Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Youth Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, May 17, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid meeting: Attend in person  
in Room 351 of the City County  
Building or virtually via Zoom.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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The Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Youth Commission meeting will be conducted in hybrid fashion. Members  
of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the City County Building in Room 351.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EvX6VVLoSISJTmReXC1d5A  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 950 0966 7838  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: meinen.megan@countyofdane.com  
A. Call To Order  
Guests and staff present: Sreeja Bandretti, Megan Meinen, Ashley Riley, Chelsey Tubbs.  
Chair Wolfe called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.  
3 - MEGHAN BENSON, Chair LUKE WOLFE, and Supervisor KATE MCGINNITY  
2 - KEMA WILLIAMS, and GABRIELLE RALPHE  
Present  
Absent  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 15, 2023  
2022  
MIN-582  
Attachments: 2023_0215 Youth Commission Minutes  
A motion was made by MCGINNITY, seconded by BENSON, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
C. Action Items  
1. Approval of Funding for By Youth For Youth Grants  
A motion was made by MGGINNITY, seconded by BENSON, that the Action  
Item be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
D. Presentations  
1. Girls on the Run (Christine Benedict, Executive Director at Girls on the Run of South  
Central Wisconsin)  
Benedict presented on the after-school empowerment program that provides life skills to  
individuals in the third through eighth grades via an evidenced-based curriculum  
celebrating the joy of movement.  
E. Discussion Items  
1. 2024 Dane County Youth Assessment  
The Commission is in the process of updating the survey instrument. The final version  
will be unveiled in September.  
2. Commission Priorities and Next Steps  
The Commission would like more frequent check-ins with the By Youth For Youth  
Committee and to provide follow-up with grants.  
Other priorities include Housing/Homelessness/Safety and a desire to align with school  
wellness plans. For the Madison schools the focus is on mental health, school nutrition,  
school safety and staff wellbeing.  
3. Hybrid Meeting Rules  
County Board Office rules have changed and now any member of the Commission can  
serve as the in-person representative during hybrid meetings at the City County Building.  
Previously, the chair was required to attend in person.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the City County Building and  
via Zoom.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
NONE.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE.  
I. Adjournment  
McGinnity departed at 6:59 p.m. resulting in a loss of quorum and the meeting  
was adjourned.  
Minutes submitted by Megan Meinen pending Commission approval.