Land and Water Conservation Committee — Agenda Packet

PORTAGE COUNTY MEETING AGENDA LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE PORTAGE COUNTY ANNEX CONFERENCE ROOMS 1 & 2 1462 STRONGS AVENUE STEVENS POINT, WI 54481 Tuesday, September 8, 2026 6:00 PM REMOTE ATTENDANCE & COMMENT To attend this meeting by telephone : dial 1-872-242-7813 after dialing the number you will then be asked to enter in a meeting number. Use the following meeting number: 965 250 912, then press # To attend this meeting by video: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/216788726155134?p=ww74baAf4RxHKtx8xi Page 1 of 2 CALL TO ORDER Committee Members enter Per Diem and Mileage CORRESPONDENCE 1. Golden Sands AIS August Report 2. Working on Water Article 3. Blinds and Boomers PRESENTATIONS 4. Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.—Hamerla 5. Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation 101 - Arnold REPORTS 6. Special Meeting Attendance Reports (Portage County Ordinance 3.1.47 & 3.1.48) 7. County Conservationist Report—Arnold 8. Lake Jacqueline Protection and Rehabilitation District Meeting (Deb Omernik) Page 1 of 14 Land and Water Conservation Committee Meeting Agenda September 8, 2026 Page 2 of 2 9. Portage County Drainage District Meeting—Arnold 10. Farmer-Led Councils Meetings (3 groups)—Gifford PUBLIC NOTICE Members of the public who wish to address the Committee on specific agenda items must register their request at this time, with such comments subject to the public comment ordinance and the reasonable control of the Committee Chair as set forth in Robert’s Rules of Order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 11. Approval of the July 14, 2026, Minutes DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION NEXT MEETING DATE Tuesday, October 13th, 2026, at 6:00pm ADJOURNMENT Notice: Any person who has special needs and plans on attending this meeting in-person or remotely should contact the Facilities Office at 715-346-1598 as soon as possible to ensure that reasonable accommodations can be made. Notice: Remote comment by the public during the meeting will be at the discretion of the Chair. Notice: A quorum of the Portage County Board of Supervisors, or any committee thereof, may be present at this meeting. Page 2 of 14 V I S I T O U R W E B S I T E T O L E A R N M O R E : G O L D E N S A N D S R C D . O R G P O R T A G E C O U N T Y A u g u s t A q u a t ic S e r v ic e s H ig h lig h t s 2 0 2 6 Updated Organisams in trade NR40 items for sale distribution lists available in WI. Golden Sands RC&D just acquired a temperature and dissolved oxygen meter to better assist our lakes. Please contact us with your local needs! Exotic Pet Surrender events around the state can be found at jraar.org/exoticpetsurrenderevents Early detection of new AIS in Joanis Lake. More information will follow as information is made public through WDNR and UWSP. AIS voucher, verification and lake wide monitorng completed. Followup of AIS early detection coordinated with WDNR and UWSP. Page 3 of 14 Page 4 of 14 Page 5 of 14 Page 6 of 14 Page 7 of 14 Page 8 of 14 Page 9 of 14 Page 10 of 14 Page 11 of 14 Page 12 of 14 PORTAGE COUNTY MEETING MINUTES LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE PORTAGE COUNTY ANNEX CONFERENCE ROOMS 1 & 2 1462 STRONGS AVENUE STEVENS POINT, WI 54481 Tuesday, August 11, 2026 6:00 PM REMOTE ATTENDANCE & COMMENT To attend this meeting by telephone : dial 1-872-242-7813 after dialing the number you will then be asked to enter in a meeting number. Use the following meeting number: 183 809 833, then press # To attend this meeting by video: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/231657628580905?p=a2RyoFA38vPI7AQRKC Page 1 of 2 CALL TO ORDER Committee Members enter Per Diem and Mileage The Land and Water Conservation Committee Meeting was called to order at 6:00pm. Members Present: Nancy Eggleston, Travis Bassett, Doug Stingle, Bob Gifford, Tyler Bulgrin, Barry Jacowski Online: Larry Raikowski, Farmers for Tomorrow Staff Attending: Scott Allen, Tracy Arnold, Shawn O'Connell, Tyler Kunze, Andrew Senderhauf, Christina Bradbury Public: Peter Arntsen, Tor Anderson, Tarion O'Carrol, Lisa Anderson CORRESPONDENCE 1. Golden Sands RC&D July AIS Report 2. 2026 NM Regional Meetings — Sep 1 in Wausau 3. North Central Land Water Conservation Area Tour - Sep 10 in Athens 4. 2025 NOPP Annual Report 5. Educational Outreach Drainage Board Workshops PRESENTATIONS 6. WATER (Well Owner Assistance for Treatment and Economic Recovery) Project Summary of Results— Kunze/Benaszeski 7. Farmer-Led Councils—Arnold, Eron, Hintz, Walsch 8. Healthy Lakes and Rivers Grant—Senderhauf REPORTS 9. Special Meeting Attendance Reports (Portage County Ordinance 3.1.47 & 3.1.48) 10. County conservationist update—Arnold Page 13 of 14 Land and Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes August 11, 2026 Page 2 of 2 11. Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. Meeting—Eggelston/Arnold PUBLIC NOTICE Members of the public who wish to address the Committee on specific agenda items must register their request at this time, with such comments subject to the public comment ordinance and the reasonable control of the Committee Chair as set forth in Robert’s Rules of Order. Public Comment: Pete Arntsen (Agenda item # 14), Tor Anderson (Agenda item # 14), Tarion O'Carroll (Agenda item # 14), Lisa Anderson (Agenda item # 14). APPROVAL OF MINUTES 12. Approval of July 14, 2026, Minutes A motion was made by Bob Gifford, seconded by Travis Bassett, to approve the July 14, 2026, Minutes. A motion was made by Travis Bassett, seconded by Doug Stingle, to amend the July 14th, 2026, minutes by removing the narrative paragraph from item number 9, but leaving no action taken and to approve the minutes as amended. Motion passed by voice vote, with no negative votes. DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION 13. Disscussion/Possible Action Re: Authorizing resolutions for Healthy Lakes and Rivers Grant A motion was made by Barry Jacowski, seconded by Travis Bassett, to approve the Authorizing resolutions for Healthy Lakes and Rivers Grant. Motion passed by voice vote, with no negative votes. 14. Discussion/Possible Action RE: Revising Portage County Code of Ordinances Section 3.1.17, Resulting in the Addition of a Citizen Member to the Land and Water Conservation Committee A motion was made by Bob Gifford, seconded by Doug Stingle, to approve Revising Portage County Code of Ordinances Section 3.1.17, Resulting in the Addition of a Citizen Member to the Land and Water Conservation Committee. A motion was made by Tyler Bulgrin, seconded by Barry Jacowski, to amend the resolution to have the citizen be a member of one of the three Portage County farmer-lead producer groups. The motion to approve failed by the following vote: 3 Yes: Bob Gifford, Barry Jacowski, Tyler Bulgrin 3 No: Nancy Eggleston, Travis Bassett, Doug Stingle The vote to approve the resolution as presented passed by the following vote: 4 Yes: Nancy Eggleston, Travis Bassett, Doug Stingle, Bob Gifford 2 No: Tyler Bulgrin, Barry Jacowski NEXT MEETING DATE Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 6:00pm. ADJOURNMENT The Land and Water Conservation Committee Meeting was adjourned at 8:27 pm. Page 14 of 14