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?  
Thursday, August 25, 2022  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman F.  
Anderson Agriculture & Conservation Center, 5201 Fen  
Oak Drive, Room C; 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.  
This 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 F. Anderson  
Agriculture & Conservation Center, 5201 Fen Oak Drive, Room C, 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 you):  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sCOJtg8bRAiSloUytrHueQ  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
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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 Chawla called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.  
Supervisor Downing participated virtually.  
Others present: Sup. Engelberger  
Staff present: Amy Piaget, Laura Hicklin  
3 - YOGESH CHAWLA, PATRICK DOWNING and SARAH SMITH  
Present:  
2 - HOLLY HATCHER and AARON COLLINS  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the July 28, 2022 Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources  
Committee  
Environment and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: EANR 07-28-22  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
ACCEPTANCE OF 2022 CLEAN BOATS CLEAN WATERS GRANT  
FUNDS FROM THE WI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES  
AND TRANSFER LTE FUNDS FOR LAKE MONITORING &  
PROTECTION GRANT  
CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER, HYNES, SMITH and JOERS  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-139  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote 3-0.  
AMENDING THE 2022 BUDGET TO ACCEPT AMERICAN FARMLAND  
TRUST SOIL HEALTH STEWARDS FUNDS  
DOWNING, CHAWLA and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-140  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote 3-0.  
DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AWARD TO TOWN OF  
ALBION  
RIPP, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER and MCGINNITY  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-147  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE OF LAND AT FALK WELLS SUGAR  
RIVER WILDLIFE AREA (SCHALLER)  
RIPP, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER and JOERS  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-148  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE OF LAND FOR DOOR CREEK  
WETLANDS AND LOWER YAHARA RIVER TRAIL  
RIPP, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER and JOERS  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-149  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
AUTHORIZING ADDENDUM B TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
AGREEMENT CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAUK  
RIPP, CHAWLA and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-151  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 2-0-1 (Downing  
abstained).  
ACCEPTANCE OF A NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  
SERVICE COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION AGREEMENT  
MILES  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-173  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by CHAWLA, that Sub. 1 to the  
resolution be the resolution recommended for approval . The motion carried by a  
voice vote 3-0.  
AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION OF LTE HOURS IN THE LAND &  
WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
MILES  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-174  
A motion was made by CHAWLA, seconded by SMITH, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 2-0-1 (Downing  
abstained).  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by DOWNING, that the be adjourned.  
The motion carried unanimously.  
The meeting adjourned at 6:24 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Laura Hicklin and subject to committee action  
at a future meeting.  
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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  
kev pab cuam, thov hu rau tus xov tooj hauv qab yam tsawg peb hnub ua hauj lwm ua ntej yuav tuaj sib  
tham.