Lake Committee — Minutes

5621 Town Hall Road, Delavan, Wisconsin 53115 (262) 728-3471 - FAX (262) 728-3473 email:mknipper@townofdelavan.com Office Hours: M – F, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM MINUTES FROM THE TOWN OF DELAVAN LAKE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026, Town Hall, Delavan 1) Call to order - 6:00 PM 2) Roll Call – All present 3) Declaration of quorum for doing business 4) Approval of Agenda – motion to approve by O’Connor, seconded by Nixdorf. Motion carried. 5) Approval of minutes of the Lake Committee meeting of March 4, 2026 – minutes edited to reflect the change on #14 which states the IGA is with Lake Lawn. It should read IGA is with City of Delavan. Motion to approve with edit made by Griffin, seconded by Nixdorf. Motion carried. Motion to approve minutes from February 4, 2026, meeting made by Griffin, seconded by Nixdorf. O’Connor abstained due to absence at that meeting. 6) Comments and suggestions of citizens present regarding Items on the Agenda - None 7) Communications – Walworth County Lakes Association to discuss wake board policy at future meetings. The Town will be making committee changes to be voted on at the Annual meeting on April 21, 2026. 8) Delavan Lake Sanitary District Updates - The cutters are fully staffed for summer. 9) Delavan Lake Improvement Association Updates - May 30, 2026 is the annual meeting at Waters Edge. Aquatic Invasive Species class will be held on June 16, 2026. Boater safety class set up in progress 10) City of Delavan – updates report – Griffin reported there is a new stop sign on Borg Road adjacent to Piggly Wiggly. Phosphorus trading discussion. Griffin still attempting to set up a meeting with the DNR to discuss options for this program. 11) Old Business: (a) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Delavan Lake Management, Planning and Projects- Phosphorus trading discussion, Watershed meetings are ongoing and waiting for SEWPC to deliver a draft of the Lake Management Plan is not holding up important in the watershed. (b) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: SEWRPC Lake Management Plan updates - None (c) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Lake Committee Sub-Committees Updates – In Review currently (d) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Citizen Survey meeting planning May 2026 – Set for May 9, 2026 from 9 am to 11 am. At Waters Edge. Invite City of Delavan and Lake Lawn representatives. (e) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: buoy process/approval, ordinance revisions – Letter and notice to go out asap. (f) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Town/City Lake IGA update – Discussion ongoing at the City Council. Griffin said they are looking for an 8-to-10-year plan so the city can make financial forecast. Minutes prepared by: Mary Pat O’Connor on April 13, 2026 12) New Business: (a) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Wake Boating forum planning WCLA – Knipper hoping to host an upcoming discussion at a WCLA meeting to be held in Delavan. (b) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Brown’s Channel Concerns – No updates 13) Review/Approval of Bills/Lake Funds update – No bills / Lake Funds - $297,782.55 14) Future Agenda Items – Rental Boat contracts between renter and company – do we need to get involved? 15) Comments and Suggestions of Citizens Present - None 16) Date of Next Meeting: May 6, 6:00 PM-Town Hall 17) Adjournment : motion to adjourn at 7:37 pm made by Knipper, seconded by O’Connor, motion carried Committee Members Mary Knipper – Chair (voting) Jason Shallcross Citizen Member (voting) Mary O’Connor – Co-Chair (voting) Vacant – Citizen Member (voting) Ben Nixdorf, DLSD member (voting) Nick Griffin - City of Delavan Rep (voting) Jim Wolfgram – Citizen Member (voting) DLIA –Charlie Handel (voting) Jim DeLuca – DLSD Admin. (non-voting) March 27, 2026 A quorum of the Town Board and the Delavan Lake Sanitary District May be Present The agenda may be posted at any two of the following places: Town Hall, www.townofdelavan.com, FNBT, Lakefront Mobil, Maxi One and Piggly Wiggly Copies: Committee Members, Town Board, Delavan Enterprise, and Janesville Gazette. Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the American with Disabilities act that requires the meeting or the materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Town of Delavan, 5621 Town Hall Road, Delavan Wisconsin at least twenty –four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate the request. The Town of Delavan is an Equal Opportunity Employer