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	Good. And that's going to be a good day. Good meeting.	00:00:00
	That's all you do.	00:00:05
	Thank you. Hey, being the hour of 830, I call the.	00:00:08
	Conservation Extension Committee to order.	00:00:14
	Roll call.	00:00:20
	Cheryl, do you have the roll call sheet?	00:00:21
	I do OK.	00:00:23
	Every band is excused. Today he had to work.	00:00:25
	It is regular job, he told me if.	00:00:28
	Several days ago he couldn't make it today, so.	00:00:30
	See, we have a quorum.	00:00:33
	OK, Yep.	00:00:38
	Oh, OK.	00:00:40
	All right.	00:00:43
	All right. Is there any public comment? I don't see any public comment today.	00:00:46
	OK, what's your?	00:00:51
	What's your pleasure of the November 24th?	00:00:54
	Minutes.	00:00:58
	And the first paragraph, RRC representative Lizzie.	00:00:59
	OK, the last name is.	00:01:03
	ITCLOFF.	00:01:06
	All right. Thank you.	00:01:10
	Correction noted.	00:01:11
	Any other additions or corrections?	00:01:14
	OK, we have a motion.	00:01:18
	OK. Motion is approved.	00:01:22
	Look with the with the spelling correction, I'll.	00:01:25
	Any discussion?	00:01:28
	All those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:01:30
	Aye, all opposed.	00:01:32
	Bill was the second.	00:01:35
	Yes, OK. Oh yeah, I'm sorry. I gotta go.	00:01:37
	She is superwoman today. She's doing everything. She's doing minutes and talking and she's kind of.	00:01:41
	It's all good. All right. Thank you.	00:01:48
	You're welcome.	00:01:49
	OK.	00:01:50
	Update on area.	00:01:53
	Director that's going to extension update area director.	00:01:54
	For the UW extension position.	00:01:58
	I talked with Jeremy and he did offer to come today, but I told him it wasn't necessary and Patty's out of town today. So I'll	00:02:01
	just just quickly update you that the interviewed 13 candidates for the job on January 16th and 17th and then now they have	00:02:07
	they're down to two finalists in their interview will be this Friday, January 30th. They did ask me in December to participate in	00:02:13
	the interview.	00:02:20
	But then when he selected January 30th, I told him that I had a UW extension.	00:02:26
	Commitment already. And he laughed.	00:02:31
	Because that's our day of our AI guy coming. So I, I won't, I don't, I'm not, I won't be involved in that.	00:02:33
	So I think they'll pick someone this Friday and then Cameron, I guess you let us know.	00:02:39
	You know, keep us posted.	00:02:45
	When they come in, I'd be happy to come in or whatever, just just like just keep me posted. I would assume that will come next	00:02:47
	week.	00:02:50
	So.	00:02:53
	I will definitely keep everybody updated.	00:02:55
	OK, the.	00:02:57
	Only update that I have for extension.	00:02:58
	Is that this Friday to remind you that we have?	00:03:01
	This a UWA I training program. I highly encourage you to come as a part of our county board. The gentleman we have coming is an	00:03:05
	awesome.	00:03:09
	Instructor. He's a He's a lawyer. He's teaches at UW Madison. He is a.	00:03:15
	He works for the federal government in a high secret capacity in his protecting our government assets.	00:03:23
	And I just think.	00:03:30
	I wasn't, we weren't allowed to tell all he does, but I can tell you it's super awesome. And I got him to come here at a, at a	00:03:32
	meeting in Madison. So I, I'm hoping to have a good showing. And then this, this, as you probably know, UW Wisconsin's got now	00:03:38
	it's going to have an AI department.	00:03:44
	And there will be throughout this year, there's going to be some regional.	00:03:50
	Sessions for all the counties on how counties can utilize AI in all of their systems and it's really an exciting time. But to get	00:03:55
	this guy to come to only Dodge County.	00:04:01
	Is a is a remarkable thing, so it's.	00:04:07
	What's the time in the the time, the time of that and I've got a gent. It should have been in your packet.	00:04:11
	It's 9930 to 12:00.	00:04:16
	And but this, this will be really good and bring your questions.	00:04:21
	And I think, I think we have a lot of questions and.	00:04:27
	And I think it'll be really good. So that's all I have for extension.	00:04:31
	Now moving on to conservation and we'll turn it over to the Administrator at this time.	00:04:35
	All right. Thank you.	00:04:41
	So the update I wanted to share really is.	00:04:43
	About recruitment for the conservationist position.	00:04:45
	Please to let everybody know we do indeed have.	00:04:49
	County conservationist and director of land and water.	00:04:51
	Department at this time, Melissa can I pull is her name. She has Oh my goodness.	00:04:56
	Significant amount of experience, more than 20 years, I think experience in.	00:05:02
	Blend water working with.	00:05:07
	Working for the federal government as well As for counties and in as a regional director.	00:05:09
	She actually started.	00:05:16
	Her time in in a profession with Dodge County years ago.	00:05:18
	As an intern and so she's from Dodge County originally. She still has family living in Dodge County.	00:05:22
	And she is joining us. She actually is available to join us.	00:05:29
	Yesterday, but.	00:05:33
	But.	00:05:35
	We want to make sure we're not overstepping and so.	00:05:36
	Sure, the confirmation of the appointment will be at the February County Board meeting. So her she starts the first day of the 1st	00:05:39
	pay period following.	00:05:43
	That county board meeting.	00:05:47
	Which is February 19th.	00:05:48
	OK. And then you kind of be in touch with me as to how you want the agenda work. Dale and I were on the interview team and we're	00:05:51
	kind of thinking the first year.	00:05:56
	Just.	00:06:01
	Learn, learn the job and then we'll go over like the 10 year plan.	00:06:01
	You know, like in the first month or two and then after that have her create a work plan.	00:06:06
	Her work plan, not John.	00:06:10
	You know that that's kind of what I'm thinking, the committee's role with her to help her do that.	00:06:12
	I do. I am concerned about everyone trying to.	00:06:17
	Take advantage of her.	00:06:21
	In in the conservation world and have her commitment.	00:06:23
	I want you to commit to me. I want you to commit to me And, and, and I just want to make sure she just.	00:06:26
	Just relax one year and I wanted to feel very welcome and because I think there'll be a lot of things pulling on her and I just, I	00:06:31
	just want to guard her and protect her, you know, You know what I mean? And I think you probably know exactly what I mean. So	00:06:36
	there will be, I'm sure.	00:06:40
	Certain individuals and and groups that clamor for her.	00:06:46
	For her time.	00:06:49
	But she's very knowledgeable and and well seasoned so I think she sure know how to handle.	00:06:50
	How to handle that? But the idea of having a work plan and working with her the the timeline you've got I think is great.	00:06:57
	Yeah, the committee, Lisa had talked about that before. We wanted whether it was John or whoever, she talked about updating the	00:07:03
	work plan. I think that's a really good idea for her. Let's look at the 10 year plan first, like for the first month or two, then	00:07:08
	convert that into your abilities.	00:07:13
	Work plan.	00:07:18
	For Dodge County, that's kind of what I'm thinking in my head, and I think the idea of updating us on the work plan is a good way	00:07:19
	for us to manage.	00:07:23
	And hold accountable.	00:07:27
	Her so that's just my thoughts and and I know Lisa you have a lot of thoughts on that too. So I I think it's good though, I like	00:07:30
	that I like the idea I.	00:07:34
	I think we should be careful, like we don't want her to make her own. Like, well, you want to make this work plan like almost a	00:07:40
	second ten year plan. Yeah, she sounds like she's.	00:07:45
	With her experience, she sounds like she knows how to set boundaries.	00:07:51
	And so.	00:07:55
	Yeah, she sounds. Really.	00:07:57
	Competent and.	00:07:59
	She might just be ready to hit the road running so.	00:08:01
	I think, yeah, I think that she is, yeah. Because like, she's in the field.	00:08:04
	So I guess.	00:08:08
	I like the idea.	00:08:11
	I just don't know really what that means. Like is a work plan. What do you want to do this year? What do you want to do in six	00:08:13
	months?	00:08:17
	I think that's what the committee.	00:08:20
	When we'll converse with her as to what we want to do? Lisa, I concur. I don't know what that means. I'm just saying here's my	00:08:22
	initial thought.	00:08:25
	That was that. That's all I'm saying. I don't have any details in my mind. I honestly think we should let her.	00:08:28
	Just do whatever for three months and then give us a plan.	00:08:34
	Good idea. She doesn't know what to plan about this job. She doesn't know the job yet.	00:08:38
	I will not be here, but I really think we need to give her three or six months and then say hey.	00:08:42
	Now that you've got your feet on the ground, do you have an idea?	00:08:47
	You know, you've looked at the 10 year, What? You know, what are you thinking? Because if we ask her to do it now, she's gonna be	00:08:51
	like, I don't know. Yeah. No, no. So.	00:08:55
	But no so to that yes her first and and part of when we talked when was mentioned the idea giving her some time.	00:08:59
	That's excellent. The the checklist, I guess so to speak for her for the first six months.	00:09:09
	There's there's a.	00:09:14
	A decent amount of things just to make sure she's comfortable with that she's met with the right individuals that.	00:09:16
	She's aware of that certain projects and workload in the department, that's kind of laid out already. Yeah, but John did that,	00:09:21
	right? Yes. Yep.	00:09:25
	And then but also I would say.	00:09:30
	Tania Mindeben and I have done some of that too. Just looking at OK, what are the things that need to be done in the first little	00:09:32
	bit.	00:09:36
	Beyond that, something that more broadly is happening right now.	00:09:39
	Is for me as department director.	00:09:45
	Conversations with department directors and development of individual department work.	00:09:47
	Plans.	00:09:51
	That they would be coming back and presenting to. They should be updating the county.	00:09:52
	The committee of jurisdiction on what?	00:09:57
	What work they're doing?	00:09:59
	So the idea of having one before even.	00:10:01
	The end of her first year, coming up with what's what really is now that you've been here.	00:10:05
	You know, X number of months, probably 6 What?	00:10:10
	What are the things that are most?	00:10:13
	Concerning to get done before the end of the cycle.	00:10:15
	And just like being a year and then.	00:10:18
	Planning for how to develop the next years so by the time she comes to you, she'll already have some some suggestions and some	00:10:20
	direction from.	00:10:24
	Me on what?	00:10:29
	Things need to be included in a plan.	00:10:30
	So you've got something to work with when you're talking to her.	00:10:32
	As well. But that'll be, yeah, that's six months down the road.	00:10:35
	First or six months, it just could be sipping out of the fire hose.	00:10:39
	Sorry.	00:10:44
	Yeah.	00:10:45
	She though that I say that she is.	00:10:47
	Well experienced. So it's a fire hose, but it won't be.	00:10:50
	As as big a fire hose as it would be for somebody else in the role.	00:10:54
	Are you gonna stay, Cameron, or are you gonna leave now? I mean, you're welcome to stay, but if you're gonna leave, then I got	00:10:58
	another thing I have to bring up.	00:11:01
	OK, no, I I planned on being here at least until about 9:15. Well, I think we'll be we don't believe a pretty short agenda day.	00:11:05
	OK. I just want to make sure thank you. Thank you for coming and I appreciate it. Be here for that's the meeting. I'm I'm moral	00:11:10
	support for Cheryl, who doesn't need it, but that just helps me feel useful. So I'm going to hang out up here and the team do it	00:11:16
	are doing a terrific job. They are. I probably bother her too much. I call her regularly.	00:11:21
	Good. She emails me everything so she's really on it.	00:11:28
	So thank you, Cheryl, you're also.	00:11:31
	OK, appropriate. Let me know. We'll get Melissa on the water and into the watersheds.	00:11:34
	But.	00:11:38
	It's a good idea. Time and date.	00:11:39
	Yeah, that's those are all good ideas, I mean.	00:11:41
	And and we'll have.	00:11:43
	Well, I think Lisa's idea of.	00:11:45
	Give her three months just to.	00:11:47
	And then we'll.	00:11:49
	OK, let's have a conversation. Thanks.	00:11:49
	I mean it takes it. Want to learn a job?	00:11:52
	Like she's not gonna.	00:11:55
	This is going to be.	00:11:57
	Even though she knows what she's doing, she doesn't know Dodge County. And has she ever worked specifically in this role before?	00:11:58
	This role now she's worked for this role and and both sides either reporting to or.	00:12:05
	At A at a super state or federal level, working with.	00:12:11
	Yeah, yeah. So.	00:12:14
	So she's. Yeah.	00:12:15
	Specific like we're talking Dodge County, No.	00:12:16
	Well, she's worked.	00:12:20
	She's worked in but was wasn't she multiple counties?	00:12:22
	No, she used to be run permit preservation.	00:12:24
	In the county before I started.	00:12:27
	Right.	00:12:29
	But she wasn't. She didn't have John's role before you. No, no.	00:12:29
	Yeah, right. That's what I meant.	00:12:32
	As a but your reservation, she's been here.	00:12:34
	Yeah, been here before.	00:12:36
	It's real. It's awesome.	00:12:38
	OK, um.	00:12:41
	Agency Advisor reports.	00:12:43
	OK, I don't see anything.	00:12:47
	Consider.	00:12:50
	Grants and contributions for.	00:12:52
	Farmers Healthy Soil Healthy Alliance in Dodge County.	00:12:55
	Alliance and then in the packet, we'll need a motion for this. In the packet last year we gave $750 to each.	00:12:58
	So.	00:13:06
	Correct.	00:13:08
	Andrew, do we not have a report on #8?	00:13:09
	I they're not here. They're not here, they're not here. And they, their last were you at our last meeting? I can't remember. Well,	00:13:12
	they just started up again and they were because of the late, you know, the shutdown and they were.	00:13:17
	They had did, they were just getting going again at that time.	00:13:23
	No, I do not have a report on that. I can I can follow up.	00:13:27
	Or no, it's fine, I'm sorry.	00:13:30
	Cheryl, did you hear anything from them either? Not?	00:13:32
	OK, I'm not concerned because of their last.	00:13:35
	Update.	00:13:38
	Yeah. And then?	00:13:39
	And what county committee is here is chairman is here.	00:13:41
	10 and Dale and I are are the county committee over there.	00:13:46
	OK, well, what? Is there anything to report then?	00:13:51
	Well.	00:13:54
	There's really no new programs that are.	00:13:55
	There's so many knowledge, but no.	00:13:58
	Sent out yet and my term is up so I am not going to be on again.	00:14:01
	You know election is now and will be counting those votes.	00:14:07
	February the 12th I think.	00:14:12
	Just there isn't a lot going on, right?	00:14:17
	OK.	00:14:20
	When I add anything.	00:14:22
	Well, there are some.	00:14:24
	Not new, but.	00:14:25
	Programs that are the second sign up and.	00:14:27
	The word gets out.	00:14:31
	To our the farmers, but.	00:14:32
	The staff doesn't find out about it because they're not informed from the Washington, so they're kind of left behind, but.	00:14:34
	There's supposed to be a payment coming out to farmers at the end of February, but.	00:14:40
	From what I'm told, the staff says.	00:14:43
	Might not happen.	00:14:45
	At that timeline, staff hasn't seen any of the rules so.	00:14:47
	How often do you guys meet?	00:14:51
	We were monthly, but it's not.	00:14:55
	We didn't meet during the shutdown and so.	00:14:57
