM 2021 CLAIMS  
A motion was made by RITT, seconded by MCGINNITY, that the Dane County  
Wildlife Damage Program 2021 Claims be approved. The motion carried by a  
voice vote. MC 7/0  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
APPROVED COST SHARE PAYMENTS  
Piaget presented the cost-share payments approved since the January LCC meeting.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
THE NEXT JOINT MEETING OF LCC, EANR, AND LWC WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 10, 2022.  
NEXT LCC MEETING MARCH 24, 2022 AT 4:45 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 GRAY, that the LCC meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote. MC 7/0  
Respectfully submitted by Steven Ottelien. Minutes 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.