November 19, 2025  LOPRD Annual Meeting Recorded Audio

Joe Ollinger from City of Onalaska provided both .mp4 and .m4a files from the City recording system in the City Council chambers.  There were no visual slides (for .mp4 files), so only m4a were saved, and were futher compressed from stereo to mono, and 48k bitrate.  There are 3 files.

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#1 Budget Hearing Audio File Index (file: 2025Nov19_Budget_Hearing.m4a, 2.1MB, 5:50 long)

0:05 Welcome, open hearing
0:33 Robin Schmidt: Budget Clarification re: Lake Grant
2:40 No other questions, end of public hearing
2:45 Commissioner Introductions (filling time because short public hearing)
3:35 End of Introductions
3:48 Chair Schultz recap of commissioner turnover
4:45 End of recap
4:55 Adjourn
5:00 further commissioner turnover/election comments
5:05 Connie Welch resignation after meeting will be an appointment procedure
5:18 end of audio
5:50 end of recording

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#2 Rick Niemeyer, City of Onalaska Administrator, Welcome (file: 2025Nov19_Ona_City_Admin_Intro.m4a, 645kB, 1:49 long}

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#3 Main Annual Meeting (file: 2025Nov19_Main_Annual_Meeting.m4a, 30.1 MB, 1:20:50 long)

00:00  Call to Order
:14 Introductions (again)
Selective points:
3:05 Treasurers Report 
13:15 End of Public Comment
13:18 Agency Reports, Christina Pecacek WiDNR
27:40 Tim Miller  USFWS
32:25 Brad Morris USGS
34:25 State of the Lake (Marc Schultz)
1:03:50 Commissioner elections
1:06:40 Announcement of Officer Elections immediately after meeting
1:07:03 Two year term election
1:09:05 Funk points out his term has also expired
1:10:26 Dredge project update (Mike Todd)
1:12:00 Set next year annual meeting date
1:16:00 Motion to Adjourn
1:17:23 Another motion to amend meeting date for leeway
1:17:47 another motion to adjourn
1:18:00 adjourn
1:18:00 another announcement that officer elections are immediately following in same room
1:18:35 Post meeting discussion about elections
1:20:50 end of recording.