	OK, I'm sorry, I didn't. I didn't know that. I'm learning.	00:15:00
	I didn't know how that exactly worked.	00:15:03
	OK.	00:15:05
	All right. Any other questions and for Dave or Dale?	00:15:06
	OK, well.	00:15:11
	We'll just let us know then if.	00:15:14
	There should be someone next month when you think Dave, I would think.	00:15:16
	OK, OK, going back to item number 9, grants and contributions for Dodge County farmers. Healthy soil, healthy water in Dodge	00:15:19
	County.	00:15:24
	Alliance.	00:15:29
	Last year we gave $750 to each of them.	00:15:30
	So what is your pleasure?	00:15:34
	You guys are familiar with these groups?	00:15:36
	Want to give the groups I probably should, you can.	00:15:40
	You get personal financial benefit, don't have to abstain.	00:15:43
	You know, that's really, it really is a personal benefit, right? So.	00:15:48
	You know.	00:15:52
	If the chair of the group said Dale, I'll give you a 500 bucks if you vote this way.	00:15:53
	Oh.	00:16:00
	Or 50, whatever. So I, I move, we continue the grants like last year. I think they're already part of the budget.	00:16:03
	I'm making a positive impact that's well worth that the funding.	00:16:10
	OK, we have a 1st to approve the grants. We have a second.	00:16:13
	Lisa made the the 1st.	00:16:17
	Second. Second Bill.	00:16:19
	Any further discussion?	00:16:21
	OK, all in favor signify by seeing aye?	00:16:23
	Aye, those opposed.	00:16:25
	OK, number.	00:16:27
	10.	00:16:28
	Consider grants and contributions for the Town of Lebanon Monitoring Station $5000. This is the last year of the five year	00:16:30
	commitment.	00:16:34
	We had talked about this five years ago.	00:16:39
	We had already committed to this, so this is simply.	00:16:42
	Reaffirming something we've already committed so that.	00:16:45
	That's what this item is, and this is that little station.	00:16:48
	Down on the river.	00:16:51
	In the southern part of the county, actually, John took me there this year, so.	00:16:53
	So that's.	00:16:57
	That's what this is about.	00:16:58
	Any any discussion?	00:17:01
	I move, we continue from them. I'm sorry.	00:17:03
	What do they give? Any feedback from them? Do we?	00:17:05
	We've had feedback on the data that the gauge has provided, that is correct. We've had specific feedback. So they wouldn't even be	00:17:08
	able to give us this for information without that.	00:17:13
	Gauge. So when they are talking about water levels and flows and they did their chart, that's from the gauge.	00:17:18
	So we did make a.	00:17:24
	Non legal five year commitment because we can only do one budget at a time, but this is the end of our.	00:17:27
	Verbal commitment. This is our fifth year.	00:17:35
	So what you do next year is whatever, but.	00:17:38
	They're all planning on us making that last payment.	00:17:41
	Yeah, and the reason, I know you're right, we couldn't legally commit to it, but they were.	00:17:44
	Yep, figuring out the money and this is what the town 11 on and there's other partners. So this is not just us. So it's 2 private	00:17:49
	parties anymore. It's a collaboration of government entities.	00:17:54
	So Lisa made a motion to approve and and yes, you can, by the way, you can see.	00:17:59
	I think that's available online, isn't it? So the the the the information that is available and it's in the scope of?	00:18:04
	All the water.	00:18:10
	Is what I think the way they look at that.	00:18:12
	That just it's extra information. So OK, we have a first, do we have a second?	00:18:13
	I'll second it.	00:18:19
	John second.	00:18:20
	All those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:18:23
	Aye aye, majority.	00:18:25
	Let me all.	00:18:28
	All of us unanimous past.	00:18:29
	OK, consideration of the wildlife crop damage.	00:18:31
	OK, Is that is that this right here?	00:18:36
	These two, OK, so you got two of them.	00:18:38
	I've got 2 damage claims for 2025, the first one in that.	00:18:41
	Packet there is Rodney Johnson.	00:18:46
	He was a goose enrollee. He does not have to meet any harvest objectives for geese.	00:18:47
	Yeah, no, no hunter complaints at all. No issues.	00:18:52
	I don't see any reason why we wouldn't approve his claim.	00:18:56
	And then on on the second one.	00:18:59
	Mike Bruman. He was a dear enrollee.	00:19:01
	He had a harvest objective. He met that objective.	00:19:03
	No issues and there was no.	00:19:06
	Hunter access complaints or his property as well.	00:19:08
	So I don't I don't see any issues with either one of these claims.	00:19:12
	Rodney Johnson's claim the total damage was assessed was $1085.94.	00:19:16
	There's a $500 deductible that comes off of that, so the total that he would get paid out is 58594.	00:19:21
	And Mike Brummens total damage claim was $1363.39.	00:19:28
	Minus that $500 deductible, his payment would be $863.39.	00:19:34
	This money is passed through money. It comes from the DNR and gets paid to the to the farmer. So it doesn't doesn't come from the	00:19:40
	county at all.	00:19:43
	Anybody have any?	00:19:47
	Any questions on either one of those?	00:19:47
	Woodcraft are damaged.	00:19:49
	They're listed on the.	00:19:51
	On the on the bottom. So like I'm like Romans. He had sweet corn.	00:19:52
	Peas and soybeans.	00:19:56
	And then you can see that, you know the acres appraised.	00:19:59
	You see it on the bottom of the.	00:20:01
	Yeah. And then each, you know, the damage and undamaged, those are the samples that I took.	00:20:03
	And then the prices that we set earlier this year based on?	00:20:08
	So.	00:20:14
	And then Rodney Johnson had soybeans. He had.	00:20:16
	Sightings in all those fields this year so.	00:20:19
	Be in yet further discussion.	00:20:28
	OK. Do we have a motion to approve these?	00:20:31
	I'll make a motion. It can makes a motion to approve. Do we have a second?	00:20:34
	I'll second it, Dale a second.	00:20:38
	Any further discussion on the damage claims?	00:20:40
	Hearing none to call for a vote, those in favor say aye aye opposed.	00:20:44
	OK, unanimous pass.	00:20:48
	OK.	00:20:50
	Is the 26th.	00:20:55
	6:00 Ask Mike a question. Sure.	00:20:59
	Do you have any thoughts of?	00:21:02
	I mean the legisl.	00:21:04
	Thinking of approving a hunting season for cranes, Would think you would have any.	00:21:06
	Crane damage applications.	00:21:10
	There's talk of.	00:21:14
	Reimbursement for April.	00:21:15
	So there probably a lot of enrollees just based on that.	00:21:17
	For what did you say treatment that that goes on the corn and it makes the corn seed. This is with the crane makes them sick and	00:21:20
	then.	00:21:24
	They only eat a few seeds of it once they try it and then leave it alone, but that's part of the requirement in order to get.	00:21:28
	Or training.	00:21:37
	They would have to save a color that is currently the requirement.	00:21:38
	You have to be using it, you mean? Yeah, OK, they get reimbursed for it. It's quite crazy to put on on the seat. So if they'll get	00:21:41
	reimbursed for it, I think there would be a lot of attention drawn for for that reason, a lot of fuel for that. I did not know	00:21:45
	that they.	00:21:49
	I knew it was bad for them, but I actually didn't understand that they taste bad for them.	00:21:54
	Where they get a reaction that's not lethal.	00:21:59
	Yeah, it makes me a lot happier because I was always wondering like.	00:22:02
	So there is no reimbursement at the present time. No, there's not, not until they become a huntable species. Once there is then	00:22:05
	there would be an eligible species for the family program. Right now there be, would there be a like Purdue, would there be a	00:22:09
	amount of?	00:22:13
	Cranes to shoot some similar, there would be you can get a crane permit now, right, You have to pay $100 for it and one of the	00:22:17
	requirements is that you have to using that permit.	00:22:22
	But typically farmers will get 5.	00:22:27
	Tags right now.	00:22:30
	For cranes they can. Anybody can apply and get it as long as.	00:22:32
	They're using gave a pill.	00:22:35
	Do you think they'll ever change factors? You gotta leave them later. You'd be able to use them.	00:22:36
	No, they don't want to make it a.	00:22:40
	Recreational hunting opportunity.	00:22:42
	They want to keep it, you know, as a.	00:22:45
	A damage control.	00:22:48
	You know, uh.	00:22:50
	Thing not a hunting opportunity.	00:22:50
	And concern as if you.	00:22:53
	You know, start lead letting people keep them to use them for taxpayer yard.	00:22:54
	Or consume them or whatever. That would be more of a hunting opportunity.	00:22:59
	I don't know why they.	00:23:02
	Allow that for deer, but not.	00:23:04
	No geese or cranes or.	00:23:06
	Other species but.	00:23:08
	Any other questions?	00:23:15
	All right.	00:23:18
	Move on to the next item.	00:23:19
	Which is the farmland preservation.	00:23:21
	Note updated notice of non compliance and cancellation.	00:23:23
	Just need 2 signatures. 1 is a voluntary notice and not compliance.	00:23:28
	The landowner just wants out.	00:23:33
	He doesn't really. He's borderline if he has enough qualifying acres.	00:23:35
	As far as the Dor is concerned.	00:23:40
	And the other is cancellation and non compliance.	00:23:42
	Landowner.	00:23:46
	Has a satellite farm.	00:23:47
	That.	00:23:50
	The the cattle were abandoned.	00:23:50
	On the barnyard, which before made him ineligible.	00:23:52
	And now the cattle have been removed, so we're going to sign that farm back up.	00:23:56
	So. So what's the net effect of the acres?	00:23:59
	On for both of them about.	00:24:05
	The.	00:24:07
	They know we always want to know. Like how many? Let's see.	00:24:08
	Better maybe next month maybe you could do it if you want it actually. So, so we'll be signing up another 103 acres.	00:24:13
	OK. And then removing.	00:24:20
	35 acres, OK.	00:24:27
	OK, right direction.	00:24:29
	All right, Thank you. We need, we need a motion, I think Brenda straight.	00:24:32
	OK. We need a motion to approve this. OK, John, we have a second.	00:24:36
	Lisa.	00:24:41
	OK. Those in favor of updating the farmland preservation on compliance and cancellation?	00:24:42
	Those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:24:49
	Aye.	00:24:52
	Those opposed.	00:24:52
	OK, passed.	00:24:53
	Quick signum, so we have to back data.	00:24:55
	What do we have to date it as December 30th?	00:24:58
	All right. Is that is that OK because we didn't have a December meeting?	00:25:02
	The last day of the.	00:25:10
	Year. OK, got it. Yeah, we didn't have a meeting in December. Something percent.	00:25:11
	Yeah, John did talk to me about that.	00:25:18
	Otherwise that we would have had to have a meeting, but he said we didn't have to.	00:25:20
	I do. I do remember.	00:25:24
	30.	00:25:27
	OK. Thank you very much, John.	00:25:29
	FSC and NRCS have come.	00:25:33
	Oh, OK.	00:25:34
	All right.	00:25:37
	Which one you guys want to talk first?	00:25:39
	Sawyer, come on up.	00:25:43
	You almost missed us. We're moving right along. OK. We're glad you're here.	00:25:47
	All right. Nice to see you guys. All is here.	00:25:53
	So basically our workload right now.	00:25:57
	We finished all of our payments for work completed.	00:26:00
	In fiscal year 20.	00:26:03
	5.	00:26:05
	Basically that was our CSP and equip programs, although all those have been certified and paid on.	00:26:07
	Right now our main workload is our big.	00:26:13
	Environmental Quality incentive program.	00:26:16
	Batching deadline.	00:26:19
	Basically all of our applications we received throughout the year.	00:26:21
	Kind of get batched for this January 30th deadline we have.	00:26:25
	We rank them in our systems and then basically it spits out which ones will get cost here.	00:26:29
	So we have high hopes for a lot to get.	00:26:35
	Funded this go around but they haven't finalized our fun pools yet.	00:26:38
	Or what our cost estimates are going to be. So we're kind of waiting on some clarification on that.	00:26:44
	As soon as we have that, we'll jump.	00:26:50
	All in basically to get those ranked.	00:26:52
	I guess the majority of these applications we are seeing are for practices like cover crops.	00:26:57
	No, till some pollinator planting, some high tunnel stuff.	00:27:03
	Some grazing operations.	00:27:08
	We also have some like duck scrapes and some.	00:27:11
	Runoff control stuff.	00:27:14
	Umm, basically by March is when we're expecting.	00:27:19
	To hear whether our applications have been selected for cost share. So we have like 2 months to get all this work done for this.	00:27:23
	Also kind of a shout out to Jared Winter from the county he's been.	00:27:32
	He's been really helpful with getting grazing plans and construction designs to us in a timely fashion.	00:27:36
	Without him, we probably wouldn't have met our deadline to get all of our equip.	00:27:43
	Grazing applications done in time so.	00:27:47
	Just a shout out to him.	00:27:50
	But that is all I have unless you guys have any questions.	00:27:53
	But how many applications did you get?	00:27:56
	Well, since they roll over from years back, I mean, there's probably.	00:27:59
	I don't have it off top. I had probably 75 applications in the county.	00:28:05
	But then they get screened so.	00:28:10
	People that are actually like active and talking to us and.	00:28:12
	We have some planning done. There's probably.	00:28:15
	Maybe 30 that are going to be highly screened.	00:28:18
	So of those 30, we're looking to get some funded.	00:28:22
	So.	00:28:24
	That's where we're at right now.	00:28:26
	Thank you. OK.	00:28:29
	Thank you, Sawyer.	00:28:31
	Hey, Matt.	00:28:33
	So what we've got going on, so we got the our dairy program, DMC, they reauthorized that started last week.	00:28:40
	We got a short turn around deadline of February 26 for that so.	00:28:51
	Working through.	00:28:56
	Getting our producers signed up.	00:28:57
	As soon as we can.	00:29:00
	We have the SDRP phase one and phase two program which we had talked about last time.	00:29:02
	That.	00:29:09
	Deadline of April 30th is approaching.	00:29:10
	Right now.	00:29:14
	Our applications have kind of slowed on that, so most guys have probably been in on that.	00:29:15
	There is a new program out there on the horizon. It's called Bridges.	00:29:22
	You guys probably have heard something about it.	00:29:28
	They put out a few press releases about having to get your crops reported by December 19th.	00:29:31
	And then the last one was announcing what the payment rates per crop are going to be.	00:29:38
	As far as other information, there has been nothing else released on it.	00:29:44
	There is no procedure that has been released. There is no sign up.	00:29:49
	Or anything like that.	00:29:53
	That has been released for it.	00:29:55
	Just to give you guys a little bit of what we kind of know, we're anticipating something coming out at the end of February,	00:29:58
	assuming after the DMC sign up is over.	00:30:02
	But other than that, we have no other information on it.	00:30:08
	And then as well as CRP, there has been no information released on any potential signups there yet.	00:30:12
	We're still waiting for.	00:30:20
	Some clarification as far as crepes or continuous?	00:30:22
	And green roll.	00:30:27
	So.	00:30:28
	Right now we're kind of in all.	00:30:29
	Waiting. Hold there.	00:30:31
	So that's all we got.	00:30:33
	For right now.	00:30:35
	On the other side, our FSA county committee election.	00:30:38
	The ballots went out here in January.	00:30:43
	I think the last day to get ballots in is February 7th or somewhere in there.	00:30:46
	So we're scheduled to have our election on February 12th for Dodge County.	00:30:51
	And then we will proceed.	00:30:56
	With our county committee as normal starting March 1st. So everything there got pushed back. Usually we do this in January.	00:30:59
