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 of Lake Committee Meeting held on February 4, 2026 The Town of Delavan Lake Committee held its monthly Meeting on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at Town Hall, Town of Delavan 1) Call to order – 6:00 pm 2) Roll Call – Mary Pat O’Connor excused – also in attendance Peter Berrini & Dale Robertson 3) Declaration of quorum for doing business 4) Approval of Agenda – Knipper made motion to approve, 2nd by Handel motion carried 5) Approval of minutes of the Lake Committee meeting of January 7 2026 – motion to approve – motion to approve by Knipper, 2nd by Griffin 6) Comments and suggestions of citizens present regarding Items on the Agenda - None 7) Communications - None 8) Delavan Lake Sanitary District Updates – Nixdorf talked about phosphorus trading with mesh lining for duckweed. 9) Delavan Lake Improvement Association Updates - Discussed monitoring buoy with Dale Robertson (present) Knipper talked about contract for pro bono buoy. 10) City of Delavan – updates report - 11) Old Business: (a) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Delavan Lake Management, Planning and Projects (b) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: SEWRPC Lake Management Plan updates (c) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Lake Committee Sub-Committees Updates, Planning Priorities – all committee reports will be used to compile Lake Newsletter (d) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Algae Buoy proposal - Motion made by Nixdorf and seconded by Shallcross to recommend to the Town Board to enter a contract for the use of a protype buoy for 2026. Motion carried. Dale Robertson discussed the opportunity to collect data in real time with the buoy. Further discussion needs to take place with regard to the terms of a contract. (e) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Berrini Proposal-Browns Channel Watershed – Motion made by Nixdorf to recommend to the Town Board to approve Task Order #1 presented by Berrini to evaluate Browns Channel, seconded by Handel, motion carried. (f) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Inlet/Outlet Dredging update – Knipper discussed Inlet/Outlet meetings in the past to discuss dredging and other ideas to clean sediment from the Outlet. What is the buy-in for the neighbors and are they open to discussing costs to dredge. Brandon Riese spoke out DASH to remove sediment and weeds. More cost effective. (g) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: Phosphorus Credit Trading update – Griffin is still waiting to get a meeting with the DNR to discuss what types of projects qualify for phosphorus trading. 12) New Business: (a) Discussion/Possible Recommendations: May 2026 Survey Presentation Planning 13) Review/Approval of Bills/Lake Funds update – motion to pay all bills made by Nixdorf, seconded by Knipper, motion carried. 14) Future Agenda Items – IGA between Township and City of Delavan 15) Comments and Suggestions of Citizens Present – Citizens representing the Browns Channel homeowners made comments regarding the condition of the channel and what can be done to clean out sediment so boats can navigate the area. 16) Date of Next Meeting: March 4, 6:00 PM-Town Hall 17) Adjournment - motion to adjourn at 8:00 pm made by Knipper, seconded by Nixforf Minutes prepared by Mary Pat O’Connor on March 17, 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