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, November 10, 2022  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman  
Anderson Agriculture & Conservation Center, 5201 Fen  
Oak Drive Room 210; 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 at 5201 Fen  
Oak Drive Room 210.  
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_yW3viRVPSGuAZUxkiqNZtA  
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: 968 1964 5401  
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 committee  
members, please send them to: lwrd@countyofdane.com  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Chawla called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.  
Supervisors Collins, Hatcher, Downing and Smith attended virtually.  
YGP Member Simmons was present and in-person.  
Staff present: Laura Hicklin  
5 -  
Present:  
YOGESH CHAWLA, PATRICK DOWNING, HOLLY HATCHER, AARON COLLINS  
and SARAH SMITH  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2022  
MIN-410  
October 25, 2022 Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources  
Committee Minutes  
Attachments: EANR Minutes 10_25_22  
A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by HATCHER, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0, YGP 1-0.  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
1
2022  
RES-233  
AWARD OF AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AT  
LOWER YAHARA RIVER TRAIL-PH. 2  
RIPP  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-233  
2022 RES-233 FISCAL NOTE  
2022 RES-233 CONTRACT #14887  
A motion was made by HATCHER, seconded by SMITH, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, 5-0, YGP 1-0.  
2
2022  
RES-236  
AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF 2022 BUDGET TO ACCEPT  
COST-SHARE  
CHAWLA  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-236  
2022 RES-236 Fiscal Note  
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 5-0, YGP 1-0.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meeting will be Wednesday, December 7th and will be a joint meeting with the Land  
Conservation Committee and the Lakes and Watershed Commission.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by HATCHER, seconded by COLLINS, that the Meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 5:40 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 608.224.3730 at least three business days prior  
to the meeting.  
NOTA: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor, materiales en formatos alternativos u otros arreglos  
para acceder a este servicio, actividad o programa, comuníquese al número de teléfono que figura a  
continuación tres días hábiles como mínimo antes de la reunión.  
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.