	It got pushed back because of the government shutdown, so we should be.	00:31:07
	All up to speed from the shutdown after March 1st.	00:31:11
	Do you have candidates for all the position or the positions?	00:31:16
	Position that was up was Dave Rollings.	00:31:20
	He is not.	00:31:23
	Running. So yes, we had.	00:31:25
	One candidate on our ballot.	00:31:28
	Roger Par part.	00:31:30
	I believe.	00:31:32
	OK, so.	00:31:32
	Hopefully nothing too dramatic there, but we should have.	00:31:35
	A qualified candidate.	00:31:39
	Any other questions for me?	00:31:41
	OK. Appreciate your time, guys. Thank you. Thank you.	00:31:44
	OK.	00:31:51
	Going back to item number 13.	00:31:52
	Approved the 2026 dues.	00:31:54
	For Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association.	00:31:57
	Which is $17156.16 that was in your packet, a copy of it.	00:32:02
	And the Southern Area Association, which I believe is $190.00, is that correct 19190?	00:32:07
	I move, we approve the dues, OK? Lisa approves second.	00:32:16
	OK, John, a second.	00:32:20
	Any discussion?	00:32:22
	Those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:32:25
	Aye.	00:32:27
	Those opposed OK unanimously passed.	00:32:29
	And I just say something since regarding the dues.	00:32:32
	On the Southern Area Association, I was the committee's Rep.	00:32:36
	I'm going to be done in March.	00:32:39
	So.	00:32:41
	I'm just.	00:32:42
	Putting out a notice. You might want to discuss it more at the next meeting.	00:32:43
	But it's a really, really important role.	00:32:47
	Especially because the county.	00:32:50
	Our new conservationist.	00:32:53
	Hasn't attended any of that.	00:32:55
	You know she's probably not.	00:32:57
	Obviously.	00:33:00
	Couldn't have been involved in it as a.	00:33:01
	As a conservationist.	00:33:03
	So maybe she was many years ago, John.	00:33:05
	You know, but often.	00:33:08
	If your staff.	00:33:11
	Generally.	00:33:12
	Generally, the staff that goes.	00:33:14
	Like when you go to the big conference, it's that they'll say it's a committee member and a staff member often.	00:33:16
	So.	00:33:22
	It's unlikely that she's participated before, so it would be extremely helpful.	00:33:24
	If you guys really gave some thought.	00:33:29
	How often do they meet?	00:33:33
	You know, it's it's not monthly.	00:33:35
	It's a.	00:33:38
	It's really.	00:33:40
	If somebody gets involved, it'd be really good to consider.	00:33:41
	Going for sure to the.	00:33:46
	To the conference.	00:33:48
	Because they have just a ton of workshops and they're just really excellent.	00:33:49
	And a number of their meetings like this one coming up on.	00:33:56
	This week.	00:34:03
	Which is Thursday morning, which I blocked off even though I didn't reply. I'm just it's I'm just gonna appear by.	00:34:04
	Zoom, but you also get a really good update.	00:34:10
	From the legislative committee.	00:34:14
	Sometimes on what? So that's how I learned all about how the.	00:34:16
	State.	00:34:19
	We. We.	00:34:21
	We came very close to meeting the state requirements.	00:34:23
	The legal requirements for funding conservation.	00:34:26
	Positions.	00:34:29
	But we never actually met it. But we got pretty close and then it.	00:34:31
	You know it's gone down again, but.	00:34:34
	I I'm not up to date on that because I haven't been to the last meeting, but I'm going to be at this one on Thursday.	00:34:36
	I'd be happy to give a really short report if there's anything worth reporting.	00:34:43
	I think it'd be a good idea in the future to have the person report on it. I super important. If I say in March, hey, does	00:34:48
	somebody want to do this? Nobody's going to have any time to think about it. It's really helpful. It's very informative.	00:34:54
	The he's been the chair for everybody's not these super active is our Columbia County.	00:35:02
	Conservationist hurt.	00:35:08
	Blanking on the last name.	00:35:10
	How many counties are in that?	00:35:12
	Yeah, yeah. He's just, he's just a whiz.	00:35:15
	So you know it's the.	00:35:18
	I don't know the exact number, but if you go to the Southern Area Association it has its own website.	00:35:21
	Apart from.	00:35:26
	The whole statewide group.	00:35:28
	And and then the conference is the whole statewide group.	00:35:30
	Umm, but.	00:35:35
	It's just, you know, the chunk of counties.	00:35:38
	Southeast.	00:35:40
	Portion.	00:35:42
	So we'll make a, we'll put that on future agenda item for next month and we'll just keep it on there until I'm just throwing it	00:35:43
	out now because it's.	00:35:47
	You know.	00:35:50
	End of January and.	00:35:51
	You know the.	00:35:53
	It would just be really helpful to get you guys to think about it or maybe I know we got.	00:35:55
	What two people missing 1?	00:36:01
	Just just been, just been.	00:36:03
	Ben is not running.	00:36:05
	Oh, OK. Well then it's you guys.	00:36:07
	So.	00:36:09
	It's really important somebody be on it.	00:36:10
	When I noticed when we go there and the only counties they go just one staff, one staff, one staff.	00:36:13
	Nobody on the committee's there.	00:36:19
	And nobody on the committee has a clue.	00:36:21
	What's coming down the Pike?	00:36:23
	So it it, it's really important for that reason.	00:36:26
	OK, one additional thing. Unless Standards Oversight Council.	00:36:29
	I've been reached out by some farm organizations that.	00:36:34
	They're having hearings at 590 standards, maybe changing them.	00:36:37
	Do you have any updates, John, or what's being discussed?	00:36:41
	No, not a fan, just.	00:36:44
	Want to do some discussions on that?	00:36:46
	I think probably be a little more strict on the DNR end of it.	00:36:50
	Is that the soil depth stuff?	00:36:54
	No, 590 is like window replication. OK, thank you.	00:36:56
	If you want to put that on the agenda, yeah, If you could also put that on the agenda, Cheryl.	00:37:02
	Update on the 590.	00:37:06
	That's a new the nutrient plans that.	00:37:08
	That's part of the part of the nutrient plan requirements, OK.	00:37:10
	Yeah, if you want to give us an update as things is.	00:37:16
	Does that just? Is that administrative?	00:37:19
	Lee done by the department. Is that how that works?	00:37:21
	I mean, we don't push.	00:37:24
	I mean, we follow those rules or environments based on what the state. So now they're going through discussions to see if that	00:37:27
	needs to be updated or changed and then once they make their decision, then that will get.	00:37:31
	Pushed down to the counties.	00:37:35
	I guarantee you that would be a topic of discussion of the.	00:37:37
	Southern Area, South Station. This is where you find out what's coming, What's being discussed? Will that be administrative	00:37:40
	rulings? Is that what that is?	00:37:43
	Like, you know, the Legislature didn't look at this, that that agency.	00:37:48
	Decides not. OK, Yeah, let us know. Maybe you'll hear something about it this week.	00:37:51
	I don't know.	00:37:55
	Because you know.	00:37:56
	They haven't even finalized it. My I'm gonna essay meeting is probably my last this week so I doubt I'll know, but whoever takes	00:37:57
	over.	00:38:01
	If you are participating in the meetings.	00:38:05
	You can stay on top of it.	00:38:07
	Listen, you attend virtually or do you actually physically go? I've done both if it's Madison.	00:38:16
	I'll go there.	00:38:22
	You know, umm.	00:38:23
	I would have.	00:38:25
	I would have been happy to stay involved, but I can't because I'm not running. So I can't, I can't be on it. I get just go and	00:38:26
	attend as a person of the public, but like.	00:38:30
	It's not like I'm going to be connected to the committee.	00:38:34
	How long have you done that?	00:38:40
	Years.	00:38:43
	Thank you.	00:38:44
	I don't know.	00:38:45
	OK.	00:38:50
	Update on tree sales.	00:38:52
	So the tree sale is still ongoing. As of date, there are four species that we were sold out of.	00:38:57
	Fraser fir, river Birch, common lilac and American plum.	00:39:03
	We are also kind of low on.	00:39:08
	Some other species White spruce, Colorado blue spruce.	00:39:10
	And black spruce and Serviceberry are low on stock.	00:39:14
	So if anybody wants any of those, get your order in now. We're looking forward to the end of April for pick up day, which will be	00:39:17
	held at the fairgrounds.	00:39:22
	Reminder postcard will also go out to other participants about the end of March.	00:39:26
	Further pick up with the information.	00:39:31
	So I just throw out a hint to to consider for tree sales years ago.	00:39:33
	We got.	00:39:38
	You know a lot.	00:39:39
	And then John's like, I don't know what to do with all these trees, but now I feel like we've overcorrected because the last few	00:39:40
	years if we ran out of this and we ran out of that.	00:39:44
	And so.	00:39:48
	We're really not meeting.	00:39:49
	The needs of our county if we're running out.	00:39:51
	Before it's even done.	00:39:55
	You know.	00:39:56
	So I'm in a.	00:39:57
	So does he feels like here we go again, but I regardless.	00:39:59
	You might want to consider adjusting it up a little. We can look at that. We do look at the year prior to what.	00:40:04
	Sometimes, like if we.	00:40:10
	Pick up a new species that we haven't tried in a while. We'll start with the lower number because we don't want to be left with a	00:40:12
	lot at the end. Is that why these are are low? Because they're newer?	00:40:16
	Coming. We didn't order that much because that was the first.	00:40:20
	Big sellers. So next year will probably increase it. All right, OK. But then there are some that we have ordered a lot in the	00:40:26
	past.	00:40:29
	Like this year we're sending quite a few backflows, that one spruce I think, was it a blue spruce or?	00:40:33
	Normally we've sold a lot. Now we're.	00:40:39
	So it's just not consistent.	00:40:43
	Just keep it on the agenda. That'll be next month, too.	00:40:51
	When is a cutoff on for that?	00:40:55
	We saw right up to the end of it.	00:40:58
	Until everything is gone, I mean, well, we kept the call them in a week or two to send back what we're going to send back.	00:41:00
	OK. And then we'll celebrate to the end actually a day of pickup we still have.	00:41:06
	Trees usually pursue.	00:41:10
	He's asking what that date is.	00:41:11
	Oh well, basically it'd be the pickup date on April. Yeah, week in April.	00:41:12
	OK, OK.	00:41:17
	OK, Cheryl, update on the poster contest.	00:41:20
	I apologize on that one, I forgot to put the pictures in your packet.	00:41:24
	I did bring them down, they are on the table if anyone wants to look. You can pass around if you want.	00:41:29
	So we had four posters that came into our office this year.	00:41:35
	They were all from Lamira so.	00:41:39
	Three of them came from the Saint John's Lutheran Church in Lamarra and one came from the Lamyra Middle School High School.	00:41:42
	The winning one was now taken over to Baraboo to move on to the area contest.	00:41:49
	And the winning one is the one that's in the paper form.	00:41:55
	Yep, she won on that. It was a bigger sized poster.	00:41:59
	And.	00:42:03
	We scored them.	00:42:04
	And actually it was by one point of a difference between the two posters. So are these all the different grade levels? So actually	00:42:05
	our grade level this year was only four through 6.	00:42:11
	So kind of was only one category.	00:42:18
	Multiple.	00:42:21
	Categories.	00:42:23
	There you go. I wish we had more. Yeah.	00:42:25
	We're kind of debating if maybe we should just pull the poster contest back.	00:42:28
	Because I guess they.	00:42:32
	Started out and they had a lot.	00:42:33
	And then it really downsized. And so we kind of then at one point we didn't have a poster contest.	00:42:35
	And then they brought it back and then we had more again.	00:42:41
	So.	00:42:44
	It's kind of that's what I'm going to be talking with Melissa about.	00:42:45
	And seeing what her thoughts are going to be. This is the winner. That was the winner, correct? And it was a bigger.	00:42:48
	A bigger size sheet of paper.	00:42:54
	What they had.	00:42:57
	Yeah, who are the judges?	00:42:59
	So all of us in the office judged.	00:43:01
	OK, every single.	00:43:03
	Every single one of us in the office had a little sheet to fill out and then judged it.	00:43:05
	OK, so, but yeah, she won the young lady one by one point. So it was really close with the.	00:43:10
	Last poster that was.	00:43:17
	Brought out.	00:43:19
	So, umm.	00:43:21
	So that goes up to the next level and then does the area contest and they have the contest and then is that when it goes to the?	00:43:22
	If they win.	00:43:29
	Convention, we see them or to, you know, conference, yeah, that comes from there then. Yeah. And then if they went at the area	00:43:30
	contest, it's moved on to state.	00:43:34
	Might be good.	00:43:40
	So.	00:43:41
	Yeah, and I don't think the.	00:43:43
	Paper form just.	00:43:44
	Just just what the post direction looked like.	00:43:46
	Well, it's actually like looking from underground up.	00:43:48
	Yeah, that is kind of amazing creative, yeah.	00:43:51
	Yeah.	00:43:55
	So.	00:43:58
	But yeah, so the that poster, I did actually drive over to Baraboo and drop off so they could actually see the bolster. I thought	00:44:01
	that was best than sending a photo. If you find out if that person won before conference, could you tell us?	00:44:07
	I can, I want to make sure to I usually go look at them, but I mean, if it's if it's from our area, I would don't they don't they	00:44:12
	vote on it at the conference. Yeah, I think they did. They put them all up.	00:44:17
	And oh, that's all. That's where they really do. It might be nice to know like.	00:44:21
	But we wouldn't know until the conference, I guess. Tell the conference, yeah. And then it's the big highlight at the end, so.	00:44:25
	Cool.	00:44:31
	But I guess if they let me know that she moves on to state, I can. Yeah. Let us let us know that. Yeah, I guess that's what I	00:44:31
	meant.	00:44:34
	OK. Thank you.	00:44:43
	Going to committee member.	00:44:45
	Ports.	00:44:46
	I guess I'm first lakes in a city district. We met on the 13th of January.	00:44:48
	The our advisor from Hay and Associates was not present and that's the main thing we're working on.	00:44:54
	That is our regarding the.	00:45:01
	Designed for the dredging project.	00:45:04
	It was decided by.	00:45:06
	Three of the commissioners there are going to take a deeper dive in with the with our consultant at Hayne Associates to confirm	00:45:08
	the completed tasks and dates because the lake management plan has very specific things and we're going to make sure.	00:45:14
	Everything is is going along according to plan.	00:45:20
	The plan is to have have.	00:45:23
	The options available for our constituents at the August annual meeting.	00:45:26
	With goal of construction starting in 2027.	00:45:30
	So that's where they're at on that.	00:45:34
	Another interesting issue as we've been talking about water levels the last.	00:45:38
	Year, uh.	00:45:42
	The committee members discussed the issue of little to no snow on Lake Senissippi.	00:45:44
	In the effect of the plan, February water withdraw because there's less water, the lake is low and there's no snow.	00:45:49
	Shane will be meeting with.	00:45:56
	The uses for new dam operator because they they hired a new one. The longtime damn operator retired.	00:45:58
	And to discuss the issue and report back to the committee next month.	00:46:04
	So, and I will not be at the committee next month because that's the same day as WCA legislative conference in Madison.	00:46:08
	But that's so that's the update I have.	00:46:14
	OK, next would be Beaver Dam.	00:46:18
	OK, thanks. We met with the DNR Fishery Bureau to review the first part of their work this year.	00:46:21
