Lakes Advisory Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingWhitewater, WI · January 22, 2025
Minutes
Lakes Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 – 4:30 pm
Cravath Lakefront Room
312 W. Whitewater Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
Hybrid Meeting
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
Present: Carol McCormick, Gayle Stettler, Kurt Zipp, Geoff Hale, and Ginny Coburn
Absent: Elvira Kau
Staff: Kevin Boehm and Michelle Dujardin
Guests: Don Huntington and Brian Schanen
2. Approval of Agenda
McCormick moved to approve agenda seconded by Geoff Hale: Ayes: Carol McCormick, Kurt
Zipp, Gayle Stettler, Geoff Hale, and Ginny Coburn . Absent: Elvira Kau
3. Approval Of Consent Agenda:
Lakes Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes November 13, 2024
Geoff Hale moved to approve consent agenda seconded by Carol McCormick: Ayes: Carol
McCormick, Kurt Zipp, Gayle Stettler, Geoff Hale, and Ginny Coburn . Absent: Elvira Kau
4. Staff Reports
Dujardin informed the board of the 2025 Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention, March 26-28,
Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
5. Hearing of Citizen Comments
No Citizens Comments
6. Considerations/Discussions/Reports
a. Discussion and possible action on Education of possible The City of Whitewater Trippe
and Cravath Lake District
Board Discussion
Public Education Session Options: Wednesday, March 12 @ 11:30am @ Starin Park Community
Building, Thursday, March 20th @ 10am & 6pm @ Cravath Lakefront Building, Saturday, April 5
@ 10am @ City Hall.
City Hall February 20th Presentation Goals: Cattail Removal, Creating Healthy Lakes, Fish
Stocking, Future Dredge, Watershed Protection, Blend with Stormwater, Open Water
Preservation, Plants roles in protection and preservation, Entertainment/Festivals/Family
Opportunities, and Improvement of accessibility.
Geoff Hale motioned to approve moving forward with public education session, City Council
Presentation to help create The City of Whitewater Trippe and Cravath Lake District by
Resolution. Seconded by Gayle Stettler. Ayes: Carol McCormick, Gayle Stettler, Geoff Hale, Ginny
Coburn, and Kurt Zipp. Noes: None. Absent: Elvira Kau
7. Future Agenda Items
a. Storm Water Updates
b. Geese Concerns
8. Adjournment
c. Motioned by Hale to adjourn, seconded by McCormick. Unanimous voice vote.
Adjournment at 6:05pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle Dujardin
Agenda
Lakes Advisory Committee Meeting
Cravath Lakefront room 2nd floor 312 West
Whitewater Str, Whitewater, WI, 53190 *In Person
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 4:30 PM
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1. Topic: Lakes Advisory Committee Meeting
Time: Jan 22, 2025 04:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A committee member can choose to remove an item from the agenda or rearrange its order; however,
introducing new items to the agenda is not allowed. Any proposed changes require a motion, a second,
and approval from the Committee to be implemented. The agenda shall be approved at each meeting
even if no changes are being made at that meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items on the Consent Agenda will be approved together unless any committee member requests that an
item be removed for individual consideration.
2. Lakes Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes November 13, 2024
HEARING OF CITIZEN COMMENTS
No formal Committee action will be taken during this meeting although issues raised may become a part
of a future agenda. Participants are allotted a three minute speaking period. Specific items listed on the
Lakes Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda January 22, 2025 Page 2
agenda may not be discussed at this time; however, citizens are invited to speak to those specific issues
at the time the Committee discusses that particular item.
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STAFF REPORT
CONSIDERATIONS / DISCUSSIONS / REPORTS
3. Discussion and possible action on Education of Possible City of Whitewater Trippe and
Cravath Lake District
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
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will be taken at this meeting.
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