	And they will be electrofishing Trestle Bay and Rakes Bay.	00:46:27
	This late winter and spring.	00:46:31
	And they will be counting the number of rough fish there.	00:46:34
	And see what the trend is.	00:46:39
	20/24 was 713.	00:46:40
	Rough fish per acre.	00:46:43
	2025 went up to 928.	00:46:45
	For 2026, we'll see what that count will be.	00:46:48
	The part is 89.	00:46:52
	Joe Kern has been promoted at the City of Beaver Dam to the parks.	00:46:56
	Supervisor and Forrester.	00:47:00
	A Goodman, He'll do a good job for us. We place he John Newman a long time.	00:47:02
	Park supervisor there.	00:47:06
	The city of Beaver Dam is considering hometown status.	00:47:09
	Which gives them some opportunities for.	00:47:13
	The advancement of the Town Center. Tourism.	00:47:16
	And identifying the lake as a primary asset, a big asset for the community.	00:47:19
	The Beaver Dam Lake District has gone out with a number of requests for quotes.	00:47:25
	For a spring work.	00:47:29
	We have a point intercept survey out for quotation.	00:47:30
	Aunt Rake Spade.	00:47:35
	This is to count the vegetation out in that Bay.	00:47:36
	To identify the change from year to year.	00:47:39
	And also for native plantings.	00:47:42
	In aquatic vegetation.	00:47:45
	So we want to get in there to get a portion of the available stock.	00:47:47
	For this spring.	00:47:51
	We have.	00:47:53
	Four sites we're looking to.	00:47:54
	Improve on one in water.	00:47:57
	In three shoreline.	00:47:59
	Call for today.	00:48:02
	I saw they have a shoreline seminar coming up.	00:48:03
	So I thought, saw that, I guess that's later on the agenda, but I just, I saw, I thought of that. So go ahead, Dale.	00:48:06
	So for Fox Lake.	00:48:12
	Tracy, who is the CED of the committee?	00:48:15
	Has been working.	00:48:18
	With EOR and DNR to get the plank survey which is required by the DNR for the lake management plan.	00:48:19
	And which?	00:48:26
	Fox Lake had paid for.	00:48:27
	But the DNR says they never received.	00:48:29
	And the district was going so far as to maybe even looking at litigation.	00:48:32
	Since they spent over $20,000 for this plan that they never sent.	00:48:36
	Well, it turns out that the ER.	00:48:41
	Did send the report.	00:48:43
	But never received confirmation that it was received from the DNR.	00:48:45
	After emails going back and forth.	00:48:50
	The the the plan, I mean the plan survey did get sent to the DNR even though it was not in the format that the DNR wanted it.	00:48:55
	So.	00:49:03
	Thanks to Arthur Watkinson and a couple of others at DNR they went.	00:49:04
	Emails went back and forth. They finally got into a format that would satisfy the DNR.	00:49:08
	There was 1 misidentification of an invasive species plant that.	00:49:13
	Brought some raised some eyebrows because they'd never seen it before and it found out it was a mistaken identity.	00:49:17
	They're assuming so.	00:49:22
	That got straightened out.	00:49:24
	So we hope that's.	00:49:26
	Behind us now.	00:49:27
	So is it the survey format or the application format that was an error?	00:49:29
	Well, not only was the survey format in error.	00:49:34
	The way they want to see it presented, but.	00:49:37
	Their methods were an error too. They used ropes and were supposed to use stakes and there was other things involved, you know,	00:49:40
	that they got corrected on SO.	00:49:43
	Because we're doing the same type of thing in a smaller scale.	00:49:47
	I don't want to make the same mistake.	00:49:50
	Yeah, Arthur goes to our meetings. He didn't go to this last one, but he goes to most of them. That's helpful to keep the	00:49:53
	communication.	00:49:57
	We're asking the questions throughout the meetings. I think about it, you know here, you know about.	00:50:00
	Stuff all different. I'm not going to go through them. That's good.	00:50:04
	OK, the district has set aside.	00:50:10
	$500 to pay for any farmers that want to attend the healthy still healthy water.	00:50:13
	Soil Expo on February 4th. There's a $50 admission.	00:50:17
	So that means they'd be willing to.	00:50:22
	Pay for 10 farmers in the Fox Lake watershed to attend.	00:50:23
	Tracy actually sent out 89 postcards to farmers with this offer.	00:50:27
	We could be lucky to get two or three, but we'll see.	00:50:33
	To actually.	00:50:36
	Attend.	00:50:37
	There was more discussions on our soil testing of wetlands around Canberra Creek.	00:50:40
	Looking for legacy phosphorus.	00:50:45
	We had that discussion with Mike Sorgi and Mark Riedel back in December.	00:50:48
	And they said they would come up with a plan, although.	00:50:54
	They wanted to wait till February, they wanted some time to do this, so we're going to wait till the February meeting to.	00:50:57
	Proceed with this.	00:51:02
	But there are.	00:51:04
	Over 650 acres of wetlands around Canberra Creek that is actually owned by the DNR.	00:51:05
	They call it a fish hatchery area.	00:51:11
	So.	00:51:13
	The year will actually be testing their own.	00:51:14
	Wetlands.	00:51:17
	For phosphorus.	00:51:18
	See how that goes?	00:51:19
	So our next meeting is scheduled for February 26th, the change of date because of some.	00:51:21
	Other people had in conflicts so.	00:51:26
	That's all I have.	00:51:29
	Hey, moving to upcoming events on the area meeting on January 29th.	00:51:33
	Lisa, are you?	00:51:37
	Talked on that.	00:51:38
	Thank you. Soil Health and Expo on the February 4th. You just mentioned that, Dale.	00:51:40
	And then the big thing is we'll turn it over to Cheryl.	00:51:45
	For the conference, for the.	00:51:48
	W OK.	00:51:50
	Yeah, that's their breakout. Thank you.	00:51:59
	So Cameron is helping me.	00:52:02
	Pass out.	00:52:04
	The breakout.	00:52:06
	For the conference coming up.	00:52:08
	They were also emailed to you.	00:52:12
	And gone over.	00:52:14
	Specifically, what kind of breakout they had, what questions I needed answered to get you guys registered for that conference.	00:52:16
	I do have back.	00:52:24
	From Dale and Jared.	00:52:27
	Of what they plan on doing. If anyone else wants to attend, that's fine. I know Lisa had said she could not.	00:52:29
	But I do need that. Breakout your breakouts.	00:52:35
	Sessions picked out. I do need to know if your spouse is attending.	00:52:37
	If they are going to be attending any breakouts and what breakouts they want to attend.	00:52:42
	I do need that.	00:52:48
	Today.	00:52:49
	I stated in my emails that were sent out to the members I.	00:52:50
	Hotel, I need to know if you're going to stay for the.	00:52:54
	Wednesday banquet. Any food restrictions?	00:52:57
	Anything like that? But early bird registration does end January 30th.	00:53:01
	And when I go into the website, I have to individually put all of you guys in separately.	00:53:05
	So it's.	00:53:11
	Going to be a process for that too.	00:53:12
	Can I ask something like?	00:53:14
	I know John. Like really, really wanted.	00:53:16
	To do it for everyone, but I don't understand why you can't be like, hey, go on the website.	00:53:18
	Log yourself in.	00:53:25
	Put what you're attending.	00:53:26
	Because I think we pay for that for you and so you would have to have our payment information then.	00:53:28
	Like I'd have to give you the my cart, my card to pay for it and everything.	00:53:34
	I think that was probably what it came down to.	00:53:39
	Of why John did it.	00:53:42
	Is this is this conference?	00:53:45
	You know, it's been supervisors usually only bring one staff member. Is it designed for staff too, do you think? I mean, I think I	00:53:47
	think it would be I mean like when I go I.	00:53:50
	It's like so deep and so good how the stuff we learned, there's so many.	00:53:54
	Is it does it something in the future? Do we want to bring more staff? That'll be something maybe we'll talk to Melissa about in	00:53:59
	the future. There many times it is made for staff too, and most counties bring more staff than county committee members. We're	00:54:03
	kind of the.	00:54:08
	Oddball I would like.	00:54:13
	To see more staff go could.	00:54:14
	If I don't know and we'll see down the road, I mean, just saying it's so it's so specific.	00:54:16
	And Jarrett approached me on it.	00:54:21
	Because I didn't know about it either until he approached me and said, hey, I usually go to this conference.	00:54:24
	You know, can I get information for it? And I was like, OK, because.	00:54:28
	Being I haven't been here a year yet, I didn't know so.	00:54:32
	You know, and so he's like, I want to go and here's my breakout in for, you know, I printed it for him and I gave it to him.	00:54:35
	Thinking staff would be OK to go since he said he's already went before.	00:54:42
	Very, very beneficial for staff because of anything new in conservation is brought up at this conference and then this is 1 where.	00:54:47
	If you want to.	00:54:53
	Consider and you haven't done it. This is where they they'll have the.	00:54:54
	Word meeting.	00:54:59
	The Southern Area Association board meeting.	00:55:00
	Who is at the conference?	00:55:02
	Gets at the same conference.	00:55:04
	So even if you haven't decided if you sit in on the board meeting.	00:55:07
	Some I guess.	00:55:11
	It's a huge key right to to bring info back to the committee.	00:55:12
	If unless the committee objects, I would recommend that we would have.	00:55:17
	Shirley, tally up for the supervisors, check the budget that John put in and if we have extra room, why don't we offer that to	00:55:22
	staff? Would that be OK with you?	00:55:26
	If other state if it met within our budget.	00:55:30
	Miss, Mr. Administrator, I think there's already.	00:55:32
	Yeah, like Jared.	00:55:36
	Jared plans on going so OK now.	00:55:37
	Just make sure Rose and.	00:55:40
	And then you go.	00:55:42
	Yeah, budget was for sure the other.	00:55:43
	Other thing that I didn't happen to know about.	00:55:45
	And I was going to.	00:55:48
	Talk with Cameron about that as well. I do. I do concur with Dale.	00:55:49
	If as we consider our budget next year, if we're on five on this committee or I think it is something we need to look at to bring	00:55:52
	our raise our people.	00:55:57
	To help them, support them, educate them. I think that'd be a good investment in the future because I agree it's important for	00:56:01
	staff, but.	00:56:05
	I'm telling you, they're way more educated than we are. It's really critical to get more committee members there so that we	00:56:09
	understand, we make the decisions. Yeah, Yeah. I mean, you've gone I.	00:56:13
	Seeing Dale there numerous times and sure.	00:56:18
	Not like you don't pick something up when you go, right? I mean, every time you pick someone, I feel I don't know anything. But I	00:56:21
	mean, if you're not a producer and it's not your occupation.	00:56:26
	Even if it is, you learn stuff.	00:56:31
	So.	00:56:33
	Generally, I think the committee producers go to more technical ones and people like me go to.	00:56:34
	Like umm.	00:56:40
	I don't need to know how to do exactly this for that kind of crop procedure.	00:56:41
	But that's why they have so many.	00:56:45
	Many, many different.	00:56:47
	Options to go to.	00:56:49
	Yeah, we usually, I think we should have breakfast with Mr. Krueger. Remember, he updates us and Dale, I know at least Dale and I,	00:56:51
	and it's really good. Yeah, we really good for from a political point of view, we're we're we're with them. And last year then he	00:56:57
	really. And then I went to the legislature for accounting. We hit it hard. We hit it was good. It's where I learned about testing.	00:57:03
	And I came back and I talked to John and said, hey, why don't we do some water testing? That's like 7-8 years ago.	00:57:09
	OK. And then regarding?	00:57:15
	Cameron. I had talked to Cameron in the hallway the other day. I had requested that.	00:57:17
	Our new conservationists go if she can. I just want to make sure she gets in the cutoff, you know, because I so anyway, you guys	00:57:21
	are working on that and we can get her to go. I really wanted to go if she could.	00:57:27
	I think that's a great way to network up with other people.	00:57:33
	Who are all the other conservationists statewide?	00:57:36
	That would be that'd be helpful for her as well as what so pick up you would allow that camera and I'd appreciate no, she's not an	00:57:39
	employee yet, but I think we should still say we can still send that cider off.	00:57:43
	OK. Anything else on that?	00:57:49
	OK, so stay after the meeting, talk to Cheryl if you're planning going give her the info. She made a form she.	00:57:51
	She by the way, she did work on this and made this and.	00:57:57
	She wanted to make it easier for us, so that's what's her her new way of. We circle it and she gave us instruction, so I thought	00:58:00
	that was good.	00:58:04
	So.	00:58:07
	OK, next meeting.	00:58:09
	February 23rd, 8:30.	00:58:10
	Good.	00:58:12
	Do you know what our March meeting is going to be or do you have an estimate?	00:58:14
	Any I don't know if there's a reason it would.	00:58:18
	Be different or.	00:58:20
	March should be.	00:58:25
	It's 55 Mondays in March, so it was it going to be the 30th.	00:58:28
	23rd.	00:58:37
	Yes. So everyone's OK with February 23rd for next month?	00:58:39
	I'm sorry, I have a doctor appointment, but that's fine. I'm not going to be here permanently, so I'm not going to move the whole	00:58:45
	meeting.	00:58:47
	So February would be my last meeting.	00:58:51
	You would be here in March.	00:58:54
	If it's the 23rd, no. I I have a doctor appointment that I cannot.	00:58:58
	But I'm saying it it would be my last meeting anyway so.	00:59:04
	It's not like it's critical if I'm here.	00:59:08
	OK. So we're OK with the February date for today. Everybody's good.	00:59:12
	OK. Thank you, Lisa.	00:59:16
	Let me know future agenda items, we've got a couple coming up.	00:59:17
	We already have them down.	00:59:21
	And next.	00:59:23
	Yeah. So next month our new.	00:59:24
	Conservationists will be here and.	00:59:26
	It would be good.	00:59:28
	So I have just an update on the 590 plan.	00:59:29
	What else did you see on this? Yes.	00:59:32
	And put on their committee Rep for.	00:59:34
	The Southern Area Association.	00:59:37
	See if we have any interest from.	00:59:39
	Committee members and I know that we have election coming.	00:59:41
	But just we'll have to keep that out there. I suppose we would assign them.	00:59:46
	I suppose the next the next committee would.	00:59:50
	Assign them.	00:59:54
	Depending who.	00:59:55
	We'll have a couple new members who would be different.	00:59:56
	It's just hard to throw a new committee member into the SAA. I understand.	00:59:58
	I understand.	01:00:02
	All right. Any other things on the future?	01:00:05
	Agenda.	01:00:08
	And we might have.	01:00:11
	We'll probably have our new.	01:00:13
	New UW extension.	01:00:17
	Person 2. So next next meeting will be probably a lot of meet and greets.	01:00:18
	They may not be when they're coming, right?	01:00:24
	Yeah, it'll be. It'll be like the line they used.	01:00:26
	Oh, OK, OK.	01:00:29
	They'll be coming.	01:00:31
	All right, all right. Sounds good.	01:00:32
	But we'll be having some new.	01:00:34
	And then, yeah, so I think we're all set.	01:00:36
	Anything else?	01:00:39
	Come before the committee.	01:00:40
	I think we've got it all covered.	01:00:41
	I make a motion to.	01:00:43
	Well entertain a motion to adjourn.	01:00:45
	From someone or I can just say adjourn according to the we finished the agenda. How about that?	01:00:47
	Adjourned. I call the meeting. Adjourned.	01:00:52
	OK.	01:00:57
	So we sent out to the people around the.	01:01:00
	Days so any questions?	01:01:02
	What we're doing.	01:01:05
	OK, can you keep this?	01:01:07
	Yeah, yeah.	01:01:09

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	Good. And that's going to be a good day. Good meeting.	00:00:00
	That's all you do.	00:00:05
	Thank you. Hey, being the hour of 830, I call the.	00:00:08
	Conservation Extension Committee to order.	00:00:14
	Roll call.	00:00:20
	Cheryl, do you have the roll call sheet?	00:00:21
	I do OK.	00:00:23
	Every band is excused. Today he had to work.	00:00:25
	It is regular job, he told me if.	00:00:28
	Several days ago he couldn't make it today, so.	00:00:30
	See, we have a quorum.	00:00:33
	OK, Yep.	00:00:38
	Oh, OK.	00:00:40
	All right.	00:00:43
	All right. Is there any public comment? I don't see any public comment today.	00:00:46
	OK, what's your?	00:00:51
	What's your pleasure of the November 24th?	00:00:54
	Minutes.	00:00:58
	And the first paragraph, RRC representative Lizzie.	00:00:59
	OK, the last name is.	00:01:03
	ITCLOFF.	00:01:06
	All right. Thank you.	00:01:10
	Correction noted.	00:01:11
	Any other additions or corrections?	00:01:14
	OK, we have a motion.	00:01:18
	OK. Motion is approved.	00:01:22
	Look with the with the spelling correction, I'll.	00:01:25
	Any discussion?	00:01:28
	All those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:01:30
	Aye, all opposed.	00:01:32
	Bill was the second.	00:01:35
	Yes, OK. Oh yeah, I'm sorry. I gotta go.	00:01:37
	She is superwoman today. She's doing everything. She's doing minutes and talking and she's kind of.	00:01:41
	It's all good. All right. Thank you.	00:01:48
	You're welcome.	00:01:49
	OK.	00:01:50
	Update on area.	00:01:53
	Director that's going to extension update area director.	00:01:54
	For the UW extension position.	00:01:58
	I talked with Jeremy and he did offer to come today, but I told him it wasn't necessary and Patty's out of town today. So I'll	00:02:01
	just just quickly update you that the interviewed 13 candidates for the job on January 16th and 17th and then now they have	00:02:07
	they're down to two finalists in their interview will be this Friday, January 30th. They did ask me in December to participate in	00:02:13
	the interview.	00:02:20
	But then when he selected January 30th, I told him that I had a UW extension.	00:02:26
	Commitment already. And he laughed.	00:02:31
	Because that's our day of our AI guy coming. So I, I won't, I don't, I'm not, I won't be involved in that.	00:02:33
	So I think they'll pick someone this Friday and then Cameron, I guess you let us know.	00:02:39
	You know, keep us posted.	00:02:45
	When they come in, I'd be happy to come in or whatever, just just like just keep me posted. I would assume that will come next	00:02:47
	week.	00:02:50
	So.	00:02:53
	I will definitely keep everybody updated.	00:02:55
	OK, the.	00:02:57
	Only update that I have for extension.	00:02:58
	Is that this Friday to remind you that we have?	00:03:01
	This a UWA I training program. I highly encourage you to come as a part of our county board. The gentleman we have coming is an	00:03:05
	awesome.	00:03:09
	Instructor. He's a He's a lawyer. He's teaches at UW Madison. He is a.	00:03:15
	He works for the federal government in a high secret capacity in his protecting our government assets.	00:03:23
	And I just think.	00:03:30
	I wasn't, we weren't allowed to tell all he does, but I can tell you it's super awesome. And I got him to come here at a, at a	00:03:32
	meeting in Madison. So I, I'm hoping to have a good showing. And then this, this, as you probably know, UW Wisconsin's got now	00:03:38
	it's going to have an AI department.	00:03:44
	And there will be throughout this year, there's going to be some regional.	00:03:50
	Sessions for all the counties on how counties can utilize AI in all of their systems and it's really an exciting time. But to get	00:03:55
	this guy to come to only Dodge County.	00:04:01
	Is a is a remarkable thing, so it's.	00:04:07
	What's the time in the the time, the time of that and I've got a gent. It should have been in your packet.	00:04:11
	It's 9930 to 12:00.	00:04:16
	And but this, this will be really good and bring your questions.	00:04:21
	And I think, I think we have a lot of questions and.	00:04:27
	And I think it'll be really good. So that's all I have for extension.	00:04:31
	Now moving on to conservation and we'll turn it over to the Administrator at this time.	00:04:35
	All right. Thank you.	00:04:41
	So the update I wanted to share really is.	00:04:43
	About recruitment for the conservationist position.	00:04:45
	Please to let everybody know we do indeed have.	00:04:49
	County conservationist and director of land and water.	00:04:51
	Department at this time, Melissa can I pull is her name. She has Oh my goodness.	00:04:56
	Significant amount of experience, more than 20 years, I think experience in.	00:05:02
	Blend water working with.	00:05:07
	Working for the federal government as well As for counties and in as a regional director.	00:05:09
	She actually started.	00:05:16
	Her time in in a profession with Dodge County years ago.	00:05:18
	As an intern and so she's from Dodge County originally. She still has family living in Dodge County.	00:05:22
	And she is joining us. She actually is available to join us.	00:05:29
	Yesterday, but.	00:05:33
	But.	00:05:35
	We want to make sure we're not overstepping and so.	00:05:36
	Sure, the confirmation of the appointment will be at the February County Board meeting. So her she starts the first day of the 1st	00:05:39
	pay period following.	00:05:43
	That county board meeting.	00:05:47
	Which is February 19th.	00:05:48
	OK. And then you kind of be in touch with me as to how you want the agenda work. Dale and I were on the interview team and we're	00:05:51
	kind of thinking the first year.	00:05:56
	Just.	00:06:01
	Learn, learn the job and then we'll go over like the 10 year plan.	00:06:01
	You know, like in the first month or two and then after that have her create a work plan.	00:06:06
	Her work plan, not John.	00:06:10
	You know that that's kind of what I'm thinking, the committee's role with her to help her do that.	00:06:12
	I do. I am concerned about everyone trying to.	00:06:17
	Take advantage of her.	00:06:21
	In in the conservation world and have her commitment.	00:06:23
	I want you to commit to me. I want you to commit to me And, and, and I just want to make sure she just.	00:06:26
	Just relax one year and I wanted to feel very welcome and because I think there'll be a lot of things pulling on her and I just, I	00:06:31
	just want to guard her and protect her, you know, You know what I mean? And I think you probably know exactly what I mean. So	00:06:36
	there will be, I'm sure.	00:06:40
	Certain individuals and and groups that clamor for her.	00:06:46
	For her time.	00:06:49
	But she's very knowledgeable and and well seasoned so I think she sure know how to handle.	00:06:50
	How to handle that? But the idea of having a work plan and working with her the the timeline you've got I think is great.	00:06:57
	Yeah, the committee, Lisa had talked about that before. We wanted whether it was John or whoever, she talked about updating the	00:07:03
	work plan. I think that's a really good idea for her. Let's look at the 10 year plan first, like for the first month or two, then	00:07:08
	convert that into your abilities.	00:07:13
	Work plan.	00:07:18
	For Dodge County, that's kind of what I'm thinking in my head, and I think the idea of updating us on the work plan is a good way	00:07:19
	for us to manage.	00:07:23
	And hold accountable.	00:07:27
	Her so that's just my thoughts and and I know Lisa you have a lot of thoughts on that too. So I I think it's good though, I like	00:07:30
	that I like the idea I.	00:07:34
	I think we should be careful, like we don't want her to make her own. Like, well, you want to make this work plan like almost a	00:07:40
	second ten year plan. Yeah, she sounds like she's.	00:07:45
	With her experience, she sounds like she knows how to set boundaries.	00:07:51
	And so.	00:07:55
	Yeah, she sounds. Really.	00:07:57
	Competent and.	00:07:59
	She might just be ready to hit the road running so.	00:08:01
	I think, yeah, I think that she is, yeah. Because like, she's in the field.	00:08:04
	So I guess.	00:08:08
	I like the idea.	00:08:11
	I just don't know really what that means. Like is a work plan. What do you want to do this year? What do you want to do in six	00:08:13
	months?	00:08:17
	I think that's what the committee.	00:08:20
	When we'll converse with her as to what we want to do? Lisa, I concur. I don't know what that means. I'm just saying here's my	00:08:22
	initial thought.	00:08:25
	That was that. That's all I'm saying. I don't have any details in my mind. I honestly think we should let her.	00:08:28
	Just do whatever for three months and then give us a plan.	00:08:34
	Good idea. She doesn't know what to plan about this job. She doesn't know the job yet.	00:08:38
	I will not be here, but I really think we need to give her three or six months and then say hey.	00:08:42
	Now that you've got your feet on the ground, do you have an idea?	00:08:47
	You know, you've looked at the 10 year, What? You know, what are you thinking? Because if we ask her to do it now, she's gonna be	00:08:51
	like, I don't know. Yeah. No, no. So.	00:08:55
	But no so to that yes her first and and part of when we talked when was mentioned the idea giving her some time.	00:08:59
	That's excellent. The the checklist, I guess so to speak for her for the first six months.	00:09:09
	There's there's a.	00:09:14
	A decent amount of things just to make sure she's comfortable with that she's met with the right individuals that.	00:09:16
	She's aware of that certain projects and workload in the department, that's kind of laid out already. Yeah, but John did that,	00:09:21
	right? Yes. Yep.	00:09:25
	And then but also I would say.	00:09:30
	Tania Mindeben and I have done some of that too. Just looking at OK, what are the things that need to be done in the first little	00:09:32
	bit.	00:09:36
	Beyond that, something that more broadly is happening right now.	00:09:39
	Is for me as department director.	00:09:45
	Conversations with department directors and development of individual department work.	00:09:47
	Plans.	00:09:51
	That they would be coming back and presenting to. They should be updating the county.	00:09:52
	The committee of jurisdiction on what?	00:09:57
	What work they're doing?	00:09:59
	So the idea of having one before even.	00:10:01
	The end of her first year, coming up with what's what really is now that you've been here.	00:10:05
	You know, X number of months, probably 6 What?	00:10:10
	What are the things that are most?	00:10:13
	Concerning to get done before the end of the cycle.	00:10:15
	And just like being a year and then.	00:10:18
	Planning for how to develop the next years so by the time she comes to you, she'll already have some some suggestions and some	00:10:20
	direction from.	00:10:24
	Me on what?	00:10:29
	Things need to be included in a plan.	00:10:30
	So you've got something to work with when you're talking to her.	00:10:32
	As well. But that'll be, yeah, that's six months down the road.	00:10:35
	First or six months, it just could be sipping out of the fire hose.	00:10:39
	Sorry.	00:10:44
	Yeah.	00:10:45
	She though that I say that she is.	00:10:47
	Well experienced. So it's a fire hose, but it won't be.	00:10:50
	As as big a fire hose as it would be for somebody else in the role.	00:10:54
	Are you gonna stay, Cameron, or are you gonna leave now? I mean, you're welcome to stay, but if you're gonna leave, then I got	00:10:58
	another thing I have to bring up.	00:11:01
	OK, no, I I planned on being here at least until about 9:15. Well, I think we'll be we don't believe a pretty short agenda day.	00:11:05
	OK. I just want to make sure thank you. Thank you for coming and I appreciate it. Be here for that's the meeting. I'm I'm moral	00:11:10
	support for Cheryl, who doesn't need it, but that just helps me feel useful. So I'm going to hang out up here and the team do it	00:11:16
	are doing a terrific job. They are. I probably bother her too much. I call her regularly.	00:11:21
	Good. She emails me everything so she's really on it.	00:11:28
	So thank you, Cheryl, you're also.	00:11:31
	OK, appropriate. Let me know. We'll get Melissa on the water and into the watersheds.	00:11:34
	But.	00:11:38
	It's a good idea. Time and date.	00:11:39
	Yeah, that's those are all good ideas, I mean.	00:11:41
	And and we'll have.	00:11:43
	Well, I think Lisa's idea of.	00:11:45
	Give her three months just to.	00:11:47
	And then we'll.	00:11:49
	OK, let's have a conversation. Thanks.	00:11:49
	I mean it takes it. Want to learn a job?	00:11:52
	Like she's not gonna.	00:11:55
	This is going to be.	00:11:57
	Even though she knows what she's doing, she doesn't know Dodge County. And has she ever worked specifically in this role before?	00:11:58
	This role now she's worked for this role and and both sides either reporting to or.	00:12:05
	At A at a super state or federal level, working with.	00:12:11
	Yeah, yeah. So.	00:12:14
	So she's. Yeah.	00:12:15
	Specific like we're talking Dodge County, No.	00:12:16
	Well, she's worked.	00:12:20
	She's worked in but was wasn't she multiple counties?	00:12:22
	No, she used to be run permit preservation.	00:12:24
	In the county before I started.	00:12:27
	Right.	00:12:29
	But she wasn't. She didn't have John's role before you. No, no.	00:12:29
	Yeah, right. That's what I meant.	00:12:32
	As a but your reservation, she's been here.	00:12:34
	Yeah, been here before.	00:12:36
	It's real. It's awesome.	00:12:38
	OK, um.	00:12:41
	Agency Advisor reports.	00:12:43
	OK, I don't see anything.	00:12:47
	Consider.	00:12:50
	Grants and contributions for.	00:12:52
	Farmers Healthy Soil Healthy Alliance in Dodge County.	00:12:55
	Alliance and then in the packet, we'll need a motion for this. In the packet last year we gave $750 to each.	00:12:58
	So.	00:13:06
	Correct.	00:13:08
	Andrew, do we not have a report on #8?	00:13:09
	I they're not here. They're not here, they're not here. And they, their last were you at our last meeting? I can't remember. Well,	00:13:12
	they just started up again and they were because of the late, you know, the shutdown and they were.	00:13:17
	They had did, they were just getting going again at that time.	00:13:23
	No, I do not have a report on that. I can I can follow up.	00:13:27
	Or no, it's fine, I'm sorry.	00:13:30
	Cheryl, did you hear anything from them either? Not?	00:13:32
	OK, I'm not concerned because of their last.	00:13:35
	Update.	00:13:38
	Yeah. And then?	00:13:39
	And what county committee is here is chairman is here.	00:13:41
	10 and Dale and I are are the county committee over there.	00:13:46
	OK, well, what? Is there anything to report then?	00:13:51
	Well.	00:13:54
	There's really no new programs that are.	00:13:55
	There's so many knowledge, but no.	00:13:58
	Sent out yet and my term is up so I am not going to be on again.	00:14:01
	You know election is now and will be counting those votes.	00:14:07
	February the 12th I think.	00:14:12
	Just there isn't a lot going on, right?	00:14:17
	OK.	00:14:20
	When I add anything.	00:14:22
	Well, there are some.	00:14:24
	Not new, but.	00:14:25
	Programs that are the second sign up and.	00:14:27
	The word gets out.	00:14:31
	To our the farmers, but.	00:14:32
	The staff doesn't find out about it because they're not informed from the Washington, so they're kind of left behind, but.	00:14:34
	There's supposed to be a payment coming out to farmers at the end of February, but.	00:14:40
	From what I'm told, the staff says.	00:14:43
	Might not happen.	00:14:45
	At that timeline, staff hasn't seen any of the rules so.	00:14:47
	How often do you guys meet?	00:14:51
	We were monthly, but it's not.	00:14:55
	We didn't meet during the shutdown and so.	00:14:57
	OK, I'm sorry, I didn't. I didn't know that. I'm learning.	00:15:00
	I didn't know how that exactly worked.	00:15:03
	OK.	00:15:05
	All right. Any other questions and for Dave or Dale?	00:15:06
	OK, well.	00:15:11
	We'll just let us know then if.	00:15:14
	There should be someone next month when you think Dave, I would think.	00:15:16
	OK, OK, going back to item number 9, grants and contributions for Dodge County farmers. Healthy soil, healthy water in Dodge	00:15:19
	County.	00:15:24
	Alliance.	00:15:29
	Last year we gave $750 to each of them.	00:15:30
	So what is your pleasure?	00:15:34
	You guys are familiar with these groups?	00:15:36
	Want to give the groups I probably should, you can.	00:15:40
	You get personal financial benefit, don't have to abstain.	00:15:43
	You know, that's really, it really is a personal benefit, right? So.	00:15:48
	You know.	00:15:52
	If the chair of the group said Dale, I'll give you a 500 bucks if you vote this way.	00:15:53
	Oh.	00:16:00
	Or 50, whatever. So I, I move, we continue the grants like last year. I think they're already part of the budget.	00:16:03
	I'm making a positive impact that's well worth that the funding.	00:16:10
	OK, we have a 1st to approve the grants. We have a second.	00:16:13
	Lisa made the the 1st.	00:16:17
	Second. Second Bill.	00:16:19
	Any further discussion?	00:16:21
	OK, all in favor signify by seeing aye?	00:16:23
	Aye, those opposed.	00:16:25
	OK, number.	00:16:27
	10.	00:16:28
	Consider grants and contributions for the Town of Lebanon Monitoring Station $5000. This is the last year of the five year	00:16:30
	commitment.	00:16:34
	We had talked about this five years ago.	00:16:39
	We had already committed to this, so this is simply.	00:16:42
	Reaffirming something we've already committed so that.	00:16:45
	That's what this item is, and this is that little station.	00:16:48
	Down on the river.	00:16:51
	In the southern part of the county, actually, John took me there this year, so.	00:16:53
	So that's.	00:16:57
	That's what this is about.	00:16:58
	Any any discussion?	00:17:01
	I move, we continue from them. I'm sorry.	00:17:03
	What do they give? Any feedback from them? Do we?	00:17:05
	We've had feedback on the data that the gauge has provided, that is correct. We've had specific feedback. So they wouldn't even be	00:17:08
	able to give us this for information without that.	00:17:13
	Gauge. So when they are talking about water levels and flows and they did their chart, that's from the gauge.	00:17:18
	So we did make a.	00:17:24
	Non legal five year commitment because we can only do one budget at a time, but this is the end of our.	00:17:27
	Verbal commitment. This is our fifth year.	00:17:35
	So what you do next year is whatever, but.	00:17:38
	They're all planning on us making that last payment.	00:17:41
	Yeah, and the reason, I know you're right, we couldn't legally commit to it, but they were.	00:17:44
	Yep, figuring out the money and this is what the town 11 on and there's other partners. So this is not just us. So it's 2 private	00:17:49
	parties anymore. It's a collaboration of government entities.	00:17:54
	So Lisa made a motion to approve and and yes, you can, by the way, you can see.	00:17:59
	I think that's available online, isn't it? So the the the the information that is available and it's in the scope of?	00:18:04
	All the water.	00:18:10
	Is what I think the way they look at that.	00:18:12
	That just it's extra information. So OK, we have a first, do we have a second?	00:18:13
	I'll second it.	00:18:19
	John second.	00:18:20
	All those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:18:23
	Aye aye, majority.	00:18:25
	Let me all.	00:18:28
	All of us unanimous past.	00:18:29
	OK, consideration of the wildlife crop damage.	00:18:31
	OK, Is that is that this right here?	00:18:36
	These two, OK, so you got two of them.	00:18:38
	I've got 2 damage claims for 2025, the first one in that.	00:18:41
	Packet there is Rodney Johnson.	00:18:46
	He was a goose enrollee. He does not have to meet any harvest objectives for geese.	00:18:47
	Yeah, no, no hunter complaints at all. No issues.	00:18:52
	I don't see any reason why we wouldn't approve his claim.	00:18:56
	And then on on the second one.	00:18:59
	Mike Bruman. He was a dear enrollee.	00:19:01
	He had a harvest objective. He met that objective.	00:19:03
	No issues and there was no.	00:19:06
	Hunter access complaints or his property as well.	00:19:08
	So I don't I don't see any issues with either one of these claims.	00:19:12
	Rodney Johnson's claim the total damage was assessed was $1085.94.	00:19:16
	There's a $500 deductible that comes off of that, so the total that he would get paid out is 58594.	00:19:21
	And Mike Brummens total damage claim was $1363.39.	00:19:28
	Minus that $500 deductible, his payment would be $863.39.	00:19:34
	This money is passed through money. It comes from the DNR and gets paid to the to the farmer. So it doesn't doesn't come from the	00:19:40
	county at all.	00:19:43
	Anybody have any?	00:19:47
	Any questions on either one of those?	00:19:47
	Woodcraft are damaged.	00:19:49
	They're listed on the.	00:19:51
	On the on the bottom. So like I'm like Romans. He had sweet corn.	00:19:52
	Peas and soybeans.	00:19:56
	And then you can see that, you know the acres appraised.	00:19:59
	You see it on the bottom of the.	00:20:01
	Yeah. And then each, you know, the damage and undamaged, those are the samples that I took.	00:20:03
	And then the prices that we set earlier this year based on?	00:20:08
	So.	00:20:14
	And then Rodney Johnson had soybeans. He had.	00:20:16
	Sightings in all those fields this year so.	00:20:19
	Be in yet further discussion.	00:20:28
	OK. Do we have a motion to approve these?	00:20:31
	I'll make a motion. It can makes a motion to approve. Do we have a second?	00:20:34
	I'll second it, Dale a second.	00:20:38
	Any further discussion on the damage claims?	00:20:40
	Hearing none to call for a vote, those in favor say aye aye opposed.	00:20:44
	OK, unanimous pass.	00:20:48
	OK.	00:20:50
	Is the 26th.	00:20:55
	6:00 Ask Mike a question. Sure.	00:20:59
	Do you have any thoughts of?	00:21:02
	I mean the legisl.	00:21:04
	Thinking of approving a hunting season for cranes, Would think you would have any.	00:21:06
	Crane damage applications.	00:21:10
	There's talk of.	00:21:14
	Reimbursement for April.	00:21:15
	So there probably a lot of enrollees just based on that.	00:21:17
	For what did you say treatment that that goes on the corn and it makes the corn seed. This is with the crane makes them sick and	00:21:20
	then.	00:21:24
	They only eat a few seeds of it once they try it and then leave it alone, but that's part of the requirement in order to get.	00:21:28
	Or training.	00:21:37
	They would have to save a color that is currently the requirement.	00:21:38
	You have to be using it, you mean? Yeah, OK, they get reimbursed for it. It's quite crazy to put on on the seat. So if they'll get	00:21:41
	reimbursed for it, I think there would be a lot of attention drawn for for that reason, a lot of fuel for that. I did not know	00:21:45
	that they.	00:21:49
	I knew it was bad for them, but I actually didn't understand that they taste bad for them.	00:21:54
	Where they get a reaction that's not lethal.	00:21:59
	Yeah, it makes me a lot happier because I was always wondering like.	00:22:02
	So there is no reimbursement at the present time. No, there's not, not until they become a huntable species. Once there is then	00:22:05
	there would be an eligible species for the family program. Right now there be, would there be a like Purdue, would there be a	00:22:09
	amount of?	00:22:13
	Cranes to shoot some similar, there would be you can get a crane permit now, right, You have to pay $100 for it and one of the	00:22:17
	requirements is that you have to using that permit.	00:22:22
	But typically farmers will get 5.	00:22:27
	Tags right now.	00:22:30
	For cranes they can. Anybody can apply and get it as long as.	00:22:32
	They're using gave a pill.	00:22:35
	Do you think they'll ever change factors? You gotta leave them later. You'd be able to use them.	00:22:36
	No, they don't want to make it a.	00:22:40
	Recreational hunting opportunity.	00:22:42
	They want to keep it, you know, as a.	00:22:45
	A damage control.	00:22:48
	You know, uh.	00:22:50
	Thing not a hunting opportunity.	00:22:50
	And concern as if you.	00:22:53
	You know, start lead letting people keep them to use them for taxpayer yard.	00:22:54
	Or consume them or whatever. That would be more of a hunting opportunity.	00:22:59
	I don't know why they.	00:23:02
	Allow that for deer, but not.	00:23:04
	No geese or cranes or.	00:23:06
	Other species but.	00:23:08
	Any other questions?	00:23:15
	All right.	00:23:18
	Move on to the next item.	00:23:19
	Which is the farmland preservation.	00:23:21
	Note updated notice of non compliance and cancellation.	00:23:23
	Just need 2 signatures. 1 is a voluntary notice and not compliance.	00:23:28
	The landowner just wants out.	00:23:33
	He doesn't really. He's borderline if he has enough qualifying acres.	00:23:35
	As far as the Dor is concerned.	00:23:40
	And the other is cancellation and non compliance.	00:23:42
	Landowner.	00:23:46
	Has a satellite farm.	00:23:47
	That.	00:23:50
	The the cattle were abandoned.	00:23:50
	On the barnyard, which before made him ineligible.	00:23:52
	And now the cattle have been removed, so we're going to sign that farm back up.	00:23:56
	So. So what's the net effect of the acres?	00:23:59
	On for both of them about.	00:24:05
	The.	00:24:07
	They know we always want to know. Like how many? Let's see.	00:24:08
	Better maybe next month maybe you could do it if you want it actually. So, so we'll be signing up another 103 acres.	00:24:13
	OK. And then removing.	00:24:20
	35 acres, OK.	00:24:27
	OK, right direction.	00:24:29
	All right, Thank you. We need, we need a motion, I think Brenda straight.	00:24:32
	OK. We need a motion to approve this. OK, John, we have a second.	00:24:36
	Lisa.	00:24:41
	OK. Those in favor of updating the farmland preservation on compliance and cancellation?	00:24:42
	Those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:24:49
	Aye.	00:24:52
	Those opposed.	00:24:52
	OK, passed.	00:24:53
	Quick signum, so we have to back data.	00:24:55
	What do we have to date it as December 30th?	00:24:58
	All right. Is that is that OK because we didn't have a December meeting?	00:25:02
	The last day of the.	00:25:10
	Year. OK, got it. Yeah, we didn't have a meeting in December. Something percent.	00:25:11
	Yeah, John did talk to me about that.	00:25:18
	Otherwise that we would have had to have a meeting, but he said we didn't have to.	00:25:20
	I do. I do remember.	00:25:24
	30.	00:25:27
	OK. Thank you very much, John.	00:25:29
	FSC and NRCS have come.	00:25:33
	Oh, OK.	00:25:34
	All right.	00:25:37
	Which one you guys want to talk first?	00:25:39
	Sawyer, come on up.	00:25:43
	You almost missed us. We're moving right along. OK. We're glad you're here.	00:25:47
	All right. Nice to see you guys. All is here.	00:25:53
	So basically our workload right now.	00:25:57
	We finished all of our payments for work completed.	00:26:00
	In fiscal year 20.	00:26:03
	5.	00:26:05
	Basically that was our CSP and equip programs, although all those have been certified and paid on.	00:26:07
	Right now our main workload is our big.	00:26:13
	Environmental Quality incentive program.	00:26:16
	Batching deadline.	00:26:19
	Basically all of our applications we received throughout the year.	00:26:21
	Kind of get batched for this January 30th deadline we have.	00:26:25
	We rank them in our systems and then basically it spits out which ones will get cost here.	00:26:29
	So we have high hopes for a lot to get.	00:26:35
	Funded this go around but they haven't finalized our fun pools yet.	00:26:38
	Or what our cost estimates are going to be. So we're kind of waiting on some clarification on that.	00:26:44
	As soon as we have that, we'll jump.	00:26:50
	All in basically to get those ranked.	00:26:52
	I guess the majority of these applications we are seeing are for practices like cover crops.	00:26:57
	No, till some pollinator planting, some high tunnel stuff.	00:27:03
	Some grazing operations.	00:27:08
	We also have some like duck scrapes and some.	00:27:11
	Runoff control stuff.	00:27:14
	Umm, basically by March is when we're expecting.	00:27:19
	To hear whether our applications have been selected for cost share. So we have like 2 months to get all this work done for this.	00:27:23
	Also kind of a shout out to Jared Winter from the county he's been.	00:27:32
	He's been really helpful with getting grazing plans and construction designs to us in a timely fashion.	00:27:36
	Without him, we probably wouldn't have met our deadline to get all of our equip.	00:27:43
	Grazing applications done in time so.	00:27:47
	Just a shout out to him.	00:27:50
	But that is all I have unless you guys have any questions.	00:27:53
	But how many applications did you get?	00:27:56
	Well, since they roll over from years back, I mean, there's probably.	00:27:59
	I don't have it off top. I had probably 75 applications in the county.	00:28:05
	But then they get screened so.	00:28:10
	People that are actually like active and talking to us and.	00:28:12
	We have some planning done. There's probably.	00:28:15
	Maybe 30 that are going to be highly screened.	00:28:18
	So of those 30, we're looking to get some funded.	00:28:22
	So.	00:28:24
	That's where we're at right now.	00:28:26
	Thank you. OK.	00:28:29
	Thank you, Sawyer.	00:28:31
	Hey, Matt.	00:28:33
	So what we've got going on, so we got the our dairy program, DMC, they reauthorized that started last week.	00:28:40
	We got a short turn around deadline of February 26 for that so.	00:28:51
	Working through.	00:28:56
	Getting our producers signed up.	00:28:57
	As soon as we can.	00:29:00
	We have the SDRP phase one and phase two program which we had talked about last time.	00:29:02
	That.	00:29:09
	Deadline of April 30th is approaching.	00:29:10
	Right now.	00:29:14
	Our applications have kind of slowed on that, so most guys have probably been in on that.	00:29:15
	There is a new program out there on the horizon. It's called Bridges.	00:29:22
	You guys probably have heard something about it.	00:29:28
	They put out a few press releases about having to get your crops reported by December 19th.	00:29:31
	And then the last one was announcing what the payment rates per crop are going to be.	00:29:38
	As far as other information, there has been nothing else released on it.	00:29:44
	There is no procedure that has been released. There is no sign up.	00:29:49
	Or anything like that.	00:29:53
	That has been released for it.	00:29:55
	Just to give you guys a little bit of what we kind of know, we're anticipating something coming out at the end of February,	00:29:58
	assuming after the DMC sign up is over.	00:30:02
	But other than that, we have no other information on it.	00:30:08
	And then as well as CRP, there has been no information released on any potential signups there yet.	00:30:12
	We're still waiting for.	00:30:20
	Some clarification as far as crepes or continuous?	00:30:22
	And green roll.	00:30:27
	So.	00:30:28
	Right now we're kind of in all.	00:30:29
	Waiting. Hold there.	00:30:31
	So that's all we got.	00:30:33
	For right now.	00:30:35
	On the other side, our FSA county committee election.	00:30:38
	The ballots went out here in January.	00:30:43
	I think the last day to get ballots in is February 7th or somewhere in there.	00:30:46
	So we're scheduled to have our election on February 12th for Dodge County.	00:30:51
	And then we will proceed.	00:30:56
	With our county committee as normal starting March 1st. So everything there got pushed back. Usually we do this in January.	00:30:59
	It got pushed back because of the government shutdown, so we should be.	00:31:07
	All up to speed from the shutdown after March 1st.	00:31:11
	Do you have candidates for all the position or the positions?	00:31:16
	Position that was up was Dave Rollings.	00:31:20
	He is not.	00:31:23
	Running. So yes, we had.	00:31:25
	One candidate on our ballot.	00:31:28
	Roger Par part.	00:31:30
	I believe.	00:31:32
	OK, so.	00:31:32
	Hopefully nothing too dramatic there, but we should have.	00:31:35
	A qualified candidate.	00:31:39
	Any other questions for me?	00:31:41
	OK. Appreciate your time, guys. Thank you. Thank you.	00:31:44
	OK.	00:31:51
	Going back to item number 13.	00:31:52
	Approved the 2026 dues.	00:31:54
	For Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association.	00:31:57
	Which is $17156.16 that was in your packet, a copy of it.	00:32:02
	And the Southern Area Association, which I believe is $190.00, is that correct 19190?	00:32:07
	I move, we approve the dues, OK? Lisa approves second.	00:32:16
	OK, John, a second.	00:32:20
	Any discussion?	00:32:22
	Those in favor signify by saying aye.	00:32:25
	Aye.	00:32:27
	Those opposed OK unanimously passed.	00:32:29
	And I just say something since regarding the dues.	00:32:32
	On the Southern Area Association, I was the committee's Rep.	00:32:36
	I'm going to be done in March.	00:32:39
	So.	00:32:41
	I'm just.	00:32:42
	Putting out a notice. You might want to discuss it more at the next meeting.	00:32:43
	But it's a really, really important role.	00:32:47
	Especially because the county.	00:32:50
	Our new conservationist.	00:32:53
	Hasn't attended any of that.	00:32:55
	You know she's probably not.	00:32:57
	Obviously.	00:33:00
	Couldn't have been involved in it as a.	00:33:01
	As a conservationist.	00:33:03
	So maybe she was many years ago, John.	00:33:05
	You know, but often.	00:33:08
	If your staff.	00:33:11
	Generally.	00:33:12
	Generally, the staff that goes.	00:33:14
	Like when you go to the big conference, it's that they'll say it's a committee member and a staff member often.	00:33:16
	So.	00:33:22
	It's unlikely that she's participated before, so it would be extremely helpful.	00:33:24
	If you guys really gave some thought.	00:33:29
	How often do they meet?	00:33:33
	You know, it's it's not monthly.	00:33:35
	It's a.	00:33:38
	It's really.	00:33:40
	If somebody gets involved, it'd be really good to consider.	00:33:41
	Going for sure to the.	00:33:46
	To the conference.	00:33:48
	Because they have just a ton of workshops and they're just really excellent.	00:33:49
	And a number of their meetings like this one coming up on.	00:33:56
	This week.	00:34:03
	Which is Thursday morning, which I blocked off even though I didn't reply. I'm just it's I'm just gonna appear by.	00:34:04
	Zoom, but you also get a really good update.	00:34:10
	From the legislative committee.	00:34:14
	Sometimes on what? So that's how I learned all about how the.	00:34:16
	State.	00:34:19
	We. We.	00:34:21
	We came very close to meeting the state requirements.	00:34:23
	The legal requirements for funding conservation.	00:34:26
	Positions.	00:34:29
	But we never actually met it. But we got pretty close and then it.	00:34:31
	You know it's gone down again, but.	00:34:34
	I I'm not up to date on that because I haven't been to the last meeting, but I'm going to be at this one on Thursday.	00:34:36
	I'd be happy to give a really short report if there's anything worth reporting.	00:34:43
	I think it'd be a good idea in the future to have the person report on it. I super important. If I say in March, hey, does	00:34:48
	somebody want to do this? Nobody's going to have any time to think about it. It's really helpful. It's very informative.	00:34:54
	The he's been the chair for everybody's not these super active is our Columbia County.	00:35:02
	Conservationist hurt.	00:35:08
	Blanking on the last name.	00:35:10
	How many counties are in that?	00:35:12
	Yeah, yeah. He's just, he's just a whiz.	00:35:15
	So you know it's the.	00:35:18
	I don't know the exact number, but if you go to the Southern Area Association it has its own website.	00:35:21
	Apart from.	00:35:26
	The whole statewide group.	00:35:28
	And and then the conference is the whole statewide group.	00:35:30
	Umm, but.	00:35:35
	It's just, you know, the chunk of counties.	00:35:38
	Southeast.	00:35:40
	Portion.	00:35:42
	So we'll make a, we'll put that on future agenda item for next month and we'll just keep it on there until I'm just throwing it	00:35:43
	out now because it's.	00:35:47
	You know.	00:35:50
	End of January and.	00:35:51
	You know the.	00:35:53
	It would just be really helpful to get you guys to think about it or maybe I know we got.	00:35:55
	What two people missing 1?	00:36:01
	Just just been, just been.	00:36:03
	Ben is not running.	00:36:05
	Oh, OK. Well then it's you guys.	00:36:07
	So.	00:36:09
	It's really important somebody be on it.	00:36:10
	When I noticed when we go there and the only counties they go just one staff, one staff, one staff.	00:36:13
	Nobody on the committee's there.	00:36:19
	And nobody on the committee has a clue.	00:36:21
	What's coming down the Pike?	00:36:23
	So it it, it's really important for that reason.	00:36:26
	OK, one additional thing. Unless Standards Oversight Council.	00:36:29
	I've been reached out by some farm organizations that.	00:36:34
	They're having hearings at 590 standards, maybe changing them.	00:36:37
	Do you have any updates, John, or what's being discussed?	00:36:41
	No, not a fan, just.	00:36:44
	Want to do some discussions on that?	00:36:46
	I think probably be a little more strict on the DNR end of it.	00:36:50
	Is that the soil depth stuff?	00:36:54
	No, 590 is like window replication. OK, thank you.	00:36:56
	If you want to put that on the agenda, yeah, If you could also put that on the agenda, Cheryl.	00:37:02
	Update on the 590.	00:37:06
	That's a new the nutrient plans that.	00:37:08
	That's part of the part of the nutrient plan requirements, OK.	00:37:10
	Yeah, if you want to give us an update as things is.	00:37:16
	Does that just? Is that administrative?	00:37:19
	Lee done by the department. Is that how that works?	00:37:21
	I mean, we don't push.	00:37:24
	I mean, we follow those rules or environments based on what the state. So now they're going through discussions to see if that	00:37:27
	needs to be updated or changed and then once they make their decision, then that will get.	00:37:31
	Pushed down to the counties.	00:37:35
	I guarantee you that would be a topic of discussion of the.	00:37:37
	Southern Area, South Station. This is where you find out what's coming, What's being discussed? Will that be administrative	00:37:40
	rulings? Is that what that is?	00:37:43
	Like, you know, the Legislature didn't look at this, that that agency.	00:37:48
	Decides not. OK, Yeah, let us know. Maybe you'll hear something about it this week.	00:37:51
	I don't know.	00:37:55
	Because you know.	00:37:56
	They haven't even finalized it. My I'm gonna essay meeting is probably my last this week so I doubt I'll know, but whoever takes	00:37:57
	over.	00:38:01
	If you are participating in the meetings.	00:38:05
	You can stay on top of it.	00:38:07
	Listen, you attend virtually or do you actually physically go? I've done both if it's Madison.	00:38:16
	I'll go there.	00:38:22
	You know, umm.	00:38:23
	I would have.	00:38:25
	I would have been happy to stay involved, but I can't because I'm not running. So I can't, I can't be on it. I get just go and	00:38:26
	attend as a person of the public, but like.	00:38:30
	It's not like I'm going to be connected to the committee.	00:38:34
	How long have you done that?	00:38:40
	Years.	00:38:43
	Thank you.	00:38:44
	I don't know.	00:38:45
	OK.	00:38:50
	Update on tree sales.	00:38:52
	So the tree sale is still ongoing. As of date, there are four species that we were sold out of.	00:38:57
	Fraser fir, river Birch, common lilac and American plum.	00:39:03
	We are also kind of low on.	00:39:08
	Some other species White spruce, Colorado blue spruce.	00:39:10
	And black spruce and Serviceberry are low on stock.	00:39:14
	So if anybody wants any of those, get your order in now. We're looking forward to the end of April for pick up day, which will be	00:39:17
	held at the fairgrounds.	00:39:22
	Reminder postcard will also go out to other participants about the end of March.	00:39:26
	Further pick up with the information.	00:39:31
	So I just throw out a hint to to consider for tree sales years ago.	00:39:33
	We got.	00:39:38
	You know a lot.	00:39:39
	And then John's like, I don't know what to do with all these trees, but now I feel like we've overcorrected because the last few	00:39:40
	years if we ran out of this and we ran out of that.	00:39:44
	And so.	00:39:48
	We're really not meeting.	00:39:49
	The needs of our county if we're running out.	00:39:51
	Before it's even done.	00:39:55
	You know.	00:39:56
	So I'm in a.	00:39:57
	So does he feels like here we go again, but I regardless.	00:39:59
	You might want to consider adjusting it up a little. We can look at that. We do look at the year prior to what.	00:40:04
	Sometimes, like if we.	00:40:10
	Pick up a new species that we haven't tried in a while. We'll start with the lower number because we don't want to be left with a	00:40:12
	lot at the end. Is that why these are are low? Because they're newer?	00:40:16
	Coming. We didn't order that much because that was the first.	00:40:20
	Big sellers. So next year will probably increase it. All right, OK. But then there are some that we have ordered a lot in the	00:40:26
	past.	00:40:29
	Like this year we're sending quite a few backflows, that one spruce I think, was it a blue spruce or?	00:40:33
	Normally we've sold a lot. Now we're.	00:40:39
	So it's just not consistent.	00:40:43
	Just keep it on the agenda. That'll be next month, too.	00:40:51
	When is a cutoff on for that?	00:40:55
	We saw right up to the end of it.	00:40:58
	Until everything is gone, I mean, well, we kept the call them in a week or two to send back what we're going to send back.	00:41:00
	OK. And then we'll celebrate to the end actually a day of pickup we still have.	00:41:06
	Trees usually pursue.	00:41:10
	He's asking what that date is.	00:41:11
	Oh well, basically it'd be the pickup date on April. Yeah, week in April.	00:41:12
	OK, OK.	00:41:17
	OK, Cheryl, update on the poster contest.	00:41:20
	I apologize on that one, I forgot to put the pictures in your packet.	00:41:24
	I did bring them down, they are on the table if anyone wants to look. You can pass around if you want.	00:41:29
	So we had four posters that came into our office this year.	00:41:35
	They were all from Lamira so.	00:41:39
	Three of them came from the Saint John's Lutheran Church in Lamarra and one came from the Lamyra Middle School High School.	00:41:42
	The winning one was now taken over to Baraboo to move on to the area contest.	00:41:49
	And the winning one is the one that's in the paper form.	00:41:55
	Yep, she won on that. It was a bigger sized poster.	00:41:59
	And.	00:42:03
	We scored them.	00:42:04
	And actually it was by one point of a difference between the two posters. So are these all the different grade levels? So actually	00:42:05
	our grade level this year was only four through 6.	00:42:11
	So kind of was only one category.	00:42:18
	Multiple.	00:42:21
	Categories.	00:42:23
	There you go. I wish we had more. Yeah.	00:42:25
	We're kind of debating if maybe we should just pull the poster contest back.	00:42:28
	Because I guess they.	00:42:32
	Started out and they had a lot.	00:42:33
	And then it really downsized. And so we kind of then at one point we didn't have a poster contest.	00:42:35
	And then they brought it back and then we had more again.	00:42:41
	So.	00:42:44
	It's kind of that's what I'm going to be talking with Melissa about.	00:42:45
	And seeing what her thoughts are going to be. This is the winner. That was the winner, correct? And it was a bigger.	00:42:48
	A bigger size sheet of paper.	00:42:54
	What they had.	00:42:57
	Yeah, who are the judges?	00:42:59
	So all of us in the office judged.	00:43:01
	OK, every single.	00:43:03
	Every single one of us in the office had a little sheet to fill out and then judged it.	00:43:05
	OK, so, but yeah, she won the young lady one by one point. So it was really close with the.	00:43:10
	Last poster that was.	00:43:17
	Brought out.	00:43:19
	So, umm.	00:43:21
	So that goes up to the next level and then does the area contest and they have the contest and then is that when it goes to the?	00:43:22
	If they win.	00:43:29
	Convention, we see them or to, you know, conference, yeah, that comes from there then. Yeah. And then if they went at the area	00:43:30
	contest, it's moved on to state.	00:43:34
	Might be good.	00:43:40
	So.	00:43:41
	Yeah, and I don't think the.	00:43:43
	Paper form just.	00:43:44
	Just just what the post direction looked like.	00:43:46
	Well, it's actually like looking from underground up.	00:43:48
	Yeah, that is kind of amazing creative, yeah.	00:43:51
	Yeah.	00:43:55
	So.	00:43:58
	But yeah, so the that poster, I did actually drive over to Baraboo and drop off so they could actually see the bolster. I thought	00:44:01
	that was best than sending a photo. If you find out if that person won before conference, could you tell us?	00:44:07
	I can, I want to make sure to I usually go look at them, but I mean, if it's if it's from our area, I would don't they don't they	00:44:12
	vote on it at the conference. Yeah, I think they did. They put them all up.	00:44:17
	And oh, that's all. That's where they really do. It might be nice to know like.	00:44:21
	But we wouldn't know until the conference, I guess. Tell the conference, yeah. And then it's the big highlight at the end, so.	00:44:25
	Cool.	00:44:31
	But I guess if they let me know that she moves on to state, I can. Yeah. Let us let us know that. Yeah, I guess that's what I	00:44:31
	meant.	00:44:34
	OK. Thank you.	00:44:43
	Going to committee member.	00:44:45
	Ports.	00:44:46
	I guess I'm first lakes in a city district. We met on the 13th of January.	00:44:48
	The our advisor from Hay and Associates was not present and that's the main thing we're working on.	00:44:54
	That is our regarding the.	00:45:01
	Designed for the dredging project.	00:45:04
	It was decided by.	00:45:06
	Three of the commissioners there are going to take a deeper dive in with the with our consultant at Hayne Associates to confirm	00:45:08
	the completed tasks and dates because the lake management plan has very specific things and we're going to make sure.	00:45:14
	Everything is is going along according to plan.	00:45:20
	The plan is to have have.	00:45:23
	The options available for our constituents at the August annual meeting.	00:45:26
	With goal of construction starting in 2027.	00:45:30
	So that's where they're at on that.	00:45:34
	Another interesting issue as we've been talking about water levels the last.	00:45:38
	Year, uh.	00:45:42
	The committee members discussed the issue of little to no snow on Lake Senissippi.	00:45:44
	In the effect of the plan, February water withdraw because there's less water, the lake is low and there's no snow.	00:45:49
	Shane will be meeting with.	00:45:56
	The uses for new dam operator because they they hired a new one. The longtime damn operator retired.	00:45:58
	And to discuss the issue and report back to the committee next month.	00:46:04
	So, and I will not be at the committee next month because that's the same day as WCA legislative conference in Madison.	00:46:08
	But that's so that's the update I have.	00:46:14
	OK, next would be Beaver Dam.	00:46:18
	OK, thanks. We met with the DNR Fishery Bureau to review the first part of their work this year.	00:46:21
	And they will be electrofishing Trestle Bay and Rakes Bay.	00:46:27
	This late winter and spring.	00:46:31
	And they will be counting the number of rough fish there.	00:46:34
	And see what the trend is.	00:46:39
	20/24 was 713.	00:46:40
	Rough fish per acre.	00:46:43
	2025 went up to 928.	00:46:45
	For 2026, we'll see what that count will be.	00:46:48
	The part is 89.	00:46:52
	Joe Kern has been promoted at the City of Beaver Dam to the parks.	00:46:56
	Supervisor and Forrester.	00:47:00
	A Goodman, He'll do a good job for us. We place he John Newman a long time.	00:47:02
	Park supervisor there.	00:47:06
	The city of Beaver Dam is considering hometown status.	00:47:09
	Which gives them some opportunities for.	00:47:13
	The advancement of the Town Center. Tourism.	00:47:16
	And identifying the lake as a primary asset, a big asset for the community.	00:47:19
	The Beaver Dam Lake District has gone out with a number of requests for quotes.	00:47:25
	For a spring work.	00:47:29
	We have a point intercept survey out for quotation.	00:47:30
	Aunt Rake Spade.	00:47:35
	This is to count the vegetation out in that Bay.	00:47:36
	To identify the change from year to year.	00:47:39
	And also for native plantings.	00:47:42
	In aquatic vegetation.	00:47:45
	So we want to get in there to get a portion of the available stock.	00:47:47
	For this spring.	00:47:51
	We have.	00:47:53
	Four sites we're looking to.	00:47:54
	Improve on one in water.	00:47:57
	In three shoreline.	00:47:59
	Call for today.	00:48:02
	I saw they have a shoreline seminar coming up.	00:48:03
	So I thought, saw that, I guess that's later on the agenda, but I just, I saw, I thought of that. So go ahead, Dale.	00:48:06
	So for Fox Lake.	00:48:12
	Tracy, who is the CED of the committee?	00:48:15
	Has been working.	00:48:18
	With EOR and DNR to get the plank survey which is required by the DNR for the lake management plan.	00:48:19
	And which?	00:48:26
	Fox Lake had paid for.	00:48:27
	But the DNR says they never received.	00:48:29
	And the district was going so far as to maybe even looking at litigation.	00:48:32
	Since they spent over $20,000 for this plan that they never sent.	00:48:36
	Well, it turns out that the ER.	00:48:41
	Did send the report.	00:48:43
	But never received confirmation that it was received from the DNR.	00:48:45
	After emails going back and forth.	00:48:50
	The the the plan, I mean the plan survey did get sent to the DNR even though it was not in the format that the DNR wanted it.	00:48:55
	So.	00:49:03
	Thanks to Arthur Watkinson and a couple of others at DNR they went.	00:49:04
	Emails went back and forth. They finally got into a format that would satisfy the DNR.	00:49:08
	There was 1 misidentification of an invasive species plant that.	00:49:13
	Brought some raised some eyebrows because they'd never seen it before and it found out it was a mistaken identity.	00:49:17
	They're assuming so.	00:49:22
	That got straightened out.	00:49:24
	So we hope that's.	00:49:26
	Behind us now.	00:49:27
	So is it the survey format or the application format that was an error?	00:49:29
	Well, not only was the survey format in error.	00:49:34
	The way they want to see it presented, but.	00:49:37
	Their methods were an error too. They used ropes and were supposed to use stakes and there was other things involved, you know,	00:49:40
	that they got corrected on SO.	00:49:43
	Because we're doing the same type of thing in a smaller scale.	00:49:47
	I don't want to make the same mistake.	00:49:50
	Yeah, Arthur goes to our meetings. He didn't go to this last one, but he goes to most of them. That's helpful to keep the	00:49:53
	communication.	00:49:57
	We're asking the questions throughout the meetings. I think about it, you know here, you know about.	00:50:00
	Stuff all different. I'm not going to go through them. That's good.	00:50:04
	OK, the district has set aside.	00:50:10
	$500 to pay for any farmers that want to attend the healthy still healthy water.	00:50:13
	Soil Expo on February 4th. There's a $50 admission.	00:50:17
	So that means they'd be willing to.	00:50:22
	Pay for 10 farmers in the Fox Lake watershed to attend.	00:50:23
	Tracy actually sent out 89 postcards to farmers with this offer.	00:50:27
	We could be lucky to get two or three, but we'll see.	00:50:33
	To actually.	00:50:36
	Attend.	00:50:37
	There was more discussions on our soil testing of wetlands around Canberra Creek.	00:50:40
	Looking for legacy phosphorus.	00:50:45
	We had that discussion with Mike Sorgi and Mark Riedel back in December.	00:50:48
	And they said they would come up with a plan, although.	00:50:54
	They wanted to wait till February, they wanted some time to do this, so we're going to wait till the February meeting to.	00:50:57
	Proceed with this.	00:51:02
	But there are.	00:51:04
	Over 650 acres of wetlands around Canberra Creek that is actually owned by the DNR.	00:51:05
	They call it a fish hatchery area.	00:51:11
	So.	00:51:13
	The year will actually be testing their own.	00:51:14
	Wetlands.	00:51:17
	For phosphorus.	00:51:18
	See how that goes?	00:51:19
	So our next meeting is scheduled for February 26th, the change of date because of some.	00:51:21
	Other people had in conflicts so.	00:51:26
	That's all I have.	00:51:29
	Hey, moving to upcoming events on the area meeting on January 29th.	00:51:33
	Lisa, are you?	00:51:37
	Talked on that.	00:51:38
	Thank you. Soil Health and Expo on the February 4th. You just mentioned that, Dale.	00:51:40
	And then the big thing is we'll turn it over to Cheryl.	00:51:45
	For the conference, for the.	00:51:48
	W OK.	00:51:50
	Yeah, that's their breakout. Thank you.	00:51:59
	So Cameron is helping me.	00:52:02
	Pass out.	00:52:04
	The breakout.	00:52:06
	For the conference coming up.	00:52:08
	They were also emailed to you.	00:52:12
	And gone over.	00:52:14
	Specifically, what kind of breakout they had, what questions I needed answered to get you guys registered for that conference.	00:52:16
	I do have back.	00:52:24
	From Dale and Jared.	00:52:27
	Of what they plan on doing. If anyone else wants to attend, that's fine. I know Lisa had said she could not.	00:52:29
	But I do need that. Breakout your breakouts.	00:52:35
	Sessions picked out. I do need to know if your spouse is attending.	00:52:37
	If they are going to be attending any breakouts and what breakouts they want to attend.	00:52:42
	I do need that.	00:52:48
	Today.	00:52:49
	I stated in my emails that were sent out to the members I.	00:52:50
	Hotel, I need to know if you're going to stay for the.	00:52:54
	Wednesday banquet. Any food restrictions?	00:52:57
	Anything like that? But early bird registration does end January 30th.	00:53:01
	And when I go into the website, I have to individually put all of you guys in separately.	00:53:05
	So it's.	00:53:11
	Going to be a process for that too.	00:53:12
	Can I ask something like?	00:53:14
	I know John. Like really, really wanted.	00:53:16
	To do it for everyone, but I don't understand why you can't be like, hey, go on the website.	00:53:18
	Log yourself in.	00:53:25
	Put what you're attending.	00:53:26
	Because I think we pay for that for you and so you would have to have our payment information then.	00:53:28
	Like I'd have to give you the my cart, my card to pay for it and everything.	00:53:34
	I think that was probably what it came down to.	00:53:39
	Of why John did it.	00:53:42
	Is this is this conference?	00:53:45
	You know, it's been supervisors usually only bring one staff member. Is it designed for staff too, do you think? I mean, I think I	00:53:47
	think it would be I mean like when I go I.	00:53:50
	It's like so deep and so good how the stuff we learned, there's so many.	00:53:54
	Is it does it something in the future? Do we want to bring more staff? That'll be something maybe we'll talk to Melissa about in	00:53:59
	the future. There many times it is made for staff too, and most counties bring more staff than county committee members. We're	00:54:03
	kind of the.	00:54:08
	Oddball I would like.	00:54:13
	To see more staff go could.	00:54:14
	If I don't know and we'll see down the road, I mean, just saying it's so it's so specific.	00:54:16
	And Jarrett approached me on it.	00:54:21
	Because I didn't know about it either until he approached me and said, hey, I usually go to this conference.	00:54:24
	You know, can I get information for it? And I was like, OK, because.	00:54:28
	Being I haven't been here a year yet, I didn't know so.	00:54:32
	You know, and so he's like, I want to go and here's my breakout in for, you know, I printed it for him and I gave it to him.	00:54:35
	Thinking staff would be OK to go since he said he's already went before.	00:54:42
	Very, very beneficial for staff because of anything new in conservation is brought up at this conference and then this is 1 where.	00:54:47
	If you want to.	00:54:53
	Consider and you haven't done it. This is where they they'll have the.	00:54:54
	Word meeting.	00:54:59
	The Southern Area Association board meeting.	00:55:00
	Who is at the conference?	00:55:02
	Gets at the same conference.	00:55:04
	So even if you haven't decided if you sit in on the board meeting.	00:55:07
	Some I guess.	00:55:11
	It's a huge key right to to bring info back to the committee.	00:55:12
	If unless the committee objects, I would recommend that we would have.	00:55:17
	Shirley, tally up for the supervisors, check the budget that John put in and if we have extra room, why don't we offer that to	00:55:22
	staff? Would that be OK with you?	00:55:26
	If other state if it met within our budget.	00:55:30
	Miss, Mr. Administrator, I think there's already.	00:55:32
	Yeah, like Jared.	00:55:36
	Jared plans on going so OK now.	00:55:37
	Just make sure Rose and.	00:55:40
	And then you go.	00:55:42
	Yeah, budget was for sure the other.	00:55:43
	Other thing that I didn't happen to know about.	00:55:45
	And I was going to.	00:55:48
	Talk with Cameron about that as well. I do. I do concur with Dale.	00:55:49
	If as we consider our budget next year, if we're on five on this committee or I think it is something we need to look at to bring	00:55:52
	our raise our people.	00:55:57
	To help them, support them, educate them. I think that'd be a good investment in the future because I agree it's important for	00:56:01
	staff, but.	00:56:05
	I'm telling you, they're way more educated than we are. It's really critical to get more committee members there so that we	00:56:09
	understand, we make the decisions. Yeah, Yeah. I mean, you've gone I.	00:56:13
	Seeing Dale there numerous times and sure.	00:56:18
	Not like you don't pick something up when you go, right? I mean, every time you pick someone, I feel I don't know anything. But I	00:56:21
	mean, if you're not a producer and it's not your occupation.	00:56:26
	Even if it is, you learn stuff.	00:56:31
	So.	00:56:33
	Generally, I think the committee producers go to more technical ones and people like me go to.	00:56:34
	Like umm.	00:56:40
	I don't need to know how to do exactly this for that kind of crop procedure.	00:56:41
	But that's why they have so many.	00:56:45
	Many, many different.	00:56:47
	Options to go to.	00:56:49
	Yeah, we usually, I think we should have breakfast with Mr. Krueger. Remember, he updates us and Dale, I know at least Dale and I,	00:56:51
	and it's really good. Yeah, we really good for from a political point of view, we're we're we're with them. And last year then he	00:56:57
	really. And then I went to the legislature for accounting. We hit it hard. We hit it was good. It's where I learned about testing.	00:57:03
	And I came back and I talked to John and said, hey, why don't we do some water testing? That's like 7-8 years ago.	00:57:09
	OK. And then regarding?	00:57:15
	Cameron. I had talked to Cameron in the hallway the other day. I had requested that.	00:57:17
	Our new conservationists go if she can. I just want to make sure she gets in the cutoff, you know, because I so anyway, you guys	00:57:21
	are working on that and we can get her to go. I really wanted to go if she could.	00:57:27
	I think that's a great way to network up with other people.	00:57:33
	Who are all the other conservationists statewide?	00:57:36
	That would be that'd be helpful for her as well as what so pick up you would allow that camera and I'd appreciate no, she's not an	00:57:39
	employee yet, but I think we should still say we can still send that cider off.	00:57:43
	OK. Anything else on that?	00:57:49
	OK, so stay after the meeting, talk to Cheryl if you're planning going give her the info. She made a form she.	00:57:51
	She by the way, she did work on this and made this and.	00:57:57
	She wanted to make it easier for us, so that's what's her her new way of. We circle it and she gave us instruction, so I thought	00:58:00
	that was good.	00:58:04
	So.	00:58:07
	OK, next meeting.	00:58:09
	February 23rd, 8:30.	00:58:10
	Good.	00:58:12
	Do you know what our March meeting is going to be or do you have an estimate?	00:58:14
	Any I don't know if there's a reason it would.	00:58:18
	Be different or.	00:58:20
	March should be.	00:58:25
	It's 55 Mondays in March, so it was it going to be the 30th.	00:58:28
	23rd.	00:58:37
	Yes. So everyone's OK with February 23rd for next month?	00:58:39
	I'm sorry, I have a doctor appointment, but that's fine. I'm not going to be here permanently, so I'm not going to move the whole	00:58:45
	meeting.	00:58:47
	So February would be my last meeting.	00:58:51
	You would be here in March.	00:58:54
	If it's the 23rd, no. I I have a doctor appointment that I cannot.	00:58:58
	But I'm saying it it would be my last meeting anyway so.	00:59:04
	It's not like it's critical if I'm here.	00:59:08
	OK. So we're OK with the February date for today. Everybody's good.	00:59:12
	OK. Thank you, Lisa.	00:59:16
	Let me know future agenda items, we've got a couple coming up.	00:59:17
	We already have them down.	00:59:21
	And next.	00:59:23
	Yeah. So next month our new.	00:59:24
	Conservationists will be here and.	00:59:26
	It would be good.	00:59:28
	So I have just an update on the 590 plan.	00:59:29
	What else did you see on this? Yes.	00:59:32
	And put on their committee Rep for.	00:59:34
	The Southern Area Association.	00:59:37
	See if we have any interest from.	00:59:39
	Committee members and I know that we have election coming.	00:59:41
	But just we'll have to keep that out there. I suppose we would assign them.	00:59:46
	I suppose the next the next committee would.	00:59:50
	Assign them.	00:59:54
	Depending who.	00:59:55
	We'll have a couple new members who would be different.	00:59:56
	It's just hard to throw a new committee member into the SAA. I understand.	00:59:58
	I understand.	01:00:02
	All right. Any other things on the future?	01:00:05
	Agenda.	01:00:08
	And we might have.	01:00:11
	We'll probably have our new.	01:00:13
	New UW extension.	01:00:17
	Person 2. So next next meeting will be probably a lot of meet and greets.	01:00:18
	They may not be when they're coming, right?	01:00:24
	Yeah, it'll be. It'll be like the line they used.	01:00:26
	Oh, OK, OK.	01:00:29
	They'll be coming.	01:00:31
	All right, all right. Sounds good.	01:00:32
	But we'll be having some new.	01:00:34
	And then, yeah, so I think we're all set.	01:00:36
	Anything else?	01:00:39
	Come before the committee.	01:00:40
	I think we've got it all covered.	01:00:41
	I make a motion to.	01:00:43
	Well entertain a motion to adjourn.	01:00:45
	From someone or I can just say adjourn according to the we finished the agenda. How about that?	01:00:47
	Adjourned. I call the meeting. Adjourned.	01:00:52
	OK.	01:00:57
	So we sent out to the people around the.	01:01:00
	Days so any questions?	01:01:02
	What we're doing.	01:01:05
	OK, can you keep this?	01:01:07
	Yeah, yeah.	01:01:09